Non-reciprocal photonic devices, including optical isolators and circulators, are indispensible
components in optical communication systems. However, the integration of such devices …

The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the most important electrochemical reactions
in energy conversion and storage technologies, such as fuel cells and metal–air batteries. …

The need for reducing the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) operating temperature below 600 C
is imposed by cost reduction, which is essential for widespread SOFC use, but might also …

Energy crisis and environmental problems caused by the conventional combustion of fossil
fuels boost the development of renewable and sustainable energies. H2 is regarded as a …

Protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) is one of the major signaling enzymes in the process of cell
signal transduction, which catalyzes the transfer of ATP-γ-phosphate to the tyrosine residues of …

Haemophilia A is a classic X-linked disease which affects 1 in 5–10,000 males in all populations
1 and is caused by defects in coagulation factor VIII 2,3 . Roughly 60% of patients have …

In this work, we report the set-up and results of the Liver Tumor Segmentation Benchmark (LiTS),
which was organized in conjunction with the IEEE International Symposium on …

Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate is a phospholipid signaling molecule involved in
many cellular functions including growth factor receptor signaling, cytoskeletal organization, …

The present study investigated the penetration and potential toxicity of titanium dioxide (TiO
2 ) nanoparticles following its dermal exposure in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, after exposure to …

Objective: Segmentation of skin lesions is an important step in the automated computer aided
diagnosis of melanoma. However, existing segmentation methods have a tendency to over…