Intractable Posterior Epistaxis due to a Spontaneous Low-Flow Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by A. Giotakis, F. Kral, H. Riechelmann, M. Freund

“…Considering the prognosis of a successfully closed carotid-cavernous sinus fistula, recanalization occurs only in a minority of patients. …”
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Accidental Coverage of Both Renal Arteries during Infrarenal Aortic Stent-Graft Implantation: Cause and Treatment by Umberto Marcello Bracale, Anna Maria Giribono, Gaetano Vitale, Donatella Narese, Gianpaolo Santini, Luca del Guercio

“…Both endovascular with percutaneous access via the brachial artery and open retroperitoneal approaches with retrograde catheterization are feasible rescue techniques to recanalize the accidentally occluded renal arteries during EVAR.…”
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Biophysical and spectroscopical insights into structural modulation of species in the aggregation pathway of superoxide dismutase 1 by Vijay Raj Tomar, Shilpa Sharma, Soumik Siddhanta, Shashank Deep

“…Therefore, we probed the aggregation using ThT fluorescence, size-exclusion chromatography, and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The removal of metal ions and disulfide bonds resulted in the dimers rapidly first converting to an extended monomers then coming together slowly to form non-native dimers. …”
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Religious and Spiritual Struggles Brief Inventory: Initial Validation and Psychometric Study by Juan González-Rivera, Yazmín Álvarez-Alatorre

“…Conclusions: These results suggest that the instrument can measure four types of R/E struggles in Puerto Rican adults. Furthermore, this new instrument will allow the advancement of new research on R/E struggles in Puerto Rico and Latin America.…”
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Hyaluronan Immobilized Polyurethane as a Blood Contacting Material by Feirong Gong, Yue Lu, Hui Guo, Shujun Cheng, Yun Gao

“…Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), Raman spectroscopy (RS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and water contact angle measurement were used to confirm the surface changes at each step of treatment, both in morphologies and chemical compositions. …”
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Preparation of Improved p-n Junction NiO/TiO2 Nanotubes for Solar-Energy-Driven Light Photocatalysis by Lan Ching Sim, Kai Wern Ng, Shaliza Ibrahim, Pichiah Saravanan

“…The samples were characterized for crystalline phase, morphology, topography, chemical composition, Raman shift, and UV-Vis diffusion reflection properties. …”
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Direct Synthesis of (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 Powders by Mechanochemical Method by Nguyen Duc Van

“…X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the prepared samples. …”
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Nonlinear Optical Imaging to Evaluate the Impact of Obesity on Mammary Gland and Tumor Stroma by Thuc T. Le, Charles W. Rehrer, Terry B. Huff, Maxine B. Nichols, Ignacio G. Camarillo, Ji-Xin Cheng

“…Using coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering and second harmonic generation on the same platform, we simultaneously imaged mammary adipocytes, blood capillaries, collagen fibrils, and tumor cells without any labeling. …”
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CHEMICAL FEATURES OF DARK MIСAS FROM CALCITE-NEPHELINE-FELDSPAR PEGMATITES OF THE ILMENOGORSKY ALKALINE BLOCK (SOUTH URALS) by S. V. Cherednichenko

“…The Fe content of micas affects the shift of the Raman bands in the studied Samples. Ferruginous siderophyllite, eastonite and their barium varieties are identified for the first time for the Ilmenogosrky-Vishnevogorsky complex.…”
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The effect of annealing on the structural, optical, electrical and photoelectric properties of ZnO/NiO heterostructures by M. Yermakov, R. Pshenychnyi, A. Opanasyuk, Yu. Gnatenko, P. Bukivskij, A. Bukivskii, O. Кlymov, V. Muñoz-Sanjosé, R. Gamernyk

“…X-ray diffraction results indicate the presence of only the hexagonal ZnO and cubic NiO phases in the studied samples, which was confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Low-temperature photoluminescence (PL), as well as absorption and photoconductivity, were studied to establish the optical properties, the nature of electronic optical transitions, the energy level position of the different defects present in the samples, and the effect of temperature annealing on these properties The band gap of the compounds was determined using the Tauc approximation and the first derivative of the absorption coefficient. …”
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Hyperacute Therapies for Childhood Stroke: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Jose Irazuzta, Kevin J. Sullivan

