Desert Dust Outbreaks over Mediterranean Basin: A Modeling, Observational, and Synoptic Analysis Approach by F. Calastrini, F. Guarnieri, S. Becagli, C. Busillo, M. Chiari, U. Dayan, F. Lucarelli, S. Nava, M. Pasqui, R. Traversi, R. Udisti, G. Zipoli

“…Such analysis, based only on meteorological and aerosol optical thickness observations, does not allow the assessment of exhaustive informations. …”
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Fabrication of TiO2 Crystalline Coatings by Combining Ti-6Al-4V Anodic Oxidation and Heat Treatments by María Laura Vera, Mario Roberto Rosenberger, Carlos Enrique Schvezov, Alicia Esther Ares

“…The characterization was performed by optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray reflectometry. …”
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Malignant Hypertensive Retinopathy in an Infant with Mid-Aortic Occlusion by Lawrence J. Oh, Gaurav Bhardwaj, David S. Winlaw, Craig E. Donaldson

“…Fundoscopy revealed bilateral optic disc swelling, macular stars, and serous retinal detachment in the left eye, findings that are consistent with malignant (grade 4) hypertensive retinopathy. …”
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A Hybrid Approach for Sports Activity Recognition Using Key Body Descriptors and Hybrid Deep Learning Classifier by Muhammad Tayyab, Sulaiman Abdullah Alateyah, Mohammed Alnusayri, Mohammed Alatiyyah, Dina Abdulaziz AlHammadi, Ahmad Jalal, Hui Liu

“…Various feature descriptors, including MSER (Maximally Stable Extremal Regions), SURF (Speeded-Up Robust Features), distance transform, and DOF (Degrees of Freedom), were applied to skeleton points, while BRIEF (Binary Robust Independent Elementary Features), HOG (Histogram of Oriented Gradients), FAST (Features from Accelerated Segment Test), and Optical Flow were used on silhouettes or full-body points to capture both geometric and motion-based features. …”
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Worsening of Retinal Detachment after Cataract Surgery in the Eye with Persistent Fetal Vasculature by Yuri Aikawa, Takayuki Baba, Tomohiro Nizawa, Hirotaka Yokouchi, Shuichi Yamamoto

“…However, fibrotic tissue was observed between the optic nerve head and the posterior capsule. She was diagnosed with PFV, and she was followed without any intervention. …”
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Relationship between the Direction of Ophthalmic Artery Blood Flow and Ocular Microcirculation before and after Carotid Artery Stenting by Masashi Ishii, Morito Hayashi, Fumihiko Yagi, Kenichiro Sato, Goji Tomita, Satoshi Iwabuchi

“…In this study, we used laser speckle flowgraphy to measure the ocular microcirculation in the optic nerve head before and after carotid artery stenting (CAS) of 40 advanced internal carotid stenosis lesions from 37 patients. …”
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Arginine-Restricted Therapy Resistant Bilateral Macular Edema Associated with Gyrate Atrophy by Sibel Doguizi, Mehmet Ali Sekeroglu, Mustafa Alpaslan Anayol, Pelin Yilmazbas

“…Dilated fundus examination revealed multiple bilateral, sharply defined, and scalloped chorioretinal atrophy areas in the midperipheral and peripheral zone. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography revealed bilateral cystoid macular edema in both eyes. …”
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Retinal and Corneal Toxicity and Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Intraocular Injection of Ganciclovir in Rabbit Eyes by Bin-jia Sun, Rong-mei Peng, Qing Lu, Jing Hong

“…Potential toxicity was assessed by slit-lamp examination, optical coherence tomography, fundus examination, confocal microscopy, and histology. …”
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The Diagnosis and Treatment of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions: An Update by Diana-Maria Darabuş, Rodica Georgiana Dărăbuş, Mihnea Munteanu

“…Diagnostic approaches such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescein angiography are highlighted for their roles in assessing disease severity and guiding treatment decisions. …”
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Influence of microstructure and crystallographic texture on hydrogen diffusion in IF-steel by Başkaya Ü., Uzun R., Davut K., Kiliç Y., Gündüz O.

