Background Asthma is a common chronic airway disease worldwide. Despite its large
population size, China has had no comprehensive study of the national prevalence, risk factors, …

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) can effectively protect the alloy substrate of hot components
in aeroengines or land-based gas turbines by the thermal insulation and corrosion/erosion …

PM 2.5 samples were collected at an urban and a suburban site in Nanjing, China in 2001.
They were analyzed for inorganic ions, elemental carbon, organic carbon (OC), water-…

Hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease
and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Natural compounds have been proved to be useful in …

Microalgae have promising potential to produce lipids and a variety of high-value chemicals.
Suitable stress conditions such as nitrogen starvation and high salinity could stimulate …

Microalgae have been extensively studied for the production of various valuable products.
Application of microalgae for the production of renewable energy has also received …

Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) is a promising technology to produce clean and sustainable
osmotic energy from salinity gradient. Fresh water is of scarcity in Singapore; however, …

Microalgae are widely studied for biofuel production, however, current technologies to harvest
microalgae for this purpose are not well developed. In this work, a bacterial strain W01 …

Through measurement of the intensity of the EPR signal of carbon anodes at different discharge
and charge potentials, a micropore mechanism is suggested for the storage of lithium in …

Membrane technologies are widely used in separation processes because of their compact
size, mild operating conditions, and ability to conduct separations that may not be technically …