Study of optimization of process parameters on the wear behaviour of Al7075–aluminium oxide composites using Taguchi approach by Vijaya Kumar R, Venugopal M M, Jaya Christiyan K G, Jagadeesha T, Avilasha B G, Shashidhar L C, Raju K, Subraya Krishna Bhat, Thanuj Kumar M, Kanneganti Jyothishya Brahma Chari, Hemanth Raju T, Udayashankar S

“…The Al7075–6%Al2O3 composites were manufactured using the stir casting technology. Scanning electron microscopic instrument was employed to investigate the microstructure of Al7075–6%Al2O3 composites. …”
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Study on immortalization of Mongolian sheep fibroblast cells by Bin. Liu, Shichao. Wang, Fanhua. Meng, Bei. Wu, Yanru Zhang, Junwei. Cao

“…Human (hTERT) and sheep (sTERT) telomerase reverse transcriptase vectors were separately introduced into SSF, with cells passaged up to 36 generations following G418 selection. Microscopic examination and qRT-PCR results demonstrated that TERT transfection did not alter the morphology of SSF and led to stable, high levels of TERT expression (P < 0.01). …”
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Enhancing mechanical strength and reducing drying shrinkage in high-volume fly ash mortar: Synergistic effects of steel fibers and nano-SiO2 by Junliang Zhao, Jingjing Huang, Zhongkun Wang, Dongyan Wu, Gengying Li

“…Microstructural characterization through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) demonstrated that nano-SiO2 incorporation enhanced the hydration of both fly ash and cement, leading to a significant reduction in unhydrated fly ash particles. …”
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Pathomorphology of liver fibrosis in trepanobioptates of patients with steatohepatitis: main types, sources of development, features of progression by V. A. Tumanskiy, S. V. Fen’

“…Immunohistochemical study with measurement of the area of expression of activated αSMA + perisinusoidal stellate cells and αSMA + portal myofibroblasts with F1 (mild), F2 (moderate), F3 (severe) fibrosis and F4 fibrosis / cirrhosis was performed in 80 trepanobioptates of patients with NASH (20 cases in each group), electron microscopic examination of the liver – in 10 deceased patients suffering from NASH. …”
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Experience in construction of monolithic layers of road pavement at sub-zero air temperatures by A. A. Lytkin

“…In parallel, thermographic and electron microscopic studies of neoplasms in the hardening material were performed. …”
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Confocal laser scanning microscopy for the diagnosis of dysplastic nevus of the skin by A. V. Sokolova, N. P. Malishevskaya

“…At detection of at least one of these criteria, a diagnosis of skin melanoma was made, which in all cases was confirmed by the results of histological examination. …”
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Targeting hyperlipidemia: A polarity-driven ternary extraction of Apium graveolens bioactives—A coupled in-vivo, in-vitro and in-silico investigation by Nargis Sultana Chowdhury, Tasnuva Sharmin Zaman, Rifah Noor Chowdhury, Md Abdur Rahman, Sheikh Rakibul Alam, Romana Akter, Md. Nazmus Samdani, Syeda Sadia Afrin, Md. Rafat Tahsin, Fahima Aktar, Ishrat Jahan, Nasiba Binte Bahar, Salehuddin Ayubee, Umme Habiba Ria, Md Zakir Sultan, Mohammad Borhan Uddin, Jakir Ahmed Chowdhury, Md. Selim Reza, Abu Asad Chowdhury, Shaila Kabir, Md. Shah Amran

“…Histopathological investigation was conducted using fluorescence microscope, followed by statistical assessment of the experimental data. …”
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First record of mermithid parasitism in adult biting midges, Culicoides huffi (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), collected from Southern Thailand, with ultrastructural and molecular chara... by Chulaluk Promrangsee, Vivornpun Sanprasert, Arunrat Thepparat, Sakone Sunantaraporn, Rinnara Ampol, Rungfar Boonserm, Padet Siriyasatien, Kanok Preativatanyou

“…The Culicoides samples were morphologically identified and examined microscopically for parasitic nematodes. Infected midges were dissected to isolate nematodes from each individual. …”
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PGLM: Piecewise Generalized Linear Modeling of Ventricular Repolarization for Estimation of ECG T-wave Alternans by Ali Raza, Ehsan Ullah, Kamran Javed, Muhammad Majid, Zubair Saeed

“…In cardiac research, TWA refers to microscopic TWA as its amplitude ranges in microvolts (ţV). …”
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Histologic and ultrastructural degeneration of rotator cuff tendons in elderly patients with glenohumeral arthritis and cuff tear arthropathy by Daisuke Mori, Azuma Kagaku, Ke Yong Wang, Takuya Tokunaga, Yoshikazu Kida, Yoshiharu Shimozono, Homare Nishiyama, Kazuha Kizaki, Noboru Funakoshi, Fumiharu Yamashita, Masahiko Kobayashi

