Bowling Green State University

About: Bowling Green State University is a education organization based out in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 8315 authors who have published 16042 publications receiving 482564 citations. The organization is also known as: BGSU.

Biologically inspired design of hydrogel-capped hair sensors for enhanced underwater flow detection

Abstract: Using a precision drop-casting method, a bioinspired hydrogel-capped hair sensory system was created, which enhanced the performance of flow detection by about two orders of magnitude and endowed the sensors with threshold sensitivities that rival those of fish.

The role of religiousness in anxiety, depression, and happiness in a Jewish community sample: A preliminary investigation

Abstract: Although social scientists have convincingly demonstrated relationships between religious beliefs/practices and mental health, almost none of the empirical findings or related theory apply specifically to Jews. To address this limitation, we investigated the role of Jewish religiousness in anxiety, depression, and happiness, in a large Jewish community sample (n = 565). Several facets of global Jewish religiousness were examined, as well as a theoretically based Jewish religious variable, trust in God. A self-report measure of trust in God was created, and factor analyses yielded two reliable and valid subscales: trust in God and mistrust in God. Contrary to our hypotheses, global Jewish religiousness was on the whole unrelated to mental-health functioning. As expected, higher levels of trust in God were associated with less anxiety and depression, and greater personal happiness, whereas inverse associations emerged for the unanticipated but robust mistrust subscale.

The Synthesis, Photophysical and Photobiological Properties and in vitro Structure-Activity Relationships of a Set of Silicon Phthalocyanine PDT Photosensitizers

Abstract: Four silicon phthalocyanine photosensitizers have been prepared and studied in an effort to learn more about the structural features that a silicon phthalocyanine must have in order to be a good photodynamic therapy (PDT) photosensitizer. The compounds that have been studied are the known phthalocyanines HOSiPcOSi(CH3)2-(CH2)3N(CH3)2, Pc 4; and SiPc[OSi(CH3)2(CH2)3N(CH3)2]2, Pc 12; and the new photosensitizers HOSiPcOSi(CH3)2- (CH2)3N(CH2CH3)(CH2)2N(CH3)2, Pc 10; and SiPc[OSi (CH3)2(CH2)3N(CH2CH3)(CH2)2N(CH3)2]2, Pc 18. The triplet lifetimes of the four photosensitizers, their singlet oxygen quantum yields, their ability to photoenhance the generation of lipid peroxidation products in human erythrocyte ghosts, their ability to partition into V79 cells and their ability to photokill V79 and L5178Y-R cells have been determined. It is concluded that the presence of a small axial ligand (e.g. an OH ligand) is not necessary for efficient photosensitization, the presence of two aminosiloxy ligands generally provides at least as good photosensitization as one such ligand, and the presence of an elongated diaminosiloxy axial ligand rather than a short aminosiloxy ligand is less desirable. Further, it is concluded that the presence of structural features leading to improvement in the association between the photosensitizers and important cellular targets are more useful than those leading to improvements in their already acceptable photophysical and photochemical properties.

Quantitative Methods in Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Methodological Manifesto

Abstract: OBJECTIVES.This article summarizes the deliberations of the Quantitative Methods Working Group convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine.METHODS.The working group was charged with identifying methods of study design and data analysis tha

COVID-19, mental health and religion: an agenda for future research

Abstract: We are currently facing a worldwide pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for which there is yet no effective treatment or vaccination. This has resulted in the world being turned “upside...