Publications by authors named "E D Glover"
Purpose: To determine local OCT structural correlates of deep visual sensitivity defects (threshold of ≤10 decibels on microperimetry) in early atrophic age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Design: Prospective observational study.
Participants: Forty eyes from 40 participants, with at least incomplete retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and outer retinal atrophy, or more advanced atrophic lesion(s).
Purpose: To determine the relationship between structural and functional changes over time in the progression of geographic atrophy (GA) as assessed by defect-mapping microperimetry, an approach optimized to characterize the spatial extent of deep visual sensitivity losses.
Methods: A total of 57 eyes from 50 participants underwent defect-mapping microperimetry testing of the central 8° radius (with a 10-dB stimuli presented once each at 208 locations) over a median of five visits, scheduled at 3-monthly intervals. GA lesion(s) on fundus autofluorescence in the corresponding region tested on microperimetry at each visit were manually annotated.
Two-bottle choice home cage drinking is one of the most widely used paradigms to study ethanol consumption in rodents. In its simplest form, animals are provided with access to two drinking bottles, one of which contains regular tap water and the other ethanol, with daily intake measured by change in bottle weight over the 24 h period. Consequently, this approach requires no specialized laboratory equipment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Lengthening waiting lists for organ transplant mandates the development of strategies to expand the deceased donor pool. Due to concerns regarding organ viability, most organ donation organizations internationally wait no longer than 1 to 2 hours for potential donation after circulatory death (DCD), possibly underutilizing an important organ source; UK policy mandates a minimum 3-hour wait time.
Objective: To assess whether time to death (TTD) from withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WLST) is associated with kidney transplant outcomes.
Article Synopsis
- PCBs are persistent organic pollutants found in soils globally, with this research assessing their potential health risks in public playgrounds and parks in southern Ghana.
- Surface soil samples from 56 sites were analyzed for seven types of PCBs and revealed low concentrations well below safety guidelines.
- The findings suggest minimal carcinogenic risk for children and adults, indicating that outdoor activities in these areas are generally safe for human health.