TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Ortner, Marion
A1  - Conradi, Anna
A1  - Hacker, Patricia
A1  - Hauser, Christine
A1  - Günthner, Roman
A1  - Moser, Michaela
A1  - Muggenthaler, Claudia
A1  - Diehl-Schmid, Janine
A1  - Priller, Josef
A1  - Schmaderer, Christoph
A1  - Grimmer, Timo
T1  - Altered retinal cerebral vessel oscillation frequencies in Alzheimer's disease compatible with impaired amyloid clearance
JF  - Neurobiology of Aging
N2  - Retinal vessels are similar to cerebral vessels in their structure and function. Moderately low oscillation frequencies of around 0.1 Hz have been reported as the driving force for paravascular drainage in gray matter in mice and are known as the frequencies of lymphatic vessels in humans. We aimed to elucidate whether retinal vessel oscillations are altered in Alzheimer's disease (AD) at the stage of dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Seventeen patients with mild-to-moderate dementia due to AD (ADD); 23 patients with MCI due to AD, and 18 cognitively healthy controls (HC) were examined using Dynamic Retinal Vessel Analyzer. Oscillatory temporal changes of retinal vessel diameters were evaluated using mathematical signal analysis. Especially at moderately low frequencies around 0.1 Hz, arterial oscillations in ADD and MCI significantly prevailed over HC oscillations and correlated with disease severity. The pronounced retinal arterial vasomotion at moderately low frequencies in the ADD and MCI groups would be compatible with the view of a compensatory upregulation of paravascular drainage in AD and strengthen the amyloid clearance hypothesis.
KW  - Alzheimer's disease
KW  - Retinal vessel analysis
KW  - Vasomotions
KW  - Pulsations
KW  - Mild cognitive impairment
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.08.012
SN  - 0197-4580
VL  - 120
SP  - 117
EP  - 127
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Svetlova, O. V.
A1  - Makarov, F. N.
A1  - Zaseeva, M. V.
T1  - Morfologicheskie i funktsional'nye osobennosti resnichnogo poiaska khrustalika kak kliuchevogo ispolnitel'nogo zvena v mekhanizme akkommodatsii glaza cheloveka = Morpho-functional characteristics of lens ciliary body as a key mechanism of accommodation in
JF  - Morfologiia (Saint Petersburg, Russia). 123 (2003), H. 3
Y1  - 2003
SN  - 1026-3543
N1  - Original in Russisch, English abstract
SP  - 7
EP  - 16
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Svetlova, O. V.
A1  - Sourjikov, A. V.
A1  - Zaseeva, M. V.
T1  - Biomechanical peculiarities of aqueous humor production system and outflow regulation system / Svetlova, O. V. ; Sourjikov, A. V. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Zaseeva, M. V. ; Shukhaev, S. V. ; Koshitz, I. N.
JF  - Glaukoma (2004)
Y1  - 2004
N1  - Original in Russisch
SP  - 66
EP  - 76
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Svetlova, O. V.
A1  - Stegaev, V. A.
A1  - Parkhomov, S. D.
T1  - Biomechanical substantiation of relatively low efficiency of recurrent laser trabeculoplasty / Svetlova, O. V. ; Stagaev, V. A. ; Parkhomov, S. D. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Makarov, F. N. ;  Smolnikov, B. A. ; Koshitz, I. N.
JF  - Glaukoma (2004)
Y1  - 2004
N1  - Original in Russisch
SP  - 29
EP  - 39
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Vilser, Walthatd
A1  - Nagel, Edgar
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Retinal vessel reaction in response to chromatic flickering light / Kotliar, Konstantin E. ; Vilser, Walthard ; Nagel, Edgar ; Lanzl, Ines M.
JF  - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 242 (2004), H. 5
Y1  - 2004
SN  - 1435-702X
SP  - 377
EP  - 392
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Zierke, S.
A1  - Wulfen, B. van
A1  - Clemens, J.
A1  - Konstantinidis, K.
A1  - Ameres, G.
A1  - Hoffmann, R.
A1  - Mikucki, J.
A1  - Tulaczyk, S.
A1  - Funke, O.
A1  - Blandfort, D.
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Francke, Gero
A1  - Hiecker, S.
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Schöngarth, Sarah
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Eliseev, D.
A1  - Heinen, D.
A1  - Scholz, F.
A1  - Wiebusch, C.
A1  - Macht, S.
A1  - Bestmann, U.
A1  - Reineking, T.
A1  - Zetzsche, C.
A1  - Schill, K.
A1  - Förstner, R.
A1  - Niedermeier, H.
A1  - Szumski, A.
A1  - Eissfeller, B.
A1  - Naumann, U.
A1  - Helbing, K.
T1  - Navigation technology for exploration of glacier ice with maneuverable melting probes
JF  - Cold Regions Science and Technology
N2  - The Saturnian moon Enceladus with its extensive water bodies underneath a thick ice sheet cover is a potential candidate for extraterrestrial life. Direct exploration of such extraterrestrial aquatic ecosystems requires advanced access and sampling technologies with a high level of autonomy. A new technological approach has been developed as part of the collaborative research project Enceladus Explorer (EnEx). The concept is based upon a minimally invasive melting probe called the IceMole. The force-regulated, heater-controlled IceMole is able to travel along a curved trajectory as well as upwards. Hence, it allows maneuvers which may be necessary for obstacle avoidance or target selection. Maneuverability, however, necessitates a sophisticated on-board navigation system capable of autonomous operations. The development of such a navigational system has been the focal part of the EnEx project. The original IceMole has been further developed to include relative positioning based on in-ice attitude determination, acoustic positioning, ultrasonic obstacle and target detection integrated through a high-level sensor fusion. This paper describes the EnEx technology and discusses implications for an actual extraterrestrial mission concept.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.11.006
SN  - 0165-232X
IS  - 123
SP  - 53
EP  - 70
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kozhalakova, A. A.
A1  - Zhubanova, Azhar A.
A1  - Mansurov, Z. A.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Tazhibayeva, S. M.
