16 October 2020
Introduction: Community services are gaining ground when it comes to attention to patients with psychiatric diseases. Regarding patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), the use of information and communication technology (ICT) could hel...
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pathogens and their spillover into the environment have become a global public health menace. Insects can acquire these pathogens from the environment and would serve as mechanical and biological vec...
A systematic experimental study of the positive-tone resist ELP-20 was conducted, covering its structural properties, film-formation behavior, and response to electron-beam exposure. Raman spectroscopy demonstrated the methacrylate nature of the resi...
In forensic contexts, children who are victims or witnesses of crimes are repeatedly questioned using stressful leading questions and social pressure. The main aims of the present study are to verify the effects of repeated suggestive interviews on c...
Corynebacterium striatum, a bacterium that is part of the normal skin microbiota, is also an opportunistic pathogen. In recent years, reports of infections and in-hospital and nosocomial outbreaks caused by antimicrobial multidrug-resistant C. striat...
For vertical interconnect access (VIA) in three-dimensional (3D) structure chips, including those with high bandwidth memory (HBM), shrinking contact holes (C/Hs) using the resist flow process (RFP) represents the most promising technology for low-
Carbon steel components used in aluminum alloy casting are prone to severe corrosion by molten aluminum, which significantly shortens their service life. To address this limitation, protective coatings were applied to improve corrosion resistance and...
The generated resist based defects on the template in addition to the presence of particles and contaminants is critical for ultraviolet curing of nanoimprint lithographic fabrication. This procedure is proven to be suitable for advanced resist mater...
Polymer nanocomposites have emerged as a new powerful class of materials because of their versatility, adaptability and wide applicability to a variety of fields. In this work, a facile and cost-effective method to develop poly(methyl methacrylate) (...
The COVID crisis has disrupted routine patterns and practices across all spheres of everyday life, rupturing social relations and destabilising our capacity for building coherent selves and communities by recollecting the past and imagining potential...
Seeds with high vigor have strong resistance to various adverse environmental conditions. However, little is known about how seed vigor affects the resistance of seeds to biotic stress. In this study, newly harvested seeds that had high vigor and see...
Electron beam lithography (EBL) using bilayer resists is influenced by electron scattering, proximity effects, resist thickness, pattern density, and exposure dose. Optimization based only on the top-view critical dimension does not capture linewidth...
Data from surveillance networks show that men have a higher incidence rate of infections with anti-microbial-resistant (AMR) pathogens than women. We systematically analysed data of infections and colonisations with AMR pathogens under mandatory surv...
Mixed micro- and nanoscale structures are gaining popularity in various fields due to their rapid advances in patterning. An investigation in stamp resist filling with multiscale cavities via ultraviolet (UV) nanoimprint lithography (UV-NIL) is neces...
Background/Objectives: As a key health information and communication technology, mobile health information services (MHISs) play a critical role in delivering health information, enabling remote monitoring, and supporting patient well-being. However,...
Advanced lithography, including electron beam lithography (EBL), X-ray lithography (XRL), and extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL), imposes stringent requirements on photoresists in resolution, sensitivity, and process compatibility, thereby drivin...
English dominates the academic publishing world, and this dominance can, and often does, lead to the marginalisation of researchers who are not first-language speakers of English. There are different schools of thought regarding this linguistic domin...
Processing of dry film resist is an easy, low-cost, and fast way to fabricate microfluidic structures. Currently, common processes are limited to creating solely rectangular channels. However, it has shown that rounded channels are necessary to ensur...
Cancer cells often have defects in antiviral pathways, making them susceptible to oncolytic viruses like vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). However, some cancer cells resist viral infection through the constitutive expression of interferon-stimulated...
Background: Sepsis with Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a serious condition with high morbidity and mortality, increasingly complicated by multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are key to improving outcomes...
The sustainable development of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) faces multiple challenges, including societal structural transformations, intergenerational transmission gaps, and the loss of cultural memory. The rapid advancement of generative arti...
Infections with carbapenem-resistant (CR) Gram-negative (GN) pathogens have increased in many countries worldwide, leaving only few therapeutic options. Cefiderocol (CFDC) is approved in Europe for the treatment of aerobic GN infections in adults wit...
This paper presents a detailed physical model for a novel method of two- and three-dimensional microstructure formation: dry electron beam etching of the resist (DEBER). This method is based on the electron-beam induced thermal depolymerization of po...
As bloodstream infections and associated septic shock are common causes of mortality in hospitals, rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) performed directly on positive blood cultures is needed to implement an efficient therapy in clinical set...
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VREs) have become one of the most important nosocomial pathogens worldwide, associated with increased treatment costs, prolonged hospital stays and high mortality. Rapid detection is crucial to reduce their spread an...
