Colorado's Health Extension Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-method Evaluation.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activities and impact of Colorado's health extension agents' Regional Health Connectors (RHC) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health extension is gaining momentum across the U.S.

Ureteral Tissue Temperature During Ureteroscopy with Ho:YAG Laser Activation in an In Vivo Porcine Model.

Objective: To measure temperature of the outer ureteral wall and calculate thermal dose with different irrigation and laser power settings during ureteroscopy in a porcine in vivo model.

Methods: The ureters of two porcine subjects were exposed through laparotomy incisions. A length of PFA tubing, with equally spaced windows, was inserted into the ureter through a ureterotomy.

Characterizing stone ablation with the thulium fiber laser: a single-pulse comparison of different pulse durations.

Stone ablation using the thulium fiber laser (TFL) at different pulse duration/peak power or laser fiber-to-stone distances requires further research to understand effective and safe settings. In this study we characterized the vapor bubble anatomy and stone crater morphology at various settings and standoff distances. Optical profiles of 1 J short pulse (SP), 1 J long pulse (LP), 3 J SP, and 2.

Investigation regarding the physiological effects of cobalt on physiological functions in Drosophila, crayfish, and crab: Behavioral, cardiac, neural, and synaptic properties.

Cobalt, a metallic element found naturally in the earth's crust, is essential to survival. It is the active center of cobalamins such as vitamin B12 and is also a micronutrient for bacteria, algae, and fungi. The effects of cobalt (II) chloride (CoCl), the inorganic form of cobalt, are dependent on the dosage.