Organic chemists tend to consider the conformation of compounds as a consequence of
repulsive steric interactions. In other words,“the steric effect” means “repulsive” in many …

Objective: Examine the relationship between home blood pressure (BP) and risk for all-
cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and cardiovascular events. Methods: We conducted …

This paper reviews the design challenges that current and future processors must face, with
stringent power limits, high-frequency targets, and the continuing system integration trends …

Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is used to demonstrate the presence of density
fluctuations in ambient water on a physical length-scale of≈ 1 nm; this is retained with …

An algorithm for planning a collision-free path for a rectangle in a planar workspace
populated with polygonal obstacles is presented. Heuristic techniques are used to plan the …

Importance New therapeutic options for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) are needed. This study evaluated dual checkpoint combination …

The structure of liquid water is presently under intense debate. We summarize the historical
development of the present description of water and the controversy surrounding the X-ray …

We studied the disposition of bisphenol A (BPA) in pregnant female F344/DuCrj (Fischer)
rats and its placental transfer to fetuses after a single oral administration of 1 g/kg BPA …

Radio frequency identification (RFID) has come under the spotlight as technology
supporting ubiquitous society. But now, we face several security problems and challenges in …

Background New molecular biology-based methods of bacterial identification are expected
to help elucidate the relationship between colorectal cancer (CRC) and intestinal microbiota …