Publications by authors named "M R D van de Kar"
Barocaloric (BC) materials offer the potential for highly energy-efficient refrigeration by generating heat absorption through the effect of pressure on a solid-solid phase transition. However, very few of the known materials have the required phase transition in the temperature regions necessary for domestic refrigeration or air conditioning. We introduce organic ionic plastic crystals (OIPCs) as a new family of BC materials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRalstonia species are recently emerging as pathogens of human importance. This study was performed to assess the distribution of Ralstonia species among bacteremia patients and the clinical and demographical factors of these patients. This retrospective observational study was performed in the Microbiology Department of a tertiary care center in North India from April 2022 to April 2024.
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- Differentiating liver tumors is crucial for appropriate treatment and prognosis, but non-invasive methods often struggle due to overlapping features in imaging.
- This study evaluated CT perfusion parameters in 48 patients to help distinguish hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from other liver tumors, using statistical analysis to identify significant perfusion metrics.
- Results indicated that blood volume (BV) was particularly effective in differentiating HCC from other tumors, achieving a sensitivity of 96.6% and specificity of 80% at a threshold of 8.3 ml/100 ml/min, alongside several other significant perfusion parameters.