Improving Temperature Adaptation for Food Safety: Colorimetric Nanoparticle-Based Time–Temperature Indicators (TTIs) to Detect Cumulative Temperature Disturbances by Gustavo Lanza, Jaime Andres Perez-Taborda, Alba Avila

“…Containers enabled effective nanodispersion incorporation due to their thermal and optical properties. AgTNP-based TTIs demonstrated the most noticeable changes at 22 °C, with a total color difference (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>Δ</mo><mi>E</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) of 39.9, easily detectable by observers. …”
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SubFoveal Choroidal Imaging in High Myopic Nepalese Cohort by Parash Gyawali, Ashutosh Jnawali, Anish Kharal, Manish Subedi, Sandeep Kandel, Prajjol Raj Puri, Nabin Paudel

“…SFCT was assessed using spectral domain optical coherence tomography, and the axial length was measured using partial coherence interferometry. …”
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Application of Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Anchor Damage Monitoring on Submarine Cables by ZHANG Hong, WU Mingnian, WANG Daogen, MU Zhangjian, XIE Shuhong, WU Zhengming, LI Songlin, CHEN Qingqing

“…【Objective】The article presents an algorithm utilizing optical fibers and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology for monitoring anchor-induced damage events in submarine cables. …”
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Pregnancy does not affect HIV incidence test results obtained using the BED capture enzyme immunoassay or an antibody avidity assay. by Oliver Laeyendecker, Jessica D Church, Amy E Oliver, Anthony Mwatha, S Michele Owen, Deborah Donnell, Ron Brookmeyer, Philippa Musoke, J Brooks Jackson, Laura Guay, Clemesia Nakabiito, Thomas C Quinn, Susan H Eshleman

“…<h4>Results</h4>During the HIVNET 012 follow-up study, there was no difference in normalized optical density values (OD-n) obtained with the BED assay or in the avidity test results (%) when women were pregnant (n = 20 results) compared to those obtained when women were not pregnant (n = 115; for BED: p = 0.9, generalized estimating equations model; for avidity: p = 0.7, Wilcoxon rank sum). …”
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Ocular perfusion in primary angle-closure suspect and primary angle-closure eyes without prior acute angle closure by Reni Philip, Venkateshwaran Kannan, Lingam Vijaya, Rashima Asokan, Shantha Balekudaru, Annadurai Parivadhini, Ronnie George

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective cross-sectional study, which determined patients’ (40–80 years) optic nerve peripapillary perfusion, flux, and macular vessel density (6 mm × 6 mm and 3 mm × 3 mm) in the superficial retinal layer on OCTA. …”
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Effect of Conventional Cataract Surgery and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery on Bruch’s Membrane Opening-Minimum Rim Width, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, and Macular Thickn... by Josefina Reñones, Alfonso Anton, Jesús María Gonzalez-Martin, Humberto Carreras, Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer

“…To evaluate the effect of conventional cataract surgery (CCS) and femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) on Bruch’s membrane opening-minimum rim width (BMO-MRW), peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL), and macular thickness (MT) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods. BMO-MRW, RNFL, and MT were measured using SD-OCT preoperatively, 1 month and 6 months after surgery in both CCS and FLACS groups. …”
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Ocular biometry in children and adolescent from age 4 to 17 years with intraocular lens power calculation in Sulaymaniyah city by Naz Othman Rashid, Bakhtiar Qadir HamaSalh, Diare Tahir Ali Mirza

“…Background and objectives: Ocular biometry is an essential method to measures the anatomical dimensions of the eye in adult and children. …”
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Dynamics of a single cavitation bubble near an oscillating boundary by Hemant J. Sagar, Yuxing Lin, Ould el Moctar

“…The high-speed camera captured the dynamics of the bubble using the back-illumination method with a framing rate of 120Kfps and simultaneously we used an optical CMOS sensor to measure the oscillation of the glass plate. …”
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Comparison of static friction and surface topography of low friction and conventional TMA orthodontic arch wires: An in-vitro study by Nouf Alsabti, Nabeel Talic

“…This study aimed to compare the static friction of orthodontic arch wire materials, including a newly introduced low-friction TMA, conventional TMA, and stainless steel arch wires, using an Instron universal testing machine and to evaluate their surface topographical features using a noncontact optical profilometer. Methods: A total of 30 arch wire specimens were used, including 10 low-friction TMA (TMA-Low), 10 conventional TMA (TMA-C), and 10 stainless steel (SS), (Ormco, Orange, CA, USA) measuring 0.016 × 0.022 in. …”
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Jewelry Morocco septaria. Gemological characteristics and mineral composition by D. A. Petrochenkov

