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  1. Article: European Society of Biomechanics S.M. Perren Award 2008: using temporal trends of 3D bone micro-architecture to predict bone quality.

    Pauchard, Yves / Mattmann, Corinne / Kuhn, Andreas / Gasser, Jürg A / Boyd, Steven K

    Journal of biomechanics

    2008  Volume 41, Issue 14, Page(s) 2946–2953

    Abstract: In longitudinal studies, three-dimensional (3D) bone images are acquired at sequential time points essentially resulting in four-dimensional (4D) data for an individual. Based on the 4D data, we propose to calculate temporal trends and project these ... ...

    Abstract In longitudinal studies, three-dimensional (3D) bone images are acquired at sequential time points essentially resulting in four-dimensional (4D) data for an individual. Based on the 4D data, we propose to calculate temporal trends and project these trends to estimate future bone architecture. Multiple consecutive deformation fields, calculated with Demons deformable image registration algorithm, were extrapolated on a voxel-by-voxel basis. Test data were from in vivo micro-computed tomography (microCT) scans of the proximal tibia of Wistar rats that were either ovariectomized (OVX; N=5) or sham operated (SHAM; N=6). Measurements performed at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks were the basis to predict the 12 week data. Predicted and actual 12 week data were compared using qualitative (3D rendering) and quantitative (geometry, morphology and micro-finite element, microFE) methods. The results indicated a voxel-based linear extrapolation scheme yielded mean geometric errors that were smaller than the voxel size of 15 microm. Key morphological parameters that were estimated included bone volume ratio (BV/TV; mean error 0.4%, maximum error 9%), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th; -1.1%, 11%), connectivity density (Conn.D; 9.0%, 18.5%) and the apparent Young's modulus (E(1); 6.0%, 32%). These data demonstrated a promising and novel approach for quantitatively capturing in vivo bone dynamics at the local trabecular level. The method does not require an a priori understanding of the diseases state, and can provide information about the trends of the bone remodeling process that may be used for better monitoring and treatment of diseases such as osteoporosis.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Awards and Prizes ; Biomechanical Phenomena ; Bone Density/physiology ; Computer Simulation ; Elastic Modulus ; Europe ; Female ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional/methods ; Models, Biological ; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted/methods ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Shear Strength ; Tibia/diagnostic imaging ; Tibia/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-10-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 218076-5
    ISSN 1873-2380 ; 0021-9290
    ISSN (online) 1873-2380
    ISSN 0021-9290
    DOI 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.07.036
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  2. Article ; Online: Combining executive function training and anomia therapy in chronic post-stroke aphasia: A preliminary study of multidimensional effects.

    Bontemps, Mélanie / Servières-Bordes, Marion / Moritz-Gasser, Sylvie

    International journal of speech-language pathology

    2024  , Page(s) 1–19

    Abstract: Purpose: The influential relationship between executive functioning and aphasia rehabilitation outcomes has been addressed in a number of studies, but few have studied the effect of adding executive function training to linguistic therapies. The present ...

    Abstract Purpose: The influential relationship between executive functioning and aphasia rehabilitation outcomes has been addressed in a number of studies, but few have studied the effect of adding executive function training to linguistic therapies. The present study aimed to measure the effects of combining, within therapy sessions, executive function training and anomia therapy on naming and discourse abilities in people with chronic aphasia.
    Method: A single-case experimental design with multiple baselines across participants was used. Four persons with chronic post-stroke aphasia received 12 sessions of a tailored treatment combining executive function training and semantic feature analysis (SFA) therapy. Naming accuracy of treated items was examined over the course of the treatment while control naming scores of untreated items and discourse measures were collected pre-treatment, immediately post-treatment, and 4 weeks post-treatment, in order to investigate the multidimensional effects of the treatment and their maintenance.
    Result: Naming skills improved in all participants for treated and untreated items, were maintained over time, and were accompanied by improved discourse abilities. Visual and statistical analyses showed a significant treatment effect for naming skills in three out of the four participants.
    Conclusion: A combination of executive function training and SFA treatment in people with chronic aphasia may improve both naming skills and discourse efficiency. Further studies are needed to substantiate these promising preliminary results.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2402483-1
    ISSN 1754-9515 ; 1754-9507
    ISSN (online) 1754-9515
    ISSN 1754-9507
    DOI 10.1080/17549507.2023.2289351
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  3. Article ; Online: Validation of GERAADA score-first step towards quality control in aortic surgery.

