Urinary stone disease is an ailment afflicting human kind for many centuries. It can affect up
to a quarter the population in certain geographic areas and hence poses a significant health …

“In vast areas of the world, in South East Asia, in Burma, in India, in parts of Central America,
South America and Africa 50 million women will bring forth their children this year in sorrow, …

Mathematical models are routinely calibrated to experimental data, with goals ranging from
building predictive models to quantifying parameters that cannot be measured. Whether or …

ALTHOUGH there has been much investigation of brain pathways involved in pain, little is
known about the brain mechanisms involved in processing somatosensory stimuli which feel …

purpose. To compare intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements of the Ocular Blood Flow (OBF)
pneumotonometer, Goldmann applanation tonometer, and Tono-Pen in eyes with …

In an industrial crystallization process, crystal shape strongly influences end-product quality
and functionality, as well as downstream processing. In addition, nucleation events, solvent …

Increasing epidemiological evidence supports the view that dietary flavonoids have protective
roles in oral diseases, including cancer. However, the dietary forms of flavonoids, the …

The primate orbitofrontal cortex is a site of convergence of information from primary taste,
olfactory, and somatosensory cortical areas. We describe the responses of a population of …

Background Critical care nurses providing care for adults at the end of life may encounter
moral distress when they cannot do what they believe is ethically correct. Psychological …

Inspired by the overlapping scales found on teleost fish, a new composite architecture
explores the mechanics of materials to accommodate both flexibility and protection. These …