Centrifugation, Storage, and Filtration of Olive Oil in an Oil Mill: Effect on the Quality and Content of Minority Compounds by Alfonso M. Vidal, Sonia Alcalá, Antonia de Torres, Manuel Moya, Francisco Espínola

“…Comparison of the results for filtered and unfiltered oil samples revealed that the most significant change was the reduction in the photosynthetic pigment content, with a decrease of around 50% in chlorophyll. …”
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Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study Comparing 0.0003% Calcitriol with 0.1% Tacrolimus Ointments for the Treatment of Endemic Pityriasis Alba by Berenice Moreno-Cruz, Bertha Torres-Álvarez, Diana Hernández-Blanco, Juan Pablo Castanedo-Cazares

“…In the treated plaques, the reduction of the affected area was associated with improvement of pigmentation and TEWL. Conclusions. Calcitriol and tacrolimus induced similar repigmentation in endemic PA lesions. …”
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A Rare Case of Concomitant Maxilla and Mandible Brown Tumours, Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, Parathyroid Adenoma, and Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica by Thaís Borguezan Nunes, Sheyla Batista Bologna, Andréa Lusvarghi Witzel, Marcello Menta Simonsen Nico, Silvia Vanessa Lourenço

“…Incisional biopsy of the oral lesion was performed and histopathological examination revealed a central giant cell lesion composed by intense haemorrhagic exudate, abundant presence of giant cells, and areas with hemosiderin pigment. The patient also presented high levels of serum calcium and parathyroid hormone, hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue, bilateral parenchymal nephropathy, and densitometry lower than expected, showing an advanced stage of osteitis fibrosa cystica. …”
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Investigation of the Pulsed Annular Gas Jet for Chemical Reactor Cleaning by Zvegintsev Valery Ivanovich, Nalivaichenko Denis Gennadievich, Chirkashenko Vladimir Fedorovich

“…The most economical technology for production of titanium dioxide pigment is plasma-chemical syntheses with the heating of the oxygen. …”
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Does Melanoma Begin in a Melanocyte Stem Cell? by James D. Hoerter, Patrick Bradley, Alexandria Casillas, Danielle Chambers, Brandon Weiswasser, Lauren Clements, Sarah Gilbert, Albert Jiao

“…Zebrafish have a robust regenerative capability, permitting the study of how MSCs are regulated and recruited at specific times and places to generate the pigment pattern following fin amputation or melanocyte ablation. …”
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Bilateral Choroidal Metastases as Presentation of Dissemination of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma by S. Fernandez-Perez, O. Ruiz-Moreno, V. Pueyo, G. de la Mata, L. Pablo

“…Ophthalmoscopic examination showed several placoid, pigmented lesions in the posterior pole and midperiphery of the retina of both eyes. …”
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Levofloxacin-Induced Acute Hyperpigmentation Changes in a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient by Shakuntala S. Patil, Sachin M. Patil, Ryan Campbell, Manisha Singh, Matthew Plotkin

“…Sunlight exposure can worsen the pigmentation seen with some of the above antimicrobials (e.g., dapsone). …”
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Dermoscopic Features of Eccrine Porocarcinoma Arising from Hidroacanthoma Simplex by Reiko Suzaki, Takeaki Shioda, Izumi Konohana, Sumiko Ishizaki, Mizuki Sawada, Masaru Tanaka

“…A diagnosis of eccrine porocarcinoma arising in a pigmented hidroacanthoma simplex was eventually established, and the dermoscopic features of eccrine porocarcinoma from hidroacanthoma simplex was described for the first time.…”
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Two new species of Micropsalliota (Agaricales, Agaricaceae) from subtropical regions of China by Jun-Qing Yan, Zhi-Heng Zeng, Ya-Ping Hu, Cheng-Feng Nie, Bin-Rong Ke, Sheng-Nan Wang, Hui Zeng

“…Morphologically, M. bispora is characterized by very small basidiomata, cymbiform basidiospores up to 9.0 μm long, white to cream pileus with fawn to dull red center, and tibiiform cheilocystidia; M. vulgaris is recognized by small basidiomata, medium-sized spores, white to cream pileus, covered with reddish brown to dark brown fibrils, various cheilocystidia that are up to 60 μm long, and hyphae of fibrils exhibiting pale brown vacuolar pigmentation. Their distinct taxonomic status is confirmed by the positions of the two new species in 4-locus (ITS, LSU, rpb2, tef-1α) phylogenetic trees. …”
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Post corona virus Disease-19 (COVID-19): Hyper inflammatory syndrome-associated bilateral anterior uveitis and multifocal serous retinopathy secondary to steroids by Srinivasan Sanjay, Vijay K R. Rao, Deepashri Mutalik, Padmamalini Mahendradas, Ankush Kawali, Rohit Shetty

