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For the food and pharmaceutical industries, both regulations and customer expectations shape how processes are run. Stringent legislation demands that products conform as closely as possible to their advertised weight. Read More

In 2001, a prospective randomized trial studying patients in a surgical ICU, where only 13% of patients had a history of diabetes, found that intensive maintenance of normoglycemia (blood glucose between 80 and 110 mg/dL) with insulin infusions ... Read More

Stereomicroscopes give a 3D view of a sample and generally operate at low magnification. Read More

Atherosclerosis is the fundamental process behind coronary artery disease, stroke, and many other vascular diseases. Although the rates of death associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke have decreased in the United States, the burden ... Read More

Forensic laboratories face the need to analyze many samples of human blood and body fluids for alcohol content. The most important compound in blood-alcohol (BAC) analysis is ethanol, but the detection of several other significant alcohols and their ... Read More

Fluorescence, a contrast technique known for its specificity and sensitivity, has not only become “the” technique of choice for biologists, but is also enjoying increasing use in medicine, pharma, materials sciences, and semiconductors.There is also... Read More