by | Oct 22, 2019 | Chen, Hong, Dunn, Gavin, Leuthardt, Eric, Petti, Allegra
— Background: The American Brain Tumor Association reports that about 80,000 of the estimated 700,000 Americans that live with a brain tumor have been diagnosed in 2017. The surgery required for a traditional brain tumor biopsy entails making a hole in the skin and skull, placing a needle probe, and r…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Galvin, James, Morris, John, Roe, Catherine
— The AD8 is an 8 question interview tool which distinguishes individuals with very mild dementia from those without dementia, regardless of etiology. The AD8 is based on intraindividual decline and has been demonstrated to be a valid and reliable screening tool for dementia.
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Ozdemir, Sahin, Peng, Bo, Yang, Lan
— A non-reciprocal transmission device based on PT symmetry was previously theorized but never before constructed and shown to work at useful optical wavelengths. The new structure allows creation of the miniaturized optical isolation function without use of the century+ known Faraday effect. Optica…