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
T1  - Adsorption of bacterial lipopolysaccharides on carbonized rice shell
JF  - Science of Central Asia (2010)
Y1  - 2010
SP  - 50
EP  - 54
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Krämer, Stefan
A1  - Daab, Dominique Jonas
A1  - Müller, Brigitte
A1  - Wagner, Tobias
A1  - Baader, Fabian
A1  - Hessel, Joana
A1  - Gdalewitsch, Georg
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Wahle, Michael
A1  - Gierse, Andreas
A1  - Vetter, Rudolf
A1  - Pfützenreuter, Lysan
T1  - Development and flight-testing of a system to isolate vibrations for microgravity experiments on sounding rockets
JF  - 21st ESA Symposium on Rocket and Balloon Research
Y1  - 2013
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kuchler, Timon
A1  - Günthner, Roman
A1  - Ribeiro, Andrea
A1  - Hausinger, Renate
A1  - Streese, Lukas
A1  - Wöhnl, Anna
A1  - Kesseler, Veronika
A1  - Negele, Johanna
A1  - Assali, Tarek
A1  - Carbajo-Lozoya, Javier
A1  - Lech, Maciej
A1  - Adorjan, Kristina
A1  - Stubbe, Hans Christian
A1  - Hanssen, Henner
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Haller, Berhard
A1  - Heemann, Uwe
A1  - Schmaderer, Christoph
T1  - Persistent endothelial dysfunction in post-COVID-19 syndrome and its associations with symptom severity and chronic inflammation
N2  - Background
Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) is a lingering disease with ongoing symptoms such as fatigue and cognitive impairment resulting in a high impact on the daily life of patients. Understanding the pathophysiology of PCS is a public health priority, as it still poses a diagnostic and treatment challenge for physicians.

Methods
In this prospective observational cohort study, we analyzed the retinal microcirculation using Retinal Vessel Analysis (RVA) in a cohort of patients with PCS and compared it to an age- and gender-matched healthy cohort (n = 41, matched out of n = 204).

Measurements and main results
PCS patients exhibit persistent endothelial dysfunction (ED), as indicated by significantly lower venular flicker-induced dilation (vFID; 3.42% ± 1.77% vs. 4.64% ± 2.59%; p = 0.02), narrower central retinal artery equivalent (CRAE; 178.1 [167.5–190.2] vs. 189.1 [179.4–197.2], p = 0.01) and lower arteriolar-venular ratio (AVR; (0.84 [0.8–0.9] vs. 0.88 [0.8–0.9], p = 0.007). When combining AVR and vFID, predicted scores reached good ability to discriminate groups (area under the curve: 0.75). Higher PCS severity scores correlated with lower AVR (R = − 0.37 p = 0.017). The association of microvascular changes with PCS severity were amplified in PCS patients exhibiting higher levels of inflammatory parameters.

Conclusion
Our results demonstrate that prolonged endothelial dysfunction is a hallmark of PCS, and impairments of the microcirculation seem to explain ongoing symptoms in patients. As potential therapies for PCS emerge, RVA parameters may become relevant as clinical biomarkers for diagnosis and therapy management.
KW  - Endothelial dysfunction
KW  - Long COVID
KW  - Post-COVID-19 syndrome
KW  - retinal microvasculature
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10456-023-09885-6
N1  - Corresponding author: Christoph Schmaderer
VL  - 26
SP  - 547
EP  - 563
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kuerten, David
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Fuest, Matthias
A1  - Walter, Peter
A1  - Hollstein, Muriel
A1  - Plange, Niklas
ED  - Neri, Piergiorgio
T1  - Does hemispheric vascular regulation differ significantly in glaucoma patients with altitudinal visual field asymmetry? A single-center, prospective study
JF  - International Ophthalmology
N2  - Purpose Vascular risk factors and ocular perfusion are heatedly discussed in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. The retinal vessel analyzer (RVA, IMEDOS Systems, Germany) allows noninvasive measurement of retinal vessel regulation. Significant differences especially in the veins between healthy subjects and patients suffering from glaucoma were previously reported. In this pilot-study we investigated if localized vascular regulation is altered in glaucoma patients with altitudinal visual field defect asymmetry. Methods 15 eyes of 12 glaucoma patients with advanced altitudinal visual field defect asymmetry were included. The mean defect was calculated for each hemisphere separately (-20.99 ± 10.49 pro- found hemispheric visual field defect vs -7.36 ± 3.97 dB less profound hemisphere). After pupil dilation, RVA measurements of retinal arteries and veins were conducted using the standard protocol. The superior and inferior retinal vessel reactivity were measured consecutively in each eye. Results Significant differences were recorded in venous vessel constriction after flicker light stimulation and overall amplitude of the reaction (p \ 0.04 and p \ 0.02 respectively) in-between the hemispheres spheres. Vessel reaction was higher in the hemisphere corresponding to the more advanced visual field defect. Arterial diameters reacted similarly, failing to reach statistical significance. Conclusion Localized retinal vessel regulation is significantly altered in glaucoma patients with asymmetri altitudinal visual field defects. Veins supplying the hemisphere concordant to a less profound visual field defect show diminished diameter changes. Vascular dysregulation might be particularly important in early glaucoma stages prior to a significant visual field defect.
KW  - Glaucoma
KW  - Visual field asymmetry
KW  - Ocular blood flow
KW  - RVA
KW  - Vascular response
Y1  - 2021
SN  - 1573-2630
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10792-021-01876-0
VL  - 41
IS  - 41
SP  - 3109
EP  - 3119
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kurulgan Demirci, Eylem
A1  - Demirci, T.
A1  - Trzewik, Jürgen
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Karakulah, G.
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Sakizli, M.
