The transformation of CO 2 into alcohols or other hydrocarbon compounds is challenging
because of the difficulties associated with the chemical activation of CO 2 by heterogeneous …

To enhance therapeutic efficacy and reduce adverse effects, practitioners of traditional
Chinese medicine (TCM) prescribe a combination of plant species/minerals, called formulae, …

Study Objectives: To investigate the relation between sleep duration and energy consumption
in an adolescent cohort. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Free-living environment. …

For forecasting and economic analysis many variables are used in logarithms (logs). In time
series analysis, this transformation is often considered to stabilize the variance of a series. …

Background During the spring of 2013, a novel avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged
and spread among humans in China. Data were lacking on the clinical characteristics of …

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women. The development
of breast cancer is a multi-step process involving multiple cell types, and its prevention …

This paper reports a simple, inexpensive, and high-yield synthetic route to Sr 2 Si 5 N 8 :Eu
2+ -based red nitridosilicate phosphors for white light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Through the …

Sepsis is a common complication of combat injuries and trauma, and is defined as a life-threatening
organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. It is also …

The surface structure of heterogeneous catalysts is closely associated with their catalytic
performance. Current efforts for structural modification mainly focus on improving the catalyst …

Background Routine methods capable of assessing tissue inflammation noninvasively are
currently not available. We hypothesized that tissue retention of microbubbles targeted to the …