The rhizosphere is a densely populated area in which plant roots must compete with invading
root systems of neighboring plants for space, water, and mineral nutrients, and with other …

The rate of detection of thyroid nodules and carcinomas has increased with the widespread
use of ultrasonography (US), which is the mainstay for the detection and risk stratification of …

Allelochemistry, the production and release of toxic chemicals produced by one species that
affect a receiving susceptible species, has been the subject of diverse degrees of scientific …

Background The potential benefits and risks of the use of dual antiplatelet therapy beyond a
12-month period in patients receiving drug-eluting stents have not been clearly established. …

Background Intimal hyperplasia and resulting restenosis limit the efficacy of coronary stenting.
We studied a coronary stent coated with the antiproliferative agent paclitaxel as a means …

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is increasingly used to treat unprotected
left main coronary artery stenosis, although coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) has …

Background Several studies have compared the treatment effects of coronary stenting and
coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, there are limited data regarding the long-…

Highly efficient quantum-dot-sensitized solar cell is fabricated using ca. 2–3 nm sized
perovskite (CH3NH3)PbI3 nanocrystal. Spin-coating of the equimolar mixture of CH3NH3I and …

Background. The loss of muscle mass is considered to be a major determinant of strength
loss in aging. However, large-scale longitudinal studies examining the association between …

Patient-specific, immune-matched human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are anticipated to
be of great biomedical importance for studies of disease and development and to advance …