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
T1  - Genome-Wide Gene Expression Analysis of NIH 3T3 Cell Line Under Mechanical Stimulation
JF  - Cellular and molecular bioengineering. 4 (2011), H. 1
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1865-5025
SP  - 46
EP  - 55
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kurulgan Demirci, Eylem
A1  - Demirci, Taylan
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Trzewik, Jürgen
A1  - Gierkowski, Jessica Ricarda
A1  - Gossmann, Matthias
A1  - Kayser, Peter
A1  - Porst, Dariusz
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
T1  - rhAPC reduces the endothelial cell permeability via a decrease of contractile tensions induced by endothelial cells
JF  - Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
N2  - All cells generate contractile tension. This strain is crucial for mechanically controlling the cell shape, function and survival. In this study, the CellDrum technology quantifying cell's (the cellular) mechanical tension on a pico-scale was used to investigate the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on human aortic endothelial cell (HAoEC) tension. The LPS effect during gram-negative sepsis on endothelial cells is cell contraction causing endothelium permeability increase. The aim was to finding out whether recombinant activated protein C (rhAPC) would reverse the endothelial cell response in an in-vitro sepsis model. In this study, the established in-vitro sepsis model was confirmed by interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels at the proteomic and genomic levels by ELISA, real time-PCR and reactive oxygen species (ROS) activation by florescence staining. The thrombin cellular contraction effect on endothelial cells was used as a positive control when the CellDrum technology was applied. Additionally, the Ras homolog gene family, member A (RhoA) mRNA expression level was checked by real time-PCR to support contractile tension results. According to contractile tension results, the mechanical predominance of actin stress fibers was a reason of the increased endothelial contractile tension leading to enhanced endothelium contractility and thus permeability enhancement. The originality of this data supports firstly the basic measurement principles of the CellDrum technology and secondly that rhAPC has a beneficial effect on sepsis influenced cellular tension. The technology presented here is promising for future high-throughput cellular tension analysis that will help identify pathological contractile tension responses of cells and prove further cell in-vitro models.
KW  - Cell permeability
KW  - Cellular force
KW  - Endothelial cells
KW  - Recombinant activated protein C
KW  - Lipopolysaccharide
KW  - Contractile tension
KW  - CellDrum
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiosc.2012.03.019
SN  - 1347-4421
VL  - 113
IS  - 2
SP  - 212
EP  - 219
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kurulgan Demirci, Eylem
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Demirci, Taylan
A1  - Trzewik, Jürgen
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
T1  - Contractile tension of endothelial cells: An LPS based in-vitro sepsis model
JF  - IUBMB Life. 61 (2009), H. 3
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1521-6543
N1  - Abstracts: Turkish Society of Molecular Medicine, Third International Congress of Molecular Medicine, May 5-8, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey
SP  - 307
EP  - 308
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kurz, R.
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Trzewik, Jürgen
A1  - Rüffer, M.
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Rothermel, A.
A1  - Robitzki, A.
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
T1  - Contractile tension and beating rates of self-exciting monolayers and 3D-tissue constructs of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes
JF  - Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing
N2  - The CellDrum technology (The term 'CellDrum technology' includes a couple of slightly different technological setups for measuring lateral mechanical tension in various types of cell monolayers or 3D-tissue constructs) was designed to quantify the contraction rate and mechanical tension of self-exciting cardiac myocytes. Cells were grown either within flexible, circular collagen gels or as monolayer on top of respective 1-mum thin silicone membranes. Membrane and cells were bulged outwards by air pressure. This biaxial strain distribution is rather similar the beating, blood-filled heart. The setup allowed presetting the mechanical residual stress level externally by adjusting the centre deflection, thus, mimicking hypertension in vitro. Tension was measured as oscillating differential pressure change between chamber and environment. A 0.5-mm thick collagen-cardiac myocyte tissue construct induced after 2 days of culturing (initial cell density 2 x 10(4) cells/ml), a mechanical tension of 1.62 +/- 0.17 microN/mm(2). Mechanical load is an important growth regulator in the developing heart, and the orientation and alignment of cardiomyocytes is stress sensitive. Therefore, it was necessary to develop the CellDrum technology with its biaxial stress-strain distribution and defined mechanical boundary conditions. Cells were exposed to strain in two directions, radially and circumferentially, which is similar to biaxial loading in real heart tissues. Thus, from a biomechanical point of view, the system is preferable to previous setups based on uniaxial stretching.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11517-009-0552-y
SN  - 1741-0444
VL  - 48
IS  - 1
SP  - 59
EP  - 65
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kühn, Raoul-Roman
A1  - Haugner, Werner
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Sponagel, Stefan
T1  - A Two Phase Mixture Model based on Bone Observation
N2  - An optimization method is developed to describe the mechanical behaviour of the human cancellous bone. The method is based on a mixture theory. A careful observation of the behaviour of the bone material leads to the hypothesis that the bone density is controlled by the principal stress trajectories (Wolff’s law). The basic idea of the developed method is the coupling of a scalar value via an eigenvalue problem to the principal stress trajectories. On the one hand this theory will permit a prediction of the reaction of the biological bone structure after the implantation of a prosthesis, on the other hand it may be useful in engineering optimization problems. An analytical example shows its efficiency.
KW  - Knochen
KW  - Knochenbildung
KW  - Knochenchirugie
KW  - Strukturanalyse
KW  - Schwammknochen
KW  - Knochendichte
KW  - Wolffsches Gesetz
KW  - bone structure
KW  - bone density
KW  - Wolff's Law
KW  - cancellous bone
Y1  - 2004
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Seidova, Seid-Fatima
A1  - Maier, Mathias
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno
A1  - Halle, Martin
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - Dynamic retinal vessel response to flicker in age-related macular degeneration patients before and after vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor injection
JF  - Acta Ophthalmologica
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1755-3768
VL  - 89
IS  - 5
SP  - 472
EP  - 479
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lapitan, Denis G.
A1  - Rogatkin, Dmitrii A.
A1  - Persheyev, Sydulla K.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - False spectra formation in the differential two-channel scheme of the laser Doppler flowmeter
JF  - Biomedizinische Technik
N2  - Noise in the differential two-channel scheme of a classic laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) instrument was studied. Formation of false spectral components in the output signal due to beating of electrical signals in the differential amplifier was found out. The improved block-diagram of the flowmeter was developed allowing to reduce the noise.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bmt-2017-0060
SN  - 0013-5585
VL  - 63
IS  - 4
SP  - 439
EP  - 444
PB  - De Gruyter
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Leimena, W.
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
A1  - Gossmann, Matthias
A1  - Digel, Ilya
T1  - Feasibility of an in-situ microbial decontamination of an ice-melting probe
JF  - Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal. 12 (2010), H. 2
Y1  - 2010
SN  - 1562-3920
SP  - 145
EP  - 150
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Leipold, M.
