James Dunning, Raymond Butts, Paul Bliton, Konstantinos Vathrakokoilis, Grant Smith, Chelsea Lineberger, Noah Eshleman, César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, Ian A Young
{"title":"Dry needling and upper cervical spinal manipulation in patients with temporomandibular disorder: A multi-center randomized clinical trial.","authors":"James Dunning, Raymond Butts, Paul Bliton, Konstantinos Vathrakokoilis, Grant Smith, Chelsea Lineberger, Noah Eshleman, César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, Ian A Young","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2022.2062137","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2022.2062137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the effects of dry needling and upper cervical spinal manipulation with interocclusal splint therapy, diclofenac, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) mobilization in patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>One hundred-twenty patients with TMD were randomized to receive six treatment sessions of dry needling plus upper cervical spinal manipulation (n = 62) or interocclusal splint therapy, diclofenac, and joint mobilization to the TMJ (n = 58).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients receiving dry needling and upper cervical spinal manipulation experienced significantly greater reductions in jaw pain intensity over the last 7 days (VAS: F = 23.696; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and active pain-free mouth opening (F = 29.902; <i>p</i> < 0.001) than those receiving interocclusal splint therapy, diclofenac, and TMJ mobilization at the 3-month follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Dry needling and upper cervical spinal manipulation was more effective than interocclusal splint therapy, diclofenac, and TMJ mobilization in patients with TMD.</p>","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"42 1","pages":"809-822"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80593953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephanie N Kramer, Jeanpun Antarasen, Cole R Reinholt, Lydia Kisley
{"title":"A practical guide to light-sheet microscopy for nanoscale imaging: Looking beyond the cell.","authors":"Stephanie N Kramer, Jeanpun Antarasen, Cole R Reinholt, Lydia Kisley","doi":"10.1063/5.0218262","DOIUrl":"10.1063/5.0218262","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a comprehensive guide to light-sheet microscopy (LSM) to assist scientists in navigating the practical implementation of this microscopy technique. Emphasizing the applicability of LSM to image both static microscale and nanoscale features, as well as diffusion dynamics, we present the fundamental concepts of microscopy, progressing through beam profile considerations, to image reconstruction. We outline key practical decisions in constructing a home-built system and provide insight into the alignment and calibration processes. We briefly discuss the conditions necessary for constructing a continuous 3D image and introduce our home-built code for data analysis. By providing this guide, we aim to alleviate the challenges associated with designing and constructing LSM systems and offer scientists new to LSM a valuable resource in navigating this complex field.</p>","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"136 9","pages":"091101"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11380115/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142154063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the equivalence of demagnetization tensors as discrete cell size approaches zero in three-dimensional space.","authors":"Hao Liang, Xinqiang Yan","doi":"10.1063/5.0226603","DOIUrl":"10.1063/5.0226603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The calculation of the demagnetization field is crucial in various disciplines, including magnetic resonance imaging and micromagnetics. A standard method involves discretizing the spatial domain into finite difference cells and using demagnetization tensors to compute the field. Different demagnetization tensors can result in contributions from adjacent cells that do not approach zero, nor do their differences, even as the cell size decreases. This work demonstrates that in three-dimensional space, a specific set of magnetization tensors produces the same total demagnetization field as the Cauchy principal value when the cell size approaches zero. Additionally, we provide a lower bound for the convergence speed, validated through numerical experiments.</p>","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"136 8","pages":"083903"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365609/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of single photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of medication-related osteonecrosis of jaw by new calculated parameters.","authors":"Yoshiyuki Minami, Ichiro Ogura","doi":"10.23736/S1824-4785.22.03483-5","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S1824-4785.22.03483-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to investigate parameters for medication-related osteonecrosis of jaw (MRONJ) patients using the bone SPECT/CT, especially bone mineral-based parameters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty-three patients with MRONJ (43 osteoporosis and 20 bone metastasises) underwent CT, MRI and SPECT/CT. A commercially available software automatically detected lesion area and calculated the quantitative SPECT/CT parameters as bone mineral-based standardized uptake value (SUV).