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Generating Multi-Issued Session Key by Using Semi Quantum Key Distribution With Time-Constraint

Information security refers to protect the information from unauthorized access or modification. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a way to generate a key preventing those malicious activities. One of…

High optical enhancement in Au/Ag alloys and porous Au using Surface-Enhanced Raman spectroscopy technique.

We report high optical enhancement in Ag/Au alloys and porous gold nanostructures using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) technique. Scanning electron microscopy investigation shows the forma…

Respiratory droplet generation and dispersal during nasoendoscopy and upper respiratory swab testing.

Respiratory particle generation and dispersal during nasoendoscopy and swab testing is studied with high-speed video and laser light illumination. Video analysis reveals droplet formation in three man…

Help Is in Your Blood-Incentive to "Double Altruism" Resolves the Plasma Donation Paradox.

Blood donation is considered as one of the purest forms of altruism. Plasma donation, in contrast, despite being a similar process, is mostly a paid activity in which donors are compensated for their …

Safety of Convalescent Plasma Transfusion.

Convalescent plasma for administration of passive antibodies against viral agents.

Aerosol and bioaerosol particle size and dynamics from defective sanitary plumbing systems.

Aerosols are readily transported on airstreams through building sanitary plumbing and sewer systems, and those containing microbial pathogens (known as bioaerosols) are recognized as contributors to i…

Aerosol boxes decrease aerosol exposure only in depressurized rooms during aerosol-generating procedures in a simulation study.

The aim of this study was to compare aerosol exposure with or without an aerosol box in a pressurized/depressurized room during aerosol-generating procedures using an experimental model. Cake flour (a…

In Reply - Safety of Convalescent Plasma Transfusion.

Adjuvant therapeutic plasma exchange in septic shock.

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia.

Prediction of the Remaining Useful Life of Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Dempster-Shafer Theory and the Support Vector Regression-Particle Filter

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely used in various electronic equipment. The development of an effective method for predicting the remaining useful life (RUL) of LIBs can ensure the normal …

A simple HEPA filtering facepiece.

Shortages of efficient filtering facepiece respirators leave the public vulnerable to transmission of infectious diseases in small particle aerosols. This study demonstrates that a high-filtration-eff…

Distinct Regulation of U-ACE2 and P-ACE2 (Urinary and Plasma Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2) in a Japanese General Population.

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Effectiveness of Common Fabrics to Block Aqueous Aerosols of Virus-like Nanoparticles.

Layered systems of commonly available fabric materials can be used by the public and healthcare providers in face masks to reduce the risk of inhaling viruses with protection that is about equivalent …

Super-Energy-Resolution Material Decomposition for Spectral Photon-Counting CT Using Pixel-Wise Learning

Spectral photon-counting CT offers novel potentialities to achieve quantitative decomposition of material components, in comparison with traditional energy-integrating CT or dual-energy CT. Nonetheles…

Evaluation of Droplet Countermeasures by a Particle Visualization System in Simulated Bronchoscopy.

Earlier the better: convalescent plasma.

Procoagulant microparticles: a possible link between vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia (VITT) and cerebral sinus venous thrombosis.

Size-Specific Filtration Performance of N95 Respirators After Decontamination by Moist Heat Incubation.

Background: Decontamination and reuse of respirators have been proposed to mitigate the shortage of respirators during pandemics. The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)…