Optical fiber SPR Pbsensor with tip-printed Fabry-Perot interferometer for temperature compensation.

Due to the serious biological toxicity and environmental refractory of heavy metal ions, the detection of heavy metal ions in liquids has attracted great attention. A novel fiber optic surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor is presented for detecting lead ions (Pb) with temperature compensation. The sensitivity of SPR channel to Pb is up to -41.

NUPR1 modulates pulmonary embolism progression via smooth muscle cells phenotypic transformation.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the role of Nuclear Protein 1 (NUPR1) in pulmonary embolism (PE) and its impact on the phenotypic transformation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs).

Methods: A PE model was established via autologous pulmonary emboli infusion into the jugular vein. Partial Pressure of Oxygen (PaO2), Oxygenation Index (OI), Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP), and Troponin I (TnI) were measured, and lung tissue was subjected to hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining.

The effect of music therapy on language communication and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Studies have shown that music therapy can be used as a therapeutic aid for clinical disorders. To evaluate the effects of music therapy (MT) on language communication and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a meta-analysis was performed on eligible studies in this field.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted in eight databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library databases, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, the Chinese Biomedical Literature (CBM) Database, and the VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodicals Database.

Gender differences in the functional language networks at birth: a resting-state fNIRS study.

Numerous studies reported inconsistent results concerning gender influences on the functional organization of the brain for language in children and adults. However, data for the gender differences in the functional language networks at birth are sparse. Therefore, we investigated gender differences in resting-state functional connectivity in the language-related brain regions in newborns using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.

Effect of foot reflexology on an infant with sensorineural hearing loss: A case report.

Background: Our study contributes to the further understanding of the mechanism of foot reflexology. Foot reflexology has been reported to affect hearing recovery, but no physiological evidence has been provided. This lack of evidence hampers the acceptance of the technique in clinical practice.

Assessing mental demand in consecutive interpreting: Insights from an fNIRS study.

Consecutive interpreting involves a demanding language task where mental workload (MWL) is crucial for assessing interpreters' performance. An elevated cognitive load in interpreters may lead to the interpretation failures. The widely used NASA-TLX questionnaire effectively measures MWL.

Three-dimensional-printed Fabry-Perot interferometer on an optical fiber tip for a gas pressure sensor.

We demonstrate a three-dimensional (3D)-printed miniature optical fiber-based polymer Fabry-Perot (FP) interferometric pressure sensor based on direct femtosecond laser writing through two-photon polymerization. An unsealed cylinder column with a suspended polymer diaphragm is directly printed on a single-mode fiber tip to form an FP cavity. Here, two FP cavities with different lengths and the same diaphragm thickness (5 µm) are presented.

Research Advances in Microfiber Humidity Sensors.

An overview of the numerous latest research in microfiber humidity sensors is carried out with a specific focus on measurement methods, humidity sensitive materials, probe structures, and sensing properties of different sensors. First, five mainstream measurement structures, including taper, fiber grating, coupler, resonator, and interferometer are reviewed. It is concluded that these measurement structures sense the physicochemical property variations of microfibers or sensitive films and exhibit the change of optical signal when exposed to environment.