Background The blood brain barrier (BBB) limits effective treatment for cerebellar diseases. Region-specific parameterization and safety data for MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) BBB opening (BBBO) in the cerebellum are scarce. The goal of this study is to establish safety and feasibility of cerebellar BBBO for antibody delivery. Methods Mice received i.v. AF680 IgG and microbubbles immediately prior to sonication at 0.3...

Predicting wildfires using Machine Learning models is relevant and essential to minimize wildfire threats to protect human lives and reduce significant property damage. Reliance on traditional wildfire indices for forecasting wildfires has failed to provide the expected prediction outcomes, resulting in limited application of these models. Thus, this research compares the outcome of wildfire forecasting using fire danger ratin...

Underwater acoustic (UWA) network protocol design is a challenging task due to several factors, such as slow propagation of acoustic waves, low frequency bandwidth and high bit error and frame error rates often encountered in real UWA environments. In this paper, we consider the design of a robust and scalable data gathering protocol for UWA sensor networks (UASNs), focusing on practical considerations and lessons learnt from...

We investigated the extent to which leaf and root respiration ( R ) differ in their response to short‐ and long‐term changes in temperature in several contrasting plant species (herbs, grasses, shrubs and trees) that differ in inherent relative growth rate (RGR, increase in mass per unit starting mass and time). Two experiments were conducted using hydroponically grown plants. In the long‐term (LT) acclimation experiment, 16 s...