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A Novel Procedure for Evaluating the Reinforcing Properties of Tastants in Laboratory Rats: Operant Intraoral Self-administration
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2014
The current study evaluates a novel procedure for assessing the reinforcing effects of palatable solutions in laboratory rats: intraoral self-administration. To this end, operant responding (i.e. lever pressing) for intraoral infusions of sweet solutions at different concentrations was measured on continuous and progressive ratios schedules of reinforcement.
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Leaky Scanning
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2020
During most eukaryotic translation processes, the small 40S ribosome subunit scans an mRNA from its 5' end until it encounters the first start AUG codon. The large 60S ribosomal subunit then joins the smaller one to initiate protein synthesis. The location of the translation initiation is largely determined by the nucleotides near the start codon as there may be multiple translation initiation sites present on the mRNA. Marilyn Kozak discovered that the sequence RCCAUGG (where R stands for...
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Examination of Rapid Dopamine Dynamics with Fast Scan Cyclic Voltammetry During Intra-oral Tastant Administration in Awake Rats
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2015
Rapid fluctuations in extracellular dopamine (DA) mediate both reward processing and motivated behavior in mammals. This manuscript describes the combined use of fast scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV) and intra-oral tastant administration to determine how tastants alter rapid dopamine release in awake, freely moving rats.
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Differential Scanning Calorimetry
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2023
Source: Danielle N. Beatty and Taylor D. Sparks, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is an important measurement to characterize thermal properties of materials. DSC is used primarily to calculate the amount of heat stored in a material as it heats up (heat capacity) as well as the heat absorbed or released during chemical reactions or phase changes. However, measurement of this heat can also lead to...
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Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Dr. Andrew J. Steckl — University of Cincinnati A scanning electron microscope, or SEM, is a powerful microscope that uses electrons to form an image. It allows for imaging of conductive samples at magnifications that cannot be achieved using traditional microscopes. Modern light microscopes can achieve a magnification of ~1,000X, while typical SEM can reach magnifications of more than 30,000X. Because the SEM doesn’t use light to create images, the resulting pictures it...
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The scanner builds the oral model by collecting successive optical surface measurements rather than recording the entire mouth in one instant. Software then aligns these measurements and stitches them into a continuous three-dimensional representation. This reconstruction step is essential because it converts separate observations from the handheld device into a spatially coherent model that clinicians can use in downstream digital workflows.
Structured light and confocal sensing are examples of optical imaging approaches that can supply the surface measurements used in the scan. Regardless of the imaging approach, the workflow depends on collecting successive measurements and combining them computationally. This allows the system to represent teeth, gums, and other oral tissues digitally for later clinical planning, design, or assessment.
Compared with conventional physical impressions, intraoral scanning shifts the workflow from creating a physical record to producing a digital oral model. The overview identifies improved patient comfort, faster digital workflows, and easier communication as important consequences. This comparison is especially relevant when clinicians, laboratories, and patients need to work from the same representation during restorative, prosthetic, or orthodontic care.
A scan begins with the handheld device capturing surface information from the teeth, gums, and oral tissues. The system records successive measurements, after which software aligns the captured data and stitches it into a three-dimensional model. That model can then enter a digital workflow for assessment, treatment planning, communication, or the design and fabrication of customized oral devices.
Clinicians may apply intraoral scanning to diagnosis, treatment planning, and orthodontic assessment, as well as prosthetic and restorative design. The resulting model can also support fabrication of custom oral appliances. These uses show that scanning is not limited to documentation: it can connect clinical evaluation with planning and the creation of patient-specific dental or oral solutions.
Digital models support communication among clinicians, laboratories, and patients by giving each participant a shared representation of the mouth. In medicine and dentistry, this can help coordinate diagnostic findings, planned treatment, and prosthetic or restorative design. The digital format can also accelerate workflows, making the models useful across multiple stages of evaluation, planning, and custom appliance development.