Understanding exposure risk using soil testing and GIS around an abandoned asbestos mine by Abhijeet V. Jadhav, Nilesh Gawde, Ramesh Veerappan, Yeyong Choi, Arthur L. Frank

“…The study also compared satellite images taken 13 years apart to determine whether the mine waste containing asbestos had spread over time. …”
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Application of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Pediatric Ophthalmology by Ricardo Salles Cauduro, Caroline do Amaral Ferraz, Maira Saad Ávila Morales, Patricia Novita Garcia, Yara Cristina Lopes, Paulo Henrique Souza, Norma Allemann

“…Retrospective clinical study case series of 26 eyes of 19 pediatric patients throughout a 21-month period, presenting anterior segment pathologies, were submitted to AS-OCT examination (OCT Visante, 1310 nm, Zeiss), noncontact technique, no sedation requirement. Results. AS-OCT images were obtained from 19 patients (range: 2 months to 12 years). …”
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Experimental Study on Multiple Explosions during the Development and Utilization of Oil Shale Dust by Bo Liu, Yansong Zhang, Yuyuan Zhang, Jinshe Chen, Xiangbao Meng

“…Some original oil shale dust (OOSD) and explosive residues were analyzed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer. The SEM images of the explosive residues indicate a high fragmentation degree and well-developed pore structure during the entire multiexplosion process. …”
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Custom-Made Computer-Aided-Design/Computer-Aided-Manufacturing Biphasic Calcium-Phosphate Scaffold for Augmentation of an Atrophic Mandibular Anterior Ridge by Francesco Guido Mangano, Piero Antonio Zecca, Ric van Noort, Samvel Apresyan, Giovanna Iezzi, Adriano Piattelli, Aldo Macchi, Carlo Mangano

“…Computed tomographic (CT) images of an atrophic anterior mandible were acquired and modified into a 3-dimensional (3D) reconstruction model; this was transferred to a CAD program, where a custom-made scaffold was designed. …”
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Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Ovarian Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Increasing Thymosin Beta 4X-Linked Expression by Yijing Chu, Min You, Jingjing Zhang, Guoqiang Gao, Rendong Han, Wenqiang Luo, Tingting Liu, Jianxin Zuo, Fuling Wang

“…As shown in the bioluminescence images captured in vivo, increased ovarian cancer’s growth and metastasis, along with elevated TMSB4X expression, were observed in the group of ADSC-conditioned medium, and the tumour-promoting effect of ADSCs was attenuated by the inhibition of TMSB4X. …”
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Enhancing visible luminescence in sprayed-ZnO nanostructure through Cu doping by Fatima Zohra Bedia, Asma Bedia, Sidi Mohammed Bedia, Nabila Maloufi, Michel Aillerie, Khadidja Rahmoun

“…Cu-doped ZnO (CZO) is a low-cost, oxide-friendly material synthesized in various ratios (0%, 1%, 2%, and 3%) via spray pyrolysis on a glass substrate at 350 °C. SEM images revealed that the CZO films consist of aggregated spherical nanoparticles, each with a diameter of less than 20 nm. …”
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Sparse Deep Nonnegative Matrix Factorization by Zhenxing Guo, Shihua Zhang

“…We applied our models using two benchmarking image datasets, and the results showed that our models can achieve competitive or better classification performance and produce intuitive interpretations compared with the typical NMF and competing multilayer models.…”
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Comparison of Histochemical Stainings in Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis and Correlation with Transient Elastography in Chronic Hepatitis by Daniela Cabibi, Fabrizio Bronte, Rossana Porcasi, Sabrina Ingrao, Antonino Giulio Giannone, Marcello Maida, Maria Grazia Bavetta, Salvatore Petta, Vito Di Marco, Vincenza Calvaruso

“…This study aimed to compare Masson’s trichrome (MT), Sirius Red (SR), and orcein stainings in evaluating liver fibrosis in chronic HCV hepatitis (CHC) with semiquantitative and quantitative methods (Collagen Proportionate Area (CPA) by Digital Image Analysis (DIA)) and correlate them with transient elastography (TE). …”
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Visual Feedback System Supporting Robotic Manipulation of Hemp Plants by Marek Kraft, Bartosz Ptak, Mateusz Piechocki, Dominik Pieczyński, Kamil Młodzikowski, Bartłomiej Kulecki, Dominik Belter

“…The solution uses an industry-standard, inexpensive RGB-D camera as the input data source to derive control signals controlling the robotic arm and end effector. Input image data processing is performed by a dedicated neural network model trained using a dataset created specifically for the described task to achieve detection by stalk segmentation and postprocessing. …”
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Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy of the Transverse-Axial Tubule System in Ventricular Cardiomyocytes from Failing and Non-Failing Human Hearts by Andreas Ohler, Jutta Weisser-Thomas, Valentino Piacentino, Steven R. Houser, Gordon F. Tomaselli, Brian O'Rourke

