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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Bloodstream infections (BSI) are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in both civilian and military populations. This paper summarizes recent progress in novel treatment strategies to manage BSI arising from both bacterial and fungal pathogens using molecules, particles, and materials to elicit host‐directed immunity.
Thomas Thomou +11 more
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Analysis of injury impact among Peshmerga forces during ISIS war in Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Medical Journal of Babylon, 2021 Background: War with ISIS (Daesh) is plaguing the Middle East region since 2014. It had a major regional and global impact on the lives of many. Peshmerga forces are the most active and effective ground force against ISIS.
Othman Sami Yousif +2 more
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BLAST INJURY AS A CAUSE OF AN AORTIC THROMBUS [PDF]
, 2021 Kevin Dong +2 more
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Traumatic Brain Injury: The Signature Wound of the Iraq War [PDF]
, 2008 Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is the signature wound of the Iraq War. It can be caused by bullets or shrapnel hitting the head or neck, but also by the blast injuries that often result from mortar attacks or roadside bombs.
Vanessa Williamson
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"Thunderstruck": Penetrating thoracic injury from lightning strike [PDF]
, 2014 Lightning strike victims are rarely presented at an emergency department. Burns are often the primary focus. This case report describes the improvised explosive device like-injury to the thorax due to lightning strike and its treatment, which has not ...
Halm, J.A. (Jens) +2 more
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Drug‐Free Thrombolysis Mediated by Physically Activated Micro/Nanoparticles
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Overview of particle‐mediated thrombolytic effects (thermal, mechanical, and chemical) and their activating physical stimuli (light, ultrasound, and magnetic field) in drug‐free thrombolysis. ABSTRACT Thrombus‐associated disorders rank among the world's leading causes of death, with ischemic heart disease and stroke as the main contributors.
Pierre Sarfati +2 more
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Smoothed particle hydrodynamics-based simulation of blast injuries in human mandible
Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2020 Objective To establish a smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) model for simulating the process and biomechanical characteristics of blast injuries in human mandible.
XU Shuai +3 more
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$1.00 per RT #BostonMarathon #PrayForBoston: analyzing fake content on Twitter [PDF]
, 2013 This study found that 29% of the most viral content on Twitter during the Boston bombing crisis were rumors and fake content.AbstractOnline social media has emerged as one of the prominent channels for dissemination of information during real world ...
Aditi Gupta +2 more
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Cell Calcification Models and Their Implications for Medicine and Biomaterial Research
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Calcification, is the process by which the tissues containing minerals are formed, occurring during normal physiological processes, or in pathological conditions. Here, it is aimed to give a comprehensive overview of the range of cell models available, and the approaches taken by these models, highlighting when and how methodological divergences arise,
Luke Hunter +5 more
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Periarticular blast wounds without fracture a prospective case series
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and ResearchBackground During the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq most injuries to service members involved the musculoskeletal system. These wounds often occurred around joints, and in some cases result in traumatic arthrotomy—a diagnosis that is not always clear ...
Dana C. Covey, Christopher E. Gentchos
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