This study aims at focusing a laser beam at the center of a microfluidic channel for optical bio-sensing applications thanks to the collective integration of tunable microlens arrays on VCSELs devices. High aspect-ratio polymer-based MOEMS are succes...
In micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS), thick structures with high aspect ratios are often required. Dry film photoresist (DFR) in various thicknesses can be easily laminated and patterned using standard UV lithography. Here, we present a thre...
Carbapenem resistance (CR) is an emerging health issue. Epidemiological surveys on carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (CR-GNB) in Lebanon remain scarce. In this study, we determined the prevalence of CR-GNB isolated between 2015 to 2019 in th...
We report the case of a 67-year old man with a right knee prosthetic joint infection due to extensively drug-resistant Enterobacter hormaechei. The resistance phenotype was due to the overproduction of the intrinsic cephalosporinase (ACT-5) associate...
In exploring the biofouling resistance capabilities of biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces, femtosecond laser technology was employed to create these surfaces, leading to comprehensive anti-fouling efficacy evaluations [...]
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein that undergoes liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) to form condensates under physiological conditions, facilitating microtubule stabilization and intracellular transport. LLPS has also been implicated i...
Microwave fabrication and design techniques are commonly employed in the terahertz (THz) domain. However, a characterization of commercially available microwave dielectric materials is usually lacking at sub-THz and THz frequencies. In this work, we...
Antimicrobial resistance and multidrug-resistant organisms currently constitute a severe public health problem [...]
This work presents an embedding process for ultrathin silicon chips in mechanically flexible solder mask resist and their electrical contacting by inkjet printing. Photosensitive solder mask resist is applied by conformal spray coating onto epoxy bon...
Biofouling, the undesirable deposition of microorganisms on surfaces, is ubiquitous in aqueous systems. This is no different for systems running with water-miscible metalworking fluids (MWFs), which additionally contain many organic chemicals that cr...
Since the beginning of 2020, China has banned the consumption of wild animals to combat the spread of zoonoses. Most existing studies focus on the intention and behavior of wildlife consumption and their causes; however, few have looked at public wil...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the RESIST-5 O.K.N.V.I. assay for identifying these five common domestic carbapenemases among a large number of clinical isolates in South Korea. A total of 268 non-duplicated clinical is...
Ethnic identities often solidify in response to perceived or actual injustices endured by groups. Historically, Amharic-speaking people in Ethiopia have resisted ethnic identification, aligning instead with broader Ethiopian nationalism. However, the...
Drainage pipe blockage resulting from crystals is one of the causes for cracking and leakage of tunnel lining. Therefore, effective prevention from drainage pipe blockage caused by crystals is crucial to ensure the safety and stability of lining stru...
Poplar (Populus) is a genus of woody plants of great economic value. Due to the growing economic importance of poplar, there is a need to ensure its stable growth by increasing its resistance to pathogens. Genetic engineering can create organisms wit...
Antifungal resistance is a topic of concern, particularly for specific fungal species and drugs. Among these are the multidrug-resistant Candida auris and azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus. While the knowledge on molecular mechanisms of resistanc...
Chlorohexidine (CHX) is a widely used biocide in clinical and household settings. Studies over the last few decades have reported CHX resistance in different bacterial species, but at concentrations well below those used in the clinical setting. Synt...
Antimicrobial resistance is a significant global health challenge, with Klebsiella pneumoniae being one of the most common antibiotic-resistant pathogens. This study provides an in-depth analysis of the prevalence and resistance patterns of antibioti...
Antibiotic resistance has increased markedly in gram-negative bacteria over the last two decades, and in many cases has been associated with increased mortality and healthcare costs. The adoption of genotyping and next generation whole genome sequenc...
Background: The global burden of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis continues to threaten tuberculosis control efforts, largely due to the emergence and transmission of resistance-associated genetic mutations. Molecular epidemiology provides c...
The European wisent (Bison bonasus), an iconic yet genetically vulnerable species, faces ongoing conservation challenges due to a restricted gene pool. Advances in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology offer promising prospects for preservi...
Herbicide resistance in weeds is perhaps the most prominent research area within the discipline of weed science today. Incidence, management challenges, and the cost of multiple-resistant weed populations are continually increasing worldwide. Crop cu...
The global spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria represents a considerable public health concern, yet their detection and identification of their resistance mechanisms remain challenging. Optimal diagnostic tests should provide rapid resul...
Black grass (Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.) is a highly competitive weed in winter wheat fields of China. Due to repeated use of acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors, many A. myosuroides populations have evolved resistance to pyroxsulam in some whea...
In this study, we performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the filling process of few-nanometer-wide trenches with various resist materials in ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography (UV-NIL) to identify the main molecular features necessary for...
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