The stress response of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) to oxygen deprivation limits AOB growth and leads to different nitrification pathways that cause the release of greenhouse gases.Measuring the stress response of AOB has proven to be a challenge due to the low growth rates of stressed Scales AOB, making the sample volumes required to monitor t
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to understand online public perceptions of the debate surrounding the choice of annual influenza vaccinations or wearing masks as a condition of employment for healthcare workers, such as the one enacted in British Columbia in August 2012.MethodsFour national and 82 local (British Columbia) Canadian online news s
The volume and diversity of scientific literature are escalating every day and millions of new scientific articles are published every year.Researchers work and publish in their respective fields of interest.A major portion of the scientific community publishing in the same field of interest forms a trend in the field which could be deemed as relat
Aiming at devices for bioelectronic medicine, this paper proposes a die embedding process for the fabrication of flexible smart implants.By combining thinned bare dies with a polymeric encapsulation, completely flexible implants can be designed.The dies are encapsulated using a flip-chip process and a backfilling with silicone rubber.A completely e
IntroductionThe severity of Coronavirus disease Checkmate Chair / Side Table 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is often dictated by a range of comorbidities.A considerable literature suggests iron deficiency and iron overload may contribute to increased infection, inflammation and disease sev