Preparation, characterisation, and in vitro cancer‐suppression function of RNA nanoparticles carrying miR‐301b‐3p Inhibitor by Junjie Zhao, Niu Niu, Fan Yang, Haitao Liu, Weibo Qi

“…Cell internalisation, toxicity, proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis were assayed by confocal laser scanning microscope, CCK8, colony formation assay, Transwell, western blot, and flow cytometry. …”
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Preparation and in vitro biological evaluation of strontium doped β-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds for alveolar bone tissue regeneration by Congrui Liu, Guiyong Xiao, Zichen Wang, Mengchen Xu, Yinchuan Wang, Nan Wang, Zhenlong Sun, Xiaoyan Li, Yixin Yin

“…The density enhanced with the increasing amount of Sr, achieving a compressive strength of 3.86 MPa in the Sr8-TCP scaffold, meeting the criteria for cancellous bone implantation. Confocal laser scanning microscopy analysis revealed that Srx-TCP offered favorable circumstances for cell adhesion. …”
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Overcoming hypoxia-induced breast cancer drug resistance: a novel strategy using hollow gold-platinum bimetallic nanoshells by Lian-Ying Zhang, Xiao-Tong Chen, Rong-Tian Li, Wei Meng, Guo-Qin Huang, Yong-Jian Chen, Feng-Jun Ge, Qun Zhang, Yu-Jun Quan, Cai-Tao Zhang, Yi-Fei Liu, Ming Chen, Jin-Xiang Chen

“…The photothermal effect, induced by the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) from the Au-Pt shell under near infrared-II (NIR-II) laser irradiation, not only directly causes tumor cell death through photothermal therapy (PTT), but also significantly enhances the catalase-like activity between Pt nanoparticles and endogenous H2O2. …”
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Trifarotene alleviates skin photoaging injury by inhibition of JNK/c-Jun/MMPs by Fei Xuan, Yang Lele Zixin, Zhang Jingjing, Li Xiang, Pan Mengtian, Xu Guangchen, Zhang Cuixia, Liu Fei, Fang Weirong

“…Multiple approaches (topical or systemic retinoids, antioxidants, alpha-hydroxy acids, laser, surgery) are used in the treatment of photoaged skin, and the use of topical retinoids is currently a primary clinical treatment. …”
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Revisiting the Synergistic In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Potential of Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Cetrimide in Combination as an Antiseptic and Disinfectant Agent by Diamond Jain, Rimjhim Gupta, Rashmi Mehta, Pratheesh N. Prabhakaran, Deva Kumari, Kulpreet Bhui, Deepa Murali

“…Further, the effects on the biofilms were visualized using brightfield and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Our results show that the combination of these antimicrobials resulted in synergistic inhibition of <i>P. aeruginosa</i> growth. …”
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Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Production among Clinical Strain Isolated from Medical Devices by Veronica Folliero, Gianluigi Franci, Federica Dell’Annunziata, Rosa Giugliano, Francesco Foglia, Rossella Sperlongano, Anna De Filippis, Emiliana Finamore, Massimiliano Galdiero

“…Identification of isolates and antibiotic susceptibility testing were performed using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and Phoenix Becton Dickinson, respectively. …”
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Spectroscopic Studies of the Behavior of Eu3+ on the Luminescence of Cadmium Tellurite Glasses by I. V. García-Amaya, Ma. E. Zayas, J. Alvarado-Rivera, E. Álvarez, S. A. Gallardo-Heredia, G. A. Limón, R. Lozada-Morales, J. Ma. Rincón

“…TeO2-based glasses are of high interest as hosts for laser glasses. The Eu-doped oxide glasses were prepared by the conventional melt-quenching method. …”
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Mechanical properties and microbial assessment of additively manufactured diamond and gyroid Ti-6Al-4V ELI scaffolds for interbody fusion cages applications by Mohit Kumar, Vijay Kumar Meena, Suman Singh

“…Both the types of scaffolds were manufactured using direct selective laser sintering technique. Both the group of scaffolds tested for quasi static compression testing, fatigue compression testing, compression torsional testing and corrosion testing for mechanical properties evaluation. …”
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Host protein PRPS2 interact with the non-structural protein p17 of Avian Reovirus and promote viral replication by Hu Xiaomiao, Zhao Ruihong, Li Wei, Pan Xiaocheng, Dai Yin, Wu Huimin, Wu Yantao, Zhang Chengcheng

