A double-layered paper-based analytical device for speciation and simultaneous determination of iron in waters within single-shot analysis by Surachet Thongchan, Punyapat Sookpotarom, Wiboon Praditweangkum, Panumart Thongyoo, Neso Sojic, Nathawut Choengchan

“…It is also successfully validated against the UV–visible spectrophotometric and the ICP-OES methods. The Fe contents are not significant differences at 95 % confidence under the statistical paired t-test (Fe(II): tcal = -0.28, tcri = 2.45 and Fe (III): tcal = 1.77, tcri = 2.45). …”
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Plasmonic-Induced Absorption and Transparency Based on a Compact Ring-Groove Joint MIM Waveguide Structure by Kunhua Wen, Yihua Hu, Li Chen, Jinyun Zhou, Miao He, Liang Lei, Ziming Meng

“…Therefore, a new approach for on-chip light-speed control can be developed by using the proposed structures, whose performances are investigated by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method and the coupled mode theory.…”
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CLINICAL AND LABORATORY CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE RESISTANT TO ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID IN PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD OF CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT: RESULTS O... by Yu. I. Grinshtein, A. A. Kosinova, I. Yu. Grinshtein, A. V. Kovalev, V. G. Sukhovol'skiy, A. A. Savchenko

“…To study the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with stable angina that are sensitive or resistant to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) before and after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Material and methods. Patients (n=60) with stable angina III-IV functional class, undergoing CABG, were included into the study. …”
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Exploring the effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on retinal vascular morphology by PKSEA-Net by Ligang Jiang, Yimei Ji, Mengting Liu, Ruolin Fang, Zhentao Zhu, Meizhen Zhang, Yuhua Tong

“…Use optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to collect OCT images of subjects,and perform quantitative identification and analysis of retinal vessel parameters based on artificial intelligence measurement software integrated the prior knowledge supervised edge-aware multi-task network (PKSEA-Net): Retinal arteriolar lumen diameter (RALD), retinal arteriolar outer diameter (RAOD), retinal venular lumen diameter (RVLD),retinal venular outer diameter (RVOD),arterial wall thickness (AWT),venular wall thickness (VWT),arterial wall to lumen ratio (AWLR),venular wall to lumen ratio (VWLR),arterial wall cross-sectional area (AWCSA),venular wall cross-sectional area (VWCSA), arteriovenous ratio (AVR).ResultsThis study revealed significant differences in RVOD, RVLD, VWT, VWCSA and AVR between the GDM group and the PC group (p = 0.005, p < 0.027, p = 0.008, p = 0.001, p = 0.022), significant differences in RVOD, RVLD, VWT, VWCSA and AVR between the GDM group and the NC group (p < 0.001, p = 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.001). …”
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Analysis of plasmon modes in Bi2Se3/graphene heterostructures via electron energy loss spectroscopy by Timothy Moorsom, Mairi McCauley, Ahmad Nizamuddin Bin Muhammad Mustafa, Sami Ramadan, Joel Burton, Satoshi Sasaki, Donald A. MacLaren, Peter K. Petrov

“…Plasmonic excitations in TIs are especially interesting both as a method of characterisation for TI heterostructures, and as potential routes to couple optical and spin signals in low-loss devices. …”
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Rapid Degradation of Organic Dyes by Nanostructured Gd₂O₃ Microspheres by Carlos R. Michel

“…Its morphology corresponds to hollow porous microspheres with a size between 0.5 and 7.5 μm. The optical bandgap energy was determined by using the Tauc method, giving 4.8 eV. …”
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Cycloplegia Improves the Inter-Optometrist Repeatability of Subjective Refraction by Carlos Carpena-Torres, Maria Rodríguez-Lafora, Cristina Pastrana, Ana Privado-Aroco, María Serramito, Laura Batres, Gonzalo Carracedo

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35-th Winter School on Wave and Quantum Acoustics by Roman BUKOWSKI

“…Moreover, some similar and related topics, for example optoelectronics and thermal wave methods, will be presented too. For the second time the School will be divided on three different, but complementary, parts - Winter Workshops (WW). …”
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36th Winter School on Wave and Quantum Acoustics – Wisła, Poland, February 26 – March 02, 2007 by Roman BUKOWSKI

