The Double Take column looks at a single topic from an African and Chinese perspective.This month,we delve into the dilemma of choosing between telling the harsh truth and offering a wellintentioned lie.
supported by a grant from 2021 Shandong Provincial Social Science Popularization and Application Research Project (2021-SKZC-18)。
To the Editor:With the popularity of liver transplantation(LT)and the inspiration for long-time survival,issues related to evaluating the liver allograft have increased in recent years[1-3].Although there has been ren...
The mechanical, physical and thermal characterization of a composite made from woven raffia fiber vinifiera molded in epoxy resin intended for shipbuilding shows that the density (0.5 g/cm3 with a relative error of 0....
Effects of High Temperature and High Humidity on the Degree of Ocular Damage Caused by 60 GHz Millimeter Wave Exposure Masami Kojima1,2,Takafumi Tasaki3,4,Toshio Kamijo5,Aki Hada5,Yukihisa Suzuki5,Masateru Ikehata6,Hi...
Supported by Science and Technology Program of Sanmen County Public Technology Social Development Project,No.24227.
BACKGROUND Surgery is the gold standard for gallstone treatment.Nevertheless,the complications associated with the surgical procedure can exert diverse and adverse impacts on patients’health and quality of life to va...
supported by STI2030-Major Projects(2021ZD0200200);the Key Collaborative Research Program of the Alliance of International Science Organizations(ANSO-CR-KP-2022-10);the Natural Science Foundation of China(82151307,82202253,and 31620103905);the Science Frontier Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(QYZDJ-SSW-SMC019).
Dear Editor,Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(TMS)has emerged as a promising therapeutic tool for various neurological and psychiatric conditions[1-3].However,despite its potential benefits,TMS is not without its disc...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52038009);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2682023CX028);Southwest Jiaotong University(R110223H01004).
Thermal comfort is critical for ensuring the health and productivity of occupants and knowing their thermal demand could help creat a satisfying environment with the least energy waste.Theory of thermal comfort is bui...
The design of a ship is a process facilitated by different parallel departments.Specialists from various disciplines jointly work on a project,eventually covering the entire process.Though simultaneously,these discipl...
This article focuses on the challenges ofmodeling energy supply systems for buildings,encompassing both methods and tools for simulating thermal regimes and engineering systems within buildings.Enhancing the comfort o...
the Key Projects in Fields of Intergovernmental International Cooperation on Scientific and Technological Innovation(No.2019YFE0100200)。
At present,most of the studies on autonomous vehicles mainly focus on improving driving safety and efficiency,while less consideration is given to the comfort of passengers.Therefore,in order to gain and optimize quan...