Background Group B streptococcal infections are an important cause of neonatal morbidity
and mortality. A rapid method for the detection of this organism in pregnant women at the time …

The K + -Cl − cotransporter KCC2 is responsible for maintaining low Cl − concentration in
neurons of the central nervous system (CNS), which is essential for postsynaptic inhibition …

Growing evidence is showing that across North American cities, underprivileged populations
and racial and/or visible groups have disproportionally less access to vegetation than …

Francis runners are subject to complex dynamic forces which might lead to eventual blade
cracking and the need for corrective measure. Damage due to cracks in runner blades are …

Background . Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has spread worldwide and
is responsible for significant morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Control strategies …

Urban vegetation is shown to be unevenly distributed across cities and there is evidence of
disparities in benefits provided by vegetation and of public health problems induced by …

Spinal disinhibition has been hypothesized to underlie pain hypersensitivity in neuropathic
pain. Apparently contradictory mechanisms have been reported, raising questions on the …

A fatigue reliability model for hydroelectric turbine runners is presented in this paper. In the
proposed model, reliability is defined as the probability of not exceeding a threshold above …

The measurement of stress/strain on blade plays an essential role in the fatigue assessment
of the hydroelectric turbine runner. However, a typical measurement campaign does not …

A lack of observed data can lead to significant discrepancy between estimated and actual
fatigue reliability. In this study, the load spectrum derived from the strain measurements and …