Abstract Background In 2015, workers dismantling a fluorescent lamp factory in Korea were affected by mercury poisoning from exposure to mercury vapor.Case presentation Eighteen out of the 21 workers who participated in the demolition project presented with symptoms of poisoning and, of these, 10 had persistent symptoms even at 18 months after the
Abstract In tissue engineering, autofluorescence of polymer scaffolds often lowers the image contrast, making it difficult to examine cells and subcellular structures.Treating the scaffold materials with Sudan Black B (SBB) after cell fixation can effectively suppress autofluorescence, but Diffuser Set this approach is not conducive to live cell im
Digital pixel sensor (DPS) has evolved as a pivotal component in modern imaging systems and has the potential to revolutionize various fields such as medical imaging, astronomy, surveillance, IoT devices, etc.Compared to analog pixel sensors, the DPS offers high speed and good image quality.However, the introduced intrinsic complexity within each p
This study innovatively proposes a feature fusion technique to determine fatty acid content during rice storage.Firstly, a self-developed olfactory visualization sensor was used to capture the odor information of rice samples at different storage periods and a portable spectroscopy system was employed to collect the near-infrared (NIR) spectra duri
Planarian flatworms are able to both regenerate their whole bodies and continuously adapt their size to nutrient status.Tight control of stem cell proliferation and differentiation during these processes is the key feature of planarian biology.Here we show that the planarian homolog of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-related kinase (PIKK) family memb