FluorescenceLa fluorescence est une émission lumineuse provoquée par l'excitation des électrons d'une molécule (ou atome), généralement par absorption d'un photon immédiatement suivie d'une émission spontanée. Fluorescence et phosphorescence sont deux formes différentes de luminescence qui diffèrent notamment par la durée de l'émission après excitation : la fluorescence cesse très rapidement tandis que la phosphorescence perdure plus longtemps. La fluorescence peut entre autres servir à caractériser un matériau.
Spatial epidemiologySpatial epidemiology is a subfield of epidemiology focused on the study of the spatial distribution of health outcomes; it is closely related to health geography. Specifically, spatial epidemiology is concerned with the description and examination of disease and its geographic variations. This is done in consideration of “demographic, environmental, behavioral, socioeconomic, genetic, and infections risk factors." Disease Mapping Disease maps are visual representations of intricate geographic data that provide a quick overview of said information.
Stimulus modalityStimulus modality, also called sensory modality, is one aspect of a stimulus or what is perceived after a stimulus. For example, the temperature modality is registered after heat or cold stimulate a receptor. Some sensory modalities include: light, sound, temperature, taste, pressure, and smell. The type and location of the sensory receptor activated by the stimulus plays the primary role in coding the sensation. All sensory modalities work together to heighten stimuli sensation when necessary.
Boundary problem (spatial analysis)A boundary problem in analysis is a phenomenon in which geographical patterns are differentiated by the shape and arrangement of boundaries that are drawn for administrative or measurement purposes. The boundary problem occurs because of the loss of neighbors in analyses that depend on the values of the neighbors. While geographic phenomena are measured and analyzed within a specific unit, identical spatial data can appear either dispersed or clustered depending on the boundary placed around the data.
Transfert d'énergie entre molécules fluorescentesLe transfert d'énergie entre molécules fluorescentes ou transfert d'énergie par résonance de type Förster (en anglais, Förster resonance energy transfer ou FRET, resonance energy transfer ou RET ou electronic energy transfer ou EET), bien qu’observé par Perrin au début du , est décrit pour la première fois par Theodor Förster en 1946. Les applications de cette approche à l’étude des interactions protéiques apparaîtront vers la fin du . vignette|Figure 1. Conditions du FRET. A.
Fluorescence in the life sciencesFluorescence is used in the life sciences generally as a non-destructive way of tracking or analysing biological molecules. Some proteins or small molecules in cells are naturally fluorescent, which is called intrinsic fluorescence or autofluorescence (such as NADH, tryptophan or endogenous chlorophyll, phycoerythrin or green fluorescent protein). Alternatively, specific or general proteins, nucleic acids, lipids or small molecules can be "labelled" with an extrinsic fluorophore, a fluorescent dye which can be a small molecule, protein or quantum dot.
Structural loadA structural load or structural action is a force, deformation, or acceleration applied to structural elements. A load causes stress, deformation, and displacement in a structure. Structural analysis, a discipline in engineering, analyzes the effects of loads on structures and structural elements. Excess load may cause structural failure, so this should be considered and controlled during the design of a structure. Particular mechanical structures—such as aircraft, satellites, rockets, space stations, ships, and submarines—are subject to their own particular structural loads and actions.
