Publications by authors named "M C Tischer"
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a potentially fatal disorder triggered by volatile anesthetics or succinylcholine, inducing a hypermetabolic crisis in susceptible patients. The caffeine-halothane contracture test (CHCT) remains a gold standard for MH detection. The authors describe a pregnant patient with a history of exertional rhabdomyolysis, who required urgent MH screening for administration of MH-triggering anesthetics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFurther evidence of low infection frequencies of Wolbachia in soil arthropod communities.
Infect Genet Evol
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria are largely passed from mother to offspring but also frequently transfer between different species, particularly within similar ecological communities.
- In a study of soil arthropods in a beech forest in Germany, researchers found a low infection rate of Wolbachia at only 12.2%, suggesting that soil habitats may have fewer Wolbachia infections than above-ground environments.
- The study identified Wolbachia strains within three known supergroups and reported the first instance of Wolbachia in Protura, indicating a diverse yet limited presence of these bacteria in soil ecosystems.
Spider orb webs have evolved to stop flying prey, fast and slow alike. One of the main web elements dissipating impact energy is the radial fibers, or major ampullate silks, which possess a toughness surpassing most man-made materials. Orb webs are extended phenotypes, and as such their architectural elements, including major ampullate silks, have been selected to optimize prey capture under the respective environmental conditions.
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- PETRA III at DESY is a top-notch synchrotron radiation source, delivering powerful X-rays for a variety of scientific experiments across many fields.
- It currently operates 25 specialized beamlines and has a storage-ring energy of 6 GeV.
- The planned PETRA IV upgrade will increase brightness significantly, making it an advanced tool for studying biological, chemical, and physical processes, addressing major global challenges.
A New Model Algorithm for Estimating the Inhalation Exposure Resulting from the Spraying of (Semi)-Volatile Binary Liquid Mixtures (SprayEva).
Int J Environ Res Public Health
October 2022
The spraying of liquid multicomponent mixtures is common in many professional and industrial settings. Typical examples are cleaning agents, additives, coatings, and biocidal products. In all of these examples, hazardous substances can be released in the form of aerosols or vapours.
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