Ball milling preparation and the effect of calcination temperature on the photocatalytic performance of titanium dioxide by Israa Zahwa, Ahmad Kassas, Mohamed Mouyane, Jérôme Bernard, Javier Navas, Tayssir Hamieh, David Houivet

“…This study highlights the potential of ball milling as a scalable method for tailoring TiO2-based photocatalysts with optimized phase composition and photocatalytic properties.…”
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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes as reusable boosters of pyocyanin production for anticancer research by Joanna Honselmann genannt Humme, Kamila Dubrowska, Magdalena Perużyńska, Marek Droździk, Radosław Birger, Martyna Jurkiewicz, Tomasz Kędzierski, Ewa Mijowska, Tomasz Idzik, Jacek G. Sośnicki, Elżbieta Filipek, Mateusz Piz, Rafał Rakoczy, Adrian Augustyniak

“…It was also revealed that the optical density and viability of the bacterial culture were elevated, while the pyoverdine production was decreased. …”
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A Comparative Study of Deep Learning-Based Models for Object Detection in Remote Sensing Imagery by A. V. Coulson, W. H. Thomas, C. Wang

“…The advent of deep learning-based methods has significantly advanced this field. However, the distinctive characteristics of remote sensing images, including large directional variations, scale differences, and complex and cluttered backgrounds, pose considerable challenges for accurate target detection. …”
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Effects of Subminimal Inhibitory Concentrations of Chlorhexidine on the Chlorhexidine Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates by Hawkar S. Omer, Safaa T. Aka

“…A spectrophotometer was used to determine the optical density at 600 nm (OD600nm) for biofilm evaluation. …”
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An In vitro Study Comparing Dimensional Stability of Four Types of Interocclusal Recording Material by Aksshay Shetty, C Mohammed Saleem, B Mohammed Ajmal, S A Saadath Afzaa, Nawal Saleem, Syed A. Raheel

“…The aim of this in vitro investigation is to assess and compare the linear dimensional stability of interocclusal recording materials over time. Methods: Polyvinylsiloxane, polyether, bisacryl and bite registration wax were used in the study. …”
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Development of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Sputtered N-Doped TiO2 Thin Films: From Modeling the Growth Mechanism of the Films to Fabrication of the Solar Cells by D. A. Duarte, M. Massi, A. S. da Silva Sobrinho

“…The mechanism of film growth during the sputtering process and the effect of the nitrogen doping on the structural, optical, morphological, chemical, and electronic properties of the TiO2 were investigated by numerical modeling and experimental methods. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of Choroidal Thickness Changes in Unilateral Amblyopia by Yanli Liu, Yi Dong, Kanxing Zhao

“…Using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT), the primary outcome parameters examined were subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and different choroidal thickness (CT) positions. …”
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Corrosion Rate of ASTM A53 Steel in Seawater Influenced by Variation in Concentration of Mangifera Indica L. Peel Extract by Selly Septianissa, Ayu Zahra Chandrasari

“…Corrosion tests were conducted through immersion experiments over durations of 1, 4, 9, 16, and 25 days with mango peel extract concentrations of 0 ppm, 20 ppm, 40 ppm, 60 ppm, and 80 ppm. Analytical methods including X-ray diffraction (XRD), Optical Microscopy (OM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to examine the steel's surface morphology and chemical composition. …”
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Applicazione della meccanica della frattura viscoelastica alla previsione della vita di tubi in polibutene by Luca Andena, Marta Rink, Roberto Frassine

“…Two configurations have been used, single edge notch bending (SENB) and double cantilever beam (DCB), the latter only to study crack propagation. Optical methods have been used to detect crack initiation and measure propagation speed. …”
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Detection of Selected Heavy Metal Ions Using Organic Chromofluorescent Chemosensors by Samina Aslam, Iram Kousar, Sadia Rani, Wajiha Altaf, Sadia Bristy, Rachid Skouta

“…This feature article aims to provide readers with a more thorough understanding of the different methods of synthesis and how they work. As noted in the literature, we will highlight colorimetric and fluorometric sensors based on their receptors into multiple categories for heavy metal ion detection, such as Hg²⁺, Ag²⁺, Cd^2+, Pb²⁺, and In³⁺, and simultaneous multiple-ion detection.…”
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Interconnected cavernous structure of bacterial fruiting bodies. by Cameron W Harvey, Huijing Du, Zhiliang Xu, Dale Kaiser, Igor Aranson, Mark Alber

