There have been many efforts to adjust temperature-dependent wavelength shift (TDWS) of a photonic waveguide device using a cladding material with a negative thermo-optic coefficient (TOC) differently from a core material with a positive TOC (Kokubun et al., 1998; Lee et al., 2007, 2008; Alipour et al., 2010; Guha et al., 2013; Bovington et al., 2014; Lee, 2014). Polymers have been popularly us...

Background: Serum concentration of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) is related to the degree destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and shows a mechanosensitive response ambulatory loads. We showed previously, that individuals positive for anti-citrullinated antibody (ACPA+) status already show bone loss. It unclear if these experience deterioration how this physical a...

The Ozaki procedure (aortic valve neocuspidization) was first reported by Dr. Shigeyuki in 2011. This involves the recreation of aortic leaflets using autologous pericardium.1Ozaki S. Kawase I. Yamashita H. et al.A total 404 cases reconstruction with glutaraldehyde-treated pericardium.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014; 147: 301-306Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (153) Google Scholar proposed ...

Lactate measurement in the critically ill has been traditionally used to stratify patients with poor outcome. However, plasma lactate levels are the result of a finely tuned interplay of factors that affect the balance between its production and its clearance. When the oxygen supply does not match its consumption, organisms such as man who are forced to produce ATP for their integrity adapt in ...