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- Burggren, Warren, et al.
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Breathing patterns and associated cardiovascular changes in intermittently breathing animals: (Partially) correcting a semantic quagmire
- 2024
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Ingår i: Experimental Physiology. - : WILEY. - 0958-0670 .- 1469-445X.
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Many animal species do not breathe in a continuous, rhythmic fashion, but rather display a variety of breathing patterns characterized by prolonged periods between breaths (inter-breath intervals), during which the heart continues to beat. Examples of intermittent breathing abound across the animal kingdom, from crustaceans to cetaceans. With respect to human physiology, intermittent breathing-also termed 'periodic' or 'episodic' breathing-is associated with a variety of pathologies. Cardiovascular phenomena associated with intermittent breathing in diving species have been termed 'diving bradycardia', 'submersion bradycardia', 'immersion bradycardia', 'ventilation tachycardia', 'respiratory sinus arrhythmia' and so forth. An examination across the literature of terminology applied to these physiological phenomena indicates, unfortunately, no attempt at standardization. This might be viewed as an esoteric semantic problem except for the fact that many of the terms variously used by different authors carry with them implicit or explicit suggestions of underlying physiological mechanisms and even human-associated pathologies. In this article, we review several phenomena associated with diving and intermittent breathing, indicate the semantic issues arising from the use of each term, and make recommendations for best practice when applying specific terms to particular cardiorespiratory patterns. Ultimately, we emphasize that the biology-not the semantics-is what is important, but also stress that confusion surrounding underlying mechanisms can be avoided by more careful attention to terms describing physiological changes during intermittent breathing and diving. What is the topic of this review? This review examines the rather confusing semantics that has been used to describe patterns in the field of cardiorespiratory physiology as it applies to intermittent breathing, particularly in diving species. What advances does it highlight? This review highlights the various cardiorespiratory phenomena associated with intermittent breathing and diving. It highlights the semantic issues associated with describing each and offers a rationale for standardizing terms based on underlying mechanisms to reduce confusion and advance the study of cardiorespiratory phenomena in both medical and comparative physiological investigations.
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- Fahlman, Andreas
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Cardiorespiratory adaptations in small cetaceans and marine mammals
- 2023
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Ingår i: Experimental Physiology. - : WILEY. - 0958-0670 .- 1469-445X.
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- The dive response, or the master switch of life, is probably the most studied physiological trait in marine mammals and is thought to conserve the available O-2 for the heart and brain. Although generally thought to be an autonomic reflex, several studies indicate that the cardiovascular changes during diving are anticipatory and can be conditioned. The respiratory adaptations, where the aquatic breathing pattern resembles intermittent breathing in land mammals, with expiratory flow exceeding 160 litres s(-1) has been measured in cetaceans, and where exposure to extreme pressures results in alveolar collapse (atelectasis) and recruitment upon ascent. Cardiorespiratory coupling, where breathing results in changes in heart rate, has been proposed to improve gas exchange. Cardiorespiratory coupling has also been reported in marine mammals, and in the bottlenose dolphin, where it alters both heart rate and stroke volume. When accounting for this respiratory dependence on cardiac function, several studies have reported an absence of a diving-related bradycardia except during dives that exceed the duration that is fuelled by aerobic metabolism. This review summarizes what is known about the respiratory physiology in marine mammals, with a special focus on cetaceans. The cardiorespiratory coupling is reviewed, and the selective gas exchange hypothesis is summarized, which provides a testable mechanism for how breath-hold diving vertebrates may actively prevent uptake of N-2 during routine dives, and how stress results in failure of this mechanism, which results in diving-related gas emboli.
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- Fahlman, Andreas, et al.
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Deep diving by offshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.)