A1  - Fichtner, H.
A1  - Heber, B.
A1  - Groepper, P.
A1  - Lascar, S.
A1  - Burger, F.
A1  - Eiden, M.
A1  - Niederstadt, T.
A1  - Sickinger, C.
A1  - Herbeck, L.
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Seboldt, W.
T1  - Heliopause Explorer - A Sailcraft Mission to the Outer Boundaries of the Solar System
JF  - Acta Astronautica. 59 (2006), H. 8-11
Y1  - 2006
SN  - 0094-5765
N1  - International Conference on Low Cost Planetary Missions <5, 2003, Noordwijk> ; Selected Proceedings
SP  - 786
EP  - 796
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lenz, Maximilian
A1  - Kahmann, Stephanie Lucina
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Pennig, Lenhard
A1  - Hackl, Michael
A1  - Leschinger, Tim
A1  - Müller, Lars Peter
A1  - Wegmann, Kilian
T1  - Influence of rotator cuff preload on fracture configuration in proximal humerus fractures: a proof of concept for fracture simulation
JF  - Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
N2  - Introduction
In regard of surgical training, the reproducible simulation of life-like proximal humerus fractures in human cadaveric specimens is desirable. The aim of the present study was to develop a technique that allows simulation of realistic proximal humerus fractures and to analyse the influence of rotator cuff preload on the generated lesions in regards of fracture configuration.

Materials and methods
Ten cadaveric specimens (6 left, 4 right) were fractured using a custom-made drop-test bench, in two groups. Five specimens were fractured without rotator cuff preload, while the other five were fractured with the tendons of the rotator cuff preloaded with 2 kg each. The humeral shaft and the shortened scapula were potted. The humerus was positioned at 90° of abduction and 10° of internal rotation to simulate a fall on the elevated arm. In two specimens of each group, the emergence of the fractures was documented with high-speed video imaging. Pre-fracture radiographs were taken to evaluate the deltoid-tuberosity index as a measure of bone density. Post-fracture X-rays and CT scans were performed to define the exact fracture configurations. Neer’s classification was used to analyse the fractures.

Results
In all ten cadaveric specimens life-like proximal humerus fractures were achieved. Two III-part and three IV-part fractures resulted in each group. The preloading of the rotator cuff muscles had no further influence on the fracture configuration. High-speed videos of the fracture simulation revealed identical fracture mechanisms for both groups. We observed a two-step fracture mechanism, with initial impaction of the head segment against the glenoid followed by fracturing of the head and the tuberosities and then with further impaction of the shaft against the acromion, which lead to separation of the tuberosities.

Conclusion
A high energetic axial impulse can reliably induce realistic proximal humerus fractures in cadaveric specimens. The preload of the rotator cuff muscles had no influence on initial fracture configuration. Therefore, fracture simulation in the proximal humerus is less elaborate. Using the presented technique, pre-fractured specimens are available for real-life surgical education.
KW  - Proximal humerus fracture
KW  - Biomechanical simulation
KW  - Fracture configuration
KW  - Fracture simulation
KW  - Rotator cuff
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-022-04471-9
SN  - 1434-3916
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Leschinger, Tim
A1  - Besch, Katharina
A1  - Aydin, Cansu
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Scaal, Martin
A1  - Müller, Lars Peter
A1  - Wegmann, Kilian
T1  - Irreparable rotator cuff tears: a biomechanical comparison of superior capsuloligamentous complex reconstruction techniques and an interposition graft technique
JF  - The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967119864590
VL  - 7
IS  - 8
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Leschinger, Tim
A1  - Birgel, Stefan
A1  - Hackl, Michael
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Müller, Lars Peter
A1  - Wegmann, Kilian
T1  - A musculoskeletal shoulder simulation of moment arms and joint reaction forces after medialization of the supraspinatus footprint in rotator cuff repair
JF  - Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2019.1572749
IS  - Early view
PB  - Taylor & Francis
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Levers, A.
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Laack, Walter van
T1  - Analysis of the long-term effect of the MBST® nuclear magnetic resonance therapy on gonarthrosis
JF  - Orthopedic Practice
Y1  - 2016
VL  - 47
IS  - 11
SP  - 521
EP  - 528
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Beckler, Matthias
A1  - Doerr, Leo
A1  - Stoelzle-Feix, Sonja
A1  - Fertig, Niels
A1  - Jung, Alexander
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Gossmann, Matthias
T1  - A new in vitro tool to investigate cardiac contractility under physiological mechanical conditions
JF  - Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vascn.2019.05.162
SN  - 1056-8719
VL  - 99
IS  - Article number 106595
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
A1  - Kayser, Peter
A1  - Porst, Dariusz
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
T1  - High-throughput testing of mechanical forces generated in thin cell and tissue layers
JF  - Tissue Engineering. 13 (2007), H. 7
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 1076-3279
N1  - Meeting abstract 433
SP  - 1778
EP  - 1778
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Liphardt, Anna-Maria
A1  - Fernandez-Gonzalo, Rodrigo
A1  - Albracht, Kirsten
A1  - Rittweger, Jörn
A1  - Vico, Laurence
T1  - Musculoskeletal research in human space flight – unmet needs for the success of crewed deep space exploration
JF  - npj Microgravity
N2  - Based on the European Space Agency (ESA) Science in Space Environment (SciSpacE) community White Paper “Human Physiology – Musculoskeletal system”, this perspective highlights unmet needs and suggests new avenues for future studies in musculoskeletal research to enable crewed exploration missions. The musculoskeletal system is essential for sustaining physical function and energy metabolism, and the maintenance of health during exploration missions, and consequently mission success, will be tightly linked to musculoskeletal function. Data collection from current space missions from pre-, during-, and post-flight periods would provide important information to understand and ultimately offset musculoskeletal alterations during long-term spaceflight. In addition, understanding the kinetics of the different components of the musculoskeletal system in parallel with a detailed description of the molecular mechanisms driving these alterations appears to be the best approach to address potential musculoskeletal problems that future exploratory-mission crew will face. These research efforts should be accompanied by technical advances in molecular and phenotypic monitoring tools to provide in-flight real-time feedback.
