Introduction: The applications of naturally obtained polymers are tremendously increased
due to them being biocompatible, biodegradable, environmentally friendly and renewable in …

Chylothorax is the accumulation of chyle into the pleural cavity usually due to thoracic duct
leak and should be suspected not only in patients with milky effusions but also in the …

Background Conservative treatment was long recommended for midclavicular fractures
because of the excellent results that were reported in the 1960’s and 70’s. Recently, however, …

Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome induces maturation of IL-1β and IL-18, both validated
targets for treating acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. Here, we demonstrate that …

This is the first report of an evaluation of the use of a laser Doppler imager (LDI) scanner in
the assessment of burn depth in patients. It is based on a 6-month, prospective audit of 76 …

We link investor heterogeneity to the persistence of the overnight and intraday components
of returns. We document strong overnight and intraday firm-level return continuation along …

Numerous studies demonstrate that neuroinflammation is a key player in the progression of
Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Interleukin (IL)-1β is a main inducer of inflammation and therefore …

We present a method for fabrication-oriented design of actuated deformable characters that
allows a user to automatically create physical replicas of digitally designed characters using …

Background Gout flares are driven by interleukin (IL)-1β. Dapansutrile inhibits the NLRP3
inflammasome and subsequent activation of IL-1β. In this study we aimed to investigate the …

In this article, we present a novel two-scale framework to optimize the structure and the
material distribution of an object given its functional specifications. Our approach utilizes multi-…