Bioactivity and Structural Characterization of Soluble Dietary Fiber from Lyophyllum decastes by HE Shanshan, LIU Liping, LIU Yanfang, FENG Jie, WANG Guangqiang, WANG Wenhan, ZHANG Jinsong

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that it possessed an obvious porous structure. …”
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Characterization of Environmentally Friendly Gadolinium/Boron Flexible Thermal Neutron Absorbing Material by WANG Qi1, 2, 3, GUO Xiaolin2, 3, 4, YIN Jinnan2, 3, 5, WANG Xiaojuan2, 3, 4, YUAN Lin2, 3, 4, WANG Boyu2, 3, 4, FANG Qinglong2, 3, 4, HAN Xiaoxiang2, 3, 4, QIU Tianyi2, 3, 4, LIU Yang2, 3, 4

“…In this paper, a kind of flexible neutron absorbing material was developed by using polystyrene ethylene butadiene styrene (SEBS) as the matrix and Gd2O3 as well as B4C as functional fillers with different doping ratios through melt blending in an internal mixer. …”

Natural Gas Condensate Desulfurization via Polyacrylonitrile/Ag Nanocomposite Nanofibers: Optimization and Kinetics/isotherms Studies by Reza Dadashvand-nigjeh, Afsaneh Mollahosseini, Mohammad Alimoradi, Majid Ramezani

“…The synthesized material was characterized by SEM, EDAX, and XRD. The presence of C, N, O, and Ag proved that the composite was synthesized successfully. …”
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Adsorption of COD in Coking Wastewater on Nitric Acid-Modified Blue Coke Activated Carbon by Xu Jiang, Xinzhe Lan, Yonghui Song, Xiangdong Xing

“…The blue coke activated carbon (BAC) modified by nitric acid at different concentrations was used as an adsorbent to remove COD from coking wastewater. …”
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Impact of person-centred care training and person-centred activities on quality of life, agitation, and antipsychotic use in people with dementia living in nursing homes: A cluster... by Clive Ballard, Anne Corbett, Martin Orrell, Gareth Williams, Esme Moniz-Cook, Renee Romeo, Bob Woods, Lucy Garrod, Ingelin Testad, Barbara Woodward-Carlton, Jennifer Wenborn, Martin Knapp, Jane Fossey

“…There were also statistically significant benefits in agitation (CMAI Z score 2.68, p = 0.0076; mean difference 4.27, SEM 1.59; 95% CI -7.39, -1.15; Cohen's D 0.23) and overall neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPI-NH Z score 3.52, p < 0.001; mean difference 4.55, SEM 1.28; 95% CI -7.07,-2.02; Cohen's D 0.30). …”
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Mediation and moderation analysis of the association between physical capability and quality of life among stroke patients. by Xue Yang, Hongmei Zhang, Qian Liu, Yihuan Lu, Liqing Yao

“…The structural equation model (SEM) was used to test the moderated mediation model in Mplus 8.0 software. …”
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Sorption of Uranium(VI) and Thorium(IV) by Jordanian Bentonite by Fawwaz I. Khalili, Najla'a H. Salameh, Mona M. Shaybe

“…This includes mixing the raw bentonite with water and then centrifuge it at 750 rpm; this process is repeated until white purified bentonite is obtained. XRD, XRF, FTIR, and SEM techniques will be used for the characterization of purified bentonite. …”
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Correction to: Utilization of waste lignin to prepare controlled-slow release urea by Maryam Hosseini, Nader Sadeghi, Jamshid Behin

“…Results The analysis of FTIR spectra indicated the changes in the functional groups of acetylated lignin. Petrographic photography and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses demonstrated a uniform and homogeneous cov- ering of the urea surface. …”
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Study the Structural and Optical Properties (Energy Gap) of Polythiophene/MWCNT/SnO2 Nanocomposite as an NO2 Gas Sensor by Faten Adnan Jasim, Thamir A.A.Hassan

“…The FE-SEM images of the pure PTh and the nanocomposite showed an apparent change in the morphological composition of the surface. …”
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Novel Facile Technique for Synthesis of Stable Cuprous Oxide (Cu2O) Nanoparticles – an Ageing Effect by Sachin S. Sawant, Ashok D. Bhagwat, Chandrashekhar M. Mahajan

