The purpose of this workshop-designed for instructional and disciplinary STEM faculty interested in learning about qualitative research-is to (1) introduce participants to high-quality qualitative research design and ...
Developing positron emission tomography (PET) systems with high channel number has driven the need for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) owing to their compactness, multi-channel readout capability, and...
Developing positron emission tomography (PET) systems with high channel number has driven the need for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) owing to their compactness, multi-channel readout capability, and excellent time and energy resolution performance. They can also be quite flexible by employing field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in the readout circuit. In particular, the ASIC+FPGA approach provides a high performance and compact solution for TOF-PET applications. ASICs serve functions of extracting time and energy information from analog SiPM signals, and an FPGA is employed for other application-specific requirements like on-board chip configuration, communication with data acquisition (DAQ) systems, and system monitoring. Based on this foundation, we developed TOF-capable detector modules for our second generation RF-penetrable PET insert. During our previous experiments, we found that different trigger and readout methods lead to different noise pattern and intensity in MR environment, and also have different singles count loss ratio. This paper aims to study and compare different readout configurations for our MR-compatible detectors. We studied four trigger and readout methods: hit-standard, frequent-standard, hit-bypass, and frequent-bypass, and compared their singles count loss ratios with both theoretical models and experimental results. For all four methods, the theoretical results matched the experimental results well. The two methods which used bypass mode performed better than those using the standard mode approach. With the most optimized trigger and readout method (hit-bypass), we achieved 1.2% singles count loss ratio at a 20 kcps count rate per channel.
The extracellular matrix (ECM) of the aortic valve plays a pivotal role in maintaining valve function and becomes profoundly altered during the progression of calcific stenosis of the native aortic valve (CAS). CAS in...
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) of the aortic valve plays a pivotal role in maintaining valve function and becomes profoundly altered during the progression of calcific stenosis of the native aortic valve (CAS). CAS involves fibrocalcific ECM remodeling characterized by increased proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans, enhanced collagen deposition, and fragmentation of elastic fibers, all of which contribute to valve thickening, fibrosis, and calcification. In this brief review, we provide an overview of these ECM changes and discuss the relationship between aberrant ECM remodeling and other pathological features of CAS - namely, differentiation of the resident valve cell types, inflammatory activity, lipid deposition, and relative hypoxia. Sexual dimorphism in ECM dynamics and the creation of disease-inspired scaffold environments to mimic CAS fibrosis are also discussed. Overall, understanding the complex interplay between cell phenotypes and ECM remodeling is crucial for elucidating the pathophysiology of CAS and developing novel treatment strategies.
We lack tools to edit DNA sequences at scales necessary to study 99% of the human genome that is noncoding. To address this gap, we applied CRISPR prime editing to insert recombination handles into repetitive sequence...
We lack tools to edit DNA sequences at scales necessary to study 99% of the human genome that is noncoding. To address this gap, we applied CRISPR prime editing to insert recombination handles into repetitive sequences, up to 1697 per cell line, which enables generating large-scale deletions, inversions, translocations, and circular DNA. Recombinase induction produced more than 100 stochastic megabase-sized rearrangements in each cell. We tracked these rearrangements over time to measure selection pressures, finding a preference for shorter variants that avoided essential genes. We characterized 29 clones with multiple rearrangements, finding an impact of deletions on expression of genes in the variant but not on nearby genes. This genome-scrambling strategy enables large deletions, sequence relocations, and the insertion of regulatory elements to explore genome dispensability and organization.
We study a complex-valued neural network (cv-NN) with linear, time-delayed interactions. We report the cv-NN displays sophisticated spatiotemporal dynamics, including partially synchronized "chimera" states....
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We previously demonstrated the experimental synthesis of one-dimensional van der Waals (1D vdW) heterostructures, where single-crystal boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT) and/or molybdenum disulfide nanotubes seamlessly wr...
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Deep learning (DL) is one of the branches of artificial intelligence that has seen exponential growth in recent years. The scientific community has focused its attention on DL due to its versatility, high performance,...
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Objective: It is reported that idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is associated with alteration of attention,executive functions,and visuospatial abilities. In addition,it is known that about half of the iR...
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Objective: It is reported that idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is associated with alteration of attention,executive functions,and visuospatial abilities. In addition,it is known that about half of the iRBD patients have mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The aim of this study was to explore the differences between iRBD patients with MCI and ones without MCI. Methods: 14 healthy controls (HC),24 iRBD patients without MCI (iRBD-nMCI),and 24 iRBD patients with MCI (iRBD-MCI) were recruited.
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