Influence of Retrogression and Reaging Treatment on Microstructure and Microhardness of the 3A21/7075 Aluminum Alloy Cladding Material by Ming Hu, Xiaoxue Ren, Jianbo Sun, Yunlong Zhang

“…Then, the electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) technique and the transmission electron microscope (TEM) together with the energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and the hardness test were utilized to analyze the influence of RRA treatment on microstructure and hardness of the 3A21/7075 aluminum alloy cladding material. …”
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Geological Structure Exploration of Karst Collapse Column and Evaluation of Water Insulation Properties of the Mud Part by Shijian Yu, Jiyang Liu, Peng Bai, Hongtao Xu, Runshan He, Yongshen Wang, Dawei Yin

“…Furthermore, the mineral compositions of purplish-red mudstone and lime mudstone were obtained by performing an X-ray diffraction experiment on the KCC interstitial materials. …”
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Investigations on microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-5wt.% Cu-TiB2 composites produced via powder metallurgy route by Stalin B., Ravichandran M., Mohanavel V., Raj L.P.

“…Moreover, the wear rate decreased about 0.0112 mg by the addition of weight percentage of 15% TiB2. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was carried out for each composition. …”
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Preparation and Photocatalytic Water Splitting Hydrogen Production of Titanium Dioxide Nanosheets by Fuying Li, Yin Huang, Hongling Peng, Yu Cao, Yu Niu

“…Considering the advantages and disadvantages of conventional chemical and physical methods that are used for preparing TiO2 nanosheets, an optimized scheme for the preparation of TiO2 nanosheets via hydrothermal calcination was proposed. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and UV-visible diffuse reflection absorption spectra (DRS) were used to characterize the structure and morphology of the TiO2 nanosheets, and differences in the photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen production activity of the different calcination temperatures were compared. …”
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Corrosion behavior of Shape Memory Alloy in NaCl environment and deformation recovery maintenance in Cu-Zn-Al system by Andrea Brotzu, Barbara De Filippo, Stefano Natali, Laura Zortea

“…Shape memory effect (SME) and the relation with corrosion behavior of Cu-Zn-Al Smart Memory Alloys (SMAs) were investigated using different techniques: Scanning Electron Microscopy equipped with an Energy Dispersive System, X-Ray Diffraction analysis, Electrochemical Test in NaCl solutions with different concentrations (0.035%, 0.35% and 3.5%), which simulate coastal conditions, mechanical characterization through tensile test and guided bend test. …”
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Study of Durability of Concrete with Fly Ash as Fine Aggregate under Alternative Interactions of Freeze-Thaw and Carbonation by Mingjie Mao, Dongsheng Zhang, Qiuning Yang, Wenbo Zhang

“…In addition, microstructural analysis techniques including scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction are adopted to reveal the deterioration mechanism of alternating freeze-thaw and carbonation. …”
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Rheological and Quality Characteristics of Taftoon Bread as Affected by Salep and Persian Gums by M. A. Sahari, R. Mohammadi, Z. Hamidi Esfehani

“…Textural studies revealed that addition of 5% salep gum (w/w flour basis) reduced the bread crumb firmness and delayed the staling process of the Taftoon bread. X-ray diffraction study also confirmed this result.…”
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Structural and Phase Transformations in Water-Vapour-Plasma-Treated Hydrophilic TiO2 Films by L. Pranevicius, M. Urbonavicius, S. Tuckute, K. Gedvilas, T. Rajackas, L. L. Pranevicius, D. Milcius

“…Rough surfaces with different size of holes (5–20 μm) through the entire film thickness have been observed. X-ray diffraction results show that the oxidation rate of Ti film drastically increases in the presence of an adsorbed water on the hydrophilic layer. …”
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Ultraviolet Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Glipizide in Presence of Liposomal/Proliposomal Turbidity by Neelkant Prasad, Roshan Issarani, Badri Prakash Nagori

“…A simple and sensitive ultraviolet spectrophotometric method for quantitative estimation of glipizide in presence of lipid turbidity is described to avoid false estimation due to diffraction by turbidity. UV detection was performed at 230 nm, 225 nm, and 235 nm, and the calibration curve was plotted between resultant of absorbance of [230 nm − (225 nm + 235 nm)/2] and concentration of analyte. …”
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Impact of Biosynthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Kidneys Tissues of Male Mice Experimentally Infected with Entamoeba histolytica by Laith A. Yaaqoob, Mohannad Hamid Jasim, Lima Tariq Youash Lazar, Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Thaer Abdulqader Salih