- 2023
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Ingår i: Marine mammal science. - : WILEY. - 0824-0469 .- 1748-7692. ; 39:4, s. 1251-1266
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We used satellite-linked tags to evaluate dive behavior in offshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) near the island of Bermuda. The data provide evidence that bottlenose dolphins commonly perform both long (>272 s) and deep (>199 m) dives, with the deepest and longest dives being to 1,000 m and 826 s (13.8 min), respectively. The data show a relationship between dive duration and dive depth for dives longer than about 272 s. There was a diurnal pattern to dive behavior, with most dives deeper than 50 m being performed at night; deep diving began at sunset and varied throughout the night. We used the cumulative frequency of dive duration to estimate a behavioral aerobic dive limit (bADL) of around 560-666 s (9.3-11.1 min) in adult dolphins in this population. Dives exceeding the bADL spent significantly longer time in the upper-most 50 m following a dive as compared with dives less than the bADL. We conclude that the offshore ecotype off Bermuda, unlike the shallow-diving near-shore bottlenose dolphin, is a deep-diving ecotype, and may provide a useful animal model to study extreme diving behavior and adaptations.
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- Fahlman, Andreas, et al.
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Metabolic costs of foraging and the management of O2 and CO2 stores in Steller sea lions
- 2008
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Ingår i: The Journal of Experimental Biology. - Cambridge : The Company of Biologists. - 0022-0949 .- 1477-9145. ; 211, s. 3573-3580
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The metabolic costs of foraging and the management of O2 and CO2 stores during breath-hold diving was investigated in three female Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) trained to dive between 10 and 50 m (N=1142 dives). Each trial consisted of two to eight dives separated by surface intervals that were determined by the sea lion (spontaneous trials) or by the researcher (conditioned trials). During conditioned trials, surface intervals were long enough for O2 to return to pre-dive levels between each dive. The metabolic cost of each dive event (dive+surface interval; DMR) was measured using flow-through respirometry. The respiratory exchange ratio (O2/CO2) was significantly lower during spontaneous trials compared with conditioned trials. DMR was significantly higher during spontaneous trials and decreased exponentially with dive duration. A similar decrease in DMR was not as evident during conditioned trials. DMR could not be accurately estimated from the surface interval (SI) following individual dives that had short SIs (<50 s), but could be estimated on a dive by dive basis for longer SIs (>50 s). DMR decreased by 15%, but did not differ significantly from surface metabolic rates (MRS) when dive duration increased from 1 to 7 min. Overall, these data suggest that DMR is almost the same as MRS, and that Steller sea lions incur an O2 debt during spontaneous diving that is not repaid until the end of the dive bout. This has important consequences in differentiating between the actual and `apparent' metabolic rate during diving, and may explain some of the differences in metabolic rates reported in pinniped species.
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- Fahlman, Andreas, et al.
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Resting metabolic rate and lung function in fasted and fed rough-toothed dolphins, Steno bredanensis
- 2024
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Ingår i: Marine mammal science. - : WILEY. - 0824-0469 .- 1748-7692. ; 40:1, s. 210-221
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We measured resting metabolic rate (RMR), tidal volume (V-T), breathing frequency (f(R)), respiratory flow, and endexpired gases in rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) housed in managed care after an overnight fast and 1-2 hr following a meal. The measured average (+/- standard deviation) V-T (4.0 +/- 1.3 L) and f(R) (1.9 +/- 1.0 breaths/min) were higher and lower, respectively, as compared with estimated values from both terrestrial and aquatic mammals, and the average V-T was 43% of the estimated total lung capacity. The end-expired gas levels suggested that this species keep alveolar O-2 (10.6% or 80 mmHg) and CO2 (7.6% or 57 mmHg), and likely arterial gas tensions, low and high, respectively, to maximize efficiency of gas exchange. We show that following an overnight fast, the RMR (566 +/- 158 ml O-2/min) was 1.8 times the estimated value predicted by Kleiber for terrestrial mammals of the same size. We also show that between 1 and 2 hr after ingestion of a meal, the metabolic rate increases an average of 29% (709 +/- 126 ml O-2/min). Both body mass (M-b) and f(R) significantly altered the measured RMR and we propose that both these variables should be measured when estimating energy use in cetaceans.
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- Gunner, Richard M., et al.
