Fault-Tolerant One-Way Noiseless Amplification for Microwave Bosonic Quantum Information Processing by Hany Khalifa, Riku Jantti, Gheorghe Sorin Paraoanu

“…The proposed device is also suitable for applications in the optical domain.…”
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Surface Modification by Combination of Dip-Pen Nanolithography and Soft Lithography for Reduction of Bacterial Adhesion by Santiago Arango-Santander, Alejandro Pelaez-Vargas, Sidónio C. Freitas, Claudia García

“…Elastomeric polydimethylsiloxane was used to duplicate the patterns and silica sol to transfer them to the medical grade stainless steel 316L surface by microstamping. Optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to characterize the patterns. …”
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Optimizing the Electrical Interface for Large-Scale Color-Center Quantum Processors by Luc Enthoven, Masoud Babaie, Fabio Sebastiano

“…Quantum processors based on color centers in diamond are promising candidates for future large-scale quantum computers thanks to their flexible optical interface, (relatively) high operating temperature, and high-fidelity operation. …”
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A holistic research based on RSM and ANN for improving drilling outcomes in Al–Si–Cu–Mg (C355) alloy by Şenol Bayraktar, Cem Alparslan, Nurten Salihoğlu, Murat Sarıkaya

“…Microstructural analysis using optical microscopy and SEM identified key phases within the alloy, including α-Al, eutectic Si, β-Fe (β-Al5FeSi), and π-Fe (π-Al8Mg3FeSi6) inter-metallics. …”
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Wavelet Transform-Based Damage Identification in Bladed Disks and Rotating Blades by P. Rajendran, N. Jamia, S. El-Borgi, M. I. Friswell

“…In this study, experiments were conducted to obtain BTT measurements on rotating blades at 100 rpm using three different sensors: an active eddy current sensor, a passive eddy current sensor, and an optical sensor. In addition, hammer excitation experiments were conducted for various added mass (damage) cases to compute the damage severity for a bladed disk. …”
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Evaluation of Navigated Laser Photocoagulation (Navilas 577+) for the Treatment of Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema by Fusae Kato, Miho Nozaki, Aki Kato, Norio Hasegawa, Hiroshi Morita, Munenori Yoshida, Yuichiro Ogura

“…Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters were measured at baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months, and final visit. …”
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Locomotor performance parameters as predictors of high-performing male soccer teams. A multiple-season study on professional soccer by Piotr Makar, Rabiu Muazu Musa, Rui Miguel Silva, Jarosław Muracki, Robert Trybulski, Emre Altundağ, Murat Altaca, Wacław Kuczmik, Rafał Studnicki, Zeki Akyildiz

“…Locomotor demands, including total distance (m) covered (TD), distances covered (m) at different speed thresholds (0.21–2.0 m/s; 2.01–4.0 m/s; 4.01–5.5 m/s; and 5.5–7.7 m/s), and the number of accelerations in range of 5.5–7.0 m/s (n), were quantified using an optical tracking system. Subsequently, regression models were employed to predict the total points earned by all teams over the three seasons. …”
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Realization of Colored Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells with SiO2/SiNx:H Double Layer Antireflection Coatings by Minghua Li, Libin Zeng, Yifeng Chen, Lin Zhuang, Xuemeng Wang, Hui Shen

“…The simulation results show that it is possible to achieve various colors by adjusting the thickness of SiO2 to avoid significant optical losses. Therefore, we carried out the experiments by using electron beam (e-beam) evaporation to deposit a layer of SiO2 over the standard SiNx:H for 156×156 mm2 mc-Si solar cells which were fabricated by a conventional process. …”
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Reconfigurable Integrated Photonic Unitary Neural Networks With Phase Encoding Enabled by In-Situ Training by Shengjie Tang, Cheng Chen, Qi Qin, Xiaoping Liu

“…Particularly, integrated photonic unitary neural networks (IPUNNs) are capable of mitigating gradient vanishing/explosion problems when deeper neural networks are constructed. Furthermore, their optical implementations are also much simpler compared to non-unitary counterparts. …”
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Ultra‐Broad Emission Copper Halide Scintillator‐Based X‐Ray Imager by Haocheng Lv, Wenyi Shao, Haifeng Chen, Guoyang Zhu, Yao Wang, Zhenzhong Zhang, Hongwei Liang

“…Herein, a TPA2Cu2I4 (TPACI) copper halide scintillator with a unique ultra‐broad emission (FWHM > 240 nm) is developed, which shows universal compatibility with the peak response range of commercial photodetector. The optical properties characterization and mechanism analysis indicates that this ultra‐broad spectrum can be attributed to the dual self‐trapped exciton (STE) emission consisting of two emission bands. …”
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3D Localization of FRB 20190425A for Its Potential Host Galaxy and Implications by Da-Chun Qiang, Zhi-Qiang You, Sheng Yang, Zong-Hong Zhu, Ting-Wan Chen

