The thick filament is a key component of sarcomeres, the basic units of striated muscle.
Alterations in thick filament proteins are associated with familial hypertrophic …

In this paper, a new Mg-Li alloy with exceptional Young's modulus, great specific strength,
and outstanding corrosion-resistance has been successfully developed, exceeding any …

Considering the multi-phase constitutive nature of strain-hardening cement-based
composites (SHCC) and the decided influence of their micromechanics on overall material …

The global COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of daily lives. Wearing personal
protective equipment, especially respirators (face masks), has become common for both the …

Various intracellular degradation organelles, including autophagosomes, lysosomes, and
endosomes, work in tandem to perform autophagy, which is crucial for cellular homeostasis …

The alarming rate of climate change demands new management strategies to protect coral
reefs. Environments such as mangrove lagoons, characterized by extreme variations in …

Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by an
expanded CAG repeat in the coding sequence of huntingtin protein. Initially, it predominantly …

X-ray computed microtomography (X-CT) and U-net convolutional neural network (U-net
CNN) were used to characterize and segment the three-dimensional structure of MC and M …

One of the major obstacles restricting the wide applications of Mg alloys is their low Young's
modulus at∼ 45 GPa, which is uncompetitive to Al alloy over 60 GPa. To resolve this issue …

The characterization of ancient DNA in fossil bones is providing invaluable information on
the genetics of past human and other animal populations. These studies have been aided …