The Role of Eosinophils in Bullous Pemphigoid: A Developing Model of Eosinophil Pathogenicity in Mucocutaneous Disease

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering disease which carries a significant mortality and morbidity. While historically BP has been characterized as an IgG driven disease mediated by anti-BP180 and BP230 IgG autoantibodies, developments in recent years have further elucidated the role of eosinophils and IgE autoantibodies. In fact, eosinophil infiltration and eosinophilic spongiosis are prominent features in BP. Several observations support a pathogenic role of eosinophils in BP: IL-5, eotaxin, and eosinophil-colony stimulating factor are present in blister fluid; eosinophils line the dermo-epidermal junction (DEJ) in the presence of BP serum, metalloprotease-9 is released by eosinophils at the site of blisters; eosinophil degranulation proteins are found on the affected basement membrane zone as well as in serum corresponding with clinical disease; eosinophil extracellular DNA traps directed against the basement membrane zone are present, IL-5 activated eosinophils cause separation of the DEJ in the presence of BP serum; and eosinophils are the necessary cell required to drive anti-BP180 IgE mediated skin blistering. Still, it is likely that eosinophils contribute to the pathogenesis of BP in numerous other ways that have yet to be explored based on the known biology of eosinophils. We herein will review the role of eosinophils in BP and provide a framework for understanding eosinophil pathogenic mechanisms in mucocutaneous disease

Timing-improved guitar loop pedal based on beat tracking

Graz, Univ. für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Masterarb., 201

Gemeinfreie Gitarrenaufnahmen 2

In diesem Beitrag werden Gitarrenaufnahmen beschrieben, die im DEGA-Projekt ”DEGA-Audiodatenbank zur Evaluierung von virtuellen auditiven Umgebungen” erstellt und verfügbar gemacht wurden. Unser Beitrag beschreibt die akustischen Bedingungen der Aufnahmen, die eingesetzten Studiogeräte und den Inhalt der aufgezeichneten Stücke.In diesem Beitrag werden Gitarrenaufnahmen beschrieben, die im DEGA-Projekt ”DEGA-Audiodatenbank zur Evaluierung von virtuellen auditiven Umgebungen” erstellt und verfügbar gemacht wurden. Unser Beitrag beschreibt die akustischen Bedingungen der Aufnahmen, die eingesetzten Studiogeräte und den Inhalt der aufgezeichneten Stücke

Gemeinfreie Gitarrenaufnahmen 1

In diesem Beitrag werden Gitarrenaufnahmen beschrieben, die im DEGA-Projekt ”DEGA-Audiodatenbank zur Evaluierung von virtuellen auditiven Umgebungen” erstellt und verfügbar gemacht wurden. Unser Beitrag beschreibt die akustischen Bedingungen der Aufnahmen, die eingesetzten Studiogeräte und den Inhalt der aufgezeichneten Stücke

Development of a Walking Robotic Hexapod Platform

The purpose of this project was to design and build a robot capable of competing in the 2017 RoboGames Walker Challenge and interfacing with the optionally attached manipulator. The competition consists of a 3-meterlong course covered with various objects to create an unstable surface, which the hexapod must be capable of traversing quickly. The hexapod must also be capable of interfacing with the attachable manipulator, mechanically and electrically, and communicating via software. While this robotic hexapod has been designed to complete a specific task, the long term intent is for this project to become a prototype for future projects. There are several applications in which a walking mobile robot would be more useful than a wheeled one. Walking robots are capable of navigating more treacherous terrain, such as stairs or rubble in a condemned or burning building. Additionally, hexapods can utilize a variety of gaits which allows them to optimize their movement. A wave gait offers the most amount of stability and least amount of speed with five legs always in contact with the ground, a tripedal gait offers a moderate amount of stability and speed with three legs always in contact with the ground, and a bipedal gait offers the least amount of stability and most speed with two legs in contact with the ground. This project implements a tripedal gait to allow for quick completion of the Walker Challenge while also maintaining mechanical stability. Eagle Prize Awar

Computational efficient real-time capable constant-Q spectrum analyzer

The constant-Q transform (CQT) is a valuable tool for music information retrieval, e.g. for chroma calculation and harmonic analysis. In this e-Brief, we propose a block based, real-time capable, efficient analysis algorithm resting upon a subsampling technique performed with fast Fourier transform. In addition, advanced features such as time resolution enhancement towards lower frequencies and a robust CQT-based tuner are presented. Finally a reference-implementation in C++ in form of a VST3-Plugin is introduced. The plugin’s source code will be available openly for further development