The Roles of Autophagy, Mitophagy, and the Akt/mTOR Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps by Chen Wang, Min-Li Zhou, Yong-Cai Liu, Ke-Jia Cheng

“…Transmission electron microscopy was used to detect the formation of autophagosomes and mitochondrial autophagosomes. …”
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Effect of Myopic Femtosecond Laser-Assisted LASIK on Anterior Chamber Inflammation (Flare Values) and Corneal Endothelium: A Prospective before and after Study by Kemal Turgay Özbilen, Emre Altinkurt, Nihan Aksu Ceylan, Gizem Sayar Bilgin, Nilüfer Gözüm

“…Endothelial cell density (ECD) and morphological measurements were performed using a specular microscopy, and laser flare photometry was used to measure the anterior chamber flare values on the day of surgery. iFS™ Advanced FS and VISX STAR S4-IR Wavescan Excimer Laser platforms were used. …”
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Hematoxylin and Eosin-stained whole slide image dataset annotated for skin tissue segmentationMendeley Data by Anum Abdul Salam, Muhammad Zeeshan Asaf, Muhammad Usman Akram, Noah Musolff, Samavia Khan, Bassem Rafiq, Babar Rao

“…In histopathology, brightfield microscopy is the most widely used imaging modality for identifying diseases through the examination of underlying structures. …”
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MicroRNA-101-3p Suppresses mTOR and Causes Mitochondrial Fragmentation and Cell Degeneration in COPD by Lei Fang, Xinggang Wang, Ming Zhang, Petra Khan, Michael Tamm, Michael Roth

“…The regulatory effect of miR-101-3p modification on mTOR expression, mitochondrial fragmentation, and remodeling properties (α-SMA, fibronectin, MTCO2, and p70S6 kinase) was assessed in ASMC (healthy nonsmokers: n = 3; COPD: n = 3) by Western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy. MiR-101-3p was modified by specific mimics or inhibitors, in ASMC stimulated with TNF-α (10 ng/ml) or cigarette smoke extract (CSE). …”
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Effects of mixing of europium oxide in resin composites on the fluorescence characteristics and mechanical properties by Yuta Utsumi, Masatsugu Oishi, Kazuhide Yonekura, Masaomi Ikeda, Yusuke Matsuki, Kenichiro Ohge, Tomoki Iuchi, Keiichi Hosaka

“…The fabricated samples were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy and a spectrofluorometer to assess their crystal structures, particle sizes, and photoluminescence properties. …”
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Exploring the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome for Corneal Endothelial Proliferation by Bert Van den Bogerd, Nadia Zakaria, Steffi Matthyssen, Carina Koppen, Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill

“…We demonstrated the presence of exosomes and soluble proteins in the early and late fractions, respectively, with transmission electron microscopy and protein assays. Proliferation studies demonstrated that growth stimulation could be reproduced with the later protein-rich fractions but not with the exosome-rich fraction. …”
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A facile synthesis by spark plasma sintering of mobile lithium ions into oxynitride glass-ceramic matrix: Insight and perspective by Sharafat Ali, Abbas Saeed Hakeem, Hussain Alslman, Natalia Anna Wójcik

“…Optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies demonstrate alterations in microstructural features, notably an increase in the number of Li-rich phases. …”
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Eco-innovativebreak through: Tamarindshell-derived silver nanoparticlesforadvancedwastewaterbacterialpurification by Alaknanda J. Adur, Shilpashree Mayachar, N. Nandhini, Manjushree Mahadeva, Raajasubramanian Devarajan, Ramu Loganathan, Narendra Kuppan

“…The synthesized AgNPs were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV–Visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), revealing a crystalline structure with particle sizes ranging from 10 to 100 nm. …”
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Filtration Performance of Layering Masks and Face Coverings and the Reusability of Cotton Masks after Repeated Washing and Drying by Sumit Sankhyan, Karen N. Heinselman, Peter N. Ciesielski, Teresa Barnes, Michael E. Himmel, Hannah Teed, Sameer Patel, Marina E. Vance

“…To investigate the reusability of cotton cloth masks, 2-layer cotton fabric sample coupons were machine washed and dried for 52 cycles leading to an increase in inhalation resistance (~20 Pa) without affecting size-resolved filtration efficiency. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that washing and drying led to the gradual deconstruction of cotton fibers at the scale of several micrometers to hundreds of nanometers in the form of delamination of the fiber wall and fibrillation of the nanofiber constituents. …”
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Silver nanoparticles immobilized on crosslinked vinyl polymer for catalytic reduction of nitrophenol: experimental and computational studies by Elsayed Elbayoumy, Ashraf A. El-Bindary, Tamaki Nakano, Mohamed M. Aboelnga

