To photocyclize stilbenes, a stoichiometric amount of iodine plus propylene oxide in the
absence of air is superior to a catalytic amount of iodine in the air. The propylene oxide prevents …

Rocaglamide (1), a novel natural product isolated from Aglaia elliptifolia Merr, has shown
significant activity against P388 lymphocytic leukemiain CDF mice and human epidermoid …

… system design; Xiaolu Li and Bingwei Yang conceived and designed the theoretical simulation,
algorithms and experiments; Bingwei Yang and Xinhao Xie performed the experiments; …

The debris of plastics with a size < 5 mm, called microplastics, possess long-lived legacies
of plastic pollution and a growing threat to human beings. The adverse effects and …

Background: Miscellaneous cardiovascular risk factors have been defined, but the
contribution of environmental pollutants exposure on cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains …

Halogenated quinones are representative metabolites of persistent organic pollutants.
Tetrachlorobenzoquinone (TCBQ) is a reactive metabolite of the widely used fungicide …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are one of the most refractory environmental pollutants.
Because of their ubiquitous existence in the biological systems (including human body), it is …

Terrestrial laser scanning sensors deliver not only three-dimensional geometric information
of the scanned objects but also the intensity data of returned laser pulse. Recent studies …

Iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe 3 O 4 NPs) have attracted great attention due to their extensive
applications, which warranted their environmental concerns. Although recent advances …

Helicobacter pylori urease is a nickel-containing enzyme that hydrolyzes urea to bicarbonate
and ammonia. Andrews et al. (J. Am. Chem. Soc.1986, 108, 7124) 1 have shown that …