Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Coupled and Uncoupled HgTe Quantum Dots.

In this article, we study electron dynamics in HgTe quantum dots with a 1.9 μm gap, a material relevant for infrared sensing and emission, using ultrafast spectroscopy with 35 fs time resolution. Experiments have been carried out at several probing photon energies around the gap, which allows us to follow the relaxation path of the photoexcited electrons.

The impact of a ketogenic diet on weight loss, metabolism, body composition and quality of life.

A ketogenic diet (KD) is increasingly debated as a countermeasure against nutrition-related modern diseases. While being immunologically beneficial, KD is still suspected of having severe metabolic side effects and negatively impacting general well-being, which prevents its widespread clinical use. We conducted a prospective pre-post interventional study investigating the effects of an eucaloric KD on metabolism, weight loss, body composition, diet adherence, and quality of life.

Children With CDH are at High Risk for Pectus Excavatum Deformity and Progressive Thoracic Asymmetry: Chest Wall Deformities in CDH Survivors.

Background: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) survivors exhibit an increased risk for developing musculoskeletal anomalies. This prospective long-term cohort study investigates the characteristics, predictors and dynamic changes of different chest wall deformities in a large cohort of CDH patients.

Methods: All children diagnosed with CDH and treated at the University Hospital Mannheim from 2010 to 2023 were included.

Flexible and highly selective NO gas sensor based on direct-ink-writing of eco-friendly graphene oxide for smart wearable application.

Nitrogen dioxide (NO) is a major cause of respiratory disorders in outdoor and indoor environments. Real-time NO monitoring using nonintrusive wearable devices can save lives and provide valuable health data. This study reports a room-temperature, wearable, and flexible smart NO gas sensor fabricated via cost-effective printing technology on a polyimide substrate.

Prime Time or Lyme Time: A Case of Lyme Hepatitis in the Emergency Department.

Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness, is caused by the spirochete . Lyme disease commonly presents with the characteristic erythema migrans rash, fever, malaise, headache, and arthralgias. Some patients may have mild liver manifestations, including abnormal liver function tests (LFTs), hyperbilirubinemia, or granulomatous hepatitis.