“…The prepared poly(DVB) and Ag/poly(DVB) composite were characterized by different techniques including Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Brunauer Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. …”
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Ag(I) camphorimine complexes with antimicrobial activity towards clinically important bacteria and species of the Candida genus. by João M S Cardoso, Soraia I Guerreiro, Andreia Lourenço, Marta M Alves, M Fátima Montemor, Nuno P Mira, Jorge H Leitão, M Fernanda N N Carvalho

“…None of the tested compounds inhibited C. albicans growth, being this attributed to the ability of these yeast cells to mediate the formation of less toxic Ag nanoparticles, as confirmed by Scanning Electron Microscopy images. The high antibacterial and anti-Candida activities of the here studied camphorimine complexes, especially of complexes 1 and 7, suggests a potential therapeutic application for these compounds.…”
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Comparative Adsorption Study of Functionalized Magnetite and Maghemite Nanoparticles Coated with CTAB Surfactant for Efficient Chromium Removal from Wastewater by Mohamed Naous, Ahmed Halfadji

“…X-ray diffractometry (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier-transform infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR) were used to characterize the functionalized nanoparticles. …”
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Three-Dimensional Shapes and Cell Deformability of Rat Red Blood Cells during and after Asphyxial Cardiac Arrest by Hui Jai Lee, SangYun Lee, HyunJoo Park, YongKeun Park, Jonghwan Shin

“…Employing three-dimensional laser interferometric microscopy, we investigated three-dimensional shapes and deformability of RBCs during and after asphyxial cardiac arrest in rats at the individual cell level. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis Using an ATCC Reference Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Activity as Broad Spectrum Clinical Antibacterial Agents by Melisa A. Quinteros, Ivana M. Aiassa Martínez, Pablo R. Dalmasso, Paulina L. Páez

“…A greenish culture supernatant of P. aeruginosa incubated at 37°C with a silver nitrate solution for 24 h changed to a yellowish brown color, indicating the formation of Ag-NPs, which was confirmed by UV-vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. TEM analysis showed spherical and pseudospherical nanoparticles with a distributed size mainly between 25 and 45 nm, and the XRD pattern revealed the crystalline nature of Ag-NPs. …”
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One Year Outcomes and Stability of a Novel Scleral Anchored Intraocular Lens by Edoardo Abed, Matteo Forlini, Edlira Bendo, Aurelio Imburgia, Alessandro Mularoni, Corrado Gizzi, Giuseppe Santino, Daniele Corazza, Giacomo Costa

“…Patients were evaluated preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery by best-corrected distance visual acuity (BCVA) assessment, intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement, corneal specular microscopy, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) of both the macula and anterior segment. …”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Contrast-Induced Acute Renal Injury and Related Pathological Alterations In Vivo by Yanfei Li, Dafa Shi, Haoran Zhang, Xiang Yao, Ke Ren

“…Transmission electron microscopy and western blot methods were used to distinguish various cell death pathways in CI-AKI. …”
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One-Pot Template-Free Hydrothermal Synthesis of Monoclinic Hollow Microspheres and Their Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity by Bei Cheng, Wenguang Wang, Lei Shi, Jun Zhang, Jingrun Ran, Huogen Yu

“…X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms, fourier transform infrared spectrometry, and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy are used to characterize the products. …”
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ClearFinder: a Python GUI for annotating cells in cleared mouse brain by Stefan Pastore, Philipp Hillenbrand, Nils Molnar, Irina Kovlyagina, Monika Chanu Chongtham, Stanislav Sys, Beat Lutz, Margarita Tevosian, Susanne Gerber

“…Abstract Background Tissue clearing combined with light-sheet microscopy is gaining popularity among neuroscientists interested in unbiased assessment of their samples in 3D volume. …”
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Flavonoids of Rosa rugosa Thunb. inhibit tumor proliferation and metastasis in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells by Zhiguo Zhang, Meilin Wang, Shu Xing, Chen Zhang

“…The effects of the two extracts on proliferation inhibition, apoptosis inducement and metastasis prevention of human HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines were tested, via optical/fluorescence microscopy, MTT detection, Transwell assay, flow cytometry and Western blot, etc. …”
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Deterioration of Concrete Under Simulated Acid Rain Conditions: Microstructure, Appearance, and Compressive Properties by Lingxu Li, Norazura Muhamad Bunnori, Chee Ghuan Tan

“…This study investigated the impact of varying corrosion conditions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of concrete, which has not received sufficient attention using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and compressive tests. …”
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