New Circumpapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Bruch’s Membrane Opening-Minimum Rim Width Assessment in Nonglaucomatous Eyes with Large Discs by Serife Bayraktar, Gulnar Sultanova, Zafer Cebeci, Emre Altinkurt, Belgin Izgi

“…The optic nerve head (ONH) parameters obtained by confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (CSLO), peripapillary RNFL thickness, BMO area, and BMO-MRW were imaged with SD-OCT. …”
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Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Oropharyngeal Candida Species Isolated from People Living with HIV in the Era of Universal Test and Treat Policy in Uganda. by Musinguzi, Benson, Turyamuhika, Laban, Mwesigwa, Alex, Nalumaga, Pauline Petra, Kabajulizi, Immaculate, Njovu, Israel Kiiza, Mwebesa, Edson, Luggya, Tonny, Ocheng, Francis, Kateete, David Patrick, Itabangi, Herbert, Mboowa, Gerald, Obondo, James Sande, Achan, Beatrice

“…Oropharyngeal swabs were collected and cultured on Sabouraud Dextrose agar to isolate Candida species identified using the matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. …”
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Microscale bone interlocking enhances osseointegration strength on the rough surface of 3D-printed titanium implants: experimental and finite element analysis by Tianyu Shu, Haoyu Shi, Meng Li, Yu-Chia Lin, Ang Li, Dandan Pei

“…Methods Experimental 3D-printed titanium implants were fabricated via selective laser melting (SLM), and conventional sandblasted and acid-etched titanium implants (CNC-SLA) served as the control group. …”
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Eugenol targeting CrtM inhibits the biosynthesis of staphyloxanthin in Staphylococcus aureus by Jiang Chang, Bo Chen, Zeqian Du, Bowen Zhao, Jiahui Li, Ziyi Li, Kannappan Arunachalam, Ting Shi, Dongqing Wei, Chunlei Shi

“…The outcome of the growth curve assay, f ield-emission scanning electron, and confocal laser scanning microscopy analyses confirmed that eugenol at the test concentration did not affect the morphology and growth of S. aureus. …”
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Research Progress and Prospects of Key Navigation Technologies for Facility Agricultural Robots by HE Yong, HUANG Zhenyu, YANG Ningyuan, LI Xiyao, WANG Yuwei, FENG Xuping

“…Depending on the type of sensors employed, SLAM technology could be subdivided into vision-based, laser-based and fusion systems. Fusion localization is further categorized into data-level, feature-level, and decision-level based on the types and stages of the fused information. …”
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Merck Open Global Health Library in vitro screening against Schistosoma mansoni identified two new substances with antischistosomal activities for further development by Monique Evelyn Ueberall, Martina Berchthold, Cécile Häberli, Sven Lindemann, Thomas Spangenberg, Jennifer Keiser, Christoph G. Grevelding

“…The effects of the two lead structures were investigated in more detail by confocal laser scanning microscopy and 5-ethynyl 2´-deoxyuridine (EdU) assays to assess morphological effects and stem cell effects. …”
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MAGICS. II. Seed Black Holes Stripped of Their Surrounding Stars Do Not Sink by Yihao Zhou, Diptajyoti Mukherjee, Nianyi Chen, Tiziana Di Matteo, Peter H. Johansson, Antti Rantala, Christian Partmann, Ugo Niccolò Di Carlo, Simeon Bird, Yueying Ni

“…Massive black hole (MBH) seed mergers are expected to be among the loudest sources of gravitational waves detected by the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, providing a unique window into the birth and early growth of MBHs. …”
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Complexed hyaluronic acid-based nanoparticles in cancer therapy and diagnosis: Research trends by natural language processing by Abd Kakhar Umar, Patanachai K. Limpikirati, Bachtiar Rivai, Ilham Ardiansah, Sriwidodo Sriwidodo, Jittima Amie Luckanagul

