The field of nanotechnology is rapidly expanding with the development of novel
nanopharmaceuticals that have potential for revolutionizing medical treatment. The rapid pace of …

Background Depression is a relatively common experience in older adults. The syndrome is
associated with considerable distress, morbidity and service commitment. Approximately …

The study of human growth hormone is a little more than 100 years old. Growth hormone,
first identified for its dramatic effect on longitudinal growth, is now known to exert generalized …

While remote sensing has made enormous progress over recent years and a variety of sensors
now deliver medium and high resolution data on an operational basis, a vast majority of …

Semen contains relatively ill-defined regulatory components that likely aid fertilization, but
which could also interfere with defense against infection. Each ejaculate contains trillions of …

Terrain is considered one of the most essential natural geographic features and is a key factor
in physical processes. Geomorphometry and terrain analyses have provided a wealth of …

Informal settlements behave very dynamical over space and time and the number of people
living in such housing areas is growing worldwide. The reasons for this dynamical behavior …

Great strides have been made in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) research over the
past half-century. However, this progress has created both opportunities and challenges. …

In recent decades, we have witnessed great advances on the Internet of Things, mobile
devices, sensor-based systems, and resulting big data infrastructures, which have gradually, yet …

OJ 287 is a quasi-periodic quasar with roughly 12 year optical cycles. It displays prominent
outbursts that are predictable in a binary black hole model. The model predicted a major …