A Pharmacological and Toxicological Profile of Silver as an Antimicrobial Agent in Medical Devices by Alan B. G. Lansdown

“…Metallic silver and most inorganic silver compounds ionise in moisture, body fluids, and secretions to release biologically active Ag+. …”
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Impurity, Moral Substantiality, and Social Control: A Gender Perspective by Alice Van den Bogaert

“…I propose this concept to designate an ontology in which everything is a substance (bodily fluids and food, but also glances, words, and thoughts) and at the same time a moral value, without distinguishing between materiality and symbolism, a proposal inspired by McKim Marriott’s substance-codes (1976). …”
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Slip Effects on the Unsteady MHD Pulsatile Blood Flow through Porous Medium in an Artery under the Effect of Body Acceleration by Islam M. Eldesoky

“…The fluids that exhibit boundary slip have important technological applications such as in polishing valves of artificial heart and internal cavities. …”
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The geological setting of Matra ore deposit (France): insights from lithostratigraphy and polyphase deformation history by Danis Ionut Filimon, Giacomo Vannucci, Alessandro La Rosa, Vincenzo Zarone, Maria Di Rosa

“…The post-Alpine phase includes an N–S extensional fault system that controls the movement of ore fluids.…”
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Diagnosis and Management of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presented with Multifocal Pneumonia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis by Yasar Sattar, Ammu Thampi Susheela, Bibek Karki, Adnan Liaqat, Waqas Ullah, Fnu Zafrullah

“…The patient was managed with fluids, antibiotics, and anticoagulants. The patient survived and discharged from the hospital. …”
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Solid Phase Microextraction and Related Techniques for Drugs in Biological Samples by Mohammad Mahdi Moein, Rana Said, Fatma Bassyouni, Mohamed Abdel-Rehim

“…The primary objective of this review is to present the recent developments in microextraction sample preparation methods for analysis of drugs in biological fluids. Microextraction techniques allow for less consumption of solvent, reagents, and packing materials, and small sample volumes can be used. …”
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A Rare Cause of Hypovolemic Shock in Prepubertal Girl: Vaginal Leech Infestation by W. Lahmini, M. Bourrous, K. Harou

“…The child was managed as a hypovolemic shock and resuscitated with intravenous fluids and urgent blood transfusion. Gynecologic examination found a live leech at the vulva and the extraction was facilitated by applying a saline solution. …”
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Airborne Transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant and the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant by Byung Uk Lee

“…The viral load in respiratory fluids, rather than the preference of the virus toward small particles in deep respiratory tracts, was essential in viral aerosol generation. …”
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Neutropenic Enterocolitis in a Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipient on Multiple Immunosuppressants by Emily E. Miller, Leigh Christopher Reardon

“…Fortunately, this patient improved with bowel rest, fluids, antibiotics, and alteration of her immunosuppressive regimen. …”
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Abdominal attack in a patient with hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency complicated by a perforated peptic ulcer by Piotr Obtulowicz, Marcin Stobiecki, Wojciech Dyga, Tadeusz Popiela, Krystyna Obtulowicz

“…A 30-year-old male with hereditary angioedema (HAE) due to C1 inhibitor deficiency was admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) due to severe abdominal pain lasting for 3 hs with severe bloating and weakness. pdC1INH and fluids were applied as usual and the patient was discharged with feeling better. …”
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Biology of extracellular vesicles and the potential of tumor-derived vesicles for subverting immunotherapy of cancer by Theresa L Whiteside

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are produced by all living cells and are present in all body fluids. EVs are heterogeneous in size, biogenesis, molecular/genetic content and functions. …”
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Analysis of Secondary Flows in Centrifugal Impellers by Klaus Brun, Rainer Kurz

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Unilateral chylothorax in a renal transplant recipient: A case report by Bil'awal Ramadhan Amuda, Gerhard Reinaldi Situmorang, Nur Rasyid

“…Left pleural cavity drainage shows a white, milky, cloudy, and odorless fluid. Fluid analysis findings were consistent with chylous. …”
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DC Glow Discharge in Axial Magnetic Field at Low Pressures by Shen Gao, Shixiu Chen, Zengchao Ji, Wei Tian, Jun Chen

“…On the basis of fluid approximation, an improved version of the model for the description of dc glow discharge plasma in the axial magnetic field was successfully developed. …”
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A Robust Normally Closed Pneumatic Valve for Integrated Microfluidic Flow Control by Minggan Li, Siqin Dong

“…Accurate fluid management in microfluidic-based point-of-care testing (POCT) devices is critical. …”
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Carbon Material Hybrid Construction on an Aptasensor for Monitoring Surgical Tumors by Renyuan Ma, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Thangavel Lakshmipriya, Yeng Chen

“…Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a glycoprotein, one of the common tumor biomarkers, found at low levels in body fluids. Generally, overexpression of CEA is found in various cancers, including ovarian, breast, lung, colorectal, gastric, and pancreatic cancers. …”
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Building Fire: Experimental and Numerical Studies on Behaviour of Flows at Opening by Philippe Onguene Mvogo, Ruben Mouangue, Justin Tégawendé Zaida, Marcel Obounou, Henri Ekobena Fouda

“…In accordance with experiments, numerical studies enabled the investigation of the influence of the ventilation factor on velocities of incoming air and outgoing burned gases and on areas of the surfaces crossed by these fluids during full-developed fire. Comparison of the deduced mass flow rates with the literature reveals an approval agreement.…”
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A Method for the Inversion of Reservoir Effective Permeability Based on Time-Lapse Resistivity Logging Data and Its Application by Hairong Zhang, Bin Zhao, Shiqi Dong, Xixin Wang, Pengfei Jing

“…Subsequently, combined with parameters such as the soaking time, fluid viscosity, and saturation change of the drilling fluid, we obtained the phase permeability curve of the reservoir and dynamic effective permeability of the fluid near the wellbore. …”
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Tricalcium phosphate-based capillary suspensions as inks for 3D printing of porous scaffolds by Souhaila Nider, Femke De Ceulaer, Berfu Göksel, Annabel Braem, Erin Koos

“…Upon fluid removal and subsequent thermal treatment, they form a spanning particle network.This study explores the utilisation of β-TCP-based capillary suspensions as DIW inks for fabricating hierarchically porous scaffolds with two different secondary fluids. …”
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Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece by Maria A. Kyritsi, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Anna Katsiafliaka, Foteini Kolokythopoulou, Elias Plakokefalos, Vasileios Nakoulas, George Rachiotis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

“…Based on the results of the investigation, the hospitals’ infection control committees reviewed their policies for Legionnaires’ disease prevention and implemented control measures focusing on using sterile fluids for aerosol treatments.…”
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