Quantitative MRI protocol and decision model for a 'one stop shop' early-stage Parkinsonism diagnosis: Study design.

Differentiating among early-stage parkinsonisms is a challenge in clinical practice. Quantitative MRI can aid the diagnostic process, but studies with singular MRI techniques have had limited success thus far. Our objective is to develop a multi-modal MRI method for this purpose.

Manganese Oxide as a Promoter for Copper Catalysts in CO and CO Hydrogenation.

In this work, we discuss the role of manganese oxide as a promoter in Cu catalysts supported on graphitic carbon during hydrogenation of CO and CO. MnO is a selectivity modifier in an H/CO feed and is a highly effective activity promoter in an H/CO feed. Interestingly, the presence of MnO suppresses the methanol formation from CO (TOF of 0.

Insight into the Nature of the ZnO Promoter during Methanol Synthesis.

Despite the great commercial relevance of zinc-promoted copper catalysts for methanol synthesis, the nature of the Cu-ZnO synergy and the nature of the active Zn-based promoter species under industrially relevant conditions are still a topic of vivid debate. Detailed characterization of the chemical speciation of any promoter under high-pressure working conditions is challenging but specifically hampered by the large fraction of Zn spectator species bound to the oxidic catalyst support. We present the use of weakly interacting graphitic carbon supports as a tool to study the active speciation of the Zn promoter phase that is in close contact with the Cu nanoparticles using time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy under working conditions.

Automated detection of cerebral microbleeds via segmentation in susceptibility-weighted images of patients with traumatic brain injury.

Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are a recognised biomarker of traumatic axonal injury (TAI). Their number and location provide valuable information in the long-term prognosis of patients who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Accurate detection of CMBs is necessary for both research and clinical applications.

Superior Survival of Fully Cemented Fixation Compared to Hybrid Fixation in a Single Design Rotating Hinge Knee Implant.

Background: Clinical observations revealed higher rates of aseptic loosening for hybrid fixated rotating hinge knee implants compared to fully cemented ones. We hypothesize that the use of a fully cemented fixation technique had a higher survival rate for aseptic loosening compared to a hybrid fixation technique in a rotating hinge knee implant.

Methods: All procedures of patients who were treated with the RT-PLUS rotating hinge knee implant (Smith & Nephew, Memphis, TN) between 2010 and 2018 were included.