“…In freshly isolated myocytes, the plasmalemmal membranes were labeled with Di-8-ANEPPS and imaged using two-photon excitation at 780 nm. Optical sections were taken every 300 nm through the cells. …”
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In Vivo Confocal Microscopy and Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of the Microcystic Keratitis by Michał Dembski, Anna Nowińska, Klaudia Ulfik, Sławomir Teper, Edward Wylęgała

“…IVCM and AS-OCT were used in the course of the bilateral epitheliopathy of a 23-year-old patient at the acute stage of the disease and at recovery after four days of treatment. The images were analyzed and compared. Results. On AS-OCT of the right eye, general hyperreflectivity and the increased thickness of the central corneal epithelium to 150 μm with numerous hyporeflective small, oval cysts were revealed and resolved completely at day 4 after diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Rapid learning with phase-change memory-based in-memory computing through learning-to-learn by Thomas Ortner, Horst Petschenig, Athanasios Vasilopoulos, Roland Renner, Špela Brglez, Thomas Limbacher, Enrique Piñero, Alejandro Linares-Barranco, Angeliki Pantazi, Robert Legenstein

“…We demonstrate the versatility of our approach in two scenarios: a convolutional neural network performing image classification and a biologically-inspired spiking neural network generating motor commands for a real robotic arm. …”
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Influence of the Cement Film Thickness on the Push-Out Bond Strength of Glass Fiber Posts Cemented in Human Root Canals by Natália Araújo Silva Prado, Reinaldo de Souza Ferreira, Marcos Henrique de Pinho Maurício, Sidnei Paciornik, Mauro Sayão de Miranda

“…The posts were cemented using a self-adhesive cement, and a small amount of powdered Rhodamine B was used as a stain. Images of both sides of each slice were obtained before and after the push-out test. …”
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Anatomical Evaluation of Mandibular Molars in a Saudi Population: An In Vivo Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Study by Mohammed Mashyakhy, Ahmad Jabali, Fatimah Saleem Alabsi, Abdulaziz AbuMelha, Mazen Alkahtany, Shilpa Bhandi

“…A total of 290 first and 367 second mandibular molars were analyzed. The CBCT images were evaluated in three sections to inspect the number of roots and canals and canal system. …”
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Using Generative Adversarial Networks for the synthesis of emotional facial expressions in virtual educational environments by William Villegas-Ch, Alexandra Maldonado Navarro, Araceli Mera-Navarrete

“…The generation of emotional facial expressions using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) has been widely researched, achieving significant advances in creating high-quality images. However, one of the main challenges remains the accurate transmission of complex and negative emotions, such as anger or sadness, due to the difficulty of correctly capturing the facial micro gestures that characterize these emotions. …”
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Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline ZnO Solar Cells Based on Ruthenium(II) Phendione Complexes by Hashem Shahroosvand, Parisa Abbasi, Mohsen Ameri, Mohammad Reza Riahi Dehkordi

“…The surface analysis and size of adsorbed dye on nanostructure ZnO were further examined with AFM and SEM. The AFM images clearly show both, the outgrowth of the complexes which are adsorbed on ZnO thin film and the depression of ZnO thin film. …”
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Surrogate Safety Analysis of Pedestrian-Vehicle Conflict at Intersections Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Videos by Peng Chen, Weiliang Zeng, Guizhen Yu, Yunpeng Wang

“…The state-of-the-art studies largely resort to video images taken from high buildings. However, it suffers from heavy labor work, high cost of maintenance, and even security restrictions. …”
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Innovative Technologies for Studying the Impact of Climate Change on River Basins in the Guba-Khachmaz Region of Azerbaijan by Huseynova Gumru, Valiyeva Asmar, Tahmezli Elvira, Surkhayli Sanan, Tahmezli Matanat

“…It is possible to prepare a large database for forecasting by integrating accurate results of spatial image analysis into the GIS database from time to time. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of a Novel Terbium Complex Coordinated with 10-Undecenoic Acid for UV-Cured Coatings by Chenjie Jiao, Rong Zhong, Yanfang Zhou, Hongfei Zhang

“…The morphology of the rare earth UV-cured composite was observed by SEM. The images showed that the rare earth complex was dispersed uniformly in the polymer matrix. …”
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Multiple FNH-Like Lesions in a Patient with Chronic Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Gd-EOB-Enhanced MRI and BR1 CEUS Findings by Caroline Newerla, Fabienne Schaeffer, Luigi Terracciano, Joachim Hohmann

“…These lesions showed typical patterns in the precontrast images, while there was an arterial and a persistent portal venous enhancement. …”
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