Plants often face the challenge of severe environmental conditions, which include various
biotic and abiotic stresses that exert adverse effects on plant growth and development. During …

OBJECTIVE: The goals were to critically review all complications resulting within 30 days
after craniotomies performed for excision of intra-axial brain tumors relative to factors likely to …

Although a negative Poisson's ratio (that is, a lateral extension in response to stretching) is
not forbidden by thermodynamics, for almost all common materials the Poisson's ratio is …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutations may diminish
vaccine-induced protective immune responses, particularly as antibody titers wane over time. …

Cross-species transmission of viruses from wildlife animal reservoirs poses a marked threat
to human and animal health 1 . Bats have been recognized as one of the most important …

The stabilization of black-phase formamidinium lead iodide (α-FAPbI 3 ) perovskite under
various environmental conditions is considered necessary for solar cells. However, challenges …

Background The narrow host range of Mycobacterium leprae and the fact that it is refractory
to growth in culture has limited research on and the biologic understanding of leprosy. Host …

The kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) is an economically and nutritionally important fruit crop
with remarkably high vitamin C content. Here we report the draft genome sequence of a …

Clayey silt reservoirs bearing natural gas hydrates (NGH) are considered to be the hydrate-bearing
reservoirs that boast the highest reserves but tend to be the most difficult to exploit. …

Stereotactic biopsy is often performed for diagnostic purposes before treating patients whose
imaging studies highly suggest glioma. Indications cited for biopsy include diagnosis and/…