Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles-carbon composite derived from pineapple peel wastes for adsorption of methylene blue from solution and photocatalytic act... by Salsa Putri Alzura, Vienna Saraswaty, Safri Ishmayana, Yudha Prawira Budiman, Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy, Evyka Setya Aji, Diah Ratnaningrum, Een Sri Endah, Hanny Meirinawati, Henry Setiyanto

“…The properties of the prepared composite biosorbent were characterized using Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) surface area, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) analyses. …”
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Optimising Xpert-Ultra and culture testing to reliably measure tuberculosis prevalence in the community: findings from surveys in Zambia and South Africa by Richard Hayes, Sarah Fidler, Sian Floyd, María Rupérez, Helen Ayles, Redwaan Vermaak, Kwame Shanaube, Albertus Schaap, Eveline Klinkenberg, Petra de Haas, Barry Kosloff, Thomas Gachie, Pete J Dodd, Chali Wapamesa, Michael J Burnett, Nico Kalisvaart, Tila Mainga, Linda Mureithi

“…Among those who screened positive on chest X-ray or symptoms, two sputum samples were collected for field Xpert-Ultra testing and a third for laboratory liquid-culture testing. …”
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Thermoresponsive Gels with Rosemary Essential Oil: A Novel Topical Carrier for Antimicrobial Therapy and Drug Delivery Applications by Ludovic Everard Bejenaru, Adina-Elena Segneanu, Cornelia Bejenaru, Ionela Amalia Bradu, Titus Vlase, Dumitru-Daniel Herea, Marius Ciprian Văruţ, Roxana Maria Bălăşoiu, Andrei Biţă, Antonia Radu, George Dan Mogoşanu, Maria Viorica Ciocîlteu

“…These microparticles were thoroughly characterized using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to confirm functional group interactions, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for surface morphology, X-ray diffraction (XRD) for crystalline properties, and thermal analysis for stability assessment. …”
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Promising Directions in Chemical Processing of Methane from Coal Industry. Part 4. Long-term Stability Test by Е.V. Matus, O.V. Tailakov, O.B. Sukhova, A.V. Salnikov, O.A. Stonkus, M.A. Kerzhentsev, S.R. Khairulin, Z.R. Ismagilov

“…A comparative analysis of the properties of fresh and spent Ce0.2Ni0.8O1.2/Al2O3 catalyst was performed using low-temperature nitrogen adsorption, powder X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy and thermal analysis. …”
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Surface functionalization of titanium implants with controlled-release glutathione conjugate for antioxidant and osteogenesis by Huichuan Xu, Kosuke Nozaki, Ziniu Yu, Nobuyuki Kawashima, Takeshi Ueno, Huaze Wu, Hao Wu, Noriyuki Wakabayashi

“…The release began with 1 h and gradually increased, reaching its peak concentration of 39.6 μM between 96 and 120 h. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed differences in the chemical composition, accompanied by concurrent sulfur and phosphorus peaks, indicating the synthesis and covalent binding of the VPA-GSH conjugates onto the Ti surfaces. …”
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Three different methods for ZnO-RGO nanocomposite synthesis and its adsorption capacity for methylene blue dye removal in a comparative study by Safaa A. Hussein, Gharib M. Taha, F. A. Adam, Marwa A. Moghazy

“…This research marks the first application of the Leidenfrost technique in the synthesis of ZnO-RGO nanocomposites, contributing to the growing body of knowledge in this field. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Burnauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Zeta potential, transmittance electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyses are conducted for synthesized sample characterization. …”
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Evaluation of Bone Mineral Metabolism in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: Quantitative Computed Tomography vs. Dual-Energy Absorptiometry and Correlation with Bone Turnover Mar... by Aydan Mutis Alan, Zehra Sezer, Ahmet Oz, Cebrail Karaca, Mevlüt Tamer Dinçer, Ahmet Murt, Fatma Beyza Sag, Selma Alagoz, Serdar Sahin, Mustafa Sait Gonen, Elif Güzel, Sinan Trabulus, Nurhan Seyahi

“…The risk of fractures can be assessed via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative computed tomography (QCT). …”
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Modified minimally invasive chevron osteotomy versus traditional incision chevron osteotomy by Run Tang, Jie Yang, Xiao Jun Liang, Yi Li, JunHu Wang, MiaoLuo Jin, Yang Du, Tong Lu, YiXiang Hao

