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Distinguishing Refracted Features using Light Field Cameras with Application to Structure from Motion [PDF]

arXiv, 2018
Robots must reliably interact with refractive objects in many applications; however, refractive objects can cause many robotic vision algorithms to become unreliable or even fail, particularly feature-based matching applications, such as structure-from-motion.
arxiv  

Material Composition Gradient Controls the Autonomous Opening of Banksia Seed Pods in Fire‐Prone Habitats

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The seed pod valves of Australian Banksia attenuata plants are not simply bi‐layers which bend when dry. These experiments and models reveal complex mechanics, which allow seed release only after several steps of seed pod opening. Stiffness gradients prevent delamination of the valves during loading, and a shape‐memory function protects the seeds ...
Friedrich Reppe, Lorenzo Guiducci, Rivka Elbaum, Peter Werner, John W. C. Dunlop, David J. Merritt, Peter Fratzl, Michaela Eder   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refractive Error Development in Children with Intermittent Exotropia [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul
Background and Objective: Intermittent exotropia is the most common type of outward deviation of the eye in childhood. The association between myopia refractive error and intermittent exotropia has been shown in very few studies. This study was conducted
F Senobari, M Etezad Razavi, M Najjaran, H Ostadimoghaddam, E Bakhtiari   +4 more
doaj  

Refractive surgery: the most cost-saving technique in refractive errors correction [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
AIM: To compare the lifetime and annual economic burden of spectacles, contact lenses, and refractive surgery in correction of refractive errors. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study with convenience sampling which 120 patients were interviewed in a
Seyed-Farzad Mohammadi, Cyrus Alinia, Maryam Tavakkoli, Alireza Lashay, Hormoz Chams   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Further comments on Mark Stockman's article "Criterion for Negative Refraction with Low Optical Losses from a Fundamental Principle of Causality" [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
We clarify the claims and errors in the paper "Criterion for Negative Refraction with Low Optical Losses from a Fundamental Principle of Causality" by Mark Stockman. Contrary to the central assertion in that paper, simple examples consistent with the basic inequality which Stockman discovered show that it is possible to have negative refraction and low
arxiv  

Covalent On‐Cell Conjugation of Biomaterials Through Oxidative Phenolic Coupling Regulates Stem Cell Fate via Intracellular Biophysical Programming

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
On‐cell covalent crosslinking of hydrogel matrix to the membrane of a single cell using droplet microfluidics enables mechanotransduction and influences stem cell fate. This newly established approach influences stem cell fate, independent of YAP/TAZ mechanotransduction and non‐covalent reversible binding ligands yet by various intracellular ...
Castro Johnbosco, Malin Becker, Niels Willemen, Marieke Meteling, Kannan Govindaraj, Tom Kamperman, Jeroen Leijten   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of cyclopentolate versus tropicamide cycloplegia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Optometry, 2018
Purpose: The aim of the present meta-analysis is to compare the efficacy of cyclopentolate and tropicamide in controlling accommodation during refraction. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Science direct and Ovid
Negareh Yazdani, Ramin Sadeghi, Hamed Momeni-Moghaddam, Leili Zarifmahmoudi, Asieh Ehsaei   +4 more
doaj  

3D In Vitro Glioma‐Neuron‐Astrocyte Biomimetic Composites Recapitulate Key Molecular Mechanisms Linked to Glioblastoma Multiforme Pathophysiology

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most devastating and incurable brain tumor. To better study this disease, a 3D model is developed using a hyaluronic acid‐based hydrogel combined with a multicellular approach. This model recapitulates in vivo brain stiffness, cell‐extracellular matrix and cell‐cell interactions and the tumor's hijacking function with the
Mateo S. Andrade Mier, Esra Türker, Jessica Faber, Mike Friedrich, Zan Lamberger, Jeannette Weigelt, Panthipa Suwannakot, Benedikt Gantert, Abhinav Singh, Vanessa Moessler, Annemarie Sodmann, Nicoletta Murenu, Joachim Schenk, Natascha Schaefer, Torsten Blunk, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Tessa C. Lühmann, Jörg Tessmar, Jeremy M. Crook, Eva Tomaskovic‐Crook, Paul D. Dalton, Gregor Lang, Robert Blum, Reiner Strick, Silvia Budday, Katrin G. Heinze, Carmen Villmann   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wetting of Surface Grafted Hydrophilic‐b‐Hydrophobic Block Copolymer Brushes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The wetting properties of surface grafted diblock copolymer brushes are influenced by the thickness of the hydrophilic bottom block and the hydrophobic top block. The surface adapts in presence of water and the contact angles of the bottom block shine through. Abstract The wetting of diblock copolymer brushes by water is studied.
Benjamin Leibauer, Andres de los Santos Pereira, Diego Fernando Dorado Daza, Y. Wang, A.S. Hazrah, Ognen Pop‐Georgievski, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Rüdiger Berger   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Fresnel diffraction to nondestructive measurement of the refractive index profiles of optical fibers [PDF]

, 2006
This paper has been withdrawn by the author due to a some errors in figures 2 and 3.
arxiv   +1 more source