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41526-023-00258-3
SN  - 2373-8065
VL  - 9
IS  - Article number: 9
SP  - 1
EP  - 9
PB  - Springer Nature
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Loeb, Horst Wolfgang
A1  - Schartner, Karl-Heinz
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ohndorf, Andreas
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
T1  - Interstellar heliopause probe
JF  - Труды МАИ
N2  - There is common agreement within the scientific community that in order to understand our local galactic environment it will be necessary to send a spacecraft into the region beyond the solar wind termination shock. Considering distances of 200 AU for a new mission, one needs a spacecraft traveling at a speed of close to 10 AU/yr in order to keep the mission duration in the range of less than 25 yrs, a transfer time postulated by European Space Agency (ESA). Two propulsion options for the mission have been proposed and discussed so far: the solar sail propulsion and the ballistic/radioisotope-electric propulsion (REP). As a further alternative, we here investigate a combination of solar-electric propulsion (SEP) and REP. The SEP stage consists of six 22-cms diameter RIT-22 ion thrusters working with a high specific impulse of 7377 s corresponding to a positive grid voltage of 5 kV. Solar power of 53 kW at begin of mission (BOM) is provided by a lightweight solar array.
Y1  - 2012
IS  - 60
SP  - 2
EP  - 2
PB  - Moskauer Staatliches Luftfahrtinstitut (МАИ)
CY  - Moskau
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lyons, W. Berry
A1  - Mikucki, Jill A.
A1  - German, Laura A.
A1  - Welch, Kathleen A.
A1  - Welch, Susan A.
A1  - Gardener, Christopher B.
A1  - Tulaczyk, Slawek M.
A1  - Pettit, Erin C.
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - The Geochemistry of Englacial Brine from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica
JF  - Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004411
SN  - 2169-8961
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maggakis-Kelemen, C.
A1  - Bork, M.
A1  - Kayser, Peter
A1  - Biselli, Manfred
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
T1  - Biological and mechanical quality of red blood cells cultured from human umbilical cord blood stem cells
JF  - Medical and biological engineering and computing. 41 (2003), H. 3
Y1  - 2003
SN  - 0140-0118
SP  - 350
EP  - 356
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maggakis-Kelemen, Christina
A1  - Biselli, Manfred
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
T1  - Determination of the elastic shear modulus of cultured human red blood cells
JF  - Biomedizinische Technik. 47 (2002), H. Suppl. 1 Pt. 1
Y1  - 2002
SN  - 0013-5585
N1  - Druckausgabe unter 63 Z 471 vorhanden
SP  - 106
EP  - 109
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maggakis-Kelemen, Christina
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
T1  - Polystyrene sulfonate/Polyallylamine hydrochloride microcapsules as potential artificial red blood cells - improvement of capsule flexibility
JF  - Biomedizinische Technik. 50 (2005), H. Erg.-Bd. 1
Y1  - 2005
SP  - 324
EP  - 326
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maiwald, Volker
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - Mission Design for a Multiple-Rendezvous Mission to Jupiter's Trojans
Y1  - 2010
N1  - COSPAR 2010 ; 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 18-25 July 2010 in Bremen, Germany [Abstract]
SP  - 3
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Malan, Leone
A1  - Hamer, Mark
A1  - Känel, Roland von
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Wyk, Roelof D. van
A1  - Lambert, Gavin W.
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Ziemssen, Tjalf
A1  - Schlaich, Markus P.
A1  - Smith, Wayne
A1  - Magnusson, Martin
A1  - Wentzel, Annemarie
A1  - Myburgh, Carlien E.
A1  - Steyn, Hendrik S.
A1  - Malan, Nico T.
T1  - Delayed retinal vein recovery responses indicate both non-adaptation to stress as well as increased risk for stroke: the SABPA study
JF  - Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2020-031
SN  - 1680-0745
VL  - 26
IS  - 31
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
PB  - Clinics Cardive Publishing
CY  - Durbanville
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Malinowski, Daniel
A1  - Fournier, Yvan
A1  - Horbach, Andreas
A1  - Frick, Michael
A1  - Magliani, Mirko
A1  - Kalverkamp, Sebastian
A1  - Hildinger, Martin
A1  - Spillner, Jan
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Hima, Flutura
T1  - Computational fluid dynamics analysis of endoluminal aortic perfusion
JF  - Perfusion
N2  - Introduction: In peripheral percutaneous (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedures the femoral arteries perfusion route has inherent disadvantages regarding poor upper body perfusion due to watershed. With the advent of new long flexible cannulas an advancement of the tip up to the ascending aorta has become feasible. To investigate the impact of such long endoluminal cannulas on upper body perfusion, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) study was performed considering different support levels and three cannula positions.

Methods: An idealized literature-based- and a real patient proximal aortic geometry including an endoluminal cannula were constructed. The blood flow was considered continuous. Oxygen saturation was set to 80% for the blood coming from the heart and to 100% for the blood leaving the cannula. 50% and 90% venoarterial support levels from the total blood flow rate of 6 l/min were investigated for three different positions of the cannula in the aortic arch. 

Results: For both geometries, the placement of the cannula in the ascending aorta led to a superior oxygenation of all aortic blood vessels except for the left coronary artery. Cannula placements at the aortic arch and descending aorta could support supra-aortic arteries, but not the coronary arteries. All positions were able to support all branches with saturated blood at 90% flow volume.

Conclusions: In accordance with clinical observations CFD analysis reveals, that retrograde advancement of a long endoluminal cannula can considerably improve the oxygenation of the upper body and lead to oxygen saturation distributions similar to those of a central cannulation.
