Randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial of fenofibrate for treatment of diabetic macular oedema with economic evaluation (FORTE study): study protocol for a randomised co... by Gerald Liew, Paul Mitchell, Bamini Gopinath, Helen Nguyen, Richard Kha

“…Intravitreal injections using antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) and laser are the current standard of treatment for DMO. …”
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Improvement of a MALDI-TOF database for the reliable identification of Candidozyma auris (formally Candida auris) and related species by Hui-Hui Zhu, Miao-Miao Liu, Teun Boekhout, Qi-Ming Wang

“…ABSTRACT Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a promising technique for the rapid identification microorganisms. …”
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Magnetic field-induced synergistic therapy of cancer using magnetoplasmonic nanoplatform by Siqi Gao, Iuliia Golovynska, Jiantao Liu, Zhenlong Huang, Hao Xu, Jinghan Qu, Fangrui Lin, Galyna Ostrovska, Junle Qu, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy

“…Histological studies showed striking differences in development and malignancy between tumors treated with the combination of NPs, MF and an 808 nm laser, and the control treatments, revealing a synergy of the MF-induced NIR PTT and chemotherapy and suggesting a promising strategy for cancer therapy.…”
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Dynamic Load on a Pipe Caused by Acetylene Detonations – Experiments and Theoretical Approaches by Axel Sperber, Hans-Peter Schildberg, Steven Schlehlein

“…The main reasons are the limited amount of sufficiently accurate pressure time history data and the requirement of considering the dynamics of the system. Laser vibrometry measurements were performed to determine the dynamic response of the pipe wall on a detonation. …”
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RESEARCH ON DOOR LIGHTWEIGHT BASED ON MODAL AND STIFFNESS by LIU Feng, ZHANG RuiQian, CHEN Yong

“…Then Hypermesh common-node model was used to simulate the laser tailor-welded technology,the front and rear parts of the original spot-welding door inner plate were connected by tailor-welded blank（ TWB） for optimal design. …”
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Recent Progress of Silicon Photonics for Middle-Infrared Application by Haowen Shu, Zhaotang Su, Xingjun Wang, Zhiping Zhou

“…“Capacity Crunch”in NIR field needs to be forestalled since the pressure of information transmission，processing and storage is continually growing.Silicon photonics，with compatibility of CMOS，compact structure and low fabrication cost，shows its superiority in the field of mid-IR transmission and signal processing.Thus a lead forward is excepted to be realized in large-scale integration of mid-IR devices and nonlinear optical and other field.The strengths and challenge of silicon photonics in mid-IR application were estimated firstly.Then some“building block”components of silicon photonics in mid-IR（waveguides，beam splitter/combiner，diode，etc）were introduced.Achievements of devices （nonlinear optical devices based on FWM，frequency comb in sensing field and laser，modulator，detector in communication field）within the last five years were presented.Finally，the conclusion was made for recent research progress.…”
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Analysis of Edge Detection in Bar Code Symbols: An Overview and Open Problems by Saša Krešić-Jurić

“…Since speckle noise is the most dominant form of noise in laser bar code scanners, it is important to fully understand its effects on edge detection. …”
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Research of the Stiffness Identification and Error Compensation of Industrial Robot Under Heavy Load by Wang Xu, Li Dongsheng, Wang Mingming

“…Intends to accurately identify joint stiffness parameters of industrial robot under heavy load condition,firstly,dexterity of the robot in joint space and workspace is determined based on the Frobenius norm of Jacobian matrix,then,the integrated model of load and robot are built by using equivalent torque method,and finally,a deformation error compensation method by directly calculating joint deformation and compensating is put forward. The laser tracker and ABB IRB 6 640 robot are used to conduct kinematic error compensation experiment,joint stiffness identification experiment and joint deformation compensation experiment. …”
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CONTRIBUTION OF UNN RADIOPHYSICISTS TO DEFENSE, SCIENCE, AND INNOVATION by Sergey N. Gurbatov, Valeriy V. Matrosov, Arkadiy V. Yakimov

