50th Jubilee Winter School on Wave and Quantum Acoustics XLIXth Winter School on Environmental Acoustics and Vibroacoustics Szczyrk, Poland, 28 February – 3/4 March, 2022

“…On behalf of Upper Silesian Division of the Polish Acoustical Society (main organizer) and Committee of Acoustics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (coorganizers) we are pleased to announce that according to many years of tradition the above-mentioned Conferences known as “Winter Schools” have been organized and carried out. 50th Jubilee Winter School on Wave and Quantum Acoustics constituted platforms for sharing the results and achievements obtained in different branches of physical acoustics (e.g. molecular acoustics, relaxation processes, quantum acoustics, acousto-optics, magnetoacoustics, photoacoustics, acoustics of solid state, acoustic emission etc.). …”
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Mapping gene associations in human mitochondria using clinical disease phenotypes. by Curt Scharfe, Henry Horng-Shing Lu, Jutta K Neuenburg, Edward A Allen, Guan-Cheng Li, Thomas Klopstock, Tina M Cowan, Gregory M Enns, Ronald W Davis

“…Such a catalog would be useful to develop methods to analyze human phenotypic data, to determine genotype-phenotype relations among many genes and diseases, and to support the clinical diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders. …”
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Visual Outcomes, Quality of Vision, and Quality of Life of Diffractive Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implantation after Myopic Laser In Situ Keratomileusis: A Prospective, Observatio... by John S. M. Chang, Jack C. M. Ng, Vincent K. C. Chan, Antony K. P. Law

“…To report visual performance and quality of life after implantation of a bifocal diffractive multifocal intraocular lens (MIOL) in postmyopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) patients. Methods. Prospective, observational case series. Patients with prior myopic LASIK who had implantation of Tecnis ZMA00/ZMB00 MIOL (Abbott Medical Optics) at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital were included. …”
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Distinctive features of eye pathology in elderly and senile people in Arkhangelsk region by R. N. Zelentsov, V. V. Popov, I. A. Novikova, A. A. Trofimova

“…The oldest age group (90 years and older) showed a different pathology distribution than people of the younger age groups: they have higher occurrence of lens pathologies, age-related macular degeneration, optic disc pathology. …”
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Characteristics of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis – A 5-year Study at Benghazi Medical Center, Benghazi, Libya by Magda Elshukri, Kathloum Elkaseh, Anwaar Mukhtar Bennour, Heba Abdelrazek El-Zawawi

“…Background: Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Libya had been studied at different intervals, but not focused on newly diagnosed patients with MS (pwMS). …”
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51st Winter School on Wave and Quantum Acoustics Lth Winter School on Environmental Acoustics and Vibroacoustics Szczyrk, Poland, February 27 – March 3, 2023 by 51st Winter School on Wave and Quantum Acoustics Lth Winter School on Environmental Acoustics and Vibroacoustics

“…During the Conference, a seminar on “Industrial and Impulsive Noise” was organized in association with SVANTEK, which attracted 30 participants. 51st Winter School on Wave and Quantum Acoustics constituted platforms for sharing the results and achievements obtained in different branches of physical acoustics, as molecular acoustics, quantum acoustics, acousto-optics, magnetoacoustics, photoacoustics, acoustics of solid state, acoustic emission, and others. …”
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Single- and Dual-Wavelength Passively Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser Based on Antimonene Saturable Absorber by Guowei Liu, Fang Zhang, Tiange Wu, Zongwen Li, Wenfei Zhang, Kezhen Han, Fei Xing, Zhongsheng Man, Xiaolu Ge, Shenggui Fu

“…The saturated absorption properties were measured using the Z-scan method. The single-and dual-wavelength mode-locked fiber lasers were demonstrated using erbium-doped fiber as a gain medium based on the antimonene saturable absorber. …”
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Investigation into the Influence of Polishing Depth and Speed on the Nano-Polishing Process of Nickel–Phosphorus Alloys via Molecular Dynamics by Jiadai Xue, Yutao Liu, Qiuyan Liao, Ziteng Li, Fei Ding, Yuan Jin, Duo Li, Yanwen Liu, Chuanrui Zhu, Yangong Wu, Bo Wang

“…Nickel–phosphorus (NiP) alloys have been widely used in many engineering fields such as aerospace, automotive, and optics; however, it is difficult to study the material removal mechanism and microscopic size changes in the polishing process of nickel–phosphorus alloys through simple experiments. …”
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Rapid assessment of the main economic value indicators in lupine flour samples using infrared spectroscopy by V. S. Popov, A. V. Salikova, I. N. Perchuk, N. G. Konkova, G. P. Egorova, M. A. Vishnyakova, T. V. Shelenga

“…Calibration models for measuring protein, oil and alkaloids in lupine seeds (62 accessions) were developed using a MATRIX-I IR analyzer (Bruker Optics, Germany). To construct calibration models, we used the values obtained by chemical analysis methods accepted at VIR. …”
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In vitro comparison of natural tooth-whitening remedies and professional tooth-whitening systems by Randa F. Abidia, Ahmed A. El-Hejazi, Ambreen Azam, Shahad Al-Qhatani, Khuloud Al-Mugbel, Maryam AlSulami, Aleshba Saba Khan

