Arteriovenous Fistulas

Arteriovenous fistulas are shunts between arteries and veins that can be found in many organs of the human body such as the brain, skin, eye and lung. These lesions can be symptomatic by causing ischemia, through the process of the steal phenomenon, or vascular congestion and subsequent hemorrhage, eg. intracerebral hemorrhage of a ruptured dural arteriovenous fistula. The etiology of these les…

Aspects of Pacemakers

Outstanding steps forward were made in the last decades in terms of identification of endogenous pacemakers and the exploration of their controllability. New "artifical" devices were developed and are now able to do much more than solely pacemaking of the heart. In this book different aspects of pacemaker - functions and interactions, in various organ systems were examined. In addition, various…

A Meeting of Minds: In Recognition of the Contributions of Randall J. Cohrs

Volume ini merupakan kumpulan esai ilmiah dan wawasan kritis yang disusun sebagai bentuk penghormatan (tribute) atas dedikasi dan kontribusi luar biasa Randall J. Cohrs dalam bidang virologi, khususnya penelitian mengenai virus herpes manusia. Karya ini mempertemukan para ilmuwan terkemuka dunia untuk merefleksikan terobosan-terobosan ilmiah yang dipelopori oleh Cohrs selama masa kariernya. Tuj…

Alberta's Day Care Controversy: From 1908 to 2009 and Beyond

Day care in Alberta has had a remarkably durable history as a controversial issue. Since the late 1950s, disputes over day care programs, policies, and funding have been a recurring feature of political life in the province. Alberta's Day Care Controversy traces the development of day care policies and programs in Alberta, with particular emphasis on policy decisions and program initiatives tha…

"Who, Being Loved, Is Poor?" - Material and Media Dimensions of Weddings

Artikel “Siapakah yang, meskipun dicintai, tetap miskin?” mengkaji pernikahan sebagai praktik sosial yang berada di persimpangan antara cinta, materialitas, dan mediasi media. Dengan menyoroti dimensi material—seperti biaya, benda simbolik, dan konsumsi—serta dimensi media—termasuk dokumentasi visual, media sosial, dan representasi publik—tulisan ini menunjukkan bagaimana pernikahan…

Between Ostrogothic and Carolingian Italy

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Ageing and Covid-19 : Making Sense of a Disrupted World

This volume presents a range of research approaches to the exploration of ageing during a pandemic situation. One of the first collections of its kind, it offers an array of studies employing research methodologies that lend themselves to replication in similar contexts by those seeking to understand the effects of epidemics on older people. Thematically organised, it shows how to reconcile qua…

Advancements in Gel Science-A Special Issue in Memory of Toyoichi Tanaka

A gel is a state of matter that consists of a three-dimensional cross-linked polymer network and a large amount of solvent. Because of their structural characteristics, gels play important roles in science and technology. The science of gels has attracted much attention since the discovery of the volume phase transition by Professor Toyoichi Tanala at MIT in 1978. MDPI planned to publish a Spec…

Advances in measuring soil organic carbon stocks and dynamics at the profile …

Quantification of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and dynamics is required for and applied to different frameworks, situations and scales, ranging from an experimental plot (for evaluating treatment effects) to whole fields (e.g. in SOC-accounting or crediting systems) and inventories of whole countries or continents (Orgiazzi et al., 2018, Saby et al., 2008, Bolinder et al., 2010, Viscar…

Advances In ME/CFS Research and Clinical Care

Advances in ME/CFS Research and Clinical Care spotlights Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): a maligned, stigmatized, under-researched disease, which lacks a definitive, objective clinical test for its diagnosis, and definitive palliative and curative treatments. A few brave physicians attempt to alleviate the suffering of the afflicted