Melissopalynological methodologies for investigating honey samples – a critical approach by ALINE NUNES, CLEICIANE RITA, JOÃO VITOR BROMER, GIOVANNA B. AZAMBUJA, DENISE N. ARAÚJO, SIDNEI MOURA, MARCELO MARASCHIN

“…Thus, this study aimed to analyze different melissopalynological methodologies in polyfloral honey samples. …”
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Investigating banks’ social media content and consumer reactions with machine learning by Gombos Nóra, Julianna, Vlaszov Artúr, Bíró-Szigeti Szilvia, Molontay Roland

“…Design/methodology/approach: – Text and image analysis of the Twitter accounts available to the public was performed using different natural language processing methods (topic analysis, sentiment analysis), computer vision techniques (object detection, optical character recognition, image captioning), and statistical and machine learning models (linear and logistic regression, Catboost). …”
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Effect of Bleaching on Color Change and Surface Topography of Composite Restorations by Gunjan Pruthi, Veena Jain, H. C. Kandpal, Vijay Prakash Mathur, Naseem Shah

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Videocapillaroscopic monitoring of microcirculation in rats during photodynamic therapy by A. V. Guryleva, A. S. Machikhin, T. G. Grishacheva, N. N. Petrishchev

“…To compare the proposed approach with existing methods, we measured blood flow parameters by a laser Doppler flowmeter. …”
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Aqueous Humor Cytokine Levels in Diabetic Macular Edema Patients with Cotton-Wool Spots by Young-Gun Park, Donghyun Jee, Jin-woo Kwon

“…To determine the characteristics of diabetic macular edema (DME) patients with cotton-wool spots (CWS). Methods. We classified 80 treatment-naïve DME patients according to whether or not they had CWS involving macula and then compared the concentrations of interleukin- (IL-) 1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-17, placental growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 in the aqueous humor between the groups, as well as optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings, baseline characteristics, and intravitreal bevacizumab responsiveness. …”
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Extraction, Characterization, and Evaluation of Lepidium sativum Linn. Mucilage as a Mucoadhesive Polymer by Hailemichael Embafrash Berhe, Desta Tesfay Mezgebo, Solomon Abrha, Tsadkan Gebremeskel Haile, Fantahun Molla

“…The mucilage was extracted following an aqueous extraction method and its percentage yield was found to be 13.2% w/w. …”
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Technology for obtaining an ultrathin posterior lamellar corneal graft at the Eye Tissue Bank by A. K. Ahmedov, T. Z. Kerimov, Kh. D. Tonaeva, B. E. Malygin, S. A. Borzenok

“…In a series of experimental studies, we obtained data on the hydration level of cadaveric donor corneas that were preserved in various solutions at different observation periods. Using 16 corneas, analytical weighing and pachymetry were performed via optical coherence tomography in the experimental (n = 8) and control (n = 8) groups. …”
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Flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1) biomarker as a new diagnostic target for the biosensing of cancer by Saba Mahboubi, Mehdi Evazalipour, Ehsan Zamani, Nozhat Zebardast, Alireza Farokhrouz, Rahim Nosrati

“…There are various approaches to detect the different types of cancer biomarkers. In this context, biosensing platforms and nanotechnology-based methods have attracted much attention. …”
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The effect of mesoporous silica doped with silver nanoparticles on glass ionomer cements; physiochemical, mechanical and ion release analysis by Syed Saad Bin Qasim, Ali Bmuajdad

“…Microhardness showed a statistically significant difference for 5 wt% at day 1 and 21 ( p < 0.0001). …”
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The Distribution of the Photoreceptor Outer Segment Length in a Healthy Population by Gamze Maden, Akin Cakir, Dilan Icar, Burak Erden, Selim Bolukbasi, Mustafa Elcioglu

“…To evaluate the effects of age and sex on the photoreceptor outer segment (PROS) length in healthy eyes, using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods. A total of 97 eyes of 97 healthy participants (spherical equivalent < ±1 diopters [D]) were scanned with SD-OCT. …”
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A universal high-resolution micro-patterning technique for solution-processed materials by John Leo Velpugonda, Naresh Varnakavi, Matthew Yerich, Lih Y Lin

