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  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,174 Views
11 Pages

Evaluation of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Induced Muscle Degeneration Using Magnetic Resonance-Based Relaxivity Contrast Imaging (RCI)

  • Sudarshan Ragunathan,
  • Laura C. Bell,
  • Natenael Semmineh,
  • Ashley M. Stokes,
  • Jeremy M. Shefner,
  • Robert Bowser,
  • Shafeeq Ladha and
  • C. Chad Quarles

(1) Background: This work characterizes the sensitivity of magnetic resonance-based Relaxivity Contrast Imaging (RCI) to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)-induced changes in myofiber microstructure. Transverse Relaxivity at Tracer Equilibrium (TRAT...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,865 Views
11 Pages

Healthy People and Interested Students: Medical and Pharmacy Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Public Health

  • Richard P. Boyd,
  • Trate A. DeVolld,
  • Natalie A. DiPietro Mager and
  • William J. Burke

28 October 2021

Little is known about health professions students’ awareness and attitudes regarding public health in the United States. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess medical and pharmacy students’ knowledge and interest in the Healthy People in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,637 Views
17 Pages

Design of Compact Complex Impedance Transformer with Frequency and Terminal Impedance Tunability

  • Hongmei Liu,
  • Yongquan Guo,
  • Xinshuo Wang,
  • Shaojun Fang and
  • Zhongbao Wang

In the paper, a compact complex impedance transformer (CIT) composed of the cascading of three varactors loaded coupled lines and two variable shunt susceptances was proposed. Highly flexible tunability functions including only frequency tunable, onl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,583 Views
13 Pages

6 February 2023

The long and large-diameter uncharged hole-boring (LLB) method is a cut-blasting method used to reduce vibration induced by blasting. This method typically involves creating an uncharged hole with a 382 mm diameter and drilling 50 m in the tunnel exc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,186 Views
31 Pages

WISP1 and Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Respiratory Inflammation: Novel Insights and Therapeutic Potentials for Asthma and COPD

  • Maria-Elpida Christopoulou,
  • Alexios J. Aletras,
  • Eleni Papakonstantinou,
  • Daiana Stolz and
  • Spyros S. Skandalis

18 September 2024

Recent advancements highlight the intricate interplay between the extracellular matrix (ECM) and immune responses, notably in respiratory diseases such as asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The ECM, a dynamic structural framewor...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
595 Views
12 Pages

One Shot, One Rhythm: Termination of Refractory Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in a Young Patient via Single Pulmonary Vein Application: A Case Report

  • Jonasz Kozielski,
  • Alicja Dąbrowska-Kugacka,
  • Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz and
  • Marek Szołkiewicz

16 October 2025

Background/Objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, with catheter ablation outcomes differing significantly between paroxysmal and persistent forms. While pulmo-nary vein isolation (PVI) remains the cornerstone of...