Examining Organic and Elemental Carbon Presence in Beauty Salon Service Rooms by Patrycja Rogula-Kopiec, Wioletta Rogula-Kozłowska, Jan Stefan Bihałowicz, Artur Badyda, Kamila Widziewicz-Rzońca, Barbara Mathews, Grzegorz Majewski, Piotr Oskar Czechowski

“…The carbon matrix of these particles can carry toxic compounds, potentially adversely affecting the health of salon employees. Methods  Filtres with PM2.5 were analyzed for OC and EC content with Model 4L Sunset Laboratory thermal-optical OC/EC analyser. …”
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Angular stable plate fixation provides favorable biomechanical stability in simulated T-shaped acetabular fractures: a biomechanical study by Moritz F Lodde, Christoph Katthagen, Matthias Klimek, Karl Abshagen, Christian Peez, Arian Große-Allermann, Michael J Raschke, Oliver Riesenbeck

“…It was hypothesized that locking plate fixation provides less displacement and higher construct stiffness. Methods: A T-shaped acetabular fracture was simulated in 16 synthetic pelvic models. …”
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Microbiological And Physicochemical Analyses Of Oil Contaminated Soil From Major Motor Mechanic Workshops In Benin City Metropolis,Edo State, Nigeria by FO Ekhaise, J Nkwelle

“…It was also showed that there exist significant difference in the optical density and pH among the microbial isolates. …”
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Influence of Preoperative Foveal Layers’ Thickness on Visual Function and Macular Morphology by Phacovitrectomy for Epiretinal Membrane by R Zhmurin, L Grajewski, L Krause

“…The aim of this retrospective study with short, differently dispersed follow-up is to record the relationships between the pathologies of the individual foveal layers, measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), and to investigate their influence on pre- and postoperative best-corrected decimal far visual acuity (BCVA) by phacovitrectomy for epiretinal membrane (ERM) in comorbidity with cataract. …”
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Resveratrol Supplementation in Wet AMD: Association With Fewer Intravitreal Injections and Reduced Macular Fibrosis by Datseris I, Rouvas A, Tzanidaki ME, Kardara M, Geros V, Gouliopoulos N

“…For 2 years, the patients were monthly assessed with best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) measurement, fundus autofluorescence, optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans and OCT-angiography. …”
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CONSTRUCTION OF ISOCOMFORTABLE MICROCLIMATE PARAMETERS VALUES MATRIX by R. A. Poddubniy, T. V. Ryabova, A. B. Sulin

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Comparison of terrestrial exospheric hydrogen 3D distributions at solar minimum and maximum using TWINS Lyman-α observations by Jochen H. Zoennchen, Gonzalo Cucho-Padin, Gonzalo Cucho-Padin, Lara Waldrop, Hans J. Fahr

“…We estimated the 3D global hydrogen density distributions from these radiance data using two different tomographic inversion methods: first, a parametric fitting method based on a spherical harmonic function of order 3 and second, a high degree-of-freedom retrieval approach to validate our retrievals of H density. …”
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40th Winter School on Wave and Quantum Acoustics Szczyrk, Poland, February 27 – March 4, 2011 by Roman BUKOWSKI

“…Moreover, this year we propose to participate in associated conference – the 5th Conference on Integrated Optics – Sensors, Sensing Structures and Methods (chairman Prof. …”
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Combined use of multi-source satellite imagery and deep learning for automated mapping of glacial lakes in the Bhutan Himalaya by Xingyu Xu, Lin Liu, Lingcao Huang, Yan Hu

“…However, the latest spatial distribution and temporal evolution of the Himalayan glacial lakes is not timely updated due to the inaccessibility of high mountain areas and the lack of an effective automated mapping method that can leverage the availability of wide-ranging remote sensing data. …”
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BOUND SOLITON STATES LOCALIZED NEAR DEFECT IN A NONLINEAR MEDIUM by Sergey Evgenyevich Savotchenko

“…The aim of the paper is to find the solutions of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation and the energy levels of stationary localized near the defect states in the framework of the model, which is a generalization of models of two-level systems. Materials and methods: methods of theoretical physics of solids and nonlinear dynamics based on traditional methods of mathematical physics are used to investigate the localization energy of excitations in nonlinear media with defects. …”
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Research on Influences of Transient High IOP during LASIK on Retinal Functions and Ultrastructure by Haixia Zhao, Yude Ai, Chunmei Niu, Wenying Guan, Xiaoling Li, Liru Qin