    Dumfarth, Julia / Gasser, Simone / Stastny, Lukas / Grimm, Michael

    European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

    2024  Volume 65, Issue 2

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Aortic Dissection ; Aortic Aneurysm/surgery ; Aorta/surgery ; Quality Control
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-23
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 639293-3
    ISSN 1873-734X ; 1010-7940 ; 1567-4258
    ISSN (online) 1873-734X
    ISSN 1010-7940 ; 1567-4258
    DOI 10.1093/ejcts/ezae023
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  4. Article ; Online: Regulation of lactose, glucose and sucrose metabolisms in S. thermophilus.

    Gasser, C / Faurie, J M / Rul, F

    Food microbiology

    2024  Volume 121, Page(s) 104487

    Abstract: ... are mixed. Here, we determine the effect of the 5 sugars that S. thermophilus is able to use ...

    Abstract Streptococcus thermophilus is a bacterium widely used in the production of yogurts and cheeses, where it efficiently ferments lactose, the saccharide naturally present in milk. It is also employed as a starter in dairy- or plant-based fermented foods that contain saccharides other than lactose (e.g., sucrose, glucose). However, little is known about how saccharide use is regulated, in particular when saccharides are mixed. Here, we determine the effect of the 5 sugars that S. thermophilus is able to use, at different concentration and when they are mixed on the promoter activities of the C-metabolism genes. Using a transcriptional fusion approach, we discovered that lactose and glucose modulated the activity of the lacS and scrA promoters in a concentration-dependent manner. When mixed with lactose, glucose also repressed the two promoter activities; when mixed with sucrose, lactose still repressed scrA promoter activity. We determined that catabolite control protein A (CcpA) played a key role in these dynamics. We also showed that promoter activity was linked with glycolytic flux, which varied depending on saccharide type and concentration. Overall, this study identified key mechanisms in carbohydrate metabolism - autoregulation and partial hierarchical control - and demonstrated that they are partly mediated by CcpA.
    MeSH term(s) Lactose/metabolism ; Glucose/metabolism ; Carbohydrate Metabolism ; Glycolysis ; Streptococcus thermophilus/genetics ; Streptococcus thermophilus/metabolism ; Sucrose/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Lactose (J2B2A4N98G) ; Glucose (IY9XDZ35W2) ; Sucrose (57-50-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 50892-5
    ISSN 1095-9998 ; 0740-0020
    ISSN (online) 1095-9998
    ISSN 0740-0020
    DOI 10.1016/j.fm.2024.104487
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  5. Article ; Online: Malperfusion in elderly with acute type A dissection: accepting the natural course of the disease.

    Dumfarth, Julia / Stastny, Lukas / Gasser, Simone / Grimm, Michael

    European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

    2023  Volume 64, Issue 4

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-26
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 639293-3
    ISSN 1873-734X ; 1010-7940 ; 1567-4258
    ISSN (online) 1873-734X
    ISSN 1010-7940 ; 1567-4258
    DOI 10.1093/ejcts/ezad329
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  6. Article ; Online: Cardiopulmonary arrest in acute type A aortic dissection-the call for a treatment algorithm!

