Objectives: Bacterial infection remains one of the greatest threats to human health.However, how human hosts respond to bacterial infection has not been thoroughly understood.Better understanding of this response will improve human health.Methods: Here, we conducted an investigation on host response to bacterial infection using unperturbed clinical
Standardisation of Clinical Assessment, Management and Follow-Up of Acute Hospitalised Exacerbation of COPD: A Europe-Wide Consensus
Sanjay Ramakrishnan,1– 3 Wim Janssens,4 Pierre-Regis Burgel,5 Marco Contoli,6 Frits ME Franssen,7 Neil J Greening,8 Timm Greulich,9 Iwein Gyselinck,4 Andreas Halner,1 Arturo Huerta,10 Rebecca L Morgan,11 Jennifer K Quint,12 Lowie EGW Vanfleteren,13 Kristina Vermeersch,4 Henrik Watz,14 Mona Bafadhel1 1Respiratory Medicine Unit, Nuffield Depart
Actigraphy-based sleep estimation in adolescents and adults: a comparison with polysomnography using two scoring algorithms
Mirja Quante,1–3 Emily R Kaplan,2 Michael Cailler,2 Michael Rueschman,2 Rui Wang,2–5 Jia Weng,2 Elsie M Taveras,3,5,6 Susan Redline2,3,7 1Department of Neonatology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany; 2Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Lip Balm Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Eco-Efficient Fiber-Reinforced Preplaced Recycled Aggregate Concrete under Impact Loading
This study explores highly eco-efficient preplaced aggregate concrete mixtures having superior tensile characteristics and impact resistance developed for pavement and infrastructure applications.A fully recycled granular skeleton consisting of recycled concrete aggregate and recycled tire rubber granules, and steel wire fibers from scrap tires are