Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibit extremely high stiffness and strength, and are regarded
as perfect reinforcing fibers for developing a new class of nanocomposites. The use of …

… Yijun Liu has more than 25 years of research experience on the BEM for subjects including
… Liu is currently on the editorial board of the international journals Engineering Analysis with …

To investigate the similarities and differences between heterogeneous and homogeneous
catalyzed esterification, the kinetics of acetic acid esterification with methanol were …

Biodiesel is synthesized via the transesterification of lipid feedstocks with low molecular
weight alcohols. Currently, alkaline bases are used to catalyze the reaction. These catalysts …

Background Recent studies suggest that internet addiction disorder (IAD) is associated with
structural abnormalities in brain gray matter. However, few studies have investigated the …

The universal use of Arabic numbers in mathematics raises a question whether these digits
are processed the same way in people speaking various languages, such as Chinese and …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to identify the neural correlates of Chinese
character and word reading. The Chinese stimuli were presented visually, one at a time. …

Conductive hydrogels are promising interface materials utilized in bioelectronics for human–machine
interactions. However, the low‐temperature induced freezing problem and water …

Efforts to identify meaningful functional imaging-based biomarkers are limited by the ability
to reliably characterize inter-individual differences in human brain function. Although a …

A novel sulfonated carbon composite solid acid was successfully prepared by the pyrolysis
of a polymer matrix impregnated with glucose followed by sulfonation. The title catalyst has …