Investigating the Multidomain Impact of Palliative Care on End-of-Life Patients: A Comprehensive Evaluation by Mohammad O. Abu Hasheesh

“…Conclusion: In light of the results, it is evident that there is a pressing need to consistently evaluate the healthcare services offered to meet the needs of the increasing population of terminally ill patients.…”
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Depth-Dependent Cellular Response from Dental Bulk-Fill Resins in Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Su-Min Lee, Soo-Youn Kim, Jae-Heon Kim, Soo-Kyung Jun, Hae-Won Kim, Jung-Hwan Lee, Hae-Hyoung Lee

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity and antidifferentiation effects of dental bulk-fill resins, able to be polymerized as a bulk status for filling deep cavity of a tooth by single light curing, against human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) from three compartments corresponding to depth (0-2, 2-4, and 4-6 mm) from the light-curing site. …”
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An underground coal mine multi-target detection algorithm by FAN Shoujun, CHEN Xilin, WEI Liangyue, WANG Qingyu, ZHANG Shiyuan, DONG Fei, LEI Shaohua

“…Currently, underground coal mine target detection algorithms based on deep learning show poor performance in detecting complex small targets under conditions of uneven light intensity distribution, complex target environments, and imbalanced multi-class target scale distribution, often resulting in missed detection and false detection. …”
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Silver (Ag) doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)/biochar composite photocatalyst for improved photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP) by Ijlal Idrees, Muhammad Zafar, Malik Adeel Umer, Fahad Rehman, Abdul Razzaq, Seongwan Kim, Yunsook Yang, Woo Young Kim

“…The best sample 0.10-ABCN (with 10 wt% Ag content) exhibits the highest photocatalytic activity i.e. 70 % degradation of CIP (after 4 h of light irradiation), which is 3 times better than the pure GCN sample (25 %). …”
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The synchronous improvement of thermal stability, mechanical properties, thermal conductivity of oxide dispersion strengthened Cu–Cr alloy by microalloying Si by Yaju Zhou, Shengming Yin, Qian Lei, Jianglei Fan, Shizhong Wei, Youwei Yan

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Classification of Slovenian Dry-Cured Ham – Kraški pršut – According to Texture Profile by Mateja Lušnic Polak, Tomaž Polak, Mojca Kuhar, Iva Zahija Jazbec, Tadej Kaltnekar, Lea Demšar

“…NaCl content and sensory scores for saltiness were higher in the light Kraški pršut samples than in the heavy ones. …”
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Lipidic folding pathway of α-Synuclein via a toxic oligomer by Vrinda Sant, Dirk Matthes, Hisham Mazal, Leif Antonschmidt, Franz Wieser, Kumar T. Movellan, Kai Xue, Evgeny Nimerovsky, Marianna Stampolaki, Magdeline Nathan, Dietmar Riedel, Stefan Becker, Vahid Sandoghdar, Bert L. de Groot, Christian Griesinger, Loren B. Andreas

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Enhancing Plasticity and Compaction Properties of Clay Soil- Subgrade Using Iron Ore Tailings: A Case Study of Kabale District. by Mukago, Andrew

“…The CBR values obtained at 2.5mm penetration were 3.5%, 4.4%, and 7.8% for light, medium, and heavy compaction respectively; at 5.0mm penetration were 3.3%, 4.1%, and 6.9% for light, medium, and heavy compaction respectively. …”
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Profile of Bioactive Compounds, Aromas, and Cup Quality of Excelsa Coffee (Coffea liberica var. dewevrei) Prepared from Diverse Postharvest Processes by Dian Herawati, Michael Oscarius Loisanjaya, Radwa Husni Kamal, Dede Robiatul Adawiyah, Nuri Andarwulan

“…The green beans from each procedure were roasted at light to medium levels. Sample analysis was performed using HPLC and GC-MS instruments for bioactive compounds and volatile compounds, respectively, followed by a cupping test. …”
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Photodegradation of organic pollutants in aqueous solutions caused by Fe(OH)aq2+ photolysis: Evidence of OH radical formation by I. P. Pozdnyakov, Yu. A. Sosedova, V. F. Plyusnin, E. M. Glebov, V. P. Grivin, D. Yu. Vorobyev, N. M. Bazhin

