Background In view of consistently high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rates,
international efforts are aimed at developing tools for more precise risk prediction to allow …

Manipulation is one means by which environments are altered to correspond to characteristics
of individuals. We conducted two studies to identify the manipulation tactics that people …

Background. To date, systematic reviews on the relationship between the volume of specific
diagnoses and procedures and patient outcomes have several limitations, including the …

Background: With the aim of resolving the current controversy over the diagnosis and treatment
of diverticular disease, this consensus development conference set out to summarize the …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is accompanied by synovial inflammation, proliferation, and
cartilage destruction. The reasons the activation of synovial fibroblasts often persists despite …

We consider the interaction of multivalent counterions with spherical polyelectrolyte brushes
(SPB). The SPB result if linear polyelectrolyte (PE) chains (contour length: 60 nm) are …

Background Health insurance coverage for all citizens is often considered a requisite for
reducing disparities in health care accessibility. In Germany, health insurees are covered either …

… (44)l B is 0.714 nm in water at 298.15 K. Given these numbers, N + is determined to be
12 using the experimental ΔS = 0.68 kJ/(mol K) for the first adsorption step. In the second …

… Karl Lauterbach was involved as adviser to the minister of health in the legal process of
enacting the disease management programs in the German Statutory Health Insurance system. …

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents a severe, life-changing
event for people across the world. Life changes may involve job loss, income reduction …