Calcium is important for the growth and development of plants. It serves crucial functions in
cell wall and cell membrane structure and serves as a secondary messenger in signaling …

Although bromine (Br) is considered conservative in seawater, it exhibits a well established
correlation with organic carbon in marine sediments. This carbon–bromine association was …

Spectroscopic full-field transmission X-ray microscopy (TXM-XANES), which offers
electrochemical imaging with a spatial resolution of tens of nanometers, is an extensively …

Biogeochemical transformations of plant-derived soil organic matter (SOM) involve complex
abiotic and microbially mediated reactions. One such reaction is halogenation, which occurs …

Understanding lead (Pb) and antimony (Sb) speciation associated with the weathering of
bullets at shooting ranges is essential for identifying species migration potential to local …

Brown algae, rich in antioxidants and other bioactive compounds, are important dietary
seaweeds in many cultures. Like other marine macroalgae, brown seaweeds are known to …

Pulsed-laser deposition was utilized to fabricate Eu-doped ZnO epitaxial films on c-plane
sapphire substrates with Eu concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 4.0 at.%. The structural …

A simple gas cell design, constructed primarily from commercially available components,
enables in situ soft X-ray transmission-absorption spectroscopy of materials in contact with …

Understanding and controlling the physical and chemical processes at molten salt‐alloy
interfaces is vital for molten‐salt nuclear reactors. Corrosion processes in molten salts are …

Plant cell walls are complex, dynamic biological assemblies consisting of several
biopolymers and some structural proteins. They form an extracellular matrix that helps in …