Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

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Eye-Tracking Control to Assess Cognitive Functions in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Jürgen Keller¹, Martin Gorges¹, Helena E. A. Aho-Özhan¹, Ingo Uttner¹, Erich Schneider², Jan Kassubek¹, Elmar H. Pinkhardt¹, Albert C. Ludolph¹, Dorothée Lulé¹

¹Department of Neurology, Ulm University, ²Institute of Medical Technology, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

Cognitive deficits are common in about one third of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurological condition leading to progressive impairments in speech and movement abilities. To conduct cognitive tests in patients unable to speak or write a reliable and easy to administer eye-tracking paradigm was developed.

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Manufacturing Simple and Inexpensive Soil Surface Temperature and Gravimetric Water Content Sensors

Armin Howell¹, Colin Tucker¹, Edmund E. Grote¹, Maik Veste^2,3, Jayne Belnap¹, Gerhard Kast⁴, Bettina Weber^5,6, Sasha C. Reed¹

¹Southwest Biological Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, ²Centre for Energy Technology Brandenburg, ³Institute of Environmental Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, ⁴Umweltanalytische Produkte GmbH, ⁵Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, ⁶Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Accurately measuring temperature and water content of the upper 5 mm of the soil surface can improve our understanding of environmental controls on biological, chemical, and physical processes. Here we describe a protocol for manufacturing, calibrating, and conducting measurements with soil surface temperature and moisture sensors.