Background The GOLD 2011 document proposed a new classification system for COPD
combining symptom assessment by COPD assessment test (CAT) or modified Medical …

Soft lithography has provided a low-expertise route toward micro/nanofabrication and is playing
an important role in microfluidics, ranging from simple channel fabrication to the creation …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) plants contain water-soluble substances that are autotoxic as well
as allelopathic to other plants. Laboratory experimentation through a petri dish assay with …

Many decentralized communities like rural communities of developing countries and remote
communities, suffer from a scarcity of adequate water treatment because there is insufficient …

We discovered that a protein concentration device can be constructed using a simple one-layer
fabrication process. Microfluidic half-channels are molded using standard procedures in …

Data assimilation techniques have received growing attention due to their capability to
improve prediction. Among various data assimilation techniques, sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) …

A new passive micromixer based on the concept of unbalanced splits and cross-collisions
of fluid streams is designed and fabricated. Experimental and numerical studies have been …

An overview of the use of physically modified microfluidic channels towards cell research is
presented. The physical modification can be realized either by combining embedded …

Carbon‐based nanomaterials have been considered promising candidates to mimic certain
structure and function of native extracellular matrix materials for tissue engineering. …

Many basins in Japan are characterized by steep mountainous regions, generating orographic
rainfall events. Orographic rainfall may cause localized heavy rainfall to induce flash …