The quest for cleaner energy has caused governments to expand renewable energy
infrastructure, including wind turbine farms. However, wind turbines (WTs) can also pose a …

A respected resource for decades, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
has been updated by a committee of experts, taking into consideration input from the …

One of the critical factors determining the performance of neural interfaces is the electrode
material used to establish electrical communication with the neural tissue, which needs to …

Consider sounds, say at 40kHz, that are completely outside the human's audible range
(20kHz), as well as a microphone's recordable range (24kHz). We show that these high …

Extended high frequencies (EHF), above 8 kHz, represent a region of the human hearing
spectrum that is generally ignored by clinicians and researchers alike. This article is a …

Each year over half a million people experience permanent hearing loss caused by
treatment with therapeutic drugs with ototoxic side effects. There is a major unmet clinical …

The inner ear of mammals consists of the cochlea, which is involved with the sense of
hearing, and the vestibule and three semicircular canals, which are involved with the sense …

Rats have long been recognized as a valuable biomedical research model, notably in the
investigation of aging, toxicology, addiction, and common human diseases such as diabetes …

With the advent of transgenic and other genetic engineering technologies, the versatility and
usefulness of the mouse as a model in biomedical research has soared. Revised to reflect …

The zoo visitor effect is the change in animal behaviour and physiology in response to the
presence of a viewing public. It is thought to result from, amongst other things, visitor …