Liquid crystals (LCs) are conventionally divided into thermotropic or lyotropic, based on the
organization and sequence of the controlled molecular system. Lipid-based lyotropic liquid …

Stress urinary incontinence is a common disease in middle-aged and elderly women, which
seriously affects the physical and mental health of the patients. For this reason, researchers …

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a matrix-degrading enzyme implicated in many
biological processes, including inflammation. It is produced by many cells, including fibroblasts. …

Rationale: Persistent inflammation plays a major role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) pathogenesis, but its mechanisms are incompletely defined. Overproduction of …

We, herein, report the synthesis of the first photocatalyst, tetragonal In 2 S 3 nanoparticles,
to display broad-spectrum photocatalytic properties under ultraviolet (UV), visible, and near-…

This is a study of the development trend of creative scientific problem finding (CSPF) ability
of a sample of 1,367 elementary, middle, and high school students in two Chinese cities. …

Aberrant activation of NLRP3 inflammasome has an important function in the pathogenesis
of various inflammatory diseases. Although many components and mediators of …

Bone marrow (stem/progenitor) cells have been shown to “differentiate” into cells in multiple
tissues, including lung. A low number of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells also circulate in …

Vitamin D insufficiency has been increasingly recognized in the general population
worldwide and has been associated with several lung diseases, including asthma, chronic …

Whether DNA damage caused by cigarette smoke leads to repair or apoptosis has not been
fully elucidated. The current study demonstrates that cigarette smoke induces single-strand …