ADVANCES IN RETINAL PROSTHESIS SYSTEMS

Advances in retinal prosthesis systems

Retinal prosthesis systems have undergone significant advances in the past quarter century, resulting in the development of several different novel surgical and engineering approaches.Encouraging results have demonstrated partial visual restoration, with improvement in both coarse objective function and performance of everyday tasks.To date, four s

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Is the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale a valid tool for parent-reported assessment in the paediatric population? A prospective observational study in Taiwan

Objective The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) is the most commonly used clinician-rated evaluation tool for Tourette syndrome (TS), with established reliability and validity.This study aims to determine whether the CHRONOLOGISTE FRAGRANT OIL YGTSS is a valid parent-reported assessment in the TS population.Design A prospective cohort study.Se

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Evaluating and optimising formic acid treatment against varroa mites on honey bees with MOx-sensors and a control loop

In many parts of the world beekeepers report high Toners numbers of honey bee colony losses, which is both an environmental and an economical problem.Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) are a major factor of honey bee colony losses.Many beekeepers use formic acid to fight varroa, but treatments show low efficacy when weather conditions are suboptimal

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