Structural Retinal and Optic Nerve Changes in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitors: An OCT-Based In Vivo Analysis by Yasemin Bakkal Temi, Büşra Yılmaz Tuğan, İlkay Çıtakkul, Ece Baydar, Gözde Karaca, Sibel Balcı, Devrim Çabuk, Umut Kefeli, Nurşen Yüksel, Kazım Uygun

“…<b>Objective:</b> To conduct a comparative analysis of layer-by-layer macular thickness, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL), and minimum rim width (MRW) between the eyes of patients with prostate cancer undergoing treatment with androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs) and those of age- and sex-matched healthy controls, with the aim of assessing the potential effects of ARPIs on retinal structure. <b>Methods:</b> In this prospective cross-sectional study, 80 eyes of 80 patients with ARPI-treated metastatic prostate cancer and 80 eyes of 80 age-matched healthy controls were evaluated using Heidelberg Spectralis optical coherence tomography (OCT). …”
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Growth of Different Zinc Oxide Nanostructures under Hydrothermal pH Values by Saja A. H. Abbas, Ehssan S. Hassan, Oday M. Abdulmunem

“… Flower- and rod-like nanostructures of zinc oxide were prepared by the hydrothermal method at 90°C for three hours. Three 0.028 molar solutions, with pH values of 9, 10, and 11, were deposited on glass substrate/ZnO seed layers. …”
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Belimumab-driven reductions in retinal microvascular density assessed by optical coherence tomography angiography: insights from systemic lupus erythematosus patients by Maierhaba Maitiyaer, Jingyu Zhang, Peiyi Li, Dingwen Jiang, Huangdong Li, Zeying Lin, Ziguan Ye, Yongbao Huo, Wenhui Huang, Li Wang, Zhiping Liu, Shuilian Yu

“…This study aimed to evaluate differences in retinal vascular density (VD) between SLE patients with and without LN and assess the impact of rheumatological treatments on VD.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with 54 SLE patients (21 with LN, 33 without LN). …”
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Standardized conversion model for retinal thickness measurements between spectral-domain and swept-source optical coherence tomography based on machine learning by Zhongping Tian, Yinning Guo, Xi Chen, Qifeng Zhou, Yuan Liu, Zhizhu Yi, Li Zhang, Li Zhang

“…PurposeTo conduct a systematic comparative analysis of macular retinal thickness, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness measurements between spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and swept-source OCT (SS-OCT) in healthy individuals, while establishing standardized cross-platform conversion algorithms through machine learning methodologies.MethodsIn this cross-sectional investigation, 48 healthy adults (96 eyes) underwent macular retinal thickness assessment (ETDRS grid sectors), RNFL analysis (quadrant sectors), and GCIPL evaluation (six-sector annular divisions) using both SD-OCT (Cirrus HD-OCT 5000) and SS-OCT (Triton DRI-OCT). …”
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In Vitro Comparison of the Mechanical and Optical Characteristics of the Storz Flex-XC1 Singleuse Ureteroscope and the Storz Flex-XC Reusable Flexible Ureteroscope by Chittapanya Leelathanyakit, Ekkarin Chotikawanich, Tawatchai Taweemonkongsap, Kittipong Phinthusophon, Siros Jitpraphai, Patkawat Ramart, Varat Woranisarakul, Thawatchai Mankongsrisuk, Thitipat Hansomwong, Kantima Jongjitaree, Sittiporn Srinualnad

“…Materials and Methods: We conducted an in vitro evaluation of two Karl Storz flexible ureteroscopes. …”
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Evaluation of engineering, physiochemical and nutritional properties of three different varieties of pomelo fruit by Simple Sharma, Barinderjit Singh, Yashi Srivastava

“…Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the engineering, physiochemical, and nutritional properties of selected varieties of pomelo fruit. Research method: The study was carried out using a one-way analysis of variance with three replications on selected varieties of pomelo fruit. …”
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Interocular differences in choroidal thickness and circulation in anisomyopic adults and their association with myopia severity by Chong Tang, Fanfan Huang, Rong Hu, Yan Ji, Yu Gao, Kai Shi, Yuanyuan Wu, Wenjuan Wan

“…PurposeThe study aimed to compare interocular differences in choroidal thickness and circulation between the paired eyes of anisomyopic adults and to further investigate the potential connection between the choroid and myopia severity.MethodsA total of 120 eyes of 60 anisomyopic adults were included in this observational cross-sectional study. …”
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Antibacterial and Chemical Properties of Sr-BDC_∞ Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) by A. A. Vodyashkin, P. Kezimana, J. A. А. Mbarga, M. Y. Putirskaya, Ya. M. Stanishevskiy

