PURPOSE To determine the efficacy of hearing protector insertion by comparing attenuation values measured by objective (MIRE) and subjective (REAT) methods in groups with and without training. METHODS The study included 80 male subjects assigned to experimental (with training) and control (without training) groups. The following procedures were performed: occupational history, objective and s...

Northern Finland. This study examined long-term (decade-scale) hydrological and ecological consequences of dam construction subsequent river regulation on the environmentally protected Viiankiaapa mire. Pre-regulation floods affected hydrology riverbanks mire, which contain habitats flood-dependent or groundwater-influenced ecosystems. Groundwater discharge flow patterns pre-regulation flood co...

The vegetation pattern of Borland Mire, a 250 ha lowland raised mire near Monowai, in the rainshadow of the Fiordland mountains, is described using several numerical analyses of quadrat data collected at regular intervals along parallel transects across 430 m of a typical segment. A weak zonation pattern of both flora and vegetation is revealed amolng the 24 vascular species and the more abunda...

BACKGROUND Monochromatic infrared energy (MIRE) or phototherapy has been used to improve plantar sensitivity and pain in lower limbs of patients with diabetic sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy (DSPN), but the available primary results are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE To review systematically the effects of MIRE on plantar sensitivity and neuropathic pain in patients with DSPN. METHODS Medline, ...

Objective. To determine whether the vasodilatation effect of monochromatic infrared photo energy (MIRE) had the potential for the treatment of myofascial trigger spot (MTrS) in rabbits. Design. A randomized-controlled animal study. Subjects. Twelve adult New Zealand rabbits. Methods. For each rabbit, a MTrS (equivalent to a myofascial trigger point in humans) in one side of the biceps femoris m...

Objective: There is no therapy which reverses peripheral neuropathy (PN) in most diabetic patients. We hypothesized that a FDA cleared medical device, which emits monochromatic near infrared (890 nm) photo energy (MIRE) would improve neural function lost during diabetes. Research Design arid Methods: 49 consecutive diabetic subjects (Type 1. n=25: Type II, n=24). with established neuropathy rec...

The objective of this paper is to assess increase and decrease of forest area and estimate shrub encroachment between 1997 and 2002 in open mire land using CIR-aerial images, DSMs derived from it and LiDAR data. The present study was carried out in the framework of the Swiss Mire Protection Program, where changes of forest area are a key issue. The study area is located in the Pre-alpine zone o...

Monochromatic infrared energy (MIRE) is the process of delivering photo energy to the layers of the skin via light emitting diodes placed externally on the skin. This energy stimulates the microcirculation in the tissues to increase blood flow and to release free radical nitric oxide, which helps to form cell receptors for growth factors and angiogenesis, and augments collagen formation in heal...

By in situ FTIR ATR measurements, the antibody (AB) recognition of human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) immobilized on the Ge surface of a multiple internal reflection element (MIRE) was investigated. The experiments were performed in aqueous environment in a flow-through cell. After immobilization of TNFalpha on the Ge-MIRE by direct adsorption from aqueous solution, the immobilisate r...

Floating islands mysteriously moving around on lakes were described by several Latin authors almost two millennia ago. These fascinating ecosystems, known as free-floating mires, have been extensively investigated from ecological, hydrological and management points of view, but there have been no detailed studies of their rates of accumulation of organic matter (OM), organic carbon (OC) and tot...