Diverse metabolites with anti-psoriasis potential from different fermentations of the fungicolous fungus Xylaria longipes HFG1018 by Zhen-Zhu Zhao, Yan Wang, Xiao-Yu Wang, Hui Chen, Zhen-Zhen Wang, Jing-Kun Wang, Le-Le Wang, Ming-Jun Shen, Xin Pang, Wei-Sheng Feng

“…The structures, including absolute configurations, were determined using NMR spectroscopy, HRESIMS analysis, and computational methods (ECD, ¹³C NMR data, and optical rotation). …”
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Precipitation of Calcium Phosphates in the Presence of Collagen Type I on Four Different Bioactive Titanium Surfaces: an in Vitro Study by Victoria F. Stenport, Julia Olander, Per Kjellin, Fredrik Currie, Young-Taeg Sul, Anna Arvidsson

“…Material and Methods: Blasted titanium discs were treated with four different surface modifications, alkali and heat, sodium fluoride, anodic oxidation and hydroxyapatite coating. …”
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OCTA measurements in Behcet's disease across different stages of the disease activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Mehrdad Mozafar, Mobina Amanollahi, Reza Samiee, Melika Jameie, Ali Mousavi, Zahra Ghanbari, Helia Nafar, Negar Mozafar, Fatemeh Amiri, Mehdi Azizmohammad Looha, Elias Khalili Pour, Nazanin Ebrahimiadib

“…This study aims to evaluate the retinal microvascular alterations in BD using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed, Embase, and Web of Sciences were systematically searched for relevant studies assessing OCTA measurements in BD and healthy controls (HCs). …”
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A Novel Method for the Accurate Evaluation of Poisson’s Ratio of Soft Polymer Materials by Jae-Hoon Lee, Sang-Soo Lee, Jun-Dong Chang, Mark S. Thompson, Dong-Joong Kang, Sungchan Park, Seonghun Park

“…A new method with a simple algorithm was developed to accurately measure Poisson’s ratio of soft materials such as polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel (PVA-H) with a custom experimental apparatus consisting of a tension device, a micro X-Y stage, an optical microscope, and a charge-coupled device camera. …”
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Analysis of Enamel Surface and Shear Bond Strength with Orthodontic Bracket at Different Time Intervals After Bleaching Treatment by Yu-Jin Lee, Ji-Yeon Hong, Hye-Min Ku, Song-Yi Yang

“…Methods: A 35% HP was applied to enamel surfaces, which were assigned to group 0. …”

Incidence of dysphotopsia following uneventful cataract surgery [phacoemulsification] in patients implanted with different types of monofocal intraocular lenses by Khalid Saeed Abdulmajeed, Mohammed Nidham Abdalla, Tara Mahmood Hassan

“…Conversely, there was no statistically significant difference between Rayner and Acrysof lenses in terms of dysphotopsia occurrence (p-value= 0.053).   …”
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Rebalancing translaminar pressure difference: a novel glaucoma surgery—a pilot trial in non-human primates by Chen Xin, Qing Sang, Shen Wu, Rui-Qi Pang, Dan-Ting Lin, Huai-Zhou Wang, Ning Lu, Ning-Li Wang

“…AIM: To propose a novel glaucoma surgery for rebalancing translaminar pressure difference. METHODS: Three non-human primates with normal eyes and two with laser-induced glaucoma underwent the novel surgical procedure. …”
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Comparative characterization of leather from different tanning processes as a contribution for a sustainable development of the leather industry by Sara Ferraris, Francesca Gamna, Thomas Luxbacher, Giacomo Maculotti, Lorenzo Giorio, Jasurkhuja Kholkhujaev, Gianfranco Genta, Maurizio Galetto, Andrea Sarnataro, Marco Nogarole, Claudia Florio

“…In the present research well established characterizations (optical microscopy, shrinkage temperature, wettability, metal content, infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction) and new and unconventional methods for the leather field (surface topography, instrumented indentation and zeta potential electrokinetic measurements) were applied and optimized for the characterization of leather samples from traditional (e.g. …”
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A Method to Address the Impact of Incident Conditions on the Spectral Reconstruction of the Talbot Wavemeter by Yiming Wang, Yu Huang, Xiaohu Yang, Zhanfeng Li, Yue Li

