Abstract Chiral molecules are instrumental for molecular recognition in living organisms.Distinguishing between two opposite enantiomers, the mirror Television Circuit Boards twins of the same chiral molecule, is both vital and challenging.Geometric magnetism enables a broad class of phenomena in solids including the anomalous electron velocity, th
A Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) collector produces heat and electricity simultaneously.Air-type PVT collector uses air as a transfer medium to take heat from PV back side surface.The performance of the air-type PVT collector is affected by design elements such as PV types, inside structures in heat collecting space (baffle or fins), the shape of the a
Prolonged immersion in floodwater is one of the main causes of embankment failure or dam breaks, although failure mechanisms have not been extensively studied.In this study, an embankment model was constructed to investigate the influence of prolonged immersion in floodwater on the failure of an embankment.The results indicate that: (1) the phreati
Abstract Background Natural communities are structured by intra-guild competition, predation or parasitism and the abiotic environment.We studied the relative importance of these factors in two host-social parasite ecosystems in three ant communities in Europe (Bavaria) and North America (New York, West Virginia).We tested how these factors affect
Introduction: Even though neuromuscular diseases are not the first association in the elderly, the results of previous epidemiological studies record an increase in the incidence of acquired immune-mediated neuropathies, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), myasthenia gravis (MG), inflammatory myopathies (IM) and inclusion body myositis (IBM).Beari