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Plasmonic nanohole array sensors fabricated by template transfer with improved optical performance.
Surface plasmon resonance sensors of the nanohole array type provide a promising platform for label-free biosensing on surfaces. For their extensive use, an efficient fabrication procedure to make nan...
Fabrication of TiO2 nano-to-microscale structures using UV nanoimprint lithography.
TiO2-nanoparticle-dispersed resin was prepared to form various nanoscaled structures using UV nanoimprint lithography (UV NIL). This resin-made of TiO2 nanoparticles, a monomer, solvent, and UV initia...
A set of exchange-correlation functionals, including BLYP, PBE0, B3LYP, BHandHLYP, CAM-B3LYP, LC-BLYP, and HSE, has been used to determine static and dynamic nonresonant (nuclear relaxation) vibration...
The purpose of this study was to identify differences in knee proprioceptive accuracy between subjects with early knee osteoarthritis (OA), established knee OA, and healthy controls. Furthermore, the...
Owing to the genetic flexibility and error-free bulk production, bio-nanostructures such as filamentous phage showed great potential in materials synthesis, however, their photo-responsive behaviour i...
Surprisingly correct: Unexpectedness of observed actions activates the medial prefrontal cortex.
Not only committing errors, but also observing errors has been shown to activate the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex, particularly BA 8 and adjacent rostral cingulate zone (RCZ). Currently, there is a...
Corrected small basis set Hartree-Fock method for large systems.
A quantum chemical method based on a Hartree-Fock calculation with a small Gaussian AO basis set is presented. Its main area of application is the computation of structures, vibrational frequencies, a...
Cone-beam Computed Tomography-guided Stereotactic Liver Punctures: A Phantom Study.
PURPOSE: Images from computed tomography (CT), combined with navigation systems, improve the outcomes of local thermal therapies that are dependent on accurate probe placement. Although the usage of C...
PURPOSE:To determine the preoperative factors affecting the efficacy in bilateral lateral rectus recession surgery for infantile exotropia. METHODS:This was a retrospective study of 50 patients with i...
Increasing interest has been paid to label-free biosensors in recent years. Among them, refractive index (RI) optical biosensors enable high density and the chip-scale integration of optical component...
News Articles
The word rational is widely misused. Scientists often apply it unnaturally, in ways that conflict with our biology. Nobel laureates Daniel Kahneman and Gary Becker, and their respective schools of t...
New formula invented for microscope viewing, substitutes for federally controlled drug
(American Journal of Botany) In the May issue of Applications in Plant Sciences, researchers introduce Visikol, a proprietary new formulation that effectively clears organisms for viewing under micros...
The How's and Why's of Infection Prevention Principles in the GI/Endoscopy Unit
The risk of infection should never be cause for concern, and—as healthcare professionals – we must maintain the public trust by providing safe, high-quality care through evidence-based infection p...
Ten Years Later, Intacs a Proven Alternative to Corneal Transplants for Managing Keratoconus
Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory disease of the eye characterized by progressive corneal steepening often resulting in vision loss. In 2003, Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler published h...
Poll: 70 Percent Of Connecticut Voters Support Raising The Tax On Cigarettes
HARTFORD, Conn., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new poll released today by a group of Connecticut public health advocates shows 70 percent of voters support a 95-cent increase in the state...
America's Dentists Launch Nationwide Campaign to Address U.S. Dental Crisis
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's leading organization of dentists today announced a nationwide campaign aimed at boldly addressing the dental health crisis in the U.S. ...
Dr. Eric D. Donnenfeld assumes new role as president of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) after serving as the association's vice president. Westbury, NY (PRWEB) May 15,...
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Avellino Lab USA, developer of the only genetic test available worldwide for Avellino Corneal Dystrophy (ACD), today announced that California-bas...
Prevalence of Flu and Use of Flu Shots Last Winter Fairly Typical of Last Decade
NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Last winter's flu season was fairly typical of other winters over the last decade, with the prevalence of the flu and the number of people who had flu shots...
Successful Corneal Transplant With Pre-Loaded Donor Tissue: A First For Massachusetts Eye And Ear
The first successful cornea transplant with donor endothelial tissue preloaded by an eye bank has been performed at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston, Mass. Roberto Pineda II, M.D., Director of the...
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Isabel Healthcare provides tools for Diagnosis Decision Support Solutions that address the recognized diagnosis error problem, seamlessly integrate into clinical workflow, and com...