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Regarding stage of MRONJ patients, bone mineral based maximum SUV of stage 3 was significantly higher than stage 1, 2 (P=0.018). Regarding duration of medication therapy, bone mineral based maximum SUV 1 year or more was significantly higher than less than 1 year (P=0.019). Regarding present of periosteal bone proliferation on CT, bone mineral based maximum SUV was significantly higher than those of absent (P=0.029). Regarding spread of soft tissue inflammation on MRI, bone mineral based maximum SUV of 2 or more was significantly higher than those of less than 2 spaces (P=0.025). Regarding blood pool phase imaging with SPECT, bone mineral based maximum SUV of intense uptake was significantly higher than those of decrease uptake (P=0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SPECT/CT bone mineral-based parameters indicated significant difference in staging, dosing period, periosteal bone proliferation on CT, spread of soft tissue inflammation on MRI, and blood phase imaging with SPECT. Bone SPECT/CT bone mineral-based parameters are helpful for the assessment of MRONJ.</p>","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"72 1","pages":"126-132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81748749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minna Laiti, Anni Pakarinen, Heidi Parisod, Mark Hayter, Salla Sariola, Sanna Salanterä
{"title":"Supporting LGBTQ+ Students: A Focus Group Study with Junior High School Nurses.","authors":"Minna Laiti, Anni Pakarinen, Heidi Parisod, Mark Hayter, Salla Sariola, Sanna Salanterä","doi":"10.1177/10598405221086035","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10598405221086035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>LBGTQ+ students often miss the support and information they need in the school nursing, but little is known about junior high school (JHS) nurses' work with LGBTQ+ students. 15 JHS nurses were interviewed in focus groups about their perceptions of supporting LGBTQ+ students. Four interconnected themes were identified with inductive thematic analysis: (1) JHS nurses' professional identity and practice; (2) Recognition of sexual and gender diversity in school; (3) Family acceptance process; and (4) LGBTQ+ students as school nursing clients. JHS nurses self-identified as accepting professionals, but having limited skills, knowledge, and education needed in supporting LGBTQ+ students. Supporting LGBTQ+ students is a complex phenomenon, and to enhance JHS nurses' competence in providing care for these students, sexual and gender diversity needs to be included in evidence-based nursing information sources, covered in nursing education, and the school needs to be secured as LGBTQ+ safe place.</p>","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"78 1","pages":"295-304"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11095055/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81309956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transcutaneous Hitching Sutures in Paediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Novel Technique of \"Assistant Without Port\".","authors":"Sanat Kumar Khanna, Kamal Kishore, Gaurav Panchal","doi":"10.4103/ajps.ajps_103_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ajps.ajps_103_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Transcutaneous hitching sutures in paediatric minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is a unique and rare technique. This technique has been used previously in adult patients undergoing gastric resections and laparoscopic cholecystectomy; however, its use in paediatric population has never been reported in the world literature. The primary objective of this study was to bring out the advantages and feasibility of this technique in minimally invasive gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, urological and thoracoscopic surgeries on paediatric patients.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This retrospective observational study was conducted on 167 paediatric patients who underwent MIS surgery for different indications between April 2016 and March 2020 at two paediatric surgery tertiary care centres.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 167 patients, including 91 boys and 76 girl patients between the age group of new-born period to 12 years were operated. The mean hospital stay was 4 days. Five out of 167 cases (3%) had post-operative surgical emphysema, which resolved spontaneously. At 6-month follow-up, parental satisfaction was 100%, and in 99% of patients, scars were imperceptible.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This versatile technique is of exemplary utility, especially in paediatric patients where there is a paucity of working space at low intra-abdominal pressure, and eases the dissection even in narrow and closed spaces with a better functional and cosmetic outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"128 1","pages":"81-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11003575/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70660350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanjay A Gupte, Manju Kurup, Shweta M Jangam, Preeti Arora, Sarjan S Shah
