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Thermo-optic tuning and switching in SOI waveguide Fabry-Perot microcavities
Compact silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguide thermo-optically tunable Fabry-Perot microcavities with silicon/air Bragg mirrors are demonstrated. Quality factors of Q=4,584 are... -
Estimating the nationwide transmission risk of measles in US schools and impa...
Abstract Background The spread of airborne infectious diseases such as measles is a critical public health concern. The U.S. was certified measles-free in 2000, but the number... -
Novel wearable and contactless monitoring devices to identify deteriorating p...
Abstract Background With technological advances, there has been increasing interest in developing contactless and/or non-invasive wearable technologies that continuously monitor... -
Focusing through dynamic scattering media
We demonstrate steady-state focusing of coherent light through dynamic scattering media. The phase of an incident beam is controlled both spatially and temporally using a... -
Single chip lidar with discrete beam steering by digital micromirror device
A novel method of beam steering enables a large field of view and reliable single chip light detection and ranging (lidar) by utilizing a mass-produced digital micromirror... -
Development and application of an automated algorithm to identify a window of...
Abstract Background Some accelerometer studies ask participants to document in a daily log when the device was worn. These logs are used to inform the window of consecutive days... -
Fast generation of holographic optical tweezers by random mask encoding of Fo...
The random mask encoding technique of multiplexing phase-only filters can be easily adapted to the generation of holographic optical tweezers. The result is a direct,... -
Protocol of a systematic review on the application of wearable inertial senso...
Abstract Background People with mobility impairments may have difficulties in everyday life motor activities, and assessing these difficulties is crucial to plan rehabilitation... -
Noninvasive label-free imaging of microhemodynamics by optical-resolution pho...
In vivo microcirculatory imaging facilitates the fundamental understanding of many major diseases. However, existing techniques generally require invasive procedures or... -
Multi-objective optimization framework to obtain model-based guidelines for t...
Abstract Background Model based design plays a fundamental role in synthetic biology. Exploiting modularity, i.e. using biological parts and interconnecting them to build new... -
OptiMouse: a comprehensive open source program for reliable detection and ana...
Abstract Background Accurate determination of mouse positions from video data is crucial for various types of behavioral analyses. While detection of body positions is... -
Robust motion tracking based on adaptive speckle decorrelation analysis of OC...
Speckle decorrelation analysis of optical coherence tomography (OCT) signal has been used in motion tracking. In our previous study, we demonstrated that cross-correlation... -
Subnanometer optical coherence tomographic vibrography
The ability to quantify and visualize submicrometer-scale oscillatory motions of objects in three dimensions has a wide range of application in acoustics, materials sciences,... -
A synthesis of implementation science frameworks and application to global he...
Abstract Background Implementation science has been growing as discipline in the past decades, producing an increasing number of models in the area. On the other hand, most... -
Correlates of mobile screen media use among children aged 0–8: protocol for a...
Abstract Background Childhood is a crucial period for shaping healthy behaviours; however, it currently appears to be dominated by screen time. A large proportion of young... -
Visualization of optical deflection and switching operations by a domain-engi...
An electro-optic device applied as an optical beam deflector and switch at different wavelengths has been built and tested. The electro-optic device is based on... -
Imaging live humans through smoke and flames using far-infrared digital holog...
The ability to see behind flames is a key challenge for the industrial field and particularly for the safety field. Development of new technologies to detect live people through... -
Integrating phenotype ontologies with PhenomeNET
Abstract Background Integration and analysis of phenotype data from humans and model organisms is a key challenge in building our understanding of normal biology and... -
Nanomedicine for drug delivery in South Africa: a protocol for systematic review
Abstract Background The emergence of nanomedicine in the past decade has changed the landscape of disease diagnosis and treatment. Nanomedicine makes use of nanostructures for... -
A framework for value-creating learning health systems
Abstract Background Interest in value-based healthcare, generally defined as providing better care at lower cost, has grown worldwide, and learning health systems (LHSs) have...
