Background Pandemics and epidemics are public health emergencies that can result in
substantial deaths and socio-economic disruption. Nurses play a key role in the public health …

Aims: With the increase in the number of systematic reviews available, a logical next step to
provide decision makers in healthcare with the evidence they require has been the conduct …

Gram-negative bacteria possess an outer membrane layer which constrains uptake and
secretion of solutes and polypeptides. To overcome this barrier, bacteria have developed …

Background Spain is one of the European countries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Serological surveys are a valuable tool to assess the extent of the epidemic, given the …

Background Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation is an important problem in intensive
care units. Weaning is usually conducted in an empirical manner, and a standardized …

The concept of brokerage has gained considerable attention in recent years, but few
researchers have attempted to specify what the phenomenon is. In this paper, we develop a …

Why do governments so often fail to adopt policies which economists consider to be
efficiency-enhancing? Our answer to this question relies on uncertainty regarding the distribution of …

Rationale: The contributions of diverse cell populations in the human lung to pulmonary
fibrosis pathogenesis are poorly understood. Single-cell RNA sequencing can reveal changes …

We study culture by examining the work and fertility behavior of second-generation American
women. Culture is proxied with past female labor force participation and total fertility rates …

A 2-h T-tube trial of spontaneous breathing was used in selecting patients ready for
extubation and discontinuation of mechanical ventilation. However, some doubt remains as to …