“…Conclusion: Statistically significant differences were obtained with baking soda, activated charcoal, strawberries, lemon juice, Colgate Optic Whitening toothpaste, and Opalescence 20%. …”
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Text-Guided Distribution Calibration for Few-Shot Object Detection in Remote Sensing Images by Yu Cao, Jingyi Chen, Haoyu Wang, Lei Zhang, Chen Ding, Wei Wei, Shiqi Cao, Meilin Xie

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A dosimetric comparison of non-coplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy and non-coplanar fixed field intensity modulated radiation therapy in hippocampus-avoidance whole-brain rad... by Huaqu Zeng, MinZhi Zhong, Zongyou Chen, Shukui Tang, Zunbei Wen

“…There were no significant differences in the Dmax to the brain stem, left and right lens, optic chiasm, pituitary gland, and left and right hippocampus between the two plans (p>0.05). …”
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Multifunctional Protein Alpha2-Macroglobulin in Tear Fluid and Blood Serum of Patients with Glaucoma by N. B. Chesnokova, T. A. Pavlenko, O. V. Beznos, S. Yu. Petrov, A. M. Bessmertny, O. M. Filippova, O. M. Kalinina, V. I. Kotelin

“…Due to the variety of its functions there can be several ways of its involvement in the pathogenesis of the glaucomatous optic neuropathy, including neuroinflammation, amyloid deposition, neurotoxicity. …”
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Professional Features of IT Specialists’ Activities as Burnout Risk Factors by Alena F. Dzhumagulova, Natalia E. Vodopyanova, Olga O. Gofman, German S. Nikiforov

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Clinical characteristics of patients with GFAP-IgG coexisting with AQP4-IgG or MOG-IgG by Qingchen Li, Xinyun Chen

“…Compared with the GFAP-AQP4 overlapping syndrome, the GFAP-MOG overlapping syndrome had a higher frequency of seizures (57.1% vs. 0, p = 0.019). (2) Compared with the nonoverlapping syndrome group, the overlapping syndrome group had more women (68.6% vs. 32.3%, p = 0.008), a higher incidence of optic neuritis (ON) (43.8% vs. 4.6%, p < 0.001), lower CSF white blood cell counts (median: 30 cells/mm3 vs. 94 cells/mm3, p = 0.001) and protein levels (median: 0.375 g/L vs. 0.78 g/L, p < 0.001), and a higher proportion of patients receiving long-term immunotherapy (68.8% vs.13.8%, p < 0.001).ConclusionsAmong patients with A-GFAP-A, 20% had concurrent AQP4-IgG or MOG-IgG, exhibiting distinct clinical features that suggest a different disease phenotype driven by overlapping autoimmune mechanisms.…”
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Experimental demonstration of weak chirality enhancement by hybrid perovskite nanocrystals using photonic spin Hall effect by Lai Zheng, Lin Shuai, Shi Youzhi, Li Maoxin, Liu Guangyou, Tian Bingbing, Chen Yu, Zhou Xinxing

“…Chiral perovskites have attracted considerable attention as excellent spin-emitting materials for applications in spintronics, quantum optics, and biological. Especially in drug development of biological, weak chirality molecules are frequently selected to reduce the side effects of toxics, and there is a common defect for accurately detecting the weak chirality with common methods at room temperature. …”
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Digital fabrication of colors with colloidal crystals and colloidal glasses by Rahul Karyappa, Deepshikha Arora, Tzee Luai Meng, Qiang Zhu, Joel Yang, Hongfei Liu

“…The requirements of colloidal ink formulations for different 3D printing methods are discussed. The effects of the wettability of the printed ink on the ordering of colloidal particles in the fabricated structures and the resulting structural colors are discussed. …”
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Functional microstructured surface polishing: mechanism and applications by Huang Li, Wenwen Lu, Junfeng Liu, Yifan Dai, Xiaoqiang Peng, Hao Hu, Chaoliang Guan, Chao Xu, Tao Lai, Fei Dong

“…This paper discusses the different polishing methods and effects of functional microstructured surface parts. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE OUTCOMES OF STABLE ANGINA MANAGEMENT AFTER SELECTIVE PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PILOT RESULTS) by L. G. Ratova, E. N. Parizhskaya, К. A. Kovaleva, N. E. Zvartau, М. V. Ionov, A. P. Semenov, А. А. Fedorenko, А. О. Nedoshivin, О. D. Nemyatykh, А. О. Konradi

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Distribution of microbial population as a cause and consequence of the anti-bacterial therapy failure of ventilator-associated pneumonia by M. G. Chechenin, A. M. Volkov, D. A. Kudlay, V. N. Ilyina, M. N. Orlova, L. M. Samoylova, I. A. Suchkova

“…Intravital tests detected inter-lobar differences of microbial profile in 5 cases, and in 4 cases the differences were detected between the lungs. …”
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