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Thomas Kraus
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Open AccessThe role of the DC component in human perception of AC–DC hybrid electric fields and a comparison with the AC component
As part of the energy transition in Germany, high-voltage overhead power lines will be operated using hybrid systems that combine alternating and direct current (AC and DC). The degree to which humans perceive...
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Open AccessThe role of the AC component in human perception of AC–DC hybrid electric fields
Electric energy is essential to today’s society. To cope with global higher demand while minimizing land use, efficient high voltage direct current (HVDC) power lines are planned to be mounted on existing alte...
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Open AccessDiscrepancy of particle passage in 101 mask batches during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany
During the first wave of Covid-19 infections in Germany in April 2020, clinics reported a shortage of filtering face masks with aerosol retention> 94% (FFP2 & 3, KN95, N95). Companies all over the world increa...
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Open AccessBlood collection technique, anticoagulants and storing temperature have minor effects on the isolation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils
In the isolation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) the technique and other external factors can have great influence on the quality and quantity of isolated neutrophils. To elucidate the influence of the...
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Open AccessInterleukin 22 disrupts pancreatic function in newborn mice expressing IL-23
Neonatal inflammatory diseases are associated with severe morbidity, but the inflammatory factors underlying them and their potential effector mechanisms are poorly defined. Here we show that necrotizing enter...
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Open AccessThe pro-inflammatory stimulus of zinc- and copper-containing welding fumes in whole blood assay via protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibition
An asymptomatic systemic inflammation after exposure to zinc- and copper-containing welding fumes has been described as mild form of metal fume fever in recent studies. Since chronic systemic inflammation lead...
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Open AccessTelomerase gene expression bioassays indicate metabolic activation of genotoxic lower chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitously occurring pollutants with different chemical and toxicological properties. In this study we evaluated blood plasma samples of two PCB-exposed cohorts for their...
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Open AccessFunctional screening for anti-CMV biologics identifies a broadly neutralizing epitope of an essential envelope protein
The prototypic β-herpesvirus human cytomegalovirus (CMV) establishes life-long persistence within its human host. The CMV envelope consists of various protein complexes that enable wide viral tropism. More spe...
