Obesity triggers a low-grade systemic inflammation, which plays an important role in the
development of obesity-associated metabolic diseases. In searching for links between lipid …

Background Reoperative bariatric surgery has become a common practice in many bariatric
surgery programs. There is currently little evidence-based guidance regarding specific …

Background Using patient-specific cutting blocks for TKA increases the cost to the hospital for
these procedures, but it has been proposed they may reduce operative times and improve …

NIOSH published a Federal Register Notice to explore the possibility of incorporating FDA
required filtration tests for surgical masks (SMs) in the 42 CFR Part 84 respirator certification …

Nanocoatings consisting of ammonium polyphosphate (APP), sodium montmorillonite (MMT),
and vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) were prepared via self-assembly and in situ sol-gel …

We present a detailed analysis of the luminescence behavior of europium-doped hydroxyapatite
(HAp) and calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite (Ca-D HAp) nanopowders. The results …

The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) has been proposed to play a role in the inhibition of
hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) responses to emotional stress via influences on …

Caulobacter crescentus undergoes an asymmetric cell division controlled by a genetic
circuit that cycles in space and time. We provide a universal strategy for defining the coding …

Sui Lutris is the first smart-contract platform to sustainably achieve sub-second finality. It
achieves this significant decrease in latency by employing consensusless agreement not only …

Robots are increasingly being deployed as security agents helping law enforcement in spaces
such as streets, parks, or shopping malls. Unfortunately, the deployment of security robots …