Isabel Healthcare Inc. was founded in 2000 by Jason Maude and is named after Maudeâs daughter who almost died after a potentially fatal illness was not recognized. Isabel Hea...
Compugen is a leading therapeutic product discovery company focused on therapeutic proteins and monoclonal antibodies to address important unmet needs in the fields of immunology...
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Compugen is a leading drug and diagnostic product candidate discovery company. Unlike traditional high throughput trial and error experimental based discovery, Compugen's discovery efforts are b...
First Command Financial Services, Inc.
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Clinical Trials
Brentuximab Vedotin (SGN-35) as Salvage Treatment for CD30-positive Germ Cell Tumors
Complete responses with third-line or later salvage chemotherapy (CT) for germ cell tumors (GCT) range 0% to 10% and are usually short-lived and nearly all patients (pts) progressing after...
The laparoscopic colectomy has been enthusiastically used by many colorectal surgeons in Taiwan, Japan, Europe, and USA, for around 10 years. Further clarification of the controversies cit...
Antithyroid Drugs During Radioiodine Therapy
Background: The use of radioactive iodine (131I) therapy as the definite cure of hyperthyroidism is widespread. According to a survey on the management of Graves’ disease, thirty per cen...
Block-Replacement Therapy During Radioiodine Therapy
Background: The use of radioactive iodine (131I) therapy as the definite cure of hyperthyroidism is widespread. According to a survey on the management of Graves’ disease, thirty per cen...
Maintenance Treatment With Capecitabine Versus Observation in Breast Cancer Patients
This is a prospective, open-label, randomized phase III study. Patients will be stratified as per investigational site, previous adjuvant chemotherapy (anthracyclines versus anthracyclines...
Eligible patients must receive vinorelbine plus capecitabine, with or without trastuzumab, until disease progression or unbearable toxicity. Cycles will be administered every 3 weeks. HER2...
This is a prospective, randomised phase III trial, to compare the efficacy and safety profiles of two types of adjuvant chemotherapy regimens for HER2 negative, node positive breast cancer...
The efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy is limited in patients with a high risk of recurrence. Also, for axillary positive node patients, optimum chemotherapy regimens are still under discu...
Vinorelbine Versus Gemcitabine Plus Vinorelbine in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
The investigators assume that progression-free survival mean time for patients treated with vinorelbine will be 3 months, and for patients treated with gemcitabine plus vinorelbine will be...
Value of Technology to Transfer Discharge Information
The transition from hospital to home is a high-risk period in a patient’s illness. Poor communication between healthcare providers at hospital discharge is common and contributes to adve...
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Refractive Errors
Myopia causes distant objects to appear blurred. Hyperopia causes close objects to appear blurred. Astigmatism can cause both close and distant objects to ap...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Alpha-crystallins
A subclass of crystallins that provides the majority of refractive power and translucency to the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE) in VERTEBRATES. Alpha-crystallins also act as molecular chaperones that bind to denatured proteins, keep them in solution and thereby maintain the translucency of the lens. The proteins exist as large oligomers that are formed from ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN and ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN subunits.
Beta-crystallins
A class of crystallins that provides refractive power and translucency to the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE) in VERTEBRATES. Beta-crystallins are similar in structure to GAMMA-CRYSTALLINS in that they both contain Greek key motifs. Beta-crystallins exist as oligomers formed from acidic (BETA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN) and basic (BETA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN) subunits.
Retinoscopes
Instruments for RETINOSCOPY that determines the refractive state of the EYE, such as the degree of NEARSIGHTEDNESS; FARSIGHTEDNESS; or ASTIGMATISM. In principle, a retinoscope provides a light source to illuminate the RETINA, and then locates the aerial image of the retina in space to obtain an index of the refractive quality of the patient's lens system.
Retinoscopy
An objective determination of the refractive state of the eye (NEARSIGHTEDNESS; FARSIGHTEDNESS; ASTIGMATISM). By using a RETINOSCOPE, the amount of correction and the power of lens needed can be determined.
Beta-mannosidosis
An inborn error of metabolism marked by a defect in the lysosomal isoform of BETA-MANNOSIDASE that results in lysosomal accumulation of mannose-rich intermediate metabolites containing 1,4-beta linkages. The human disease occurs through autosomal recessive inheritance and manifests itself with variety of symptoms that depend upon the type of gene mutation.