“…We report the gratifying outcome of treatment of a case of AIS in a pediatric patient treated with hyperacute therapies geared to arterial recanalization and subsequent neurologic critical care and review the pertinent literature. …”
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A Study of Methylene Blue Dye Interaction and Adsorption by Monolayer Graphene Oxide by Jakub Ederer, Petra Ecorchard, Michaela Šrámová Slušná, Jakub Tolasz, Darina Smržová, Simona Lupínková, Pavel Janoš

“…The quality of prepared GO was evaluated by Raman spectroscopy, XRD, and atomic force microscope (AFM). …”
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Well-Distributed Polysilsesquioxane-Modified Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Conductive Insulating Silicone Rubbers by Long Han, Zhaobo Wang, Jing Hua, Jieting Geng

“…And the polysilsesquioxane-modified CNTs (CNTs-PSQ) were obtained based on the click chemistry reaction. The FT-IR, Raman, XRD, and TGA collectively demonstrated the successful modification of PSQ on the surface of CNTs. …”
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Micropattern of core-shell Ag@MCS/PEGDA nanoparticles fabricated by femtosecond laser maskless optical projection lithography by Fan-Chun Bin, Xin-Yi Wu, Jie Liu, Xian-Zi Dong, Teng Li, Qi Duan, Jian-Miao Zhang, Katsumasa Fujita, Mei-Ling Zheng

“…Besides, the performance of the surface-enhanced Raman scattering, cytotoxicity, cell proliferation, and antibacterial was investigated on Ag@MP micropatterns. …”
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Density Functional Theory Study on Conformers of Benzoylcholine Chloride by Mustafa Karakaya, Fatih Ucun, Ahmet Tokatlı

“…The comparison of the experimental and calculated infrared (IR), Raman, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra has indicated that the experimental spectra are formed from the superposition of the spectra of two lowest energy conformers of the compound. …”
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Fabrication of submicrosized imprinted spheres attached polypropylene membrane using “” molecular imprinting method for targeted separation by Minjia Meng, Yonghai Feng, Yan Liu, Xiaohui Dai, Jianming Pan, Yongsheng Yan

“…The structure, morphology, and surface wettability of SIPM were characterized by Raman spectra, contact angle, and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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The Investigation of Stefan Luchian Heritage Paintings—A Multi-Analytical Approach by Andrei Victor Oancea, Bogdana Simionescu, Laura Elena Ursu, Mioara Murariu, Marius Dobromir, Maria Geba, Lacramioara Stratulat, Mihaela Olaru

“…Based on a multi-analytical approach involving mobile techniques and lab-based devices (XPS, portable and micro-Raman spectroscopies, and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, combined with SEM/EDS and optical microscopy), this study presents the first in-depth investigation of two cultural heritage artworks painted by the famous Romanian artist Ștefan Luchian. …”
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Delayed Diagnosis of Congenital Duodenal Stenosis in a 16-Year-Old Girl by Virtut Velmishi, Dritan Alushani, Ermira Dervishi, Saimir Heta, Spiro Sila, Paskal Cullufi

“…They usually occur at the level of the ampulla of Vater and are thought to be an embryologic defect during the development of the foregut, leading to abnormal recanalization. Complete duodenal atresia is usually symptomatic in the early neonatal period, while partial obstruction (web, stenosis) may have a late presentation and a more challenging diagnosis such as in our case. …”
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Preparation, Characterization, and Activity of Y2O3-ZnO Complex Oxides for the Photodegradation of 2,4-Dinitrophenol by Tong-ming Su, Zu-zeng Qin, Hong-bing Ji, Yue-xiu Jiang

“…The Y2O3-ZnO complex oxides were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, physisorption analyzer, and terephthalic acid photoluminescence probing techniques and were used for the degradation of 2,4-dinitrophenol. …”
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Doped Titanium Dioxide Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition Method by Juguang Hu, Huabin Tang, Xiaodong Lin, Zhongkuan Luo, Huiqun Cao, Qiwen Li, Yi Liu, Jinghua Long, Pei Wang

“…The main results are (1) PLD method is versatile for preparing oxide material or complex component films with excellent controllability and high reproducibility. (2) Anatase nitrogen-doped TiO2 films were prepared at room temperature, 200°C, and 400°C by PLD method using novel ceramic target of mixture of TiN and TiO2. UV/Vis spectra, AFM, Raman spectra, and photocatalystic activity for decomposition of methyl orange (MO) tests showed that visible light response was improved at higher temperature. (3) The automatic, continuous optical transmission autorecorder method is suitable for detecting the photodecomposition dynamic process of organic compound.…”
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