Effectiveness and safety of intense pulsed light therapy for dry eye symptoms due to meibomian gland dysfunction-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Dry eye disease is a common ocular condition, affecting quality of life and function for many people worldwide. This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness and safety of intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy for dry eye symptoms due to meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), as they are not yet established.

Methods: Comprehensive searches were conducted in January 2024 (Cochrane Library, Embase, MEDLINE).

Novel oil spill indices for sentinel-2 imagery: A case study of natural seepage in Qaruh Island, Kuwait.

Oil spills are a paramount and immediate challenge affecting marine ecosystems globally. Effective and timely monitoring tools, such as oil detection indices, offer a swift means to track oil spill spread across vast oceanic expanses. Moreover, these indices enhance data clarity, making it more conducive for machine learning and deep learning algorithms.

Environmental assessment of drainage water impacts on water quality and eutrophication level of Lake Idku, Egypt.

Lake Idku, northern Egypt, receives large quantities of drainage water from four main discharging drains. Ecological and biological status of Lake Idku has been monitored during (autumn 2012 to summer 2013) to examine the lake water quality and eutrophication level in response to the quality as well as the source of the discharging water. Discrete water samples were collected from the lake body and the drains.

Variations in phytoplankton carbon biomass, community assemblages and species succession along Lake Burullus, Northern Egypt.

Phytoplankton assemblages and species succession along Lake Burullus (Southern Mediterranean) is expressed as carbon biomass (mg cm3) using a standard spreadsheet based on the species cell volume cell(-1) carbon relationship. High Chl a levels were measured (maximum 85-126 mg m(-3)) reflecting a dense phytoplankton population (up to 8.3 x 10(3) cell ml(-1) and 5.