The use of a benign fast-growing cyanobacterial species to control microcystin synthesis from Microcystis aeruginosa by Hakyung Lee, Vincent Xu, Jinjin Diao, Runyu Zhao, Moshan Chen, Tae Seok Moon, Haijun Liu, Kimberly M. Parker, Young-Shin Jun, Yinjie J. Tang

“…This study investigated the combined effects of nutrients and competition among cyanobacterial subpopulations on the synthesis of microcystin-LR.MethodsUnder varying nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations, cyanobacterial coculture, and the presence of algicidal DCMU, the growth was monitored by optical density analysis or microscopic counting, and the microcystin production was analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography-UV. …”
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Ossification Vesicles with Calcium Phosphate in the Eyes of the Insect Copium teucrii (Hemiptera: Tingidae) by Javier Garcia-Guinea, Alberto Jorge, Laura Tormo, Marta Furio, Elena Crespo-Feo, Virgilio Correcher, Pedro Prado-Herrero, Ana C. Soria, Jesus Sanz, Jose L. Nieves-Aldrey

“…The spectrometric and microscopic images reveal that the calcium-phosphate mineralization is formed and constrained to Copium ommatidia, which are both matrix vesicles generating mixtures of apatite collagen and operational compound eyes of the insect.…”
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Polydomus karssenii gen. nov. sp. nov. is a dark septate endophyte with a bifunctional lifestyle parasitising eggs of plant parasitic cyst nematodes (Heterodera spp.) by Samad Ashrafi, Jan-Peer Wennrich, Yvonne Becker, Jose G. Maciá-Vicente, Anke Brißke-Rode, Matthias Daub, Torsten Thünen, Abdelfattah A. Dababat, Maria R. Finckh, Marc Stadler, Wolfgang Maier

“…The pathogenicity tests against nematode eggs fulfilled Koch’s postulates using in vitro nematode bioassays and showed that the fungus could parasitise its original nematode host H. filipjevi as well as the sugar beet cyst nematode H. schachtii, and colonise cysts and eggs of its hosts by forming highly melanised moniliform hyphae. Light microscopic observations on fungus-root interactions in an axenic system revealed the capacity of the same fungal strain to colonise the roots of wheat and produce melanised hyphae and microsclerotia-like structure typical for dark septate endophytes. …”
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Intestinal Parasites Isolated from Some Vegetables Sold in Ado-Ekiti Market, Ekiti State, Nigeria by Chukwunonso Patrick Eya, Victoria Aikhomu, Frank Ebhodaghe, Moses Hamed, Obongama Edet, Monday Nwigube, Nichodemus Eze

“…The sediment was examined under a light microscope using ×10 and ×40 objectives. Results: Out of the 120 samples examined, 78 (65%) of the vegetables were positive for intestinal parasites with which Ewedu leaf (Corchorus olitorius) recorded the highest parasitic contamination with 30 (38.5%). …”
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The control effect and induced disease resistance mechanism of Bacillus tequilensis on wheat powdery mildew by Qiuyan Bi, Fen Lu, Jie Wu, Xiangyu Liu, Xiuying Han, Jianjiang Zhao

“…Its inhibitory effect was determined via an in vitro method combined with microscopic observation, and the control effect was clarified via pot and field verification. …”
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Proximal bronchiolar adenoma with malignant transformation to invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma with 4 years follow-up: a case report and literature review by Yuan-Hui Yang, Ke Yin, Jia-Qi Xu, Xiao-Ying Xu, Jun-Lei Zhang, Ji-Xuan Liu, Xin-Zhi Feng, Xiao-Yan Lin, Xiao-Yan Lin

