Successive ion layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) originally developed for the deposition
of thin films on solid substrates from solution baths is introduced as a technique for the …

Research on fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals (also known as quantum dots or qdots)
has evolved over the past two decades from electronic materials science to biological …

The health burden of cancer is increasing in China, with more than 1·6 million people being
diagnosed and 1·2 million people dying of the disease each year. As in most other countries, …

The clinical features and immune responses of asymptomatic individuals infected with severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have not been well described. …

Due to the restricted use and ban of brominated flame retardants, organophosphorus compounds
(OPs), extensively used as flame retardants and plasticizers, are ubiquitous in various …

We report acute antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in 285 patients with COVID-19. Within
19 days after symptom onset, 100% of patients tested positive for antiviral immunoglobulin-G …

Despite increasing attention to the role of social ties in emerging economies, few studies
have explicitly distinguished the differential roles of business versus political ties. Drawing on …

Palladium chemistry, despite its immaturity, has rapidly become an indispensable tool for
synthetic organic chemists. Heterocycles are of paramount importance in the pharmaceutical …

Background In clinical practice, there is considerable variation in the timing of the initiation
of maintenance dialysis for patients with stage V chronic kidney disease, with a worldwide …

While most advocate that foreign firms should utilize managerial ties to conduct business in
China, recent literature cautions that such ties may offer only conditional value. This study …