Does Western or Chinese Zodiac Sign Predict COVID Infections and Death?

Introduction: Humans have been fascinated by and studying the sky since the beginning of time. Beliefs in Chinese and Western astrology persist in modern society and have gained increasing interest in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Zodiac signs are typified by certain qualities, for example, obsessive-compulsive traits in Libras and Virgos or the highly social traits in Leos and Geminis.

Safely and autonomously cutting meat with a collaborative robot arm.

Labor shortages in the United States are impacting a number of industries including the meat processing sector. Collaborative technologies that work alongside humans while increasing production abilities may support the industry by enhancing automation and improving job quality. However, existing automation technologies used in the meat industry have limited collaboration potential, low flexibility, and high cost.

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for simultaneous determination of tenofovir and emtricitabine in human plasma and its application to a bioequivalence study.

A rapid and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method has been developed and validated for simultaneous quantification of Tenofovir (TEN) and Emtricitabine (EMT) in human plasma using Chromolith Speed Rod RP18. The mass transition ion-pair has been followed as m/z 288.10-->176.

Simultaneous determination of hydrochlorothiazide, quinapril and quinaprilat in human plasma by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

A rapid and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous estimation of hydrochlorothiazide, quinapril and its metabolite quinaprilat in human plasma. After solid phase extraction (SPE), the analytes and IS were chromatographed on a hypurity C8 (100 mm x 2.1 mm i.

Rapid and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for the determination of clonidine in human plasma.

A rapid and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method has been developed and validated for the estimation of clonidine in human plasma. Clonidine was extracted from human plasma by using solid-phase extraction technique. Nizatidine was used as the internal standard.