Intervertebral disc degeneration, which mimics disc aging but occurs at an accelerated rate,
is considered to be related to neck or low back pain and disc herniation. Degenerated discs …

The widespread distribution of zircon in the continental crust, its tendency to concentrate
trace elements, particularly lanthanides and actinides, its use in age-dating, and its …

Acute cardiomyocyte necrosis in the infarcted heart generates damage-associated
molecular patterns, activating complement and toll-like receptor/interleukin-1 signaling, and …

THE protein IRS-1 acts as an interface between signalling proteins with Src-homology-2
domains (SH2 proteins) and the receptors for insulin, IGF-1, growth hormone, several …

Cubic boron nitride (cBN) is a well known superhard material that has a wide range of
industrial applications. Nanostructuring of cBN is an effective way to improve its hardness by …

Jacketing confines concrete, and hence increases the strength and ductility of jacketed
columns. A significant amount of research has been devoted to circular columns that have …

Background & Aims With the increasing prevalence of liver disease worldwide, there is an
urgent clinical need for reliable methods to diagnose and stage liver pathology. Liver biopsy …

Zirconate and titanate pyrochlores were subjected to 1 MeV of Kr+ irradiation. Pyrochlores in
the Gd2 (ZrxTi1-x) 2O7 system (x= 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) showed a systematic change in the …

Yb (OTf) 3 catalyzed efficient Hantzsch reaction via four-component coupling reactions of
aldehydes, dimedone, ethyl acetoacetate and ammonium acetate at ambient temperature …

Inspired by the natural features of the variable size of the population, we present a variable
population-size genetic algorithm (VPGA) by introducing the “dying probability” for the …