“…There are two research schools for master's degree and postgraduate students at the Faculty: "Vibration and wave processes in natural and artificial media" and "Laser physics". Thus, the education process is closely connected with academic research.…”
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A survey of optical/electric hybrid switching technology for satellite Internet by Zhenhua ZHANG, Siyue SUN, Gaosai LIU, Long WANG, Xinglong JIANG, Lin DONG, Guang LIANG

“…In the space environment where laser links and microwave links coexist, the development of satellite Internet optical/electric hybrid switching will help promoting the construction of air-space-ground integration.According to the characteristics and transmission requirements of satellite Internet services, the current status of electrical domain switching technology and optical domain switching technology were investigated and analyzed, and the applicability of existing switching technologies in the construction of satellite Internet was summarized.At the same time, according to the analysis results, the end-to-end network on the satellite was constructed, and based on this, the design of the optical/electric hybrid switching architecture on the satellite was completed.It mainly included the interface, electrical domain adaptation module, optical domain adaptation module, optical/electric convergence module, optical switching module, packet switching module and management control module.…”
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Study on Absolute Positioning Error Compensation for the Drill Rod of the Three-arm Rock-drilling Jumbo by Xia Yimin, Li Zhengguang, Luo Jianli, Ma Jiesong

“…Then,after the transformation of the force joint coordinate system,the calibration model is set up based on the kinematics position error,and the redundant parameters are eliminated in the model by redundancy analysis. Finally,the laser total station is used as the measuring device,and the LM algorithm is used to solve the calibration parameters to verify the kinematics calibration effect. …”
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Chronic Iliac Vein Occlusion and Painful Nonhealing Ulcer Induced by High Venous Pressures from an Arteriovenous Malformation by Daniel P. Link, Phillip J. Granchi

“…Following successful embolization of the pelvic AVM and ablation of veins under the ulcers with laser and sclerotherapy, the patient's ulcers healed and she became pain-free.…”
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Advanced Endoscopic Imaging for Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease by Helmut Neumann, Klaus Mönkemüller, Claudia Günther, Raja Atreya, Michael Vieth, Markus F. Neurath

“…This paper describes the concept of advanced endoscopic imaging for the diagnosis and characterization of Crohn's disease, including magnification endoscopy, chromoendoscopy, balloon-assisted enteroscopy, capsule endoscopy, confocal laser endomicroscopy, and endocytoscopy.…”
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First case report of bacteremia caused by Bilophila wadsworthia in China, and literature review by Fangrong Gan, Shuang Luo, Xiaoxun Wei, Shuguang Zuo

“…Due to the slow growth of B. wadsworthia, prolonged incubation was essential for its detection. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) enabled rapid identification of the pathogen. …”
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A Comparative Study of Symmetrical Cockcroft-Walton Voltage Multipliers by Mohsen Ruzbehani

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Giant Fibrolipoma of the Esophagus by Ryan L. Kau, Alpen B. Patel, Michael L. Hinni

“…We report the excision of a large esophageal fibrolipoma through a transoral laser microsurgical approach.…”
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Treatment of Nail Psoriasis: Common Concepts and New Trends by Yasemin Oram, A. Deniz Akkaya

“…In the last decade, the introduction of biologic agents and the utilization of laser systems have brought a new insight into the treatment of nail psoriasis. …”
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Étude préliminaire de la flore et de la biomasse ligneuse des clairières en haute altitude du Parc National de Kahuzi-Biega, République démocratique du Congo by Gérard Imani, Louis Zapfack, Prince Baraka, Isaac Ahana Mungu

“…Trees with DBH more than 5 cm were counted and their height measured with laser within various plots. Various indexes and allometric equations were used in to characterize the vegetation and to estimate the biomass. …”
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An Improved Wavelet Correction for Zero Shifted Accelerometer Data by Timothy S. Edwards

“…By comparing the corrected accelerometer data to an independent measurement of the acceleration from a laser vibrometer this paper shows that the corrected data, in the cases presented, accurately represents the shock. …”
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Coblator Arytenoidectomy in the Treatment of Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis by Benjamin Googe, Andrew Nida, John Schweinfurth

“…Preliminary data suggests coblation versus standard CO2 laser ablation in arytenoidectomy may provide benefits in terms of decreased tissue necrosis and patient outcome. …”
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