During El Niño events, upper-level winds over the Atlantic tend to be stronger than usual, and thus stronger wind shear results. The faster air flow in the upper troposphere lead ...

Thrombocytopenia has been consistently described in patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and associated with poor outcome. However, the prevalence and underlying mechanisms remain ...

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Numerous cell functions are accompanied by phenotypic changes in viscoelastic properties, and measuring them can help elucidate higher level cellular functions in health and disease. We present a high ...

RULES of thumb are sometimes misleading. Engineers often discuss rules of thumb for pipe sizing. Velocity (1–4 m/s) and Reynolds number (>10,000) are cited, as are pressure drop (20-80 kPa/100 m) and ...

Blood flow produces mechanical frictional forces, parallel to the blood flow exerted on the endothelial wall of the vessel, the so-called wall shear stress (WSS). WSS sensing is associated with ...

Many fluids undergo shear banding, in which two states of different apparent viscosity coexist for a given shear rate (or for a given stress). In the idealized case of an infinite gap between shearing ...

Transportation of petroleum products through pipeline presents considerable risks including wax formation and deposition as a result of heat loss of fluids, which is harmful to the flow due to the ...

When hoppers are designed without consideration of the actual materials being handled, problems inevitably arise. Follow this guidance to avoid common solids-handling issues, such as erratic flow and ...