BACKGROUND The workplace is one of the major locations outside of the home for nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS). New policies in many U.S. states and localities restrict or prohibit smoking in the workplace, and information on current trends in the exposure of nonsmokers to SHS across various occupational groups is therefore needed. OBJECTIVE We evaluated temporal trends in SHS ...

This study was conducted to assess the efficacy of SCoT and DAMD molecular markers in genetic diversity  of three moss species and compare them with ISSR marker. Another objective was to evaluate the suitability of these DNA markers in species identification (delimitation) in three moss species, including Neckera complanata, Homalothecium sericeum and Neckera cris...

A next-generation networked operating room, Smart Cyber Operating Theater (SCOT), has been developed in cooperation with medical engineers that integrates standalone devices, including intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using the OPeLiNK communication interface. Here, we report application of this newly advanced type theater for endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA), along an evaluat...

To quantify the rate at which light in a ganzfeld produces photoisomerizations in mouse rods in situ, we measured the rate of rhodopsin bleaching in eyes of recently euthanized mice with fully dilated pupils. The amount of rhodopsin declined as a first-order (exponential) function of the duration of the exposure at the luminance of 920 scot cd m(-2): the rate constants of bleaching were 8.3 x 1...

The Internet of Things (IoT), a worldwide network interconnected objects uniquely addressable, based on standard communication protocols, has become disruptive technology, even for decision-makers who develop products them. It was reported in 2015 and 2018 that associated with the Fortune 1000 firms stated they were hesitant to use IoT-based value propositions, primarily due privacy security co...