IMPROVED SURVIVAL FOLLOWING WARD-BASED NON-INVASIVE PRESSURE SUPPORT FOR SEVERE HYPOXIA IN A COHORT OF FRAIL PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS FROM A UK TEACHING HOSPITAL

Improved survival following ward-based non-invasive pressure support for severe hypoxia in a cohort of frail patients with COVID-19: retrospective analysis from a UK teaching hospital

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in China in December 2019, a pandemic has rapidly developed on a scale that has overwhelmed health services in a number of countries.COVID-19 has the potential to lead to severe hypoxia; this is usually the cause of death if it occurs.In a substantial number of patients, adequate arterial oxygenation cannot be achieve

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Race Based Admissions and Affirmative Action: Revisiting Historical Implications on Black Students in Higher Education

The legacy of discrimination and oppression against Black Americans has influenced the development and implementation of policies rooted in a desire to decrease inequities.However, the parallels of advancements in civil rights efforts and simultaneous challenges associated with systemic barriers to social mobility have created a paradox Cotton Tipp

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A Comparison Between Alkali Peroxide and Activated Peroxide Processes in Bleaching Hardwoods Chemi-mechanical Pulp

Unbleached chemi-mechanical pulp of 85% pulp yield and produced from hornbeam, beech and populus woods respectively by 3:1:1 ratio, was used for peroxide bleaching.Two bleaching systems, alkali peroxide (conventional bleaching) and activated peroxide by TAED activator, were used for pulp bleaching.Bleaching treatments included different percentages

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Particle tracking simulation of an air channel transistor

Advances in nanofabrication techniques have underpinned the recent growing interest in vacuum channel transistors due to their ability to showcase ballistic transport and immunity to most radiations.However, the geometry of the electrodes plays an important role in the overall performance and efficiency of the device.Several studies on the geometry

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