Herpesviruses exist in two states, latency and a lytic productive cycle. Here we identify an
immediate-early gene encoded by Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)/human …

Ferroptosis, a recently identified and iron-dependent cell death, differs from other cell death
such as apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis, and autophagy-dependent cell death. This form …

Arsenic in drinking water is an established cause of lung cancer, and preliminary evidence
suggests that ingested arsenic may also cause nonmalignant lung disease. Antofagasta is …

A self-healing system based on conventional epoxy resin was successfully developed in
this work. Epoxy and its hardener mercaptan were microencapsulated as two-component …

Semiconductor nanowires have received considerable attention in the past decade driven
by both unprecedented physics derived from the quantum size effect and strong isotropy and …

This study systematically summarizes previous research efforts on Data Envelopment Analysis
(DEA) applied to energy and environment in the past four decades, including concepts …

A new kind of Al-ion battery with carbon paper as the cathode, high-purity Al foil as the
anode and ionic liquid as the electrolyte is proposed in this work. The significance of the …

Background Region II of Chile (the second most northerly administrative region) experienced
dramatic increases in average arsenic water concentrations beginning in 1958, followed …

Objectives To investigate changes in blood pressure, blood lipids, blood sugar and haematological
markers of inflammation associated with changes in long-term exposure to ambient …

In vitro generation of functional gametes is a promising approach for treating infertility, although
faithful replication of meiosis has proven to be a substantial obstacle to deriving haploid …