Polymeric materials have been used in a range of pharmaceutical and biotechnology
products for more than 40 years. These materials have evolved from their earlier use as …

… Xiao’s research has been supported by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), US Army
Research, The Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI), Fleet Industrial Supply …

… Taking CsGeI 3 as an example, the calculated band structure shows a direct bandgap at the
Z point, as shown in Figure 7d.75 The VBM consists of antibonding states of Ge 4s and I 5p …

Although organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells have many advantages, their performance still
lags far behind that of other photovoltaic platforms. A fundamental reason for their low …

… All images use a z axis range of 0–40 nm to best allow for direct comparison, whereas the
topographic colour-map is changed according to the colour scale bars. The scan area of all …

Global environmental change is rapidly altering the dynamics of terrestrial vegetation, with
consequences for the functioning of the Earth system and provision of ecosystem services 1, 2…

INACTIVATION of tumour-suppressor genes leads to deregulated cell proliferation and is a
key factor in human tumorigenesis. Both p53 and retinoblastoma genes are frequently …

Background Since mid-December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia-like diseases caused by a
novel coronavirus, now designated COVID-19 by the WHO, emerged in Wuhan city and …

Automated visual understanding of our diverse and open world demands computer vision
models to generalize well with minimal customization for specific tasks, similar to human vision…

BACKGROUND: Despite three decades of debate, no conclusion has been reached
concerning the effectiveness of postoperative radiotherapy for resected esophageal carcinoma. …