“…Strategies like hypoxic conditioning, dual responsiveness, and pulse laser activation enhance controlled release, targeted delivery, and real-time diagnostic techniques like ultrasound imaging and X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT). …”
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Gellan Gum Enhances the Quality of Egg-Based Yoghurt by Changing the Water Phase Distribution and Improving the Gel Texture by Yuanyuan Zhang, Jianwei Zang, Shutong Liu, Bingxu Yan, Daobang Tang, Jiguang Chen, Dongwen Li, Dayong Peng, Zebo Liu, Zhongping Yin

“…Low-field NMR assay results demonstrated that gellan gum significantly raised the amount of strongly bonded water while decreasing the amount of immobile water in the yoghurt. Confocal laser scanning microscopy revealed that EBY with 0.045% gellan gum had a better texture, whereas too much or too little gellan gum led to a coarser structure. …”
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Electronically Coupled Heterojunctions Based on Graphene and Cu2−xS Nanocrystals: The Effect of the Surface Ligand by Ju Y. Shang, Mariangela Giancaspro, Adriana Grandolfo, Rafique A. Lakho, Elisabetta Fanizza, Suraj K. Patel, Giuseppe Valerio Bianco, Marinella Striccoli, Chiara Ingrosso, Oscar Vazquez-Mena, M. Lucia Curri

“…The photoresponse of two hybrid devices based on three layers of Cu₂₋_xS NCs, deposited in one case on SLG/Cu_2−xS/TBAI (“TBAI-only” device) and in the other on SLG/Cu_2−xS/DMBT (“DMBT + TBAI” device), with a TBAI treatment applied, for both, after each layer deposition, has been evaluated under 450 nm laser diode illumination. The results indicate that the TBAI-only device exhibited a significant increase in photocurrent (4 μA), with high responsivity (40 mA/W) and fast response times (<1 s), while the DMBT + TBAI device had lower photocurrent (0.2 μA) and responsivity (2.4 μA), despite similar response speeds. …”
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Additively manufactured biodegradable Zn metamaterials with tunable Poisson’s ratio and enhanced mechanical properties by Yixuan Shi, Jiaqi Gao, Xuan Li, Zui Tao, Chengcong Huang, Shangyan Zhao, Yuzhi Wu, Youwen Yang, Yabin Yang, Yageng Li, Lu-Ning Wang

“…This study introduces a novel reinforced unit cell, optimised in 3D to retain NPR characteristics while significantly enhancing scaffold strength. Using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), we fabricated these Zn metamaterials and assessed their mechanical properties through simulations and compression tests. …”
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A Cu(I)-Based MOF with Nonlinear Optical Properties and a Favorable Optical Limit Threshold by Jing Cui, Zhaohui Yang, Yu Zhang, Zhaoxuan Fan, Jianquan Wang, Xiaoyun Qin, Lijun Gao, Haoran Yang, Shuangliang Liu, Liming Zhou, Shaoming Fang, Zhen Zhang

“…The exploitation of high-performance third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) materials that have a favorable optical limit (OL) threshold is essential due to a rise in the application of ultra-intense lasers. In this study, a Cu-based MOF (denoted as Cu-bpy) was synthesized, and its third-order NLO and OL properties were investigated using the Z-scan technique with the nanosecond laser pulse excitation set at 532 nm. …”
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Effect of colchicine on physiological and biochemical properties of <i>Rhodococcus qingshengii</i> by Yu. A. Markova, L. A. Belovezhets, V. N. Nurminsky, I. S. Kapustina, N. V. Ozolina, V. V. Gurina, A. L. Rakevich, A. V. Sidorov

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Ocular changes after simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant by I.V. Vorobyeva, Е.V. Bulava, L.K. Moshetova, A.V. Pinchuk

