The smallest viable unit of life is a single cell. To understand life, we need to visualize the structure of the cell as well as all cellular components and their complexes. This is a formidable task that requires sophisticated tools. These have developed from the rudimentary early microscopes of 350 years ago to a toolbox that includes electron microscopes, synchrotrons, high magnetic fields a...

Plant aquaporins play an important role in water uptake and movement-an aquaporin that opens and closes a gate that regulates water movement in and out of cells. Some plant aquaporins also play an important role in response to water stress. Since their discovery, advancing knowledge of their structures and properties led to an understanding of the basic features of the water transport mechanism...

We use a standard of living (SoL) approach to estimate older people’s disability costs, using data on 8000 individuals from the U.K. Family Resources Survey. We extend previous research in two ways. First, by allowing for a more flexible relationship between SoL and income, the structure of the estimated disability cost and equivalence scale is not dictated by a restrictive functional form assu...

PURPOSE To identify inexpensive, noninvasive, portable, clinical assessment tools that can be used to assess functional performance measures that may put older patients at risk for falls such as balance, handgrip strength, and lumbopelvic control. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty fragility fracture patients and 21 healthy control subjects were evaluated using clinical assessment tools (Nintendo Wi...

We present the findings of an in situ field study conducted using our assisted living system, I-Living, that aims to enable seniors to live in a costeffective manner independently. Basing the study on both interviews and diaries provided valuable and well-rounded data. Some of the main findings revealed that seniors will wear small health sensors if designed carefully. The study further reveals...

The key role of protein-nanoparticle interactions in nanomedicine and nanotoxicity has begun to emerge recently with the development of the idea of the nanoparticle-protein ‘corona’. This dynamic layer of proteins (and other biomolecules) adsorbs to nanoparticle surfaces immediately upon contact with living systems. While within the biomaterials field the role of adsorbed molecules in cellular ...

1 Department of Mathematics, University of Salerno, Via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy 2 Department of Clinical Imaging Ultrasound, “IuliuHatieganu”University ofMedicine and Pharmacy, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3 College of Computer Science & Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China 4Department of Histology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine a...

2 1 I will use the term 'living arrangement' or 'coresidential arrangements' interchangeably to refer to the household structure of the elderly. When living with at least one child (or other kin) I will use the term 'coresidence'. Unless otherwise noted, when elderly live with a spouse but no other kin or are unmarried and living with no other kin, I will use the term 'living alone'.