Multifaceted approach to evacuating multi-level premacular hemorrhage in a case of suspected Valsalva retinopathy – a case report by B. R. Smitha, Naman Sahni, Priyanka Gandhi, Rupal Kathare, Vishma Prabhu, Prathiba Hande, Jay Chhablani, Ramesh Venkatesh

“…Fundus examination revealed a PMH characterized by a “double-ring sign” accompanied by diffuse retinal hemorrhages. Optical coherence tomography confirmed that the hemorrhage was located in the sub-ILM space. …”
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The role of multifocal visual evoked potential in detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis by Reem M. Sabry, Osama Hamad, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Khalil, Sahar Ibrahim Mohammed, Ragaey Ahmad Eid, Hanan Hosny

“…Multifocal visual evoked potential (mfVEP) imaging minimizes these limitations because it allows topographic recording of the optic nerve and visual cortex. The aim of this study was to detect minimal hepatic encephalopathy among cirrhotic patients using the mfVEP in comparison to the validated psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score (PHES), paired associative learning (PAL) and the Benton visual retention test (BVRT). …”
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Role of denoisers in simulation-based inference from graph-structured data: a case study for position inference in an astroparticle detector by Venkat Roy, Aaron Higuera, Shixiao Liang, Christina Peters, Waheed U. Bajwa, Christopher D. Tunnell

“…In experimental situations, these measurements are corrupted by noise generated by secondary optical and electronic processes. The proposed KBLG denoiser is used to denoise the multiple snapshots of the experimental measurements, which are then used for position reconstruction using a multilayer perceptron trained using noiseless simulated data. …”
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Mdivi-1 Protects CD4+ T Cells against Apoptosis via Balancing Mitochondrial Fusion-Fission and Preventing the Induction of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Sepsis by You Wu, Yong-Ming Yao, He-Liang Ke, Lan Ying, Yao Wu, Guang-Ju Zhao, Zhong-Qiu Lu

“…The potential mechanism underlying the protective effect of Mdivi-1 involved Mdivi-1 reestablishing mitochondrial fusion-fission balance in sepsis, as reflected by the expression of the mitofusin 2 (MFN2) and optic atrophy 1 (OPA1) , Drp1 translocation, and mitochondrial morphology, as observed by electron microscopy. …”
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Catalytic Activity of a Composition Based on Strontium Bismuthate and Bismuth Carbonate at the Exposure to the Light of the Visible Range by K. S. Makarevich, A. V. Zaitsev, O. I. Kaminsky, E. A. Kirichenko, I. A. Astapov

“…The possibility of controlling the optical properties and photocatalytic activity of the composition is depicted due to the joint formation of the strontium bismuthate phase and the bismuth carbonate phase.…”
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Quasi-superplasticity in an Mg–Li–Al–Y alloy processed by rolling by Furong Cao, Bijin Zhou, Panning Xu, Guangming Xu

“…The microstructural evolution, mechanical properties, model, and deformation mechanism under hot tension were studied by optical microscope, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and tensile tester. …”
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Paradoxical and Retrograde Air Embolism from Pressurized Peripheral Bolus by Joshua Santucci, Naresh Mullaguri, Anusha Battineni, Raviteja R. Guddeti, Christopher R. Newey

“…Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed diffuse global anoxic injury and flattening of the globe at the optic nerve insertion. Given poor prognosis, her family chose comfort measures and she died. …”
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Effect of Manganese Ions on Spectroscopic and Insulating Properties of Aluminophosphate Glasses by B. Kassa, J. Leta Tesfaye, B. Bulcha, R. Kiran, T. Deepak, Dayanand Lal, S. Venkatesh, R. Krishnaraj

“….%, shows an increase in the stability of the glass network. Optical absorption analyses of these glasses revealed an absorption band that shifted from 500 to 488 nm as the concentration of manganese oxide (MnO) increased from 0.1 wt.% to 0.4 wt.%, indicating that Mn2+ ions were gradually converted into Mn3+ ions. …”
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Microbial biotechnology alchemy: Transforming bacterial cellulose into sensing disease- A review by Ali Jawad Akki, Pratheek Jain, Ravindra Kulkarni, Raghavendra Rao Badkillaya, Raghavendra V. Kulkarni, Farhan Zameer, V Raghu Anjanapura, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi

“…The “lab-on-nanopaper” device, utilizing BC nanopaper, not only visually detects human serum albumin but also establishes itself as a new-generation optical biosensing platform with superiority over conventional substrates. …”
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Impact of the Balloon Inflation Time and Pattern on the Coronary Stent Expansion by Jarosław Skowroński, Rafał Wolny, Jan Jastrzębski, Paweł Tyczyński, Karol Szlazak, Jerzy Pręgowski, Gary S. Mintz, Karolina Liżewska, Wojciech Świeszkowski, Zbigniew Chmielak, Adam Witkowski

“…After each given time-point, intraluminal stent measurements were performed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). …”
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Systemic Factors Associated with Treatment Response in Diabetic Macular Edema by Wendy Meihua Wong, Caroline Chee, Mayuri Bhargava, Charmaine Chai, Hazel Lin, Paul Zhao, Erlangga Ariadarma Mangunkusumo, Thet Naing, Yew Sen Yuen, Tien Yin Wong, Xinyi Su, Gopal Lingam

