IntroductionThe energy transition is now the focus of global attention.This transition will have a significant impact on the global energy system as well as the political and economic landscape.Research on the social impact of the energy transition can help us get a deeper understanding of the energy transition and propose suggestions for future de
Determination of risk factors for hepatitis B and C in male patients suffering from chronic hepatitis
Abstract Background Hepatitis B and C is common in Pakistan and various risk factors are attributable to its spread.One thousand and fifty consecutive male cases suffering from chronic liver disease (327 HBV and 723 HCV) were selected from the OPD of public sector hospital and a private clinic dealing exclusively with the liver patients.To compare
P2Y12 receptor blockers are anti-inflammatory drugs inhibiting both circulating monocytes and macrophages including THP-1 cells
Abstract P2Y12 blockade improves patient outcomes after myocardial infarction.As well as antithrombotic effects, anti-inflammatory effects may contribute to this beneficial clinical outcome.Here we aimed to identify potential anti-inflammatory effects of P2Y12 receptor blockers on monocytes Food Mills and macrophages.Using flow cytometry, migration
Capture efficiency measurement of pollutants over a workbench with the reinforced slot exhaust system
The paper deals with the arm cover top measurement of the capture efficiency of pollutants by the slot reinforced exhaust system situated in two positions over the workbench.The slot reinforced exhaust system, which is known as REEXS, is the traditional slot exhaust hood equipped with an air supply inlet that intensifies exhausting along the axis o
Landscape Imaginaries and the Protection of Dynamic Nature at the Wadden Sea
Whereas the transgression of nature-culture dichotomies is commonplace in academic discourse, contemporary practices of nature conservation continue, in many cases, to be characterised by the active construction of fixed boundaries between spaces of nature and spaces of culture.In such contexts, nature constitutes a powerful discursive category, al