“…In this study, we validated the interaction between PRPS2 and p17 using laser confocal microscopy, coimmunoprecipitation, and GST-Pulldown assays. …”
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Multimessenger Probes of Supermassive Black Hole Spin Evolution by Angelo Ricarte, Priyamvada Natarajan, Ramesh Narayan, Daniel C. M. Palumbo

“…We further predict spin distributions accessible via spatially resolved event horizons by the next-generation Event Horizon Telescope and Black Hole Explorer, as well as gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), each of which offers unique and distinct windows into the population of spinning BHs. …”
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Convolutional neural networks for accurate real-time diagnosis of oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma using high-resolution in vivo confocal microscopy by Rishi S. Ramani, Ivy Tan, Lindsay Bussau, Lorraine A. O’Reilly, John Silke, Christopher Angel, Antonio Celentano, Lachlan Whitehead, Michael McCullough, Tami Yap

“…Fifty-nine patients with oral mucosal abnormalities were imaged in vivo with a confocal laser endomicroscope using the contrast agents acriflavine and fluorescein for the detection of oral epithelial dysplasia and oral cancer. …”
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A structural analysis of ordered Cs3Sb films grown on single crystal graphene and silicon carbide substrates by C. A. Pennington, M. Gaowei, E. M. Echeverria, K. Evans-Lutterodt, A. Galdi, T. Juffmann, S. Karkare, J. Maxson, S. J. van der Molen, P. Saha, J. Smedley, W. G. Stam, R. M. Tromp

“…In this report, we demonstrate the growth of ordered Cs3Sb films on single crystal substrates 3C-SiC and graphene-coated 4H-SiC using pulsed laser deposition and conventional thermal evaporation growth techniques. …”
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Coexistence of blaMIR-1 and blaNDM-1 resistance genes with a novel ST type in Enterobacter roggenkampii from a stool sample: A genome sequencing study by Qin Wang, Sayyed Salman, Ye Luo, XiaoMei Tong

“…Individual colonies were isolated, and bacterial species were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. …”
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Synthesis and optical properties of LaSrGaO4:RE3+ (RE = Sm, Eu, Ho) single crystals via optical float zone method by Hasan Yilmaz, Masahiko Isobe, Oliver Clemens, Markus Suta, Pascal Puphal

“…The advancement of synthesis of materials with luminescence properties of lanthanoid ions in various single crystalline host compounds with low phonon energies has facilitated the optimization of numerous materials to meet the specific optical properties required for diverse applications such as new energy resource exploration, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), quantum dot displays, laser technology, sensors, telecommunications, medical diagnostics and more. …”
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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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Vector Analysis of the Effects of FS-LASIK and Toric ICL for Moderate to High Astigmatism Correction by Kaijian Chen, Zongli Hu, Jihan Zhou, Ting Yu, Jie Xu, Ji Bai, Jian Ye

“…To estimate the treatment effectiveness of femtosecond-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) and Toric implantable collamer lens (Toric ICL) for moderate and high astigmatism via vector analysis. …”
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Failure Mechanism and Kinematics of the Deadly September 28th 2016 Sucun Landslide, Suichang, Zhejiang, China by Hai Tian, Jianjun Gan, Hui Jiang, Chun Tang, Changtai Luo, Chenghui Wan, Bin Xu, Faliang Gui, Chengyi Liu, Nian Liu

“…Detail field surveys, 3D laser scanning, and high-density electrical methods were used to collect the geotechnical information of the complex landslide, to identify the discontinuity between the landslide material and the bedrock, and to investigate the deformation characterization and dynamic process of the rockslide. …”
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Association of ATM Gene Polymorphism with PTC Metastasis in Female Patients by Yulu Gu, Xiaoli Liu, Yaqin Yu, Jieping Shi, Lizhe Ai, Hui Sun, Joseph Sam Kanu, Chong Wang, Yawen Liu

“…Four ATM single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). …”
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Dynamics of spatial phase coherence in a dissipative Bose–Hubbard atomic system by Vatré, Rémy, Bouganne, Raphaël, Bosch Aguilera, Manel, Ghermaoui, Alexis, Beugnon, Jérôme, Lopes, Raphael, Gerbier, Fabrice

“…We investigate the loss of spatial coherence of one-dimensional bosonic gases in optical lattices illuminated by a near-resonant excitation laser. Because the atoms recoil in a random direction after each spontaneous emission, the atomic momentum distribution progressively broadens. …”
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