Computer system IO (with accelerator, network, storage, graphics components) has been optimized to use descriptor-based direct memory access (DMA) operations to move data to and from relatively fast addressable system (or main) memory or cache structures. Traditionally, transactions between slower IO sub-systems and system memory have been done using a host bus/bridge adapter (HBA). Each IO int...

Multilayer structures in which the layers are both electrically and physically connected are critical to be used as high-performance electrodes for photovoltaic devices. We present the first multiscale bilayer inverse opal (IO) structures for application as electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). A bilayer of a mesoscopic IO layer (70 nm pore diameter) and a top macroporous IO layer (2...

BACKGROUND For patients' safety reasons, current American Heart Association and European Resuscitation Council guidelines recommend intraosseous (IO) vascular access as an alternative in cases of emergency, if prompt venous catheterization is impossible. The purpose of this study was to compare the IO access as a bridging procedure versus central venous catheterization (CVC) for in-hospital adu...