Main Results from the ISSI International Team “Characterization of 67P Cometary Activity” by Andrea Longobardo, Minjae Kim, Boris Pestoni, Mauro Ciarniello, Giovanna Rinaldi, Stavro Ivanovski, Fabrizio Dirri, Marco Fulle, Vincenzo Della Corte, Alessandra Rotundi, Martin Rubin

“…The comparison of dust fluxes of different particle size suggests a link between dust morphology and ejection speed, generation of micrometric dust from fragmentation of millimetric dust, and homogeneity of physical properties of compact dust particles across the 67P surface. …”
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The diffusion-simulated connectivity (DiSCo) dataset by Jonathan Rafael-Patino, Gabriel Girard, Raphaël Truffet, Marco Pizzolato, Emmanuel Caruyer, Jean-Philippe Thiran

“…The substrate has a micrometric resolution and an unprecedented size of 1 cubic millimetre to mimic an image acquisition matrix of 40×40×40 voxels. …”
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Sonosensitive capsules for brain thrombolysis increase ischemic damage in a stroke model by Clara Correa-Paz, María F. Navarro Poupard, Ester Polo, Manuel Rodríguez-Pérez, Martina Migliavacca, Ramón Iglesias-Rey, Alberto Ouro, Elena Maqueda, Pablo Hervella, Tomás Sobrino, José Castillo, Pablo del Pino, Beatriz Pelaz, Francisco Campos

“…To overcome the limitations of rtPA and improve its effectiveness, we recently designed sonosensitive sub-micrometric capsules (SCs) loaded with rtPA with a size of approximately 600 nm, synthesized using the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique, and coated with gelatine for clot targeting. …”
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Smoking behaviour and second-hand smoke exposure inside vehicles in Uruguay by Laura Llambi, Mary Barros, Carolina Parodi, Antonella Pippo, Virgnia Nunez, Mercedes Colomar, Fiorella Cavalleri, Alicia Aleman

“…Methods Levels of fine respirable particles with a diameter of 2.5 micrometres or less (PM 2.5 ) were measured in five experimental models in smokers' and non-smokers' vehicles. …”
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Room-temperature synthesis of nanometric and luminescent silver-MOFs by Vanessa Celis-Arias, Ismael A. Garduño-Wilchis, Gilberto Alarcón, Fernando González Chávez, Efrain Garrido Guerrero, Hiram I. Beltrán, Sandra Loera-Serna

“…XRD and SEM showed nanometric-scale crystals in Ag₂BDC, and UAM-1 developed micrometric single-stranded/agglomerated fibrillar particles of varying nanometric widths. …”
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Structural and Mechanical Properties of Silica Mesoporous Films Synthesized Using Deep X-Rays: Implications in the Construction of Devices by Paula Y. Steinberg, Diego F. Lionello, Diego F. Lionello, Daiana E. Medone Acosta, Daiana E. Medone Acosta, Daiana E. Medone Acosta, M. Mercedes Zalduendo, Heinz Amenitsch, Leticia P. Granja, Leticia P. Granja, Benedetta Marmiroli, Paula C. Angelomé, Paula C. Angelomé, M. Cecilia Fuertes, M. Cecilia Fuertes

“…Additionally, in combination with lithographic masks, the generation of high aspect ratio patterns of several geometrical shapes with micrometric resolution is possible. In this work, the structural and mechanical properties of porous silica thin films obtained by sol-gel method along with the exposure to high intensity XR is presented. …”
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HIF-1α is a key mediator of the lung inflammatory potential of lithium-ion battery particles by Violaine Sironval, Mihaly Palmai-Pallag, Rita Vanbever, François Huaux, Jorge Mejia, Stéphane Lucas, Dominique Lison, Sybille van den Brule

“…They are made of low solubility micrometric particles, implying a potential for inhalation toxicity in occupational settings and possibly for consumers. …”
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Specular Microscopy of Human Corneas Stored in an Active Storage Machine by Thibaud Garcin, Emmanuel Crouzet, Chantal Perrache, Thierry Lepine, Philippe Gain, Gilles Thuret

“…A prototype non-contact SM was developed (CMOS camera, ×10 objective, collimated LED source, micrometric stage). Five non-overlapping fields (935 × 748 μm) were acquired in exactly the same areas at regular intervals. …”
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Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles with a Shell Made from Nanosilver—Synthesis Methodology and Characterization of Physicochemical and Biological Properties by Magdalena Kędzierska, Anna Drabczyk, Mateusz Jamroży, Sonia Kudłacik-Kramarczyk, Magdalena Głąb, Piotr Potemski, Bożena Tyliszczak

“…It was demonstrated that a 3% stabilizer solution provided a preparation of Fe₃O₄@Ag particles, but its stabilizing effect was not sufficient, as a suspension with micrometric particles was obtained; thus it was necessary to apply 4 h of sonication for their crushing. …”
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Surface Functionalization and <i>Escherichia coli</i> Detection Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Driven by Functional Organic Polymer/Gold Nanofilm-Based Microfluidic Chip by Hugo Cortes-Cano, Lilian Iraís Olvera, Emilia M. Méndez-Aguilar, Beatriz Liliana España-Sánchez, Luis Gerardo Arriaga, Goldie Oza, José Herrera-Celis

