Crystallite size and phase purity in Pb1-xSrxTiO3 ferroelectric perovskites for biomedical applications via controlled sintering by Rahmat Doni Widodo, Samsudin Anis, Deni Fajar Fitriyana, Maykel Manawan, Joni Sah, Aji Santiko, Rizalman Bin Mamat, Abdulfatah Abdu Yusuf, Muhammad Imam Ammarullah

“…PbCO3, SrCO3, and TiO2 powders were processed via ball milling for 58 hours, followed by sintering at temperatures ranging from 500°C to 1100°C. Laser diffraction particle size analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to assess the particle size and crystal phase transformations. …”
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Advancement of Pt and Pd-based catalysis for green, sustainable energy and bio-medical applications by Nithyadharseni Palaniyandy, Sekhosana Kutloano, Lakshmi Devaraj, Xolile Fuku, Sathish Sundar Dhilip Kumar

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Buccal ureteroplasty options, techniques, long-term results by A. A. Volkov, N. V. Budnik, O. N. Zuban, I. D. Mustapaev, M. A. Abdulaev, A. V. Muziev

“…One patient after laparoscopic BU with a tubular graft had a short (1 mm) stenosis in the anastomosis area for 6 months of follow‑up, which was successfully eliminated by laser endoureterotomy. During the entire follow‑up period, residual hydronephrosis was recorded in 4 patients (16.0 %) against the background of complete patency of the anastomosis. …”
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Earthworm inspired lubricant self-pumping hydrogel with sustained lubricity at high loading by Shuanhong Ma, Lunkun Liu, Weiyi Zhao, Renjie Li, Xiaoduo Zhao, Yunlei Zhang, Bo Yu, Ying Liu, Feng Zhou

“…The MS-SLH system is manufactured by chemically dissociating a double network hydrogel to generate robust and wrinkled lubrication layer, and then laser etching was used to generate cylindrical texture pores as gland-like pockets for storing lubricants. …”
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Histologic and Endoscopic Similarity between Nodular Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia and Gastric Hyperplastic Polyps Potentially Causing Treatment Delays by Pujitha Kudaravalli, Sheikh A. Saleem, Rachana Mandru, Sekou Rawlins

“…The first line of treatment for GAVE is endoscopic ablation with Nd:YAG laser or argon plasma coagulation. Response to therapy was seen with a mean of 2.6 treatment sessions. …”
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Using airborne LiDAR and enhanced-geolocated GEDI metrics to map structural traits over a Mediterranean forestZenodo by Aaron Cardenas-Martinez, Adrian Pascual, Emilia Guisado-Pintado, Victor Rodriguez-Galiano

“…We locally calibrated GEDI spaceborne measurements using discrete point clouds collected by Airborne Laser Scanner (ALS) to adjust the geolocation of GEDI waveform metrics and to predict GEDI structural traits such as canopy height, foliage height diversity or leaf area index. …”
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The antibiofilm effect and mechanism of silver nanowire-modified glass ionomer cement against multi-species oral biofilm by Tiantian Guo, Dai Wang, Sherry Shiqian Gao

“…Extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) were labelled with Alexa Fluor 647-labelled dextran conjugate and then observed by a confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM). The D/L-Lactic Acid Assay Kit was used to evaluate the lactic acid production of the multi-species biofilms. …”
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Can infectious omphalitis in piglets be clinically diagnosed during the first three days of life? by Sophie Amalie Blirup-Plum, Henrik Elvang Jensen, Katrine Top Hartmann, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Karen Pankoke, Mette Sif Hansen, Ken Steen Pedersen, Inge Larsen, Jens Peter Nielsen, John Elmerdahl Olsen, Egle Kudirkiene, Thomas Hartig Braunstein, Kristiane Barington

“…Except for a group of bacteria unidentified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) (p = 0.02), no apparent association was found between histopathologically diagnosed omphalitis and the prevalence of specific pathogens (p > 0.05). …”
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Valley charge-transfer insulator in twisted double bilayer WSe2 by LingNan Wei, Qingxin Li, Majeed Ur Rehman, Yangchen He, Dongdong An, Shiwei Li, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Martin Claassen, Kostya S. Novoselov, Dante M. Kennes, Angel Rubio, Daniel A. Rhodes, Lede Xian, Geliang Yu, Lei Wang

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Key bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria influence each other's growth in biofilms in rich media and media simulating vaginal tract secretions by Lúcia G.V. Sousa, Christina A. Muzny, Nuno Cerca

“…Differences were also found in the structure of triple-species biofilms formed in both media, as assessed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. In conclusion, while all three species were able to grow in single-species biofilms in rich media, in mGTS the growth of G. vaginalis was essential for incorporation of the other species in the biofilm.…”
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Nature and Evolution of the Ore-Forming Fluids from Nanmushu Carbonate-Hosted Zn-Pb Deposit in the Mayuan District, Shaanxi Province, Southwest China by Suo-Fei Xiong, Yong-Jun Gong, Shu-Zhen Yao, Chuan-Bo Shen, Xiang Ge, Shao-Yong Jiang

“…Detailed fluid inclusion study shows two types of fluids in the sphalerite, quartz, dolomite, calcite and barite, that is, aqueous-salt dominant inclusions (type I) and hydrocarbon-bearing inclusions (type II). The Laser Raman spectroscopy study shows occurrence of certain amount of CH4, C4H6, and bitumen. …”
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The CuePed Trial: How Does Environmental Complexity Impact Cue Effectiveness? A Comparison of Tonic and Phasic Visual Cueing in Simple and Complex Environments in a Parkinson’s Dis... by Rodney Marsh, Michael H. Cole, Nadeeka N. W. Dissanayaka, Tiffany R. Au, Sandra Clewett, John D. O’Sullivan, Peter A. Silburn

