Photocatalytic properties of MoS2/ZnO heterojunction nanomaterials for degradation of methylene blue by WANG Jinmei, JIANG Shoujie, WANG Chunxia, WANG Lili, GAO Dawei

“…The morphology, structure, and optical properties of the samples are characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffracmeter (XRD), UV-Visible solid diffuse reflection tester (UV-Vis), and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (UV-245). …”
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Silver/Carbon Codoped Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst for Improved Dye Degradation under Visible Light by P. Nyamukamba, L. Tichagwa, S. Mamphweli, L. Petrik

“…Herein, we report the synthesis of quartz supported TiO2 photocatalysts codoped with carbon and silver through the hydrolysis of titanium tetrachloride followed by calcination at 500°C. The prepared samples were characterized by UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM), Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Visible-Light Degradation of Dyes and Phenols over Mesoporous Titania Prepared by Using Anthocyanin from Red Radish as Template by Zhiying Yan, Wenjuan Gong, Yongjuan Chen, Deliang Duan, Junjie Li, Wei Wang, Jiaqiang Wang

“…The synthesized mesoporous titania samples were characterized by a combination of various physicochemical techniques, such as XRD, SEM, HRTEM, nitrogen adsorption/desorption, and diffuse reflectance UV-Vis. …”
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An Overview of the Purity Characteristics, Pigments, and Tocopherol Contents of 48 Virgin Olive Oils from Apulian Minor Olive Accessions by Giacomo Squeo, Pamela Laera, Roccangelo Silletti, Carmine Summo, Francesco Caponio

“…Together with the most diffused olive cultivars used for virgin olive oil (VOO) extraction, Apulia boasts a plethora of other minor varieties and accessions whose oil characteristics is little or no studied at all. …”
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Isolated Uterine Metastasis of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma by Deniz Arslan, Deniz Tural, Ali Murat Tatlı, Emre Akar, Mükremin Uysal, Gülgün Erdoğan

“…Diagnostic workup and gynecologic examination revealed lesions that caused diffuse thickening of the uterus wall. Endometrial sampling was performed for confirmation of the diagnosis. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrochlore Bi2Sn2O7 Doping with Praseodymium by Hydrothermal Method and Its Photocatalytic Activity Study by Weicheng Xu, Guangyin Zhou, Jianzhang Fang, Zhang Liu, YunFang Chen, Chaoping Cen

“…In our experiments, Pr-doped BSO samples exhibited enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity compared to the undoped BSO, and the optimal dopant amount of Pr was 1.0 mol% for the best photocatalytic activity. …”
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Critical aspects of droplet digital reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (ddRT-LAMP) for viral pathogens detection by Kenia Chávez-Ramos, Frida Trejo, Prisciluis Caheri Salas-Navarrete, Eva Ramón-Gallegos, José Esteban Muñoz-Medina, Luis Alvarez-Icaza, Luis F. Olguin, Oscar Pilloni, Laura Oropeza-Ramos

“…The selection of GelGreen® as the fluorescent dye was crucial, as other dyes tested diffused into the oil phase. Optimal amplification occurred with 105 µm droplet diameter and 30-min incubation, achieving detection and quantification limits of 102 cp/µL. …”
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Hepatic histologic findings in a murine model of diet induced-steatotic liver disease and acute alcohol intake by Gabriela Sarahi Martínez-Mejia, Miriam G. Bautista-Ubaldo, Gabriela Gutiérrez-Reyes, Carolina Guzmán

“…Interaction of both stimulus (MCDOHa) produced macrovesicular diffused steatosis ranging from 50-90% of liver area. 56% of samples showed few ballooning. …”
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Many-year Dynamics and Current Trends of the Pavlovsk Reservoir Area Water Chemical Composition Changes by Airat R. Hafizov, Salavat А. Valitov, Liliya A. Kamaletdinova, Razilya А. Nizamova, Ilgiz Z. Gaisin

“…In 2018 samples were taken according to 30 chemical indicators on 10 struts, and in 2019 – according to 10 chemical indicators on 7 struts. …”