KW  - computational fluid dynamics analysis
KW  - simulation
KW  - endoluminal
KW  - aortic perfusion
KW  - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02676591221099809
SN  - 1477-111X
VL  - 0
IS  - 0
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
PB  - Sage
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mandekar, Swati
A1  - Holland, Abigail
A1  - Thielen, Moritz
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Melnykowycz, Mark
T1  - Advancing towards Ubiquitous EEG, Correlation of In-Ear EEG with Forehead EEG
JF  - Sensors
N2  - Wearable EEG has gained popularity in recent years driven by promising uses outside of clinics and research. The ubiquitous application of continuous EEG requires unobtrusive form-factors that are easily acceptable by the end-users. In this progression, wearable EEG systems have been moving from full scalp to forehead and recently to the ear. The aim of this study is to demonstrate that emerging ear-EEG provides similar impedance and signal properties as established forehead EEG. EEG data using eyes-open and closed alpha paradigm were acquired from ten healthy subjects using generic earpieces fitted with three custom-made electrodes and a forehead electrode (at Fpx) after impedance analysis. Inter-subject variability in in-ear electrode impedance ranged from 20 kΩ to 25 kΩ at 10 Hz. Signal quality was comparable with an SNR of 6 for in-ear and 8 for forehead electrodes. Alpha attenuation was significant during the eyes-open condition in all in-ear electrodes, and it followed the structure of power spectral density plots of forehead electrodes, with the Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.92 between in-ear locations ELE (Left Ear Superior) and ERE (Right Ear Superior) and forehead locations, Fp1 and Fp2, respectively. The results indicate that in-ear EEG is an unobtrusive alternative in terms of impedance, signal properties and information content to established forehead EEG.
KW  - in-ear EEG
KW  - correlation
KW  - forehead EEG
KW  - impedance spectroscopy
KW  - biopotential electrodes
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22041568
SN  - 1424-8220
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
SP  - 1
EP  - 19
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mansurov, Z. A.
A1  - Jandosov, J. M.
A1  - Kerimkulova, A. R.
A1  - Azat, S.
A1  - Zhubanova, A. A.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Savistkaya, I. S.
A1  - Akimbekov, N. S.
A1  - Kistaubaeva, A. S.
T1  - Nanostructured carbon materials for biomedical use
JF  - Eurasian chemico-technological journal : quarterly journal of the International Higher Education Academy of Sciences
N2  - One of the priority trends of carbon nanotechnology is creation of nanocomposite systems. Such carbon nanostructured composites were produced using - raw materials based on the products of agricultural waste, such as grape stones, apricot stones, rice husk. These products have a - wide spectrum of application and can be obtained in large quantities. The Institute of Combustion Problems has carried out the work on synthesis of the nanostructured carbon sorbents for multiple applications including the field of biomedicine. The article presents the data on the synthesis and physico-chemical properties of carbonaceous sorbents using physicochemical methods of investigation: separation and purification of biomolecules; isolation of phytohormone - fusicoccin; adsorbent INGO-1 in the form of an adsorption column for blood detoxification, oral (entero) sorbent - INGO-2; the study of efferent and probiotic properties and sorption activity in regard to the lipopolysaccharide (LPS), new biocomposites - based on carbonized rice husk (CRH) and cellular microorganisms; the use of CRH in wound treatment. A new material for blood detoxication (INGO-1) has been obtained. Adsorption of p-cresyl sulfate and indoxyl sulfate has shown that active carbon adsorbent can remove clinically significant level of p-cresyl sulfate and indoxyl sulfate from human plasma. Enterosorbent INGO-2 possesses high adsorption activity in relation to Gram-negative bacteria and their endotoxins. INGO-2 slows down the growth of conditionally pathogenic microorganisms, without having a negative effect on bifido and lactobacteria. The use of enterosorbent INGO-2 for sorption therapy may provide a solution to a complex problem - detoxication of the digestive tract and normalization of the intestinal micro ecology. The immobilized probiotic called "Riso-lact" was registered at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a biologically active food additive. The developed technology is patented and provides production of the medicine in the form of freeze-dried biomass immobilized in vials.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.18321/ectj224
SN  - 1562-3920
VL  - 15 (2013)
IS  - 3
SP  - 209
EP  - 217
PB  - Institute of Combustion Problems
CY  - Almaty
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mansurov, Z.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Biisenbaev, M.
A1  - Savistkaya, I.
A1  - Kistaubaeva, A.
A1  - Akimbekov, N.
A1  - Zhubanova, A.
T1  - Bio-composite material on the basis of carbonized rice husk in biomedicine and environmental applications
JF  - Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.18321/ectj105
SN  - 2522-4867
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
SP  - 115
EP  - 131
PB  - Institute of Combustion Problems
CY  - Almaty
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Martin-Gonzalez, Anabel
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Rios-Martinez, Jorge
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
A1  - Navab, Nassir
T1  - Mediated-reality magnification for macular degeneration rehabilitation
JF  - Journal of Modern Optics
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2014.936110
SN  - 1362-3044
VL  - 61
IS  - 17
SP  - 1400
EP  - 1408
PB  - Taylor & Francis
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Meyer, Carolin
A1  - Gaalen, Kerstin van
A1  - Leschinger, Tim
A1  - Scheyerer, Max J.
A1  - Neiss, Wolfram F.
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Müller, Lars P.
A1  - Wegmann, Kilian
T1  - Kyphoplasty of Osteoporotic Fractured Vertebrae: A Finite Element Analysis about Two Types of Cement
JF  - BioMed Research International
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9232813
SP  - Article ID 9232813
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Michael, Hackl
A1  - Mayer, Katharina
A1  - Weber, Mareike
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - van Riet, Roger
A1  - Burkhart, Klau Josef
A1  - Müller, Lars Peter
A1  - Wegmann, Kilian
T1  - Plate osteosynthesis of proximal ulna fractures : a biomechanical micromotion analysis
JF  - The journal of hand surgery
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.05.014
SN  - 0363-5023
VL  - 42
IS  - 10
SP  - 834.e1
EP  - 834.e7
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Micili, Serap C.
A1  - Valter, Markus
A1  - Oflaz, Hakan
A1  - Ozogul, Candan
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Föckler, Nicole
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
T1  - Optical coherence tomography : a potential tool to predict premature rupture of fetal membranes
JF  - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H : Journal of engineering in medicine
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 0046-2039 (Print) ; 2041-3033 (E-Journal)
VL  - Vol. 227
IS  - No. 4
SP  - 393
EP  - 401
PB  - Sage
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mikielewicz, Marek
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Barraquer, Rafael I.
