Modeling Strong Wind Shears In The Upper Atmosphere
From comfortable breezes to powerful tornados and hurricanes, winds are our most direct experience with the atmosphere. Winds not only blow near the Earth surface…
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New Global City Governance? Driven By New Urban Imperatives Of Climate And Resilience
Given the unprecedented challenges of a new ‘Urban Age’ (Gleeson 2012), including climate change, hypertrophic urban growth, and globalization, cities are exploring new and radically…
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From Toxin To Tool: Adapting The Dark Side Of Chemistry
Often chemical reactions that are discovered in the laboratory are later found operating in our own bodies. Recently, a research team led by Alexander Kornienko and James J. La…
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Urban Form And Environmental Performance Of Modern Cities
Facing the challenge of more sustainable urban environments, the density of the development is still a crucial and debated topic, for its controversial economic, social…
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How Aging Reduces Neurogenesis In The Hippocampus And Increases The Risk Of Dementia
We all know that as we get older, our minds start to get a little fuzzy. For an increasing number of us, however, cognitive decline…
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Scientists Are Using Metallic Nanoparticles To Eliminate Bacterial Bone Infections
Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem. Increased susceptibility to microbial infections is common among chronic diabetic patients and is associated with serious complications…
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A Biodegradable Piezoelectric Polymer For Vibration Energy Harvesting Applications
Following the development of portable electronics, the requirement for self-powered electronic devices has emerged as one of the hottest scientific topics for next generation of…
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Scientists Discover Metformin As The Optimal Anti-Aging Reagent To Improve Wound Healing
Cutaneous wounds are one of the most common soft tissue injuries and usually are particularly hard to heal in aging. Recently, a team from Research…
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Scientists Are Using Machine Learning To Better Predict Epilepsy
There are 2 aspects of this research that are worth highlighting: (1) we showed that micro-structural extra-hippocampal abnormalities are consistent enough across medial temporal lobe…
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A New Decision Support System To Quantify The Soil Sealing Impacts On Soil Ecosystem Functions
Soil sealing is one of the worst global land degradation problems and is mainly related to diffuse urbanization and misplaced spatial planning. In last few…
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Designing Better Lithium-ion Batteries
With the increase in world population and quality living, energy has become a significant part of our daily life. Currently, the need for energy consumption…
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