{"title":"Newborn Genetic Screening: Significance in Early Diagnosis of an Infant with Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome-6.","authors":"Sanjay A Gupte, Manju Kurup, Shweta M Jangam, Preeti Arora, Sarjan S Shah","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01770-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01770-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"42 1","pages":"176-178"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065833/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80590660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sean M. Stafford, Alexander Aduenko, Marcus Djokic, Yu-Hsiu Lin, Jose L. Mendoza-Cortes
{"title":"Transforming materials discovery for artificial photosynthesis: High-throughput screening of earth-abundant semiconductors","authors":"Sean M. Stafford, Alexander Aduenko, Marcus Djokic, Yu-Hsiu Lin, Jose L. Mendoza-Cortes","doi":"10.1063/5.0178907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0178907","url":null,"abstract":"We present a highly efficient workflow for designing semiconductor structures with specific physical properties, which can be utilized for a range of applications, including photocatalytic water splitting. Our algorithm generates candidate structures composed of earth-abundant elements that exhibit optimal light-trapping, high efficiency in H2 and/or O2 production, and resistance to reduction and oxidation in aqueous media. To achieve this, we use an ionic translation model trained on the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database to predict over 30 000 undiscovered semiconductor compositions. These predictions are then screened for redox stability under hydrogen evolution reaction or oxygen evolution reaction conditions before generating thermodynamically stable crystal structures and calculating accurate bandgap values for the compounds. Our approach results in the identification of dozens of promising semiconductor candidates with ideal properties for artificial photosynthesis, offering significant advancement toward the conversion of sunlight into chemical fuels.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139481702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A hybrid plasma model for Cr thin film deposition by deep oscillation magnetron sputtering","authors":"J. Y. Gao, F. Ferreira, M. K. Lei","doi":"10.1063/5.0179553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0179553","url":null,"abstract":"A time-dependent hybrid plasma model composed of a zero-dimensional global model and a two-dimensional fluid model is proposed for simulation of plasma chemistry and transportation of plasma during Cr thin film deposition by deep oscillation magnetron sputtering (DOMS). The global model deals with plasma reactions in the ionization region near the target with discharge voltage and current waveforms as inputs. The temporal plasma characteristics calculated by the global model are utilized as a boundary condition for the two-dimensional fluid model to simulate high-density plasma transportation in the diffusion region through the entire macropulse period. The full momentum equation taking inertia force into consideration is applied for ion momentum conservation in the fluid model instead of using the drift-diffusion approximation, which ensures validity of the simulation for low-pressure plasmas. The deposition flux as well as the kinetic and potential energy fluxes transferred to the growing films are calculated by the hybrid model. Microstructure evolution of the DOMS deposited Cr thin films from zone I to zone T is attributed to the growing kinetic and potential energies as the charging voltage increases according to the structure zone diagram. The deposition rate loss in DOMS is explained by the back attraction effect, sputtering yield effect, and densification of the films.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139481968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xuefeng Li, Elizabeth DeJong, Rob Armitage, Daniel Feezell
{"title":"Multiple-carrier-lifetime model for carrier dynamics in InGaN/GaN LEDs with a non-uniform carrier distribution","authors":"Xuefeng Li, Elizabeth DeJong, Rob Armitage, Daniel Feezell","doi":"10.1063/5.0184456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0184456","url":null,"abstract":"We introduce a multiple-carrier-lifetime model (MCLM) for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with non-uniform carrier distribution, such as in multiple-quantum-well (MQW) structures. By employing the MCLM, we successfully explain the modulation response of V-pit engineered MQW LEDs, which exhibit an S21 roll-off slower than −20 dB/decade. Using the proposed model and employing a gradient descent method, we extract effective recombination and escape lifetimes by averaging the carrier behavior across the quantum wells. Our results reveal slower effective carrier recombination and escape in MQW LEDs compared with LEDs emitting from a single QW, indicating the advantages of lower carrier density achieved through V-pit engineering. Notably, the effective carrier recombination time is more than one order of magnitude lower than the effective escape lifetime, suggesting that most carriers in the quantum wells recombine, while the escape process remains weak. To ensure the reliability and robustness of the MCLM, we subject it to a comprehensive threefold validation process. This work confirms the positive impact of spreading carriers into several quantum wells through V-pit engineering. In addition, the MCLM is applicable to other LEDs with a non-uniform carrier distribution, such as micro-LEDs with significant surface recombination and non-uniform lateral carrier profiles.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139481973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}