Effective revascularization of the patient with peripheral artery disease is about more than
the procedure. The approach to the patient with symptom-limiting intermittent claudication or …

The endothelium holds a pivotal role in cardiovascular health and disease. Assessment of
its function was until recently limited to experimental designs due to its location. The advent …

There are> 12 million patients with peripheral artery disease in the United States. The most
severe form of peripheral artery disease is critical limb ischemia (CLI). The diagnosis and …

Laser speckle is a complex interference phenomenon that can easily be understood, in
concept, but is difficult to predict mathematically, because it is a stochastic process. The use …

When people are in real cases, the thermal environment and acoustic environment have an
important influence on subjective and physiological responses and affect human comfort …

Here we demonstrate an unconventional fabrication of highly transparent supercapacitors
and electrodes using random networks of nanostructured metallic glass nanotroughs for …

Vasodilatory prostaglandins play a key role in neurovascular coupling (NVC), the tight link
between neuronal activity and local cerebral blood flow, but their precise identity, cellular …

Measurements of the thermal properties of the skin can serve as the basis for a noninvasive,
quantitative characterization of dermatological health and physiological status. Applications …

Pressure ulcers are a significant problem in health care, due to high costs and large impact
on patients' life. In general, pressure ulcers develop as tissue viability decreases due to …

Acute kidney injury is common, with~ 13 million cases and 1.7 million deaths/year
worldwide. A major cause is renal ischaemia, typically following cardiac surgery, renal …