Characterisation of zinc delivery from a nipple shield delivery system using a breastfeeding simulation apparatus. by Rebekah L Scheuerle, Sylvaine F A Bruggraber, Stephen E Gerrard, Richard A Kendall, Catherine Tuleu, Nigel K H Slater

“…Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry was used to detect the zinc released, using a method that does not require prior digestion of the samples and that could be applied in other zinc analysis studies in breast milk. …”
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Surface crack growth subject to bending and biaxial tension-compression by V. Shlyannikov, A. Tumanov, A. Zakharov, A. Gerasimenko

“…Both the optical microscope measurements and the crack opening displacement (COD) method are used to monitor and calculate both crack depth and crack length during the tests. …”
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Fungal β-Glucans Enhance Lactic Acid Bacteria Growth by Shortening Their Lag Phase and Increasing Growth Rate by Andrea Bukša, Filip Petrović, Željka Maglica

“…This study investigated the prebiotic properties of fungal glucan extracts from <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i>, <i>Lentinula edodes</i>, and <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>, employing a novel high-throughput method based on optical density measurements. This approach enabled the simultaneous screening of the effects of multiple extracts on six different strains of probiotic bacteria. …”
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Scanning acoustic microscopy of polymeric materials and biological substances by Roman Gr. MAYEV

“…It allows to use this method for investigating a wide variety of opaque materials and goods and obtaining information about their inner structures as well as for optically transparent materials in which the contrast between different structures is practically absent. …”
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Excimer Laser Correction of Myopia in Patients with Visually Intense Work — Is It Necessary to Determine the Form of Accommodative Asthenopia? by E. I. Belikova, D. V. Gatilov, I. G. Ovechkin, E. N. Eskina

“…Рurpose — to study the frequency of occurrence of various forms of accommodative asthenopia (AA) in patients with visually stressful work (VSW) with different degrees of myopia planning LASIK.Methods. …”
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Effect of the Ketoprofen Distribution in Cream-gels on the Formation of the Impurities by N. A. Lyapunov, I. A. Zinchenko, E. P. Bezuglaya, A. A. Lysokobilka

“…The impurities have been identified by liquid chromatography and the distribution of ketoprofen between the phases of the emulsion and the content of impurities in cream-gels have been determined by the same method. The rheological characteristics of cream-gels have been studied by viscosity-rotating viscometer method, and their microstructure – by optical microscopy.Results and their discussion. …”
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Studies on Morphological Evolution of Gravure-Printed ZnO Thin Films Induced by Low-Temperature Vapor Post-Treatment by Giuliano Sico, Vincenzo Guarino, Carmela Borriello, Maria Montanino

“…However, the development of easy and cost-effective methods for preparing large-scale patterned semiconductor structures on flexible temperature-sensitive substrates remains ever in demand. …”
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Experimenting with learning-based image orientation approaches for photogrammetric mapping of <em>Posidonia oceanica</em> meadows by F. Menna, A. Calantropio, A. Pansini, G. Ceccherelli, E. Nocerino

“…Although some learning-based methods seemed to perform better than hand-crafted ones, we could not identify a winning method. …”
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Centrifugation-Induced Stable Colloidal Silver Nanoparticle Aggregates for Reproducible Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection by Tianyu Zhou, Zhiyang Zhang

“…In this study, we developed a non-chemical method for fabricating stable colloidal aggregates from uniform β-cyclodextrin-stabilized silver nanoparticles (β-CD@AgNPs) via centrifugation. …”
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Biologically effective daily radiant exposure for erythema appearance, previtamin D₃ synthesis, and clearing of psoriatic lesions derived from erythemal broadband meters... by J. W. Krzyścin, A. Czerwińska, B. Rajewska-Więch, J. Jarosławski, P. S. Sobolewski, I. Pawlak

“…Such comparisons resulted in a set of multipliers that were applied to the EBR measurements. Two different versions of the homogenisation method were applied, analysing modelled and observed values for erythemal DRE and UVI<span class="inline-formula">_MAX</span> assuming different criteria for cloudless days. …”
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Temperature-Dependent Morphology Modulation of MoO₂ from 1D Nanoribbons to 2D Nanoflakes for Enhanced Two-Dimensional Electrode Applications by Di Wu, Tianrong Yi, Yutao Hu, Jianxiong Xie, Yu Deng, Junqi He, Yuting Sun, Jidong Liu, Qiaoyan Hao, Wenjing Zhang

