Relating Corroded Seven-Strand, Posttensioned Cable Cross-Sectional Properties to Load Capacity by Richard Haskins, Barry White, Robert Ebeling, James Evans

“…The pull-tests provide measured capacities for seven-strand, posttensioned (PT) cables. An optical scan of the corroded cables provides cross-sectional properties of individual wires within the pulled cables. …”
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Wet-Chemical Surface Texturing of Sputter-Deposited ZnO:Al Films as Front Electrode for Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells by Xia Yan, Selvaraj Venkataraj, Armin G. Aberle

“…Transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) play a major role as the front electrodes of thin-film silicon (Si) solar cells, as they can provide optical scattering and hence improved photon absorption inside the devices. …”
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Programmed polymeric integration of gold nanoparticles into multi-material 3D printed hydrogels by Said El Turk, Dileep Chekkaramkodi, Murad Ali, Abdulrahim A. Sajini, Haider Butt

“…Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs), renowned for their localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) based optical properties, are widely used in myriad photonics and healthcare applications. …”
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Improved Indium-Free Transparent ZnO/Metal/ZnO Electrode through a Statistical Experimental Design Method by Pang Shiu Chen, Cheng-Hsiung Peng, Yu-Wei Chang, Tzu Wei Lin, S. W. Lee

“…The dependence of crystalline, electrical, and optical properties for the multilayer on the postdeposition annealing (PDA) was studied. …”
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Architecture for Measuring Blade Tip Clearance and Time of Arrival with Multiple Sensors in Airplane Engines by José Miguel Gil-García, Joseba Zubia, Gerardo Aranguren

“…An implementation of this architecture has been carried out employing a trifurcated optic sensor, whose working principle is explained. …”
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Vertical Profiles and Chemical Properties of Aerosol Particles upon Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard Islands) by B. Moroni, S. Becagli, E. Bolzacchini, M. Busetto, D. Cappelletti, S. Crocchianti, L. Ferrero, D. Frosini, C. Lanconelli, A. Lupi, M. Maturilli, M. Mazzola, M. G. Perrone, G. Sangiorgi, R. Traversi, R. Udisti, A. Viola, V. Vitale

“…Results of the SEM-EDS were integrated with particle size and optical measurements of the aerosols properties at ground level and along the vertical profiles. …”
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Eggshell Based Nano-Engineered Hydroxyapatite and Poly(lactic) Acid Electrospun Fibers as Potential Tissue Scaffold by Vitus A. Apalangya, Vijaya K. Rangari, Boniface J. Tiimob, Shaik Jeelani, Temesgen Samuel

“…The stained confocal optical images indicated the secretion of cytoplasmic extension linking adjoining nuclei after 96 hours of incubation. …”
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Science highlights from the Kjell Henriksen Observatory on Svalbard by Katie Herlingshaw, Noora Partamies, Charlotte M. van Hazendonk, Mikko Syrjäsuo, Lisa J. Baddeley, Magnar G. Johnsen, Nina K. Eriksen, Ian McWhirter, Anasuya Aruliah, Mark J. Engebretson, Kjellmar Oksavik, Fred Sigernes, Dag A. Lorentzen, Takanori Nishiyama, Matthew B. Cooper, John Meriwether, Stein Haaland, Daniel Whiter

“…The Kjell Henriksen Observatory (KHO) is the world’s largest optical observatory for auroral and airglow measurements, operated by the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS). …”
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Purtscher-Like Retinopathy by Rita Massa, Carolina Vale, Mafalda Macedo, Maria João Furtado, Miguel Gomes, Miguel Lume, Angelina Meireles

“…The ophthalmologic evaluation revealed the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/32 in the right eye (RE) and of 20/40 in the left eye (LE); biomicroscopy of anterior segment showed scleral icterus and fundoscopy revealed peripapillary cotton-wool spots, optic disc edema, and RPE hypo- and hyperpigmentation in the middle peripheral retina in both eyes with an intraretinal hemorrhage in the LE. 15 months after the initial presentation, without ophthalmological treatment, there was an improvement of BCVA to 20/20 in both eyes and optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed areas of reduction of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness corresponding to the previous cotton-wool spots. …”
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Outcomes of OCT imaging-based reoperations in strabismus by Savleen Kaur, Jaspreet Sukhija, Srishti Raj, Shweta Chaurasia, Shubhi Singh M. Optom

