Socioeconomic status (SES) has a measurable and significant effect on cardiovascular
health. Biological, behavioral, and psychosocial risk factors prevalent in disadvantaged …

Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) is currently the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved
osteoinductive growth factor used as a bone graft substitute. However, with …

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials have become very important
materials in modern society due to the increasing electromagnetic pollution. Although metal-based …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are generated by two-step processing to yield small RNAs that
negatively regulate target gene expression at the post-transcriptional level 1 . Deregulation of …

The major Food and Drug Association–approved osteoinductive factors in wide clinical use
are bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). Although BMPs can promote robust bone …

This paper presents an entropy-based algorithm for accurate and robust endpoint detection
for speech recognition under noisy environments. Instead of using the conventional energy-…

Cushing's disease, also known as adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary
adenomas (PAs) that cause excess cortisol production, accounts for up to 85% of …

IκB kinase β (IKKβ) is involved in tumor development and progression through activation of
the nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway. However, the molecular mechanism that regulates IKKβ …

With businesses seeking to seize the momentum of social media and social networking,
technology-enabled social commerce has emerged to combine the power of online social …

A rat model of depression has been recently developed by exogenous corticosterone
administration. In this study, we further determined whether corticosterone administration also …