Ocular perfusion in primary angle-closure suspect and primary angle-closure eyes without prior acute angle closure by Reni Philip, Venkateshwaran Kannan, Lingam Vijaya, Rashima Asokan, Shantha Balekudaru, Annadurai Parivadhini, Ronnie George

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective cross-sectional study, which determined patients’ (40–80 years) optic nerve peripapillary perfusion, flux, and macular vessel density (6 mm × 6 mm and 3 mm × 3 mm) in the superficial retinal layer on OCTA. …”
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Effect of Conventional Cataract Surgery and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery on Bruch’s Membrane Opening-Minimum Rim Width, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, and Macular Thickn... by Josefina Reñones, Alfonso Anton, Jesús María Gonzalez-Martin, Humberto Carreras, Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer

“…To evaluate the effect of conventional cataract surgery (CCS) and femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) on Bruch’s membrane opening-minimum rim width (BMO-MRW), peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL), and macular thickness (MT) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods. BMO-MRW, RNFL, and MT were measured using SD-OCT preoperatively, 1 month and 6 months after surgery in both CCS and FLACS groups. …”
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Comparison of static friction and surface topography of low friction and conventional TMA orthodontic arch wires: An in-vitro study by Nouf Alsabti, Nabeel Talic

“…This study aimed to compare the static friction of orthodontic arch wire materials, including a newly introduced low-friction TMA, conventional TMA, and stainless steel arch wires, using an Instron universal testing machine and to evaluate their surface topographical features using a noncontact optical profilometer. Methods: A total of 30 arch wire specimens were used, including 10 low-friction TMA (TMA-Low), 10 conventional TMA (TMA-C), and 10 stainless steel (SS), (Ormco, Orange, CA, USA) measuring 0.016 × 0.022 in. …”
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Jewelry Morocco septaria. Gemological characteristics and mineral composition by D. A. Petrochenkov

“…To conduct their comparison with septaria from other regions of the world.Materials and methods. The author studied the assortment of Morocco septaria presented at international and Russian exhibitions. …”
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Dimensional Stability and Accuracy of Silicone Impression Materials after Ozone Water Disinfection: An In Vitro Study by Abinaya . Kutralanathan, Ahila . Singaravel Chidambaranathan, Muthukumar . Balasubramaniam

“… Objectives: This study evaluated the effect of ozone water disinfection on dimensional stability and accuracy of silicone impression materials. Materials and Methods: According to ISO-4823, a stainless-steel die was fabricated for this in vitro study. …”
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Preparation of Magnetic Photocatalyst Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@Fe-TiO₂ and Photocatalytic Degradation Performance of Methyl Orange in Na₂SO... by Li Sun, Zilong Li, Zhigang Yuan, Ying Liu, Shunqi Mei, Fanhe Meng, Xingyu Ouyang, Yi Xiong, Ke Zhang, Zhen Chen

“…In this study, Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@TiO₂ (FS-FT (0 g)) photocatalysts, featuring a magnetic core–shell structure, and Fe-doped Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@Fe-TiO₂ (FS-FT (x g)) photocatalysts, were fabricated via the sol–gel method. Structural and compositional analyses of the processed samples were systematically conducted through X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with selected area electron diffraction (SAED), surface-sensitive X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and optical property assessment via UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-DRS). …”
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Influence of extracellular matrix components on the expression of integrins and regeneration of adult retinal ganglion cells. by Elena Vecino, Janosch P Heller, Patricia Veiga-Crespo, Keith R Martin, James W Fawcett

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Primary RGC cultures from adult rat retina were placed on glass coverslips treated with different substrates: Poly-L-Lysine (PL), or PL plus laminin (L), collagen I (CI), collagen IV (CIV) or fibronectin (F). …”
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A Fractal Curve-Inspired Framework for Enhanced Semantic Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images by Xinhua Wang, Botao Yuan, Zhuang Li, Heqi Wang

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Biogenic polymer based patches for congenital cardiac surgery: future development of implants by Emma Richert, Emma Richert, Linda Grefen, Linda Grefen, Alexandra Zorin, Julian Hubrich, Stefan Simon, Christian P. Sommerhoff, Christian Hagl, Christian Hagl, Christopher Herz, Dominik Obrist, Jürgen Hörer, Jürgen Hörer, Thierry Carrel, Maximilian Grab, Maximilian Grab, Maximilian Grab, Paul Philipp Heinisch, Paul Philipp Heinisch

“…This study aims to address these challenges by investigating bacterial cellulose (BC) as a promising material for CCS.MethodsVariability in patch quality from previous studies was addressed by refining the production protocol taking advantage of optical density (OD) measurements. …”
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Pea and Chickpea Protein Concentrates: Quality Indicators by Valentina V. Kolpakova, Rusalia V. Ulanova, Denis S. Kulikov, Valentina A. Gulakova, Gennadiy V. Semenov, Ludmila V. Shevjakova

