Scanning confocal microscopes offer improved rejection of out-of-focus noise and greater resolution than conventional imaging. In such a microscope, the imaging and condenser lenses are identical and confocal. These two lenses are replaced by a single lens when epi-illumination is used, making confocal imaging particularly applicable to incident light microscopy. We describe the results we have...

This study examined the effects of caffeine, alcohol, and physical activity (PA) on the perceived frequency and severity of hot flashes in menopausal women. Female employees at a Mid-Western university were invited to participate in an on-line survey. The 26-itemized Women’s Health Survey (WHS) included questions regarding demographics, menopausal stage, experience of hot flashes, consumption o...

Copper-based chalcogenides that contain abundant, low-cost and environmentally-friendly elements, are excellent materials for numerous energy conversion applications, such as photocatalysis, photovoltaics, photoelectricity and thermoelectrics (TE). Here, we present a high-yield and upscalable colloidal synthesis route for the production of monodisperse ternary I-III-VI₂ chalcogenides nanocrysta...

The effects of 3 Gy local X-irradiation on the adult rat testis were studied together with exact determination of the radiation dose distribution in the testis. Seminiferous tubule segments were isolated 8-66 hours postirradiation (p.i.), squashed between a microscope slide and a coverslip, and the exact stage of the seminiferous epithelial cycle was identified under a phase-contrast microscope...

Abstract Press hardening grades are widely used in automotive industries for safety-critical structural parts due to their unique combination of high strength, excellent formability, and crash performance. Considering various scenarios on thermo-mechanical profiles different hot stamping lines, achieving the targeted strength ductility / fracture strain hot-stamped is still challenging some sta...

It is estimated that in early stage lung cancer, that PET scan shows unsuspected metastases in about 10% of patients. In a study led by MacManus et al, an evaluation was done for patients with Stage III non-small lung cancer to determine the role of treatment. Small cell lung cancer is a particular type seen under the microscope. Non-small cell refers to essentially all other types of lung canc...