Cervical Spine Pain and the Impact on the Quality of Life of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

: The main aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of cervical pain on the quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis in comparison with a group of healthy people (without diseases of the Central Nervous System). : Data were collected at the Specialist Hospital St. Łukasz in Końskie (Poland) in the period from November 2023 to August 2024.

Evaluation of a TEM based Approach for Size Measurement of Particulate (Nano)materials.

An approach for the size measurement of particulate (nano)materials by transmission electron microscopy was evaluated. The approach combines standard operating procedures for specimen preparation, imaging, and image analysis, and it was evaluated on a series of certified reference materials and representative test materials with varying physical properties, including particle size, shape, and agglomeration state. The measurement of the median value of the minimal external particle diameter distribution was intra-laboratory validated.

Factors determining uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening in Oxfordshire.

Aims: To investigate variables at the demographic and primary care practice levels that influence the uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening.

Methods: Data were extracted from the management software of one screening programme for 21 797 people registered with 79 general practices. Uptake was examined by gender, age group, modality of screening (mobile unit at general practice versus high-street optometrist), and by general practice.

Classification and Segmentation of Nanoparticle Diffusion Trajectories in Cellular Micro Environments.

Darkfield and confocal laser scanning microscopy both allow for a simultaneous observation of live cells and single nanoparticles. Accordingly, a characterization of nanoparticle uptake and intracellular mobility appears possible within living cells. Single particle tracking allows to measure the size of a diffusing particle close to a cell.

Dark field nanoparticle tracking analysis for size characterization of plasmonic and non-plasmonic particles.

Dark field microscopy is a widely unknown method to measure the particle size distribution of diffusing nanoparticles by particle tracking. Here we demonstrate that by using the surface plasmonic resonance of Au nanoparticles, size differences of ca. 20 nm can be identified within the particle size distribution.