“…Fundus examination of the BE showed retinal pigment epithelial changes with serous elevation suggestive of multifocal serous chorioretinopathy. …”
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Surface Organic Modification of TiO2 Powder and Relevant Characterization by Hong Zhou, Sijia Sun, Hao Ding

“…Surface organic modification was conducted to TiO2 with modifiers to improve the dispersity and comparability of pigment TiO2 in application system by adjusting particle surface characteristics. …”
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Mechanisms of Inflammation in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy: From Bench to Bedside by Stavros N. Moysidis, Aristomenis Thanos, Demetrios G. Vavvas

“…Several models of the pathogenesis of this disease have been described with some of these models focusing on the role of inflammatory cells and other models focusing on the role of growth factors and cytokines in the vitreous which come into contact with intraretinal and retinal pigment epithelial cells. New experiments have shed light on the pathogenesis of PVR and offer promising avenues for clinical intervention before PVR develops. …”
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Significance of Hyperreflective Foci as an Optical Coherence Tomography Biomarker in Retinal Diseases: Characterization and Clinical Implications by Serena Fragiotta, Solmaz Abdolrahimzadeh, Rosa Dolz-Marco, Yoichi Sakurada, Orly Gal-Or, Gianluca Scuderi

“…Histopathological correlates of HRF are not univocal, spacing from migrating retinal pigment epithelium cells, lipid-laden macrophages, microglial cells, and extravasated proteinaceous or lipid material. …”
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Natural Plant Extracts as Acid-Base Indicator and Determination of Their pKa Value by N. Kapilraj, S. Keerthanan, M. Sithambaresan

“…The sharp contrast between their colours in acid and base made the pigment suitable for use as acid-base indicators. …”
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Glomus Tumor in the Left Submandibular Region: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review by Huan Liu, Chengyao Zhu

“…In the absence of characteristic symptoms such as tenderness and cold sensitivity, the lesion was initially misdiagnosed as a pigmented nevus. Histopathological analysis subsequently confirmed the diagnosis as a glomus tumor. …”
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Spontaneous Closure of a Fully Developed Macular Hole in a Severely Myopic Eye by C. Bruè, I. Rossiello, J. M. Guidotti, C. Mariotti

“…After 4 years of follow-up, her visual acuity improved to 20/40 in the right eye, and SD-OCT revealed spontaneous sealing of the macular hole without bare retinal pigment epithelium. Conclusions. Myopic macular holes represent a challenge regarding their management, and the prognosis is often poor.…”
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A new species of parrot snake, Leptophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Brazilian Cerrado by Nelson R. Albuquerque, Roullien H. Martins, Priscila S. Carvalho, Donald B. Shepard, Diego J. Santana

“…., differs from all other congeners in the following unique character combination: two Spectrum Green (129) to Light Parrot Green (133) dorsolateral stripes separated by a Buff (5) vertebral stripe, usually continuous onto the tail; loreal scale absent; postocular stripe Jet Black (300), wide and long (up 11 scales long onto nuchal region); maxillary teeth 21–25; ventrals 158–173; subcaudals 141–164; black spots on head absent; supracephalic plates of head not edged with black pigment; adult color pattern lacking dark oblique bands; keels absent on first dorsal scale rows; hemipenis unilobed, noncapitate, with undivided sulcus spermaticus, and first row of hemipenial body with four spines. …”
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Quality of Life in Patients with Melasma by Reza Almasi Ghale, Maryam Nasimi, Saeideh Alidoost, Marjan Talebi, Rouzbeh Almasi Ghale, Mehregan Rahmani, Farkhondeh Pouresmaeili

“…Conclusions: Healthcare professionals should also consider the emotional and societal consequences of skin pigmentation conditions in addition to providing medical and therapeutic interventions. …”
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HIV-Associated Oral Mucosal Melanin Hyperpigmentation: A Clinical Study in a South African Population Sample by R. Chandran, L. Feller, J. Lemmer, R. A. G. Khammissa

“…The collected data comprised age, gender, CD4+ T cell count, viral load, systemic disease, medications, oral site affected by HIV-OMH, extent (localized or generalized), intensity of the pigmentation (dark or light), and smoking and snuff use. …”
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Morphological, physiological, element absorption, and transcriptomic analysis reveals the mechanism of 2-(3,4-Dichlorophenoxy) trimethylamine alleviating copper stress in cucumber... by Yang Li, Xiaoning Wang, Mengwei Huang, Yijing Xing, Xueting Wang, Hu Wang, Meng Li, Qingjie Du, Huaijuan Xiao, Jiqing Wang, Juanqi Li

“…This study has demonstrated that DCPTA reduces the impact of copper stress on plants by enhancing leaf pigment and photosynthesis, regulating root growth, and balancing the antioxidant system. …”
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