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A Behavioral Assay to Measure Responsiveness of Zebrafish to Changes in Light Intensities
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2008
We developed the Visual-Motor Response to quantitate the motor output of larval zebrafish in response to light increments and decrements. We also examined zebrafish vision mutants, including the no optokinetic response (nrc) mutants, which were thought to be completely blind when tested by another vision assay, the optokinetic reflex.
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Reflection and Refraction
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2023
Source: Derek Wilson, Asantha Cooray, PhD, Department of Physics & Astronomy, School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA Light travels at different speeds depending on the material through which it is propagating. When light travels from one material to another, it will either slow down or speed up. In order to conserve energy and momentum, the light must change the direction in which it propagates. This bending of light is known as refraction. Some fraction of the...
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Intense Pulsed Light for the Treatment of Dry Eye Owing to Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
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2019
Dry eye disease is an increasingly common condition, which strongly impair patients' life quality. Recently, a new device employing intense pulsed light, specifically designed for the periocular area, has been shown to improve tear film stability and ocular discomfort symptoms in dry eye disease owing to meibomian gland dysfunction.
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Biomolecular Detection employing the Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor (IRIS)
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2011
Quantitative, high-throughput, real-time, and label-free biomolecular detection (DNA, protein, etc.) on SiO2 surfaces can be achieved using a simple interferometric technique which relies on LED illumination, minimal optical components, and a camera. The Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor (IRIS) is inexpensive, simple to use, and amenable to microarray formats.
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The Sense of Self: Reflected Self-Appraisal and Social Comparison
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2020
According to Charles Cooley, we base our image on what we think other people see (Cooley 1902). We imagine how we must appear to others, then react to this speculation. We don certain clothes, prepare our hair in a particular manner, wear makeup, use cologne, and the like—all with the notion that our presentation of ourselves is going to affect how others perceive us. We expect a certain reaction, and, if lucky, we get the one we desire and feel good about it. But more than that, Cooley...
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Wavelength and angle of incidence can change how much light returns from a sample, even when the sample itself remains unchanged. These variables influence the optical response recorded by the detector, so measurements are most useful when illumination conditions remain consistent. Controlling them supports reliable comparisons among cells, tissues, microbial samples, or assay surfaces.
Surface composition and texture alter the way incident light interacts with a sample, while contrast between neighboring materials can change the returned signal. Consequently, a difference in reflected light intensity may indicate a change in physical condition or simply a difference in the measured surface. Interpreting results requires attention to these properties rather than treating intensity as a universal value.
Binding between antibodies or other biomolecules and their targets can modify the optical signal returned from an assay surface. The detector records that change as a measurable signal, allowing researchers to examine whether surface-associated interactions alter the sample’s optical response. This principle connects reflected-light measurements with assay development and the detection of biologically relevant binding events.
Comparisons should account for illumination wavelength, angle of incidence, surface composition, texture, and material contrast because each can influence the returned signal. Keeping these factors consistent, or interpreting their effects explicitly, helps distinguish biological or physical changes from measurement-related variation. Such consistency is especially important when monitoring cells, tissues, microbial growth, or assay surfaces over time.
In microscopy, returned-light measurements can help monitor optical changes in cells, tissues, or microbial samples. In diagnostic assay development, they can track signals associated with biomolecular binding on assay surfaces. In both settings, quantification provides a measurable basis for comparing samples and evaluating whether an observed optical change corresponds to a relevant biological or assay-related condition.
The measurement provides an optical way to follow changes in biological samples and assay surfaces relevant to immune responses or infection studies. Researchers may examine cells, tissues, microbial growth, or antibody-associated binding signals. Quantifying the returned light supports consistent sample comparison, while the observed changes can contribute to microscopy workflows and diagnostic assay development.