It is reported that Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (HCT), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine,
has many biological properties such as antiviral, antibacterial and antileukemic activities. …

Due to the large surface area-to-volume ratio and rapid electron transfer, two-dimensional (2D)
TiO2 nanosheets with ultrathin thicknesses are synthesized by using a bottom-up …

Background Weight loss can improve the metabolic complications of obesity. However, it is
unclear whether insulin resistance persists despite weight loss and whether any protective …

In this paper, a novel dual-image-based reversible data hiding scheme using exploiting
modification direction (EMD) is proposed. This scheme embeds two 5-base secret digits into …

Secret image sharing (SIS) is a technique used to distribute confidential data by dividing it
into multiple image shadows. Most of the existing approaches or algorithms protect …

The placenta is essential organ for oxygen and nutrient exchange between the mother and
the developing fetus. Trophoblast lineage differentiation is closely related to the normal …

Concrete breakout (CB) failure is the most common failure mode for studs in tension. Based
on the Griffith's strength theory, Mohr's circle method, and mechanics of materials, the …

Quinazolinone derivatives are known to possess anticancer activities on cell metastasis and
cell death in different human cancer cell lines. Here, we studied the anti-metastasis activity …

Reversible data hiding (RDH) for digital images is a widely studied steganography that
ensures the carrier image can be restored without distortion. Due to the popularity of Internet …

Two bottom-up strategies, disaccharide and oligosaccharide analyses, were applied to
elucidate the structure of a fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS). The FCS was hydrolyzed with …