Classifications of peripheral retinal dystrophies by O.M. Stanishevskaya, M.A. Glock, M.A. Safronova, A.I. Belyaeva, D.V. Chernykh

“…To analyze the existing classifications of peripheral retinal dystrophies. Material and methods. While writing a literature review, a search was made for data from domestic and foreign literature, mostly in the last 20 years. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Defocus Curve of Monofocal IOL, Extended Depth of Focus IOL, and Trifocal IOL by M. E. Konovalov, A. V. Morenko

“…DC was performed binocularly based on a standard BCVA measurement with an optical load for defocusing from +3.0 D to -4.0 D with a “step” of +1.0 D and -0.5 D. …”
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Using an Ultraviolet-Enabled Boat to Reduce Microcystin and Suppress Cyanobacterial Growth in Harmful Algal Bloom-Impacted Surface Waters by Taylor Rycroft, Brianna Fernando, Michael L. Mayo

“…Pre- and post-treatment samples were collected and re-grown for 9 days in the laboratory to observe differences in microcystin, chlorophyll <i>a</i>, and phycocyanin concentrations, optical density, cell density, and community composition. …”
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The effect of a specific vitamin supplement containing L-methylfolate (Ocufolin forte) in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration by Tatjana Josifova, Katarzyna Konieczka, Andreas Schötzau, Josef Flammer

“…The following factors were measured before therapy and four months later: blood Hcy, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), IOP, RVP, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and optical coherence tomography - angiography (OCTA). …”
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A review on Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR) as a solar line concentrator in polygeneration for low-medium temperature applications among the rural livelihoods by Sanju John Thomas, Sudhansu S. Sahoo, Sheffy Thomas, Ajith Kumar G, Mohamed M. Awad

“…., while polygeneration and cogeneration methods can benefit this nexus. Parabolic trough collectors (PTC), heliostats, and Linear Fresnel Reflectors (LFR) are solar concentrators used for high-temperature steam generation. …”
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A Brain Network Constructed on an L1-Norm Regression Model Is More Sensitive in Detecting Small World Network Changes in Early AD by Hao Liu, Haimeng Hu, Huiying Wang, Jiahui Han, Yunfei Li, Huihui Qi, Meimei Wang, Sisi Zhang, Huijin He, Xiaohu Zhao

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Advances and Combined Applications in Hydraulic Fracturing Monitoring and Diagnostic Technology by LIU Ping, LIU Dongming, JI Chengwei, WANG Lu, LI Dong, WANG Zhixing, WANG Tian, DU Yuankai

“…The research results show that the technical advantages of different fracturing monitoring and diagnosis methods are significantly different, and they need to be scientifically and rationally selected according to the monitoring timing, objectives, and processes. …”
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Evaluation of Antifingerprint Properties of Plastic Surfaces Used in Automotive Components by M. P. Luda, N. Li Pira, D. Trevisan, V. Pau

“…This approach provides an objective and quantitative test method to determine visual antifingerprint properties of coated surfaces, instead of the “easy-to-clean” properties commonly evaluated. …”
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Identification of Global Extended Pseudo Invariant Calibration Sites (EPICS) and Their Validation Using Radiometric Calibration Network (RadCalNet) by Juliana Fajardo Rueda, Larry Leigh, Cibele Teixeira Pinto

“…Unlike previous approaches that did not assess the pixel-level temporal stability, this method provides more reliable clustering results. …”
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Are you drunk? No, I am CybAR sick! – interacting with the real world via pass-through augmented reality is a sobering discovery by Attila Bekkvik Szentirmai, Ole Andreas Alsos, Anne Britt Torkildsby, Yavuz Inal

“…PT-AR, from a technological standpoint is Virtual Reality (VR) and significantly differs from AR technologies that used in devices like Google Glass, Magic Leap, or HoloLens, which utilize Optical-See-Through AR. …”
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Advancing Mg/Ca Analysis of Coralline Algae as a Climate Proxy by Assessing LA‐ICP‐OES Sampling and Coupled Mg/Ca‐δ18O Analysis by Tricia Light, Branwen Williams, Jochen Halfar, Alicia Hou, Zoltan Zajacz, Alexandra Tsay, Walter Adey

