Near-Infrared All-Silicon Photodetectors by M. Casalino, G. Coppola, M. Iodice, I. Rendina, L. Sirleto

“…The latter are constituted by a Schottky junction placed transversally to the optical field confined into the waveguide. Preliminary results show a responsivity of about 0.1 mA/W at 1550 nm with a reverse bias of 1 V and an efficient behaviour in both C and L bands. …”
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Mechanisms and quantification: How anthropogenic aerosols weaken the East Asian summer monsoon by Yiwen Lang, Jing Zhang, Jin Zhao, Yuhang Gong, Tian Han, Xiaoqing Deng, Yuqing Liu

“…This study investigated the regional effects of varying aerosol optical depth (AOD) on the EASM through qualitative and quantitative analyses for three subregions in eastern China. …”
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Document Verification System Using Image Processing: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Ojara, Walter

“…The system is developed using state-of-the-art image processing algorithms, such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR), to extract text from scanned documents. …”
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Genetic influence on choroidal vascularity index. by Je Moon Yoon, Yong Jin Gil, Joohon Sung, Don-Il Ham, Mingui Kong

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Total choroidal area (TCA), luminal area (LA), and CVI was measured using horizontal scan of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography with enhanced depth imaging in the 373 healthy twin participants. …”
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Interactions of Cu-substrates with titanium-alloyed Sn-Zn solders by Soares D., Barbosa J., Vilarinho C.

“…The contact zones have been characterized by optical and scanning electron microscope. Two layers have been found along the interfaces solid/liquid. …”
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Virtual Planning of a Complex Three-Part Bimaxillary Osteotomy by Chiara Di Blasio, Marilena Laura Anghinoni, Alberto Di Blasio

“…Pre- and postoperative CT scan and optical scanning of plaster models were collected and compared. …”
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Gadolinium-Induced Acute Graft Pancreatitis in a Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipient by Chiang Sheng Lee, Rachel Yi Ping Tan, Nitesh N. Rao

“…This occurred within 48 hours after having a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with gadolinium for investigation of subacute left optic atrophy. She was noted to have a marked rise in serum lipase, and the computed tomography findings were consistent with acute graft pancreatitis. …”
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3D Reconstruction and Intelligent Digital Conservation of Ancient Buildings Based on Laser Point Cloud Data by Yahui Qiu

“…To improve the level of ancient building conservation, this article uses LiDAR point cloud data to collect ancient building data, extracts 3D spatial location information from multisource remote sensing optical stereo images, restores 3D spatial structure information of buildings from LiDAR point cloud data, conducts optimized topology research work, jointly extracts 3D spatial information of buildings with structural constraints, and compares the collected data with the original data. …”
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Sonication-Assisted Synthesis of β-Mercuric Sulfide Nanoparticles by Xin Xu, Elizabeth R. Carraway

“…The nanoscale semiconductor β‐mercuric sulphide (HgS) has promising applications in electronic and optical fields. Continued development of synthesis methods is needed to expand approaches that produce uniform particles, while avoiding reagents of high toxicity and ecological impact. …”
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Comparison of Micro-EDM Characteristics of Inconel 706 between EDM Oil and an Al Powder-Mixed Dielectric by Chenxue Wang, Zhang Qiang

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Microplastics in Agricultural Soil and Their Impact: A Review by P. Solanki, S. Jain, R. Mehrotra, P. Mago and S. Dagar

“…Techniques, including optical microscopy and spectroscopy, extract and analyze microplastics. …”
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An Unsupervised Deep Learning Framework for Retrospective Gating of Catheter-Based Cardiac Imaging by Zheng Sun, Yue Yao, Ru Wang

“…Experimental results of in vivo intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography sequences show that the proposed method has better performance in terms of motion artifact suppression and processing efficiency compared with the state-of-the-art nonlearning signal-based and IBG methods.…”
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Trios Lidisi Veneer, Transforming Smiles Using an Intraoral Scanner - A Case Report by Laxmi Pandey, Akanksha Bhatt, Praveen Singh Samant, Jaya Singh

“…Introduction: The need to perform restorations with a natural appearance is one of the most challenging aspects of dentistry, and reproducing the colour of natural teeth in restorations is a clinical challenge due to the complex optical characteristics of dentition. Various procedures have been advocated in the literature to correct dental anomalies, particularly in the aesthetic region, such as tooth discoloration due to fluorosis or dentition spacing due to changes in tooth shape, such as peg laterals. …”
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Developing the quantum-dot single-photon sources with excellent performance by coupling asymmetric microcavity by Xiang You, Yu-Ming He

“…Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) coupled with optical microcavities provide an excellent platform for generating high-performance single-photon sources. …”
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Geophysical stratified turbulence and mixing in the laboratory by Lefauve, Adrien

“…Dimensional design guidelines show how the optical measurements of the full three-dimensional flow field could be perfected to extrapolate laboratory results to the tantalisingly close regime of the most intense geophysical stratified turbulence.…”
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Organic Alternatives to Quantum Dots for Intraoperative Near-Infrared Fluorescent Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping by Shunsuke Ohnishi, Stephen J. Lomnes, Rita G. Laurence, Andrew Gogbashian, Giuliano Mariani, John V. Frangioni

“…We provide a detailed characterization of the optical and physical properties of these contrast agents and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. …”
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Study of the Hydration Mechanism of Portland Cement with Raman Spectroscopy Applying CO2 Laser Radiation by D. Quiroz-Portillo, I. Rosales-Candelas, J. J. Soto-Bernal, R. González-Mota, G. V. Vázquez

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Detection of Particle Concentration and Particle Size Based on Aerodynamic Particle Size Spectrometer by Jingxiu Zhang, Zhiwei Zhang, Longfei Hou

“…In order to solve the problem of the continuous online monitoring of the fixed pollution source emission particles, on the basis of the advantages and disadvantages of the comprehensive analysis of the extinction method, the β-ray absorption method, the micro-oscillating balance method, the charge transfer method, and the light scattering method, the particle size distribution and concentration optical detection system based on aerodynamic particle size spectrometer is designed according to the Mie light scattering principle. …”
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Application of Low-Intensity Laser in the Treatment of Skeletal Muscle Injury in Runners by Youdong Chen, Qiang Li

“…The experimental results showed that a low-intensity laser can effectively alleviate muscle inflammation, reduce the number of cell damage, bring the mean and integral optical density of protein to the normal level significantly, and reduce the strain degree of exercise muscle. …”
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Investigation and Validation of Mission Evaluation Models for Space Close-Range Inspection by Jianyong Zhou, Zhipu Hou, Kebo Li

“…In this paper, taking the most commonly used optical inspection as an example, the novel multifactor inspection task effectiveness evaluation models were investigated, including the constraint models of observation, the relative distance evaluation model, the effective observation time evaluation model, and the target observation angle evaluation model. …”
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