Abstract:
A kit for detecting urothelial carcinoma is provided. The kit includes at least one primer or probe for detecting one or more miRNAs, and the one or more miRNAs are selected from the group consisting of miR-19b-1, miR-636, miR-150, miR-155, miR-183, miR-378, miR-210, miR-487, and combinations thereof. A method for detecting urothelial carcinoma is also provided. The method includes detecting the expression level(s) of one or more miRNAs in a sample of a subject, and the one or more miRNAs are selected from the group consisting of miR-19b-1, miR-636, miR-150, miR-155, miR-183, miR-378, miR-210, miR-487, and combinations thereof.
Abstract:
An optical tomography imaging system includes a signal generator, at least one light emitter, at least one light receiver, a signal processor, and an image processor. The signal generator is configured to generate a periodic signal and a reference signal. The light emitter is configured to be activated by the periodic signal to generate an optical signal passing through an object under test. The light receiver is configured to receive and convert the optical signal passing through the object under test into an electrical signal. The signal processor is configured to generate a comparison signal according to the electrical signal and the reference signal. The image processor is configured to acquire a plurality of disassembled sine waves from the comparison signal and generate a reconstructed image according to the disassembled sine waves.
Abstract:
A sound-absorbing mask is configured for covering a mouth. The sound-absorbing mask includes a covering body, a ventilation structure and a sound-absorbing portion. The covering body has a first chamber, a first and a second openings. The first chamber communicates with the first and the second openings. The first opening corresponds to the mouth. The ventilation structure is disposed at the second opening and has a second chamber, a third and a fourth openings. The second chamber communicates with the third and the fourth openings. The fourth opening is away from the first opening. The ventilation structure includes a plate disposed in the second chamber. The plate has a functioning surface facing the third opening. An edge of the plate and an inner wall of the ventilation structure have a gap in between. The sound-absorbing portion is disposed between the ventilation structure and the first opening.
Abstract:
A magnetic resonance imaging white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method and system are disclosed herein. The white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method includes receiving and storing a FLAIR MRI image, a spin-lattice relaxation time weighted MRI image, and a diffusion weighted MRI image. Registration and fusion are preformed, and a white matter mask is determined. An intersection image of the FLAIR MRI image and the white matter mask is taken, a first region is determined after normalizing the intersection image, a cerebral infarct region is removed from the first image through the diffusion weighted MRI image, and then a determination is made as to whether to remove a remaining region in order to form a white matter hyperintensities region in the FLAIR MRI image.
Abstract:
A method for preparing luminescent diamond particles (e.g., fluorescent nanodiamonds). The method includes irradiating diamond particles with an ion beam and heating the irradiated diamond particles in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature between 600 and 1000° C. The diamond particles have a diameter of 1 nm to 1 mm and the ion beam has a kinetic energy of 1 KeV to 900 MeV. Also disclosed are luminescent diamond particles prepared by this method and methods of using them.
Abstract:
A method for profiling proteins in a biological sample by mixing the sample and a diamond-based composition. The diamond-based composition includes a diamond crystallite having a surface that contains chemically derivatized surface groups and a polymer having a plurality of functional groups non-covalently bound to the surface groups. Proteins in the sample are mixed with and allowed to bind to the diamond-based composition. The bound proteins are then profiled.
Abstract:
A diamond-based composition that contains (1) a diamond crystallite having chemically derivatized surface groups, and (2) a polymer having functional groups, in which a portion of the functional groups bind to the chemically derivatized surface groups non-covalently. Also disclosed are methods of using such composition for analyzing a biological sample by determining the identity of biomolecules bound to the composition.
Abstract:
A nanoparticle ion detector includes an ion trap that receives charged particles ejected from a mass selection device. A laser beam illuminates the particles to induce fluorescence, which is detected by the photon detector. Particles are periodically dumped from the ion trap. A mass spectrum of the charged particles can be obtained by comparing signals from the photon detector with the particle ejection characteristics of the mass selection device.
Abstract:
A mass spectrometer that includes an ion source, an ion trap, and a light detection module. The ion trap has two end-cap electrodes and a ring electrode. The ring electrode is positioned relative to the end-cap electrodes to confine a charged particle from the ion source within a confinement region when an audio frequency voltage having a first amplitude is applied between the ring electrode and the two end-cap electrodes. The charged particle is ejected from the ion trap when the audio frequency voltage increases to a second amplitude. The light detection module includes a light source that illuminates the ejected particle and a light detector that detects light scattered from the ejected particle.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an analyzer for predicting a prognosis of cancer radiotherapy, including a detection device and an arithmetic device. In a specimen, expression levels of a plurality of microRNAs (miRNAs) can be detected by the detection device. The miRNAs includes hsa-miR-130a-3p, hsa-miR-215-5p, hsa-miR-29a-3p, hsa-let-7b-5p, hsa-miR-19b-3p, hsa-miR-374a-5p and hsa-miR-148a-3p. The expression levels of miRNAs can be analyzed by the arithmetic device using logistic regression, and the analyzed values can be used to determine that the prognosis of cancer radiotherapy is poor or good.