“…The primary outcome was change in macular thickness one month after treatment, measured using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). At baseline, information on various systemic factors was collected including glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), serum VEGF levels, lipid profile and markers of renal function, and blood pressure. …”
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The Estimates of Retinal Ganglion Cell Counts Performed Better than Isolated Structure and Functional Tests for Glaucoma Diagnosis by Bruno L. B. Esporcatte, Andrea C. Kara-José, Luiz Alberto S. Melo, Luciano M. Pinto, Ivan M. Tavares

“…To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) counts as estimated by combining data from standard automated perimetry (SAP) and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods. Healthy individuals and glaucoma patients were included in this cross-sectional study. …”
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Association between Combined Structure Function Index and Glaucoma Severity by Shumpei Ogawa, Yoshimasa Tanabe, Yoshinori Itoh, Takahiko Noro, Hisato Gunji, Tadashi Nakano

“…We retrospectively reviewed medical records from September 2009 to July 2015, which included 195 eyes of 195 patients with OAG or normal-tension glaucoma who underwent SAP and optical coherence tomography on the same day (male: female, 128 : 67; mean age, 61.4 ± 11.3 years; mean spherical equivalent, −2.39 ± 2.3 D). …”
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Evolution of plastic deformation during multi-pass ECAP of an AA6060 aluminum alloy – An experimental flow line analysis by Nadja Berndt, Nadja A. Reiser, Martin F.-X. Wagner

“…., flow lines, are analyzed from the partially deformed billets using optical images and a graphics software. For the analysis of the material flow we use a phenomenological model that describes the material path along the flow line based on a super-ellipse function, with only one parameter defining the evolution of curvature along the flow line. …”
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Study on the safety distance determination model for natural gas wells in Ordos Basin subsidence areas of coal mining by Wen Wang, Yang Zhang, Shuang Gong, Junqi Lei, Jiandong Ren, Yanxiong Ding, Xiaowei Lu

“…Based on the distributed optical fiber monitoring principle of the BOTDR technology, on-site monitoring of the simulated monitoring well GX1 within the safety distance was carried out. …”
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Influence of variation in indium concentration and temperature on the threshold current density in InxGa1-xAs/GaAs QD laser diodes by Zainab M. Alharbi, M.S. Al-Ghamdi

“…These findings emphasize how versatile adjusting indium concentrations to tailor emission wavelengths can be and demonstrate potential applications in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems and optical communications.…”
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COOL-LAMPS. VII. Quantifying Strong-lens Scaling Relations with 177 Cluster-scale Strong Gravitational Lenses in DECaLS by Simon D. Mork, Michael D. Gladders, Gourav Khullar, Keren Sharon, Nathalie Chicoine, Aidan P. Cloonan, Håkon Dahle, Diego Garza, Rowen Glusman, Katya Gozman, Gabriela Horwath, Benjamin C. Levine, Olina Liang, Daniel Mahronic, Viraj Manwadkar, Michael N. Martinez, Alexandra Masegian, Owen S. Matthews Acuña, Kaiya Merz, Yue Pan, Jorge A. Sanchez, Isaac Sierra, Daniel J. Kavin Stein, Ezra Sukay, Marcos Tamargo-Arizmendi, Kiyan Tavangar, Ruoyang Tu, Grace Wagner, Erik A. Zaborowski, Yunchong Zhang, (COOL-LAMPS Collaboration)

“…We estimate the Einstein-radius-enclosed total mass for 177 cluster-scale strong gravitational lenses identified by the ChicagO Optically selected Lenses Located At the Margins of Public Surveys (COOL-LAMPS) collaboration with lens redshifts ranging from 0.2 ⪅ z ⪅ 1.0 using the brightest-cluster-galaxy (BCG) redshift and an observable proxy for the Einstein radius. …”
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Single-step fabrication of Ag2S/poly-2-mercaptoaniline nanoribbon photocathodes for green hydrogen generation from artificial and natural red-sea water by Aldosari Eman, Rabia Mohamed, Sanna Aimaro, Farid Osama

“…These nanoribbons exhibit excellent absorbance across the entire optical spectrum up to 780 nm. The fabricated Ag2S/P2MA photocathode is designed for water splitting to generate hydrogen gas using two different electrolytes: natural Red Sea water and artificial seawater free from heavy metals. …”
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Green synthesis and characterization of Selenium/Zirconium bimetallic nanoparticles using Cinnamomum camphora leaf extract and their photocatalyst and anticancer activity by Mounaguru Sindhudevi, Subramanian Srinivasan, Balakrishnan Karthekiyan, Arumugam Muthuvel

“…The surface morphology with particle size and optical attribute of camphor-mediated BNPs can be analyzed by various studies such as Uv- visible spectroscopy, XRD, AFM, SEM –EDX, HR-TEM, and XPS study the size of the SeZr BNPs was observed to less than 100 nm, which conforms to the bioactive nature of bimetallic nanoparticles. …”
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Evaluation of Peripapillary Nerve Fiber Layer after Dexamethasone Implantation (Ozurdex) in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions by Muhammed Nurullah Bulut, Yusuf Özertürk, Ümit Çallı, Güzide Akçay, Ulviye Kıvrak, Kezban Bulut

“…Ophthalmic examinations including determination of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP), and central macular thickness (CMT) and peripapillary RNFL assessment with optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed before the injection of Ozurdex implant and during the 6-month follow-up period after the injection. …”
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