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Comparison of meat tenderness parameters and free amino acids content in different species: Buffalo, Yak and Maremmana beef by Michela Contò, Sabrina Di Giovanni, Giacomo Contò, Sebastiana Failla

“…All the samples were stored at -80 °C and then analyzed for free amino acids (FAA) by GC, collagen insoluble content by quantifying hydroxyproline after acidic hydrolysis of meat (AOAC method), myofibrillar degradation (MFI) by spectrometric methods and sarcomere length by optical microscope measurements. …”
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Elevated Zinc and Potassium Levels in Renal Calculi Indicate Distinct Pathophysiological Mechanisms in Urolithiasis by Maciej Jaromin, Marcin Cichocki, Tomasz Konecki, Piotr Kutwin, Waldemar Maniukiewicz, Piotr Wysocki, Magdalena Gajek, Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska-Jóźwik, Dariusz Moczulski

“…Crystallography of renal calculi was performed using X-ray diffraction; an elemental analysis was performed using Inductively Coupled Plasma–Optical Emission Spectrometry. Statistical analysis was performed to assess the differences in the metal element concentration between men and women. …”
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To Quantitatively Assess and Compare Choroidal and RNFL Thickness in Patients with Active and Inactive Thyroid Eye Disease by Anargha A. Jayaraj, Ann J. Kochuthresiya, Mathews G. Vadath, Anu Chacko, Arya R. Nedumgattil

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Motion Compensation in Pulmonary Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging: An Image Processing Pipeline for Artefact Reduction and Clinical Precision by Tarek Haloubi, Spencer Angus Thomas, Catherine Hines, Kevin Dhaliwal, James R. Hopgood

“…<italic>Results:</italic> The complete TRACER pipeline delivers significant performance improvements, with 20&#x0025; to 30&#x0025; enhancement across different metrics for all tested registration methods. …”
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Depth from 2D Images: Development and Metrological Evaluation of System Uncertainty Applied to Agricultural Scenarios by Bernardo Lanza, Cristina Nuzzi, Simone Pasinetti

“…The acquired data was processed and filtered with a moving average window-based filter to reduce noise in the estimated apparent depths of the ArUco markers and in the estimated optical flow image speeds. Two methods are proposed for model validation: a generalized approach and a complete approach that separates the input data according to their image speed to account for the exponential nature of the proposed model. …”
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Analytical method for analyzing message transmission processes in FDDI networks for digital substations by A. S. Leontyev, D. V. Zhmatov

“…To develop analytical approaches for the evaluation of probability-time characteristics and fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) network performance with the marker access method, thus enabling communication processes for digital electrical substations to be automated.Methods. …”
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Reproducibility of retinal nerve fiber layer and macular volume measurements in patients receiving retinal protection pharmacotherapy by Dmitry A. Dorofeev, Aleksey A. Antonov, Irina V. Kozlova, Elena V. Kirilik, Ksenia O. Lukyanova, Olga G. Pozdeeva, Olga B. Solovyeva, Artem Z. Tsyganov

“…Background — High-quality monitoring of the glaucoma plays an important role in the early diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, for which structural optical coherence tomography (OCT) is used. Technology that increases the repeatability and reproducibility of OCT may differ in different devices, thereby yielding different results. …”
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Uniform Illumination for Nonplanar Surface Based on Freeform Surfaces by Xiang Sun, Lingbao Kong, Min Xu

“…As a result, a novel method is proposed for the design of optical elements generating uniform irradiance distribution on nonplanar target surfaces. …”
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Rotational Doppler Signal Classification Based on Support Vector Machine by Song Qiu, Jin Zheng, Minghui Xiong

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Pattern distortion in nanoimprint lithography using UV-curable polymer stamps by Fangfang Li, Marina Fetisova, Mervi Koskinen, Jukka Viheriälä, Tapio Niemi, Petri Karvinen, Markku Kuittinen

“…These errors are evaluated by overlay patterning using NIL and optical lithography on 4-in. wafers over a distance of 80 mm. …”
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Research Progress on Ambient Visual Information Analysis and Perception Measurement Methods for Motion Vision by Haipeng ZHU, Yuhang KONG, (JPN) OHNO Ryuzo

“…For the analysis of objective physical environments, the research reviews advancements in panoramic imaging, skyline and greenery visibility assessments, and dynamic visual metrics such as optical flow and motion parallax. These methods are evaluated based on their accuracy, computational efficiency, and applicability to real-world environments. …”
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