Frictional and Particle Emission Behavior of Different Brake Disk Concepts Correlated with Optical Pin Surface Characterization by Juan C. Londono Alfaro, Sven Brandt, Chengyuan Fang, David Hesse, Timo Gericke, Frank Schiefer, Carsten Schilde, Sebastian A. Kaiser

“…To further study this aspect, a segmentation method was developed for the pin surface images and topographical data to extract and quantify different features on the pin, such as debris, patches, holes and the tribolayer. …”
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Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in different glaucoma stages measured by optical coherence tomography by Živković Maja, Jakšić Vesna, Jovanović Predrag, Zlatanović Marko, Zlatanović Gordana, Đorđević-Jocić Jasmina

“…One of the most reliable methods for structural measurements of glaucomatous damage is spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). …”
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Different Characteristics of Aquaporin-4 and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Seropositive Male Optic Neuritis in China by Honglu Song, Huanfen Zhou, Mo Yang, Junqing Wang, Hongjuan Liu, Mingming Sun, Quangang Xu, Shihui Wei

“…Purpose. To describe different clinical characteristics and prognosis of optic neuritis (ON) in male patients with seropositive aquaporin-4 antibody (AQP4-Ab) or myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody (MOG-Ab) in China. …”
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Morphological analysis of lacrimal punctum using anterior segment optical coherence tomography in different age groups by Hasan Naz, Shruthi Tara, Jagadeesh K Reddy, V Rajesh Prabu, Mithun Thulasidas

“…Purpose: To evaluate the lacrimal punctal changes in different age groups using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). …”
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Differences Between Amblyopic and Fellow Eyes in Optical Coherence Tomography: A Cohort from Jordanian Population by Noor M. Alqudah, Hasan Mohidat, Abdelwahab Aleshawi, Wedad Al-Dolat, Ali Alshami

“…It is the first of its kind in Jordan. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Sixty-one individuals, aged 14 to 67, who had been diagnosed with unilateral amblyopia participated in a prospective study. …”
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Efficacy of a theoretical-practical course for the ultrasound measurement of the optic nerve diameter in different healthcare operators by Eugenio Garofalo, Giuseppe Neri, Vincenzo Bosco, Zaninni Caroleo, Fabiola Virdò, Helenia Mastrangelo, Giusy Guzzi, Gianmaria Cammarota, Chiara Robba, Federico Longhini, Andrea Bruni, ONSD study group

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The optical behavior of pressable lithia-based glass-ceramics under two different heat treatment protocols by Iman Haggag Elnagar Ahmed, Amr El-Etreby, Sara Mehanna Foudah

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Comparison of the effect of ranibizumab in retinal vein occlusion and macular edema with different optical coherence tomographic patterns by Yue Xu, Yue-Cong Yin, Ze-Yu Song, Xiao-Yu Zhou, Jia-Ju Zhang, Juan Liang

“…ME was categorized into cystoid macular edema (CME), diffuse retinal thickening (DRT), and serous retinal detachment (SRD) according to optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. The comparison of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA; logMAR) and central macular thickness (CMT) among different follow-up points and those among 3 groups were performed by Kruskal-Wallis test. …”
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Improved ADI Iterative Algorithm With Gauss-Seidel Ideology for Efficient WLP-FDTD Method in 3-D Cylindrical Coordinate System by Da-Wei Zhu, Hai-Lin Chen, Jiachen Xu, Bo-Ao Xu, Li Zhen

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7Li(18O, 17N)8Be reaction and the 17N + 8Be-potential by A. T. Rudchik, Yu. M. Stepanenko, A. A. Rudchik, O. A. Ponkratenko, E. I. Koshchy, S. Kliczewski, K. Rusek, A. Budzanowski, S. Yu. Mezhevych, Val. M. Pirnak, I. Skwirczyńska, R. Siudak, B. Czech, A. Szczurek, J. Choiński, L. Głowacka

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Effect of the Concentration of Copper on the Properties of Copper Sulfide Nanostructure by Zainab J. Shanan, Mirvat D. Majed, Huda M.J. Ali

