Transdisciplinary research (TD) integrates knowledge from different scientific disciplines, as well as from research and practice.Research and practice therefore describe TD as well-suited for addressing complex sustainability challenges.However, the effects of TD on sustainable development are difficult to assess, as such projects produce manifold
Fixed point theorems for mappings satisfying contractive conditions of integral type and applications
Abstract In this paper, the Dining Table existence, uniqueness and iterative approximations of fixed points for contractive mappings of integral type in complete metric spaces are established.As applications, the existence, uniqueness and iterative approximations of solutions for a class of functional equations arising in dynamic programming are di
PCA-based sub-surface structure and defect analysis for germanium-on-nothing using nanoscale surface topography
Abstract Empty space in germanium (ESG) or germanium-on-nothing (GON) are unique self-assembled germanium structures with multiscale cavities of various BULLETS morphologies.Due to their simple fabrication process and high-quality crystallinity after self-assembly, they can be applied in various fields including micro-/nanoelectronics, optoelectron
Photomechanical wave-driven delivery of siRNAs targeting intermediate filament proteins promotes functional recovery after spinal cord injury in rats.
The formation of glial scars after spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the factors inhibiting axonal regeneration.Glial scars are mainly composed of reactive astrocytes overexpressing intermediate filament (IF) proteins such as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and vimentin.In the current study, we delivered small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targ