GLUT4 in muscle and adipose tissue is important in maintaining glucose homeostasis. However, the role of insulin-responsive GLUT4 in the central nervous system has not been well characterized. To assess its importance, a selective knockout of brain GLUT4 (BG4KO) was generated by crossing Nestin-Cre mice with GLUT4-floxed mice. BG4KO mice had a 99% reduction in GLUT4 protein expression throughou...

This review is focused on microstructured optical fiber sensors developed in recent years for liquid RI sensing. The review is divided into three parts: the first section introduces a general view of the most relevant refractometric sensors that have been reported over the last thirty years. Section 2 discusses several microstructured optical fiber designs, namely, suspended-core fiber, photoni...

Determination of inorganic phosphate is of very high importance in environmental and health care applications. Hence knowledge of suitable analytical techniques available for phosphate sensing for different applications becomes essential. Electrochemical methods for determining inorganic phosphate have several advantages over other common techniques, including detection selectivity, stability a...

A preliminary comparison between loss and lossless compression approaches for the remote sensing data processing was made. A three-stage lossless compression algorithm of multispectral remote sensing images based on wavelet transformations and intra-bands correlation is proposed and developed. It allows one to consider peculiarities of remote sensing data and to increase the compression ratio o...

For effective operation of a selective sprayer with real–time local weed sensing, herbicides must be delivered accurately to weed targets in the field. With a machine vision–based selective spraying system, acquiring sequential images and switching nozzles on and off at the correct locations are critical. An MS Windows–based imaging system was interfaced with a real–time embedded selective spra...

This Perspective provides a concise overview of the field Luminescence Sensing, which enables highly sensitive, selective, and versatile measurements. The emergence new luminescent nanomaterials prospective deploying luminescence-based detection schemes for solving real-world problems, e. g., in medical diagnosis, food safety, environmental sciences, has led to continuous growth over recent yea...

Spectrum sensing is the basis of cognitive radio technology. Cooperative spectrum sensing has been shown to increase the reliability of spectrum sensing. To reduce sensing overhead and total energy consumption, it is recommended that the users with good performance should be selected to increase the sensing reliability. However, which of the cognitive users have the best detection performance i...

Living cells deploy many resources to sense their environments, including receptors, downstream signaling molecules, time, and fuel. However, it is not known which resources fundamentally limit the precision of sensing, like weak links in a chain, and which can compensate each other, leading to trade-offs between them. We present a theory for the optimal design of the large class of sensing sys...

AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and reliability of selective-site pacing by means of a new lead system in a paediatric population. This lead system is composed of a 4.1 Fr, active-fixation lead and a steerable catheter that allows easy positioning in selective sites. METHODS AND RESULTS Thirty young patients (mean age 9.0 +/- 4.5 years, range 2-16 years) received a ...

A new sensing material, Pt(II)-5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris(4-phenoxyphenyl)-porphyrin (Pt(II)-COOH-TPOPP), was synthesized and characterized. Polymeric membranes containing the porphyrin three different plasticizers were used as an electroactive material for a anion-selective sensor. The best composition of membrane one plasticized with dioctylsebacate (DOS), obtained sensor being citrate...