“…The prototype was fabricated on poly(methyl methacrylic acid) (PMMA). A micrometric membrane of a functional organic polymer (FOP) based on <i>p</i>-terphenyl and bromopyruvic acid monomers was formed on the PMMA surface to promote the formation of metal nanoclusters. …”
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A New Method to Recycle Stainless–Steel Duplex UNS S31803 Chips by Mendonça Claudney, Oliveira Adhimar, Sachs Daniela, Capellato Patricia, Ribeiro Vander, Junqueira Mateus, Melo Mirian, Silva Gilbert

“…The measurement of micrometric sizes obtained was between 26 and 132 &mu;m. …”
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Boosting the Tunable Microwave Scattering Signature of Sensing Array Platforms Consisting of Amorphous Ferromagnetic Fe_2.25Co_72.75Si₁₀B<sub>15</sub... by Diego Archilla, Jesús López-Sánchez, Antonio Hernando, Elena Navarro, Pilar Marín

“…In addition, the MWs sensing array has been overlapped by polymeric surfaces and the variations of their micrometric thicknesses also cause strong changes in the <i>S</i>₂₁ amplitude with displacements in the frequency that are associated to the maximum scattering behavior. …”
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Reactive Sintering of Al₂O₃–Y₃Al₅O₁₂ Ceramic Composites Obtained by Direct Ink Writing by Joana Baltazar, Manuel Fellipe Rodrigues Pais Alves, Claudinei dos Santos, Susana Olhero

“…Rietveld refinement performed on the X-ray diffraction patterns indicated the presence of Al₂O₃ (42 to 47%) and Y₃Al₁₅O₁₂ (58 to 61%) as crystalline phases, while micrographs showed the presence of equiaxial micrometric grains with average sizes of 1.8 ± 0.6 μm, for both phases and all sintering conditions. …”
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Complete Remission of Mouse Melanoma after Temporally Fractionated Microbeam Radiotherapy by Cristian Fernandez-Palomo, Verdiana Trappetti, Marine Potez, Paolo Pellicioli, Michael Krisch, Jean Laissue, Valentin Djonov

“…MRT delivers orthovoltage X-rays at an ultra-high “FLASH” dose rate in spatially fractionated beams, typically only few tens of micrometres wide. One of the biggest challenges in translating MRT to the clinic is its use of high peak doses, of around 300–600 Gy, which can currently only be delivered by synchrotron facilities. …”
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Qualitative assessment of the flowering buds of Mesua ferrea Linn with special emphasize on HPTLC and universal DNA bar-coding technique and evaluation of its antimicrobial potenti... by Jugal Sutradhar, Bapi Ray Sarkar

“…Results The universal DNA bar-coding of plant Mesua ferrea Linn has shown a high percentage of identity. The micrometrics properties and physicochemical evaluation of the powder sample of FBMF were in an acceptable range. …”
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Strain heterogeneity during creep of Carrara marble by Quintanilla Terminel, Alejandra

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Observation of the depassivation effect of attrition on magnesium silicates' direct aqueous carbonation products by Adrien Dufourny, Carine Julcour, Jérôme Esvan, Laurent Cassayre, Priscillia Laniesse, Florent Bourgeois

“…The work finds that the synergy between attrition and carbonation also yields very characteristic products. They consist in micrometric agglomerates formed by bound spherical particles a few tens of nanometers in size. …”
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Influence of the food protein on the development of hypopharyngeal glands, fat body, quality and lifespan of honeybees by Oleksandr Mishchenko, Volodymуr Postoienko, Olesya Lytvynenko, Alla Ivanyshyn, Kristin Afara

“…The zootechnical (the setting of the scientific research, the feeding of the bee families, the power of the bee families, productivity), ethological (orientation in the bee-entrance area), micrometrical (physiological and morphological characteristics of the parts of the bee’s body), microscopic (analysis of hypopharyngeal glands and fat body of bees) and statistical (biometric data processing) methods were used in the study. …”
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Characterization of soot produced by the mini inverted soot generator with an atmospheric simulation chamber by V. Vernocchi, V. Vernocchi, M. Brunoldi, M. Brunoldi, S. G. Danelli, S. G. Danelli, F. Parodi, P. Prati, P. Prati, D. Massabò, D. Massabò

“…In particular, the production of super-micrometric aggregates was observed for ethylene combustion. …”
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Poly(<i>o</i>-methoxyaniline) Chain Degradation Based on a Heat Treatment (HT) Process: Combined Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation by Jéssica Montenegro Santana da Silva, Adriano de Souza Carolino, Lilian Rodrigues de Oliveira, Douglas de Souza Gonçalves, Matheus Moraes Biondo, Pedro Henrique Campelo, Jaqueline de Araújo Bezerra, Ştefan Ţălu, Henrique Duarte da Fonseca Filho, Hidembergue Ordozgoith da Frota, Edgar Aparecido Sanches

“…The unheated POMA-ES presented a globular vesicular morphology with varied micrometric sizes. The heat treatment promoted a reduction in these globular structures, increasing the non-crystalline phase. …”
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