Impact of high pressure impregnation and air drying on the quality of Dosidicus gigas slices by Liliana Zura-Bravo, Roberto Lemus-Mondaca, Jaime Ortiz, Marcos Flores, Gipsy Tabilo-Munizaga, Mario Pérez-Won, Klaudia Masztalerz

“…Also, scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed a compacted structure of HPI-dried squid samples. …”
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Pathological findings in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss, walbaum 1792) in experimental vagococcus salmoninarum infection by S. Serap Birincioğlu, Hamdi Avcı, T. Tansel Tanrikulu, E.Tuğrul Epikmen, M. Lütfi Avsever

“…Tissue sections stained with haematoxylin-eosin and examined using light microscope. DNA extractions of the isolate were made for the molecular analysis of the bacteria and then, specific primers were used to identify V. salmoninarum. …”
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Effect of Preservation Methods on Physicochemical Quality, Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity of Stevia Leaves by Nadia Hidar, Abdelhamid Noufid, Ayoub Mourjan, El Mustapha El Adnany, Safa Mghazli, Mohammed Mouhib, Abderrahim Jaouad, Mostafa Mahrouz

“…The microstructure was analysed using a scanning electron microscope. Micrographs revealed that a higher porous size structure was obtained by freeze-drying, and degradation of cell wall structure was more clearly visualized by irradiation at 2 kGy. …”
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Er:YAG Laser and Fractured Incisor Restorations: An In Vitro Study by C. Fornaini, S. Petruzzella, R. Podda, E. Merigo, S. Nammour, P. Vescovi

“…The different groups were evaluated by a test realized with the dynamometer to know the force required to successfully detach the reattached fragment and by a microinfiltration test by using a 0.5% methylene blue solution followed by the optic microscope observation. Results. The compression test showed only a slight difference between the three groups, without any statistical significance. …”
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Crystallization characteristics of B2O3 and TiO2-bearing glassy fluoride-free mold fluxes by Wang Z., Shu Q.-F., Chou K.-C.

“…To explore the effects of TiO2 and/or B2O3 on crystallization of the glassy fluoride-free slag film near the copper mould, the crystallization characteristics of glassy fluoride-free mold fluxes with fluoride being substituted by TiO2 and/or B2O3 were investigated using X- ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) techniques. …”
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Milling degree affects the fermentation properties of rice: perspectives from the composition of nutrients and gut microbiota via in vitro fermentation by Yu Zhang, Fan Li, Shutong Pan, Bing Bai, Kai Huang, Sen Li, Hongwei Cao, Tian Xie, Jian Xie, Xiao Guan

“…After in vitro fermentation, the MD 5s group showed higher starch utilization, compared with the MD 0s and 60s groups evaluated by Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, and confocal laser scanning microscope. Effects of fermentation substrates of rice with different MDs on gut microbiota were evaluated by 16S rDNA sequencing. …”
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Prevalence of eimeria species in sheep in eskişehir province by Mustafa Eser, Ahmet Göksu, Hatice Çiçek, Mahmut Sinan Erez, Hasan Çiçek

“…The measurement of sporulated oocysts was made micro metrically with the DS-5M-L1 digital camera system at x100 magnification of the Nikon Eclipse 80i trinocular research microscope. Species identification of Eimeria oocysts was made according to the morphological features reported in the literature. …”
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Fracture resistance and marginal fit of three different overlay designs using advanced zirconia-reinforced lithium disilicate CAD/CAM material by Heidi Saad Refaey, Sanaa H. Abdelkader, Yasser M. Aly

“…Marginal gap was measured before and after thermal aging procedure using an optical microscope. To measure fracture resistance, specimens were loaded till failure using the universal testing machine. …”
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Histological Features of the Duodenum of Mice (Mus musculus) Treated with Liquid Probiotic Isolates of Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus subtilis, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Devi Sri Rohmani, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Sri Agus Sudjarwo, Mohammad Sukmanadi, Eka Pramyrtha Hestianah, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari

“…Histological examination of the duodenum of mice was carried out by making histological preparations from the height and width of the duodenal villi which were observed under a microscope with 100x magnification. Statistical analysis in this study used One-Way ANOVA and Duncan's test. …”
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Histological Ex Vivo Evaluation of the Suitability of a 976 nm Diode Laser in Oral Soft Tissue Biopsies by Gaspare Palaia, Federico Renzi, Daniele Pergolini, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Paolo Visca, Gianluca Tenore, Umberto Romeo

“…A histological analysis was performed using an optical microscope at magnifications of 5x and 10x. Statistical analysis was carried out using Kruskal–Wallis and Dunn’s tests. …”
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Fast Rate Production of Biodiesel from Neem Seed Oil Using a Catalyst Made from Banana Peel Ash Loaded with Metal Oxide (Li-CaO/Fe2 (SO4)3) by Ismail J. Madai, Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande, Thomas Kivevele

