Palatal rugae assessment using plaster model and dental scan: a cross-sectional comparative analysis by Laura Roselli, Federica Mele, Carmela Suriano, Valeria Santoro, Roberto Catanesi, Massimo Petruzzi

“…Two different impressions were taken from the maxillae of the participants: a conventional impression using alginate impression material, and an optical impression using an intraoral scanner. …”
Get full text

Glass Surface Nanostructuring by Soft Lithography and Chemical Etching by Luciano Bravo, Martín Ampuero, Jonathan Correa-Puerta, Tomás P. Corrales, Sofía Flores, Benjamín Schleyer, Natalia Hassan, Patricio Häberle, Ricardo Henríquez, Valeria del Campo

“…Due to its high durability and transparency, soda lime glass holds a huge potential for several applications such as photovoltaics, optical instrumentation and biomedical devices, among others. …”
Get full text

Plasma Heating of Tokamak by Microwaves at Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ECRH) by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The principles of plasma heating at electron cyclotron resonance (ECRH) method have been mentioned. The numerical simulation to three different station: Tosca station in United Kingdom, ISX-B station in USA and T-10 station in Russia had been done. …”
Get full text

Research on Improving the Accuracy of Wearable Heart Rate Measurement Based on a Six-Axis Sensing Device Integrating a Three-Axis Accelerometer and a Three-Axis Gyroscope by Jinman Kim, Joongjin Kook

“…This approach offers a significant advantage by utilizing inertial sensors commonly embedded in wearable devices for heart rate monitoring without the need for additional optical sensors. Compared to optical-based systems, the proposed method is more power-efficient and less affected by environmental factors such as ambient lighting conditions. …”
Get full text

A non-invasive capacitive sensor to investigate the Leidenfrost phenomenon: a proof of concept study by Abhishek S. Purandare, Jelle Rijs, Pankaj Sagar, Srinivas Vanapalli

“…In this study, we introduce a non-invasive capacitance method for investigating this phenomenon, offering a potentially simpler alternative to existing optical techniques. …”
Get full text

Bi-Plane Multicolor Scanning Illumination Microscopy with Multispot Excitation and a Distorted Diffraction Grating by Siwei Li, Yunke Zhang, Zhiwen Liao, Zengyuan Tian, Hairulazwan Hashim, Youjun Zeng, Yandong Zhang

“…However, the practical application of this method is challenging due to its weak optical sectioning and limited spatial resolution. …”
Get full text

Evolution and Evaluation of Duplex Grain of As-cast 30Cr2Ni4MoV Steel during Heat Treatment by Xiuzhi ZHANG, Zhilong LIU, Jiansheng LIU, Shue DANG

“…But the distribution of the grains with different sizes cannot be evaluated precisely using proper method commonly used now. …”
Get full text

Microstructural properties and cavitation behavior of hypereutectic Al-Si alloy obtained by rheocasting process by Milena Ćosić, Pavlović Zagorka Aćimović

“…Mechanical stirring was applied to the melt for different stirring time: 60,120,180s at different temperatures below the liquidus temperature of the alloy, using different stirring speed values, before pouring into a metallic mould. …”
Get full text

Facile preparation of rich β-transcrystallinity in PET fiber/iPP composites

“…More interestingly, when the amount of β-NA introduced into the PET fiber exceeds a critical value, the transcrystalline layer will be notably dominated by β-modification. This method to prepare β-transcrystallinity is remarkably different from those through stress or temperature control. …”
Get full text

An In Vitro Evaluation Study of the Geometric Changes of Root Canal Preparation and the Quality of Endodontic Treatment by Svetlana Razumova, Anzhela Brago, Ammar Howijieh, Haydar Barakat, Ashot Manvelyan, Yuliya Kozlova

“…The geometry of root canals differs in different parts, especially in the apical region, and it is affected by different preparation techniques. …”
Get full text

Replacing IR Wavelength Instead of Visible Wavelength on the BG Network Model to Improve the Effects of Optogenetic Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease by Shabnam Andalibi Miandoab, Nazlar Ghasemzadeh

“… Purpose: In optogenetics, visible light is usually used, which limits the penetration depth into the tissue, and placing optical fibers to deliver light to deep areas of the brain is necessary. …”
Get full text

