Phase change material infused recycled brick aggregate in 3D printed concrete.

In this paper the effects of the addition of a paraffin phase change material on the strength and printability of 3D printed concrete are studied. Phase change materials are latent heat storing materials, which garner and release large amounts of energy as they change phase. The addition of phase change materials to concrete produces a composite material with maximised latent and sensible heat storage capacity.

[Results of vagus nerve stimulator implantation in children and adolescents with treatment-refractory epilepsy].

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a therapeutic procedure that can be applied in a palliative setting in patients with treatment-refractory epilepsy who are not suitable for epilepsy surgery. The mechanism of action of VNS is currently not completely understood but appears to depend on a modification of neurotransmitter metabolism. Data of 25 patients with treatment-refractory epilepsy who underwent implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator were retrospectively analyzed in a monocentric study.

Neutralization of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines During Secondary Infection Post Influenza A Virus Infection.

An overt pro-inflammatory immune response is a key factor contributing to lethal pneumococcal infection in an influenza pre-infected host and represents a potential target for therapeutic intervention. However, there is a paucity of knowledge about the level of contribution of individual cytokines. Based on the predictions of our previous mathematical modeling approach, the potential benefit of IFN-γ- and/or IL-6-specific antibody-mediated cytokine neutralization was explored in C57BL/6 mice infected with the influenza A/PR/8/34 strain, which were subsequently infected with the strain TIGR4 on day 7 post influenza.