“…During this work, the main objective was to comparatively evaluate the antibacterial properties of Sr-BDC MOFs activated by different methods (and without activation).Materials and methods. …”
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Macular Microvasculature Is Different in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Disease Compared to Healthy Controls by Gyde Tadsen, Nadine Zehrfeld, Laura Hoffmann, Marten Gehlhaar, Bettina Hohberger, Christian Mardin, Torsten Witte, Carsten Framme, Diana Ernst, Katerina Hufendiek

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Decoupling of Mechanical and Thermal Signals in OFDR Measurements with Integrated Fibres Based on Fibre Core Doping by Clemens Dittmar, Caroline Girmen, Markus Gastens, Niels König, Thorsten Siedenburg, Michael Wlochal, Robert H. Schmitt, Stefan Schael

“…This new method is based solely on simultaneous measurements of two fibres with different temperature sensitivities resulting from different core doping processes. …”
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Differences in macular structure and microvasculature between high myopia and non-high myopia by Qin Chen, Keyao Song, Qing Cun, Wenyan Yang, Yijin Tao, Hua Zhong, Shitou Lv, Chaoxu Qian, Chaoxu Qian

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Mixed (combined) phenotype of the late stage of age-related macular degeneration by N. V. Neroeva, V. V. Neroev, M. V. Ryabina, A. G. Karmokova, O. A. Losanova

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A Multidirectional-Difference-Hash-Based Image Clutter Metric for Targeting Performance by Yufei Zhao, Yong Song, Muhammad Sulaman, Xu Li, Zhengkun Guo, Xin Yang, Fengning Wang

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The effect of preoperative structural changes and postoperative perfusion on the functional restoration of the retina in the surgical treatment of full-thickness macular holes by T.A. Doktorova, A.A. Suetov, E.V. Boiko

“…To evaluate effect of preoperative local structural retinal changes and capillary perfusion in idiopathic full-thickness macular holes (FTMH) on the recovery of functional activity of the retina after surgical treatment. Materials and methods. We used optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT-angiography (OCT-A), microperimetry, multifocal electroretinography. …”
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Using Higher Diffraction Orders to Improve the Accuracy and Robustness of Overlay Measurements by Shaoyu Liu, Yan Tang, Xiaolong Cheng, Yuliang Long, Jinfeng Jiang, Yu He, Lixin Zhao

“…In this method, to enhance the accuracy and robustness of overlay error detection between layers, the measurement errors introduced by empirical formulas are corrected by incorporating higher diffraction orders, based on the differences in the light intensity difference curves for different diffraction orders. …”
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Polymer Sorting Through Fluorescence Spectra by C. M. Penso, Elisabete M. S. Castanheira, Maria C. Paiva, L. M. Gonçalves

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Integrating Fine-Grained Classification and Motion Relation Analysis for Face Anti-Spoofing by Ziyang Cheng, Xiafen Zhang

“…Existing face anti-spoofing methods based on facial movement usually extract motion features from the overall face, ignoring micro-movements in facial regions. …”
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The Application of Digital Holographic Speckle Pattern Interferometry to the Structural Condition Study of a Plaster Sample by Kyriaki Kosma, Vivi Tornari

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Trajectory planning of UUV-assisted UWOC systems based on DQN by Jiawei HU, Xiaoqian LIU, Xinke TANG, Yuhan DONG

“…As a key submarine-based communication platform, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) can facilitate underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC).However, fluctuating characteristics of water body, different water qualities, multi-user access present challenges to UUV-assisted UWOC systems, which could be alleviated by an appropriate path planning to maximize the system and each user performance.Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) technology was applied in the path planning of autonomous vehicles, a trajectory planning scheme for UUV-assisted UWOC systems was proposed.The UUV automatically decides the navigation direction through deep Q-network (DQN) method, thereby improving the communication capacity of the system and each user.The impact of distinct water qualities on the capacity enhancement was also investigated.Simulation results suggest that the outputted strategy of DQN can improve the link capacity of the system and each user.This capacity improvement in clear seawater is better than that in pure seawater but lower than that in coastal water.…”
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SPECTRAL PROPERTIES OF TWO WATER-SOLUBLE MELANINS by V.M. Kravchenko, T.V. Beregova, M.Yu. Lositskyi, T.O. Kondratyuk, S.A. Davydenko, E.S. Davydenko, S.S. Davydenko, L.P. Buchatskyi, V.M. Yashchuk

“…The work was purposed to study the spectral properties of two types of water-soluble melanins to clarify the nature of the optical absorption and emission centers in them. …”
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