Comparison of trunk muscle exercises in supine position during short arm centrifugation with 1 g at centre of mass and upright in 1 g.

Spaceflight is associated with reduced antigravitational muscle activity, which results in trunk muscle atrophy and may contribute to post-flight postural and spinal instability. Exercise in artificial gravity (AG) performed short-arm human centrifugation (SAHC) is a promising multi-organ countermeasure, especially to mitigate microgravity-induced postural muscle atrophy. Here, we compared trunk muscular activity (mm.

Dibenzo[a,e]Cyclooctatetraene-Functionalized Polymers as Potential Battery Electrode Materials.

Organic redox polymers are attractive electrode materials for more sustainable rechargeable batteries. To obtain full-organic cells with high operating voltages, redox polymers with low potentials (<2 V versus Li|Li ) are required for the negative electrode. Dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctatetraene (DBCOT) is a promising redox-active group in this respect, since it can be reversibly reduced in a two-electron process at potentials below 1 V versus Li|Li .

Prognostic value of [F]FDG-PET/CT in multiple myeloma patients before and after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Purpose: Despite improved treatment options, multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) using F-2'-deoxy-2'-fluorodeoxyglucose ([F]FDG) in MM patients shortly before and ~100 days after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT).

Methods: In this retrospective analysis, we evaluated [F]FDG-PET/CT-scans of 45 heavily pre-treated MM patients before and 27 patients after scheduled allo-HCT.

Evaluation of Cyclooctatetraene-Based Aliphatic Polymers as Battery Materials: Synthesis, Electrochemical, and Thermal Characterization Supported by DFT Calculations.

Organic electrode materials for rechargeable batteries are becoming a viable alternative for existing technologies. In particular, redox polymers have shown great performances. While many cathode-active derivatives are known, the development of their anode-active counterparts, required for the design of full-organic batteries, lacks behind.

Thianthrene-functionalized polynorbornenes as high-voltage materials for organic cathode-based dual-ion batteries.

Thianthrene-functionalized polynorbornenes were investigated as high-voltage organic cathode materials for dual-ion cells. The polymers show reversible oxidation reactions in solution and as a solid in composite electrodes. Constant current investigations displayed a capacity of up to 66 mA h g(-1) at a high potential of 4.