In a future where a large portion of power will be supplied by highly intermittent sources such as solar- and wind-power, energy storage will form a crucial part of the power mix ensuring that there is enough flexibility in the system to cope with the intermittency.With further development of pumped storage hydro constrained by the lack of remainin

The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked infrastructure systems in unanticipated ways.Seemingly in the course of weeks, our demands for many basic and critical services have radically shifted.With expected long-term effects (i.e., years), COVID-19 is going bibs to have profound impacts on every facet of infrastructure systems, and will shock these systems

BACKGROUND:The activation of innate immune responses by Plasmodium vivax results in activation of effector cells and an excessive production of pro-inflammatory cytokines that may culminate in deleterious effects.Here, we examined the activation and function of neutrophils during acute episodes of malaria.MATERIALS AND METHODS:Blood samples were co

Stress or arousal responses to novel social contexts ease off when individuals get familiar with the social context.In the present study we investigated whether oxytocin is involved in this process of familiarization-habituation, as oxytocin is known to increase trust and decrease anxiety.Fifty-nine healthy female subjects took part in the same Col

Individuals with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of diseases that are partly or entirely of QUICK D microvascular origin (e.g.(lacunar) stroke, depression, cognitive decline, retinopathy, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and neuropathy).These diseases are expressions of advanced microvascular dysfunction (MVD).Yet, MVD m