Zinc is a metal of particular importance for life[1].It is the most abundant transition metal in biological systems after iron and contributes both structural and catalytic roles to many cellular processes.The propert...
BACKGROUND Combined spinal-epidural(CSE)anesthesia is the preferred anesthesia method for cesarean delivery.The use of an epidural catheter is essential for administering additional drugs intraoperatively and managing...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under Grant 2020A1515010773;the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province under Grant 2019B090912001.
The study of series–parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicles(PHEVs)has become a research hotspot in new energy vehicles.The global optimal Pareto solutions of energy management strategy(EMS)play a crucial role in th...
Shanghai Municipal Education Commission,Grant/Award Number:2019-01-07-00-09-E00020;Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission,Grant/Award Number:18JC1412800;Singapore Ministry of Education,Grant/Award Number:MOE2018-T2-2-095。
An efficient integration of electrochromic and electrochemical devices into one flexible entity enables both energy storage and energy-saving dual-functionalities.For this purpose,achieving both high electrochromic an...
The National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11464004,11864006 and 11564015;Guizhou Scientific and Technological Program(20185781 and 20185781-15);the Foundation of Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics,Breeding and Reproduction in The Plateau Mountainous Region,Ministry of Education(Guizhou University),KY2020243。
Knots are discovered in biophysical systems,such as DNA and proteins.Knotted portions in knotted DNA are significantly bent and their corresponding bending angles are comparable with or larger than the sharp bending a...
Importance A nasogastric tube is used commonly to decompress the stomach and provide enteral feeding in surgical and medical practice.Sometimes this safe and innocent‐looking tube may lead to unexpected complications...
Laparoscopic surgery is a difficult surgical procedure compared with laparotomy. In particular, considerable skills and care are required for thread knotting in laparoscopic surgery. In this paper, a method for automa...
The Scientific Research Common Program(KM201410011006)of Beijing Municipal Com-mission of Education;the Research Foundation(QNJJ2012-26)for Youth Scholars of Beijing Technology and Business University;the NSF(1122013,1132002)of Beijing;the Importation and Development of High-caliber Talents Project(CIT&TCD201304029)of Beijing Municipal Institutions
Let G be a complete p-partite graph with 2 edges removed, p ≥ 7, which is intrinsically knotted. Let J represent any graph obtained from G by a finite sequence of △-Y exchanges and/or vertex expansions. In the prese...
Sternum closure after open heart surgery is typically done with steel wires. Final approximation of sternal parts and connection is achieved by twisting the ends of the wire and bending the twisted assembly towards th...