For thousands of years, medicinal plants (MPs) have been one of the main sources of drugs
worldwide. However, recently, heavy metal pollution has seriously affected the quality and …

Laser-driven neutrons arouse outstanding interest because of their promising uses in
several fields, from basic science to materials inspection. Many experiments achieved …

To dynamically characterize the thermal properties of the fructose-rich exopolysaccharide
(EPS1-T14), produced by the marine thermophilic Bacillus licheniformis T14, the Attenuated …

A plasma focus device is a laboratory fusion device that is used to produce pulsed neutrons
for a few tens of ns duration. A compact plasma focus tube (volume≈ 130 cm 3) has been …

Over 2300 years ago, the discovery of tourmaline led to the understanding of pyroelectric
properties, which opened new doors to various applications of pyroelectric crystal, such as …

Nickel stands out as one of the prevalent heavy metal ionic pollutants found in water. It is
urgent to devise a simple, efficient, budget-friendly, highly-selective and proficient method …

Background: In the present paper, InfraRed (IR) spectra on water mixtures of two
homologous disaccharides, ie sucrose and trehalose, as a function of temperature have …

In this work, the results of an analysis of the response of a near-resonant series resistance−
inductance− capacitance (RLC) electric circuit with time-dependent forcing frequency by …

Neutron activation analysis is a highly sensitive non-destructive testing technique with
important applications in industry, geoscience, medical therapy, etc. This work designed and …

A compact DD neutron generator was developed at Lanzhou University, China. A
duoplasmatron ion source was used to produce a higher-current deuteron beam. The …