The performance of industrial gas turbines is closely tied to the intake air temperature and component performance degradation caused by fouling, erosion, and foreign object damage (FOD).Generally, under hot and humid conditions an increase in the ambient intake air temperature induces a decline in gas turbines performance.With this regard, inlet a

BackgroundThe prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is high in general populations around the world.Targeted testing and screening for CKD are often conducted to help identify individuals that may benefit from treatment to ameliorate or prevent their disease progression.AimsThis systematic review examines the methods used in economic evaluatio

Depletion of alloreactive T-lymphocytes from allogeneic bone marrow tansplants may prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) without impairing donor cell engraftment, immunity, and the graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect.Alloreactive T-cells may be identified by their expression, upon activation, of CD137, a costimulatory receptor and putative surrog

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) exhibits remarkable metabolic flexibility that enables it to survive a plethora of host environments during its life cycle.With the advent of bedaquiline for treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, oxidative phosphorylation Table Topper Kits has been validated as an important target and a vulnerable component

The objective was to determine the prevalence of iron, folates and retinol deficiencies in school children and to evaluate the changes after an intervention of nutritional education.The project was developed in 17 schools.The sample included 1,301 children (678 males and 623 females).A subsample of 480 individuals, was randomly selected for drawing