Chemistry & Earth Sciences: Recent submissions
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Biomolecular alterations in acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) imaging spectroscopy
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Acute injury is one of the substantial stage post-traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurring at the moment of impact. Decreased metabolism, unregulated cerebral blood flow and direct tissue damage are triggered by acute injury. ... -
Remote Corticospinal Tract Degeneration After Cortical Stroke in Rats May Not Preclude Spontaneous Sensorimotor Recovery
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2021 , Article)Background. Recovery of motor function after stroke appears to be related to the integrity of axonal connections in the corticospinal tract (CST) and corpus callosum, which may both be affected after cortical stroke. ... -
Corrigendum to "Investigations into structure-property relationships of novel Ru(II) dyes with N,N'-Diethyl group in ancillary ligand for dye-sensitized solar cells" [Dyes Pigments 171(2019) 107754-107762](S0143720819314639)(10.1016/j.dyepig.2019.107754)
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The authors regret the typos in the author names and affiliations. The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. Correction: The correct author names and affiliations should read as follows: Saba ... -
Ether, sulfide and sulfone derivatives of cinnamaldehyde: Insights into synthesis, structural elucidation and solvatochromism
( Elsevier B.V. , 2024 , Article)Symmetric ether, sulfide and sulfone derivatives based on Schiff base functionalized group (3a-c) were synthesized via classical condensation of 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl precursors (1a-c) and cinnamaldehyde (2) in methanol at ... -
Inner sphere oxidation of N,N′-ethylenebis(isonitrosoacetyleacetoneimine)copper(II) by N-bromosuccinimide in aqueous weakly acidic solutions
( Springer Nature , 2013 , Article)The kinetics of oxidation of N,N'-ethylenebis(isonitrosoacetyleacetoneimine) copper(II) complex, CuL, by N-bromosuccinimide (SBr) in weakly aqueous acidic solutions was studied under pseudo-first-order conditions. Plots ... -
Co oxidation at near-ambient temperatures over tio2-supported pd-cu catalysts: Promoting effect of pd-cu nanointerface and tio2 morphology
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Significant improvement of the catalytic activity of palladium-based catalysts toward carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation reaction has been achieved through alloying and using different support materials. This work demonstrates ... -
Optical biosensor based on ultrathin SOI waveguides
( Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) , 2020 , Conference Paper)We introduce an optical biosensor utilizing the MMI configuration and based on the ultrathin SOI platform. The biosensor was optimized using finite difference time domain simulations. A sensitivity of 420 nm/RIU was achieved. -
Tailoring the reducibility and catalytic activity of CuO nanoparticles for low temperature CO oxidation
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2018 , Article)Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles have received considerable interest as active and inexpensive catalysts for various gas–solid reactions. The CuO reducibility and surface reactivity are of crucial importance for the high ... -
The role of type II FB (I):Tl+ defect in laser light generation and color image formation at the low coordination surface sites of AgBr: Ab initio calculations
( Elsevier , 2006 , Article)The role of type II FB (I):Tl+ color center at low coordination surface sites of AgBr thin films in providing tunable laser activity and photographic sensitization is examined. The double-well potential at this site is ... -
Activation and stabilization of gallium arsenide anode in an aqueous photoelectrochemical cell
( Elsevier , 2003 , Article)The formation of a porous layer on the surface of gallium arsenide anode, n-GaAs, increases photogenerated currents significantly. This layer was formed as a result of an anodic polarization of illuminated n-GaAs in acidified ... -
Inhibitory effect of sodium nitrite on corrosion of lead in 0.1 M sodium hydroxide solution
( Council of Scientific and Industrial Research , 1988 , Article)The effect of NaNO2 as an inhibitor for corrosion of lead in 0.1 M NaOH solution has been investigated at different temperatures using the Tafel plot technique. The concentrations of NaNO2 employed are in the range 1-5×10-5. ... -
Effect of octylphenol polyethylene oxide on the corrosion inhibition of steel in 0.5 M H2SO4
( Elsevier , 2004 , Article)A non-ionic surfactant, octylphenol polyethylene oxide (OPPEO), was evaluated as an inhibitor for corrosion of low-carbon steel in 0.5M H 2SO4. Potentiodynamic and potentiostatic methods and scanning electron microscopy ... -
Inhibition of the acid corrosion of iron with haloacetic acids
( Scientific Publishers of India , 1997 , Article)The efficiency of chloro, dichloro, trichloro, bromo, and iodoacetic acids as inhibitors for acid corrosion of iron was studied using polarization technique. A significant retardation of the corrosion rate is observed in ... -
Polarization resistance study of inhibition of corrosion of lead by sodium benzoate in 0.1 M sodium hydroxide solution
( Council of Scientific and Industrial Research , 1989 , Article)The effect of sodium benzoate (SB) as an inhibitor of corrosion of lead in 0.1 M NaOH solution has been investigated by using the polarization resistance technique. The concentrations of SB employed are in the range 1-5 × ... -
Integrated lab-on-a-chip optical biosensor using ultrathin silicon waveguide soi mmi device
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Waveguides with sub-100 nm thickness offer a promising platform for sensors. We designed and analyzed multimode interference (MMI) devices using these ultrathin platforms for use as biosensors. To verify our design ... -
Facile Microwave Synthesis of Hierarchical Porous Copper Oxide and Its Catalytic Activity and Kinetics for Carbon Monoxide Oxidation
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)The synthesis of copper oxide (CuO)-based nanomaterials has received a tremendous deal of interest in recent years. Particularly, the design and development of novel CuO structures with improved physical and chemical ... -
Facile one-step synthesis of supportless porous AuPtPd nanocrystals as high performance electrocatalyst for glucose oxidation reaction
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Direct glucose fuel cells (DGFCs) received great interest due to non-toxicity, low cost, and renewability. Herein, we demonstrated the synthesis of novel porous AuPtPd nanocrystals (NCs) via plausible one-pot synthesis ... -
Formation of arsenic sulfide on GaAs surface under illumination in acidified thiourea electrolytes
( Elsevier , 2011 , Article)The present article reports the formation of arsenic sulfide films on GaAs by the potentiodynamic polarization in acidified thiourea (TU) electrolytes under photo-illumination. Oxidation of TU competes with the oxidation ... -
Highly porous PtPd nanoclusters synthesized via selective chemical etching as efficient catalyst for ethanol electro-oxidation
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) have received great interest owing to their high power density and environmental friendness. Nevertheless, the designing of active, durable, and efficient anode for DEFCs is a profound ... -
Photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen production on ternary Co-Pi/Ag/TiON nanotube array photocatalysts
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article)Ternary Co-Pi-Ag/TiON photocatalysts were designed and fabricated by a facile precipitation and electrochemical strategy. The results showed the superiority of the Co-Pi-Ag/TiON as a promising photoanode for photoelectrochemical ...
