Topical application of the ethanol extract and the hydroethanolic fraction of ripe Solanum lycocarpum A. St. Hil. fruit improves the healing of excisional wounds by Elisângela Elduina Ferreira, Renan Diniz Ferreira, Milena Santos de Almeida, Renan Araújo Costa, Izabela Caputo Assis Silva, Melissa Grazielle Morais, Karen Helaine Mendes Bertolin, Paula Vieira Teixeira Vidigal, Raquel Alves Costa, Luciana Alves Rodrigues dos Santos Lima, Flávia Carmo Horta Pinto

“…At the end of this period, the animals were euthanized, and the lesions were subjected to histopathological processing and analysis to evaluate macroscopic area of the wound and microscopic analysis by morphometry of the number of leukocytes, mast cells, fibroblasts, re-epithelialization, and matrix deposition. …”
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Efficacy of Topical Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Experimental Dry Eye Syndrome Model by Emrullah Beyazyıldız, Ferda Alpaslan Pınarlı, Özlem Beyazyıldız, Emine Rümeysa Hekimoğlu, Uğur Acar, Muhammed Necati Demir, Aynur Albayrak, Figen Kaymaz, Güngör Sobacı, Tuncay Delibaşı

“…All rats were sacrificed after one week for histological and electron microscopic analysis. Results. Mean aqueous tear volume and tear film stability were significantly increased in rats treated with MSCs (P<0.05). …”
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Gastric Adenocarcinoma of the Fundic Gland Type Treated by Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Eleanor Lewin, Philip Daroca, Sanjay Sikka, Tong Wu, Yukihiro Nakanishi

“…Grossly, the polyp measured 1.1 cm in greatest dimension. Microscopic examination showed irregularly branched neoplastic glands covered with a nonneoplastic foveolar epithelium. …”
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Exosomes Play an Important Role in the Progression of Plasma Cell Mastitis via the PI3K-Akt-mTOR Signaling Pathway by Xiaohong Wang, Yong Han, Jian Liu, Yingzhe Zhang, Kai Cheng, Jiwei Guo, Qingqun Guo, Song Liu, Hongguang Sun, Yitong Hua, Guoqiang Zhang, Shujian Xu, Fengli Guo, Zhenlin Yang

“…In this study, we observed the ultrastructure changes of PCM by a transmission electron microscope. The transcriptome expression difference of exosomes was detected by RNA-Seq; then, we confirmed the key difference genes by western blot and immunohistochemistry. …”
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From polymer matrix to cell structure: STG/TEMs/PU energy-absorbing foamed composites with strain rate-dependent and bimodal cellular structure by Xiaoke Liu, Kejing Yu, Pengwan Chen

“…Finally, we elucidated the energy dissipation mechanism of STG/TEMs/PU foam composites under multi-cycle compression loads, providing clearer insights into the microscopic changes occurring within the materials.…”
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Optical sectioning methods in three-dimensional bioimaging by Jing Zhang, Wei Qiao, Rui Jin, Hongjin Li, Hui Gong, Shih-Chi Chen, Qingming Luo, Jing Yuan

“…Specifically, we categorize the microscope design based on the spatial relationship between the illumination and detection axis, i.e., on-axis and off-axis. …”
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Preliminary investigations of sustainable magnetic catalyst-based biochar derived spent coffee ground for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil by Jayaraja Silvaraja, Noor Yahida Yahya, Muzakkir Mohammad Zainol, Yong Siang Lee

“…The added properties of magnetic and basic towards this catalyst was prepared by facile carbonization of one-pot SCG with Fe(III) and potassium hydroxide as activation agent at 700 °C for 2 h The characteristics of the catalyst was analyzed through Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope coupled with energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX), x-ray diffraction and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis. …”
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Pathological investigations on the diseases of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss w., 1792) in aydın and muğla regions by S. Serap Birincioğlu, Nursal Metin, Hamdi Avcı, Ahmet Aydoğan, Fatma Sayın

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> Macroscopically, erosive and ulcerative lesions on the surface of the skin, exophthalmos and hemorrhages in the eyes, hyperemia and hemorrhage in the gills and hemorrhage and discoloration on the liver were observed. Microscopically, edema, hyperemia, telangiectasia, hemorrhage, hyperplasia parasites (Trichodina sp., Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) were determined in the gills. …”
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Indian Jujuba Seed Powder as an Eco-Friendly and a Low-Cost Biosorbent for Removal of Acid Blue 25 from Aqueous Solution by L. Sivarama Krishna, A. Sreenath Reddy, W. Y. Wan Zuhairi, M. R. Taha, A. Varada Reddy

“…The prepared biomaterial was characterized by using FTIR and scanning electron microscopic studies. The effect of operation variables, such as IJSP dosage, contact time, concentration, pH, and temperature on the removal of AB25 was investigated, using batch biosorption technique. …”
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Identification of CβS and ODC antimony resistance markers in anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis field isolates by gene expression profiling by Farzaneh Zarrinkar, Iraj Sharifi, Razieh Tavakoli Oliaee, Ali Afgar, Elaheh Molaakbari, Mehdi Bamorovat, Zahra Babaei, Ebrahim Eskandari, Ehsan Salarkia, Marzieh Asadi

