Polarization imaging is key for various applications ranging from biology to machine vision because it can capture valuable optical information about imaged environments, which is usually absent in intensity and spectral content. Conventional polarization cameras rely on a traditional single-eye imaging system with rotating polarizers, cascaded…[Read more]

PURPOSE To introduce a novel in vivo method (Visual Acuity Dry Up; VADU) for testing the visual performance during the dewetting of the pre-lens tear film on a contact lens (CL). METHODS Thirty-nine subjects were fitted with daily disposable CL (Nelfilcon A). Visual performance and dewetting characteristics of the pre-lens tear film were…[Read more]

PURPOSE To introduce a novel in vivo method (Visual Acuity Dry Up; VADU) for testing the visual performance during the dewetting of the pre-lens tear film on a contact lens (CL). METHODS Thirty-nine subjects were fitted with daily disposable CL (Nelfilcon A). Visual performance and dewetting characteristics of the pre-lens tear film were…[Read more]

OBJECTIVES This study was aimed to investigate the impact of preoperative renal malperfusion on early and late outcomes after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD). METHODS Of 915 patients who underwent surgery for AAAD between September 2004 and September 2017, we enrolled 534 patients whose preoperative enhanced computed tomography…[Read more]

To evaluate the effect of remission status on physical activity and body composition in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) and healthy peers. Single-center cohort study, including 54 PIBD patients and 33 healthy peers. During the initial study visit, a brief demographic questionnaire, physical activity questionnaire…[Read more]

Details of Pacific plate subduction under the Japan Sea and associated current seismicity remain challenging. Seismic tomography reveals a continuous slab dipping at ~30° down to ~600 km, and earthquake mechanisms point to down-dip compression. Further, the slab is lying at the 660-km discontinuity, and this zone is aseismic. We suggest that th…[Read more]

However, the core-shell-shell structured nanocomposites have stronger luminescence intensity than the corresponding core-shell structured nanocomposites. Meanwhile, the core-shell-shell structured nanocomposites still exhibit good luminescence stability in aqueous solution. In addition, a large number of Si-OH on the surface of the…[Read more]

The onset age was from 7 months to 9 years. The CU stones varied from 0.26 cm3 to 18.67 cm3. Sanger sequencing detected a total of 14 SLC3A1 (nine were novel) and 10 SLC7A9 (six were novel) rare variants from the 13 CU families. All variants, including 15 novel variants, were pathogenic, disease-causing, or damaging. Conclusion All 13 pediatric CU…[Read more]

The onset age was from 7 months to 9 years. The CU stones varied from 0.26 cm3 to 18.67 cm3. Sanger sequencing detected a total of 14 SLC3A1 (nine were novel) and 10 SLC7A9 (six were novel) rare variants from the 13 CU families. All variants, including 15 novel variants, were pathogenic, disease-causing, or damaging. Conclusion All 13 pediatric CU…[Read more]

The type 2 diabetes risk following gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is high, particularly among South Asian women in Western countries. Our study aimed to advance the knowledge regarding the mechanisms behind suboptimal follow-up in the Nordic and South Asian women with previous GDM by comparing (1) their experiences, (2) health and disease…[Read more]

americanum populations that are in frequent contact with humans and their companion animals. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America.All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail journals.permissions@oup.com.The class of conjugating green algae, Zygnematophyceae…[Read more]