Fluorescent Blue Glowing Bananas: A Mystery Revisited
Banana fruits are either green, yellow or black. Surprisingly, bananas shine blue when observed under black light. It had been previously postulated that the blue…
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Coal Fly Ash Cenospheres For Immobilization Of Alkaline Radioactive Waste In Mineral-Like Compounds
Alkaline high-level wastes are produced in nuclear fuel reprocessing plants as a result of the neutralization of initially acidic solutions with sodium hydroxide. The typical neutralized…
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Impact Of Social Media On HPV Vaccine Uptake
In a recently published study in Vaccine, we explored whether a social media health campaign was successful in increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake among…
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Regenerative Abilities In The Mammalian Nervous System
Patients with injuries to the nervous system, such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, glaucoma, and various neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease,…
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How Human Activities Have Modified Nitrogen And Phosphorus Delivery To Global Rivers
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are both essential nutrients, indispensable for living species to survive and grow. They are naturally present in the environment and…
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Exploring The Thermoelectric Properties Of Transition Metal Chalcogenides: TcX2(X=S, Se, Te)
Transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) as potential candidates for application in thermoelectric conversion field have been attracted a lot of attention. TcX2(X=S, Se, Te) are also…
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How Do You Rapidly Feed A Hungry Brain?
The remarkable computing capacity of the brain has roots in the structural and functional design features of neurons, glia and the circuits they form. Electrical…
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Mercaptobenzamides: A Stepping-stone For Developing Next-Generation Anti-HIV Drugs Targeting Nucleocapsid Protein 7 (NCp7)
CD4 T lymphocytes are T-helper cells that harmonize the immune system to avert pathogenic infection. They do so by recruitment and activation of other immune…
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Measuring Changes In The Glaciers Of The Karakoram-Himalaya Mountains
The Karakoram-Himalaya mountain ranges, spread across Pakistan, India, China, Bhutan, and Nepal, are a home for thousands of glaciers. Glaciers are the natural reservoirs of freshwater…
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It’s Time To Revise STEM Doctoral Admissions Procedures
The selection of students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) doctoral programs determines who will be leaders in higher education and fields that underpin…
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Differences In Existential Isolation For Men And Women
As an existential reality, existential isolation refers to the fundamental gap between individuals where it is impossible to know with certainty how anyone else subjectively…
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