In 1854, B Riemann introduced the notion of curvature for spaces with a family of inner products. There was no significant progress in the general case until 1918, when P Finsler studied the variation ...

Sophora tonkinensis Gagnep. (ST) (Fabaceae) is distributed chiefly in south-central and southeast China and Vietnam. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, the root and rhizome of ST are toxic and ...

In this paper, we propose a stochastic phytoplankton–zooplankton system considering phytoplankton defensive and zooplankton offensive effects. The aim of this paper is to study the effects of ...

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With the fast development of the power electronics, dielectric materials with high energy-storage density, low loss, and good temperature stability are eagerly desired for the potential application in ...

Cells are the basic unit of human organs that are not fully understood. The revolutionary advancements of optical imaging allowed us to observe single cells in whole organs, revealing the complicated ...

There are various types of waves including water, sound, electromagnetic, seismic and shock etc. These waves need to be analyzed and understood for different practical applications. This book is an ...

The fourth edition of this book has been widely revised. It includes additional chapters and some sections are complemented with either new ones or an extension of their content. In this latest ...

This timely and engaging collection of essays, Raising the Nation, explores Singapore’s multiracial, multireligious, and multilingual experience as a powerful testament to unity amid diversity. It ...

Every woman who values herself, her work, her family, and her network of friends—who strives to achieve her dreams while taking pride in the achievements of others, regardless of gender—is a feminist.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major threat to health worldwide, partly due to the lack of effective treatments targeting the transition from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to malignancy.

Mutually unbiased bases for quantum degrees of freedom are central to all theoretical investigations and practical exploitations of complementary properties. Much is known about mutually unbiased ...