Objective Healthcare agencies recommend limited use of aerosol‐generating procedures to
mitigate disease (COVID‐19) transmission. However, total dispersion patterns of aerosols, …

… Previously, longterm results were compared in standard Hancock and Hancock II valves
and a greater freedom from SVD was observed in Hancock II prostheses (8). The 20-year …

Background Statin treatment and variants in the gene encoding HMG-CoA reductase are
associated with reductions in both the concentration of LDL cholesterol and the risk of coronary …

Plant biodiversity supports life on Earth and provides a range of important ecosystem services,
but is under severe pressure by global change. Structural diversity plays a crucial role for …

Purpose: The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has generated renewed interest in the potential
transmission of viral contaminants via ultrasonic scaler-generated aerosols. The purpose of …

Background We characterised the phenotypic consequence of genetic variation at the PCSK9
locus and compared findings with recent trials of pharmacological inhibitors of PCSK9. …

Military use of depleted uranium (DU) has renewed interest in the toxicology of this metal. In
this study, the nephrotoxicity of single exposure DU was assessed with and without pre-…

IMPLICATIONS: Propofol significantly increases, and sevoflurane significantly decreases
cerebral vascular tone as assessed by changes in zero flow pressure. Thus, despite moderate …

Introduction: Non-invasive urinary ctDNA-based liquid biopsy approach can be used to detect
and track cancer driver mutations for rapid diagnosis and disease monitoring. Using highly …

Most transcriptome-wide association studies (TWASs) so far focus on European ancestry and
lack diversity. To overcome this limitation, we aggregated genome-wide association study (…