This paper evaluates the growing presence of China's private business sector in Africa.
Currently, attention focuses on China's state-owned enterprises in extractive industries. Less …

… Jing Gu ‡ … Gu et al. reported that the Mg-doped delafossite CuFeO 2 can act as a
photoelectrocatalyst under illumination of <800 nm light. (233) Although this system can be …

Three different nanostructures of CuO (wires, platelets, and spindles) have been synthesized
by one precursor. First, Cu(OH) 2 nanowires have been prepared by a two-step, template-…

Lithium metal anodes offer high theoretical capacities (3,860 milliampere-hours per gram) 1
, but rechargeable batteries built with such anodes suffer from dendrite growth and low …

Patterns of gene expression in the central nervous system are highly variable and heritable.
This genetic variation among normal individuals leads to considerable structural, functional …

Fibrotic skin disease represents a major global healthcare burden, characterized by fibroblast
hyperproliferation and excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix. Fibroblasts are …

Structural and transcriptional changes during early brain maturation follow fixed developmental
programs defined by genetics. However, whether this is true for functional network …

Background Recombinant inbred (RI) strains are an important resource for mapping complex
traits in many species. While large RI panels are available for Arabidopsis, maize, C. …

Low-cost, layered transition-metal dichalcogenides (MX 2) based on molybdenum and
tungsten have attracted substantial interest as alternative catalysts for the hydrogen evolution …

Quarantine plays a key role in controlling the pandemic of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
This study investigated (a) the associations between mandatory quarantine status and …