The temporal and spatial expression of the period gene of Drosophila melanogaster has been analyzed by examining the expression of a per beta-galactosidase fusion gene in transformants and by in situ hybridization experiments with wild-type flies. Several strains of Drosophila melanogaster, transformed with the fusion gene, have been generated. The gene is active in mid-late embryos in the midl...

Background: Previous studies have used highly sophisticated devices for measuring the electromagnetic fields (EMFs) of plants and from the heart and brain of man. The purpose of this communication is to introduce a simplified method whereby EMFs generated by plant and animal tissues could be visualized with optical and video microscopy. Methods: A solution containing aliquots of fine iron parti...

The resistance of three silicone and one polyvinyl chloride maxillofacial materials to staining by tea, lipstick, and disclosing solution was measured by reflectance spectrophotometry. Changes in color caused by staining were larger than changes caused by color instability of the base elastomers or pigments under conditions of accelerated aging.

Advances in deep learning have led to remarkable success augmented microscopy, enabling us obtain high-quality microscope images without using expensive microscopy hardware and sample preparation techniques. Current models for are mostly U-Net-based neural networks, thus sharing certain drawbacks that limit the performance. In particular, U-Nets composed of local operators only lack dynamic non...

For the analysis of neuronal networks it is an important yet unresolved task to relate the neurons' activities to their morphology. Here we introduce activity correlation imaging to simultaneously visualize the activity and morphology of populations of neurons. To this end we first stain the network's neurons using a membrane-permeable [Ca(2+)] indicator (e.g., Fluo-4/AM) and record their activ...

Cisplatin is used to treat a variety of tumors, but dose-limiting toxicities or intrinsic and acquired resistance limit its application in many types of cancer including breast. Cisplatin was attached to silica nanoparticles using aminopropyltriethoxy silane as a linker molecule and characterized in terms of size, shape, as well as the dissolution of cisplatin from the silica surface. The prima...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this laboratory study was to evaluate extrinsic stain removal from teeth by a specially engineered sonic powered toothbrush with unique sensing and control technologies, using the Triple Clean and the Sensitive refill brush heads, in comparison to a manual flat-trim toothbrush. METHODS Twelve (12) artificially stained bovine teeth were tested with each product. The pe...

OBJECTIVE Two randomized, six-week, double-blind, parallel group, clinical trials were independently conducted to compare the extrinsic stain removal efficacy of a novel whitening therapeutic dentifrice containing 0.454% stannous fluoride and sodium hexametaphosphate in a formulation with high cleaning silica, relative to a positive control whitening dentifrice. METHODOLOGY Generally healthy ...

The color in the pigment of the stain is caused when molecules absorb light in the visible wavelength range (400-780 nm) [10]. The wavelengths that are not absorbed will be reflected instead and are visible to the human eye. For example, red wine stains are red because the molecules absorb every wavelength that is not in the red range, and the red wavelengths (500-600 nm) are then reflected to ...