    Dumfarth, Julia / Stastny, Lukas / Gasser, Simone / Grimm, Michael

    European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

    2023  Volume 63, Issue 4

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Tokyo ; Aortic Dissection/complications ; Aortic Dissection/surgery ; Heart Arrest/etiology ; Heart Arrest/therapy ; Aorta ; Registries
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-05
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 639293-3
    ISSN 1873-734X ; 1010-7940 ; 1567-4258
    ISSN (online) 1873-734X
    ISSN 1010-7940 ; 1567-4258
    DOI 10.1093/ejcts/ezad123
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  7. Article: Marked genetic diversity within

    Koehler, Anson V / Herath, H M P Dilrukshi / Hall, Ross S / Wilcox, Stephen / Gasser, Robin B

    International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife

    2023  Volume 23, Page(s) 100902

    Abstract: ... ...

    Abstract Blastocystis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2715239-X
    ISSN 2213-2244
    ISSN 2213-2244
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.100902
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  8. Article: Otto Naegeli-Preise 2020 und 2022. Der "Otto Naegeli-Preis für medizinische Forschung" ist eine der angesehensten biomedizinischen Auszeichnungen der Schweiz und wird alle zwei Jahre an Forschende in der Schweiz verliehen

    Heim, M. H. / Arber, S. / Gasser, S. M.

    Swiss medical forum

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 23/24, Page(s) 376

    Language German
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2220114-2
    ISSN 1661-6138
    Database Current Contents Medicine

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  9. Article ; Online: Raman spectroscopy study of the slow order-order transformation of deuterium atoms: Ice XIX decay and ice XV formation.

    Thoeny, Alexander V / Parrichini, Iside S / Gasser, Tobias M / Loerting, Thomas

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2022  Volume 156, Issue 15, Page(s) 154507

    Abstract: The nature of the hydrogen substructure of a deuterated and deuterium chloride (DCI)-doped ice VI sample after cooling at 1.8 GPa has been a topic of recent interest-especially because the novel ice polymorph ice XIX was discovered in the course of such ... ...

    Abstract The nature of the hydrogen substructure of a deuterated and deuterium chloride (DCI)-doped ice VI sample after cooling at 1.8 GPa has been a topic of recent interest-especially because the novel ice polymorph ice XIX was discovered in the course of such studies. We here investigate deuterated samples containing 5% H
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0087592
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  10. Article: Metformin-Treatment Option for Social Impairment? An Open Clinical Trial to Elucidate the Effects of Metformin Treatment on Steroid Hormones and Social Behavior.

    Gasser, Benedikt / Kurz, Johann / Buerki, Samuel / Mohaupt, Markus

    Life (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 7

    Abstract: Background: Social behavior is mediated by steroid hormones, whereby various lines of evidence indicate that metformin might improve the symptoms of social withdrawal. This directly yields to the aim of the study to correlate the impact of metformin ... ...

    Abstract Background: Social behavior is mediated by steroid hormones, whereby various lines of evidence indicate that metformin might improve the symptoms of social withdrawal. This directly yields to the aim of the study to correlate the impact of metformin treatment on the potential alterations in steroid hormone homeostasis, which is ultimately impacting social behavior. Therefore, urinary samples of patients before and after treatment with metformin will be correlated to social behavior to elucidate potential changes in steroid hormone profiles and social behavior.
    Material and methods: An observational study in healthy adults with a new indication for metformin. Steroid hormone analysis, including the most prominent androgen, estrogen, progesterone, aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisone and cortisol metabolites analyzed with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and a questionnaire on social behavior (Autism Spectrum Questionnaire (AQ)) will be administered prior to and after around a 12-week phase of metformin treatment.
    Discussion: It is likely that due to different pathophysiological mechanisms such as an effect on the respiratory chain in mitochondria or via AMP-activated protein kinase, a general alteration of steroid hormone levels can be detected prior to post treatment. The encompassing measurement of steroid hormones shall give hints concerning the involvement of specific cascades yielding potential pharmacological targets for future research.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-05
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662250-6
    ISSN 2075-1729
    ISSN 2075-1729
    DOI 10.3390/life12070998
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