Curvature is an important concept for understanding layering structures in soft matters, ranging from complex macromolecular self-assembled structures to simple lipid bilayers.Among the various kinds of soft matters, smectic liquid crystal (LC) phases have been widely studied because of their periodic featured curvatures under various external forc
Abstract Niemann Pick Type-C disease (NPC) is an inherited lysosomal storage disease (LSD) caused by pathogenic variants in the Npc1 or Npc2 genes that lead to the accumulation of cholesterol and lipids in lysosomes.NPC1 deficiency causes neurodegeneration, dementia and early death.Cerebellar Purkinje cells (PCs) are particularly hypersensitive to
The Mediterranean Basin is a heavily pressured World biodiversity hotspot.Mediterranean coastal areas are especially threatened due remtavares.com to tourism, inland migration and population growth, jeopardizing the remaining natural habitats.Protected areas (PAs) aim to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services in the long term.Here, we assesse
This research studies how the studied firms gain sustainable competitive advantages (SCAs).The issue has been studied in the literature on business strategy: the challenge for managers is to identify, develop, protect and use resources and skills that provide the firm with SCAs.Eight cases were studied.All concerned Information Technology firms tha