OBJECTIVE: To identify the epidemiological characteristics and transmission patterns of
pediatric patients with the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China. METHODS: …

The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a vital role in plant development and response
to environmental challenges, but the complex networks of ABA signaling pathways are …

Bone defects caused by trauma, severe infection, tumor resection and skeletal abnormalities
are common osteoporotic conditions and major challenges in orthopedic surgery, and there …

Much has been written over many decades about the structure and properties of starch. As
technology develops, the capacity to understand in more depth the structure of starch …

The emergence and global spread of bacterial resistance to currently available antibiotics
underscore the urgent need for new alternative antibacterial agents. Recent studies on the …

Native starch granules are semi-crystalline and resist hydrolysis by amylases. When gelatinised,
however, they are readily hydrolysed and converted to sugars and dextrins. Factors that …

Excessive mitochondrial fission is associated with the pathology of a number of
neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, inhibitors of aberrant mitochondrial fission could provide …

New 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) derivatives (1 and 2) were
synthesized as an “off−on” fluorescent chemosensor and fluorescent chemodosimeter for Cu 2+ …

Swift is a new, principled approach to building web applications that are secure by construction.
In modern web applications, some application functionality is usually implemented as …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy in the world with high morbidity
and mortality rate. Identification of novel biomarkers in HCC remains impeded primarily …