Abstract Background In radiologically guided interventions, medical practitioners are subjected to radiation exposure, which may lead to radiation-induced diseases.In this study, novel radiation shields for the head and neck were evaluated for their potential to reduce radiation exposure.Method An anthropomorphic phantom was exposed on its left sid
Onboard vessel heavy Cardigan rotating equipment and environmental conditions (sailing in waves) are a major source of onboard vibrations that may affect the vessel structure and equipment.Vibrations are propagated through the vessel structure from the engine room all the way up to the superstructure affecting the installed masts.All the equipment
Antimicrobial resistance poses one of the greatest Vents threats to global health and there is an urgent need for new therapeutic options.Phages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria and phage therapy could provide a valuable tool for the treatment of multidrug-resistant infections.In this study, water samples collected by citizen scientists as
Next-generation sequencing technologies allow to measure somatic mutations in a large number of patients from the same cancer type: one of the main goals in their analysis is the identification of mutations associated with clinical parameters.The identification of such relationships is hindered by extensive genetic heterogeneity in tumors, with dif