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A simple cavity ring-down technique employing a cw broadband diode laser is described for the reflectivity measurements of highly reflective mirrors. Due to the broad line width of the diode laser, the laser b...
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Continuous-wave cavity ring-down technique for accurate measurement of high reflectivity
A continuous-wave cavity ring-down (CW-CRD) technique employing a broadband diode laser is developed for high reflectivity measurement. The theory of square-wave modulated CW-CRD is presented. The spectrum of ...
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Purification and characterization of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) from grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and inhibition effects of several metal ions on G6PD activity in vitro
Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a key enzyme catalyzing the first step of the pentose phosphate pathway which generates NADPH for anabolic pathways and protection systems in various organisms, incl...
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Open AccessTilted fiber Bragg grating in graded-index multimode fiber and its sensing characteristics
Tilted fiber Bragg grating (TFBG) and reflective tilted fiber Bragg grating (R-TFBG) were proposed and demonstrated in the graded-index multimode fiber (GI-MMF). The TFBGs with grating planes tilted at an angl...
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Open AccessFiber Bragg grating strain sensors for marine engineering
For the health monitoring of the offshore drilling platform in the salt-fog environment, three nonmetallic materials, i.e., silica, FR-4 epoxy board and sheet molding compound (SMC), with the good anti-corrosi...
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Open AccessDerrick safety monitoring system based on fiber Bragg grating strain sensors
The fiber Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensor is used in the oil and gas derricks for the health monitoring. The system consisted of the FBG strain sensors, optical interrogator and monitoring software. 64 senso...
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Open AccessSimultaneous force and temperature measurement using optical microfiber asymmetrical interferometer
A novel optical microfiber asymmetric Fabry-Perot interferometric (MAFPI) sensor is developed for simultaneous measurement of force and temperature. The MAFPI structure is formed by a weak fiber Bragg grating ...
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Open AccessOptimization study on graphene-coated microfiber Bragg grating structures for ammonia gas sensing
The excitation of the surface field and evanescent enhancement in the graphene have shown sensitive to the refractive index of surrounding media and potential applications in high-sensitivity biochemical sensi...
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Open AccessPolyimide-coated fiber Bragg grating for relative humidity sensing
A fiber-optic humidity sensor has been fabricated by coating a moisture sensitive polymer film to the fiber Bragg grating (FBG). The Bragg wavelength of the polyimide-coated FBG changes while it is exposed to ...
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Open AccessFiber-optic Fabry-Perot hydrogen sensor coated with Pd-Y film
A fiber-optic Fabry-Perot hydrogen sensor was developed by measuring the fringe contrast changes at different hydrogen concentrations. The experimental results indicated that the sensing performance with the P...
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Sensitive optofluidic flow rate sensor based on laser heating and microring resonator
We demonstrate an optofluidic flow rate sensor based on the heat transfer effect in a microfluidic channel for the lab-on-a-chip applications. By employing an optofluidic ring resonator (OFRR), the wavelength ...
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The Response of Physiological Characteristics, Expression of OSC Genes, and Accumulation of Triterpenoids in Betula platyphylla Sukto MeJA and SA Treatment
The pentacyclic triterpenoids from birch (Betula platyphylla suk) have broad pharmacological activities and can be potentially used for the development of anti-cancer and anti-AIDS drugs. In this study, we explor...
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The performance of the mSEPT9 assay is influenced by algorithm, cancer stage and age, but not sex and cancer location
This study aims to examine the influence of algorithm and subject-related factors, including cancer stage, age, sex, and cancer location, on the performance of the SEPT9 gene methylation test, an assay approve...
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Optical Fiber Microfluidic Sensors Based on Opto-physical Effects
Microfluidics has been extensively investigated for biological and chemical applications such as biomolecule detection, drug screening, chemical synthesis, and analysis. The fusion of microfluidics and photoni...
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Optical Fiber Microfluidic Sensors Based on Opto-physical Effects
Microfluidics has been extensively investigated for biological and chemical applications such as biomolecule detection, drug screening, chemical synthesis, and analysis. The fusion of microfluidics and photoni...
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Optical Fiber Microfluidic Sensors Based on Opto-physical Effects
Microfluidics has been extensively investigated for biological and chemical applications such as biomolecule detection, drug screening, chemical synthesis, and analysis. The fusion of microfluidics and photoni...
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Open AccessComprehensive analysis of POLE and POLD1 Gene Variations identifies cancer patients potentially benefit from immunotherapy in Chinese population
POLE/POLD1 gene variants have been suggested as potential markers for immunotherapy due to their significant association with the tumor mutational burden (TMB), an effective indicator for response prediction i...
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Superior “green” electrode materials for secondary batteries: through the footprint family indicators to analyze their environmental friendliness
As secondary batteries are becoming the popular production of industry, especial for lithium ion batteries (LIBs), the degree of environmental friendliness will gather increasing attention to their products of...
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Enhancement of growth and salt tolerance of tomato seedlings by a natural halotolerant actinobacterium Glutamicibacter halophytocola KLBMP 5180 isolated from a coastal halophyte
Soil salinity stress affects the health and growth of crops. The use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to improve the salt tolerance of plants is gaining acceptance worldwide. Here, a halotolerant...
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Bioaccumulation and human health risk of shellfish contamination to heavy metals and As in most rapid urbanized Shenzhen, China
Despite the benefits of shellfish consumption, the bioaccumulation of heavy metals in shellfish can endanger consumer’s health. The consumption of seafood in Shenzhen (a fast-develo** metropolis in China) ha...