“…Histological and ultrastructural characteristics were assessed using light and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. The results of the light microscopic analysis were classified using the Bonar score. …”
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Cryptosporidiosis in patients with diarrhea and chronic liver diseases by Nasser Mousa, Ahmed Abdel-Razik, Hala El-Nahas, Atef El-Shazly, Mohammad Abdelaziz, Marwa Nabih, Magdy Hamed, Mohammad Eissa, Narmin Effat, Walled Eldars

“…Stool samples were screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium by microscopic examination after modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining and detection of Cryptosporidium coproantigen by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Pneumococcal Meningitis in Adults: Clinical-Epidemiological and Diagnostic Aspects by T. A. Elistratova, E. P. Tikhonova, I. N. Protasova, V. S. Emelyashin

“…Microbiological diagnosis of bacterial meningitis requires the use of a set of methods that include not only microscopic, bacteriological and serological (latex agglutination) studies, but also PCR detection of pathogenic microorganisms in the cerebrospinal fluid, who diagnostic value is 46.4%.…”
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Mycotic keratitis in India: a five-year retrospective study by Ragini Tilak, Abhisek Singh, Om Prakash Singh Maurya, Abhishek Chandra, Vijai Tilak, Anil Kumar Gulati

“…Although culture helps in definite diagnosis and identification, direct microscopic detection of fungal structures in corneal scrapes or biopsies permits a rapid presumptive diagnosis. …”
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Genotypes Diversity and Virulence Factor screening of Trichomonas vaginalis Isolated from Pregnant Women in Mosul (North of Iraq) by Fouad S. I. Al-Rubaye, Firas M. B. Alkhashab

“…In the present study, 105 samples were collected from outpatient women (18-45 years) of Maternity hospital in Mosul who showed a classical presentation of Trichomonas infection including foul-smelling vaginal discharge with a pH exceeding 4.5. Samples underwent microscopic examination and nucleic acid detection of AP65-1 gene, the wet smear test showed that 16.18%  of the collected specimen were positive while the parasite appeared only in 8.9% of the samples stained with Giemsa dye, the molecular screening for AP65-1gene that encodes for the surface attachment protein showed high sensitivity level of 100 at 50 specificity level in compare with other routine methods, the algorithm was evaluated according to specificity, sensitivity, and predictive values. …”
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MONITORING OF TRICHINOSIS IN PIGS AND WILD BOARS IN TERMS OF HAZARDS TO HUMAN HEALTH IN THE PROVINCE POMERANIAN - POLAND by A. . Balicka-Ramisz, T. . Grupiński, Ł. . Laurans, A. . Ramisz, B. . Pilarczyk, J. . Udała

“…Trichinella diagnosis in humans was based on immunoassay for the detection of presence Trichinella specific antibodies in serum. …”
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Actual bovine tuberculosis situation in the Republic of Dagestan by M. O. Baratov, P. S. Huseynova

“…In the farm, where reactors were awaiting their removal for a long time, mycobacteria were detected in 20% of milk samples, whereas in the recently infected farm the detection rate was 4%, which suggests that long awaiting periods present high risks. …”
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Overreliance on Plasmodium 18S rRNA gene for malaria molecular diagnosis—inferences from systematic review by Nimita Deora, Musabur Rahim Khan, Priyanka Singh, Neelofer Zehra, Shubhankar Sircar, Veena Pande, Prashant K. Mallick, Abhinav Sinha

“…Abstract Background Molecular diagnosis of malaria through nucleic acid-based amplification test is important to detect low-density, sub-microscopic and residual infections, as well as to prevent importations and re-establishment. …”
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Malaria. Learn again. Notes from the Russian doctor in Africa by E. A. Temnikova

“…The diagnosis of malaria must necessarily be confirmed by the detection of parasitemia. In Russia, microscopic examination of a blood is used for this, abroad immunological (express tests) and molecular biological methods may be used. …”
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Advances in nuclear and non-nuclear imaging for sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous melanoma by QIU Zequn, SHAO Guoqiang, WANG Yan

“…Advanced imaging modalities, including single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography, offer accurate three-dimensional anatomical information and significantly enhance detection rates, particularly in anatomically complex regions. …”
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Evaluation of Entamoeba histolytica In Stool Samples of Children in Baghdad City Using of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) by Haneen Mohanad Maher

“…Also, microscopic positive samples were submitted to nucleic acid identification of E. histolytic by Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction  (RT-PCR) The findings indicated that the proportion of microscopic positive samples were 93(42.27 %), with males representing (68.82 %) and females by (32.18 %). …”
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