Rapid Identification of Atmospheric Gaseous Pollutants Using Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Combined with Independent Component Analysis by Wei Ju, Changhua Lu, Chun Liu, Weiwei Jiang, Yujun Zhang, Feng Hong

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Diminished retinal microcirculation in mild preeclampsia without obvious retinopathy in high-altitude native Tibetans by OCTA by Chong Tang, Shuren Pan, Xiangfang Zeng, Xinlu Fu, Jiaxuan Deng, Kai Shi

“…Background: To investigate the retinal microcirculation in mild preeclampsia (PE) without obvious retinopathy in high-altitude native Tibetans by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Methods: This study enrolled 64 mild preeclamptic pregnant women without retinopathy (group PPW), 63 healthy pregnant women (group HPW), and 61 healthy non-pregnant women (group HNPW). …”
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Effect of thickness on irradiance loss and temperature rise in indirect restorative materials: an in vitro study by Aybike Bas, Nilay Ozturk Sheikholaemeh, Fatih Sengul, Fatma Sarac, Sera Simsek Derelioglu, Peris Celikel

“…Methods The irradiance loss, absorbance, and absorbance coefficient values of three indirect restorative materials (VBM, GRA, and VSC) with four different thicknesses (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 mm) were analyzed. …”
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Data enhanced iterative few-sample learning algorithm-based inverse design of 2D programmable chiral metamaterials by Zhao Zeyu, You Jie, Zhang Jun, Du Shiyin, Tao Zilong, Tang Yuhua, Jiang Tian

“…Furthermore, the fast inverse design of multiple shaped metamaterials allows for different light manipulation, demonstrating excellent potentials in applications of optical coding and information processing. …”
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Using of Hypercorrection in Diagnostics and Functional Treatment of Children with Strabismus by S. I. Rychkova, V. G. Likhvantseva

“…The control group of children included 151 school-age children with ametropia without strabismus: 110 children with hypermetropia and 41 children with myopia. Optimal optical correction, accommodation and visual acuity were studied under monocular observation conditions and then under bifixation control using a binarimeter at different distances from the eyes (0.5, 1, and 5 m).Results. …”
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Treatment of Dentinal Hypersensitivity by means of Nd:YAP Laser: A Preliminary In Vitro Study by Amaury Namour, Samir Nammour, André Peremans, Daniel Heysselaer, Roeland J. G. De Moor

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Nd:YAP laser to seal dentinal tubules at different parameters. Material and Methods. 24 caries-free human wisdom impacted molars were used. …”
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Control of blood pressure and blood glucose levels has important clinical significance to the retina by Jin-Bao Ma, Ming-Zhao Qin, Kai Cao, Yong-Peng Zhang, Cai-Xia Guo

“…Abstract Background To investigate whether blood pressure and blood glucose levels affect retinal microvascular parameters, reflected by density within 300 μm surrounding the avascular area of the fovea (FAZ), also called FD-300. Methods A case series study design was used to include patients with essential hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes who were hospitalized in the Department of Geriatrics, Beijing Tongren Hospital, from January 2023 to January 2024. …”
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SURGERY FOR TUMORS OF THE FOURTH VENTRICLE: THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ACCESSES AND THE ROLE OF ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUES by V. B. Karakhan

“…The benefits of endoscopic techniques are to early examine the vulnerable vascular and neural structures blocked by a tumor at the access step; to reduce the volume of an access itself and the traction of cerebellar and truncal structures; to completely survey the Sylvian aqueduct without additionally displacing or dissecting the vermis cerebelli; to maintain optical sharpness within sight of differently remote microstructures. …”
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REFLECTION SPECTRA OF SKIN IN VITILIGO by V. V. Zhulmina, K. S. Brazovsky, P. N. Pesterev, Ye. N. Kologrivova, N. P. Labzovskaya

“…Lack of clear understanding of pathogenic disease processes justifies the difficulty of choosing efficient treatment methods. Repigmentation is slow and not always complete. …”
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Enhancing wheat quality through color sorting: a novel approach for classifying kernels based on vitreousness by Jin-Kyung Cha, Hyeonjin Park, Youngho Kwon, So-Myeong Lee, Jeonghyun Kim, Woo-Jae Kim, Kwangho Park, Woosik Jang, Youngeun Lee, Byung Jun Jin, Kidong Han, Ki-Won Oh, Jong-Hee Lee

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A Visualization of Ultrasonic Beam from a Medical Transducer using a Combination of Background-Oriented Schlieren Imaging with Hilbert Transformation by Margi Sasono, Apik Rusdiarna IP

“…In this paper, an optical method called background-oriented schlieren imaging (BOSI) has been developed as an alternative. …”
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Identification of GRAS Gene Family in Paper Mulberry and Analysis of Its Expression in Stem Development by Tanxing CHEN, Huannan LI, Pinsheng WANG, Yajun JIANG, Jinbin XIAO, Lingmin YAN, Yang WANG, Yi FAN

