Merritt Paul

Self-reported comfort ratings were measured at 20 min intervals and posture identification was conducted by analysing the video recordings.

Six postures were identified, and it was observed that individual participants changed posture at least once and up to nine times during the three-hour period. Body part areas with the highest r…[Read more]

Additionally, the effective connectivity of the middle frontal gyrus (MFG), a part of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) to the Anterior Insula (AI), demonstrated a significant difference between the two groups with inhibitory connection demonstrated only in SCH. The observed activations of PreCu, PCC, and AG (involved in the Default Mode…[Read more]

Brain connectivity studies of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have historically relied on static measures of functional connectivity. Recent work has focused on identifying transient configurations of brain activity, yet several open questions remain regarding the nature of specific brain network dynamics in ASD. We used a dynamic coactivation…[Read more]

Even before the current pandemic, university students were known to have high levels of hassles, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Pemetrexed In all probability, the advent of COVID-19 has substantially raised these levels. The present study measured the emotional state of university students during lockdown and identified the relevant situational…[Read more]

Finally, we show that the application of fluid shear stress allows the long-term culture of this intestinal epithelium. Our device represents a new biomimetic tool that captures key features of the gut complexity and could be used to study gut pathophysiology.A novel DNA-microgel hybrid system with dual thermal responsiveness is introduced…[Read more]

Research was completed to show that using the complex refractive index model (CRIM) to interpret GPR data can improve the estimation of in situ water content of the waste in the landfill. Literature shows that the Topp equation is normally used to analyse GPR data, despite the fact it fails to consider porosity and other properties of the landfill…[Read more]