“…The hallux valgus angle (HVA), 1–2 metatarsal angle (1-2IMA), and distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA) were measured and compared on the weight-bearing X-ray film of the foot preoperatively and postoperatively. …”
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Rapid assessment of the osteogenic capacity of hydroxyapatite/aragonite using a murine tibial periosteal ossification model by Emma Steijvers, Yunshong Shi, Hong Lu, Weixin Zhang, Yitian Zhang, Feihu Zhao, Baichuan Wang, Louise Hughes, Jake E. Barralet, Giulia Degli-Alessandrini, Igor Kraev, Richard Johnston, Zengwu Shao, Frank H. Ebetino, James T. Triffitt, R. Graham G. Russell, Davide Deganello, Xu Cao, Zhidao Xia

“…To understand the biodegradation and the cellular activity at the cell/biomaterial interfaces, non-decalcified specimens were resin embedded and sections subjected to combined scanning electron microscopy (SEM)/electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD)/energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) analysis. We conclude that murine tibial periosteal ossification is a novel method for rapid assessment of the interaction of bioactive materials with osteogenic tissues. …”
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Diversity in the medical research ecosystem: a descriptive scientometric analysis of over 49 000 studies and 150 000 authors published in high-impact medical journals between 2007... by Leo Anthony Celi, Jonathan Shaffer, Marie-Laure Charpignon, Liam G McCoy, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Jack Gallifant, Urvish Jain, Joao Matos, Pia Gabrielle I Alfonso, Marisa Cobanaj, Amelia Morel Fiske, Alexander J Gates, Frances Dominique V Ho, Mohammad Kashkooli, Naira Link

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Vibration therapy as an intervention for trochanteric hip fractures – A randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial by Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Pui Yan Wong, Chaoran Liu, Chun Sing Chui, Wing Hong Liu, Ning Tang, James Griffith, Ning Zhang, Wing Hoi Cheung

“…Primary outcome assessments were fracture healing assessed with CT scan and X-rays. Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scan was performed to assess bone mineral density change. …”
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Sex-specific associations between body composition and depression among U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study by Yijing Li, Juan Li, Tianning Sun, Zhigang He, Cheng Liu, Zhixiao Li, Yanqiong Wu, Hongbing Xiang

“…Implementation of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) investigated sex-specific associations between body composition (fat mass, appendicular lean mass) and depression. …”
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Deep Searches for Radio Pulsations and Bursts from Four Magnetar and a Magnetar-like Pulsar with FAST by Juntao Bai, Na Wang, Shi Dai, Shuangqiang Wang, Jianping Yuan, Wenming Yan, Lunhua Shang, Xin Xu, Shijun Dang, Zhen Zhang

“…Notably, PSR J1846–0258 was observed 1 month after its 2020 X-ray outburst. The data from these observations were searched for periodic emissions and single pulses. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, I. . A.s. Trukhmanov, Ye. K. Baranskaya, O. B. Dronova, O. V. Zayratyants, R. G. Sayfutdinov, A. A. Sheptulin, T. L. Lapina, S. S. Pirogov, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, O. A. Storonova, D. N. Andreyev

“…Under certain indications the patient should undergo EGDS with esophageal biopsy and histological examination of biopsy specimens to rule out the Barret's esophagus, esophageal adenocarcinoma and/or eosinophilic esophagitis; intraesophageal 24­hour pH­metry or pH­impedance measurement; high resolution esophageal manometry; X­ray study of the esophagus and stomach. The treatment of GERD has to be individualized according to the pattern and severity of clinical symptoms. …”
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Cluster Candidates with Massive Quiescent Galaxies at z ∼ 2 by Tomokazu Kiyota, Makoto Ando, Masayuki Tanaka, Alexis Finoguenov, Sadman Shariar Ali, Jean Coupon, Guillaume Desprez, Stephen Gwyn, Marcin Sawicki, Rhythm Shimakawa