“…In frozen sections, basal cells are difficult to identify under the microscope, which makes it difficult to distinguish from mucinous adenocarcinoma, especially when BA malignancies transform into invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA), which can only be distinguished by histomorphological criteria, greatly increasing the difficulty of diagnosis.Case summaryIn this paper, we present a case study of a 59-year-old man whose chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a progressively enlarging, high-density nodule over a four-year period in the outer basal segment of the right lower lobe. …”
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Ultrastructural studies distinguish skin diversities among Galápagos iguanas by Manuel Scimeca, Rita Bonfiglio, Giuliano Colosimo, Eleonora Candi, Glenn P. Gerber, Gregory A. Lewbart, Alessandro Mauriello, Gerry Melino, Christian Sevilla, Yufang Shi, Ying Wang, Gabriele Gentile

“…Notably, the absence of iridophores was consistent across all samples due to the absence of birefringent material under the optical microscope. Morphometric evaluations highlighted interspecific differences in the stratum corneum thickness, particularly between black- and non-black-colored (irrespectively if yellowish or pink) skin. …”
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Possibility of using a mouse SCID as a model animal to variola virus for evaluating anti-smallpox drug efficacy by K. A. Titova, Al. A. Sergeev, A. S. Kabanov, L. E. Bulychev, Ar. A. Sergeev, D. O. Galahova, A. S. Zamedyanskaya, L. N. Shishkina, O. S. Taranov, V. V. Omigov, E. L. Zavjalov, A. P. Agafonov, A. N. Sergeev

“…To fill in the gap, we have explored the possibility of using outbred immunodeficient SCID mice as a model animal for smallpox with the aid of virolo­gical, histological and electron microscopic and sta­tistical methods. There was no clinical evidence of disease by intranasal infection of mice at a dose of 5.2 log10 PFU (plaque forming units). …”
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A Preliminary Study to Evaluate Recovery in Environmental Microplastic Analysis by İrem Öztürk, Dilara Cinci, Fatma Nur Eraslan, Mansoor Ahmad Bhat, Eftade O. Gaga, Kadir Gedik

“…MPs in the samples, which underwent a series of experimental processes, such as density separation (NaCl) and organic removal (30% H2O2), were later visually inspected with a stereo microscope and then identified with an Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR)-Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer. …”
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Experimental study on monitoring microwave ablation efficacy by real-time shear wave elastography in ex vivo porcine brain by Rui Li, Yukang Zhang, Linggang Cheng, Shuai Zheng, Hongbing Li, Hongxia Zhang, Lijuan Du, Wen He, Wei Zhang

“…The morphologic and microscopic changes of MWA tissues were observed, and the diameter of the ablation areas was measured. …”
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Chemical Fingerprint Analysis for Discovering Markers and Identifying Saussurea involucrata by HPLC Coupled with OPLS-DA by Qingdong Ma, Xiaoxiang Chen, Ke Zhang, Dahong Yao, Lu Yang, Hangyu Wang, Santai Bulemasi, Jian Huang, Jinhui Wang

“…The quality control of Saussurea involucrata has been greatly improved by macroscopic and microscopic identification and chemical profiling described in Chinese Pharmacopoeia since 2005. …”
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Colorectal carcinogenesis in the Lynch syndromes and familial adenomatous polyposis: trigger events and downstream consequences by Pål Møller, Aysel Ahadova, Matthias Kloor, Toni T. Seppälä, John Burn, Saskia Haupt, Finlay Macrae, Mev Dominguez-Valentin, Gabriela Möslein, Annika Lindblom, Lone sunde, Ingrid Winship, Gabriel Capella, Kevin Monahan, Daniel D. Buchanan, D. Gareth Evans, Eivind Hovig, Julian R. Sampson

“…In path_MLH1 and path_MSH2 carriers, second hits lead to the formation of microscopically detectable, microsatellite unstable (MSI) crypts, from which CRC develops in about half of carriers over their lifetime, often without progressing through a diagnosable adenoma stage. …”
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Relation Between Quality of Transportation and Nano-Scale Air Pollution by Elif Cicek, Semra Ide, Cem Küçük, Oğuzhan Yorulmaz, Murat Vedat Yurttaş, Özge Zorlu Kaymak, Dilem Ergün

