Quantifying activity levels among healthy older adults and patients can provide objective information on sedentary behavior and physical function [1]. In order to accurately quantify activity in the free-living environment, a robust method for classifying posture and activity needs to be established. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to validate the identification of static postures and ...

An animal’s behaviour is a response to its environment and physiological condition, and as such, gives vital clues as to its well-being, which is highly relevant in conservation issues. Behaviour can generally be typified by body motion and body posture, parameters that are both measurable using animal-attached accelerometers. Interpretation of acceleration data, however, can be complex, as the...

For the first time, three iron(III) porphyrinato complexes have been synthesized selectively by varying the iodine concentration in the reaction mixture which eventually forms both five and six coordinate complexes with iodide and/or tri-iodide as axial ligands. Combined analysis using single crystal X-ray structure determination, and Mössbauer, (1)H NMR and EPR studies as well as VT magnetic s...

The nature of the several microlensing events observed by the MACHO team towards the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is still a controversial subject. Substellar objects and stars with masses larger than ∼ 1M⊙ have been ruled out as major components of a Massive Astrophysical Halo Object (MACHO) Galactic halo. Stars of near half-solar mass, in particular white dwarfs, appear to be the best candida...