“…Although the absence of optical emission detection raises doubts, it does not definitively disprove the connection between the gravitational wave (GW) and FRB.…”
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Advanced Copper Oxide Chemical and Green Synthesis: Characterization and Antibacterial Evaluation by Ecaterina Magdalena Modan, Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu, Sorin Georgian Moga, Denis Aurelian Negrea, Daniela Istrate, Ion Ciuca, Mihai Oproescu

“…Recent advancements in nanotechnology have improved the application of copper oxide (CuO) nanostructures, known for their diverse antibacterial, electrical, catalytic, optical, and pharmacological properties, which depend on nanoparticle morphology. …”
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Parasitic contamination of lettuce: comparison between establishments located in areas with high and low economic values by Gustavo Trentini Barancelli, Larissa Kochenborger, Fernanda Gracieli Machado Brum, Fabiana Tonial, Cassiano Mateus Forcelini

“…Methods: We assessed the presence of parasites in the curly lettuces sold in the city of Passo Fundo, Brazil, and compared the frequency of contamination between markets and fruit stores, and between areas with high and low economic values. 130 samples of lettuce from 65 commercial establishments scattered throughout the city were washed with distilled water and analyzed under optical microscopy after 24 hours of spontaneous sedimentation method. …”
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Management of traumatic macular hole and retinal detachment using amniotic membrane transplantation: A case report by Marcus H. Yamamoto, A. Itzam Marin, Irena Tsui

“…Post-operatively, the patient's visual acuity improved from light perception to hand motion. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) confirmed that the AMT was in place as well as successful hole closure. …”
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Triatomine Fauna and Recent Epidemiological Dynamics of Chagas Disease in an Endemic Area of Northeast Brazil by Cláudia M. Melo, Ana Carla F. G. Cruz, Antônio Fernando V. A. Lima, Luan R. Silva, Rubens R. Madi, Veronica de Lourdes S. Jeraldo, Ruben Mercado

“…Between 2010 and 2016, 838 triatomines of eight species, namely, Panstrongylus geniculatus, which was first recorded in the state of Sergipe, Panstrongylus lutzi, P. megistus, Triatoma brasiliensis, T. pseudomaculata, T. tibiamaculata, T. melanocephala, and Rhodnius neglectus, were collected. Optical microscopy revealed that 13.2% of triatomines examined were infected by Trypanosoma cruzi-like flagellates. …”
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Elevating photovoltaic efficiency: Cobalt doping approaches with sustainable transition metal cations in lead halide perovskite solar cells by M.I. Khan, Saddam Hussain, M. Atif, J.E. Leal-Perez, B.A. García-Grajeda, J.M. Mendivil-Escalante

“…Further assessment of the optical properties by UV–Vis analysis reveals that the incorporation of 3 % Co2+ doping into MAPbI2Br reduced the band gap energy to 1.84 eV. …”
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Exploring Brain Size Asymmetry and Its Relationship with Predation Risk Among Chinese Anurans by Chuan Chen, Ying Jiang, Yiming Wu, Lingsen Cao, Wenbo Liao

“…We also found that total brain size was positively correlated with the size asymmetry index of the olfactory bulb and optic tecta when the left hemispheres of the whole brain and brain regions were larger than the right ones. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of epiretinal membrane using spectralis OCT in Fujian Eye Study by Yang Li, Xiaoxin Li, Yonghua Hu, Bin Wang, Mingqin Zhang, Qinrui Hu

“….), physical and ophthalmological examinations with height, weight, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), refraction, intraocular pressure (IOP), slit lamp, nonmydriatic fundus photograph and spectralis optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging. Nonmydriatic fundus photograph and Spectralis OCT were used to assess ERM according to a standardised protocol. …”
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Investigation of Structural, Electrical, and Vibrational Properties of Bi1.98A0.02Fe4O9 (A = Ba, Ce) Multiferroic Ceramics by Ashwini Kumar, Poorva Sharma, Nikhil Bhardwaj, Jingyou Tang, Guolong Tan

“…The Raman spectrum identifies Ag, B2g, and B3g active optical phonon modes. The crystallite size and morphology of the nanoparticles have been analyzed using scanning electron microscope (SEM). …”
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Beyond periodicity: tailoring Tamm resonances in plasmonic nanohole arrays for multimodal lasing by Shadman Shahid, Muhammad Anisuzzaman Talukder

“…Extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) through metal nanohole arrays (NHAs) and Tamm plasmon (TP) states have been investigated in plasmonic devices since 1998 and 2007, respectively. …”
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