The energy efficiency of heat engines could be improved by the partial recovery of waste heat
using thermoelectric (TE) generators. We show the possibility of designing nanostructured …

Emergence of Gentamicin-Resistant Bacteremia in Hemodialysis... : Clinical Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology Emergence of Gentamicin-Resistant Bacteremia in …

Background and objective Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are
two prevalent and complex diseases that require personalized management. Although a …

Introduction Persistent cough with sputum production is an important clinical trait in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We defined “frequent productive cough” based on 2 …

Background Guiding patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) through
advance care planning about future treatment obliges an assessment of prognosis. A patient-specific …

Background Patients with mild asthma represent a substantial proportion of the population
with asthma, yet there are limited data on their true burden of disease. We aimed to describe …

Background: Patient-level surveillance of antimicrobial use (AMU) in Canadian hospitals
empowers the reduction of inappropriate AMU and was piloted in 2017 among 14 hospitals in …

Not all hemodialysis accesses are created equal: Compared with patients with ESRD who
have an arteriovenous fistula, those with a tunneled central venous catheter have a 15-fold …

Background Few studies have quantified symptom burden, health status, and productivity in
patients with uncontrolled and controlled severe asthma. Up-to-date, real-world, global …

We present the experimental performance of a 91-actuator deformable mirror made of a
magnetic liquid (ferrofluid) using a new technique that linearizes the response of the mirror by …