Fluorescence spectra of single terrylene molecules adsorbed on hexagonal boron nitride flakes were recorded at cryogenic temperatures. The pure electronic transitions of terrylene molecules are spread over a broad energy scale from 570 to 610 nm. Surprisingly, peaks in the vibrationally resolved fluorescence spectrum show intensity variations of ≤20-fold between molecules.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCatatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome characterised by abnormal psychomotor disturbance, which poses a diagnostic and treatment challenge to clinicians. It is a life-threatening condition in its severe form, termed malignant and characterised by hyperthermia and autonomic disturbances. Early recognition and treatment are important in its management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this article 10 important questions for physicians and other health care providers who are confronted with death during practice of their profession are answered. In the vast majority of cases, the attending physician can perform postmortem examination of those deceased. This article describes how an postmortem examination should be carried out correctly, what to do in unclear circumstances surrounding death and when an unnatural death should be considered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRegulators worldwide introduce measures to improve energy consumption and reduce greenhouse emissions of road vehicles. The present study focuses on the impacts of passenger car carbon dioxide (CO) and fuel efficiency measures, attempting to evaluate their effectiveness using vehicle and fleet modelling. To obtain a robust counterfactual result, two regions are compared as a case study: the European Union (EU), where CO emissions have been regulated for over fifteen years, and Australia, a region that recently introduced such a policy element.
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