“…Probing the three-dimensional structure of myxobacteria fruiting bodies has previously presented a challenge due to limitations of different imaging methods. A new technique using Infrared Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) revealed previously unknown details of the internal structure of M. xanthus fruiting bodies consisting of interconnected pockets of relative high and low spore density regions. …”
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Phosphatized bacteria from the cretaceous phosphorites of Syria, Palmyra region by M. Alzammar, E. A. Zhegallo

“…To identify and describe varieties of bacterial microfossils in Syrian phosphorites.   Materials and methods. The research material included the authors’ collection of phosphorites from the phosphate layers of the Alsharqiya quarry, thin sections for optical microscopy and samples for electron microscopic analysis. …”
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Microfluidics and Nanofluidics in Strong Light–Matter Coupling Systems by Evelyn Granizo, Irina Kriukova, Pedro Escudero-Villa, Pavel Samokhvalov, Igor Nabiev

“…The combination of micro- or nanofluidics and strong light–matter coupling has gained much interest in the past decade, which has led to the development of advanced systems and devices with numerous potential applications in different fields, such as chemistry, biosensing, and material science. …”
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Tissue Interactions in Dense Tissues of the Orofacial Region in Patients with Connective Tissue Dysplasia by Andrey S. Korshunov, Vladimir P. Konev, Kirill N. Kuryatnikov, Andrey L. Torokhov, Elena A. Sarf, Lyudmila V. Bel’skaya

“…Aims This study aimed to investigate the rate and quality of maturation of the mineral component of impacted teeth 38 and 48 and a fragment of the human lower jaw with connective tissue dysplasia (CTD) in different periods of postnatal ontogenesis. Methods and Material The study involved 102 males (76 with CTD and 26 without CTD), divided into age groups: 31–40, 41–50 and 51–60 years. …”
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Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles using Blue and IR Laser-Assisted Chemical Bath for Water Degradation by Hind Abdulgafour, Saifaldeen Abdalhadi, Rabah Shareef, Naser Ahmed

“…This paper focuses on applying zinc oxide nanoparticles in photocatalytic degradation to treat dye-polluted (Methyl Orange solution) wastewater. Different synthesis methods, such as chemical bath deposition and laser-assisted chemical bath deposition, were employed to produce zinc oxide nanoparticles. …”
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Dissecting Morphological and Functional Dynamics of Non‐Tumorigenic and Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines Using PCA and t‐SNE Analysis by Yazan A. Almahdi, Eva R. Schwark, Aidan J. Mclaughlin, Besa Xhabija

“…Our results revealed significant morphological differences between the MCF10A and MDA‐MB‐231 cell lines. …”
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In Silico drug evaluation by molecular docking, ADME studies and DFT calculations of 2-(6-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N, N-dipropylacetamide by Veysel Tahiroğlu, Kenan Gören, Mehmet Bağlan

“…Comparative analysis of two different methods has shown that the results are consistent with each other and provide reliable data. …”
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Using Sentinel Imagery for Mapping and Monitoring Small Surface Water Bodies by Mariana Campista Chagas, Ana Paula Falcão, Rodrigo Proença de Oliveira

“…The Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) and the Otsu image segmentation method are employed to identify and estimate water body areas, and the Google Earth Engine and programming languages are used to automate the process. …”
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SFG-Net: A Scattering Feature Guidance Network for Oriented Aircraft Detection in SAR Images by Qingyang Ke, Youming Wu, Wenchao Zhao, Qingbiao Meng, Tian Miao, Xin Gao

“…Benefiting from the powerful capacity of feature extraction and analysis of deep learning, aircraft detection performance has been improved by most traditional general-purpose visual intelligence methods. However, the inherent imaging mechanisms of SAR fundamentally differ from optical images, which poses challenges for SAR aircraft detection. …”
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Studying ocular blood flow in patients with retinitis pigmentosa using laser speckle flowgraphy by T. D. Okhotsimskaya, N. V. Neroeva, I. V. Zolnikova, N. E. Deryugina, O. I. Markelova

“…Laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) is a new non-invasive method that allows quantitative assessment of blood flow in the posterior pole of the eye.Purpose: to evaluate changes in blood flow as determined by the LSFG method in the area of the optic nerve head (ONH) and the macular area in PR patients.Material and methods. …”
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