Stephens Gustafson

Coexistence of bronchiectasis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may lead to the worsening of the functional parameters in exacerbations and may negatively affect the outcomes.

This study is a retrospective cross-sectional study that aims to investigate the relationships between bronchiectasis with COPD exacerbation and…[Read more]

Secondary outcome measures include the completeness of data collection at sites and return rates of patient questionnaires. We will also interview patients and healthcare professionals to explore their thoughts on the implementation, practicality and efficiency of IP3-PROSPECT.

The IP3-PROSPECT study will evaluate the cmRCT design in…[Read more]

We present a systematic investigation of the structure and dynamic properties of model soft-hard colloidal mixtures. Results of a coarse-grained theoretical model are contrasted with rheological data, where the soft and hard colloids are mimicked by large star polymers with high functionality as the soft component and smaller stars with ultrahigh…[Read more]

Rechargeable room temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries are seriously limited by low sulfur utilization and sluggish electrochemical reaction activity of polysulfide intermediates. Herein, a 3D “branch-leaf” biomimetic design proposed for high performance Na-S batteries, where the leaves constructed from Co nanoparticles on carbon…[Read more]

Conversely, down-regulation of LpCat1 would cause the opposite changes to repress the viability and motility of HCC cells. Consequently, we concluded that LpCat1 was a contributor to progression and metastasis of HCC by interacting with STAT1.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematological malignancy with a dismal prognosis. For over four…[Read more]