“…The properties of the protein concentrates were studied by chemical, physicochemical, biochemical, and microbiological research methods. The research resulted in new protein concentrates for human diet and microbial-vegetable feed concentrates. …”
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Mechanistic Insights into Shenzhuo Formula for Diabetic Retinopathy: Integrating UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, Network Pharmacology, Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Data, and Experimental Validatio... by Zang X, Zhang L, Ma J, Wang A, Ding L, Wang Y, Sun J, Li J, Hang X, Li X, Zhao L

“…This study aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms of SZF to expand treatment strategies for DR.Methods: SZF components were analyzed using Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS). …”
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Temporal and spatial characteristics and environmental health risk analysis of liver cancer in a county of Central China from perspective of precise prevention and control by Shuyao XIA, Hongyan REN, Baohua WANG, Runhe SHI

“…The correlations between liver cancer and various environmental factors [fine particulate matter (PM2.5), aerosol optical depth (AOD), temperature, precipitation, proportion of cultivated land, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), population density, and per capita gross domestic product (GDP)] in S County were preliminarily evaluated by using geodetectors. …”
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Ibuprofen reduces inflammation, necroptosis and protects photoreceptors from light-induced retinal degeneration by Ping-Wu Zhang, Zi-He Wan, Weifeng Li, Abhishek Vats, Kunal Mehta, Laura Fan, Lingli Zhou, Sean Li, Gloria Li, Casey J. Keuthan, Cynthia Berlinicke, Cheng Qian, Noriko Esumi, Elia J Duh, Donald J. Zack

“…To further explore this relationship, we tested whether Ibuprofen (IBU), an FDA-approved non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), could promote PR survival and function in a mouse model of light damage (LD)-induced PR degeneration. Methods LD was induced by exposing mice to 4000 lx of light for 2–4 hours (h). …”
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Macular epiretinal membrane in high myopia: timing and prognosis of pars plana vitrectomy surgery by Yu-Tong Xia, Jia-Yun Ge, Zong-Chan Zhang, Li-Yue Zhang, Ying-Ying Wen, Ying Xie, Ye Shen, Jian-Ping Tong

“…The patients with ERM were classified into five groups based on the characteristics associated with different levels of myopic traction maculopathy. Group 1: Simple ERM without complex vertical and tangential direction traction on retina on optical coherence tomography (OCT) image; Group 2: ERM with obvious macular foveal schisis, without macular hole (MH); Group 3: ERM with inner lamellar MH, with or without macular foveal schisis; Group 4: ERM with outer lamellar MH, with or without foveal retinal detachment (RD); Group 5: ERM with full-thickness MH. …”
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Analyzing the Reproductive Characteristics of the Naked Carp Gymnocypris Przewalskii (Kessler) Based on the Oxygen Isotopes of Otolith Core Using SHRIMP by Ling ZHOU, Linbo QIAN, Sumei ZHAO, Xiulan ZHANG, Yinglie LIU, Qiaoling TANG, Jie YUAN

“…The correlation of δ18O with δ13C was an effective method in identification of different culture stocks of S. kozlovi, which indicates that the isotopic signatures of otolith could be used as a method to identify freshwater fish stocks.…”
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Effect of Quasi-Isotropic Antenna Orientation on Indoor Multipath Propagation Characteristics in RSN Applications by Abdelhamid Bou-El-Harmel, Ali Benbassou, Jamal Belkadid, Nadia Mechatte

“…This study is evaluated in a typical indoor environment by computer simulations based on the three-dimensional (3D) ray-tracing method. This method is based on geometric optics and uniform diffraction theory and also it offers significant advantages in terms of accurate and comprehensive prediction of propagation characterization. …”
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X-Ray Spectra from General Relativistic Radiation Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Thin Disks by Nathaniel Roth, Peter Anninos, P. Chris Fragile, Derrick Pickrel

“…Despite the relatively few energy bins and Kompaneets approximation to Compton scattering utilized in the M _1 method, we find generally good agreement between the methods. …”
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Biochemistry navigation application with 5-ALA for surgical treatment of cerebral tumors with various histological types by G. I. Kovalev, V. E. Kocharyan, G. G. Muzlaev

“…We analyzed usage results of biochemical navigation with 5-ALA in cases with cerebral tumors of various histological types.Material and Methods. In the study we included 89 patients with various cerebral tumors: gliomas Grade I-IV WHO, metastatic spread and a single case with anaplastic meningioma of different localization. …”
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Biochemistry navigation application with 5-ALA for surgical treatment of cerebral tumors with various histological types by G. I. Kovalev, V. E. Kocharyan, G. G. Muzlaev

“…We analyzed usage results of biochemical navigation with 5-ALA in cases with cerebral tumors of various histological types.Material and Methods. In the study we included 89 patients with various cerebral tumors: gliomas Grade I-IV WHO, metastatic spread and a single case with anaplastic meningioma of different localization. …”
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Lighting preferences of Iberian sausages for Spanish observers by Okuda Shino, Nagata Masahito, Okajima Katsunori, Rodríguez-Pulido Francisco José, Heredia Francisco José, Ortega-Velázquez Rocío, Gaviño-Nadal María Dolores, Casado-González Jesús, García Pedro Antonio, Rivas María José, Tejada-Casado María, Yebra Ana, Melgosa Manuel

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