“…The steel samples were deep drawn to a strain level of 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% and then the hydrogen diffusion coefficients were determined using the Helios II system. Light optical microscope (LOM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) were used for microstructural characterization and crystallographic texture studies. …”
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Effects of aluminum and copper on the graphite morphology, microstructure, and compressive properties of ductile iron by Sazegaran H., Teimoori F., Rastegarian H., Naserian-Nik A.M.

“…The graphite morphology and microstructure were evaluated using optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped image processing software. …”
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The role of neurotrophic factors in retinal ganglion cell resiliency by Alan K. Abraham, Alan K. Abraham, Michael Telias, Michael Telias

“…Many retinal diseases are characterized by direct or indirect retinal ganglion cell (RGC) neurodegeneration. In glaucoma and optic nerve neuropathies, RGCs are the primary affected cells, whereas in photoreceptor dystrophies, RGC loss is secondary to the death of rods and cones. …”
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Methane detection approach based on THz wave absorber by Alireza Barati Haghverdi, Ilghar Rezaei, Amir Ali Mohammad Khani, Toktam Aghaee

“…Furthermore, ample simulation results are provided to investigate the robustness and reliability of the proposed methane optical detector. Based on the findings, the proposed detector is highly appropriate for gas detection, specifically for the healthcare industry due to using Kapton which makes it flexible and wearable.…”
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The interaction and photostability of some xanthenes and selected azo sensitizing dyes with TiO2 nanoparticles by D. EL Mekkawi, M. S. A. Abdel-Mottaleb

“…Furthermore, photocurrent action spectrum of the fabricated and tested DSC shows the origin of photoelectric output to be optical absorption of the dye used.…”
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Bilateral Birdshot Retinochoroiditis and Retinal Astrocytoma by Sunil Mamtora, Yun Wong, Dugald Bell, Teresa Sandinha

“…Fundal examination revealed retinal vasculitis and active creamy lesions in the choroid radiating from the optic nerve. In the supranasal periphery of the right eye there was a raised white, jagged lesion protruding into the vitreous. …”
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Modeling the Reflectance of the Lunar Regolith by a New Method Combining Monte Carlo Ray Tracing and Hapke’s Model with Application to Chang’E-1 IIM Data by Un-Hong Wong, Yunzhao Wu, Hon-Cheng Wong, Yanyan Liang, Zesheng Tang

“…The existing modeling methods exploit either a radiative transfer model or a geometric optical model. However, the measured data from an Interference Imaging spectrometer (IIM) on an orbiter were affected not only by the composition of minerals but also by the environmental factors. …”
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Identification of metastable lattice distortion free charge density wave at photoinduced interface via TRARPES by Shaofeng Duan, Binshuo Zhang, Zihao Wang, Shichong Wang, Lingxiao Gu, Haoran Liu, Jiongyu Huang, Jianzhe Liu, Dong Qian, Yanfeng Guo, Wentao Zhang

“…Here, we report the realization of a long-lived metastable CDW state without lattice distortion at the photoinduced interfaces in GdTe3 using time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. After optical excitation above the CDW melting threshold, we identified emerged metastable interfaces through inverting the CDW-coupled lattice distortions, with lifetimes on the order of 10 picoseconds. …”
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CONTROL OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CASTING BRASS IN INGOTS USED FOR MANUFACTURE OF STOP VALVES by A. A. Pivovarchyk, Е. V. Pivovarchyk

“…The research was made with use of optical emission spectrometers of various models and a scanning microscope. …”
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Optofluidic paper-based analytical device for discriminative detection of organic substances via digital color coding by Jinsol Choi, Chi Yeung Oh, Gong Qian, Tae Soup Shim, Heon-Ho Jeong

“…Subsequently, the PhC coding unit allows for visualizing the result obtained from the MDF gate and generating differential optical patterns. We fabricate an optofluidic PAD by integrating two coding units into a three-dimensional (3D) microfluidic paper within a 3D-printed cartridge. …”
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Fabrication of Core-Shell PLGA-Chitosan Microparticles Using Electrospinning: Effects of Polymer Concentration by Nguyen Thi Hiep, Nguyen Dai Hai, Vo Van Toi

“…Presence of the chitosan shell was confirmed by zeta potential measurements, FT-IR, optical observation, and fluorescence observation. …”
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