Publications by authors named "K M Yousaf"

We propose a smartphone-based optical sectioning (SOS) microscope based on the HiLo technique, with a single smartphone replacing a high-cost illumination source and a camera sensor. We built our SOS with off-the-shelf optical, mechanical cage systems with 3D-printed adapters to seamlessly integrate the smartphone with the SOS main body. The liquid light guide can be integrated with the adapter, guiding the smartphone's LED light to the digital mirror device (DMD) with neglectable loss.

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The enclosed multistory poultry housing is a type of poultry enclosure widely used in industrial caged chicken breeding. Accurate identification and detection of the comb and eyes of caged chickens in poultry farms using this type of enclosure can enhance managers' understanding of the health of caged chickens. However, the accuracy of image detection of caged chickens will be affected by the enclosure's entrance, which will reduce the precision.

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  • Chromium contamination severely impacts soil health and agricultural sustainability, making its remediation crucial.
  • A study explored the combined use of a Cr-tolerant strain "CKQ9" and nano zerovalent iron (nZVI) to enhance the phytoremediation ability of aloe vera in contaminated soil.
  • Results indicated that this combination significantly improved plant health and growth metrics, reduced Cr concentrations in soil and plant tissues, and increased antioxidant activity, demonstrating its effectiveness for soil rehabilitation.
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Autosomal recessive congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED2) may be misdiagnosed as primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) due to similar clinical phenotypes during early infancy. In this study, we identified a family with CHED2, which was previously misdiagnosed as having PCG, and followed up for 9 years. Linkage analysis was first completed in eight PCG-affected families, followed by whole-exome sequencing (WES) in family PKGM3.

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