“…Therefore, paired Mg/Ca and δ18O analyses in C. compactum are a promising new tool for reconstructing historic high‐latitude climate change. Here a new method for C. compactum Mg/Ca analysis, laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐optical emission spectroscopy (LA‐ICP‐OES), was verified through comparisons with parallel Mg/Ca transects using established techniques in a specimen from Labrador, Canada. …”
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Marine Radar Target Ship Echo Generation Algorithm and Simulation Based on Radar Cross-Section by Chang Li, Xiao Yang, Hongxiang Ren, Shihao Li, Xiaoyu Feng

“…In this study, a simplified radar echo signal model suitable for radar simulators and a Radar Cross-Section (RCS) calculation model based on the Physical Optics (PO) method was developed. A comprehensive radar target ship echo generation algorithm was designed, and the omnidirectional radar RCS values of three typical ships were calculated. …”
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Drying with freezing multilayer semifinished items by A. V. Gusak, A. A. Krasnova, V. I. Filippov

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Evolution of Massive Red Galaxies in Clusters from z = 1.0 to z = 0.3 by Yen-Ting Lin, Kai-Feng Chen, Tsung-Chi Chen, Chen-Yu Chuang, Masamune Oguri

“…We illustrate the potential of this method by studying the stellar mass content of red cluster member galaxies, as well as the growth of brightest cluster galaxies, from z = 1.0 to z = 0.3, using a large optically detected cluster sample from the Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam Survey, finding good agreement with previous studies.…”
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The evaluation of effectiveness of nanoimpregnation in treatment of dental hyperesthesia in the settings of experimental study

“…Study results have provided rationalization for the new and the most effective ways to eliminate dental hyperesthesia using electrophoresis or galvanophoresis with copper hydroxide-calcium. Light-optical analysis of teeth revealed the density differences of precipitate of copper sulfide, indicating the differences between the intensity of impregnation of dentine using these two methods of copper hydroxide-calcium application for this purpose.…”
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Flexible Polycarbonate and Copoly(Imide-Carbonate)s-Based Frequency Selective Surface for Electromagnetic Shielding Application by A. Murugesan, S. Ramprabhu, P. Senthil Kumar

“…Optically transparent polycarbonates (PCs) and Copoly(Imide-Carbonate)s (Co-PICs) were synthesized by the melt polycondenzation method. …”
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ADAPTIVE OVERCURRENT DISTRIBUTION PROTECTION SCHEME COORDINATION IN THE PRESENCE OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATION USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK by TITUS OLUWASUJI AJEWOLE, OLUWASEYE ADETUNJI ADELEYE, AMINAT OLAWUMI ABDUL-LATEEF

“…This paper presents a novel adaptive protection scheme coordination system that uses artificial neural network (ANN) to coordinate the operations of the main and the backup relays. The proposed method determines the time settings multipliers (TMS) and the plug settings multipliers (PSM) based on the network's prevailing condition and communicates the new settings to microprocessor-based relays via optic fiber by using remote terminal unit to update the settings. …”
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Performance Enhancement of Methane Detection Using a Novel Self-Adaptive Mid-Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy Technique by Fang Song, Chuantao Zheng, Wanhong Yan, Wei Lin Ye, Yu Zhang, Yiding Wang, Frank K. Tittel

“…A second-order self-adaptive direct laser absorption spectroscopy technique was also proposed for noise suppression in both optical and electrical domain as an outlook of the concept of this paper.…”
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Evaluation of additional points in the 24-2C visual field test in pre-perimetric glaucoma by Gökhan Çelik, Tuncay Karaçocuk, Furkan Çiftci

“…All the patients underwent peripapillary and macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) (Nidek RS-3000 Advance; Nidek, Japan). …”
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Low-temperature formation of apatite structure of neodymium silicate in silica matrix by O. I. Oranska, Yu. I. Gornikov, A. V. Brichka, S. M. Makhno

“…At present silicates of one of the rare earth elements, such as neodymium, are used in various fields of technology as materials or components for lasers, solid state fuel cells, ceramics and others because of their optical, electrical, chemical and mechanical properties.  …”
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