Beef production has underpinned Brazil’s economic ascendance into global commodity markets, accounting for 15.5% of global production in 2013 (1). Brazilian exports are considered highly…
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Low-concentration PV technology is an interesting concept because it can work as a static concentrator without any tracking systems or seasonal adjustments, showing potential benefits…
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We know DNA as the genetic blueprint of life. DNA can be chemically synthesized and used to build nanoscale structures and devices. DNA-based nanodevices can…
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In order to survive in an environment populated by hostile viruses ready to parasite them, mammalian cells have evolved a sophisticated variety of constitutively expressed…
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Too many times in the last decade, millions of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families have had their hopes dashed by failures of clinical…
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Beef production is among the most contentious issues of the past few years, having one of the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) footprints among all food…
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The increase in the human population and the overexploitation of fishery resources means that aquaculture is becoming more important. Projections indicate that all the increase…
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Recent environmental policies demand more and more biofuels, clean energy availability, and fewer pollutant emissions. In that sense, the ethanol and sugarcane industry stands out…
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“Going cold turkey” and “kicking the habit” are familiar idioms, but their origins are not. Some (and perhaps many) heroin addicts quit on their own…
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Self-cleaning surfaces are not easily wetted with water. Water droplets build upon such surfaces and roll away easily. This property affects surface properties such as…
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a kind of powerful spectroscopic analytical technique which can detect the molecular arrangement, intermolecular interaction, and molecular structure on the…
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