“…To conduct their comparison with septaria from other regions of the world.Materials and methods. The author studied the assortment of Morocco septaria presented at international and Russian exhibitions. …”
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Dimensional Stability and Accuracy of Silicone Impression Materials after Ozone Water Disinfection: An In Vitro Study by Abinaya . Kutralanathan, Ahila . Singaravel Chidambaranathan, Muthukumar . Balasubramaniam

“… Objectives: This study evaluated the effect of ozone water disinfection on dimensional stability and accuracy of silicone impression materials. Materials and Methods: According to ISO-4823, a stainless-steel die was fabricated for this in vitro study. …”
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Influence of extracellular matrix components on the expression of integrins and regeneration of adult retinal ganglion cells. by Elena Vecino, Janosch P Heller, Patricia Veiga-Crespo, Keith R Martin, James W Fawcett

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Primary RGC cultures from adult rat retina were placed on glass coverslips treated with different substrates: Poly-L-Lysine (PL), or PL plus laminin (L), collagen I (CI), collagen IV (CIV) or fibronectin (F). …”
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Perimetric Calculator by O. L. Fabrikantov, A. V. Sukhorukova, S. V. Shutova

“…The paper considers the problems of the early glaucoma diagnosis before the development of the marked glaucomatous optic neuropathy. Special attention is paid to the methods of computer perimetry, which are important in diagnosing the presence or progression of glaucoma.Purpose. …”
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Comparing IOL refraction prediction accuracy and A-constant optimization for cataract surgery patients across South Indian and Midwestern United States populations by Omer Siddiqui, Elisa Warner, Miles Greenwald, Tingyang Li, Karthik Srinivasan, Aravind Haripriya, Nambi Nallasamy

“…Understanding population level differences and creating methods to integrate these factors into IOL formulas may help improve refractive outcomes in cataract surgery.…”
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Effect of Cd-doping on optoelectronic properties of ZnO thin films and their application for MAPbI3 photodetector by Ankur Rana, Megha Rana, Riya Malik, Suraj P Khanna, R Srivastava, C K Suman

“…The Sol–gel method was used to synthesize Cd-doped ZnO nanoparticles at different doping concentrations. …”
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Multi-energy calibration in plasma emission spectrometry: elemental analysis of animal feeds by Florencia Cora Jofre, Florencia Cora Jofre, Ariane I. Barros, Joaquim A. Nóbrega, Marianela Savio, Marianela Savio

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of Multi-Energy Calibration (MEC) for multielemental analysis in animal feeds using plasma-based optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES and MIP-OES). …”
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Low-Temperature, Highly Sensitive Ammonia Sensors Based on Nanostructured Copper Iodide Layers by Sergey I. Petrushenko, Mateusz Fijalkowski, Kinga Adach, Denis Fedonenko, Yevhenii M. Shepotko, Sergei V. Dukarov, Volodymyr M. Sukhov, Alina L. Khrypunova, Natalja P. Klochko

“…CuI films were deposited on glass and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates using a Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction method to fabricate CuI/glass and CuI/PET gas sensors, respectively. …”
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Synthesis and characterizations of MnO2/CNT nanocomposite for usage as electrodes in high-performance supercapacitor by Garima Srivastava, Ravina, Saurabh Dalela, Nitin Kumar Gautam, Shalendra Kumar, S.Z. Hashmi, M. Ayaz Ahmad, A.M. Quraishi, Virat Khanna, P.A. Alvi

“…Taking into account the unique characteristics of MnO2 (manganese oxide) nanoparticles and their exceptional physicochemical properties, which make them useful in energy storage devices like supercapacitors, this article has focused the synthesis and characterizations of MWCNT/MnO2 nanocomposites with different wt. % of MWCNTs. In the present article, the hydrothermal method was used to create MWCNT/MnO2 nanocomposites. …”
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Synthesis of Copper Nanowires Using Monoethanolamine and the Application in Transparent Conductive Films by Xiangyun Zha, Depeng Gong, Wanyu Chen, Lili Wu, Chaocan Zhang

“…The resulting Cu NW transparent conductive film exhibited a sheet resistance of 52 Ω sq⁻¹ with an optical transmittance of 86.7%.…”
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Farm-scale mapping of compost and digestate spreadings from Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1 by Maxence Dodin, Florent Levavasseur, Antoine Savoie, Lucie Martin, Emmanuelle Vaudour

“…So far no method addressed the simultaneously tracking of both liquid and solid EOM applications using satellite imagery, for different years, seasons and surface conditions. …”
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