Background Serum biomarkers, such as serum creatinine (SCr) and serum cystatin C (SCysC),
have been widely used to evaluate renal function in patients who have chronic kidney …

Background Evening dosing regimen drug therapy on blood pressure ( BP ) control is used
widely, but its clinical benefits and preservation or re‐establishment of the normal 24‐h BP …

Rivers in agricultural regions serve as an important sink for livestock and poultry farm runoff,
fertilizer runoff, and country living sewage, which could bring antibiotic resistance genes (…

Soil arching and tensioned membrane effects are two main load transfer mechanisms for
geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported (GRPS) embankments over soft soils or voids. …

Lightweight Cellular Concrete (LCC) has been increasingly used as backfill material for
retaining walls, ground improvement, and pavements due to its low self-weight, quick installation…

Background: Anemia is extremely common among dialysis patients and underlies some of
the symptoms associated with reduced kidney function, including fatigue, depression, …

The existing earth pressure theories, such as Rankine's theory and Coulomb's theory, adopt
planar slip surfaces to establish force equilibrium equations. For retaining walls, especially …

Background Accurate assessment of kidney function is clinically important, but estimates of
glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by regression are imprecise. Methods We hypothesized that …

There is growing interest in developing dual-state emission luminogens (DSEgens) in the
fluorescent materials community due to their bright emission in both dilute solution and the …

Sulfonamides (SAs) are extensively used antibiotics in the prevention and treatment of
animal diseases, leading to significant SAs pollution in surrounding environments. Microbial …