In patients with heart failure and cardiorenal syndrome, lingering congestion is associated with worse outcomes.As such, titrating diuretic or ultrafiltration therapy based on objective assessment of volume status plays a crucial role in the management of these patients.Conventional physical examination findings and parameters such as daily weight
Background Traditional Chinese acupuncture has been widely applied for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) with outstanding efficacy.However, recognized and unified outcome indicators remain to be absent, which impedes the translation of research into high-quality clinical evidence.Therefore, the establishment of core outcome indicators for
Ionic surfactants tend to accumulate in the interfacial region of ultrasonic cavitation bubbles (cavities) because of their surface active properties and because they are difficult to evaporate in cavitation bubbles owing to their extremely low volatilities.Hence, sonolysis of ionic surfactants is expected to occur in the interfacial region of the
Weeds are a serious threat to crop production as they interfere with the crop growth and development and result in significant crop losses.Weeds actually cause yield loss higher than any other pest in crop production.As a result, synthetic herbicides have been widely used for weed management.Heavy usage of synthetic herbicides, however, has resulte