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Activity of loggerhead turtles during the U-shaped dive: insights using angular velocity metrics
- 2021
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Ingår i: Endangered Species Research. - : INTER-RESEARCH. - 1863-5407 .- 1613-4796. ; 45
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Understanding the behavioural ecology of endangered taxa can inform conservation strategies. The activity budgets of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta are still poorly understood because many tracking methods show only horizontal displacement and ignore dives and associated behaviours. However, time-depth recorders have enabled researchers to identify flat, U-shaped dives (or type 1a dives) and these are conventionally labelled as resting dives on the seabed because they involve no vertical displacement of the animal. Video- and acceleration-based studies have demonstrated this is not always true. Focusing on sea turtles nesting on the Cabo Verde archipelago, we describe a new metric derived from magnetometer data, absolute angular velocity, that integrates indices of angular rotation in the horizontal plane to infer activity. Using this metric, we evaluated the variation in putative resting behaviours during the bottom phase of type 1a dives for 5 individuals over 13 to 17 d at sea during a single inter-nesting interval (over 75 turtle d in total). We defined absolute resting within the bottom phase of type 1a dives as periods with no discernible acceleration or angular movement. Whilst absolute resting constituted a significant proportion of each turtles time budget for this 1a dive type, turtles allocated 16-38% of their bottom time to activity, with many dives being episodic, comprised of intermittent bouts of rest and rotational activity. This implies that previously considered resting behaviours are complex and need to be accounted for in energy budgets, particularly since energy budgets may impact conservation strategies.
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- Hansson, Rickard
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Morphology and material stability in polymer solar cells
- 2015
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Polymer solar cells are promising in that they are inexpensive to produce, and due to their mechanical flexibility have the potential for use in applications not possible for more traditional types of solar cells. The performance of polymer solar cells depends strongly on the distribution of electron donor and acceptor material in the active layer. Understanding the connection between morphology and performance as well as how to control the morphology, is therefore of great importance. Furthermore, improving the lifetime of polymer solar cells has become at least as important as improving the efficiency. In this thesis, the relation between morphology and solar cell performance is studied, and the material stability for blend films of the thiophene-quinoxaline copolymer TQ1 and the fullerene derivatives PCBM and PC70BM. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) are used to investigate the lateral morphology, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to measure the vertical morphology and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy to determine the surface composition. Lateral phase-separated domains are observed whose size is correlated to the solar cell performance, while the observed TQ1 surface enrichment does not affect the performance. Changes to the unoccupied molecular orbitals as a result of illumination in ambient air are observed by NEXAFS spectroscopy for PCBM, but not for TQ1. The NEXAFS spectrum of PCBM in a blend with TQ1 changes more than that of pristine PCBM. Solar cells in which the active layer has been illuminated in air prior to the deposition of the top electrode exhibit greatly reduced electrical performance. The valence band and absorption spectrum of TQ1 is affected by illumination in air, but the effects are not large enough to account for losses in solar cell performance, which are mainly attributed to PCBM degradation at the active layer surface.
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- He, Rebecca S. S., et al.
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Allometric scaling of metabolic rate and cardiorespiratory variables in aquatic and terrestrial mammals
- 2023
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Ingår i: Physiological Reports. - : WILEY. - 2051-817X. ; 11:11
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- While basal metabolic rate (BMR) scales proportionally with body mass (M-b), it remains unclear whether the relationship differs between mammals from aquatic and terrestrial habitats. We hypothesized that differences in BMR allometry would be reflected in similar differences in scaling of O-2 delivery pathways through the cardiorespiratory system. We performed a comparative analysis of BMR across 63 mammalian species (20 aquatic, 43 terrestrial) with a M-b range from 10 kg to 5318 kg. Our results revealed elevated BMRs in small (>10 kg and <100 kg) aquatic mammals compared to small terrestrial mammals. The results demonstrated that minute ventilation, that is, tidal volume (V-T)center dot breathing frequency (f(R)), as well as cardiac output, that is, stroke volume center dot heart rate, do not differ between the two habitats. We found that the "aquatic breathing strategy", characterized by higher V-T and lower f(R) resulting in a more effective gas exchange, and by elevated blood hemoglobin concentrations resulting in a higher volume of O-2 for the same volume of blood, supported elevated metabolic requirements in aquatic mammals. The results from this study provide a possible explanation of how differences in gas exchange may serve energy demands in aquatic versus terrestrial mammals.
