Matter may be divided into four phases or states: solid, liquid, gas and plasma (ionized gas).
The term fluid has been used as a general name for the last three states: liquid, gas, and …

A major challenge in tuberculosis control is the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis
infection. Until recently, there were no alternatives to the tuberculin skin test (TST) for …

Identification and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) can substantially reduce
the risk of developing active disease. However, there is no diagnostic gold standard for LTBI. …

Background: Interferon-γ–release assays (IGRAs) are alternatives to the tuberculin skin test (TST).
A recent meta-analysis showed that IGRAs have high specificity, even among …

This research monograph is in some sense a sequel to the author's earlier one (Power
System Stability, North Holland, New York 1981) which devoted cons-erable attention to …

This book is based on the lecture notes which the author gave in a seminar of the same title
in the Institut fur theoretische Gasdynamik, DVL e. V., Aachen, Germany, during the …

Background The Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium was formed to analyze
the results of hematopoietic-cell transplantation in children with severe combined …

Background Few studies have simultaneously investigated the role of soluble tumor necrosis
factor α (TNF-α) receptors types 1 and 2 (sTNF-R1 and sTNF-R2), C-reactive protein, and …

The crystal structure of the guanine-nucleotide-binding domain of p21 (amino acids 1–166)
complexed to the guanosine triphosphate analogue guanosine-5′-(β, γ-imido)triphosphate (…

When the temperature of a gas is not too high and the density of a gas is not too low, the
transfer of heat by radiation is usually negligibly small in comparison with that by conduction …