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7Li(18O, 17O)7Li reaction and the 17N + 8Be-potential by A. T. Rudchik, Yu. M. Stepanenko, A. A. Rudchik, O. A. Ponkratenko, E. I. Koshchy, S. Kliczewski, K. Rusek, A. Budzanowski, S. Yu. Mezhevych, I. Skwirczyńska, R. Siudak, B. Czech, A. Szczurek, J. Choiński, L. Głowacka, Val. M. Pirnak

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THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE METHODS OF TREATMENT OF ANTERIOR URETHRA STRICTURES by V. L. Medvedev, Y. N. Medoev, V. V. Mitusov

“…This review is to evaluate literature concerning different methods of treatment of anterior urethra strictures: internal optical urethrotomy (OIU), laser urethrotomy, urethra stenting, urethra dilatation, OIU in combination with selfdilatation, OIU combined with chemicals injection. …”
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Gold Surface Reconstruction Diagnostics by the Multiangular Ellipsometry Methods by A.A. Goloborodko, A.V. Krylov, L.Y. Robur

“…The paper deals with gold films structure and optical properties changes. It is experimentally shown that the surface structure changes are reliably detected by the multiangular Mueller polarimetry method. …”
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Toward Information Transfer Around a Concave Corner by a Surface-Plasmon-Polariton Wave by Rajan Agrahari, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Pradip K. Jain

“…As optical interconnects employing surface-plasmon-polariton (SPP) waves are expected to enable faster communication in integrated circuits, the time-domain Maxwell equations were solved using the finite-difference time-domain method to investigate the transfer of information via a pulse-modulated carrier SPP wave around a concave corner formed by two planar metal/air interfaces. …”
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Efficacy of Different Gingival Displacement Materials on the Width of Gingival Sulcus Using Optical Stereomicroscope: A Comparative Analysis by Mahesh K. Rajbanshi, Manish S. Kinra, Rajashekhara B. Sharanesha, Deepti Virupakshappa, Abdullah B. Khojah, Abdulaziz A. Almakenzi, Shahad A. Almakenzi

“…Results: Both retraction methods demonstrated significant differences in gingival displacement before and after retraction (P < 0.001) as per the paired t-test. …”
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Deep learning for predicting myopia severity classification method by WangMeiYu Xing, XiaoNa Li, JingShu Ni, YuanZhi Zhang, ZhongSheng Li, Yong Liu, YiKun Wang, Yao Huang

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Roughness Estimation of Multimode Rectangular Optical Waveguide Based on the Scattering Loss Difference Between SMFW and MMFW Structures by Chuanlu Deng, Tingyun Wang, Jiamin Chen, Chengbo Mou, Xiaobei Zhang, Xinjie Yan, Fufei Pang

“…Based on the scattering loss difference between the single-mode-fiber-optical-waveguide (SMFW) and multimode-fiber-optical-waveguide (MMFW) structures, a method to estimate the roughness of multimode rectangular optical waveguide (ROW) is proposed. …”
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Numerical Analysis and Experimental Verification of Optical Fiber Composite Overhead Ground Wire (OPGW) Direct Current (DC) Ice Melting Dynamic Process Considering Gap Convection H... by Shuang Wang, Long Cheng, Bo Tang, Wangsheng Xu, Zheng Wang

“…To this end, a finite element model of the DC ice melting process of OPGW was established by introducing the mushy zone constant to consider the influence of the convective heat transfer in the gap, and at the same time, the apparent heat capacity method was used to simulate the changes of the physical property parameters of the melted ice layer. …”
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Segmentation of dermatoscopic images of skin lesions. Comparison of methods by A. F. Smalyuk, M. S. Dzeshka, I. D. Kupchykava

“…The proposed algorithm makes it possible to detect differences in images even if there is a significant difference in the brightness and color levels of the compared images, and also ignores small insignificant details, such as noise, dermatoscope optics marks, hair, etc. …”
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