Brillouin scattering-based distributed optical fiber sensors have been successfully employed in various applications in recent decades, because of benefits such as small size, light weight, electromagnetic immunity, Pottery Glazes and continuous monitoring of temperature and strain.However, the data processing requirements for the Brillouin Gain Sp
Heavy metal ion detection using green precursor derived carbon dots
Summary: The discovery of carbon dots (CDs) for environmental remediation has gained awareness because of the diverse economically viable and environmental friendly green precursors generated from biowastes and biomass compared to the toxic inorganic quantum dots and CDs prepared from chemical precursors.This review presents the recent progress in
Small-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the Management of Symptomatic Posterior Vitreous Detachment after Phacoemulsification and Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implantation: A Pilot Study from the Pan-American Collaborative Retina Study Group
Purpose.To determine the efficacy of 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for symptomatic posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) on visual acuity (VA) and quality after multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs).Methods.In this prospective case series, patients who developed symptomatic PVD and were not satisfied with visual quality due to floaters and halo
Participatory democracy and civil society: Transforming societal decision-making in the information age
In this article, Auli Keskinen, Futures Researcher for Finland Futures Research Centre, and Director of Research and Development departments at the Ministry of the Environment, Finland, discusses various points of view concerning the period of current global social transition and the coming of the information age.Author characterises both of them b