Editorial Material
Biology
Eike M. Wulfers, Franziska Schneider-Warme
Summary: Low-intensity illumination can be used to treat cardiac arrhythmias according to computer simulations.
Review
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Jun Qian, Zhe Feng, Xiaoxiao Fan, Andrey Kuzmin, Anderson S. L. Gomes, Paras N. Prasad
Summary: Biophotonics is a multidisciplinary field that integrates various disciplines for optical diagnostics, bioimaging, and light activated therapies. It plays an important role in molecular medicine and provides detailed information at the subcellular level through non-invasive and radiation-free approaches.
PHYSICS REPORTS-REVIEW SECTION OF PHYSICS LETTERS
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Julie Redfern, Robyn Gallagher, Adrienne O'Neil, Sherry L. Grace, Adrian Bauman, Garry Jennings, David Brieger, Tom Briffa
Summary: Understanding the historical foundations of cardiac rehabilitation is crucial for addressing the contemporary management needs of myocardial infarction. The current rehabilitation programs are incongruent with the modern context and require reform to meet the demands of modernization.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cell Biology
Kirsty Hooper, Julija Hmeljak
Summary: Heart failure is a global disease that affects approximately 64 million people, causing high morbidity, mortality, and societal cost. Current treatment strategies only slow down the progression of the disease and cannot reverse or cure heart failure. A better understanding of the underlying biology and development of the disease will improve diagnosis and treatment. Disease Models & Mechanisms journal is playing a significant role in advancing heart failure research by launching a Special Issue and ongoing subject collection.
DISEASE MODELS & MECHANISMS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Caroline Murawski, Malte C. Gather
Summary: Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), as solid-state light sources based on amorphous organic semiconductors, are widely used in modern smartphone displays and TVs, and have also shown great potential in biomedical applications. Their mechanical flexibility and compatibility with various substrates and geometries offer significant advantages. Recent progress in the development and use of OLEDs in biomedical applications has been substantial.
ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Biology
Rebecca Martina Fausten, Maria Bohnert
Summary: When a yeast cell runs out of fuel, it can boost the flux through a central metabolic pathway simply by relocating an enzyme.
Editorial Material
Biology
Lauren Sullivan
Summary: Dandelion seeds close their plumes in response to wet weather, reducing dispersal in unfavorable wind conditions.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Xianli Wang, Yajun Yu, Yichuan Dai, Qianming Xu, Kaiqin Chu, Zachary J. Smith
Summary: The low resolution Raman concept allows for a low-cost and automated Raman microscope capable of analyzing thousands of microscopic objects without user intervention. By sacrificing spectral resolution, the need for high quality equipment is eliminated, making it a promising tool for pervasive Raman spectroscopy.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Xin-Jean Lim, Siew Imm Ng, Norazlyn Kamal Basha, Jun-Hwa Cheah, Hiram Ting
Summary: Sustainability is gaining attention in various global debates, and sustainable retirement villages have emerged as a new option to meet the needs of aging populations. A survey of 261 elderly individuals in Malaysia found that social and environmental aspects of sustainability positively impact attitudes towards retirement villages. Additionally, communication skills were found to moderate the relationship between economic sustainability and attitudes, as well as attitudes towards willingness to move into retirement villages.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Kyung T. Oh, Mohammed H. Mustehsan, Daniel J. Goldstein, Omar Saeed, Ulrich P. Jorde, Snehal R. Patel
Summary: The study found that routine surveillance endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) for rejection beyond 6 months post-heart transplantation (HT) was of low utility. The majority of rejection episodes occurred within 3 months after HT, with routine protocol EMB demonstrating significantly lower yield compared to symptom-triggered EMB.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Erika Csanyi, Tamas Tari, Sandor Nemeth, Gyula Sandor
Summary: This study examines the relationship between the movement activity of red deer stags and the fertile period of hinds. It finds that the oestrus of hinds significantly influences the movement activity of stags in red deer. This research provides important insights into the behavior of red deer during the mating season.
Article
Robotics
Karl Price, Joseph Peine, Margherita Mencattelli, Yash Chitalia, David Pu, Thomas Looi, Scellig Stone, James Drake, Pierre E. Dupont
Summary: Surgical robots have the possibility to reduce the invasiveness of brain surgeries while maintaining the manipulation capabilities of open surgery. In this study, a joystick-controlled endoscopic robot was developed and tested for its efficacy in performing brain tumor resection tasks. Results showed that the robot provided better access and faster completion of tasks compared to manual endoscopic instruments.
