Dynamic Diagnostic Tests and Numerical Analysis of the Foundations for Turbine Sets.

This paper shows current trends in testing and numerical analysis of dynamic loading in relation to a real frame foundation for a turbogenerator set. The analysis of the machine's foundations, which are subjected to static and dynamic loads, is a complex problem combining the issues of geotechnics, structural engineering, and vibration theory. The authors present a case study of the assessment of the foundation's technical condition.

Near-Infrared Light Increases Functional Connectivity with a Non-thermal Mechanism.

Although techniques for noninvasive brain stimulation are under intense investigation, an approach that has received limited attention is transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM), the delivery of near-infrared light to the brain with a laser or light-emitting diode directed at the scalp. Here we employed functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure the blood-oxygenation-level-dependent signal in  = 20 healthy human participants while concurrently stimulating their right frontal pole with a near-infrared laser. Functional connectivity with the illuminated region increased by up to 15% during stimulation, with a quarter of all connections experiencing a significant increase.