First identification of a Neanderthal bone spear point through an interdisciplinary analysis at Abric Romaní (NE Iberian Peninsula) by Paula Mateo-Lomba, Andreu Ollé, Juan Luis Fernández-Marchena, Palmira Saladié, Juan Marín, M. Gema Chacón, Josep Vallverdú, Isabel Cáceres

“…The specimen exhibits clear signs of intentional knapping. The presence of microscopic linear impact marks, an impact fracture at the tip and potential internal stress fractures indicate its use as a spear. …”
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Mathematical model and nanoindentation properties of the claws of Cyrtotrachelus buqueti Guer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Longhai Li, Wei Sun, Ce Guo, Huafeng Guo, Liu Lili, Ping Yu

“…Abstract Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to observe the macroscopic, microscopic, and cross‐sectional structures of the claws of Cyrtotrachelus buqueti Guer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and a mathematical model of a claw was used to investigate the structure–function relationships. …”
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Intraductal Papillary Neoplasms of the Bile Duct by Masayuki Ohtsuka, Hiroaki Shimizu, Atsushi Kato, Hideyuki Yoshitomi, Katsunori Furukawa, Toshio Tsuyuguchi, Yuji Sakai, Osamu Yokosuka, Masaru Miyazaki

“…However, pathologic diagnosis by preoperative biopsy cannot always reflect the maximum degree of atypia, because IPNBs are often composed of varying degrees of cytoarchitectural atypia. IPNBs are microscopically classified into four epithelial subtypes, such as pancreatobiliary, intestinal, gastric, and oncocytic types. …”
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Intestinal Helminth Infections Among Domesticated Cats in Malate, Manila, Philippines by Jan Michael Chan, Mary Jane Flores, Eligio Santiago Maghirang, Helenar Chan

“…A total of 25 cat stools were collected, processed using Formol-Ether Concentration Technique (FECT) and were microscopically examined. The overall prevalence of intestinal helminths was 76% (19/25). …”
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Design and Preparing a Topical Semi-solid Formulation of a Combination of Plantago ovata seeds and Rosehip oil to Provide an Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Medicine by Amirhossein Zamani, Aida Alipour, Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Hajar Ashrafi

“…In this study, the Plantago ovata Forsk. plant was selected from the book of Makhzen al-Adviyah, and related aqueous and acidic extractions were yielded in rose oil. After microscopic characterization and determining the identification number of the plant and FTIR test, Plantago ovata Forsk seed extract was prepared with different acidic and aqueous types, and the mucilage was prepared after evaluating several cream formulations, finally, the proportion of 70% oil and 30% stearic acid contained 65% extract. …”
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Tailoring Bimetallic Pt/Pd Cryogels for Efficient Ethanol Electro‐Oxidation by Hadir Borg, Dániel Zámbó, Patrick Bessel, Daniel Kranz, Marina Rosebrock, Franziska Lübkemann‐Warwas, Nadja C. Bigall, Dirk Dorfs

“…In the present work, the first bimetallic Pt/Pd cryogel films of mixed Pt and Pd NPs are prepared in different molar ratios. High‐resolution microscopic and spectroscopic characterization techniques are applied to confirm the final Pt : Pd ratio besides the distribution of nanoparticles throughout the cryogel structure. …”
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A state-of-the-art review of research on the use of calcined bauxite aggregate in civil engineering by Yalin Liu, Chengze Li, Ya Wei, Linbing Wang

“…This study describes in detail the macroscopic and microscopic properties of CB aggregates, analyzes and summarizes the current research status of CB aggregates in many aspects: 1) review the technique related to the manufacture of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) with CB aggregate, and systematically explain its mechanism in affecting the mechanical properties of UHPC; 2) clarify the potential and advantage of CB aggregates as internal curing agents, and elaborate the shrinkage reduction mechanism and the influence law when used in UHPC; 3) summarize the evaluation index system of CB aggregate in abrasion and skid resistance of pavement materials, as well as introduce related research and engineering applications of high friction surface treatment; 4) discuss the advantages of CB aggregate in preparation of high-impact resistant cementitious materials and its influence mechanism. …”
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Enhancing Freeway Safety through Intervening in Traffic Flow Dynamics Based on Variable Speed Limit Control by Jinming You, Shouen Fang, Lanfang Zhang, John Taplin, Jingqiu Guo

“…We first conducted an empirical analysis on real-time crash risk estimation using a binary logistic regression model. Then, intensive microscopic simulations based on AIMSUN were carried out to explore the effects of various intervention strategies with respect to a 3-lane freeway stretch in China. …”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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