Species introductions of anthropogenic origins are a major aspect of rapid ecological
change globally. Research on biological invasions has generated a large literature on many …

Bomb or explosion-blast injuries are likely to be increasingly encountered as terrorist activity
increases and pre-hospital medical care improves. We therefore reviewed the epidemiology …

Despite recent therapeutic advances, pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains a fatal disease
due to the development of right ventricular (RV) failure. At present, no treatments targeted at …

Purpose: Most epidemiologic studies on chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) are cross-
sectional surveys that suggest potential risk factors by describing their population. However …

Background The standard of care for early-stage breast cancer includes surgical removal of
the tumor and axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Despite increased use of breast …

Sandstones with porosities of 6.0%, 13.9%, 19.9%, 20.9%, 22%, and 27.6% were deformed
under triaxial conditions either as whole core samples or 35° sawcut samples at confining …

Background There is on-going controversy regarding the potential for increased respiratory
effort to generate patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI) in spontaneously breathing …

The slip instability of an earthquake and its abrupt energy release depend primarily on the
intensity of strength drop during accelerated fault slip. This process is typically attributed to …

The pervasive damage of rocks by microcracks and voids strongly affects their macroscopic
elastic properties. To evaluate the damage effects, we derive here the macroscopic stress …

Cardiovascular fibrosis refers to the scar tissue that develops in the injured heart and blood
vessels from an aberrant wound healing response to organ injury or insult. Established …