“…Scanning electron microscopy used to characterize biosynthesized ZnO NPs , atomic force microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. ZnO NPs were used to treat mice that had been experimentally infected with E. histolytica. …”
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Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped ZnS with Camellia Brushfield Yellow Nanostructures for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity under Visible Light Irradiation by Gang-Juan Lee, Chi-Lun Hong, Valentina Batalova, Gennady Mokrousov, Jerry Wu

“…Nitrogen modified zinc sulfide photocatalysts were successfully prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and surface area analysis. …”
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Experimental and Statistical Study on Wellbore Scaling Mechanisms and Characteristics for Huanjiang Oilfield by Na Zhang, Xicheng Wang, Jianmin Zhang, Xiaopeng He, Shaofei Kang, Jingyang Pu, Shuhang Fan, Xu Li

“…Ion chromatography (IC) was used to test the composition of 100 water samples, and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were utilized to analyze the composition of 120 wellbore scale samples that were collected from the Huanjiang oilfield. …”
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Use of Dendrimers during the Synthesis of Pt-Ru Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells: Effects on the Physical and Electrochemical Properties by J. C. Calderón, L. Calvillo, M. J. Lázaro, E. Pastor

“…Synthesized catalysts were heat-treated at 350°C, and the effects of this treatment was established from the physical (X-ray dispersive energy (XDE) and X-ray diffraction (XRD)) and electrochemical characterization (cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry). …”
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Physicochemical Properties of Calcium Phosphate Based Coating on Gutta-Percha Root Canal Filling by Afaf Al-Haddad, Muralithran G. Kutty, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim, Zeti Adura Che Ab Aziz

“…The coated samples were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM). …”
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Synthesis and Dielectric Studies of Monoclinic Nanosized Zirconia by I. Flavia Princess Nesamani, V. Lakshmi Prabha, Aswathy Paul, D. Nirmal

“…The structural and morphological characterization of the nanoscaled zirconium dioxide is done using FTIR, SEM, X-ray diffraction, and TEM. The particle size of the synthesized ZrO2 is observed in the range of 50–80 nm with an average crystallite size of 2–10 nm. …”
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Characterization, structural study, Hirshfeld surface, vibrational properties and thermal analysis of a supramolecular hybrid compound: (C8H14N2)4·(TeBr6)3·2(Br) by Marwa Mhiri, Sergiu Shova, Mohamed Boujelbene

“…Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed its monoclinic structure (space group C2/c), with the crystal stabilized by NH…Br hydrogen bonds, anion…π+ and π…π interactions. …”
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Aqueous Extract of Saraca indica Leaves in the Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles: Finding a Way towards Going Green by Kollur Shiva Prasad, Alakananda Patra, Govindaraju Shruthi, Shivamallu Chandan

“…The structural and morphological behavior of as-synthesized CuO nanoparticles were investigated using ultraviolet-visible spectral studies (UV-Vis), Fourier transform-Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). …”
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An Analysis of Relationship between the Microfracture Features and Mineral Morphology of Granite by Meiben Gao, Tianbin Li, Junxun Zhu, Hongyu Yin, Yongyi Yang

“…Using the techniques of X-ray diffraction, polarizing microscopy, uniaxial compression, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the relationships between the microfracture features and mineral morphology of granite were studied. …”
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System- and sample-agnostic isotropic three-dimensional microscopy by weakly physics-informed, domain-shift-resistant axial deblurring by Jiashu Han, Kunzan Liu, Keith B. Isaacson, Kristina Monakhova, Linda G. Griffith, Sixian You

“…Abstract Three-dimensional subcellular imaging is essential for biomedical research, but the diffraction limit of optical microscopy compromises axial resolution, hindering accurate three-dimensional structural analysis. …”
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Effect of Pd and Au Sensitization of Bath Deposited Flowerlike TiO2 Thin Films on CO Sensing and Photocatalytic Properties by Ashok K. Singh, S. B. Patil, Umesh T. Nakate, K. V. Gurav

“…Deposited TiO2 films are formed in pure anatase phase as confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Deposited films are used for detection of environmental hazardous carbon monoxide (CO) gas and photocatalytic (PC) degradation of malachite green (MG) dye. …”
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