Objective. Our goal was to provide an update on the worldwide prevalence of the metabolic
syndrome (MetS) in children and adolescents. Evidence acquisition. The Medline and …

Containerless sample environments (levitation) are useful for study of nucleation, supercooling,
and vitrification and for synthesis of new materials, often with non-equilibrium structures. …

Since the introduction of Modernising Medical Careers in 2005, the electronic portfolio (ePortfolio)
and workplace based assessments (WPBAs) have become integral, yet anecdotally …

Here, we report the structural characterization of several amorphous drugs made using the
method of quenching molten droplets suspended in an acoustic levitator. C NMR, X-ray, and …

The histopathologic assessment of a scalp biopsy for alopecia relies largely on the quality
of the specimen provided for evaluation. There are a number of different protocols in the …

Despite technological advances in diagnostics, the art of clinical medicine still lies in the
recognition and interpretation of clinical signs and symptoms. In no field is this more apparent …

Noncovalent interactions are the main driving force in the folding of proteins into a 3D
functional structure. Motivated by the wish to reveal the mechanisms of the associated self‐…

… 510 Opinions of the ePortfolio and workplace-based assessments: a survey of core
medical trainees and their supervisors Ameet Tailor, Simon Dubrey and Saroj Das …

Motivated by the fact that the drying time of respiratory droplets is related to the spread of
COVID-19 [R. Bhardwaj and A. Agrawal,“Likelihood of survival of coronavirus in a respiratory …

Recent advances in precision technologies have put stringent demands on micro-/nano-surface
finishing processes; they require hygienic surfaces that are free from lays and stresses …