Repeated mild head trauma, specifically concussion, is a risk factor in contact sports such as judo, soccer, and American football. Concussion is a transient disturbance of the consciousness with no clear abnormality ...
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Repeated mild head trauma, specifically concussion, is a risk factor in contact sports such as judo, soccer, and American football. Concussion is a transient disturbance of the consciousness with no clear abnormality on computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, and repeated trauma can cause psychiatric symptoms such as cognitive impairment and depression. Transcranial direct current and deep brain electrical stimulations have been reported to recover movement, consciousness, and cognitive disorders in patients with sequelae of head trauma. However, the mechanism of neuroplasticity induced by the brain stimulation has not been comprehended completely. In this study, we focused on the formation of neural circuits, which is important for the recovery of high brain functions, and we investigated the effectiveness of electrical stimulation on the mechanically injured neurites. Neurons were isolated from the cerebral cortexes of fetal rats and mechanically injured by cutting neurites using a micropipette. Neurite outgrowth was measured via microscopic observation under the following conditions: no electrical stimulation group with mechanical injury (Control), electrical stimulation group with 300 mV/mm, 20 Hz, and 15 min for 3 days before(Pre) or after(Post) mechanical injury, and electrical stimulation group for 3 days before and 3 days after mechanical injury(Pre-Post). When the neurite length after mechanical injury was less than 450 µm, the neurite lengths at day 3 were 650 ± 60 µm in Control, 851 ± 111 µm in Pre, 975 ± 135 µm in Post, and 929 ± 128 µm in Pre-Post. Conversely, when the neurite length after mechanical injury was greater than 450 µm, the neurite lengths at day 3 were 864 ± 69 µm in Control, 1419 ± 137 µm in Pre, 1236 ± 128 µm in Post and 1458 ± 145 µm in Pre-Post. These results indicate that electrical stimulation before injury promotes neurite outgrowth after injury. The stimulation effect decreased after 2 days but continued electrical st
In this study, nerve conduits of chitosan and collagen composites with biocompatibility and biodegradability were fabricated. The effects of material composition and surface morphology on the axonal growth and directi...
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Electric vehicles have been considered as one of the measures to reduce emissions in Indonesia. The paper aims at understanding public acceptance toward electric vehicles in Indonesia. An empirical survey involving ei...
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This study presents a smart guidewire developed to measure the pressure inside blood vessels during minimally invasive surgery. The use of pressure sensor guidewires enables the medical doctor to make a judgement of t...
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This paper presents multiple point-sampling strategies for stochastic approach to path planning. Their main purpose is to increase points density in narrow corridors, which are often difficult areas to navigate using ...
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This paper presents multiple point-sampling strategies for stochastic approach to path planning. Their main purpose is to increase points density in narrow corridors, which are often difficult areas to navigate using non-deterministic approach for path planning. At the same time, algorithms for distributing points over the area of narrow regions and reducing their number in open space are described as well as postprocessing algorithm distancing samples from obstacles. Simulation-based tests are performed to compare achieved results and estimate calculation times.
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