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- Karlsson, Roger, et al.
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Iron-Catalyzed Polymerization of Alkoxysulfonate-Functionalized 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene Gives Water-Soluble Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) of High Conductivity
- 2009
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Ingår i: Chemistry of Materials. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0897-4756 .- 1520-5002. ; 21:9, s. 1815-1821
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Chemical polymerization of a 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene derivative bearing a sulfonate group (EDOTS) is reported. The polymer, PEDOT-S, is fully water-soluble and has been produced by polymerizing EDOT-S in water, using Na2S2O8 and a catalytic amount of FeCl 3. Elemental analysis and XPS measurements indicate that PEDOT-S is a material with a substantial degree of self-doping, but also contains free sulfate ions as charge-balancing counterions of the oxidized polymer. Apart from selfdoping PEDOT-S, the side chains enable full water solubility of the material; DLS studies show an average cluster size of only 2 nm. Importantly, the solvation properties of the PEDOT-S are reflected in spin-coated films, which show a surface roughness of 1.2 nm and good conductivity (12 S/cm) in ambient conditions. The electro-optical properties of this material are shown with cyclic voltammetry and spectroelectrochemical experiment reveals an electrochromic contrast (̃48% at λmax ) 606 nm).
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- Li, Miao, et al.
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0.7-GHz Solution-Processed Indium Oxide Rectifying Diodes
- 2020
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Ingår i: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. - : IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC. - 0018-9383 .- 1557-9646. ; 67:1, s. 360-364
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Solution-based deposition, with its simplicity and possibility for upscaling through printing, is a promising process for low-cost electronics. Metal oxide semiconductor devices, especially indium oxide with its excellent electrical properties, offer high performance compared to amorphous Si-based rivals, and with a form factor conducive to flexible and wearable electronics. Here, rectifying diodes based on an amorphous spin-coated indium oxide are fabricated for high-speed applications. We report a solution-processed diode approaching the UHF range, based on indium oxide, with aluminum and gold as the electrodes. The device was spin-coated from a precursor material and configured into a half-wave rectifier. The J-V and frequency behavior of the diodes were studied, and the material composition of the diode was investigated by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS). The 3-dB point was found to be over 700 MHz. The results are promising for the development of autonomously powered wireless Internet-of-Things systems based on scalable, low-cost processes.
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- Portugues, Cyril, et al.
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Impact of gas emboli and hyperbaric treatment on respiratory function of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)
- 2018
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Ingår i: Conservation Physiology. - : OXFORD UNIV PRESS. - 2051-1434. ; 6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Fisheries interactions are the most serious threats for sea turtle populations. Despite the existence of some rescue centres providing post-traumatic care and rehabilitation, adequate treatment is hampered by the lack of understanding of the problems incurred while turtles remain entrapped in fishing gears. Recently it was shown that bycaught loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) could experience formation of gas emboli (GE) and develop decompression sickness (DCS) after trawl and gillnet interaction. This condition could be reversed by hyperbaric O-2 treatment (HBOT). The goal of this study was to assess how GE alters respiratory function in bycaught turtles before recompression therapy and measure the improvement after this treatment. Specifically, we assessed the effect of DCS on breath duration, expiratory and inspiratory flow and tidal volume (VT), and the effectiveness of HBOT to improve these parameters. HBOT significantly increased respiratory flows by 32-45% while VT increased by 33-35% immediately after HBOT. Repeated lung function testing indicated a temporal increase in both respiratory flow and VT for all bycaught turtles, but the changes were smaller than those seen immediately following HBOT. The current study suggests that respiratory function is significantly compromised in bycaught turtles with GE and that HBOT effectively restores lung function. Lung function testing may provide a novel means to help diagnose the presence of GE, be used to assess treatment efficacy, and contribute to sea turtle conservation efforts.
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