Assessment of Availability and Human Health Risk Posed by Arsenic Contaminated Well Waters from Timis-Bega Area, Romania by Marin Senila, Erika Levei, Oana Cadar, Lacrimioara Ramona Senila, Marius Roman, Ferenc Puskas, Mihaela Sima

“…The aim of this study was also to assess the “truly dissolved” concentrations of As considered as available concentrations, in well waters, after passive sampling by Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films (DGT). …”
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Nucleolar organizer regions indicators hepatocytes in experimental thyrotoxicosis by V. S. Botasheva, N. A. Stadnyk

“…Histological examination of the liver revealed diffuse hydropic and ballooning degeneration of hepatocytes, colliquative necrosis areas with the formation of cavities, diffuse perisinusoidal edema, lymphocytic infiltration. …”
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A study of histopathological spectrum and expression of Ki-67, TP53 in primary brain tumors of pediatric age group by Subhalakshmi Sengupta, Uttara Chatterjee, Uma Banerjee, Samarendranath Ghosh, Sandip Chatterjee, Ashit k Ghosh

“…We examined H and E sections from 61 pediatric brain tumors and also performed immunohistochemical stains with p53 and Ki67 on 52 of these samples. Results: Of the 61 cases of pediatric brain tumors the commonest were pilocytic astrocytomas and medulloblastomas both constituting 22.9% of total cases, followed by high grade gliomas, that is, anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma taken together (14.7%), diffuse astrocytomas (11.4%), ependymomas (8.1%), and oligodendrogliomas (4.9%). …”
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Influence of oxalic acid and CTAB on the structural and optical properties of nanocrystalline tungsten oxide synthesized via co-precipitation method by R. P. Neethu, G. Madhu

“…The bandgap energy obtained from the diffused reflectance spectra of the samples showed a red shift with an increase in annealing temperature. …”
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Time-gated optical projection tomography allows visualization of adult zebrafish internal structures. by Luca Fieramonti, Andrea Bassi, Efrem Alessandro Foglia, Anna Pistocchi, Cosimo D'Andrea, Gianluca Valentini, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Sandro De Silvestri, Giulio Cerullo, Franco Cotelli

“…This method extends the use of Optical Projection Tomography to optically diffusive samples yielding reconstructions with reduced artifacts, increased contrast and improved resolution with respect to those obtained with non-gated techniques. …”
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EFFECT OF LASER RADIATION WITH 662 NM WAVE ON THE GROWTH OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN VITRO by D. A. Bredikhin, S. D. Nikonov, A. G. Cherednichenko, T. I. Petrenko, A. V. Ivanenko, M. M. Mirzoev

“…Cultures were incubated under 37°С for 90 days with weekly inspection of samples.Results. Continuous irradiation by diffused laser with 662 nm wave provides the most expressed bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects against M. tuberculosis H37Rv under the density of the energy dose of 234.5 and 703.5 of J/sq.cm. …”
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Effect of Mg Doping on the Structural and Optical Properties of CdS Nanoparticles Synthesized by co-Precipitation Method by G. Giribabu, G. Murali, D. Amaranatha Reddy, R.P. Vijayalakshmi, N. Madhusudhana Rao

“…Compositional, morphological, structural and optical studies of the as prepared samples were carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy dispersive analysis of X-rays (EDAX), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and Photoluminescence (PL) techniques. …”
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Development of Novel Squid Gladius Biomaterials for Cornea Tissue Engineering by Ingrid Garzón, Juan Muñoz-Hurtado, Juan Pereira-Martínez, Ana M. Ionescu, Juan de la Cruz Cardona, María Tejada-Casado, María del Mar Pérez, Fernando Campos, Jesús Chato-Astrain, Miguel Alaminos

“…Analysis of the optical properties of these samples revealed that the diffuse transmittance of N-SG and C-SG were higher than CTR, with the diffuse reflectance showing the opposite behavior. …”
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Comparison of optical-spectral characteristics of glioblastoma at intraoperative diagnosis and <i>ex vivo</i> optical biopsy by I. D. Romanishkin, T. A. Savelieva, A. Ospanov, N. A. Kalyagina, A. A. Krivetskaya, A. M. Udeneev, K. G. Linkov, S. A. Goryajnov, S. V. Shugay, G. V. Pavlova, I. N. Pronin, V. B. Loschenov

