Non-elutable crystalline silicotitanate (CST) ionexchanger materials have been studied for removing cesium from a variety of radioactive wastes at several U.S. DOE sites over the last decade. For the current pretreatment facility design of the River Protection Project (RPP) Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) in Hanford, the removal of cesium from low activity waste (LAW) is achieved by ion-exchange te...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated to cardiovascular risk factors. However, the association between OSA and cardiovascular disease is still controversial. The objective of the present study was to verify the association between OSA and myocardial infarction (MI). This is a systematic review of the literature performed through electronic data sources MEDLINE/PubMed, PubMed Central...

a Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Durham, DH1 3LE, UK. Departamento de F́ısica Teórica, Universidad del Páıs Vasco, Apdo. 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain. b Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506–0055, USA. Physics Department, McGill University, Montréal, PQ, H3A 2T8, Canada. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]...

L. Lamata, U. Alvarez-Rodriguez, J. D. Mart́ın-Guerrero, M. Sanz, and E. Solano 3 Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain IDAL, Electronic Engineering Department, University of Valencia, Avgda. Universitat s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48011, Bilbao, Spain

BACKGROUND Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus bloodstream infections (VRE-BSIs) are becoming increasingly common. Linezolid and daptomycin are the primary treatment options for VRE-BSI, but optimal treatment is unclear. METHODS This was a national retrospective cohort study comparing linezolid and daptomycin for the treatment of VRE-BSI among Veterans Affairs Medical Center patients admitted d...