Multiple factor analysis using water quality index scores and parameters as an approach for evaluating the environmental status of polluted lakes along the Black Sea coast of Bulga... by Dimitar Doychev, Kristina Gartsiyanova, Gratsiela Yordanova, Lidiya Taneva

“…The approach developed in this study is simple to implement and provides information for the simultaneous use of both the CCME-WQI and the MFA, which could optimize monitoring programs by directing sampling efforts on fewer parameters that could be analyzed more often or from more sampling sites.…”
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Enhanced photodegradation of pollutants by Er doped ZnO nanorods fabricated using thermal decomposition by Shipra Choudhary, Satyabrata Mohapatra

“…Optical properties showed enhanced light absorption of 0.5 % Er: ZnO nanorods and diffused reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) studies revealed that the bandgap of Er doped ZnO reduced from 3.13 to 3.06 eV. …”
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Enhancing proximal and remote sensing of soil organic carbon: A local modelling approach guided by spectral and spatial similarities by Qi Sun, Pu Shi

“…Here, we propose a local learning approach that searches spectrally and spatially similar samples for site-specific SOC predictive modelling. …”
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Correlation Analysis between Gut Microbiota and Metabolites in Children with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Min Wen, Taohua Liu, Mingyi Zhao, Xiqiang Dang, Shipin Feng, Xuewei Ding, Zhiquan Xu, Xiaoyan Huang, Qiuyu Lin, Wei Xiang, Xiaoyan Li, Xiaojie He, Qingnan He

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune-mediated diffuse connective tissue disease characterized by immune inflammation with an unclear aetiology and pathogenesis. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of Zn-Doped SnO2/Zn2SnO4 Coupled Nanocomposites by Tiekun Jia, Junwei Zhao, Fang Fu, Zhao Deng, Weimin Wang, Zhengyi Fu, Fancheng Meng

“…Zn-doped SnO2/Zn2SnO4 nanocomposites were prepared via a two-step hydrothermal synthesis method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis diffuse reflection spectroscopy, and adsorption-desorption isotherms. …”
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The transport of polyphenols from Camellia fascicularis in Caco-2 cells based on UPLC-ESI-MS/MS by Shengjiang Duan, Hao Zheng, Junrong Tang, Huan Kan, Changwei Cao, Zhijiao Shi, Yun Liu

“…Camellia fascicularis, as a food and medicinal plant, is rich in polyphenols. Herein, digestion samples (DS) of C. fascicularis polyphenols (CFPs) were metabolically analyzed based on their bidirectional translocation in Caco-2 cells using ultraperformance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. …”
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A Cause of Bilateral Chylothorax: A Case of Mesothelioma without Pleural Involvement during Initial Diagnosis by Ercan Kurtipek, Meryem İlkay Eren Karanis, Nuri Düzgün, Hıdır Esme, Mustafa Çaycı

“…Initially lymphoma was considered. Perioperative samples were collected from the mediastinal lymph node. …”
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Corpora amylacea in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis by Ribeiro Marlise de Castro, Barbosa-Coutinho Lígia, Mugnol Fabiana, Hilbig Arlete, Palmini André, Costa Jaderson Costa da, Paglioli Neto Eliseu, Paglioli Eduardo

“…Student's t test for independent, samples, ANOVA and Tukey test were performed for statistical analysis. …”
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Kinetics and Quality of Microwave-Assisted Drying of Mango (Mangifera indica) by Ernest Ekow Abano

“…The effective moisture diffusivity varied from 1.45 × 10−9 to 2.13 × 10−9 m2/s for microwave power range of 300-600 W for 2 to 4 minutes of pretreatment. …”
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The Effect of Clove Leave Essential Oil (Syzigium aromaticum, L) on Mortality Level of Aedes aegypty Mosquitos by Iva Ariska

“…The number of samples in this study was 250 mosquitoes and 500 ml of clove leaf essential oil. …”
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Neuroendocrine tumors of the lung: the current classification and pathology diagnosis algorithm by V. V. Delektorskaya

“…However, uncertainties remain in relation to the role of Ki-67 in tumor grading in resection specimens and small samples. This review outlines the main key questions in the field of classification and pathology diagnosis of lung NET, the answers to which are still inconclusive. …”
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