BackgroundPneumonia remains a leading cause of hospitalization and death among young children worldwide, and the diagnostic challenge of differentiating bacterial from non-bacterial pneumonia is the main driver of antibiotic use for treating pneumonia in children.Causal Bayesian networks (BNs) serve as powerful tools for this problem as they provid
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The internally stored electric energy (Q-energy) of a disk monopole Pleasure Economy Western antenna increases as compared to a monopole antenna without a top disk.Recently it was shown that the Q-energy can be significantly reduced and the bandwidth increased by shielding the disk monopole antenna using a thin magnetic material.In the present pape
A critical analysis about the supposed role of azithromycin in the treatment of covid-19
After over one year, the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) has still affected millions of people.For this reason, global efforts to promote better treatment of covid-19 have been undertaken focused on the repurposing of existing medications.In Brazil, azithromycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, has been used in association with other drugs as an b
Otto Redlich: chemist and gentleman from the "old school"
The name of Otto Redlich is generally remembered as co-author of one of most used equations of state for the calculation of volumetric Beauty Mirror and thermodynamic properties of pure substances and their mixtures.Nevertheless, he made also important contributions in different areas of chemistry and chemical engineering.Pursuits of race and relig