Abstract Background and Objective Lasers operating at wavelengths in the mid‐infrared
region have become increasingly popular for applications in areas of surgery and medicine …

Abstract Background and Objective Recent developments in fiber laser technology have
introduced highly efficient, compact sources with high output beam quality. The first laser …

Nociceptive processing within the human brain takes place within two distinct and parallel
systems: the lateral and medial pain systems. Current knowledge indicates that the lateral …

The autoimmune disease systemic sclerosis (SSc) causes microvascular changes that can
be easily observed cutaneously at the finger nailfold. Optoacoustic imaging (OAI), a …

The effectiveness of an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system depends largely on the
light source chosen. Published data on the optical properties of tissues are used to quantify …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of laser surface treatment of
Ni–Cr alloy on the tensile bond strength of a proprietary composite resin (Panavia 21) in …

Titanium screws were implanted in rat calvarial defects of identical size using either a laser
or bur. The aims of this study were to determine whether the screws were able to …

A detailed study is presented that evaluates the relative importance of wave plate behavior,
scattering processes and absorption phenomena in transferring optical torque from circularly …

Novel indole-3-thio-, 3-sulfonyl-and 3-oxy-aryl-1-acetic acids are reported which are potent,
selective antagonists of the chemoattractant receptor-homologous expressed on Th2 …

Oral phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors, such as cilomilast and roflumilast, have been
shown to be efficacious against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However …