A1  - Michael, Ralph
T1  - Air-pulse corneal applanation signal curve parameters for the characterisation of keratoconus
JF  - British Journal of Ophthalmology (eBJO)
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1468-2079
VL  - 95
IS  - 6
SP  - 793
EP  - 798
PB  - BMJ Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Monti, Elena
A1  - Waldvogel, Janice
A1  - Ritzmann, Ramona
A1  - Freyler, Kathrin
A1  - Albracht, Kirsten
A1  - Helm, Michael
A1  - De Cesare, Niccolò
A1  - Pavan, Piero
A1  - Reggiani, Carlo
A1  - Gollhofer, Albert
A1  - Narici, Marco Vincenzo
T1  - Muscle in variable gravity: “I do not know where I am, but I know what to do”
JF  - Frontiers in Physiology
N2  - Performing tasks, such as running and jumping, requires activation of the agonist and antagonist muscles before (motor unit pre-activation) and during movement performance (Santello and Mcdonagh, 1998). A well-timed and regulated muscle activation elicits a stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) response, naturally occurring in bouncing movements (Ishikawa and Komi, 2004; Taube et al., 2012). By definition, the SSC describes the stretching of a pre-activated muscle-tendon complex immediately followed by a muscle shortening in the concentric push-off phase (Komi, 1984).
Given the importance of SSC actions for human movement, it is not surprising that many studies investigated the biomechanics of this phenomenon; in particular, drop jumps (DJs) represent a good paradigm to study muscle fascicle and tendon behavior in ballistic movements involving the SSC.
Within a DJ, three main phases [pre-activation, braking, and push-off (PO; Komi, 2000)] have been recognized and extensively studied in common and challenging conditions, such as changes in load, falling height, or simulated hypo-gravity (Avela et al., 1994; Arampatzis et al., 2001; Fukashiro et al., 2005; Ishikawa et al., 2005; Sousa et al., 2007; Ritzmann et al., 2016; Helm et al., 2020).
These studies show that the timing and amount of triceps-surae muscle-tendon unit pre-activation in DJs are differentially regulated based on the load applied to the muscle, being optimal in normal “Earth” gravity conditions (Avela et al., 1994), but decreased in simulated hypo-gravity, hyper-gravity (Avela et al., 1994; Ritzmann et al., 2016), or unknown conditions (i.e., unknown falling heights; Helm et al., 2020). Some authors indicated that, when falling from heights different from the optimal one [defined as the drop height giving a maximum DJ performance indicated as peak ground reaction force (GRF) or jump high], electromyographic (EMG) activity of the plantar flexors increases from lower than optimal to higher than optimal heights (Ishikawa and Komi, 2004; Sousa et al., 2007).
These findings highlight the ability of the central nervous system to regulate the timing and amount of pre-activation according to different jumping conditions, thus regulating muscle fascicle length, tendon and joint stiffness as well as position, in order to safely land on the ground and quickly re-bounce.
Similarly, to pre-activation, also in the braking phase, the plantar flexors are differentially regulated. In optimal height (i.e., load) jumping conditions, gastrocnemius medialis (GM) fascicles shorten at early ground contact (possibly due to the intervention of the stretch reflex; Gollhofer et al., 1992) and behave quasi-isometrically in the late braking phase, enabling tendon elongation, and storage of elastic energy (Gollhofer et al., 1992; Fukashiro et al., 2005; Sousa et al., 2007). When increasing the falling height (augmenting the impact GRF), the quasi-isometric behavior of fascicles disappears, and fast fascicle lengthening occurs (Ishikawa et al., 2005; Sousa et al., 2007).
In the third and last PO phase, fascicles shorten and the tendon releases the elastic energy previously stored. Bobbert et al. (1987) reported no influence of jumping height on the work done and on the net vertical impulse assessed during PO; this observation suggests that, despite an optimal DJ performance might be achieved only in specific conditions (falling heights, loads), the central nervous system seems to be able to regulate muscle behavior in order to effectively perform the required task also in challenging situations.
Although the regulation of triceps-surae muscle-tendon unit in DJs has been extensively investigated, very few studies focused on sarcomeres behavior during the performance of this SSC movement (Kurokawa et al., 2003; Fukashiro et al., 2005, 2006). Sarcomeres represent muscle contractile units and are known to express different amounts of force depending on their length (Gordon et al., 1966; Walker and Schrodt, 1974); thus, understanding the time course of their responses during DJs is fundamental to gain further insights into muscle force-generating capacity. In vivo measurement of sarcomere length in humans has been so far been performed only in static positions and under highly controlled experimental conditions (Llewellyn et al., 2008; Sanchez et al., 2015). Instead, human sarcomere length estimation (achieved by dividing GM measured fascicle length for a fixed sarcomere number) in dynamic contractions provided an indirect measure of sarcomere operating range during squat jump, countermovement jump, and DJ (Fukashiro et al., 2005, 2006; Kurokawa et al., 2003). The results of these studies showed that sarcomeres operate in the ascending limb of their length-tension (L-T) relationship in all types of jumps, and particularly so in DJ.
However, most of the available observations on sarcomere and muscle fascicle behavior were made in condition of constant gravity. Thus, in order to understand how sarcomere and muscle fascicle length are regulated in variable gravity conditions, we performed experiments in a parabolic flight, involving variable gravity levels, ranging from about zero-g to about double the Earth’s gravity (1 g; Waldvogel et al., 2021).
Specifically, the aims of the present study were as follows:
1. To investigate the ability of the neuromuscular system in regulating fascicle length in response to conditions of variable gravity.
2. To estimate sarcomere operative length in the different DJ phases, in order to calculate its theoretical force production and its possible modulation in conditions of variable gravity.
We hypothesized that muscle fascicles would be differentially regulated in different gravity conditions compared to 1 g, particularly in anticipation of landing and re-bouncing in unknown gravity levels. In addition, we hypothesized that sarcomeres would operate in the upper part of the ascending limb of their L-T relationship, possibly lengthening during the braking phase (especially in hyper-gravity) while operating quasi-isometrically in 1 g.
