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Study on the Influence of Phase Change Rate on Cloud Cavitation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Cavitation is an important phenomenon in hydraulic engineering. In order to understand better the impact of the phase change rate on cavitation, both theoretical and numerical study are taken in this paper.
王一伟   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Eculizumab in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requiring continuous positive airway pressure ventilator support: Retrospective cohort study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundComplement activation contributes to lung dysfunction in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We assessed whether C5 blockade with eculizumab could improve disease outcome.MethodsIn this single-centre, academic, unblinded study two 900 mg ...
Piero Ruggenenti   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

Method of autofluorescence diagnostics of skin neoplasms in the near infrared region

open access: yesJournal of Biomedical Photonics & Engineering, 2015
We propose a method for the diagnostics of skin neoplasms, based on the analysis of the changes in the autofluorescence spectra in the near infrared range. The autofluorescence was excited by means of the laser radiation with the wavelength 785 nm for ex
Yulia A. Khristoforova   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of smoking status on the efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2020
Objectives Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) reduce exacerbation rates and the decline in lung function in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There is evidence that smoking causes ‘steroid resistance’ and thus reduces the effect of ICS.
Roger Knaggs   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Pre-operative Aerobic Exercise on Cardiometabolic Health and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2020
ObjectiveExamine the effect of aerobic exercise (EX) combined with standard medical care (SC) (EX + SC) compared to SC alone on cardiometabolic health and quality of life in relation to surgical outcomes.MethodsPatients receiving bariatric surgery were ...
Nicole M. Gilbertson   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short-Term Waterlogging in Citrus Rootstocks

open access: yesPlants, 2021
Changes in climate are provoking flooding events that cause waterlogging in the fields. Citrus are mainly cultivated in areas with a high susceptibility to climate change.
Margarita Pérez-Jiménez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Constant Rate of Momentum Change Ejector: simulation, experiments and flow visualisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
An ejector is a momentum-transfer device that requires no external mechanical input or moving parts. However, ejectors have low performance due to irreversibilities such as viscous losses and shocks in the primary stream and diffuser.
Alsafi, Mohamed
core   +1 more source

Effects of exercise and milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) supplementation on body composition, physical function, and hematological parameters in community-dwelling frail Japanese women: a randomized double blind, placebo-controlled, follow-up trial. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the combined and separate effects of exercise and milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) supplementation on frailty, physical function, physical activity level, and hematological parameters in community-dwelling elderly Japanese women.
Hunkyung Kim   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Rates of Adoption of Trichomoniasis Vaccine by Nevada Range Cattle Producers

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1997
Tritrichimonas foetus vaccine has been marketed since 1989 to combat the trichomoniasis disease that causes reproductive failure and considerable economic loss to Nevada ranchers.
Arunava Bhattacharyya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The cerebral mechanism underlying the acupoints with specific effect for gallbladder stone disease: protocol for a randomized controlled task-fMRI trial

open access: yesTrials, 2021
Background As it has been recorded in ancient Chinese classics, Yanglingquan (GB34) and Dannangxue (EX-LE6) are two important acupoints that can regulate the function of the gallbladder.
Ning Sun   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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