“…Many of the methods reported so far, including specially engineered photoresist or ink-jet printing, are either of poor yield, resolution limited, difficult to scale for mass production, overly expensive, or sacrificing some optical quality of the quantum dots. …”
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Comparison of two one-piece acrylic foldable intraocular lenses: Short-term change in axial movement after cataract surgery and its effect on refraction. by So Goto, Naoyuki Maeda, Kazuhiko Ohnuma, Toru Noda

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To compare the change in intraocular lens (IOL) axial movement, corneal power, and postoperative refraction of eyes implanted with two different single-piece, open loop, acrylic foldable IOLs with planar-haptic design: one IOL with hinges vs. one IOL without hinges. …”
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CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND OUTCOMES OF RETINAL HEMORRHAGES IN INFANTS: A CASE SERIES by Ludmila V. Kogoleva, Elena N. Demchenko

“…Retinal hemorrhages of newborns are characterized by clinical polymorphism, different time frames of resolution and outcomes, which requires a case follow-up.…”
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Lanthanum Complex with Neridronic Acid: Synthesis and Properties by A. V. Galantsev, D. V. Drobot, P. V. Dorovatovsky, V. N. Khrustalev

“…A new complex of lanthanum with 6-amino-1-hydroxyhexylidene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid (I) was obtained and characterized by various physicochemical methods (chemical analysis, IR spectroscopy, solid-phase 31P NMR spectroscopy, optical microscopy, PCA, DTA). …”
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Nickel and chromium levels in the saliva of a Saudi sample treated with fixed orthodontic appliances by Nabeel F. Talic, Hasan H. Alnahwi, Ali S. Al-Faraj

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to measure the amount of nickel (Ni) and chromium (Cr) released into the saliva of Saudi patients treated with fixed orthodontic appliances. Materials and methods: Ninety salivary samples were collected in a cross-sectional manner. …”
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Predicting macular hole surgery outcomes: Integrating preoperative OCT features with supervised machine learning statistical models by Ramesh Venkatesh, Priyanka Gandhi, Ayushi Choudhary, Gaurang Sehgal, Kanika Godani, Shubham Darade, Rupal Kathare, Prathiba Hande, Vishma Prabhu, Jay Chhablani

“…Purpose: To evaluate various supervised machine learning (ML) statistical models to predict anatomical outcomes after macular hole (MH) surgery using preoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) features. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed OCT data from idiopathic MH eyes at baseline and at 1-month post-surgery. …”
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Interocular Asymmetry of Foveal Thickness in Parkinson Disease by Eric M. Shrier, Christopher R. Adam, Brian Spund, Sofya Glazman, Ivan Bodis-Wollner

“…Prospective case-control series. Methods. In vivo assessment of foveal thickness of 46 eyes of 23 PD patients and 36 eyes of 18 control subjects was studied using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). …”
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Polarization-Independent Filter Based on 2-D Crossed Grating Under Oblique Incidence by Danyan Wang, Qingkang Wang, Zhongqiu Zhan

“…However, in filtering optical devices, the normal incidence regime is usually avoided because it requires the use of beam separators which yields a loss of efficiency. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Soft Tissue Reaction to Titanium and Polyetheretherketone Customized Healing Abutments: a Split-Mouth Randomised Clinical Trial by Kakhramon Shomurodov, Rano Mirkhusanova

“…However, further studies comparing the effectiveness of different materials for CHAs should be carried out, considering their specific physical properties and processing protocols.…”
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Photocatalytic study of some synthesized MWCNTs/TiO2 nanocomposites used in the treatment of industrial hazard materials by Badr A. El-Sayed, Walied A.A. Mohamed, Hoda R. Galal, H.M. Abd El-Bary, Mahmoud A.M. Ahmed

“…Multi-walled carbon nanotubes/titanium dioxide nanocomposites were successfully synthesized by Sol-Gel method using new different ratios of tetrabutyl titanate and functionalized MWCNTs as the starting precursors. …”
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