“…Decomposition profile of CBA was displayed by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), whereas in-depth analysis by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (X-RF), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) revealed that the high efficiency displayed by a catalyst from banana ash calcined at 650°C was due to the presence of potassium carbonate (K2CO3), a calcium magnesium silicate (CaMgSiO4), and potassium sodium sulphate (KNaSO4) contents that accounted for the high basicity of up to 11.09. …”
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Recent Developments and Present Status of Telepathology by K. Kayser, M. Beyer, S. Blum, G. Kayser

“…The technical solutions distinguish active (remote control, live imaging) systems from passive (conventional microscope handling, static imaging), and the performance systems with interactive (on‐line, live imaging) use from those with passive (off‐line, static imaging) practice. …”
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Corrosion inhibition effects of eco-friendly clarithromycin molecules on aluminium in hydrochloric acid solution via experimental, theoretical and optimization approach by O.D. Onukwuli, I.A. Nnanwube, F.O. Ochili, M. Omotioma, J.I. Obibuenyi

“…The adsorption parameters of the inhibitor on the metal surface were determined while scanning electron microscope (SEM) was deployed to assess the metal’s external morphology. …”
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Impacts of coal fracture roughness and aperture on the seepage of injected water: An experimental study by Gang WANG, Xuechang CHEN, Hao CHEN, Qingming LONG, Yixin LIU

“…MethodsThis study prepared coal samples containing fractures with different roughness and apertures using sandpaper and polyimide tape, calculated the fracture roughness parameters accurately using a confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM), and tested the seepage rate of fractured coal samples. …”
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Influence of Migration and Plugging of Nanoparticles on Coal Permeability in Coal Reservoirs by Xiaopeng Zhai, Weihong Chen, Yun Xu, Yishan Lou, Shuhong Xu, Lihui Zheng, Zhiyang Guo, Yuanchang Chen, Hongyong Hao, Jianfang Jiang

“…Experiments are conducted on the mechanism of nanopore plugging by the variation of nanopore permeability based on the pressure oscillation method and the nanopore (scanning electron microscope) method. The research shows that the foreign working fluid invades a coal sample; the sample changes from being hydrophobic to being water absorbent within a certain period. …”
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The Role of Microfabric and Laminae on Pore Structure and Gas Transport Pathways of Marine Shales from Sichuan Basin, China by Yi Shu, Shang Xu, Feng Yang, Zhiguo Shu, Pan Peng, Senxin Huang, He Zhen

“…The fabric and laminae of these samples were identified using petrographic microscope and scanning electron microscopy. Permeabilities were measured using the nonsteady-state method on both perpendicular and parallel to bedding shales. …”
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Effect of Pien Tze Huang on Lymphangiogenesis Mediated by LncRNA-ANRIL in Colorectal Cancer by Yao LU, Min ZHANG, Jie LIU, Qianqian MAO, Zhiyun CAO, Jiumao LIN

“…RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression of LncRNA-ANRIL. Phase-contrast microscope was used to observe the cell morphology. …”
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Nuciferine relieves type 2 diabetes mellitus via enhancing GLUT4 expression and translocation by Tongxi Zhou, Guanjun Song, Di Tian, Qinghua Liu, Jinhua Shen, Xinzhou Yang, Ping Zhao

“…A laser scanning confocal microscope was used to track the translocation of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) in L6 cells and the changes in intracellular Ca2+ levels in real time, and related protease inhibitors combined with western blotting were used to explore the mechanism of nuciferine. …”
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Karakteristik komposit bio-foam pati-glukomanan pada variasi formulasi perbandingan foaming agent natrium bikarbonat dengan asam sitrat by I Wayan Arnata, Early Dea Kartika Fiano, I Gusti Ayu Lani Triani

“…The variables observed were density, tensile strength, compressive strength, water adsorption capacity, and functional groups by Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), surface morphology by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and thermal stability by Thermogravimetric Analyzers/ Differential Thermogravimetric (TGA/DTG). …”
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Anatomical and pathological findings in longlived female Bubalus bubalis by Rosaura Pérez-Gil, Yaritza Salas, Adelys Márquez, Oriana Gavidia

“…Later on, histological slices and routine HE stains were performed for examination using an optical microscope. The observed lesions, in percentage (%), were the following: chronic lymphoproliferative pneumonia (60), chronic lympho-histiocytic hyperplastic pericarditis (90), concentric cardiac hypertrophy (90), sarcocystosis (20) and lymphoid hyperplasia in the mediastinal lymph node (40). …”
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