In comparison to Henry Beecher’s much-cited paper, “The Powerful placebo,” of 1955 (1), Stewart Wolf’s paper, “The pharmacology of placebos,” of 1959 (2) is today almost…
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The central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), from Geermu (Golmud) in the Qinghai Province to Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region, features important engineering infrastructures, including the…
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Synthetic biology is challenging our current conception at multiple levels with an unprecedented potential. The aim is the (re)engineering of gene regulatory circuits to end…
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A myocardial infarction (MI) is in most cases caused by the sudden rupture of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque/stenosis in the coronary arteries. This leads to…
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Oil shale is a potential alternative fossil energy source whose kerogen’s chemical structure makes up the basis of its application, presently for pyrolysis or retorting…
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Nearly of all of us use the internet on a daily basis. We can hardly imagine our life for a second without the internet. Whenever…
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The unique sequence-defined property endows materials scientists with the ability to precisely tailor and adjust the combination of functional groups at an atomic level, making…
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From Intelligence to Psychological Well-Being: There Is a Path… or Two The value of intelligence as a substantial factor of success and survival is beyond…
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Those who take moderate and nuanced positions often lament the rise in extreme rhetoric and polarized debates. While social media is often identified as the…
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Global climate change is considered an emerging threat to the persistence and functioning of dry tropical ecosystems, which are the most threatened of all tropical…
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Bacteria have been around for over a billion years and have developed remarkable capabilities to not only cause deadly infections but also to survive adverse…
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