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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Article title: Radiotrophic Fungi
Radiotrophic fungus
Article Evaluation:
Lead:
- needs some citations
- can be more clearly communicated and restyled
content:
- Interesting topic, I think the discovery section is over developed compared to the rest of the article.
- Human use in space may be over developed as well.
- perhaps a section on potentially Radiotrophic fungi species would be more relevant
Tone and balance:
-good neutral tone
References:
-Mostly relevant, from 2002-2022, could have more references as there is only 7
-did not have a reference for when they were first discovered but had a whole section about their discovery.
Organization and writing quality:
-well organized, writing quality is ok but could be better stylistically, especially in the lead
Images and Media:
-There is only one image, perhaps more images could help develop the page
Overall:
- Good article overall.
-could be improves stylistically and could expand on content and references.
Sources:
Zhdanova, N. N.; Tugay, T.; Dighton, J.; Zheltonozhsky, V.; Mcdermott, P. Ionizing Radiation Attracts Soil Fungi. Mycological Research 2004, 108 (9), 1089–1096. DOI:10.1017/s0953756204000966.

Article title: XenioBiology
Xenobiology
Article Evaluation:
Lead:
-Does not clearly define XenioBiology until the last couple of sentances, kind of unclear.
Content:
-XenioBiology is better defined in the "difference between Xeno-, Exo, and Astrobiology" than the lead.
- the "difference between Xeno-, Exo, and Astrobiology" is not very important and likely does not need to be its own section.
-Content is very in depth but could be too technical for the average reader.
References:
- very extensive list of references, mostly relevant
Organization and writing quality:
-Good style of writing, maybe too technical for the average reader
- Could be better organized, some sections are very long while others are short and useless
Images and Media:
-no images, perhaps something showing the gene code vs the expanded genetic code to help illustrate how much this field can expand genetics.
Overall:
-Interesting topics, could be re-organized and edited to be less technical.
Sources:
-there is already a very extensive amount of sources.

Article title: Ceramic Chemistry
Ceramic chemistry
Article Evaluation:
Lead:
-Very long, could be condensed.
Content:
-Interesting but requires many citations.
-not very in depth, basic.
References:
-Only one citation for the entire page, requires many more.
Organization and writing quality:
-Writing quality is ok, only one section. This topic has many elements which are not elaborated on that relate to pottery and ceramics which could be th eir own section.
Images and Media:
- No images, this topic has a great opportunity to use images to explain the chemistry behind pigments, finished, and textures of glazes. This is not capitalized on in this page
Overall:
-Requires a lot of updating, needs many more sources, and requires images.
Sources:
Dondi, Michele, et al. "Ceramic pigments for digital decoration inks: an overview." Ceramic Forum International. 2012, 89. (8-9)
Marinova, Y.; Hohemberger, J. M.; Cordoncillo, E.; Escribano, P.; Carda, J. B. Study of Solid Solutions, with Perovskite Structure, for Application in the Field of the Ceramic Pigments. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2003, 23 (2), 213–220. DOI:10.1016/s0955-2219(02)00182-6.

Article title: Neonicotinoid
Neonicotinoid
Article Evaluation:
Lead:
-very long, could be condensed or split into different sections
Content:
-The Bees section may show some bias towards the environmental perspectives. This perspective is emphasized over other factors which would be considered in the decision on legislation for the pesticide.
-not very much content on the chemical properties, most emphasis on the governing policies and the political environment surrounding the pesticides
-some of the current events need to be updates
References:
-abundance of references, mostly relevant.
Organization and writing quality:
-good quality writing but some sections could be reduced or split into more subsections (ie, the lead)
Images and Media:
Overall:
-Well written, lots of information and can be overwhelming. Could be improved by re-working some of the sections and updating some of the current events
Sources:
- abundant in sources

Article title: Metallic Bonding
Metallic bonding
Article Evaluation:
Lead:
-Good lead, concise and gives a full summary.
Content:
-overall good content
-covers good basis of the concepts of metallic bonding
References:
-Has 8 references, relatively relevant, perhaps more are required.
Organization and writing quality:
-Well organized, not too technical
-almost too causal, the text is almost narrative instead of stating facts.
-History section is quite long compared to the rest of the article
Images and Media:
-some images, they demonstrate the concepts of the article.
Overall:
-Good quality, could use more references and editing to maintain a neutral tone.
Sources:
LI, Z., REZAEI, S., WANG, T., HAN, J., SHU, X., PATER, Z., and HUANG, Q. (2023) Recent advances and trends in roll bonding process and bonding model: A Review. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics 36, 36–74.