… , are those with a ridge roughness factor (R) equal to 1 by surface soil texture are given in
the first column. Soils having rough surfaces in clods or ridging (R < 1) were assigned to the "…

Background Patients with stable coronary artery disease and diabetes with previous
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), particularly those with previous stenting, are at high risk …

Importance Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is the leading cause of kidney disease in the US. It is not
known whether glucose-lowering medications differentially affect kidney function. Objective …

A prospective comparison of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR)
imaging at 1.5 T was performed in 50 patients with the suspected diagnosis of pancreatic …

Background Insulin therapy is most effective if dosage titrations are done regularly and
frequently, which is seldom practical for most clinicians, resulting in an insulin titration gap. The d-…

Aims Coronary vasculature formation is a critical event during cardiac development, essential
for heart function throughout perinatal and adult life. However, current understanding of …

Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction is a characteristic complication of COVID-19. This review
discusses the role of the endothelium during the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2, with a focus …

A sense of aloofness and wariness, perhaps even deflection, initially characterized India’s
official response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But as BRI has progressed to the …

Background: Low vagal tone (VT) is a marker of vulnerability to stress and the risk of developing
necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. Electric fields produced by equipment in the …

… Ritika Passi deconstructs the economic underpinnings of OBOR, and explores how the
economics result in non-economic consequences. The chapter shows how OBOR’s foundational …