We considered clinical observations in patients with obsessive–compulsive-and anxiety-
disorders, who underwent bilateral anterior capsulotomy, as well as anatomical and …

Measuring distances in the range between a few centimetres and a few metres are of
special interest for automated industrial LIBS applications. They allow for a reliable optical …

This paper presents R&D activities in the field of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for
industrial applications and shows novel LIBS systems running in routine operation for inline …

Background Neurostimulation of the subthalamic nucleus reduces levodopa-related motor
complications in advanced Parkinson's disease. We compared this treatment plus …

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) to different sites allows interfering with dysfunctional network
function implicated in major depression. Because a prominent clinical feature of depression …

Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) reduces motor
symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and improves their quality of life; …

BACKGROUND: While most patients with depression respond to combinations of
pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), there are patients …

Recent progress in sensitivity and signal processing opened a broad field of application for
laser-induced breakdown spectrometry (LIBS) in the steel making and processing industry …

Object. The goal of this study was to relate the degree of clinical improvement and that of
energy consumption to the anatomical position of electrode poles used for long-term …

Single, double and multiple Q-switch Nd: YAG laser pulses are used to vaporize material
from solid steel samples and to induce a plasma. The material ablation of different pulse …