“…Moreover, one of them shows an extended X-ray emission with L _X  = (1.46 ± 0.35) × 10 ^44 erg s ^−1 , suggesting its virialized nature. …”
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Influence of Genetics, Immunity and the Microbiome on the Prognosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD Prognosis Study): the protocol for a Copenhagen IBD Inception Cohort Study by Johan Burisch, Lene Terslev, Mikkel Østergaard, Annette Bøjer Jensen, Frank Krieger Jensen, Flemming Bendtsen, Charlotte Wiell, Mohamed Attauabi, Klaus Theede, Viktoria Fana, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Henrik S Thomsen, Jakob M Møller, Simon Francis Thomsen, Gorm Roager Madsen, Anne Vibeke Wewer, Rune Wilkens, Johan Ilvemark, Nora Vladimirova, Sanja Bay Hansen, Yousef Jesper Wirenfeldt Nielsen, Helene Andrea Sinclair Ingels, Trine Boysen, Jacob T Bjerrum, Christian Jakobsen, Maria Dorn-Rasmussen, Sabine Jansson, Yiqiu Yao, Ewa Anna Burian, Frederik Trier Møller, Kristina Bertl, Andreas Stavropoulos, Jakob B Seidelin

“…Fibroscans and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans will be performed to monitor occurrence and course of chronic liver diseases, osteopenia and osteoporosis.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by Ethics Committee of the Capital Region of Denmark (approval number: H-20065831). …”
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Macrofaunal biopores: Diversity and regeneration rates across diverse pedoclimatic conditions studied with repacked soil cores by Charlotte Védère, Hanane Aroui Boukbida, Yvan Capowiez, Sougueh Cheik, Guillaume Coulouma, Rinh Pham Dinh, Séraphine Grellier, Claude Hammecker, Thierry Henry Des Tureaux, Ajay Harit, Jean Louis Janeau, Pascal Jouquet, Jean Luc Maeght, Pascal Podwojewski, Cornelia Rumpel, Stéphane Sammartino, Norbert Silvera, Siwaporn Siltecho, Lotfi Smaili, Bounsamay Soulileuth, Nicolas Bottinelli

“…After 12 months, biopores were characterized by X-ray computed tomography and grouped according to their diameter, length and sphericity index using principal component analysis followed by K-means clustering. …”
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Tungsten impurity reduction by ICRH in a high power injection and high performance H-mode discharge on EAST by Zhen Zhou, Shengyu Shi, Ling Zhang, Tao Zhang, Xiaohe Wu, Yunxin Cheng, Wenmin Zhang, Chaowei Mai, Shengyu Fu, Yifei Jin, Xiang Jian, Kaixuan Ye, Lin Yu, Ziqiang Zhou, Jiuyang Ma, Shuqi Yang, Kangning Geng, Gongshun Li, Jia Huang, Fei Wen, Yunfeng Liang, Xiang Gao

“…In addition, the poloidal asymmetry of radiation distribution from the tomographic inversions of Soft x-ray emission is reduced obviously. Theoretical modeling results indicate that the reduction in toroidal rotation leads to less W poloidal asymmetry and neoclassical pinch, which is more efficient in alleviating the core W accumulation than the improvement of isotropic hydrogen (H) minority temperature. …”
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Associations between accurate measures of adiposity and fitness, blood proteins, and insulin sensitivity among South Asians and Europeans by Pik Fang Kho, Pik Fang Kho, Laurel Stell, Shirin Jimenez, Shirin Jimenez, Daniela Zanetti, Daniela Zanetti, Daniela Zanetti, Daniel J. Panyard, Kathleen L. Watson, Ashish Sarraju, Ashish Sarraju, Ming-Li Chen, Ming-Li Chen, Lars Lind, John R. Petrie, Khin N. Chan, Holly Fonda, Kyla Kent, Kyla Kent, Jonathan N. Myers, Jonathan N. Myers, Jonathan N. Myers, Latha Palaniappan, Latha Palaniappan, Latha Palaniappan, Fahim Abbasi, Themistocles L. Assimes, Themistocles L. Assimes, Themistocles L. Assimes, Themistocles L. Assimes

“…We explored this possibility by investigating the relationship between ‘gold standard’ measures of adiposity, fitness, selected proteomic biomarkers, and insulin sensitivity among a cohort of SAs and Europeans (EURs).MethodsA total of 46 SAs and 41 EURs completed ‘conventional’ (lifestyle questionnaires, standard physical exam) as well as ‘gold standard’ (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scan, cardiopulmonary exercise test, and insulin suppression test) assessments of adiposity, fitness, and insulin sensitivity. …”
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Contribution à l’histoire de la boulangerie romaine : étude de « pains/galettes » découverts en Gaule by Andreas G. Heiss, Véronique Matterne, Nicolas Monteix, Margaux Tillier, Camille Noûs

“…Without damaging the archaeological specimen, X-ray microtomography allows for an observation of the internal structure of the dough and the gas bubbles (pores) produced by fermentation, as well as inclusions and additions of ingredients other than flour. …”
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