Evaluating the rheological, chemical and mechanical properties of hybrid asphalt binders and mixtures for enhanced performance by Wan Noor Hin, Mior Sani, Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah, Khairil Azman, Masri, Amar, Dulaimi

“…Rheological properties of the hybrid asphalt binders were analysed using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR), while microstructural characteristics were examined through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). …”
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Symmetric aqueous rechargeable lithium battery using Na1.16V3O8 nanobelts electrodes for safe high volume energy storage applications by Nair, Vivek Sahadevan, Cheah, Yan Ling, Madhavi, Srinivasan

“…The morphologies and structure of Na1.16V3O8 nanobelts are studied via field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. …”
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Spinel Co3O4 nanomaterials for efficient and stable large area carbon-based printed perovskite solar cells by Bashir, Amna, Shukla, Sudhanshu, Lew, Jia Haur, Shukla, Shashwat, Bruno, Annalisa, Gupta, Disha, Baikie, Tom, Patidar, Rahul, Akhter, Zareen, Priyadarshi, Anish, Mathews, Nripan, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam

“…The spinel Co3O4 nanoparticles are synthesized using the chemical precipitation method, and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-Vis spectroscopy. …”
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Noble metal alloy thin films by atomic layer deposition and rapid Joule heating by Guo, Yuanyuan, Zou, Yiming, Cheng, Chunyu, Wang, Leyan, Made, Riko I., Goei, Ronn, Tan, Kwan Wee, Li, Shuzhou, Tok, Alfred Iing Yoong

“…The Rh-Ir alloy thin films were characterized using scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM/TEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) to study their microstructural characteristics which showed the morphology difference before and after rapid Joule heating and confirmed the interdiffusion between Rh and Ir during rapid Joule heating. …”
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Erasure temperature measurements of heat assisted magnetic recording media by Chen, Y. J., Yang, H. Z., Leong, S. H., Cher, K. M., Hu, J. F., Sethi, P., Lew, Wen Siang

“…Magnetic force microscopy (MFM) and magnetic Kerr microscopy observations of the scanning laser induced degradation/erasure/demagnetization of the pre-recorded magnetic patterns on disk media (over a wide area of a few hundreds of μm2) show that the magnetic (MFM and Kerr signal) amplitude of the pre-recorded magnetic patterns decreases slowly with increasing laser power (Pw) (/temperature rise) for Pw ≲ 66 mW and then drops sharply to nearly zero for Pw ≥ ∼72 mW (the laser power corresponding to complete thermal erasure when the media temperature is ∼Te). …”
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Retention of the structure and function of heparan sulfate biomaterials after gamma irradiation by Smith, Raymond A. A., Chua, R. J. E., Carnachan, Susan M., Tan, Clarissa L. L., Sims, Ian M., Hinkley, Simon F. R., Nurcombe, Victor, Cool, Simon M.

“…When HS3 was gamma irradiated, no significant effect on binding affinity toward BMP2 was observed, based on competitive surface plasmon resonance and differential scanning fluorimetry assays. Furthermore, irradiation did not significantly affect HS3's ability to synergistically enhance the osteogenic effects of BMP2 in vitro; as measured by the relative abundance of osteogenic transcripts in transdifferentiating C2C12 murine myoblasts. …”
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3D ultrasonic imaging of surface-breaking cracks using a linear array by Saini, Abhishek, Lane, Christopher J. L., Tu, Juan, Xue, Honghui, Fan, Zheng

“…Ultrasonic linear arrays have great potential to generate high-quality three-dimensional (3D) images by scanning the array. However, the generated images suffer from low resolution in the elevation plane, limiting the image quality for a reliable 3D Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspection. …”
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Encapsulation of host-derived probiotics using functional polysaccharides by Wong, Liqi

“…For instance, encapsulation using polysaccharides improve the cell viability around 10^6 CFU/mL. Additionally, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) imaging at 2000× magnification confirmed the presence of spherical shape E.hirae probiotics embedded in the extruded alginate and KC microparticles, which were approximately 1-2 µm. …”
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Synergistic ionic liquid encapsulated MIL-101 (Cr) metal-organic frameworks for an innovative adsorption desalination system by Han, Bo, Chakraborty, Anutosh

“…Next, these MOFs are characterized via SEM (Scanning electron microscope), FTIR (Fourier transform infrared), XRD (X-ray diffraction), TGA (Thermal gravimetric analysis), N2 adsorption techniques. …”
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Deformation and failure processes of glass-microballoon epoxy syntactic foam by Naidu, Aravin Dass