“…Moreover, some similar and related topics, for example optoelectronics and thermal wave methods, will be presented too. As at previous two years the School will be divided on three different, but complementary, parts - Winter Workshops (WW). …”
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Intraoperative patient‐specific volumetric reconstruction and 3D visualization for laparoscopic liver surgery by Luca Boretto, Egidijus Pelanis, Alois Regensburger, Kaloian Petkov, Rafael Palomar, Åsmund Avdem Fretland, Bjørn Edwin, Ole Jakob Elle

“…To address these challenges, a method for intraoperative three‐dimensional reconstruction of the surgical scene, including vessels and tumors, without altering the surgical workflow, is proposed. …”
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Effects of Size and Distribution of Silver Nanoparticles on Directional Fluorescence Emission Enhancement by Zhi-Hui Chen, Lina He, Yang Wang, Zhixing Gan

“…In this paper, we systematically report the enhanced excitation and DFE of quantum dot (QD) by silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) through theoretical calculations. A finite difference time-domain method is used in the calculations. …”
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Efficient Light Trapping in Hexagonal InP Nanostructured Solar Cells Using Plasmonic Al Nanoparticles by Manisha Rautela, Jitendra Kumar

“…Hence, In this work, we employed the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method to explore the impact of plasmonic Al NPs on SC consisting of hexagonal InP NWs. …”
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In-vitro evaluation of microleakage of bioceramic root-end filling materials: A spectrophotometric study by Ravi Gupta, Radhika Kewalramani

“…Aim: To evaluate the microleakage of newer bioceramic root-end filling materials. Material and method: Sixty freshly extracted human single-rooted mandibular premolar teeth were selected for the study. …”
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Himawari-8 satellite detection of morning terrain fog in a subtropical region by Huiyun Ma, Changjuan Chen, Zhicong Yi, Huihui Feng, Xiaojing Wu

“…Specifically, the clear sky surface suppression index is constructed to preliminarily remove the clear sky surface by combining Farneback optical flow method. The residual clear sky surface is further removed based on time series brightness temperature difference (BTD) between mid-infrared and thermal infrared. …”
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Metasurface-Coated Liquid Microlens for Super Resolution Imaging by Tongkai Gu, Kang Wang, Anjiang Cai, Fan Wu, Yasheng Chang, Haiyan Zhao, Lanlan Wang

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Synthesis and Properties of Magnetic-Luminescent Fe3O4@ZnO/C Nanocomposites by null Astuti, Syukri Arief, null Muldarisnur, null Zulhadjri, R. A. Usna

“…A Fe3O4@ZnO/C nanocomposite with a core-shell structure was synthesized using the co-precipitation method. To prevent the aggregation of the Fe3O4 magnetic particles, polyethylene glycol (PEG) was added. …”
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PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS MARKETED IN RUSSIA AS A SOURCE OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN THE SOIL by Anna D. Kotelnikova, Ksenia A. Kolchanova, Mikhail A. Shishkin, Olga B. Rogova

“…Also, in the literature there are no data on REEs content in phosphate fertilizers marketed on the territory of Russia and assessment of the significance of fertilizer application as a factor of REEs input into agricultural soils. Using the method of optical emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma, we obtained data on the REEs content in samples of phosphate rock, single and double superphosphate (22 samples). …”
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Extended Depth of Focus IOL Implantation in Patients with Previously Monofocal IOL Implantation in Contralateral Eye by К. B. Pershin, N. F. Pashinova, A. Iu. Tsygankov, E. A. Antonov, I. V. Kosova, L. V. Batalina

“…When comparing the frequency of adverse optical phenomena between the groups, no significant differences were found (p > 0.1).Conclusion. …”
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Why do patients with isolated PCL rupture experience no subjective knee joint instability during walking? An in vivo biomechanical study by Mingfeng Lu, Mingfeng Lu, Wei Chen, Jinpeng Lin, Jinpeng Lin, Wenhan Huang, Junqing Gao, Junqing Gao, Lilian Zhao, Shilin Li, Lilei He, Yu Zhang

“…Additionally, the study seeks to provide biomechanical insights into the observed differences between subjective and objective assessments.Methods35 healthy volunteers and 27 patients with isolated PCLD (both involved and uninvolved sides) were included in the study. …”
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Tin Oxide Modification of Indium Oxide Gas Sensitive Layers to Increase Efficiency of Gas Sensors by O. G. Reutskaya, S. V. Denisuk, A. M. Kudanovich, N. I. Mukhurov, I. A. Taratyn, V. G. Luhin

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