“…Herein, we report a convenient method for modulating the morphology of MoO₂ by controlling different growth temperatures. …”
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Portable astronomical observation system based on large-aperture concentric-ring metalens by Jianli Wang, Yongting Deng, Chengmiao Wang, Yu Lin, Yeming Han, Junchi Liu, Xiufeng Liu, Hongwen Li, Jan G. Korvink, Yongbo Deng

“…In response to the application requirements of metalens with diameter reaching the order of 104 λ or even 105 λ, this paper proposes a novel design method for fixed-height concentric-ring metalenses, wherein, under the constraints of the processing technology, a subwavelength 2D building unit library is constructed based on different topological structures, and the overall cross-section of the metalens is assembled. …”
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Sc-doped GeTe thin films prepared by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering by Marek Bouška, Jan Gutwirth, Kamil Bečvář, Vladimír Kucek, Stanislav Šlang, Petr Janíček, Lubomír Prokeš, Josef Havel, Virginie Nazabal, Petr Němec

“…Abstract Radio frequency magnetron co-sputtering method employing GeTe and Sc targets was exploited for the deposition of Sc doped GeTe thin films. …”
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Layered Soil Moisture Retrieval and Agricultural Application Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Vegetation Suppression Technology: A Case Study of Youyi Farm, China by Zhonghe Zhao, Yuyang Li, Kun Liu, Chunsheng Wu, Bowei Yu, Gaohuan Liu, Youxiao Wang

“…The proposed method provides a reliable technical foundation for precision irrigation and drought early warning.…”
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WDM C-band four channel demultiplexer using cascaded multimode interference on SiN strip waveguide structure by Malka Dror

“…Our design was optimized using AI-enhanced RSoft-CAD simulations that combined the Beam Propagation Method (BPM) and Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) techniques, integrated with convolutional neural network (CNN) machine learning algorithms. …”
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Microbial Identification Through Multispectral Infrared Imaging of Colonies: A New Type of Morpho‐Spectral Fingerprinting by Joel Le Galudec, Mathieu Dupoy, Laurent Duraffourg, Véronique Rebuffel, Pierre R. Marcoux

“…Reducing the number of wavelengths to 4 maintained high classification performance, demonstrating the method's robustness. The resulting system is faster and simpler than existing FTIR imaging systems, making it a promising tool for microbial identification.…”
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Effect of sintering temperature on structural and photocatalytic properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles by Sunaina Sharma, M.S. Chauhan, S. Chauhan, Sunil Kumar

“…The synthesized ZnO nanoparticles were annealed at four different temperatures and were then characterized in detail to investigate the morphological, structural, optical and compositional properties by using field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, UV‐vis spectroscopy, and EDX techniques. …”
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Super-resolution imaging strategies for cell biologists using a spinning disk microscope. by Neveen A Hosny, Mingying Song, John T Connelly, Simon Ameer-Beg, Martin M Knight, Ann P Wheeler

“…SOFI was chosen for X and Y and was able to achieve a resolution of ca. 80 nm; however higher resolution was possible >30 nm, dependant on the super-resolution image analysis algorithm used. Our method uses low laser power and fluorescent probes which are available either commercially or through the scientific community, and therefore it is gentle enough for biological imaging. …”
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Suspended Microchannel resonators with integrated electrodes for thermal and electrical characterization of liquids by Alberto Martín-Pérez, Stefano Stassi, Carlo Ricciardi

“…Moreover, we show that this electro-mechanical approach can be also used as a transduction method and as a way of tuning the mechanical resonance frequency.…”
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Effect of Dexamethasone Implant on Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness in Early Period in Vitrectomized Eyes with Diabetic Macular Edema by A. Altun, A. M. Hacimustafaoglu

“…To investigate the change in subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) in vitrectomized eyes with intravitreal dexamethasone (IVD) implant injection for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). Method. In this prospective and controlled study, the vitrectomized eyes of diabetic patients were included. …”
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