“…The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) measurements also ascertain the cubical morphology. …”
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Statistical Modeling and Kinetic Studies on the Adsorption of Reactive Red 2 by a Low-Cost Adsorbent: Grape Waste-Based Activated Carbon Using Sulfuric Acid Activator-Assisted Ther... by Seyyed Alireza Mousavi, Davood Shahbazi, Arezoo Mahmoudi, Parviz Mohammadi, Tooraj Massahi

“…The prepared activated carbon has been characterized by FTIR, SEM, and BET. The results of characterization indicate the successful conversion of grape waste into mesoporous AC with desirable surface area consist of different functional groups. …”
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Porous Silicon & Titanium Dioxide Coatings Prepared by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Chemical Vapour Deposition Technique-A Novel Coating Technology for Photovoltaic Modules by S. Bhatt, J. Pulpytel, F. Krcma, V. Mazankova, F. Arefi-Khonsari

“…Thin films with good uniformity on the substrate were obtained at high deposition rate, between 800 -1000 nm.s-1, and AFM results revealed that coatings are relatively smooth (Ra ~ 2 nm). The FTIR and SEM analyses were better used to monitor the chemical composition and the morphology of the films in function of the different experimental conditions.…”
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Antimicrobial Properties of Chitosan-Alumina/f-MWCNT Nanocomposites by Monaheng Masheane, Lebea Nthunya, Soraya Malinga, Edward Nxumalo, Tobias Barnard, Sabelo Mhlanga

“…Antimicrobial chitosan-alumina/functionalized-multiwalled carbon nanotube (f-MWCNT) nanocomposites were prepared by a simple phase inversion method. …”
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Upcycling mango and pomegranate peel as pectin source: characterization, fat substitute and retarded lipid oxidation in caramel candy by Marwa Hanafy Mahmoud, Dina El-Sayed Helmy Azab

“…This work aimed to upcycle the mango and pomegranate peels dried with different methods (oven, solar, microwave) into a functional ingredient and as a fat substitute in caramel candy. …”
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Morphofunctional characteristics of leaves and fruits in Maloideae (Rosaceae): a. Microstructure of surface tissues by T. Kh. Kumachova, A. S. Voronkov, A. V. Babosha, A. S. Ryabchenko

“…Maloideae include formations of cuticular nature, with different specificities of microrelief shaping due to the functional load of the epidermal tissue and environmental conditions. …”
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Analisis Kualitas Performa Aplikasi Digital Banking X Menggunakan Framework ISO 25010 by Medina Nurul Zahra, Kraugusteeliana Kraugusteeliana

“…Hasil kuesioner tersebut akan dianalisis menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Hasil yang didapatkan bahwa dari tujuh hipotesis yang diajukan, enam di antaranya memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap performa aplikasi digital banking X yaitu functional suitability dengan nilai CR 2,035, compatibility dengan nilai CR 2,115, usability dengan nilai CR 2,608, reliability dengan nilai CR 2,971, security dengan nilai CR 3,359, dan portability dengan nilai CR 1,985. …”
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Assisted Egg White Biogenic Synthesis for Elaboration of ZnO Nanoparticles by Elena Andreea Vijan, Ecaterina Magdalena Modan, Sorin Georgian Moga, Denis Aurelian Negrea, Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu, Mihai Oproescu, Daniela Istrate

“…The proteins of white albumen have different functional groups and maintain product attributes, such as dispersion and stability. …”
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Extraction and Characterization of Biogenic Nano-Calcium Derived from Daysciaena albida and Otolithes ruber: Potential Applications by Vaisshali Prakash Arul Prakasam, Radhika Rajasree S R

“…The yield percentage of two samples was different. Notably, both samples had different colour properties, proximate composition and results of scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX). …”
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Phyllantus acidus mediated combustion method synthesised yttria stabilized zirconia, its application as photocatalyst and antibacterial agent by H. Gujjaramma, B.S. Krishna, K. Gurushantha, S. Meena, G. Shobha, G.K. Raghu

“…The ceramic material combines different functionalities such as good thermal stability, selective bulk oxygen mobility and high surface oxygen vacancy concentration are the most attracted research to opt for the 8 yttria stabilized zirconia nanomaterial. …”
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In-situ Al–Al2O3 composite from recycled Al-7075 machining chips: Processing, microstructure and hardness evolution by J. Esguerra Arce, A. Esguerra Arce, G. Schmitz

“…They were characterized by ICP-OES, hot extraction with carrier gas, SEM-EDS, DSC and XRD. TEM and Vickers hardness tests were also used to characterize the sintered samples. …”
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