A methodology to select suppliers to increase sustainability within supply chains

Central European Journal of Operations Research - Sustainability practice within supply chains remains in an early development phase. Enterprises still need tools that support the integration of...     

Structural Specific Features of Solid Solutions NdxGd1 – xCr3(BO3)4

Optics and Spectroscopy - Optical investigations of crystals of solid solutions NdxGd1 – xCr3(BO3)4, 0.01 ≤ x ≤ 1, have been performed. Absorption spectra in the...     

Multiparticle Effects in the Spectrum of Collective Excitations of Strongly Interacting Two-Dimensional Electron Systems (Brief Review)

JETP Letters - Extraordinary multiparticle effects in quantizing magnetic fields that are manifested in strongly interacting two-dimensional electron systems in MgZnO/ZnO heterostructures have been...     

Application of Synchrotron Radiation to Analyze the Friction-Induced Structural and Phase Transformations of Chrome-Nickel Austenitic Steel

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Circular Polarization of a γ-Quantum in the Radiative Decay H ⇒ ff ¯ γ . $$ H\Rightarrow \overline{ff}\upgamma . $$ Part I

Russian Physics Journal - The process of radiative decay of a Higgs boson into a fermion-antifermion pair $$ H\Rightarrow \overline{ff}\upgamma . $$ is investigated within the framework of the...     

Stability Issues in Two-Dimensional Mathematical Models of Plasma Equilibrium in Magnetic Galathea Traps

Differential Equations - Galathea traps for confining plasma in a magnetic field created by current-carrying conductors immersed in the plasma volume constitute a promising class of objects for...     

New Insights on Modern Age Coins by Calibration-Free Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Method and Chemometric Approaches

Journal of Applied Spectroscopy - The elemental composition of one- and two-rupee coins issued in different years by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was investigated using laser-induced breakdown...     

Versatile Near-Infrared Super-Resolution Imaging of Amyloid Fibrils with the Fluorogenic Probe CRANAD-2

CRANAD-2 is a fluorogenic curcumin derivative used for near-infrared detection and imaging in vivo of amyloid aggregates, which are involved in neurodegenerative diseases. We explore the performance of CRANAD-2 in two super-resolution imaging techniques, namely stimulated emission depletion (STED) and single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM), with markedly different fluorophore requirements. By conveniently adapting the concentration of CRANAD-2, which transiently binds to amyloid fibrils, we show that it performs well in both techniques, achieving a resolution in the range of 45–55 nm. Correlation of SMLM with atomic force microscopy (AFM) validates the resolution of fine features in the reconstructed super-resolved image. The good performance and versatility of CRANAD-2 provides a powerful tool for near-infrared nanoscopic imaging of amyloids in vitro and in vivo.