“…To study the influences of transient high intraocular pressure(IOP) during LASIK on retinal functions and ultrastructure. Methods. Thirty-two New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into normal control, experimental control, negative suction 20 s and negative suction 3 min groups. …”
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Abundant Lump-Type Solutions and Interaction Solutions for a Nonlinear (3+1) Dimensional Model by R. Sadat, M. Kassem, Wen-Xiu Ma

“…Through the Hirota bilinear method and the Cole-Hopf transformation, lump-type solutions and their interaction solutions with one- or two-stripe solutions have been generated for a generalized (3+1) shallow water-like (SWL) equation, via symbolic computations associated with three different ansatzes. …”
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Individualization of clinical target volume delineation in eccentric nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a prospective comparative study by Yunrui Song, Yunrui Song, Yuwei Wang, Mengqi Yang, Xinhao Yu, Mengze Li, Bin Long, Xiaolei Shu, Xin Zhang, Feng Wang, Chencheng Wang, Mengyu Hu, Jiang-Dong Sui, Ying Wang

“…We proposed an individualized CTV delineation method for eccentric NPC and evaluated its feasibility based on the eccentric distance of the primary lesion.Materials and methodsNinety patients with eccentric NPC were included. …”
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Peripapillary Vessel Density in Eyes with Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment after Pars Plana Vitrectomy by Bing Lu, Pengfei Zhang, Haiyun Liu, Huixun Jia, Yang Yu, Fenghua Wang, Hong Wang, Xiaodong Sun

“…Methods. Patients with RRD, successfully treated with a pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and a minimum three-month follow-up were included in this study. …”
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Pachychoroid Pigment Epitheliopathy and Choroidal Thickness Changes in Coeliac Disease by Selim Bolukbasi, Burak Erden, Akin Cakir, Alper Halil Bayat, Mustafa Nuri Elcioglu, Serap Yurttaser Ocak, Yasemin Gokden, Mine Adas, Zekiye Nur Asik

“…Methods. Seventy patients with CD and 70 healthy controls were included in this prospective, comparative study. …”
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Long-Term Visual Outcome in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients Depending on the Number of Ranibizumab Injections by Pilar Calvo, Beatriz Abadia, Antonio Ferreras, Oscar Ruiz-Moreno, Jesús Leciñena, Clemencia Torrón

“…To analyse the visual outcome in wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients depending on the number of ranibizumab injections. Methods. 51 naïve wet AMD patients were retrospectively recorded. …”
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Phacovitrectomy vs. consecutive vitrectomy for idiopathic macular holes: short and long-term outcomes and OCT image quality assessment by Vishma Prabhu, Priyanka Gandhi, Rupal Kathare, Kanika Godani, Prathiba Hande, Naresh Kumar Yadav, Jay Chhablani, Ramesh Venkatesh

“…Methods This retrospective study analyzed 183 phakic MH eyes operated between 2012 and 23, with patients divided into PVS and CVS groups. …”
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Angioarchitectural alterations in the retina and choroid in frontotemporal dementia. by Ariana Allen, Cason B Robbins, Suzanna Joseph, Angela Hemesat, Anita Kundu, Justin P Ma, Alice Haystead, Lauren Winslow, Rupesh Agrawal, Kim G Johnson, Andrea C Bozoki, Sandra S Stinnett, Dilraj S Grewal, Sharon Fekrat

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional comparison of patients with FTD and controls with normal cognition. …”
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Efficacy of a simple intravitreal perfluoropropane injection in treating unclosed idiopathic macular holes following vitrectomy by Zexia Dou, Jindong Han, Shaozhen Zhao

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a simple intravitreal injection of perfluoropropane (C3F8) in treating unclosed idiopathic macular holes (IMHs) in patients who had previously undergone primary pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Methods This study was a retrospective, observational clinical study. …”
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Correlation between Systemic Inflammation and Morphological Changes of Retinal Neurovascular Unit in Patients with Early Signs of Diabetic Retinopathy: An OCT and OCT-Angiography S... by Hanli Guo, Wenjie Wu, Yue Huang, Yulong Huang, Ningxuan Jin, Huazhi Ma, Qiong Li

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 93 type 2 diabetic patients with early signs of DR (170 eyes), ranging from level 10 to level 35 based on ETDRS DR severity scale score. …”
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