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Biomineralization is a naturally occurring process in living organisms. In this review, we discuss
microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) in detail. In the MICP process…

The liver is a central organ that controls systemic energy homeostasis and nutrient
metabolism. Dietary carbohydrates and lipids, and fatty acids derived from adipose tissue are …

This article explores whether political connections are important in the United States. The
article uses an original hand-collected data set on the political connections of board members …

… The network we consider is an ad hoc network that does not rely on infrastructure, so there
is no central authority to perform channel management. The main idea is to divide time in to …

This paper describes a method to direct-write liquid metal microcomponents at room
temperature. Three-dimensional (3D) printing is gaining popularity for rapid prototyping and …

This article analyzes whether political connections of the board of directors of publicly traded
companies in the USA affect the allocation of government procurement contracts. It focuses …

Angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) is a strong apoptosis survival factor for endothelial cells. In this study,
the receptor/second messenger signal transduction pathway for the antiapoptotic effect of …

Gastric cancer is a major cause of global cancer mortality. We surveyed the spectrum of
somatic alterations in gastric cancer by sequencing the exomes of 15 gastric adenocarcinomas …

The beneficial effects of probiotics have been described in many diseases, but the
mechanism by which they modulate the immune system is poorly understood. In this study, we …