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Zhaoqiang Wang, Yichen Ding, Sandro Satta, Mehrdad Roustaei, Peng Fei, Tzung K. Hsiai
Summary: The study successfully integrated light-field microscopy and light-sheet fluorescence microscopy to simultaneously capture myocardial wall motion and intracardiac blood flow.
PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Elizabeth A. Schroder, Brian P. Delisle
Summary: Circadian rhythms are biological cycles that optimize functions in response to daily environmental changes. Environmental stimuli, such as light and feeding, play important roles in synchronizing circadian rhythms within multicellular systems. Studies on mice have shown that altered feeding times can uncouple molecular clocks in peripheral tissues from the central clock in the brain. Recent research has also revealed that changes in cardiac physiology occur independent of the cardiac molecular clock.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Wesley D. Sacher, Fu-Der Chen, Homeira Moradi-Chameh, Xianshu Luo, Anton Fomenko, Prajay T. Shah, Thomas Lordello, Xinyu Liu, Ilan Felts Almog, John N. Straguzzi, Trevor M. Fowler, Youngho Jung, Ting Hu, Junho Jeong, Andres M. Lozano, Patrick Guo-Qiang Lo, Taufik A. Valiante, Laurent C. Moreaux, Joyce K. S. Poon, Michael L. Roukes
Summary: This study demonstrates the use of implantable photonic neural probes to overcome the limitations of traditional light-sheet microscopes for imaging non-transparent brain tissues. These probes can generate planar patterned illumination in brain tissues without additional micro-optic components. The new neural probes pave the way for new variants of LSFM for deep brain imaging and experiments in freely moving animals.
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Ryosuke Oketani, Haruka Suda, Kumiko Uegaki, Toshiki Kubo, Tomoki Matsuda, Masahito Yamanaka, Yoshiyuki Arai, Nicholas Smith, Takeharu Nagai, Katsumasa Fujita
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS
(2020)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Kentaro Nishida, Gitanjal Deka, Nicholas Isaac Smith, Shi-Wei Chu, Katsumasa Fujita
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kota Koike, Kazuki Bando, Jun Ando, Hiroyuki Yamakoshi, Naoki Terayama, Kosuke Dodo, Nicholas Isaac Smith, Mikiko Sodeoka, Katsumasa Fujita
Article
Optics
Toshiki Kubo, Kenta Temma, Nicholas Smith, Kai Lu, Tomoki Matsuda, Takeharu Nagai, Katsumasa Fujita
Summary: Hyperspectral imaging through visible-wavelength two-photon excitation microscopy was demonstrated, utilizing line illumination and slit-confocal detection to efficiently detect and locate fluorescent probes in living cells. The combination of nonlinear excitation and slit detection provided high-depth discrimination property for imaging analysis.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Nicolas Pavillon, Nicholas I. Smith
Summary: The study found that Lasso outperforms PCA/LDA in classification, model stability, and identification of relevant Raman bands.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Fangfang Tai, Kota Koike, Hiroyuki Kawagoe, Jun Ando, Yasuaki Kumamoto, Nicholas Smith, Mikiko Sodeoka, Katsumasa Fujita
Summary: In this study, IR photothermal microscopy (IR-PTM) combined with a nitrile group as a vibrational tag was used to image target molecules in cells, achieving high spatial resolution with visible light detection. The results demonstrated that IR-PTM had a significantly better signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) compared to SRS microscopy under the same power input.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Takeshi Sugiyama, Alison J. Hobro, Nicolas Pavillon, Takayuki Umakoshi, Prabhat Verma, Nicholas Smith
Summary: The uptake and metabolism of fatty acids by macrophages play vital roles in immune activation, regulation, and various lifestyle diseases. Raman imaging is utilized for evaluating the effects of different fatty acids uptake in macrophages, without modifying endogenous cellular behavior and metabolism.
Proceedings Paper
Engineering, Biomedical
Toshiki Kubo, Kenta Temma, Nicholas Smith, Lu Kai, Tomoki Matsuda, Takeharu Nagai, Katsumasa Fujita
BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND SENSING CONFERENCE 2020
(2020)
Proceedings Paper
Chemistry, Analytical
Kota Koike, Kazuki Bando, Jun Ando, Nicholas Smith, Kosuke Dodo, Satoshi Kawata, Mikiko Sodeoka, Katsumasa Fujita
VISUALIZING AND QUANTIFYING DRUG DISTRIBUTION IN TISSUE IV
(2020)
Article
Immunology
Patrick M. Lelliott, Masatoshi Momota, Takayuki Shibahara, Michelle S. J. Lee, Nicholas Smith, Ken J. Ishii, Cevayir Coban
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2020)