“…High Speed Camera imaging of samples undergoing failure and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) were conducted to observe the micro-structural and macro-structural changes in Syntactic Foam during material failure. …”
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Fabrication and properties of oxide semiconductor nanowires by Shen, Youde

“…The growth temperature is the only parameter to be regulated. Our (scanning) transmission electron microscopy and reciprocal space mapping experiments revealed that the substrate-nanowire epitaxy had essential role in the growth of oriented in-plane and out-of-plane nanowires at the higher growth temperatures. …”
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The durability properties of high volume oil palm biomass waste mortar by Abdul Shukor Lim, Nor Hasanah

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Composite material production of nonmetallic printed circuit board waste with recycled high density polyethylene by Muniyandi, Shantha Kumari

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Reverse translational approaches to population neuroimaging: using rodent models to interpret genetic associations with MRI by Tisca, C

“…We implemented new multi-modal <em>ex-vivo</em> MRI protocols and post-processing pipelines, working in a new Bruker 7T scanning facility. We subsequently optimised immunohistochemistry processing and staining protocols to yield high-quality, multi-stain histology data. …”

Mendelian randomization identifies proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases by Belbasis, L, Morris, S, Van Duijn, C, Bennett, D, Walters, R

“…</p> <p>We performed a two-sample cis Mendelian randomization (MR) study by selecting instrumental variables for the abundance of over 2,700 proteins measured by either Olink or SomaScan platforms in plasma from the UK Biobank and the deCODE Health Study. …”

Perbandingan pengekspresan antigen kluster pembezaan dalam subjenis tumor dan darah periferi pesakit kanser gaster by Asif Sukri, Alfizah Hanafiah, Nik Ritza Kossai, Mohamad Aznan Shuhaili, Raja Affendi Raja Ali

“…Imunofenotip antigen CD telah dijalankan menggunakan slaid mikroatur DotScanTM. Penyenyapan CD55 telah dibuat menggunakan RNA pengganggu kecil (siRNA). …”
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In vitro anti-cancer and antimicrobial effects of manganese oxide nanoparticles synthesized using Glycyrrhiza uralensis leaves extract on breast cancer cell lines by Althobiti, Maryam Musleh, Alzahrani, Badr, Elderdery, Abozer Y., Alzerwi, Nasser A. N., Rayzah, Musaed, Elkhalifa,, Ahmed M. E., Idrees, Bandar, Bakhsh, Ebtisam, Alabdulsalam, Abdulrahim A., Mohamedain, A., Kumar, Suresh S., Mok, Pooi Ling

“…Various analytical techniques were used to characterize the physiochemical properties of PF-127-coated Mn2O3 NPs, including spectroscopy (ultralight-Vis, Fourier transform infrared, photoluminescence), electron microscopy (field emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy), X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron diffracted X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX), and dynamic light scattering. …”
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Physical and chemical properties of a lipase-transesterified palm stearin/palm kernel olein blend and its isopropanol-solid and high melting triacylglycerol fractions by Chu, B.S., Ghazali, H.M., Lai, O.M., Che Man, Y.B., Yusof, S.

“…Heating thermograms of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) illustrated that the high-melting TG peaks in the transesterified blend were reduced in size while the low-melting TG peaks were broadened, mainly due to the rearrangement of FA to form lower-melting TG. …”
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Ti3C2TX encapsulation of CTAB-functionalized polypyrrole nanospheres towards pseudocapacitive intensification in supercapacitors by Poh, Wen Siong, Hoo, Do Yee, Zheng, Sheng Qiang, Ong, Wee-Jun, Khiew, Poi Sim, Lim, Hong Ngee, Foo, Chuan Yi

“…This resulted in enhanced rate performance of 74 % capacitive retention during scan rate increase from 1 to 100 mV s−1 (pure PPy NS at 58 %). …”
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Synthesis of eco-friendly bio-based coconut shell magnetic biochar for efficient bisphenol S sequestration in aqueous environment: green technology breakthrough by Katibi, Kamil Kayode, Shitu, Ibrahim Garba, Syahidah Azis, Rabaah, Soo Kien, Chen, Kean Pah, Lim, Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa, Md Yunos, Khairul Faezah, Abdulhameed Amusa, Abiodun, Titilayo Katibi, Muibat

“…Utilizing pyrolysis and co-precipitation techniques, the magnetic biochar was characterized through various methods including surface chemistry (pHpzc), electron dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) N2 adsorption-desorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). …”