An Adaptive Denoising Method for Photon-Counting LiDAR Point Clouds: Application in Intertidal Zones by Cheng Wu, Lei Ding, Lin Cong, Shaoning Li

“…The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) is equipped with the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) with the ability to penetrate the water bodies, enabling its use for bathymetric measurements. …”
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Interferon-gamma: A Potent Antiviral Agent Targeting Macrophages Infected with LP-BM5 Murine Leukemia Virus, the Causative Agent of 'AIDS' in Mice by Jens J Kort, Julie L Eiseman

“…Results indicate that the therapeutic effects of these single agents were dose-dependent and both agents were similarly effective in reducing the production of infectious virus determined by XC-plaque assay and by measurements of reverse transcriptase activity in culture supernatants; and AZT and IFN-γ reduced the production of virus proteins, quantified by laser densitometry of fluorographs from immunoprecipitated viral proteins using virus-specific antiserum. …”
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Self-Assemblies of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes through Tunable Tethering of Pyrenes by Dextrin for Rapidly Chiral Sensing by Wei-Li Wei, Qiushui Chen, Haifang Li, Jin-Ming Lin

“…Py-Dex and Py-Dex-SWNTs were adequately characterized by NMR, UV-vis, fluorescence spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Protein Glycation in Diabetes as Determined by Mass Spectrometry by Annunziata Lapolla, Laura Molin, Pietro Traldi

“…This paper reports and discusses some of the data pertaining protein glycation in diabetic subjects obtained by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS). …”
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Compressive Fracture of Brittle Geomaterial: Fractal Features of Compression-Induced Fracture Surfaces and Failure Mechanism by L. Ren, L. Z. Xie, C. B. Li, J. Wang

“…Edge cracked semicircular bend specimens were used and, consequently, fresh and unfilled compressive fracture surfaces were obtained. A laser profilometer was employed to measure the topography of each rough fracture surface, followed by fractal analysis of the irregularities of the obtained compression-induced fracture surfaces using the cubic cover method. …”
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Liposome-Encapsulated Bioactive Guttiferone E Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated MH-S Macrophages and Cytotoxicity against Human Cancer Cells by Jean Paul Dzoyem, Shashank Reddy Pinnapireddy, Hugues Fouotsa, Jana Brüßler, Frank Runkel, Udo Bakowsky

“…Liposomes containing guttiferone E were prepared by the thin film hydration method, and the physicochemical characteristics were determined using dynamic light scattering, laser Doppler velocimetry, and atomic force microscopy. …”
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Picosecond Photovoltaic Response in Tilted Lanthanum Doped Manganite Films by Zhiqing Lu, Hao Ni, Jianfeng Xi, Xiaoming Li, Kun Zhao

“…Anisotropic picosecond photovoltaic responses were observed in lanthanum doped manganite LaxCa1-xMnO3 (x=0.67 and 0.4) thin films, which were deposited on miscut LaSrAlO4 substrates under ultraviolet pulsed laser irradiation without external bias. The 10%–90% rise time and the full width at half maximum of La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 were 470 and 585 ps, respectively, and those of La0.4Ca0.6MnO3 were 220 and 515 ps. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Biocompatible Polymer Particles as Potential Nanocarriers for Inhalation Therapy by Katarzyna Jabłczyńska, Magdalena Janczewska, Aleksandra Kulikowska, Tomasz R. Sosnowski

“…The resultant dry microparticles were characterized by SEM observations, and their properties related to delivery by inhalation were determined by laser diffraction spectrometry following the dispersion in the commercial inhaler. …”
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Baseline Factors Predictive of SLT Response: A Prospective Study by Robin Bruen, Mark R. Lesk, Paul Harasymowycz

“…To study the response to Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) according to baseline medical treatment, angle pigmentation, age, diagnosis (open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension), and baseline intraocular pressure (IOP). …”
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A STEDable BF₂-Azadipyrromethene Fluorophore for Nuclear Membrane and Associated Endoplasmic Reticulum Imaging by Anaïs C. Bourgès, Massimiliano Garre, Dan Wu, Donal F. O’Shea

“…NM-ER is compatible with fixed and live cell imaging and stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED) showing significant improvement in resolution when compared to comparable confocal laser scanning microscopy. The imaging versatility of NM-ER was illustrated through its compatible use with other fluorophores for co-imaging with DNA, nuclear pores and lamina allowing cellular abnormalities to be identified. …”
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Decentered Individualized Sphero-Cylindrical (DISC) Ablation and Corneal Crosslinking in Patient with Progressive Keratoconus by Igor Knezović, Sara Djurić

