MRI-Seed-Wizard: Combining Deep Learning Algorithms with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Enables Advanced Seed Phenotyping.

Evaluation of relevant seed traits is an essential part of most plant breeding and biotechnology programs. There is need for non-destructive, three-dimensional assessment of the morphometry, composition, and internal features of seeds. Here, we introduced a novel tool, MRI-Seed-Wizard, which integrates deep learning algorithms with non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for its use in the new domain - plant MRI.

Mechanical forces orchestrate the metabolism of the developing oilseed rape embryo.

The initial free expansion of the embryo within a seed is at some point inhibited by its contact with the testa, resulting in its formation of folds and borders. Although less obvious, mechanical forces appear to trigger and accelerate seed maturation. However, the mechanistic basis for this effect remains unclear.

[Self-hypnosis training for in-hospital chronic pain patients : A retrolective observational study].

Background: Hypnosis is probably one of the oldest therapies known to man. In the last decades modern hypnosis has mainly been used by psychotherapists; however, hypnosis is becoming increasingly more important as a therapeutic method in medicine. Hypnosis can be used for a variety of medical indications.

Piezotronic Tuning of Potential Barriers in ZnO Bicrystals.

Coupling of magnetic, ferroelectric, or piezoelectric properties with charge transport at oxide interfaces provides the option to revolutionize classical electronics. Here, the modulation of electrostatic potential barriers at tailored ZnO bicrystal interfaces by stress-induced piezoelectric polarization is reported. Specimen design by epitaxial solid-state transformation allows for both optimal polarization vector alignment and tailoring of defect states at a semiconductor-semiconductor interface.

MultiSense: A Multimodal Sensor Tool Enabling the High-Throughput Analysis of Respiration.

The high-throughput analysis of respiratory activity has become an important component of many biological investigations. Here, a technological platform, denoted the "MultiSense tool," is described. The tool enables the parallel monitoring of respiration in 100 samples over an extended time period, by dynamically tracking the concentrations of oxygen (O) and/or carbon dioxide (CO) and/or pH within an airtight vial.

Physiological capacities decline during induced bioprocesses leading to substrate accumulation.

During the cultivation of E. coli for recombinant protein production, substrate accumulation is often observed in induction phase. Uncontrolled substrate accumulation leads to difficulties in transferring or scaling processes and even to failed batches.

Studies on the mechanism of synthesis of ethyl acetate in Kluyveromyces marxianus DSM 5422.

Kluyveromyces marxianus converts whey-borne sugar into ethyl acetate, an environmentally friendly solvent with many applications. K. marxianus DSM 5422 presumably synthesizes ethyl acetate from acetyl-SCoA.

Geriatrics in medical students' curricula: questionnaire-based analysis.

Background: Demographic development is accompanied by an increasingly aging society. Concerning medical education, the treatment of older people as well as the scientific research and exploration of ageing aspects in the coming years need to be considered. Aim of the study was to ascertain medical students' knowledge, interest, and attitudes regarding older patients and geriatric medicine.

Individual and team training with first time users of the Pelvic C-Clamp: do they remember or will we need refresher trainings?

Background: Pelvic ring injuries with associated hemorrhage from the presacral venous plexus are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. The Pelvic C-Clamp is an often discussed, yet seldom used device for both skeletal and hemodynamic stabilization. In a recent study we have addressed this issue and have stressed the importance of regular training sessions with the device.