“…Two smears were prepared from the edge of each active lesion; one for microscopic direct smear preparation and the other for inoculation into monophasic NNN media, then for mass production of promastigotes into RPMI-1640 monophasic culture for performing nested PCR and gene expression quantification by real-time PCR. …”
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Purification, characterization and hypoglycemic activity of glycoproteins obtained from pea (Pisum sativum L.) by Gaoyixin Qin, Wu Xu, Junping Liu, Liyan Zhao, Guitang Chen

“…The physical and chemical properties of the three fractions were evaluated and compared by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and other analytical techniques. …”
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Detection and isolation of a new member of Burkholderiaceae-related endofungal bacteria from Saksenaea boninensis sp. nov., a new thermotolerant fungus in Mucorales by Yusuke Takashima, Kohei Yamamoto, Yousuke Degawa, Yong Guo, Tomoyasu Nishizawa, Hiroyuki Ohta, Kazuhiko Narisawa

“…Besides the fungal taxonomy, we also found the presence of BRE in isolates of this species by diagnostic PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene from mycelia, fluorescence microscopic observations, and isolation of the bacterium in pure culture. …”
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ParasitoBank dataset for diagnosing intestinal parasitism: Helminths and protozoa in coprological samplesMendeley Data by Jader Alejandro Muñoz Galindez, Luis Reinel Vásquez Arteaga, Rubiel Vargas Cañas

“…For this reason, a dataset named “ParasitoBank” was created, containing 779 images of the visual field of fresh stool samples analysed under a microscope using the serial coprological technique. …”
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Effect of Sepiolite-Loaded Fe2O3 on Flame Retardancy of Waterborne Polyurethane by Tong Xu, Di Qian, Yelei Hu, Yuanzhao Zhu, Yi Zhong, Linping Zhang, Hong Xu, Huaxin Peng, Zhiping Mao

“…The SEM and EDS, TEM, and XRD were used to characterize the microscopic morphology and crystal structure of WPU composites. …”
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Multi-scale comparison of the formation mechanisms in landscape genes of traditional villages by Chao Yu, Zhiyuan Zhou, Junbo Gao, Xiangmin Zhang, Qian Zheng, Zhengbing Liu, Zhifei Ma, Weichun He, Suping Wen

“…Subjective judgments reveal that macro conditions influence microscopic responses, which, in turn impact outcomes at the micro level. …”
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Identification, Prevalence, and Infestation Patterns of Ectoparasitic In MP Hybrid Type Culled Laying Ducks In Gedang Sub Village, Modopuro Village, Mojosari Sub District, Mojokert... by Nailla Ridhani Aurandini, Poedji Hastutiek, Suzanita Utama, Agus Sunarso, Endang Suprihati, Adiana Mutamsari Witaningrum

“…The obtained ectoparasites were identified at the labaroratory of division parasitology, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, using the permanent mounting method without staining and viewed using a microscope with 40-100x magnification. This study found 71 samples positively infested with ectoparasites out of 100 samples of culled MP hybrid ducks examined with (prevalence of 71%). …”
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Retroperitoneal Extraovarian Fibrothecoma Mimicking a Malignant Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma by Patrick Roberts, Sharon Nofech-Mozes, Natalie Coburn, Paul Hamilton, Lilian T. Gien

“…The mass was resected en bloc with the sigmoid colon, uterus, ovaries, and omentum. Microscopically, there was spindle cell proliferation typical of fibrothecoma. …”
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Polyurethane-modified asphalt mechanism by Pengzhen Lu, Changjun He, Jiahao Wang, Ying Wu, Jiarui Ding

“…Additionally, molecular dynamics simulations were employed to analyze the radial distribution function, adhesion energy, and cohesive energy density of asphalt before and after the addition of polyurethane at the microscopic structural level, revealing the molecular motion trends and interfacial bonding forces of the four components of asphalt.The results indicate that the incorporation of polyurethane leads to changes in the absorption peaks of matrix asphalt, a reduction in the ''honeycomb'' structure, and shrinkage. …”
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Fortilin binds CTNNA3 and protects it against phosphorylation, ubiquitination, and proteasomal degradation to guard cells against apoptosis by Mari Nakashima, Decha Pinkaew, Uttariya Pal, Fei Miyao, Hanna Huynh, Lena Tanaka, Ken Fujise

“…Using co-immunoprecipitation western blot analyses, the proximity ligation assay, microscale thermophoresis, and biolayer interferometry, we here show that fortilin specifically interacts with CTNNA3 (α-T-catenin), but not with CTNNA1, CTNNA2, or CTNNB. …”
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Rheological Properties of Hydrophobically Associative Copolymers Prepared in a Mixed Micellar Method Based on Methacryloxyethyl-dimethyl Cetyl Ammonium Chloride as Surfmer by Rui Liu, WanFen Pu, Hu Jia, XiaoPei Shang, Yue Pan, ZhaoPeng Yan

“…Viscosity measurement indicates that mixed micelles between the copolymer chain and SDS molecules serving as junction bridges for transitional network remarkably enhance the viscosity. Moreover, the microscopic structures of copolymers at different experimental conditions are conducted by ESEM. …”
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