Objective(s): Electrospun nanofibrous mats of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and nanohydroxyapatite (nano-HA) were prepared and proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells on the prepared nanofibers were investigated in this study. Materials and Methods: PLA/nano-HA nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning. The effects of process parameters, such as nano-HA concentration, distance, ...

purpose: to evaluate pupil dilation with intracameral injection of preservative-free lidocaine 1% during phacoemulsification. methods: this interventional case series included 31 consecutive senile cataract patients scheduled for phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (iol) implantation. pupil dilation was achieved using intracameral preservative-free lidocaine 1% without any preoperative or ...

Background: Considerable attention is focused on effects of electromagnetic field (EMF) and its increasing use in everyday life. Appliances and various equipments are sources of electromagnetic field with a wide-range of technical characteristics. In this study we investigated the effect of EMF (950 MHz) on epididymis in rabbit. Materials and Methods: 18 Newzealand rabbits were selected and div...

in this study, geometrical, gravimetrical and frictional properties of four common varieties of iranian canola seeds (namely: slm, hyola, okapi, orient), containing the mean moisture value of 6.5% (w.b.) were investigated. geometrical and gravimetrical properties included length, diameter, geometric mean diameter, sphericity, thousand seed mass, volume, true density, bulk density and porosity. ...

the porcine eye is often used as an ex vivo animal model in ophthalmological research. it is well-suited for investigations concerning refractive surgery; however, corneal topography data are scarce. this study investigated the corneal topography and pachymetry of the porcine eye to provide further reproducible data. we evaluated freshly enucleated porcine eyes (n = 16) by performing computeriz...

Abstract • Key message Errors in forest stand attributes can lead to sub-optimal management prescriptions concerning the set objectives. When objective is net present value, errors mean diameter result greater losses than similar basal area, and underestimation overestimation. Context inventory data cause inoptimality objectives management. Losses occur when treated with that are optimal for er...

METHODS: Ocular wavefront maps were obtained from 19 normal eyes using a ShackHartmann aberrometer. The tenth Zernike order fit was considered to be the real wavefront of the eyes. Different fittings from second to ninth Zernike orders were computed and compared with the tenth order. The ratio of the root mean square (RMS) error between the different fittings and the original wavefront was calc...