“…Optical spectroscopy methods are characterized by high speed, accuracy and non-invasiveness, which determines the prospects of their use for intraoperative demarcation of the boundaries of such tumors. Fluorescence and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy have found wide application in intraoperative neuronavigation, mainly for detecting the edges of diffuse gliomas. …”
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Transition metal doped TiO2: physical properties and photocatalytic behaviour by A. Di Paola, S. Ikeda, G. Marcì, B. Ohtani, L. Palmisano

“…A beneficial influence of the presence of metal species was observed only with the samples containing copper and tungsten. In particular, the TiO2/Cu powders showed to be more photoactive of bare TiO2 for the ethanoic acid oxidation while the TiO2/W samples were more efficient for 4-nitrophenol degradation. …”
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Expression of cytokeratin 7/20 and Ki67 in Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis and intestinal metaplasia by Ava T Ismael, Rafal A Abdulhameed, Jalal A Jalal, Rawaz D Tawfeeq, Aram Ommar, Aveen Jalal

“…Methodology: A retrospective study was conducted utilizing 200 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded gastric biopsy samples collected from the lesser curvature of the stomach. …”
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Synthesis of TiO2/Pd and TiO2/PdO Hollow Spheres and Their Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity by Jing Yan, Xiaojuan Li, Bo Jin, Min Zeng, Rufang Peng

“…The structure and optical properties of the as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Telleranalysis, Barrett-Joyner-Halenda measurement, and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. …”
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The Spectrum of Causative Agents of Complicated Abdominal Infections in Surgical Patients by N. V. Yevdokimova, T. V. Chernenkaya, O. V. Nikitina, A. G. Lebedev

“…A study of various types of clinical material was carried out: blood — 143 samples, urine — 125 samples, bronchoalveolar lavage — 119 samples and 130 samples of wound discharge. 260 strains of microorganisms were isolated.  …”
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Development of differential diagnostic models for distinguishing between limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and idiopathic inflammatory myopathy by Guangyu Wang, Lijun Fu, Lining Zhang, Kai Shao, Ying Hou, Tingjun Dai, Pengfei Lin, Chuanzhu Yan, Bing Zhao

“…Conclusion We developed two practical differential diagnosis models for LGMD and IIM based on the analysis of four accessible indicators, including the age of onset, cervical flexor weakness, the ratio of synchronous Mb/CK values and diffuse MHC-I expression. Further studies with larger samples are needed to refine the predictive efficiency of the differential diagnostic models.…”
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Pyrolysis Synthesized g-C3N4 for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue by Gang Xin, Yali Meng

“…Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) was synthesized at 520°C by the pyrolysis of cyanamide, dicyandiamide, and melamine. The samples were characterized by X–ray diffraction (XRD), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and elemental analyzer. …”
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Mycobacterium haemophilum as the Initial Presentation of a B-Cell Lymphoma in a Liver Transplant Patient by T. Doherty, M. Lynn, A. Cavazza, E. Sames, R. Hughes

“…Histology showed features of a diffuse B-cell lymphoma, a posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD).…”
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P64 | EX VIVO EXTRACTION OF GLIOMA SECRETOME: A NOVEL MICROENVIRONMENT-BASED PROTOCOL FOR METABOLIC AND MOLECULAR PROFILING

“…Feasibility and performance were assessed in a preliminary cohort of seven adult diffuse glioma patients. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed tissue structural integrity. …”
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A unique case of extranodal marginal zone lymphoma with synchronous pulmonary and dermatologic manifestations by Carlo Arevalo, Fernando Camacho, Joseph Modrak

“…Due to high oxygen requirements, tissue sampling was obtained by skin biopsy instead of bronchoscopy. …”
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Bi Doped TiO2 as a Photocatalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity by İlknur Altın

“…The physiochemical characteristics of prepared samples were examined by X-ray diffraction technique (XRD), Fiel emission scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive analysis (FESEM-EDS), and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS). …”
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Female genital tuberculosis: A disease seen again in Europe by Pešut Dragica, Stojšić Jelena

“…A 23-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seronegative woman with two-month duration amenorrhea underwent surgery due to lower abdominal mass simulating a left ovary carcinoma, suggested by ultrasound examinations. During sampling, we found a mass of round, up to 3 mm, necrotizing nodules, diffuse in the uterus, ovarian and tubarial surfaces, in cervical and endometrial mucosa, and even in myometrium and fat omental tissue. …”
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