Photo-sensitive Structures with Cascade Radiation Concentrators Based on Colloidal Quantum Dots of Metal Chalcogenides by I. I. Mikhailov, I. A. Lamkin, A. E. Degterev, M. M. Romanovich, M. D. Pavlova, M. A. Kurachkina, S. A. Tarasov, U. A. Kuzmina

“…Three-layer concentrators were manufactured with different colloidal quantum dots in each concentrator layers. …”
Get full text

Investigation on the intracorneal lens material biocompatibility using the model of the corneal stromal cell culture by B. E. Malyugin, S. A. Borzenok, I. A. Mushkova, D. S. Ostrovskiy, I. A. Popov, Yu. V. Shkandina

“…To investigate cell reaction to different materials, potentially suitable for intracorneal lens (ICL) production.Materials and methods. …”
Get full text

Dental zirconia generations: a comparative study of translucency parameters and light transmittance across varying thicknesses by Ra'fat Farah

“…Polymerization light transmission was assessed by measuring the transmitted light through each specimen emitted from confirmed emission spectra light-polymerizing units using a digital optical power meter. Two-way ANOVA tests (alpha = 0.05) were utilized to evaluate the differences between the influences of the zirconia generation and thickness parameters. …”
Get full text

Influence of chitosan/gelatin/zinc oxide nanoparticles on mechanical and biological properties of three-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering by Parasto Hadaddi, Azadeh Asefnejad

“…Objective(s): Herein, we investigated the effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the mechanical and biological properties of a three-dimensional (3D) scaffold. Materials and Methods:The scaffolds were printed using chitosan and different ratios of gelatin and coated with sodium alginate and different ratios of nanoparticles. …”
Get full text

Detection of Phage’s Lytic Activity Against Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Using a High-Throughput Microbroth Growth Inhibition Assay by Paschalis Paranos, Spyros Pournaras, Joseph Meletiadis

“…Methods The host range of 11 K. pneumoniae-specific phages against 8 non-repetitive well-characterized CRKP isolates was assessed with the agar overlay method and a microbroth assay by monitoring optical density (OD) at 630 nm for 24 h at different phage concentrations (5 × 109–5 × 103 PFU/ml) and two bacterial inocula (5 × 106 and 5 × 108 CFU/ml). …”
Get full text

Minero-petrographical, chemical and physical characterisation of the ancient mortars from Fort Jesus Heritage Site, In Mombasa, Kenya by Asmait Hadish Sium, Gariy Zachary, Mutuku Raphael, John Mwero

“…Eight samples were collected from different wall locations. A hydrochloric acid digestion test was used to separate the binder from the aggregate. …”
Get full text

A Glimpse into Raw Material Management in the Early Iron Age: Bronze Ingots from a Production Settlement in Wicina (Western Poland) in Archaeometallurgical Research by A. Garbacz-Klempka, K. Dzięgielewski, M. Wardas-Lasoń

“…Investigations were conducted using a range of methods, including optical microscopy(OM), scanning electron microscopy (SE M), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SE M-EDS), X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (ED-XRF), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), AAS and ICP-OES spectrometer. …”
Get full text

Epithelial Remodelling in Myopia After Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction by Maja Bohač, Ivan Gabrić, Sara Blazhevska, Mateja Jagić, Samuel Arba Mosquera

“…Abstract Introduction We analyzed longitudinal epithelial changes after the treatment of myopia with keratorefractive lenticule extraction (KLEx) and the zonal change in epithelial thickness up to 12 months after SmartSight for myopic astigmatism with the SCHWIND ATOS femtosecond laser. Methods We used anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) data and analyzed changes in the epithelium after treatment to ascertain how much epithelium hyperplasia occurred after KLEx. …”
Get full text

Dust detection in western and southwestern Iran based on DAI index algorithm and Modis spectral data by Azar Faryabi, Hamid Reza Matinfar, Seyyed Kazem Alavi Panah, Ali Akbar Norouzi

“…Results and discussion: In general, it was found that all AOD maps generated from the direct method showed a very good spatial distribution of the local aerosol pattern compared to other methods. …”
Get full text