Residual Hemothorax after Chest Tube Placement Correlates with Increased Risk of Empyema Following Traumatic Injury by Riyad Karmy-Jones, Michele Holevar, Ryan J Sullivan, Ani Fleisig, Gregory J Jurkovich

“…Studies of potential risk factors of empyema have included use of antibiotics, site of injury and technique of chest tube placement. Residual fluid has also been cited as a risk factor for empyema, although the imaging technique to identify this varies.…”
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On the Navier-Stokes equations with temperature-dependent transport coefficients by Eduard Feireisl, Josef Málek

“…We establish long-time and large-data existence of a weak solution to the problem describing three-dimensional unsteady flows of an incompressible fluid, where the viscosity and heat-conductivity coefficients vary with the temperature. …”
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Easing the Discomforts of Pregnancy by Glenda L. Warren, Claudia Peñuela

“…Warren and Claudia Peñuela, summarizes recommendations for several discomforts of pregnancy, including morning sickness, heartburn, constipation, swelling/fluid retention, fatigue, and dizziness. Includes references. …”
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Building with Water: new Standards of Sustainable Architecture by Cesare Sposito

“…Furthermore, it highlights how, starting from the excellent capacity of the fluid to heat and cool its surrounding space, we can think to water as a material component of architecture.…”
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Impeller Flow Field Laser Velocimeter Measurements by L. A. Brozowski, T. V. Ferguson, L. Rojas

“…Development of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) computer codes for complex turbomachinery affords a complete three-dimensional (3-D) flow field description. …”
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Forming of strands at continuous casting into roll mold with bearing rids by E. F. Baranovsky

“…The heat interchange is examined during casting of lead^\ strands, lead alloys and salts into roll mold by means of rolling from the molten condition and by fluid rolling. The influence of casting properties on mechanical characteristics, structure and chemical heterogeneity of strands produced by rolling from the molten condition is investigated. …”
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Imaging characterization of pseudomyxoma peritonei: a case report by Araceli Cue-Castro, Oscar Villagomez-Figueroa

“…Cytochemical analysis of the peritoneal fluid revealed a mucinous material with scant epithelial cellularity. …”
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Novel selective adsorption cooling materials for heating cigarettes by Chaojian Li, Xiaojuan You, Hongmei He, Huaibin Shi, Xin Gao, Wei Tang

“…Finally, the periodic characteristic velocity pulsation destroyed the boundary layer formed by the fluid in the wall region, which increased the convective heat transfer effect between the fluid and the particles. …”
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Algorithmic Generation of Parameterized Geometric Models of the Aortic Valve and Left Ventricle by Nikita Pil, Alex G. Kuchumov

“…Simulating the cardiac valves is one of the most complex tasks in cardiovascular modeling. As fluid–structure interaction simulations are highly computationally demanding, machine-learning techniques can be considered a good alternative. …”
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Effect of Double Stratification on MHD Williamson Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer across a Shrinking/Stretching Sheet Immersed in a Porous Medium by R. Geetha, B. Reddappa, Nainaru Tarakaramu, B. Rushi Kumar, M. Ijaz Khan

“…The present study aims to provide a mathematical model of the Williamson fluid flow via a permeable stretching/shrinking sheet in the MHD boundary layer in the presence of a heat source, chemical reaction, and suction. …”
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STUDY ON REMOVAL MECHANISM OF SINGLE-CRYSTAL SILICON BY PLASMA DISCHARGE (MT) by ZHAI ZhiBo, LIU FeiFei, JIA GuoPing, XIN Bin, WANG YanHui

“…In the water-based working fluid medium with pulse voltage more than 100 V, the high impedance state isolation vapor layer breaks down due to the small curvature convergence of electron flux and induces an oxygen plasma channel. …”
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Compartment Syndrome as a Result of Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome by Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, Gianni D’Egidio, Cynthia Wan, Alan Baxter, Hans Rosenberg

“…Severe edema results from leakage of fluid and proteins into tissue. The most important part of treatment is maintaining stable hemodynamics, ruling out other causes of shock and diligent monitoring for complications. …”
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Retropharyngeal Calcific Tendonitis Mimics a Retropharyngeal Abscess by Natasha Pollak, Sonya Wexler

“…Retropharyngeal calcific tendonitis (RCT) is an uncommon, self-limiting condition that is often omitted in the differential diagnosis of a retropharyngeal fluid collection. This condition mimics a retropharyngeal abscess and should be considered when evaluating a fluid collection in the retropharyngeal space. …”
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Introduction to ORC–VCC Systems: A Review by Tomasz Suchocki

“…By optimizing working fluid selection and implementing a shared shaft connection between the ORC turbine and VCC compressor, the system achieves dual functionality—simultaneous electricity generation and cooling—with higher efficiency than conventional methods. …”
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Computational Study on Three-Dimensional Convective Casson Nanofluid Flow past a Stretching Sheet with Arrhenius Activation Energy and Exponential Heat Source Effects by P. Ragupathi, S. Saranya, H.V.R. Mittal, Qasem M. Al-Mdallal

“…The effective applications of Casson fluid in drilling processes, biological treatments, food processing, and bio-engineering activities have caught the interest of a wide range of researchers. …”
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An Alternative to the Human Hemoglobin Test in the Investigation of Bloodstains Treated with Active Oxygen: The Human Glycophorin A Test by Ana Castelló, Francesc Francés, Fernando Verdú

“…Confirmatory tests have two aims: to show that the stain contains a human biological fluid and to confirm the type of biological fluid. …”
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Analysis of Model Parameters for a Polymer Filtration Simulator by N. Brackett-Rozinsky, S. Mondal, K. R. Fowler, E. W. Jenkins

“…The flow of polymer fluid, and suspended debris particles, is tracked to determine how well a filter performs and how long it operates before clogging. …”
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Experimental Study of Laser Cladding Methods on Water Erosion Resistance to Low Pressure Blades Materials of Steam Turbine by Di Zhang, Pengfei Zhao, Wei Zhao, Yaoyuan Luo, Yonghui Xie

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CFD for turbulence: from fundamentals to geophysics and astrophysics by Cambon, Claude, Alvarez Laguna, Alejandro, Zhou, Ye

“…Over the years, the combination of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and theoretical models have critically contributed to improving our understanding of the nature of turbulent flows. …”
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Bilateral chylothorax following total thyroidectomy with neck lymph node dissection for thyroid cancer: a case report and literature review by Yunsheng Wang, Xudong Liu, Xingyue Wang, Youxin Tian, Qinjiang Liu, Jun Wang, Jincai Xue

“…Under ultrasound guidance, bilateral thoracic closed drainage tube was implanted, and a small sample of the milky white fluid was tested for chylothorax, yielded positive results. …”
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