“…Most studies demonstrate stabilization and improvement of the course of diabetic retinopathy as illustrated by the reduction in active vascular proliferation, need for retinal laser photocoagulation and vitrectomy. Meanwhile, some studi es failed to reveal any differences in the morphological functional status of the retina in the pre- and postoperative periods.…”
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Nanoscale polarization transient gratings by Laura Foglia, Björn Wehinger, Giovanni Perosa, Riccardo Mincigrucci, Enrico Allaria, Francesco Armillotta, Alexander Brynes, Matthew Copus, Riccardo Cucini, Dario De Angelis, Giovanni De Ninno, W. Dieter Engel, Danny Fainozzi, Luca Giannessi, Ezio Iacocca, Nupur N. Khatu, Simone Laterza, Ettore Paltanin, Jacopo Stefano Pelli-Cresi, Giuseppe Penco, Denny Puntel, Primož Rebernik Ribič, Filippo Sottocorona, Mauro Trovò, Clemens von Korff Schmising, Kelvin Yao, Claudio Masciovecchio, Stefano Bonetti, Filippo Bencivenga

“…Here, we present a method to create periodic, polarization modulations at the nanoscale using a tailored configuration of the FERMI free electron laser and demonstrate its capabilities by comparing the dynamics induced by this polarization transient grating with those driven by a conventional intensity grating on a thin ferrimagnetic alloy. …”
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Corneal nerve abnormalities in early-stage diabetic retinopathy evaluated by corneal confocal microscopy by Yi Zhou, Xiangchen Li, Suhan Shi, Ziwei Guo, Beibei Shan, Linlin Xu, Yixiao Li, Jianxin Guo

“…We collected the clinical data (gender, age, body mass index), laboratory indicators (fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin), and confocal laser scanning microscopy images for further analysis. …”
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Abnormal Circadian Modification of Aδ-Fiber Pathway Excitability in Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome by Catello Vollono, Giacomo Della Marca, Elisa Testani, Anna Losurdo, Daniela Virdis, Diana Ferraro, Valerio Brunetti, Paolo M. Rossini, Domenica Le Pera, Salvatore Mazza, Massimiliano Valeriani

“…We enrolled 11 patients (mean age 53.2 ± 19.7 years; 7 men) suffering from severe, primary RLS. We recorded scalp laser-evoked potentials (LEPs) to stimulation of different sites (hands and feet) and during two different time conditions (daytime and nighttime). …”
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Comparison and Analysis between the NAV6 Embolic Protection Filter and SpiderFX EPD Filter in Superficial Femoral Artery Lesions by Prakash Krishnan, Arthur Tarricone, Allen Gee, Serdar Farhan, Haroon Kamran, Annapoorna Kini, Samin Sharma

“…Between January 2014 and October 2015, 507 patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease were treated with directional atherectomy (SilverHawk), rotational atherectomy (JetStream), or laser atherectomy (Turbo Elite) based on operator discretion. …”
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Optomechanical Gyroscope Based on Micro-Hemispherical Shell and Optical Ring Resonators by Jamal N. A. Hassan, Wenyi Huang, Maoyuan Wang, Senyu Zhang, Guangjun Wen, Yongjun Huang

“…Numerical simulations demonstrated the optomechanical micro-hemispherical shell resonator gyroscope could attain a calculated scale factor of 77.9 mV&#x002F;(&#x00B0;&#x002F;s) and total angle random walk of 0.0662 &#x00B0;&#x002F;h^1&#x002F;2 for a micro-hemispherical shell mass of 212 ng at an input laser power of 5 mW. These performance metrics suggest the proposed integrated optomechanical gyroscope design holds promise for applications requiring chip-scale inertial navigation, attitude measurement, and stabilization.…”
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Metal Powder Production by Atomization of Free-Falling Melt Streams Using Pulsed Gaseous Shock and Detonation Waves by Sergey M. Frolov, Vladislav S. Ivanov, Viktor S. Aksenov, Igor O. Shamshin, Fedor S. Frolov, Alan E. Zangiev, Tatiana I. Eyvazova, Vera Ya. Popkova, Maksim V. Grishin, Andrey K. Gatin, Tatiana V. Dudareva

“…The analysis of solidified particles and particle size distribution in the powder is studied by sifting on sieves, optical microscopy, laser diffraction wet dispersion method (WDM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). …”
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