“…We assembled 20 participants with PD and FoG and familiarized them with a belt-worn, laser-light cueing device (Agilitas™). The device was designed with 2 cueing modalities—gait-dependent or “phasic” cueing and gait-independent or “tonic” cueing. …”
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Three-Dimensional Digital Documentation for the Conservation of the Prambanan Temple Cluster Using Guided Multi-Sensor Techniques by Anindya Sricandra Prasidya, Irwan Gumilar, Irwan Meilano, Ikaputra Ikaputra, Rochmad Muryamto, Erlyna Nour Arrofiqoh

“…The internal and external qualities of each sensor result showed the millimeter- to centimeter-range root mean squared error, with the terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) having the best accuracy, followed by aerial close-range and terrestrial-mode photogrammetry and nadiral Lidar and photogrammetry. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Three-Dimensional-Printed Pure Titanium Fracture Plates with Locking Screw Systems in Distal Tibia Fractures by Ji Hye Choi, Jun Hyoung Lee, Seung Hyeop Lee, Woo Young Jang

“…Pure titanium powder (Ti Gr.2, Type A, 3D Systems, USA) was spread to a thickness of 30 μm and partially sintered using a 500 W laser to produce the 3D-printed metal plates. The locking screws were fabricated using a milling process. …”
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Surface functionalized mesoporous polydopamine nanocomposites for killing tumor cells through collaborative chemo/photothermal/chemodynamic treatment by Yi Ouyang, Yan Chen, Ting Xu, Yihao Sun, Sheng Zhao, Chunmei Chen, Yixin Tan, Liang He, Hui Liu

“…After that, the generated Mn4+ can react with glutathione (GSH) through redox reaction to produce Mn2+ and deplete GSH, disrupting the reducing capacity and benefiting the production of ROS in tumor cells. Under laser irradiation, the nanocomposites can generate hyperthermia to promote the production of ROS. …”
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Fluorescent, Plasmonic, and Radiotherapeutic Properties of the Lu–Dendrimer-AuNP–Folate–Bombesin Nanoprobe Located Inside Cancer Cells by Héctor Mendoza-Nava PhD, Guillermina Ferro-Flores PhD, Flor de María Ramírez PhD, Blanca Ocampo-García PhD, Clara Santos-Cuevas PhD, Erika Azorín-Vega PhD, Nallely Jiménez-Mancilla PhD, Myrna Luna-Gutiérrez PhD, Keila Isaac-Olivé PhD

“…The intense near-Infrared (NIR) fluorescence emitted at 825 nm from the conjugate inside cells corroborated the usefulness of DenAuNP–folate–bombesin for optical imaging. After laser irradiation, the presence of the nanosystem in cells caused a significant increase in the temperature of the medium (46.8°C, compared to 39.1°C without DenAuNP–folate–bombesin, P < 0.05), resulting in a significant decrease in cell viability (down to 16.51% ± 1.52%) due to the 177 Lu–DenAuNP–folate–bombesin plasmonic properties. …”
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Spatial analysis of hyperspectral images for detecting adulteration levels in bon-sorkh (Allium jesdianum L.) seeds: Application of voting classifiers by Golshid Fathi, Seyed Ahmad Mireei, Mehrnoosh Jafari, Morteza Sadeghi, Hassan Karimmojeni, Majid Nazeri

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Development of biodegradable magnesium alloy stents with coating by Lorenza Petrini, Wei Wu, Dario Gastaldi, Lina Altomare, Silvia Farè, Francesco Migliavacca, Ali Gökhan Demir, Barbara Previtali, Maurizio Vedani

“…Our study required the following steps: i) selection of a Mg alloy suitable for stent production, having sufficient strength and elongation capability; ii) computational optimization of the stent geometry to minimize stress and strain after stent deployment, improve scaffolding ability and corrosion resistance; iii) development of a numerical model for studying stent degradation to support the selection of the best geometry; iv) optimization of the alloy microstructure and production of Mg alloy tubes for stent manufacturing; v) set up, in terms of laser cut and surface finishing, of the procedure to manufacture magnesium stents; vi) selection of a coating able to assure enough corrosion resistance and computational evaluation of the coating adhesion. …”
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Ultra‐Thin Strain‐Relieving Si1−xGex Layers Enabling III‐V Epitaxy on Si by Trevor R. Smith, Spencer McDermott, Vatsalkumar Patel, Ross Anthony, Manu Hedge, Sophie E. Bierer, Sunzhuoran Wang, Andrew P. Knights, Ryan B. Lewis

“…Abstract The explosion of artificial intelligence, the possible end of Moore's law, dawn of quantum computing, and the continued exponential growth of data communications traffic have brought new urgency to the need for laser integration on the diversified Si platform. …”
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Flt3 Regulation in the Mononuclear Phagocyte System Promotes Ocular Neovascularization by Yushuo Gao, Yisheng Zhong, Yanji Zhu, Anna M. Demetriades, Yujuan Cai, Jikui Shen, Qing Lu, Xi Shen, Bing Xie

“…We found that mice deficient in Flt3 or mice that received an Flt3 inhibitor (AC220) showed significantly reduced areas of ischemia-induced retinal neovascularization (RNV) and laser-induced choroidal NV (CNV) (P<0.05). Increased Flt3 expression at the protein level was detected in retinas of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) mice at P15 and P18 during retinal NV (RNV) progression. …”
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