A 58-year-old man with an indwelling urinary catheter began producing urine with a deep
purple colour (Figure 1). The urine was alkaline (pH 7.8), and Proteus mirabilis urinary tract …

Background: When compared with open care model, a closed one improves patient care in
intensive care units (ICUs), mixed ICUs, surgical ICUs and trauma centers. We wanted to …

Recently, antioxidative studies of tempeh have focused on the presence of polyphenol-isoflavones.
However, only one third of the antioxidative activity of tempeh fermented by …

Background Podoplanin (PDPN) is a transmembrane glycoprotein that mediates tumor cell-induced
platelets aggregation in different cancer types. Emerging data indicate that PDPN is …

Mercaptopropylsilatrane (MPS) was investigated as a novel self-assembled film on silica
surfaces and also as a novel adhesive layer for the construction of a gold colloid monolayer on …

There is considerable current interest in the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction, and it has
been applied to a number of synthetic objectives with notable success. 1 The vast majority of …

This study aims to monitor element-specific nutrient information during hydroponic cultivation
by IoT-interfaced miniaturized ion sensors. Because of size, cost, and manufacturing …

Red leaf lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) has high nutritional value and is frequently used in salads.
In a plant factory with full electric lighting, if the spectrum is incorrect, then red leaf lettuce …

A fiber optic particle plasmon resonance (FOPPR) immunosensor is developed for label-free
detection of orchid viruses that use gold nanorods (AuNRs) as the sensing material. The …

The vapor deposition of polymers on regular stationary substrates is widely known to form
uniform thin films. Here we report porous polymer particles with sizes controllable down to the …