“…This mechanism is based mainly on the analysis of the final products of photochemical reactions between light-excited Fe(III) complexes and organic compounds. …”
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Effect of Localized Mechanical Indentation on Skin Water Content Evaluated Using OCT by Abhijit A. Gurjarpadhye, William C. Vogt, Yajing Liu, Christopher G. Rylander

“…The highly disordered refractive index distribution in skin causes multiple scattering of incident light and limits optical imaging and therapeutic depth. …”
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Phototransferred thermoluminescence of rose quartz: Measurement and analysis by M.L. Chithambo, I.A. Ferreira, N.M. Trindade

“…Phototransferred thermoluminescence (PTTL) of rose quartz induced by 470 nm blue-, 525 nm green- and 405 nm UV-light is reported. Although its conventional TL glow curve measured at 1 °C s−1 during heating to 500 °C has five peaks (labelled I–V), only peaks I-IV are reproduced under phototransfer. …”
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Management of Ocular Diseases Using Lutein and Zeaxanthin: What Have We Learned from Experimental Animal Studies? by Chunyan Xue, Richard Rosen, Adrienne Jordan, Dan-Ning Hu

“…The effects of lutein and zeaxanthin on the prevention and treatment of various eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and cataract, ischemic/hypoxia induced retinopathy, light damage of the retina, retinitis pigmentosa, retinal detachment, and uveitis, have been studied in different experimental animal models. …”
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Leveraging multiplexed metasurfaces for multi-task learning with all-optical diffractive processors by Behroozinia Sahar, Gu Qing

“…Diffractive Neural Networks (DNNs) leverage the power of light to enhance computational performance in machine learning, offering a pathway to high-speed, low-energy, and large-scale neural information processing. …”
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Reconfigurable scattering by liquid crystal–polymer composite by Duan-Yi Guo, Yan-Ting Liu, Chen-Wei Tu, Iam Choon Khoo, Tsung-Hsien Lin

“…A key to enhanced performance is to generate or reconfigure scattered light with tailored statistics to meet the specific requirements of various applications. …”
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Nonequilibrium Quantum Systems: Divergence between Global and Local Descriptions by Pedro D. Manrique, Ferney Rodríguez, Luis Quiroga, Neil F. Johnson

“…This divergence highlights the need to establish rigorous ranges of applicability for such methods in modeling nanoscale transfer phenomena—including during the light-harvesting process in photosynthesis.…”
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Myenteric Denervation of the Gut with Benzalkonium Chloride: A Review of Forty Years of an Experimental Model by Sérgio Britto Garcia, Stefânia Bovo Minto, Isabela de Souza Marques, Vinicius Kannen

“…This review aims to shed light on the main historical and recent findings provided by this experimental model.…”
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Characterization of Conjugated Polymer Poly(fluorene-co-thiophene) and Its Application as Photosensitizer of TiO2 by Rongliang Qiu, Lin Song, Dongdong Zhang, Yueqi Mo, Eric Brewer, Xiongfei Huang

“…The copolymer poly(fluorene-co-thiophene) (PFT) has strong absorption in the visible light region. In this paper, PFTs with four different thiophene contents were evaluated for their suitability as photosensitizers of TiO2. …”
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Beam Shaping by Mode Superposition With Coefficient Optimization by Guowen Zhang, Hang Sun, Ziyang Chen, Yanli Zhang, Jixiong Pu, Jianqiang Zhu

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Matching of Silicon Thin-Film Tandem Solar Cells for Maximum Power Output by C. Ulbrich, C. Zahren, A. Gerber, B. Blank, T. Merdzhanova, A. Gordijn, U. Rau

“…The new measurement procedure uses additional light-emitting diodes as bias light in the JV characterization of tandem solar cells. …”
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