Abstract Terahertz technology has broad application prospects in biomedical detection. However, the mixed characteristics of actual samples make terahertz spectrum complex and difficult to distinguish, there is no practical detection method for clinical medicine. Here, we propose a three-step one-way model, presenting detailed flow analysis renal fibrosis as an example: 1) biomarker determinati...

Dictamnine (Dic), a natural alkaloid, was isolated from the root of Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz, and has been reported to possess anti-platelet aggregation, fungal activity and vascular-relaxing effects (Huang et al., 2005; Huang et al., 2007; Guo et al., 2008). Recently, it was reported that Dic could induce cytotoxicity in human cervix, colon, and oral carcinoma cells (Huang et al., 2005). In ...

INTRODUCTION Pulpectomy of primary teeth is commonly carried out with hand files and broaches; a tricky and time consuming procedure. The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the cleaning efficacy and time taken for instrumentation of deciduous molars using hand K-files and Flex Master rotary system. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 68 canals of 23 extracted primary molars with a...

Biological specimens are intrinsically three dimensional; however, because of the obscuring effects of light scatter, imaging deep into a tissue volume is problematic. Although efforts to eliminate the scatter by "clearing" the tissue have been ongoing for over a century, there have been a large number of recent innovations. This Review introduces the physical basis for light scatter in tissue,...

AIM To investigate differences in the root canal morphology of permanent mandibular molar teeth at various ages. METHODOLOGY Four hundred and eighty permanent mandibular first and second molars were examined. First and second molars were divided into six and five groups, respectively, according to the age of the patient at the time of extraction. Root canal morphology was studied using a clea...

This work discusses clearing policy used by a specialist agent on marketing strategies under the rules of TAC CAT agents International Tournament. The goal of this agent is to create a market and then establish a set of policies for controlling agents’ behavior of other agents interested in trade with him. This agent must be able to establish accepting, prices, charging and clearing. Clearing p...

Optical clearing is emerging as a popular approach particularly for studies in neuroscience. However the use of corrosive clearing solutions typically requires sophisticated objectives or extreme care with optical components chosen for single- or multi-photon imaging. In contrast to the use of complex, custom-made microscope objectives, we show that the use of a corrected multimode fibre (MMF) ...

Market clearing in restructured power systems is mostly implemented through an offer-based setting with the goal of maximizing social welfare. This approach leads to sound results from an economic viewpoint when generation offers reflect true production costs. However, offers may significantly differ from actual costs in practice, thus yielding undesired distortion. Under a marginal pricing sch...