Search Results - "Ross, Weston"

A blinded study using laser induced endogenous fluorescence spectroscopy to differentiate ex vivo spine tumor, healthy muscle, and healthy bone by Sperber, Jacob, Zachem, Tanner J., Prakash, Ravi, Owolo, Edwin, Yamamoto, Kent, Nguyen, Annee D., Hockenberry, Harrison, Ross, Weston A., Herndon, James E., Codd, Patrick J., Goodwin, C. Rory

“…Ten patients undergoing surgical resection for spinal tumors were selected. Samples of tumor, muscle, and bone were resected, de-identified by the treating…”
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3D Laser-and-Tissue Agnostic Data-Driven Method for Robotic Laser Surgical Planning by Ma, Guangshen, Prakash, Ravi, Mann, Brian, Ross, Weston, Codd, Patrick

“…In robotic laser surgery, shape prediction of an one-shot ablation crater is an important problem for minimizing errant overcutting of healthy tissue during…”
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Novel insecticidal proteins from ferns resemble insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis by Wei, Jun-Zhi, Lum, Amy, Schepers, Eric, Liu, Lu, Weston, Ross T, McGinness, Bruce S, Heckert, Matthew J, Xie, Weiping, Kassa, Adane, Bruck, Denny, Rauscher, Gilda, Kapka-Kitzman, Deirdre, Mathis, John P, Zhao, Jian-Zhou, Sethi, Amit, Barry, Jennifer, Lu, Albert L, Brugliera, Filippa, Lee, Eunice L, van derWeerden, Nicole L, Eswar, Narayanan, Maher, Megan J, Anderson, Marilyn A

“…Lepidopterans affect crop production worldwide. The use of transgenes encoding insecticidal proteins from ( ) in crop plants is a well-established technology…”
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Macroinvertebrate variability between microhabitats of peritidal stromatolites along the South African coast by Weston, Ross-Lynne A., Perissinotto, Renzo, Rishworth, Gavin M., Steyn, Paul-Pierre

“…Along the coastline near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, actively accreting peritidal stromatolite systems host a persistent metazoan community, which seemingly…”
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Automating neurosurgical tumor resection surgery: Volumetric laser ablation of cadaveric porcine brain with integrated surface mapping by Ross, Weston A., Hill, Westin M., Hoang, Kimberly B., Laarakker, Avra S., Mann, Brian P., Codd, Patrick J.

“…Objective Current surgical instruments for soft tissue resection including neurosurgical procedures rely on the accuracy and precision of the human operator…”
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Creation of an Automated Fluorescence Guided Tumor Ablation System by Tucker, Matthew, Ma, Guangshen, Ross, Weston, Buckland, Daniel M., Codd, Patrick J.

“…Objective: Create a device that improves the identification and extent of resection at the interface between healthy and tumor tissue; ultimately, using this…”
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Touch-Point Detection Using Thermal Video With Applications to Prevent Indirect Virus Spread by Ma, Guangshen, Ross, Weston, Tucker, Matthew, Hsu, Po-Chun, Buckland, Daniel M., Codd, Patrick J.

“…Viral and bacterial pathogens can be transmitted through direct contact with contaminated surfaces. Efficient decontamination of contaminated surfaces could…”
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria as Sapronoses: A Review by Pavlik, Ivo, Ulmann, Vit, Hubelova, Dana, Weston, Ross Tim

“…Mycobacteria are a unique group of microorganisms. They are characterised by exceptional adaptability and durability. They are capable of colonisation and…”
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Socio-Economic and Environmental Factors Related to Spatial Differences in Human Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases in the Czech Republic by Modrá, Helena, Ulmann, Vít, Caha, Jan, Hübelová, Dana, Konečný, Ondřej, Svobodová, Jana, Weston, Ross Tim, Pavlík, Ivo

“…Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental bacteria that can induce pulmonary and non-pulmonary diseases in susceptible persons. It is…”
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Clinical Relevance and Environmental Prevalence of Mycobacterium fortuitum Group Members. Comment on Mugetti et al. Gene Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis: Powerful Tools for an Improved Diagnosis of Fish Mycobacteriosis Caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum Group Members. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 797 by Pavlik, Ivo, Ulmann, Vit, Weston, Ross Tim

“…Mycobacterium fortuitum group (MFG) members are able to cause clinical mycobacteriosis in fish and other animals including humans. M. alvei, M. arceuilense, M…”
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Recovery of Mycobacteria from Heavily Contaminated Environmental Matrices by Ulmann, Vit, Modrá, Helena, Babak, Vladimir, Weston, Ross Tim, Pavlik, Ivo

“…For epidemiology studies, a decontamination method using a solution containing 4.0% NaOH and 0.5% tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TDAB) represents a…”
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress and BCL-2 family members by Weston, Ross T, Puthalakath, Hamsa

“…In the eukaryotic cell, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) plays an important role as the site of lipid synthesis, protein folding and protein maturation…”
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Prevalence in Bats' Guano from Caves and Attics of Buildings Studied by Culture and qPCR Examinations by Pavlik, Ivo, Ulmann, Vit, Modra, Helena, Gersl, Milan, Rantova, Barbora, Zukal, Jan, Zukalova, Katerina, Konecny, Ondrej, Kana, Vlastislav, Kubalek, Pavel, Babak, Vladimir, Weston, Ross Tim

“…A total of 281 guano samples were collected from caves (N = 181) in eight European countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Romania,…”
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Prevalence in Aerosol and Spiders' Webs in Karst Caves: Low Risk for Speleotherapy by Hubelova, Dana, Ulmann, Vit, Mikuska, Pavel, Licbinsky, Roman, Alexa, Lukas, Modra, Helena, Gersl, Milan, Babak, Vladimir, Weston, Ross Tim, Pavlik, Ivo

“…A total of 152 aerosol and spider web samples were collected: 96 spider's webs in karst areas in 4 European countries (Czech Republic, France, Italy, and…”
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N-mirror Robot System for Laser Surgery: A Simulation Study by Ma, Guangshen, Ross, Weston, Codd, Patrick J.

“…Automated laser surgery with sensor fusion is an important problem in medical robotics since it requires precise control of mirrors used to steer the laser…”
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Brain-Mimicking Phantom for Photoablation and Visualization by Prakash, Ravi, Yamamoto, Kent K., Oca, Siobhan R., Ross, Weston, Codd, Patrick J.

“…While the use of tissue-mimicking (TM) phantoms has been ubiquitous in surgical robotics, the translation of technology from laboratory experiments to…”
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StereoCNC: A Stereovision-guided Robotic Laser System by Ma, Guangshen, Ross, Weston, Codd, Patrick J.

“…This paper proposes a stereovision-guided robotic laser system that can conduct laser ablation on targets selected by human operators in the color image,…”
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Adaptive Control of Volumetric Laser Photoblation Surgery by Ross, Weston

“…Laser scalpels are utilized across a variety of invasive and non-invasive surgical procedures due to their precision and non-contact nature. Meanwhile, robotic…”
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Machine learning approaches in non-contact autofluorescence spectrum classification by Raman, Ashutosh P, Zachem, Tanner J, Plumlee, Sarah, Park, Christine, Eward, William, Codd, Patrick J, Ross, Weston

“…Manual surgical resection of soft tissue sarcoma tissue can involve many challenges, including the critical need for precise determination of tumor boundary…”
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Intraoperative Ex Vivo Pituitary Adenoma Subtype Classification Using Noncontact Laser Fluorescence Spectroscopy by Zachem, Tanner J., Komisarow, Jordan M., Hachem, Ralph A., Jang, David W., Ross, Weston, Codd, Patrick J.

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