The main idea behind the presented work is to extend the dispersion scan (d-scan) technique to measuring the time-dependent polarization state of ultrashort laser pulses. For demonstration, a rapidly varying polarization state, i.e. a polarization gate, was created from ultrashort pulses with a duration of 6 fs using a combination of wave plates. The time-dependent variation of the polarization wa

In the present study, we demonstrate an acoustofluidic trapping technique based on the standing bulk acoustic waves (S-BAW) generated inside a uniquely designed chamber - the 'shaped trap' that enables the particle to experience the axial primary radiation force (A-PRF) along the flow direction as the main trapping force.

Background: Impaired gait can precede dementia. The associations between gait parameters and brain pathologies are therefore of interest. Objective: To explore how different brain pathologies (i.e., vascular and Alzheimer's) are associated with specific gait parameters from various gait components in persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), who have an increased risk of developing dementia. M

Digital practices in later life are not yet well understood. Therefore, this paper discusses the framework for a research design project that aims at tracing differences and similarities in how older adults use their smartphones in circumstances in and outside their homes in Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada. The research questions of this international research project focus on the exten

Methods to involve users in design have long been used to create relevant content and increase the accuracy of product development. Demographic trends have raised the issue of the needs and demands of older people, especially with regard to digitization. In contrast to the high number of publications discussing the importance of involving people in the design of their daily life, very few publicat

In this study, we explore the constitution of user representations of robots in design practice. Using the results of ethnographic research in two robot laboratories, we show how user representations emerge in and are entangled with design activities. Our study speaks to the growing popularity of and investment in robotics, robots and other forms of artificial intelligence. Scholars in Science and

This article introduces a new method to design with older people: unfettered design. We discuss three points of concern with existing methods of involving older users: unspecific design outcomes, prejudiced views on older users, and underlying power asymmetries, which can diminish the innovative capacities of the older adults involved. To overcome these issues, we argue for the benefits of adoptin

Background and Objectives: There is a lack of understanding of how older adults' involvement and participation matters in actual design practice. This systematic literature review investigates existing empirical studies involving older users during the design of technologies and explores the nature and consequences of involving older people. Research Design and Methods: Our literature review is in

This article critically interrogates how participation is practiced during the design process. We present the findings of three different configurations of participatory design workshops, each involving a different stakeholder group (age researchers, care experts and older adults). Building on insights from Science and Technology Studies (STS), we reveal how, in design practice, different configur

Involving older people through co-design has become increasingly attractive as an approach to develop technologies for them. However, less attention has been paid to the internal dynamics and localized socio-material arrangements that enact this method in practice. In this paper, we show how the outcomes that can be achieved with user involvement often pertain to learning, but their content can di

This paper explores user involvement in company practice as a method that is both contingent and transformative. Drawing on ethnographic research in a small- to medium-sized care technology company, we trace how user involvement is enacted in diverse forms to resolve, deal with, and circumvent the frictions and tensions surrounding it. While encompassing similar types of configuration work, these

Un-doped and Cr-doped WC-10 vol% Co cemented carbides with a WC grain size of 1.4 μm have been investigated before and after hot compressive creep tests under an applied load of 900 MPa at 1000 °C and 300 MPa at 1100 °C. The Cr-doped material showed a much higher creep resistance at 1000 °C and a somewhat higher creep resistance at 1100 °C than the un-doped material. Quantitative microscopy showed

Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) affects over 300,000 individuals per year in the United States with poor survival rates overall. A remarkable 5-fold difference in survival-to-hospital discharge rates exist across United States communities. Methods: We conducted a study using qualitative research methods comparing the system of care across sites in Michigan communities with varyin

The development of monoclonal antibody therapies targeting specific components of the pathways relevant to asthma pathophysiology has revolutionized treatment of severe asthma both in adults and children and helped to further unravel the heterogeneity of this disease. However, the availability of multiple agents, often with overlapping eligibility criteria, creates a need for pragmatic guidance fo

Background: Associations between different cancer types are known. The affirmation of the risk for non-ovarian cancer after ovarian borderline tumors (BOT) is, however, sparse. Aim: To analyze the risk of subsequent or simultaneous cancers in women with BOTs compared with the general female Swedish population. Methods: An open cohort study (1995–2018) was conducted where a diagnosis of BOTs as wel

We present a microchannel-based adaption of density-gradient centrifugation that allows the instantaneous, precise, and repeatable generation of a 1-dimensional mass-density gradient and determination of single-cell densities with integrated mass-density calibration.

Background: Gene expression (GEX) signatures in breast cancer provide prognostic information, but little is known about their predictive value for tamoxifen treatment. We examined the tamoxifen-predictive value and prognostic effects of different GEX signatures in premenopausal women with early breast cancer. Methods: RNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor tissue from premenopausal women

This study aims to compare two methods for the identification of anatomical and mechanical motor unit (MU) properties through the integration of high-density surface electromyography (HDsEMG) and ultrafast ultrasound (UUS). The two approaches rely on a combined analysis of the firing pattern of active MUs, identified from HDsEMG, and tissue velocity sequences of the muscle cross-section, obtained

The availability of broadband extreme ultraviolet light sources allows for investigation of electron wave-packets from high lying bound states in atoms [1,2]. The dynamics of these states can be mapped out in the ionization continuum with an overlapping infrared field, which may also uncover new, light induced, dressed states [3]. Here, we carry out a complete characterization of these electron wa