The accuracy of a non-invasive glucose monitoring device does not depend on clinical characteristics of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

GlucoTrack is a non-invasive device that indirectly measures glucose fluctuation in the earlobe tissue. Thus, its accuracy may be subjected to a time lag between glucose concentration in blood and tissue. This time lag was shown to depend on individual characteristics related to microvascular complications, such as diabetes duration, HbA1c level, and smoking history.

Assessing the Performance of a Noninvasive Glucose Monitor in People with Type 2 Diabetes with Different Demographic Profiles.

Background: Noninvasive glucose-monitoring devices represent an exciting frontier in diabetes research. GlucoTrack® is a noninvasive device that indirectly measures glucose fluctuation in the earlobe tissue. However, GlucoTrack measurements may be susceptible to effects of quasi-stable factors that may be affected by demographic profiles.

Encapsulation of yeast displaying glucose oxidase on their surface in graphene oxide hydrogel scaffolding and its bioactivation.

Yeast displaying glucose oxidase on their surface were encapsulated in a graphene oxide hydrogel. The ability of the modified yeast to reduce graphene oxide by glucose assimilation while maintaining viability was tested with time and deemed suitable for biofuel cell applications.

In Situ fuel processing in a microbial fuel cell.

A microbial fuel cell (MFC) was designed in which fuel is generated in the cell by the enzyme glucoamylase, which is displayed on the surface of yeast. The enzyme digests starch specifically into monomeric glucose units and as a consequence enables further glucose oxidation by microorganisms present in the MFC anode. The oxidative enzyme glucose oxidase was coupled to the glucoamylase digestive enzyme.

Macroalgae in the coral reefs of Eilat (Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea) as a possible indicator of reef degradation.

The current state of health of the coral reefs in the northern Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea), notably the Eilat reefs, is under debate regarding both their exact condition and the causes of degradation. A dearth of earlier data and unequivocal reliable indices are the major problems hinder a clear understanding of the reef state. Our research objective was to examine coral-algal dynamics as a potential cause and an indication of reef degradation.