Zn(II)-tetracarboxy-phthalocyanine-Sensitized TiO Thin Films as Antimicrobial Agents under Visible Irradiation: a Combined DFT and Experimental Study.

In this article, we studied the antimicrobial activity of TiO sensitized by the Zn(II)-tetracarboxy-phthalocyanine (TcPcZn) complex using TiO-Degussa P25 as a semiconductor source. The TiO thin films were deposited by the doctor blade method and were sensitized by the chemisorption process. The obtained compounds were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV-vis spectrophotometry, Raman spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy.

Depth-dependent functional MRI responses to chromatic and achromatic stimuli throughout V1 and V2.

In the primate visual system, form (shape, location) and color information are processed in separate but interacting pathways. Recent access to high-resolution neuroimaging has facilitated the exploration of the structure of these pathways at the mesoscopic level in the human visual cortex. We used 7T fMRI to observe selective activation of the primary visual cortex to chromatic versus achromatic stimuli in five participants across two scanning sessions.

Behavior of Bone Mineral Metabolism in Renal Posttransplantation Patients with Severe Hyperparathyroidism.

Background: Secondary hyperparathyroidism usually improves after renal transplantation. When it becomes persistent, it is associated with deleterious effects on the graft, bone demineralization, fractures, calcifications, and cardiovascular events. In this study we describe the development of cases of severe hyperparathyroidism occurring after renal transplantation.

Modality-specific attention attenuates visual-tactile integration and recalibration effects by reducing prior expectations of a common source for vision and touch.

At any moment in time, streams of information reach the brain through the different senses. Given this wealth of noisy information, it is essential that we select information of relevance - a function fulfilled by attention - and infer its causal structure to eventually take advantage of redundancies across the senses. Yet, the role of selective attention during causal inference in cross-modal perception is unknown.

A high-density scalp EEG dataset acquired during brief naps after a visual working memory task.

There is growing interest in understanding how specific neural events that occur during sleep, including characteristic spindle oscillations between 10 and 16 Hz (Hz), are related to learning and memory. Neural events can be recorded during sleep using the well-known method of scalp electroencephalography (EEG). While publicly available sleep EEG datasets exist, most consist of only a few channels collected in specific patient groups being evaluated overnight for sleep disorders in clinical settings.

Identifying sleep spindles with multichannel EEG and classification optimization.

Researchers classify critical neural events during sleep called spindles that are related to memory consolidation using the method of scalp electroencephalography (EEG). Manual classification is time consuming and is susceptible to low inter-rater agreement. This could be improved using an automated approach.