Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Its incidence has been increasing
in recent years, and it is becoming a major threat to human health. Conventional cancer …

Virus-induced infectious diseases have a detrimental effect on public health and exert significant
influence on the global economy. Therefore, the rapid and accurate detection of viruses …

Abstract: Mountains are complex ecological systems, with unique structures and functions,
and have rich biodiversity, water and mineral resources, and opportunities for tourism. …

With the additional dimension, 4D printing is emerging as a novel technique to enable
configuration switching in 3D printed items. In this paper, four major approaches, namely self-…

AIM: To investigate the effects of probiotic on intestinal mucosae of patients with ulcerative
colitis (UC), and to evaluate the role of probiotic in preventing the relapse of UC. METHODS: …

Hedgehog (Hh) has been known as the only cholesterol-modified morphogen playing pivotal
roles in development and tumorigenesis. A major unsolved question is how Hh signaling …

Amino-functionalized graphene oxide (GO-NH 2 ) was directly grafted onto carbon fiber
surface by covalent bonding in an attempt to improve the mechanical properties of carbon fiber …

Two transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) lines, KMD1 and KMD2 at the R 4 generation, transformed
with a synthetic cry1Ab gene from Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner, were first evaluated for …

Statins are inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis,
and have been clinically used to treat cardiovascular disease. However, a paradoxical …

A chemo- and enantioselective [3 + 2] annulation of Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates of
isatins with propargyl sulfones was catalyzed by a β-ICD O-MOM ether 1c, affording spirocyclic …