KW  - parabolic flight
KW  - drop jump
KW  - hypo-gravity
KW  - hyper-gravity
KW  - sarcomere operating length
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.714655
SN  - 1664-042X
VL  - 12
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Morat, Mareike
A1  - Faude, Oliver
A1  - Hanssen, Henner
A1  - Ludyga, Sebastian
A1  - Zacher, Jonas
A1  - Eibl, Angi
A1  - Albracht, Kirsten
A1  - Donath, Lars
T1  - Agility Training to Integratively Promote Neuromuscular, Cognitive, Cardiovascular and Psychosocial Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Study Protocol of a One-Year Randomized-Controlled Trial
JF  - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
N2  - Exercise training effectively mitigates aging-induced health and fitness impairments. Traditional training recommendations for the elderly focus separately on relevant physiological fitness domains, such as balance, flexibility, strength and endurance. Thus, a more holistic and functional training framework is needed. The proposed agility training concept integratively tackles spatial orientation, stop and go, balance and strength. The presented protocol aims at introducing a two-armed, one-year randomized controlled trial, evaluating the effects of this concept on neuromuscular, cardiovascular, cognitive and psychosocial health outcomes in healthy older adults. Eighty-five participants were enrolled in this ongoing trial. Seventy-nine participants completed baseline testing and were block-randomized to the agility training group or the inactive control group. All participants undergo pre- and post-testing with interim assessment after six months. The intervention group currently receives supervised, group-based agility training twice a week over one year, with progressively demanding perceptual, cognitive and physical exercises. Knee extension strength, reactive balance, dual task gait speed and the Agility Challenge for the Elderly (ACE) serve as primary endpoints and neuromuscular, cognitive, cardiovascular, and psychosocial meassures serve as surrogate secondary outcomes. Our protocol promotes a comprehensive exercise training concept for older adults, that might facilitate stakeholders in health and exercise to stimulate relevant health outcomes without relying on excessively time-consuming physical activity recommendations.
KW  - agility
KW  - prevention
KW  - healthy aging
KW  - community dwelling
KW  - psychosocial
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061853
SN  - 1660-4601
VL  - 17
IS  - 6
SP  - 1
EP  - 14
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Müller, Wolfram
A1  - Jung, Alexander
A1  - Ahammer, Helmut
T1  - Advantages and problems of nonlinear methods applied to analyze physiological time signals: human balance control as an example
JF  - Scientific Reports
Y1  - 2017
SN  - 2045-2322
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02665-5
VL  - 7
IS  - Article number 2464
SP  - 1
EP  - 11
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nam, J.
A1  - Arora, D.
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Probst, M.
A1  - Benkowski, R.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Pasquali, M.
T1  - New computational method in hemolysis analysis for artificial heart pump
Y1  - 2010
N1  - Posterpresentation ; American Society of Artificial Organs (ASAIO), Baltimore, USA, May 27-29, 2010
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Neumaier, Felix
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Haeren, Roel Hubert Louis
A1  - Temel, Yasin
A1  - Lüke, Jan Niklas
A1  - Seyam, Osama
A1  - Lindauer, Ute
A1  - Clusmann, Hans
A1  - Hescheler, Jürgen
A1  - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander
A1  - Schneider, Toni
A1  - Albanna, Walid
T1  - Retinal Vessel Responses to Flicker Stimulation Are Impaired in Ca v 2.3-Deficient Mice—An in- vivo Evaluation Using Retinal Vessel Analysis (RVA)
JF  - Frontiers in Neurology
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.659890
VL  - 12
SP  - 1
EP  - 11
PB  - Frontiers
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Neumaier, Felix
A1  - Weiss, Miriam
A1  - Veldeman, Michael
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Wiesmann, Martin
A1  - Schulze-Steinen, Henna
A1  - Höllig, Anke
A1  - Clusmann, Hans
A1  - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander
A1  - Albanna, Walid
T1  - Changes in endogenous daytime melatonin levels after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage – preliminary findings from an observational cohort study
JF  - Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
N2  - Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is associated with early and delayed brain injury due to several underlying and interrelated processes, which include inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial, and neuronal apoptosis. Treatment with melatonin, a cytoprotective neurohormone with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-apoptotic effects, has been shown to attenuate early brain injury (EBI) and to prevent delayed cerebral vasospasm in experimental aSAH models. Less is known about the role of endogenous melatonin for aSAH outcome and how its production is altered by the pathophysiological cascades initiated during EBI. In the present observational study, we analyzed changes in melatonin levels during the first three weeks after aSAH.
KW  - constructive alignment
KW  - examination
KW  - long-term retention
KW  - multimodal
KW  - practical learning
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106870
SN  - 0303-8467
VL  - 208
IS  - Article No.: 106870
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nguyen, N.-H.
A1  - Raatschen, Hans-Jürgen
A1  - Staat, Manfred
T1  - A hyperelastic model of biological tissue materials in tubular organs
Y1  - 2010
N1  - ECCM 2010, IV European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Paris, France, May 16-21, 2010.
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nguyen, Nhu Huynh
A1  - Duong, Minh Tuan
A1  - Tran, Thanh Ngoc
A1  - Pham, Phu Tinh
A1  - Grottke, O.
A1  - Tolba, R.
A1  - Staat, Manfred
T1  - Influence of a freeze–thaw cycle on the stress–stretch curves of tissues of porcine abdominal organs
JF  - Journal of Biomechanics
N2  - The paper investigates both fresh porcine spleen and liver and the possible decomposition of these organs under a freeze–thaw cycle. The effect of tissue preservation condition is an important factor which should be taken into account for protracted biomechanical tests. In this work, tension tests were conducted for a large number of tissue specimens from twenty pigs divided into two groups of 10. Concretely, the first group was tested in fresh state; the other one was tested after a freeze-thaw cycle which simulates the conservation conditions before biomechanical experiments. A modified Fung model for isotropic behavior was adopted for the curve fitting of each kind of tissues. Experimental results show strong effects of the realistic freeze–thaw cycle on the capsule of elastin-rich spleen but negligible effects on the liver which virtually contains no elastin. This different behavior could be explained by the autolysis of elastin by elastolytic enzymes during the warmer period after thawing. Realistic biomechanical properties of elastin-rich organs can only be expected if really fresh tissue is tested. The observations are supported by tests of intestines.
KW  - Autolysis
KW  - Decomposition
KW  - Freeze–thaw process
KW  - Spleen
KW  - Liver
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.07.008
SN  - 1873-2380
VL  - 45
IS  - 14
SP  - 2382
EP  - 2386
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -