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Stretton B, Kovoor J, Bacchi S, Chang S, Ngoi B, Murray T, Bristow TC, Heng J, Gupta A, Ovenden C, Maddern G, Thompson CH, Heilbronn L, Boyd M, Rayner C, Talley NJ, Horowtiz M. Weight loss with subcutaneous semaglutide versus other glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review. Intern Med J 2023; 53:1311-1320. [PMID: 37189293 DOI: 10.1111/imj.16126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) reduce elevated blood glucose levels and induce weight loss. Multiple GLP-1 RAs and one combined GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide agonist are currently available. This review was conducted with the aim of summarising direct comparisons between subcutaneous semaglutide and other GLP-1 RAs in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), particularly with respect to efficacy for inducing weight loss and improving other markers of metabolic health. This systematic review of PubMed and Embase from inception to early 2022 was registered on PROSPERO and was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines. Of the 740 records identified in the search, five studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Comparators included liraglutide, exenatide, dulaglutide and tirzepatide. In the identified studies, multiple dosing regimens were utilised for semaglutide. Randomised trials support the superior efficacy of semaglutide over other GLP-1 RAs with respect to weight loss in T2D, but tirzepatide is more effective than semaglutide.
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- Brandon Stretton
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Metabolic Health Unit, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University. of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Broussard LJ, Barrow JL, DeBeer-Schmitt L, Dennis T, Fitzsimmons MR, Frost MJ, Gilbert CE, Gonzalez FM, Heilbronn L, Iverson EB, Johnston A, Kamyshkov Y, Kline M, Lewiz P, Matteson C, Ternullo J, Varriano L, Vavra S. Experimental Search for Neutron to Mirror Neutron Oscillations as an Explanation of the Neutron Lifetime Anomaly. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 128:212503. [PMID: 35687456 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.212503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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An unexplained >4σ discrepancy persists between "beam" and "bottle" measurements of the neutron lifetime. A new model proposed that conversions of neutrons n into mirror neutrons n^{'}, part of a dark mirror sector, can increase the apparent neutron lifetime by 1% via a small mass splitting Δm between n and n^{'} inside the 4.6 T magnetic field of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Beam Lifetime experiment. A search for neutron conversions in a 6.6 T magnetic field was performed at the Spallation Neutron Source which excludes this explanation for the neutron lifetime discrepancy.
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- L J Broussard
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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Regmi P, Chaudhary R, Page AJ, Hutchison AT, Vincent AD, Liu B, Heilbronn L. Early or delayed time-restricted feeding prevents metabolic impact of obesity in mice. J Endocrinol 2021; 248:75-86. [PMID: 33151899 DOI: 10.1530/joe-20-0404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Time-restricted feeding (TRF) initiated early during the dark phase prevents the metabolic consequences of a high-fat diet in rodent models. However, the metabolic consequences of delaying the initiation of TRF, akin to breakfast skipping in humans, is unclear. We assigned 8-week-old male C57BL/6J mice (n = 192) to chow or high-fat diet ad libitum (AL) for 4 weeks, before randomization to continue AL or 10 h of TRF, initiated at lights off (TRFe) or 4-h after lights off (TRFd) for a further 8 weeks. Oral glucose tolerance tests (1 g/kg), metabolic monitoring and body composition by echoMRI were performed, and tissues were collected at six time points. TRF reduced weight and fat mass vs AL, with a greater reduction in TRFe vs TRFd. TRF improved glucose tolerance and protected mice from high-fat diet-induced hepatosteatosis vs AL, with no difference between TRFe and TRFd. TRF increased the amplitude of Bmal1, Cry1, Per2, Nampt, and Nocturnin mRNA levels in liver. A phase delay in Bmal1, Cry1, Per2, Reverbα, Nampt, NAD, Sirt1, and Nocturnin was observed in TRFd. Thus, delaying TRF limited the weight benefit and induced a phase delay in the hepatic clock, but improved metabolic health. Allowing more flexibility in when TRF is initiated may increase the translational potential of this dietary approach in humans.
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- Prashant Regmi
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Gupta CC, Centofanti S, Dorrian J, Coates AM, Stepien JM, Kennaway D, Wittert G, Heilbronn L, Catcheside P, Tuckwell GA, Coro D, Chandrakumar D, Banks S. The impact of a meal, snack, or not eating during the night shift on simulated driving performance post-shift. Scand J Work Environ Health 2021; 47:78-84. [PMID: 33190160 PMCID: PMC7801136 DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective: The commute home following a night shift is associated with an increased risk for accidents. This study investigated the relationship between food intake during the night shift and simulated driving performance post-shift. Methods: Healthy non-shift working males (N=23) and females (N=16), aged 18–39 years (mean 24.5, standard deviation 5.0, years) participated in a seven-day laboratory study and underwent four simulated night shifts Participants were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: meal at night (N=12; 7 males), snack at night (N=13; 7 males) or no eating at night (N=14; 9 males). During the night shift at 00:30 hours, participants either ate a large meal (meal at night condition), a snack (snack at night condition), or did not eat during the night shift (no eating at night condition). During the second simulated night shift, participants performed a 40-minute York driving simulation at 20:00, 22:30, 01:30, 04:00, and 07:30 hours (similar time to a commute from work). Results: The effects of eating condition, drive time, and time-on-task, on driving performance were examined using mixed model analyses. Significant condition×time interactions were found, where at 07:30 hours, those in the meal at night condition displayed significant increases in time spent outside of the safe zone (percentage of time spent outside 10 km/hour of the speed limit and 0.8 meters of the lane center; P<0.05), and greater lane and speed variability (both P<0.01) compared to the snack and no eating conditions. There were no differences between the snack and no eating conditions. Conclusion: Driver safety during the simulated commute home is greater following the night shift if a snack, rather than a meal, is consumed during the shift.
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- Charlotte C Gupta
- Appleton Institute, Central Queensland University, 44 Greenhill Road, Wayville 5034, Adelaide, Australia.
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Broussard L, Bailey K, Bailey W, Barrow J, Berry K, Blose A, Crawford C, Debeer-Schmitt L, Frost M, Galindo-Uribarri A, Gallmeier F, Gilbert C, Heilbronn L, Iverson E, Johnston A, Kamyshkov Y, Lewiz P, Novikov I, Penttilä S, Vavra S, Young A. New search for mirror neutron regeneration. EPJ Web Conf 2019. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201921907002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The possibility of relatively fast neutron oscillations into a mirror neutron state is not excluded experimentally when a mirror magnetic field is considered. Direct searches for the disappearance of neutrons into mirror neutrons in a controlled magnetic field have previously been performed using ultracold neutrons, with some anomalous results reported. We describe a technique using cold neutrons to perform a disappearance and regeneration search, which would allow us to unambiguously identify a possible oscillation signal. An experiment using the existing General Purpose-Small Angle Neutron Scattering instrument at the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will have the sensitivity to fully explore the parameter space of prior ultracold neutron searches and confirm or refute previous claims of observation. This instrument can also conclusively test the validity of recently suggested oscillation-based explanations for the neutron lifetime anomaly.
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Gupta CC, Centofanti S, Dorrian J, Coates A, Stepien JM, Kennaway D, Wittert G, Heilbronn L, Catcheside P, Noakes M, Coro D, Chandrakumar D, Banks S. Altering meal timing to improve cognitive performance during simulated nightshifts. Chronobiol Int 2019; 36:1691-1713. [DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2019.1676256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Charlotte C Gupta
- Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
- University of South Australia Online, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
- Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- South Australia Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide Australia
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- Food and Nutrition Flagship, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Adelaide, Australia
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- Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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Gupta CC, Centofanti S, Dorrian J, Coates AM, Stepien JM, Kennaway D, Wittert G, Heilbronn L, Catcheside P, Noakes M, Coro D, Chandrakumar D, Banks S. Subjective Hunger, Gastric Upset, and Sleepiness in Response to Altered Meal Timing during Simulated Shiftwork. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11061352. [PMID: 31208092 PMCID: PMC6628383 DOI: 10.3390/nu11061352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Shiftworkers report eating during the night when the body is primed to sleep. This study investigated the impact of altering food timing on subjective responses. Healthy participants (n = 44, 26 male, age Mean ± SD = 25.0 ± 2.9 years, BMI = 23.82 ± 2.59kg/m2) participated in a 7-day simulated shiftwork protocol. Participants were randomly allocated to one of three eating conditions. At 00:30, participants consumed a meal comprising 30% of 24 h energy intake (Meal condition; n = 14, 8 males), a snack comprising 10% of 24 h energy intake (Snack condition; n = 14; 8 males) or did not eat during the night (No Eating condition; n = 16, 10 males). Total 24 h individual energy intake and macronutrient content was constant across conditions. During the night, participants reported hunger, gut reaction, and sleepiness levels at 21:00, 23:30, 2:30, and 5:00. Mixed model analyses revealed that the snack condition reported significantly more hunger than the meal group (p < 0.001) with the no eating at night group reporting the greatest hunger (p < 0.001). There was no difference in desire to eat between meal and snack groups. Participants reported less sleepiness after the snack compared to after the meal (p < 0.001) or when not eating during the night (p< 0.001). Gastric upset did not differ between conditions. A snack during the nightshift could alleviate hunger during the nightshift without causing fullness or increased sleepiness.
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- Charlotte C Gupta
- Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, 5072 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, 5072 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, 5072 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, 5072 Adelaide, Australia.
- Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, 5000 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, 5072 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, 5000 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, 5000Adelaide, Australia.
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- Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, 5000Adelaide, Australia.
- South Australia Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), 5000 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, 5042 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - Food and Nutrition Flagship, 5000 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, 5072 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Cognitive Ageing Impairment Neurosciences Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, 5072 Adelaide, Australia.
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- Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, 5072 Adelaide, Australia.
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Dorrian J, Hursh S, Waggoner L, Grant C, Pajcin M, Gupta C, Coates A, Kennaway D, Wittert G, Heilbronn L, Vedova CD, Banks S. How much is left in your "sleep tank"? Proof of concept for a simple model for sleep history feedback. Accid Anal Prev 2019; 126:177-183. [PMID: 29402400 DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Technology-supported methods for sleep recording are becoming increasingly affordable. Sleep history feedback may help with fatigue-related decision making - Should I drive? Am I fit for work? This study examines a "sleep tank" model (SleepTank™), which is analogous to the fuel tank in a car, refilled by sleep, and depleted during wake. Required inputs are sleep period time and sleep efficiency (provided by many consumer-grade actigraphs). Outputs include suggested hours remaining to "get sleep" and percentage remaining in tank (Tank%). Initial proof of concept analyses were conducted using data from a laboratory-based simulated nightshift study. Ten, healthy males (18-35y) undertook an 8h baseline sleep opportunity and daytime performance testing (BL), followed by four simulated nightshifts (2000 h-0600 h), with daytime sleep opportunities (1000 h-1600 h), then an 8 h night-time sleep opportunity to return to daytime schedule (RTDS), followed by daytime performance testing. Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) and Karolinska Sleepiness Scale were performed at 1200 h on BL and RTDS, and at 1830 h, 2130 h 0000 h and 0400 h each nightshift. A 40-minute York Driving Simulation was performed at 1730 h, 2030 h and 0300 h on each nightshift. Model outputs were calculated using sleep period timing and sleep efficiency (from polysomnography) for each participant. Tank% was a significant predictor of PVT lapses (p < 0.001), and KSS (p < 0.001), such that every 5% reduction resulted in an increase of two lapses, or one point on the KSS. Tank% was also a significant predictor of %time in the Safe Zone from the driving simulator (p = 0.001), such that every 1% increase in the tank resulted in a 0.75% increase in time spent in the Safe Zone. Initial examination of the correspondence between model predictions and performance and sleepiness measures indicated relatively good predictive value. Results provide tentative evidence that this "sleep tank" model may be an informative tool to aid in individual decision-making based on sleep history.
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- Jillian Dorrian
- University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia.
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- Institutes for Behavior Resources Inc, 2104 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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- Institutes for Behavior Resources Inc, 2104 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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- University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia.
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- University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia.
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- University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia.
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- University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia.
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, GPO Box 498, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- University of Adelaide, University of Adelaide, GPO Box 498, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- University of Adelaide, University of Adelaide, GPO Box 498, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia.
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- University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia.
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Chaudhary R, Liu B, Sargeant T, Page A, Wittert GA, Hutchison AT, Heilbronn L. Effect of intermittent fasting on autophagy in human and C57BL/6 mouse muscle. Obes Res Clin Pract 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wittert G, Gyawali P, Martin S, Heilbronn L, Vincent A, Jenkins A, Januszewski A, Taylor A, Adams R, Reynolds A, O’Loughlin P. SUN-LB040 Associations of Testosterone and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin with the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes in Men. J Endocr Soc 2019. [PMCID: PMC6553306 DOI: 10.1210/js.2019-sun-lb040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective: Contrasting findings exist regarding the associations between circulating sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and total testosterone (TT) with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in men. We examined prospective associations of SHBG and TT with incident T2D and CVD, in a cohort of community-dwelling men. Methods: Participants were aged 35 years and over at enrolment (n=2563) and followed for an average of 4.95 years. This analysis included men without T2D (1597) or CVD (1492) at baseline, and with fasted morning serum SHBG (chemiluminescent immunoassay) and TT (LCMSMS) at both time points, and without meds affecting TT or SHBG. T2D was identified by either self-report, fasting glucose (≥7.0 mmol/L), HbA1c (≥ 6.5%) and/or prescriptions for diabetes medications. CVD was ascertained by self-report and/or hospital data linkage. Logistic binomial regressions were used to assess associations between SHBG and incident T2D & CVD, adjusting for self-reported psycho-social, demographic and health status and related behavioural factors; measured waist circumference, HBA1c and plasma glucose, triglycerides, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Sensitivity analyses assessed mediation effects of anxiety, sleep duration, shift work ≥3years, and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Results: During an average follow-up of 4.95 years, 14.5% (n=232) and 6.7% (n=101) of men developed T2D and CVD, respectively. Baseline TT was independently associated with incident T2D (odds ratio (OR) =0.72, 95%CI= [0.57, 0.92], P=0.01). An inverse association of baseline SHBG levels with incident T2D (OR=0.77 [0.62, 0.95], P=0.02), was insignificant after adjustment for TT (OR=0.91 [0.71, 1.17], P=0.48 for SHBG. Baseline TT (OR=0.71 [0.52, 0.98], P=0.04) and SHBG (OR=1.54 [1.15, 2.06], P=0.003) were independently associated with incident CVD. A decrease in TT between time points was associated with incident T2D (OR=0.81 [0.68, 0.97], P=0.02) and CVD (OR=0.72 [0.56,0.92], P=0.01). There was no association between ΔSHBG and incident T2D and CVD. In the sensitivity analyses there was evidence for mediation effects of shift-work on the association of TT, but not SHBG with CVD (both baseline &change models), and of longer sleep duration, OSA and shift work on the association of TT with T2D (change TT model only). Conclusions Shift-work mediates associations of TT with CVD. All sleep parameters had mediation effects on the association of decreasing TT with T2D. Funding: NH&MRC Unless otherwise noted, all abstracts presented at ENDO are embargoed until the date and time of presentation. For oral presentations, the abstracts are embargoed until the session begins. Abstracts presented at a news conference are embargoed until the date and time of the news conference. The Endocrine Society reserves the right to lift the embargo on specific abstracts that are selected for promotion prior to or during ENDO.
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- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, , Australia
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- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, , Australia
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Wu A, Shi Z, Martin S, Vincent A, Heilbronn L, Wittert G. Age-related changes in estradiol and longitudinal associations with fat mass in men. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201912. [PMID: 30071117 PMCID: PMC6072119 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Context In men, circulating 17β-estradiol originates primarily from peripheral aromatization of testosterone particularly in adipose tissue. The effect of ageing and obesity on circulating estradiol remains unclear. Objective Determine five-year changes in serum estradiol and the association with testosterone and fat mass in Australian men. Design Longitudinal cohort study. At baseline and five-year follow-up, socio-demographic and health-related data including behaviors, chronic conditions, and medication use were collected by questionnaire. Estradiol and testosterone were assayed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and sex hormone-binding globulin by immunochemiluminescent assay. Fat mass was assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Participants Community-dwelling men aged 35 years and older at enrollment, resident in the northern and western suburbs of Adelaide without established disease of, or medications affecting, the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis (n = 725). Main outcome measures The dependence of change in serum estradiol over five years on age, testosterone and fat mass after adjustment for multiple confounders. Results At baseline, mean age was 53.0 ± 10.8 years. Mean serum estradiol levels at baseline and five-year follow-up were 94.9 ± 34.8 and 89.4 ± 30.4 pmol/L respectively (-1.1 pmol/L/year). On multivariable analyses, estradiol change was associated with changes in testosterone (B-estimate = 2.719, standard error = 0.369, p˂0.001), but not age or total fat mass. Change in testosterone/estradiol ratio was inversely associated with change in fat mass (B = -1.450, SE = 0.575, p = 0.012), and this was consistent across quartiles of fat mass change. Conclusions In healthy men, circulating estradiol is primarily dependent on testosterone. With increasing fat mass, estradiol decreases less than testosterone. From a clinical standpoint these data indicate that obesity is associated with a change in the testosterone to estradiol ratio, but a change in estradiol does not occur unless some other pathology is present.
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- Albert Wu
- Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health, Discipline of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health, Discipline of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health, Discipline of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health, Discipline of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health, Discipline of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health, Discipline of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- * E-mail: (AW); (GW)
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Schelin HR, Galonsky A, Gelbke CK, Hama H, Heilbronn L, Krofcheck D, Lynch WG, Sackett D, Tsang MB, Yang X, Deák F, Horvath Á, Kiss Á, Seres Z, Kasagi J, Murakami T. Neutron Production in Heavy-Ion Reactions at 35 and 50 MeV/Nucleon. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse93-a24007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- H. R. Schelin
- Centro Tecnico Aeroespacial, Instituto de Estudos Avancados, Divisao de Fisica Teorica C. P. 6044, CEP 12231, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Atomic Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest 114, Hungary H-1088
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- Department of Atomic Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest 114, Hungary H-1088
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- Department of Atomic Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest 114, Hungary H-1088
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- iHungarian Academy of Sciences, Central Research Institute for Physics Budapest 114, Hungary H-1525
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-Okayama, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kitasherakawa, Kyoto 606, Japan
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Heilbronn L, Zeitlin CJ, Iwata Y, Murakami T, Nakamura T, Yonai S, Ronningen RM, Iwase H. Neutron-Production Yields from 400 MeV/Nucleon Iron Stopping in Carbon, Aluminum, Copper, and Lead Targets. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse10-112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- L. Heilbronn
- University of Tennessee, 214 Pasqua Engineering Building Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
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- Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Department of Accelerator Physics and Engineering 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Department of Accelerator Physics and Engineering 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center Aoba, Aramaki, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center Aoba, Aramaki, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Michigan State University, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1321
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- KEK, Radiation Science Center, Oho 1, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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Heilbronn L, Zeitlin CJ, Iwata Y, Murakami T, Iwase H, Nakamura T, Nunomiya T, Sato H, Yashima H, Ronningen RM, Ieki K. Secondary Neutron-Production Cross Sections from Heavy-Ion Interactions between 230 and 600 MeV/Nucleon. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse07-a2719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- L. Heilbronn
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, MS 74-197, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, MS 74-197, Berkeley, California 94720
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Department of Accelerator Physics and Engineering 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Department of Accelerator Physics and Engineering 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Aoba, Aramaki, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Aoba, Aramaki, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Aoba, Aramaki, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Aoba, Aramaki, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Aoba, Aramaki, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Michigan State University, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1321
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- Rikkyo University, Department of Physics, 3-34-1 Nishi Ikebukuro Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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Kim MHY, Thibeault SA, Wilson JW, Simonsen LC, Heilbronn L, Chang K, Kiefer RL, Weakley JA, Maahs HG. Development and Testing of in situ Materials for Human Exploration of Mars. HIGH PERFORM POLYM 2016. [DOI: 10.1088/0954-0083/12/1/302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Interplanetary space radiation poses a serious health hazard in long-term manned space missions. Natural Martian surface materials are evaluated for their potential use as radiation shields for manned Mars missions. The modified radiation fluences behind various kinds of Martian rocks and regolith are determined by solving the Boltzmann equation using NASA Langley’s HZETRN code along with the 1977 Solar Minimum galactic cosmic ray environmental model. To make structural shielding composite materials from constituents of the Martian atmosphere and from Martian regolith for Martian surface habitats, schemes for synthesizing polyimide from the Martian atmosphere and for processing Martian regolith/polyimide composites are proposed. Theoretical predictions of the shielding properties of these composites are computed to assess their shielding effectiveness. Adding high-performance polymer binders to Martian regolith to enhance the structural properties also enhances the shielding properties of these composites because of the added hydrogenous constituents. Laboratory testing of regolith simulant/polyimide composites is planned in order to validate this prediction and also to measure various structural properties.
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- M-H Y Kim
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USA
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- NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USA
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- NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
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Wilkinson D, Nolting M, Mahadi MK, Chapman I, Heilbronn L. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases insulin sensitivity in overweight men with and without type 2 diabetes. Diving Hyperb Med 2015; 45:30-36. [PMID: 25964036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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AIMS The onset of insulin resistance is an important metabolic event in the development of type 2 diabetes. For patients with type 2 diabetes, we recently showed that peripheral insulin sensitivity was increased during hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT). This study aims to investigate whether this occurs in a non-patient population with and without type 2 diabetes, along with the mechanism of this effect. METHODS Overweight and obese male participants were recruited from the community, 11 without and eight with type 2 diabetes. Insulin sensitivity was measured by the glucose infusion rate (GIR) during a hyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clamp (80 mU·m⁻²·min⁻¹) at baseline and during the third HBOT session. Monocyte chemo-attractant protein-1 (MCP-1), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were measured in fasting serum and adipose tissue samples taken for their gene expression at baseline and immediately following four HBOT sessions. Additional fasting serum samples were collected during the first HBOT at 0, 60 and 120 minutes, and 24-hours after the last HBOT. RESULTS In response to HBOT, GIR was increased by 29±32% in those without (n=10, P=0.01), and by 57±66% in those with type 2 diabetes (n=7, P=0.04). This increase was maintained for 30 minutes post HBOT. Reduced MCP-1 and TNF-α were observed after HBOT, whereas IL-6 was increased only in individuals without diabetes and this correlated with the increase in insulin sensitivity (r²=0.72, P=0.004). CONCLUSIONS Peripheral insulin sensitivity was increased following HBOT in overweight or obese males with and without type 2 diabetes; this increase was maintained for at least 30 minutes post HBOT. Changes in inflammatory cytokines may partly explain this effect.
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- David Wilkinson
- Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia, Phone: +61-(0)8-8222-5116, Fax: +61-(0)8-8232-4207, E-mail:
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- Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Heilbronn L, Wilkinson D, Nolting M, Mahadi M, Chapman I. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases insulin sensitivity in overweight men with and without type 2 diabetes. Obes Res Clin Pract 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2013.12.509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chen M, Macpherson A, Owens J, Wittert G, Heilbronn L. Obesity alone or with type 2 diabetes is associated with tissue specific alterations in DNA methylation and gene expression of PGC-1α and IGF2 gene in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. Obes Res Clin Pract 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Philp L, Janovska A, Heilbronn L, Mayrhofer G, Wittert G. N-3 PUFA enrichment of a high saturated fat diet enhances muscle oxidative capacity without affecting muscle fibre type. Obes Res Clin Pract 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2011.08.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Philp L, Janovska A, Hatzinikolas G, Heilbronn L, Mayrhofer G, Wittert G. N-3 enrichment of a high saturated fat diet ameliorates hepatic fat accretion through pathways that limit fat storage and lipogenesis. Obes Res Clin Pract 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2010.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Frisard MI, McMillan RP, Marchand J, Wahlberg KA, Wu Y, Voelker KA, Heilbronn L, Haynie K, Muoio B, Li L, Hulver MW. Toll-like receptor 4 modulates skeletal muscle substrate metabolism. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2010; 298:E988-98. [PMID: 20179247 PMCID: PMC2867377 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00307.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a protein integral to innate immunity, is elevated in skeletal muscle of obese and type 2 diabetic humans and has been implicated in the development of lipid-induced insulin resistance. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of TLR4 as a modulator of basal (non-insulin-stimulated) substrate metabolism in skeletal muscle with the hypothesis that its activation would result in reduced fatty acid oxidation and increased partitioning of fatty acids toward neutral lipid storage. Human skeletal muscle, rodent skeletal muscle, and skeletal muscle cell cultures were employed to study the functional consequences of TLR4 activation on glucose and fatty acid metabolism. Herein, we demonstrate that activation of TLR4 with low (metabolic endotoxemia) and high (septic conditions) doses of LPS results in increased glucose utilization and reduced fatty acid oxidation in skeletal muscle and that these changes in metabolism in vivo occur in concert with increased circulating triglycerides. Moreover, animals with a loss of TLR4 function possess increased oxidative capacity in skeletal muscle and present with lower fasting levels of triglycerides and nonesterified free fatty acids. Evidence is also presented to suggest that these changes in substrate metabolism under metabolic endotoxemic conditions are independent of skeletal muscle-derived proinflammatory cytokine production. This report illustrates that skeletal muscle is a target for circulating endotoxin and may provide critical insight into the link between a proinflammatory state and dysregulated metabolism as observed with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
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- Madlyn I Frisard
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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BACKGROUND Epidemiologic studies suggest that childbearing is an important contributor to the development of obesity in many women and that breastfeeding may be protective. Ghrelin and peptide YY (PYY) are gut hormones involved in appetite regulation and energy homeostasis and are biological neuroendocrine signals that potentially affect body weight and adiposity. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated whether fasting or postprandial ghrelin or PYY is different between lactating and nonlactating postpartum women matched for age, body weight, and adiposity. DESIGN Ten postpartum lactating women (mean + or - SD: 28.1 + or - 4.9 y of age, 69.2 + or - 11.3 kg, 35.4 + or - 6.6% body fat) and 8 nonlactating women (28.8 + or - 7.6 y of age, 75.6 + or - 13.7 kg, 37.5 + or - 6.5% body fat) at 4-5 wk postpartum underwent measurements of body weight, body composition, and ghrelin and PYY responses to a standardized meal (350 kcal). Seven never-pregnant women served as control subjects (29.7 + or - 4.1 y of age, 60.4 + or - 4.8 kg, 25.5 + or - 2.0% body fat). RESULTS Ghrelin concentrations decreased, whereas PYY concentrations increased significantly (P < 0.05) in response to the meal, but fasting or meal-induced changes were not significantly different between lactating and nonlactating women. The fasting ghrelin concentration correlated with body mass index (r = -0.53, P < 0.05) and was significantly lower in postpartum than in control women (894.9 + or - 247.7 compared with 1316.9 + or - 241.0 pg/mL), even after adjustment for body mass index. CONCLUSIONS Our data do not support the notion that ghrelin, PYY, or both are plausible neuroendocrine signals that influence body weight regulation during lactation. They suggest, however, that ghrelin may change with increased adiposity in the postpartum state and may potentially play a role in body weight regulation after child birth.
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- D Enette Larson-Meyer
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
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Miller J, Taylor L, Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L, Guetersloh S, DiGiuseppe M, Iwata Y, Murakami T. Lunar soil as shielding against space radiation. RADIAT MEAS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Boey D, Heilbronn L, Sainsbury A, Laybutt R, Kriketos A, Herzog H, Campbell LV. Low serum PYY is linked to insulin resistance in first-degree relatives of subjects with type 2 diabetes. Neuropeptides 2006; 40:317-24. [PMID: 17045646 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2006.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2006] [Revised: 07/25/2006] [Accepted: 08/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Low circulating peptide YY (PYY) levels are reported in obese and type II diabetic subjects and results from PYY knockout animals suggests that PYY deficiency may have a causative role in the etiology of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Here, our aims were to determine whether people with a genetic predisposition to developing type 2 diabetes and obesity differ from otherwise similar subjects without such family history, in fasting or meal-related PYY levels, fasting insulin, insulin secretion (HOMA-B) and insulin sensitivity. We also investigated whether PYY ablation affects the intrinsic ability of islets to secrete insulin, which may be a contributing factor to the hyperinsulinemia observed in PYY knockout mice. Healthy female first-degree relatives of people with type 2 diabetes were matched for age, gender and BMI to control subjects but had significantly lower insulin sensitivity (p<0.05). Relatives also had significantly lower fasting serum PYY levels than controls (p<0.05), but their PYY response to a high fat meal (4250 kJ, 73% fat) was not significantly different. Fasting PYY level correlated positively with glucose infusion rate (r=0.713, p=0.002) and fasting adiponectin (r=0.5, p=0.02). Islets of Langerhans from PYY knockout mice were found to hypersecrete insulin in response to 25 mM glucose (p<0.05). These data demonstrate that lack of PYY enhances insulin secretion from the Islets of Langerhans and that low fasting PYY levels are associated with insulin resistance in humans. Together, these findings suggest that low circulating levels of PYY could contribute to hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, and possibly contribute to subsequent development of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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- Dana Boey
- Neuroscience Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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Heilbronn L, Smith SR, Ravussin E. Failure of fat cell proliferation, mitochondrial function and fat oxidation results in ectopic fat storage, insulin resistance and type II diabetes mellitus. Int J Obes (Lond) 2005; 28 Suppl 4:S12-21. [PMID: 15592481 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is widely accepted that increasing adiposity is associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of type II diabetes. The predominant paradigm used to explain this link is the portal/visceral hypothesis. This hypothesis proposes that increased adiposity, particularly in the visceral depots, leads to increased free-fatty acid flux and inhibition of insulin-action via Randle's effect in insulin-sensitive tissues. OBJECTIVES In this review, limitations of this paradigm will be discussed and two other paradigms that may explain established links between adiposity and insulin resistance/diabetes will be presented. (A) Ectopic fat storage syndrome. Three lines of evidence support this concept. Firstly, failure to develop adequate adipose tissue mass (also known as 'lipodystrophy') results in severe insulin resistance and diabetes. This is thought to be the result of ectopic storage of lipid into liver, skeletal muscle and the pancreatic insulin-secreting beta cell. Secondly, most obese patients also shunt lipid into the skeletal muscle, the liver and probably the beta cell. The importance of this finding is exemplified by several studies demonstrating that the degree of lipid infiltration into skeletal muscle and liver highly correlates with insulin resistance. Thirdly, increased fat cell size is highly associated with insulin resistance and the development of diabetes. Increased fat cell size may represent the failure of the adipose tissue mass to expand and therefore to accommodate an increased energy influx. Taken together, these observations support the 'acquired lipodystrophy' hypothesis as a link between adiposity and insulin resistance. Ectopic fat deposition is therefore the result of additive or synergistic effects including increased dietary intake, decreased fat oxidation and impaired adipogenesis. (B) Endocrine paradigm. This concept was developed in parallel with the 'ectopic fat storage syndrome' hypothesis. Adipose tissue secretes a variety of endocrine hormones such as leptin, interleukin-6, angiotensin II, adiponectin and resistin. From this viewpoint, adipose tissue plays a critical role as an endocrine gland, secreting numerous factors with potent effects on the metabolism of distant tissues. CONCLUSIONS The novel paradigms of ectopic fat and fat cell as an endocrine organ probably will constitute a new framework for the study of the links between our obesigenic environment and the risk of developing diabetes.
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- L Heilbronn
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Walker SA, Tweed J, Wilson JW, Cucinotta FA, Tripathi RK, Blattnig S, Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L, Miller J. Validation of the HZETRN code for laboratory exposures with 1A GeV iron ions in several targets. Adv Space Res 2005; 35:202-7. [PMID: 15934195 DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.02.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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A new version of the HZETRN code capable of validation with HZE ions in either the laboratory or the space environment is under development. The computational model consists of the lowest order asymptotic approximation followed by a Neumann series expansion with non-perturbative corrections. The physical description includes energy loss with straggling, nuclear attenuation, nuclear fragmentation with energy dispersion and downshift. Measurements to test the model were performed at the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron and the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory at Brookhaven National Laboratory with iron ions. Surviving beam particles and produced fragments were measured with solid-state detectors. Beam analysis software has been written to relate the computational results to the measured energy loss spectra of the incident ions for rapid validation of modeled target transmission functions.
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- S A Walker
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
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Radiation dosimetry for manned spaced missions depends on the ability to adequately describe the process of high-energy ion transport through many materials. Since the types of possible nuclear interactions are many and complex, transport models are used which depend upon a reliable source of experimental data. To expand the heavy ion database used in the models we have been measuring charge-changing cross sections and fragment production cross sections from heavy-ion interactions in various elementa targets. These include materials flown on space missions such as carbon and aluminium, as well as those important in radiation dosimetry such as hydrogen, nitrogen and water. Measuring heavy-ion fragmentation through these targets also gives us the ability to determine the effectiveness of new materials proposed for shielding such as graphite composites and polyethylene hybrids. Measurement without a target present gives an indication of the level of contamination of the primary beam, which is also important in radiobiology experiments.
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- C Zeitlin
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, MS74-197, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Heilbronn L, Nakamura T, Iwata Y, Kurosawa T, Iwase H, Townsend LW. Overview of secondary neutron production relevant to shielding in space. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2005; 116:140-3. [PMID: 16604615 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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An overview of experimental secondary neutron measurements relevant to space-related activities is presented. Stopping target yields and cross section measurements conducted at particle accelerators using heavy ions with energies > 100 MeV per nucleon are discussed.
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- L Heilbronn
- MS 74-197, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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La Tessa C, Guetersloh S, Heilbronn L, Miller J, Sihver L, Zeitlin C. Fragmentation of 1 GeV/nucleon iron ions in thick targets relevant for space exploration. Adv Space Res 2005; 35:223-9. [PMID: 15934198 DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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We have measured charged nuclear fragments produced by 1 GeV/nucleon 56Fe ions interacting with aluminium, polyethylene and lead. These materials are relevant for assessment of radiation risk for manned space flight. The data will be presented in a form suitable for comparison with models of nuclear fragmentation and transport, including linear energy transfer (LET) spectrum, fluence for iron and fragments, event-tack- and event-dose-averaged LET, total dose and iron contribution to dose.
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- C La Tessa
- Chalmers University of Technology, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Borak TB, Doke T, Fuse T, Guetersloh S, Heilbronn L, Hara K, Moyers M, Suzuki S, Taddei P, Terasawa K, Zeitlin CJ. Comparisons of LET Distributions for Protons with Energies between 50 and 200 MeV Determined Using a Spherical Tissue-Equivalent Proportional Counter (TEPC) and a Position-Sensitive Silicon Spectrometer (RRMD-III). Radiat Res 2004; 162:687-92. [PMID: 15548122 DOI: 10.1667/rr3262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Experiments have been performed to measure the response of a spherical tissue-equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) and a silicon-based LET spectrometer (RRMD-III) to protons with energies ranging from 50-200 MeV. This represents a large portion of the energy distribution for trapped protons encountered by astronauts in low-Earth orbit. The beam energies were obtained using plastic polycarbonate degraders with a monoenergetic beam that was extracted from a proton synchrotron. The LET spectrometer provided excellent agreement with the expected LET distribution emerging from the energy degraders. The TEPC cannot measure the LET distribution directly. However, the frequency mean value of lineal energy, y(-)(f), provided a good approximation to LET. This is in contrast to previous results for high-energy heavy ions where y(-)(f) underestimated LET, whereas the dose-averaged lineal energy, y(-)(D), provided a good approximation to LET.
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- T B Borak
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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Miller J, Zeitlin C, Cucinotta FA, Heilbronn L, Stephens D, Wilson JW. Benchmark studies of the effectiveness of structural and internal materials as radiation shielding for the international space station. Radiat Res 2003; 159:381-90. [PMID: 12600241 DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2003)159[0381:bsoteo]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Accelerator-based measurements and model calculations have been used to study the heavy-ion radiation transport properties of materials in use on the International Space Station (ISS). Samples of the ISS aluminum outer hull were augmented with various configurations of internal wall material and polyethylene. The materials were bombarded with high-energy iron ions characteristic of a significant part of the galactic cosmic-ray (GCR) heavy-ion spectrum. Transmitted primary ions and charged fragments produced in nuclear collisions in the materials were measured near the beam axis, and a model was used to extrapolate from the data to lower beam energies and to a lighter ion. For the materials and ions studied, at incident particle energies from 1037 MeV/nucleon down to at least 600 MeV/nucleon, nuclear fragmentation reduces the average dose and dose equivalent per incident ion. At energies below 400 MeV/nucleon, the calculation predicts that as material is added, increased ionization energy loss produces increases in some dosimetric quantities. These limited results suggest that the addition of modest amounts of polyethylene or similar material to the interior of the ISS will reduce the dose to ISS crews from space radiation; however, the radiation transport properties of ISS materials should be evaluated with a realistic space radiation field.
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- J Miller
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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Shavers MR, Cucinotta FA, Miller J, Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L, Wilson JW, Singleterry RC. Shielded Heavy-Ion Environment Linear Detector (SHIELD): an experiment for the Radiation and Technology Demonstration (RTD) Mission. Phys Med 2002; 17 Suppl 1:131-2. [PMID: 11770530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Radiological assessment of the many cosmic ion species of widely distributed energies requires the use of theoretical transport models to accurately describe diverse physical processes related to nuclear reactions in spacecraft structures, planetary atmospheres and surfaces, and tissues. Heavy-ion transport models that were designed to characterize shielded radiation fields have been validated through comparison with data from thick-target irradiation experiments at particle accelerators. With the RTD Mission comes a unique opportunity to validate existing radiation transport models and guide the development of tools for shield design. For the first time, transport properties will be measured in free-space to characterize the shielding effectiveness of materials that are likely to be aboard interplanetary space missions. Target materials composed of aluminum, advanced composite spacecraft structure and other shielding materials, helium (a propellant) and tissue equivalent matrices will be evaluated. Large solid state detectors will provide kinetic energy and charge identification for incident heavy-ions and for secondary ions created in the target material. Transport calculations using the HZETRN model suggest that 8 g cm -2 thick targets would be adequate to evaluate the shielding effectiveness during solar minimum activity conditions for a period of 30 days or more.
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- M R Shavers
- Loma Linda University, c/o SN-3 NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, USA
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Kim MH, Thibeault SA, Wilson JW, Heilbronn L, Kiefer RL, Weakley JA, Dueber JL, Fogarty T, Wilkins R. Radiation protection using Martian surface materials in human exploration of Mars. Phys Med 2002; 17 Suppl 1:81-3. [PMID: 11770542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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To develop materials for shielding astronauts from the hazards of GCR, natural Martian surface materials are considered for their potential as radiation shielding for manned Mars missions. The modified radiation fluences behind various kinds of Martian rocks and regolith are determined by solving the Boltzmann equation using NASA Langley's HZETRN code along with the 1977 Solar Minimum galactic cosmic ray environmental model. To develop structural shielding composite materials for Martian surface habitats, theoretical predictions of the shielding properties of Martian regolith/polyimide composites has been computed to assess their shielding effectiveness. Adding high-performance polymer binders to Martian regolith to enhance structural properties also enhances the shielding properties of these composites because of the added hydrogenous constituents. Heavy ion beam testing of regolith simulant/polyimide composites is planned to validate this prediction. Characterization and proton beam tests are performed to measure structural properties and to compare the shielding effects on microelectronic devices, respectively.
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- M H Kim
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USA.
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Gersey BB, Borak TB, Guetersloh SB, Zeitlin C, Miller J, Heilbronn L, Murakami T, Iwata Y. The response of a spherical tissue-equivalent proportional counter to iron particles from 200-1000 MeV/nucleon. Radiat Res 2002; 157:350-60. [PMID: 11839098 DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2002)157[0350:troast]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The radiation environment on board the space shuttle and the International Space Station includes high-Z and high-energy (HZE) particles that are part of the galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) spectrum. Iron-56 particles are considered to be one of the most biologically important parts of the GCR spectrum. Tissue-equivalent proportional counters (TEPCs) are used as active dosimeters on manned space flights. These TEPCs are further used to determine the average quality factor for each space mission. A TEPC simulating a 1-microm-diameter sphere of tissue was exposed as part of a particle spectrometer to (56)Fe particles at energies from 200-1000 MeV/nucleon. The response of TEPCs in terms of mean lineal energy, y(F), and dose mean lineal energy, y(D), as well as the energy deposited at different impact parameters through the detector was determined for six different incident energies of (56)Fe particles in this energy range. Calculations determined that charged-particle equilibrium was achieved for each of the six experiments. Energy depositions at different impact parameters were calculated using a radial dose distribution model, and the results were compared to experimental data.
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- B B Gersey
- Department of Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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Stephens DL, Townsend LW, Miller J, Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L. Monte Carlo transport model comparison with 1A GeV accelerated iron experiment: heavy-ion shielding evaluation of NASA space flight-crew foodstuff. Adv Space Res 2002; 30:901-905. [PMID: 12539754 DOI: 10.1016/s0273-1177(02)00404-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Deep-space manned flight as a reality depends on a viable solution to the radiation problem. Both acute and chronic radiation health threats are known to exist, with solar particle events as an example of the former and galactic cosmic rays (GCR) of the latter. In this experiment Iron ions of 1A GeV are used to simulate GCR and to determine the secondary radiation field created as the GCR-like particles interact with a thick target. A NASA prepared food pantry locker was subjected to the iron beam and the secondary fluence recorded. A modified version of the Monte Carlo heavy ion transport code developed by Zeitlin at LBNL is compared with experimental fluence. The foodstuff is modeled as mixed nuts as defined by the 71st edition of the Chemical Rubber Company (CRC) Handbook of Physics and Chemistry. The results indicate a good agreement between the experimental data and the model. The agreement between model and experiment is determined using a linear fit to ordered pairs of data. The intercept is forced to zero. The slope fit is 0.825 and the R2 value is 0.429 over the resolved fluence region. The removal of an outlier, Z=14, gives values of 0.888 and 0.705 for slope and R2 respectively.
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- D L Stephens
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2300, USA
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Zeitlin CJ, Frankel KA, Gong W, Heilbronn L, Lampo EJ, Leres R, Miller J, Schimmerling W. A modular solid state detector for measuring high energy heavy ion fragmentation near the beam axis. RADIAT MEAS 2001; 23:65-81. [PMID: 11539880 DOI: 10.1016/1350-4487(94)90025-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A multi-element solid state detector has been designed to measure fluences of fragments produced near the beam axis by high energy heavy ion beams in thick targets. The detector is compact and modular, so as to be readily reconfigured according to the range of fragment charges and energies to be measured. Preamplifier gain settings and detector calibrations are adjustable remotely under computer control. We describe the central detector, its associated detectors and electronics, triggering scheme, data acquisition and particle identification techniques, illustrated by data taken with 600 MeV/u 56Fe beams and thick polyethylene targets at the LBL Bevalac. The applications of this work to space radiation protection are discussed.
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- C J Zeitlin
- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Wilson JW, Shinn JL, Tripathi RK, Singleterry RC, Clowdsley MS, Thibeault SA, Cheatwood FM, Schimmerling W, Cucinotta FA, Badhwar GD, Noor AK, Kim MY, Badavi FF, Heinbockel JH, Miller J, Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L. Issues in deep space radiation protection. Acta Astronaut 2001; 49:289-312. [PMID: 11669118 DOI: 10.1016/s0094-5765(01)00107-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The exposures in deep space are largely from the Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) for which there is as yet little biological experience. Mounting evidence indicates that conventional linear energy transfer (LET) defined protection quantities (quality factors) may not be appropriate for GCR ions. The available biological data indicates that aluminum alloy structures may generate inherently unhealthy internal spacecraft environments in the thickness range for space applications. Methods for optimization of spacecraft shielding and the associated role of materials selection are discussed. One material which may prove to be an important radiation protection material is hydrogenated carbon nanofibers.
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- J W Wilson
- NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
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- L Heilbronn
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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Heilbronn L, Cary RS, Cronqvist M, Deak F, Frankel K, Galonsky A, Holabird K, Horvath A, Kiss A, Kruse J, Ronningen RM, Schelin H, Seres Z, Stronach CE, Wang J, Zecher P, Zeitlin C. Neutron yields from 155 MeV/nucleon carbon and helium stopping in aluminum. NUCL SCI ENG 1999; 132:1-15. [PMID: 11989488 DOI: 10.13182/nse98-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Neutron fluences have been measured from 155 MeV/nucleon 4He and 12C ions stopping in an Al target at laboratory angles between 10 and 160 deg. The resultant spectra were integrated over angle and energy above 10 MeV to produce total neutron yields. Comparison of the two systems shows that approximately two times as many neutrons are produced from 155 MeV/nucleon 4He stopping in Al and 155 MeV/nucleon 12C stopping in Al. Using an energy-dependent geometric cross-section formula to calculate the expected number of primary nuclear interactions shows that the 12C + Al system has, within uncertainties, the same number of neutrons per interaction (0.99 +/- 0.03) as does the 4He + Al system (1.02 +/- 0.04), despite the fact that 12C has three times as many neutrons as does 4He. Energy and angular distributions for both systems are also reported. No major differences can be seen between the two systems in those distributions, except for the overall magnitude. Where possible, the 4He + Al spectra are compared with previously measured spectra from 160 and 177.5 MeV/nucleon 4He interactions in a variety of stopping targets. The reported spectra are consistent with previously measured spectra. The data were acquired to provide data applicable to problems dealing with the determination of the radiation risk to humans engaged in long-term missions in space; however, the data are also of interest for issues related to the determination of the radiation environment in high-altitude flight, with shielding at high-energy heavy-ion accelerators and with doses delivered outside tumor sites treated with high-energy hadronic beams.
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- L Heilbronn
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA.
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Shinn JL, Cucinotta FA, Simonsen LC, Wilson JW, Badavi FF, Badhwar GD, Miller J, Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L, Tripathi RK, Clowdsley MS, Heinbockel JH, Xapsos MA. Validation of a comprehensive space radiation transport code. IEEE Trans Nucl Sci 1998; 45:2711-2719. [PMID: 11542474 DOI: 10.1109/23.736519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The HZETRN code has been developed over the past decade to evaluate the local radiation fields within sensitive materials on spacecraft in the space environment. Most of the more important nuclear and atomic processes are now modeled and evaluation within a complex spacecraft geometry with differing material components, including transition effects across boundaries of dissimilar materials, are included. The atomic/nuclear database and transport procedures have received limited validation in laboratory testing with high energy ion beams. The codes have been applied in design of the SAGE-III instrument resulting in material changes to control injurious neutron production, in the study of the Space Shuttle single event upsets, and in validation with space measurements (particle telescopes, tissue equivalent proportional counters, CR-39) on Shuttle and Mir. The present paper reviews the code development and presents recent results in laboratory and space flight validation.
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- J L Shinn
- NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
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Heilbronn L, Madey R, Elaasar M, Htun M, Frankel K, Gong WG, Anderson BD, Baldwin AR, Jiang J, Keane D, McMahan MA, Rathbun WH, Scott A, Shao Y, Watson JW, Westfall GD, Yennello S, Zhang WM. Neutron yields from 435 MeV/nucleon Nb stopping in Nb and 272 MeV/nucleon Nb stopping in Nb and Al. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1998; 58:3451-3461. [PMID: 11725795 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.58.3451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Neutron fluences were measured from 435 MeV/nucleon Nb ions stopping in a Nb target and 272 MeV/nucleon Nb ions stopping in targets of Nb and Al for neutrons above 20 MeV and at laboratory angles between 3 degrees and 80 degrees. The resultant spectra were integrated over angles to produce neutron energy distributions and over energy to produce neutron angular distributions. The total neutron yields for each system were obtained by integrating over the angular distributions. The angular distributions from all three systems are peaked forward, and the energy distributions from all three systems show an appreciable yield of neutrons with velocities greater than the beam velocity. Comparison of the total neutron yields from the two Nb + Nb systems suggests that the average neutron multiplicity decreases with decreasing projectile energy. Comparison of the total yields from the two 272 MeV/nucleon systems suggests that the total yields show the same dependence on projectile and target mass number as do total inclusive neutron cross sections. The data are compared with Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck model calculations.
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- L Heilbronn
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L, Miller J. Detailed Characterization of the 1087 MeV/nucleon Iron-56 Beam Used for Radiobiology at the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron. Radiat Res 1998. [DOI: 10.2307/3579902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L, Miller J. Detailed characterization of the 1087 MeV/nucleon iron-56 beam used for radiobiology at the alternating gradient synchrotron. Radiat Res 1998; 149:560-9. [PMID: 9611094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We report beam characterization and dosimetric measurements made using a 56Fe beam extracted from the Brookhaven National Laboratory Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) with a kinetic energy of 1087 MeV/nucleon. The measurements reveal that the depth-dose distribution of this beam differs significantly from that obtained with a 600 MeV/nucleon iron beam used in several earlier radiobiology experiments at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's BEVALAC. We present detailed measurements of beam parameters relevant for radiobiology, including track- and dose-averaged linear energy transfer (LET), fragment composition and LET spectra measured behind sample holders used in irradiations of biological samples. We also report measurements of fluence behind three depths (1.94, 4.68 and 9.35 g cm(-2)) of polyethylene targets with the 1087 MeV/nucleon beam, and behind 1.94 g cm(-2) of polyethylene with a 610 MeV/nucleon beam delivered by the AGS. These results are compared to earlier measurements with the 600 MeV/nucleon beam at the BEVALAC.
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- C Zeitlin
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Wilson WK, Beedoe S, Bossingham R, Bougteb M, Carroll J, Gong WG, Hallman T, Heilbronn L, Huang HZ, Igo G, Kirk P, Krebs G, Letessier-Selvon A, Madansky L, Manso F, Magestro D, Matis HS, Miller J, Naudet C, Porter RJ, Prunet M, Roche G, Schroeder LS, Seidl P, Yegneswaran A. Inclusive dielectron cross sections in p + p and p + d interactions at beam energies from 1.04 to 4.88 GeV. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1998; 57:1865-1878. [PMID: 11542651 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.57.1865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Measurements of dielectron production in p + p and p + d collisions with beamkinetic energies from 1.04 to 4.88 GeV are presented. The differential cross section is presented as a function of invariant pair mass, transverse momentum, and rapidity. The shapes of the mass spectra and their evolution with beam energy provide information about the relative importance of the various dielectron production mechanisms in this energy regime. The p + d to p + p ratio of the dielectron yield is also presented as a function of invariant pair mass, transverse momentum, and rapidity. The shapes of the transverse momentum and rapidity spectra from the p + d and p + p systems are found to be similar to one another for each of the beam energies studied. The beam energy dependence of the integrated cross sections is also presented.
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- W K Wilson
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Rademacher SE, Borak TB, Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L, Miller J. Wall effects observed in tissue-equivalent proportional counters from 1.05 GeV/nucleon iron-56 particles. Radiat Res 1998; 149:387-95. [PMID: 9525504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Tissue-equivalent proportional counters (TEPCs) have been used to measure energy deposition in simulated volumes of tissue ranging in diameter from 0.1 to 10 microm. There has been some concern that the wall used to define the volume of interest could influence energy deposition within the sensitive volume because it has a density significantly greater than that of the cavity gas. These effects become important for high-velocity heavy ions. Measurements of energy deposition were made for 1 GeV/nucleon iron particles in a TEPC simulating a 1-microm-diameter sphere of tissue. The TEPC was nested within a particle spectrometer that provided identification and flight path of individual particles. Energy deposition was studied as a function of pathlength through the TEPC. Approximately 30% of the energy transfer along trajectories through the center of the detector escapes the sensitive volume. The response of the TEPC, for trajectories through the detector, is always larger than calculations for energy loss in a homogeneous medium. This enhancement is greatest for trajectories near the cavity/wall interface. An integration of the response indicates that charged-particle equilibrium is essentially achieved for a wall thickness of 2.54 mm. However, estimates of the linear energy transfer for the incident particles are influenced by these wall effects.
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- S E Rademacher
- Department of Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA
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Rademacher SE, Borak TB, Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L, Miller J. Wall Effects Observed in Tissue-Equivalent Proportional Counters from 1.05 GeV/nucleon Iron-56 Particles. Radiat Res 1998. [DOI: 10.2307/3579702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Dachev TS, Semkova J, Petrov V, Redko V, Bengin V, Kostereva T, Miller J, Heilbronn L, Zeitlin C. Analysis of the pre-flight and post-flight calibration procedures performed on the Liulin space radiation dosimeter. Acta Astronaut 1998; 42:375-387. [PMID: 11541621 DOI: 10.1016/s0094-5765(98)00132-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Liulin, a dosimetry-radiometry system, was developed to satisfy the requirements for active flux and dose rate measurements for the flight of the second Bulgarian cosmonaut in 1988. The system consists of a compact battery-operated silicon solid state detector unit and a read/write microcomputer and telemetry unit. We describe the pre-flight calibrations with charged particles, using radioactive sources and accelerated 170 MeV/nucleon proton and alpha particles at the Dubna, Russia cyclotron. We discuss comparisons with data obtained on Mir with the French-built tissue equivalent LET spectrometer NAUSICAA. Lastly, we describe post-flight calibrations performed with 1 GeV/nucleon 56Fe ions at the Brookhaven National Laboratory AGS accelerator, where the instrument was mounted in tandem with several thin position-sensitive silicon detectors behind a stopping target. The silicon detectors provided an energy spectrum for the surviving charged nuclear fragments for which the flux and absorbed dose were recorded by Liulin.
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- T s Dachev
- Solar-Terrestrial Influences Laboratory, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Miller J, Zeitlin C, Heilbronn L, Borak T, Carter T, Frankel KA, Fukumura A, Murakami T, Rademacher SE, Schimmerling W, Stronach C. Ground-based simulations of cosmic ray heavy ion interactions in spacecraft and planetary habitat shielding materials. Acta Astronaut 1998; 42:389-394. [PMID: 11541622 DOI: 10.1016/s0094-5765(98)00133-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This paper surveys some recent accelerator-based measurements of the nuclear fragmentation of high energy nuclei in shielding and tissue-equivalent materials. These data are needed to make accurate predictions of the radiation field produced at depth in spacecraft and planetary habitat shielding materials and in the human body by heavy charged particles in the galactic cosmic radiation. Projectile-target combinations include 1 GeV/nucleon 56Fe incident on aluminum and graphite and 600 MeV/nucleon 56Fe and 290 MeV/nucleon 12C on polyethylene. We present examples of the dependence of fragmentation on material type and thickness, of a comparison between data and a fragmentation model, and of multiple fragments produced along the beam axis.
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- J Miller
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Heilbronn L, Frankel K, Holabird K, Zeitlin C, McMahan MA, Rathbun W, Cronqvist M, Gong W, Madey R, Htun M, Elaasar M, Anderson BD, Baldwin AR, Jiang J, Keane D, Scott A, Shao Y, Watson JW, Zhang WM, Galonsky A, Ronningen R, Zecher P, Kruse J, Wang J, Cary R. Production of neutrons from interactions of GCR-like particles. Acta Astronaut 1998; 42:363-373. [PMID: 11541619 DOI: 10.1016/s0094-5765(98)00131-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In order to help assess the risk to astronauts due to the long-term exposure to the natural radiation environment in space, an understanding of how the primary radiation field is changed when passing through shielding and tissue materials must be obtained. One important aspect of the change in the primary radiation field after passing through shielding materials is the production of secondary particles from the breakup of the primary. Neutrons are an important component of the secondary particle field due to their relatively high biological weighting factors, and due to their relative abundance, especially behind thick shielding scenarios. Because of the complexity of the problem, the estimation of the risk from exposure to the secondary neutron field must be handled using calculational techniques. However, those calculations will need an extensive set of neutron cross section and thicktarget neutron yield data in order to make an accurate assessment of the risk. In this paper we briefly survey the existing neutron-production data sets that are applicable to the space radiation transport problem, and we point out how neutron production from protons is different than neutron production from heavy ions. We also make comparisons of one the heavy-ion data sets with Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck (BUU) calculations.
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- L Heilbronn
- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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