Search Results - "Burmeister, S."
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Measurements of Energetic Particle Radiation in Transit to Mars on the Mars Science Laboratory
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (31-05-2013)“…The Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, containing the Curiosity rover, was launched to Mars on 26 November 2011, and for most of the 253-day,…”
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On‐the‐Fly Calculation of Absorbed and Equivalent Atmospheric Radiation Dose in A Water Phantom with the Atmospheric Radiation Interaction Simulator (AtRIS)
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics (01-12-2019)“…Computation of the ionization and radiation dose in arbitrary (exo‐) planetary atmospheres due to energetic particles is recently becoming more important due…”
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The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) Investigation
Published in Space science reviews (01-09-2012)“…The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is an energetic particle detector designed to measure a broad spectrum of…”
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Factors influencing in-hospital mortality for salvage percutaneous transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in cirrhotic patients with recalcitrant variceal bleeding after failed endoscopic intervention
Published in South African medical journal (31-12-2023)“…Background. Endoscopic therapy is the first-line treatment of choice for control of acute variceal bleeding (AVB). In high-risk patients with persistent AVB…”
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Rapid behavioral and genomic responses to social opportunity
Published in PLoS biology (01-11-2005)“…From primates to bees, social status regulates reproduction. In the cichlid fish Astatotilapia (Haplochromis) burtoni, subordinate males have reduced fertility…”
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Energetic Particle Radiation Environment Observed by RAD on the Surface of Mars During the September 2017 Event
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-06-2018)“…The 10–12 September Solar Energetic Particle event produced the strongest increase of the radiation environment measured by the Radiation Assessment Detector…”
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Characterization of the secondary neutron field produced during treatment of an anthropomorphic phantom with x-rays, protons and carbon ions
Published in Physics in medicine & biology (21-04-2014)“…Short- and long-term side effects following the treatment of cancer with radiation are strongly related to the amount of dose deposited to the healthy tissue…”
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Factors influencing in-hospital mortality for salvage percutaneous transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in cirrhotic patients with recalcitrant variceal bleeding after failed endoscopic intervention
Published in South African medical journal (01-01-2024)“…Background. Endoscopic therapy is the first-line treatment of choice for control of acute variceal bleeding (AVB). In high-risk patients with persistent AVB…”
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Measurements of the neutron spectrum on the Martian surface with MSL/RAD
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Planets (01-03-2014)“…The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD), onboard the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity, measures the energetic charged and neutral particles and…”
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Calibration and Characterization of the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) on Curiosity
Published in Space science reviews (01-11-2016)“…The Radiation Assessment Detector, RAD, is one of the ten instruments that make up the science payload of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover. RAD is…”
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Estradiol induces sexual behavior in female túngara frogs
Published in Hormones and behavior (2009)“…Steroid hormones play an important role in regulating vertebrate sexual behavior. In frogs and toads, injections of exogenous gonadotropins, which stimulate…”
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Social dominance regulates androgen and estrogen receptor gene expression
Published in Hormones and behavior (01-01-2007)“…In Astatotilapia burtoni, dominant males have higher levels of sex steroid hormones than subordinate males. Because of the complex regulatory interactions…”
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Does the textbook outcome in pancreatic surgery score after pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary carcinoma have prognostic value?
Published in South African journal of surgery (01-06-2024)“…Background: The value of the textbook outcome in pancreatic surgery (TOPS) score, a composite measure of surgical performance for quality assurance, was…”
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Intermediate and long-term survival prediction using prognostic scores in patients undergoing salvage TIPS for uncontrolled variceal bleeding
Published in South African journal of surgery (01-06-2024)“…Background: This study investigated the value of prognostic scores to predict 90-day, 1-, 3- and 5-year survival after salvage TIPS (sTIPS) in patients with…”
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Neural activity patterns in response to interspecific and intraspecific variation in mating calls in the túngara frog
Published in PloS one (22-09-2010)“…During mate choice, individuals must classify potential mates according to species identity and relative attractiveness. In many species, females do so by…”
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HIGH-RESOLUTION TOPOGRAPHY OF MERCURY FROM MESSENGER ORBITAL STEREO IMAGING – THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE QUADRANGLES
Published in International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. (30-04-2018)“…We produce high-resolution (222 m/grid element) Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) for Mercury using stereo images from the MESSENGER orbital mission. We have…”
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Androgen receptors in a cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni: Structure, localization, and expression levels
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (01-09-2007)“…Androgens are an important output of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonadal (HPG) axis that controls reproduction in all vertebrates. In male teleosts two…”
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double-blind placebo-controlled study of the effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus on plasma lipids
Published in European journal of clinical nutrition (01-06-2005)“…Objective: To select a probiotic bacteria that would reduce serum lipids in hypercholesterolaemic volunteers. Design: A strain of lactobacillus was selected…”
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Leptin Manipulation Reduces Appetite and Causes a Switch in Mating Preference in the Plains Spadefoot Toad (Spea bombifrons)
Published in PloS one (28-04-2015)“…Condition- or context-dependent mate choice occurs when females modify their mate preferences depending on their internal or external environment. While the…”
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Evolutionary conservation of the egr-1 immediate-early gene response in a teleost
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (10-01-2005)“…Immediate‐early gene expression is a key part of a neuron's response to behaviorally relevant stimuli and, as a result, localization of immediate‐early gene…”
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