“…After administration of topical anesthetic, the patient was subjected to phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) laser ablation of the central 7.0 mm optical zone with 50 μm depth of epithelial ablation. …”
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Focusing on Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 and the Sympathetic Nervous System: Potential Impact in Diabetic Retinopathy by Lakshini Y. Herat, Vance B. Matthews, P. Elizabeth Rakoczy, Revathy Carnagarin, Markus Schlaich

“…In addition, DR is extremely costly for the patient and financially impacts the economy as a range of drug-related therapies and laser treatment may be essential. Prevention of microvascular complications is the major treatment goal of current therapeutic approaches; however, these therapies appear insufficient. …”
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SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE AND PIN DIODE DETECTORS IN OPTICAL RECEIVERS by ELECHI PROMISE, ORIKE SUNNY, MINAH-EEBA WINNER, EZINNE IKPO CHIKERENMA

“…The design parameters which were taken into consideration were a constricted transmitter, Zender modulator, attenuator, lowpass Bessel filter, Non-Return-to-Zero modulation format, CW laser, avalanche photodiode (APD) and PIN diode detectors and the type of network coding, Bit Error Rate Analyzer (BER) etc. …”
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Stability Analysis and Reliability Evaluation in Cataclastic Loose Rock Mass Blocks by Liguo Zhang, Dong Wang, Guanghe Li, Jiaxing Dong, Jianpeng Zhang

“…Then, the spatial distribution of cataclastic rock masses and discontinuities in several rock slopes of a hydropower project are determined using traditional geological surveying and 3D laser scanning. At last, combining the BATE 2.0 software and the stereographic projection of the vector, the proposed method is applied to the study area. …”
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MICROSTRUCTURE DESIGN AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ANALYSIS OF POROUS BONE WITH NEGATIVE POISSION’S RATIO (MT) by YE JianHua, LI DongYu, LIN Jia, ZENG ShouJin, WEI TiePing, XU MingSan

“…Based on the negative Poisson’s ratio auxetic structure unit, the three-dimensional cellular porous microstructures with different control parameters and porosity were designed.Experimental samples were prepared by selective laser melting. The variation rules between mechanical properties and structural parameters such as strength and elastic modulus were revealed through compression tests, and the matching degree of negative Poisson’s ratio microstructure and human bone was evaluated. …”
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Photochemical Reactions of Benzene with Chlorine Radicals in Atmospheric Aqueous Phase by Linchang Dong, Yu Lei, Jun Lu, Han He, Yue Yang, Chengzhu Zhu

“…In this work, the reaction mechanism of chlorine radicals with benzene (a representative VOC) in the atmospheric aqueous phase was investigated by using 355 nm laser flash photolysis, 365 nm UV light steady state, and real sunlight experiment. …”
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Radiation-Induced Wavelength Shifts in Fiber Bragg Gratings Exposed to Gamma Rays and Neutrons in a Nuclear Reactor by G. Berkovic, S. Zilberman, Y. London, M. Rosenfeld, E. Shafir, O. Ozeri, K. Ben-Meir, A. Krakovich, T. Makmal

“…Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) inscribed by UV light and different femtosecond laser techniques (phase mask, point-by-point, and plane-by-plane) were exposed—in several irradiation cycles—to accumulated high doses of gamma rays (up to 124 MGy) and neutron fluence (8.7 × 10¹⁸/cm²) in a research-grade nuclear reactor. …”
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The Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Change of the Thermal Conductivity of Expanded Polystyrene at Different Temperatures and Densities by Battal Doğan, Hüsamettin Tan

“…Thermal conductivity measurements were performed in FOX 314 (Laser Comp., USA) operating in accordance with ISO 8301 and EN 12667 standards. …”
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A multi-frequency altimetry snow depth product over Arctic sea ice by Alice Carret, Sara Fleury, Alessandro Di Bella, Jack Landy, Isobel Lawrence, Nathan Kurtz, Antoine Laforge, Jérome Bouffard, Tommaso Parrinello

“…We developed a snow depth product based on the differences between CryoSat-2 SAR Ku and IceSat-2 laser altimeters which have different snow penetration capabilities. …”
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Visual and sensory outcomes after refractive surgery for pediatric anisometropia by Ahmed A. Farrag, Mahmoud A.B. Mohamed, Hasan S. Yousef

“…Refractive surgery was conducted and according to its type, the included patients were divided. Laser In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) group included 26 patients, while Photorefracive Keratectomy (PRK) group included 15 children besides 15 patients in implantable collamer lens (ICL) group. …”
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