Neal Stephenson’s classic science fi ction Snow Crash endeavours to map out the paradigm of modernscientifi c world where the characters try to fi nd more freedom but more they are controlled by the power ofinternet, ...

Context: Quinolone derivatives have gathered major attention largely due to their wonderful biological activities. Quinolones are a class of molecules that are derived from quinolines and also extracted from natural sources. ...

In recent decades, global climate change has become one of the most critical environmental issues, leading to increased environmental and social concerns about the sustainability of logistics networks. This study proposes ...

Based upon GaN-on-Si wafers with a Al0.24Ga0.76N/AlN/GaN heterostructure, metal–semiconductor–metal photodetectors (MSM PDs) with nonplanar structure geometry are proposed for ultraviolet (UV) light detection. Although the ...

An individual’s chronotype, defined as the preference for rest and activity at different times of the day, is linked to several physiological and psychological outcomes. Research on environmental determinants of chronotype ...

Occupational exposure is one of the major risk factors for lung diseases globally. Although the aetiology and the course of major occupational lung diseases are well understood, the nature of lung diseases caused by new ...

The head–tail (HT) morphology of radio galaxies is seen for a class of radio sources where the primary lobes are being bent in the intercluster weather due to strong interactions between the radio jets and their respective ...

In the interstellar medium, the amide-type molecules play an important role in the formation of prebiotic molecules in the hot molecular cores or high-mass star-formation regions. The complex amiderelated molecule cyanamide ...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare malignancy in most parts of the world, but is endemic in some ethnic groups. The association of NPC with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is firmly established; however, the mechanism ...