“…Apart from the previously known microscopic and macroscopic analyses on exhaust gases, it was examined whether the exhaust outputs frequently spread nanoparticle waste or not by using SAXS analyses on samples. …”
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Identification and Quality Evaluation of Raw and Processed Asarum Species Using Microscopy, DNA Barcoding, and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Guangzhe Yao, Wenjuan Ma, Xuhua Huang, Qi Jia, Jiayuan Shen, Yanxu Chang, Huizi Ouyang, Jun He

“…DNA barcoding identified the herbs as being derived from four sources, and herbs from different origins showed different microscopic features. The results demonstrated that most of the samples were clearly clustered into distinct groups that corresponded to species types. …”
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Study of the corrosion behavior of cast Ti2AlNb alloy in HF–HNO3 solution by Yunyun Liu, Xianfei Ding, Lihong Wu, Xin Feng, Jiabin Zuo, Yunan Zhang, Lei Wen

“…The corrosion effects of HF and HNO3 on Ti2AlNb alloy were elucidated by examining the impact of varying concentrations of HF and HNO3 in mixed pickling solution on corrosion rate and surface roughness, as well as comparing and analyzing changes in macroscopic surfaces, microscopic morphology, and three-dimensional morphology before and after pickling. …”
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Sustainable Valorization of Rice Straw into Biochar and Carbon Dots Using a Novel One-Pot Approach for Dual Applications in Detection and Removal of Lead Ions by Jagpreet Singh, Monika Bhattu, Meenakshi Verma, Mikhael Bechelany, Satinder Kaur Brar, Rajendrasinh Jadeja

“…., biochar (R-BC) and carbon dots (R-CDs) from a single resource (rice straw), via a novel approach by using extraction and hydrothermal process. The various microscopic and spectroscopy techniques confirmed the formation of porous structure and spherical morphology of R-BC and R-CDs, respectively. …”
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Study on Strength Variation of Permeable Concrete Based on Differential Calorimetry Method and Multi-Index Test by Sanqiang Yang, Meng Guo, Shichao Duan, Na Liu, Haonan Wu, Erxia Du, Meichen Liang

“…In this paper, the hydration microscopic characteristics of cementitious materials are analyzed by means of the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) test. …”
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Gastroprotective Effects of Aqueous Extracts of Broccoli Stems on Acute Injury in Rats: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Gastric Function and Inflammatory Responses by Jihye Choi, Yuseong Jang, Hyeon-Gi Paik, Melissa Hyun-Joo Ha, Jungkee Kwon

“…In addition, the BSE 250 mg/kg group showed significant improvements in gastric tissue, including macroscopic reductions in ulcer size and improved overall gastric morphology as assessed through gross examination, as well as microscopic improvements such as reduced inflammation and the restoration of mucosal integrity observed in histopathological analysis. …”
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The solid state dispersion method for synthesizing eggshells ES/TiO2 composite to enhance photocatalytic degradation methylene blue by Rahmawati Munir, Dadan Hamdani, Darnah, Eva Marliana, Rahmiati Munir, Sahara Hamas Intifadhah, Ratna Kusuma

“…The samples were characterized using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) to analyze the crystalline structure and phases, along with High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) to examine the morphology and surface structure at the microscopic level. These characterizations support the data analysis, offering insight into the relationship between structural and morphological properties and the photocatalytic performance of the composites. …”
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Construction of fluorescent transgenic zebrafish Tg(amh:mCherry) and tracer analysis of its gonadal development by WU Jing, XU Yue, LING Shiying, SONG Huaidong, QIAO Jie, DONG Mei

“…The recombinant transgenic expression vector and mRNA of Tol2 transposase were co-microinjected into zebrafish embryos, and fluorescent zebrafish were selected by using fluorescence microscope to screen for a stable inherited transgenic zebrafish line Tg(amh:mCherry). …”
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