Publications by authors named "B E Smid"

Nanostructured composite electrode materials play a major role in the fields of catalysis and electrochemistry. The self-assembly of metallic nanoparticles on oxide supports via metal exsolution relies on the transport of reducible dopants towards the perovskite surface to provide accessible catalytic centres at the solid-gas interface. At surfaces and interfaces, however, strong electrostatic gradients and space charges typically control the properties of oxides.

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Reducible supports can affect the performance of metal catalysts by the formation of suboxide overlayers upon reduction, a process referred to as the strong metal-support interaction (SMSI). A combination of operando electron microscopy and vibrational spectroscopy revealed that thin TiO overlayers formed on nickel/titanium dioxide catalysts during 400°C reduction were completely removed under carbon dioxide hydrogenation conditions. Conversely, after 600°C reduction, exposure to carbon dioxide hydrogenation reaction conditions led to only partial reexposure of nickel, forming interfacial sites in contact with TiO and favoring carbon-carbon coupling by providing a carbon species reservoir.

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In the veal industry in The Netherlands, each year around 1.2 million "white" veal calves are produced on around 1100 farms. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) causes serious health issues in these calves, also resulting in high usage of antimicrobials.

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Correction for 'Poly(acrylic acid)-mediated synthesis of cerium oxide nanoparticles with variable oxidation states and their effect on regulating the intracellular ROS level' by Xiaohui Ju , , 2021, , 7386-7400, DOI: 10.1039/D1TB00706H.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to analyze viral loads of different viruses in the intestines of infected animals, including calves, pigs, and goats.
  • Viral loads were assessed in specific intestinal regions, revealing that BVDV was most concentrated in the ileum of calves, while CSFV showed similar amounts in both small and large intestines of pigs, and PPRV was evenly distributed in the ileum of goats.
  • The findings are critical for future inactivation studies of these viruses using intestinal tissue from infected animals.
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