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Open AccessA fresh perspective on infrared spectroscopy as a prescreening method for molecular and stable isotopes analyses on ancient human bones
Following the development of modern genome sequencing technologies, the investigation of museum osteological finds is increasingly informative and popular. Viable protocols to help preserve these collections f...
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Open AccessPortrait of an artist at work: exploring Max Ernst’s surrealist techniques
Max Ernst was one of the most influential artists associated with both the Dada and Surrealist movements. However, until now, only few scientific studies have been devoted to his works. This paper presents the...
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Open AccessOccurrence and characterization of tremolite asbestos from the Mid Atlantic Ridge
Tremolite is one of the most common amphibole species and, in the fibrous form (i.e., characterized by crystals/particles consisting of fibres with length > 5 µm, width < 3 µm and aspect ratio > 3), one of the...
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3T polytype of an iron-rich oxyphlogopite from the Bartoy volcanic field, Transbaikalia: Mössbauer, infrared, Raman spectroscopy, and crystal structure
The Mössbauer, infrared and Raman spectra of iron-rich oxyphlogopite from a new locality, the Bartoy occurrence, Transbaikalia, Russia were obtained and its crystal structure was solved. The mineral is charact...
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Open AccessNon-invasive identification of paint binders in illuminated manuscripts by ER-FTIR spectroscopy: a systematic study of the influence of different pigments on the binders’ characteristic spectral features
This paper presents the results of a study of pigment-binder systems painted on parchment, both in the form of reference samples prepared in the laboratory, and of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscri...
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Open AccessA universal curve of apatite crystallinity for the assessment of bone integrity and preservation
The reliable determination of bioapatite crystallinity is of great practical interest, as a proxy to the physico-chemical and microstructural properties, and ultimately, to the integrity of bone materials. Bio...
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Laser generation of iron-doped silver nanotruffles with magnetic and plasmonic properties
A frontier topic in nanotechnology is the realization of multifunctional nanoparticles (NPs) via the appropriate combination of different elements of the periodic table. The coexistence of Fe and Ag in the sam...
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Fe3+ reduction during biotite melting in graphitic metapelites: another origin of CO2 in granulites
The Fe3+/Fetot of all Fe-bearing minerals has been analysed by Mössbauer spectroscopy in a suite of biotite-rich to biotite-free graphitic metapelite xenoliths, proxies of an amphibolite-granulite transition thro...
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Sensing Mechanism of NO in Nanocrystalline Ru, Pt, Pd-Doped SnO2: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Mössbauer and Electrical Study
The reactivity of nanosized Ru(Pd,Pt)-doped SnO2, obtained by sol-gel synthesis, towards NO/Ar was investigated by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), Mössbauer and Electrical Resistance measurements. A sensin...