“…The present study investigated the outcomes of reoperations based on preoperative imaging of extraocular muscle insertions, and whether the Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (ASOCT) was of value. …”
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Three-Dimensional Multidetector CT for Anatomic Evaluation of Orbital Tumors by J. Matthew Debnam, Rory R. Mayer, Bita Esmaeli, Jeffrey S. Weinberg, Franco DeMonte, Nandita Guha-Thakurta

“…The optic nerve, extraocular muscles, and well-circumscribed orbital tumors were well visualized on 3D images. …”
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He-Plasma Jet Generation and Its Application for E. coli Sterilization by Tiejian Liu, Yuxuan Zeng, Xin Xue, Yinyi Sui, Yingying Liang, Fushan Wang, Fada Feng

“…For water sterilization, 99.8% sterilization efficiency was achieved within 5 min treatment. The optic emission spectra suggest that active species such as excited molecules, ions, and radicals were produced in the He-APPJ. …”
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Using Flexible Polyimide as a Substrate to Deposit ZnO:Ga Thin Films and Fabricate p-i-n α-Si:H Thin-Film Solar Cells by Fang-Hsing Wang, Cheng-Fu Yang, Min-Chu Liu

“…The value variations in the films’ optical band gap (Eg) of the GZO thin films were evaluated from plots of  (αhν)2=c(hν-Eg), revealing that the measured Eg values increased with increasing deposition temperature. …”
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Anterior Chamber Angle Shape Analysis and Classification of Glaucoma in SS-OCT Images by Soe Ni Ni, J. Tian, Pina Marziliano, Hong-Tym Wong

“…Optical coherence tomography is a high resolution, rapid, and noninvasive diagnostic tool for angle closure glaucoma. …”
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Emerging Endoscopic and Photodynamic Techniques for Bladder Cancer Detection and Surveillance by Prashant Patel, Richard T. Bryan, D. Michael A. Wallace

“…This review provides an overview of emerging techniques, namely, photodynamic diagnosis (PDD), narrow band imaging (NBI), Raman spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography, virtual cystoscopy, and endoscopic microscopy for its use in the diagnosis and surveillance of bladder cancer. …”
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Colon Capsule Endoscopy: Review and Perspectives by David Friedel, Rani Modayil, Stavros Stavropoulos

“…Colon capsule endoscopy utilizing PillCam COLON 2 capsule allows for visualization potentially of the entire colon and is currently approved for patients who cannot withstand the rigors of traditional optical colonoscopy (OC) and associated sedation as well as those that had an OC that was incomplete for technical reasons other than a poor preparation. …”
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Synthesis of a Novel Family of Polysilsesquioxanes Having Oligothiophenes with Well-Defined Structures by Ichiro Imae, Shotaro Takayama, Daisuke Tokita, Yousuke Ooyama, Kenji Komaguchi, Joji Ohshita, Yutaka Harima

“…The polymers anchored on SiO2 or ITO substrates showed excellent mechanical hardness due to the formation of a three-dimensional siloxane network structure and chemical linkage between polymer and the surface of metal-oxide substrates. Optical, electrochemical, and electrical properties of polymers were also investigated.…”
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The impact of compact object deformation on thin accretion disk properties by Shokoufe Faraji

“…Abstract We investigate the standard relativistic geometrically thin and optically thick accretion disk in the background of a deformed compact object. …”
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Thermodynamic analysis and characterization of alloys in Bi-Cu-Sb system by Živković D., Minić D., Manasijević D., Kostov A., Talijan N., Balanović Lj., Mitovski A., Živković Ž.

“…Thermodynamic analysis was done using general solution model, while optic microscopy, hardness and electroconductivity measurements were used in order to determine structural, mechanic and electric characteristics of selected samples in section from bismuth corner with molar ratio Cu:Sb=3:7.…”
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Mixture density networks for re-constructing historical ocean-color products over inland and coastal waters: demonstration and validation by Sundarabalan V. Balasubramanian, Ryan E. O’Shea, Ryan E. O’Shea, Arun M. Saranathan, Arun M. Saranathan, Christopher C. Begeman, Christopher C. Begeman, Daniela Gurlin, Caren Binding, Claudia Giardino, Michelle C. Tomlinson, Krista Alikas, Kersti Kangro, Moritz K. Lehmann, Moritz K. Lehmann, Lisa Reed

“…We developed a robust Mixture Density Network (MDN) model to retrieve 10 relevant biogeochemical and optical variables from heritage multispectral ocean color missions. …”
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