Effect of Load-Bearing Wall Material on Building Dynamic Properties.

Nowadays, more and more buildings are being constructed from various types of modern materials. Many works have been written about these materials, which primarily focus on the influence of their properties on the thermal and acoustic insulation of, for example, building walls. However, there are very few publications analyzing the influence of construction materials on the dynamic properties of building structures and their vibration behavior.

Does Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy with oXiris in Septic Shock Have Any Positive Impact? Single-Centre Experience with oXiris Therapy in Septic Shock Patients.

: Renal replacement therapy with an oXiris hemofilter may be helpful for patients with acute kidney injury in conjunction with sepsis and septic shock. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of an oXiris membrane on septic shock patients. : All renal replacement therapies with oXiris (Baxter, Deerfield, IL, USA) performed between January 2018 and August 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.

Surface wettability governs brine evaporation and salt precipitation during carbon sequestration in saline aquifers: Microfluidic insights.

Carbon sequestration in deep saline aquifers is a promising strategy for reducing atmospheric CO emissions. However, salt precipitation triggered by the evaporation of formation brine into injected supercritical CO can cause injectivity and containment issues in near-wellbore regions. Predicting the distribution of precipitated salts and their impact on near-wellbore properties remains challenging.

Electrochemical Control of the Ultrafast Lattice Response of a Layered Semimetal.

The unique layer-stacking in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals materials facilitates the formation of nearly degenerate phases of matter and opens novel routes for the design of low-power, reconfigurable functional materials. Electrochemical ion intercalation between stacked layers offers a promising approach to stabilize bulk metastable phases and to explore the effects of extreme carrier doping and strain. However, in situ characterization methods to study the structural evolution and dynamical functional properties of these intercalated materials remains limited.

Polyelectrolytes Are Effective Cryoprotectants for Extracellular Vesicles.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been widely recognized as a heterogeneous group of membrane-coated submicrometer particles released by different types of cells, including stem cells (SCs). Due to their ability to harbor and transfer bioactive cargo into the recipient cells, EVs have been reported as important paracrine factors involved in the regulation of a variety of biological processes. Growing data demonstrate that EVs may serve as potential next-generation cell-free therapeutic factors.