Background: Use of ultrasound-guided techniques to facilitate central venous cannulation (CVC)
may reduce the risk of misplacement and complications. A meta-analysis was …

Local electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (LEIS), which provides a powerful tool for
exploration of electrode heterogeneity, has its roots in the development of electrochemical …

Solar-driven evaporation is an emerging process to acquire freshwater from saline water or
wastewater, in which photothermal materials play a crucial role. Significant effort has been …

We report acute antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in 285 patients with COVID-19. Within
19 days after symptom onset, 100% of patients tested positive for antiviral immunoglobulin-G …

The problem of maximizing the determinant of a matrix subject to linear matrix inequalities (LMIs)
arises in many fields, including computational geometry, statistics, system identification, …

The influence of aging on the evolution of structure, morphology and rheology of base bitumen
and SBS modified binders was investigated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), atomic …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this phase 2 study was to determine the long‐term local control,
survival, and late toxicities among patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal …

The study reports the preparation of activated carbon with a high surface area from rice husk
using chemical activation with H 3 PO 4 and ZnCl 2 . Activated carbon prepared from rice …

Effects of organo-montmorillonite (OMMT) on thermo-oxidative and ultraviolet (UV) aging
properties of asphalt were investigated. The results show that the viscosity aging index (VAI) …

The objective of this study is to investigate the use of recycled brick powder as replacement
of mineral filler in asphalt mixture. A comparative study was carried out on the performance …