“…【Method】HMM was used to identify GRAS family genes in the whole genome of paper mulberry, and the expression patterns of GRAS genes in paper mulberry stem tissues (T1-T3) with different lignification degrees were analyzed through bioinformatics methods and RNA-Seq data.…”
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Unveiling large-scale velocity characteristics of rock glaciers in the Tibet-Pamir-Karakoram region using InSAR by Zhangyu Sun, Lin Liu, Chengyan Fan, Yan Hu, Francesca Baldacchino, Atanu Bhattacharya, Ella Wood, Tobias Bolch

“…Previous studies have measured rock glacier velocities using field-based terrestrial geodetic surveys, repeat photogrammetry, and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR). However, these methods have typically been confined to local regions, leaving the large-scale velocity characteristics underexplored. …”
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Vascular retinal biomarkers improves the detection of the likely cerebral amyloid status from hyperspectral retinal images by Sayed Mehran Sharafi, Jean‐Philippe Sylvestre, Claudia Chevrefils, Jean‐Paul Soucy, Sylvain Beaulieu, Tharick A. Pascoal, Jean Daniel Arbour, Marc‐André Rhéaume, Alain Robillard, Céline Chayer, Pedro Rosa‐Neto, Sulantha S. Mathotaarachchi, Ziad S. Nasreddine, Serge Gauthier, Frédéric Lesage

“…Arteriolar diameter of Aβ+ subjects was found to be higher than the Aβ− subjects in a zone adjacent to the optical nerve head. Furthermore, a significant difference between texture measures built over retinal arterioles and their adjacent regions were observed in Aβ+ subjects when compared with the Aβ−. …”
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The role of diffuse correlation spectroscopy and frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy in monitoring cerebral hemodynamics during hypothermic circulatory arrestsCentral Messa... by Alexander I. Zavriyev, BS, Kutlu Kaya, MS, Parisa Farzam, PhD, Parya Y. Farzam, BS, John Sunwoo, PhD, Arminder S. Jassar, MBBS, Thoralf M. Sundt, MD, Stefan A. Carp, PhD, Maria Angela Franceschini, PhD, Jason Z. Qu, MD

“…Objectives: Real-time noninvasive monitoring of cerebral blood flow (CBF) during surgery is key to reducing mortality rates associated with adult cardiac surgeries requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA). We explored a method to monitor cerebral blood flow during different brain protection techniques using diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS), a noninvasive optical technique which, combined with frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy (FDNIRS), also provides a measure of oxygen metabolism. …”
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A Camera-Embedded Self-Adaptable Finger With Multi-Modal Sensing Capabilities for Robotic Manipulation by Muhammad Usman Khalid, Hafiz Muizz Ahmed Sethi, Nirmal Kumar Ravikumar, Halar Haleem, Alessandro Seitone, Mattia Frascio, Perla Maiolino, Matteo Zoppi

“…We combined two algorithms: an optical flow-based method for reliably detecting slip events and a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for force, displacement estimation, and position classification. …”
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Impact of Topical Nepafenac on Macular Thickness after Phacoemulsification with Intraocular Lens Implantation in Patients without Diabetic Retinopathy by Arooj Amjad, Muhammad Shaheer, Hassan Tariq, Ammarah Rasheed Arooj Amjad, Muhammad Shaheer, Hassan Tariq, Ammarah Rasheed

“…Place & Duration of Study: Ophthalmology Department/Lahore General Hospital, Lahore from 15-01-2019 to 31-12-2021. Materials & Methods: Diabetic patients without retinopathy who required cataract surgery for visual rehabilitation were included in the study. …”
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Finishing and polishing effects of multiblade burs on the surface texture of 5 resin composites: microhardness and roughness testing by Elodie Ehrmann, Etienne Medioni, Nathalie Brulat-Bouchard

“…Roughness was analysed with an optical profilometer, microhardness was tested with a Vickers indenter, and the surfaces were examined by optical and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Crowd Density Estimation via Global Crowd Collectiveness Metric by Ling Mei, Mingyu Yu, Lvxiang Jia, Mingyu Fu

“…Drone-captured crowd videos have become increasingly prevalent in various applications in recent years, including crowd density estimation via measuring crowd collectiveness. Traditional methods often measure local differences in motion directions among individuals and scarcely handle the challenge brought by the changing illumination of scenarios. …”
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Characterization of epiretinalmacrophage-like cells and retinochoroidal blood flow in acute macular neuroretinopathy by YANG Ruijun, WEN Feng, ZHANG Xiongze

“…The MLCs were binarized and quantified using a semiautomated method. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) was used to evaluate the perfusion status and obtain the structural data of macular within a 6 x 6 mm2 macular region. …”
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