While critically ill patients experience a life-threatening illness, they commonly contract
ventilator-associated pneumonia. This nosocomial infection increases morbidity and likely …

Obesity can profoundly alter pulmonary function and diminish exercise capacity by its
adverse effects on respiratory mechanics, resistance within the respiratory system …

Point-of-Care Ultrasonography POCUS is performed by the treating clinician at the bedside,
with immediate interpretation and clinical integration of the imaging results. This review …

The means by which vaginal microbiomes help prevent urogenital diseases in women and
maintain health are poorly understood. To gain insight into this, the vaginal bacterial …

One of the common neurological complications in patients with the acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a subacute encephalopathy with progressive dementia. By …

We constructed an infectious molecular clone of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-
associated retrovirus. Upon transfection, this clone directed the production of infectious virus …

Membranes act as selective barriers and play an important role in processes such as
cellular compartmentalization and industrial-scale chemical and gas purification. The ideal …

Elucidating the factors that impinge on the stability of bacterial communities in the vagina
may help in predicting the risk of diseases that affect women's health. Here, we describe the …

As mechanical structures enter the nanoscale regime, the influence of van der Waals forces
increases. Graphene is attractive for nanomechanical systems, because its Young's …

Black phosphorus exhibits a layered structure similar to graphene, allowing mechanical
exfoliation of ultrathin single crystals. Here, we demonstrate few-layer black phosphorus …