The effects of land use changes on poverty vary markedly among geographic regions.While Inner Mongolia has been experiencing significant land use changes during past decades, to date there has been no systematic research aimed at understanding how these land use changes affect poverty in the region.This study analyzes spatiotemporal patterns of lan

Roasting process of coffee beans affects the final composition of coffee brew.While the presence of some of its antioxidant compounds (phenolic acids) decrease throughout the treatment, melanoidins are formed during the thermal process.Recent research into nutritional, physiological and functional properties of melanoidins has suggested that they h

In order to design valid protocols for drug release via nanocarriers, it is essential to know the mechanisms of cell internalization, the interactions with organelles, and the intracellular permanence and degradation of nanoparticles (NPs) as well as the possible cell alteration or damage induced.In the present study, the intracellular fate of lipo

Introduction: CD4 testing in South Africa is based on an integrated tiered service delivery model that matches testing demand with capacity.The National Health Laboratory Service has predominantly implemented laboratory-based CD4 testing.Coverage gaps, over-/under-capacitation and optimal placement of point-of-care (POC) testing sites need investig

The discovery of photonic crystals 30 years ago in conjunction with research advances in plasmonics and metamaterials, has inspired the concept of decameter scale metasurfaces, coined seismic metamaterials for an enhanced control of surface (Love and Rayleigh) and bulk (shear and pressure) elastodynamic waves.These powerful mathematical tools of WH