The way central bankers put their objectives into practice is influenced by the star variables. Specifying a target for ...

This is an important contribution that largely confirms prior evidence that word recognition - a cornerstone of development - improves across early childhood and is related to vocabulary growth. This ...

Learn more about eLife assessments Blood flow to the brain is a sensitive marker of neuronal activity as well as of a number of diseases, including stroke, tumours and neurodegenerative conditions.

In porous media, when a less viscous fluid displaces a more viscous one, hydrodynamic instability gives rise to branching, finger-like patterns called viscous fingers. Not all viscous fingers are ...

Abstract: Force sensors mounted on the shaft of surgical instruments are subject to interference from the tension generated by the cable-driven system, which affects their measurement accuracy. This ...

The expanded TPB + E + H framework has greater explanatory power to understand waste separation behavior, and can be flexibly applied in a variety of geographic and cultural contexts. Household waste ...

Introduction: Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is a crucial afforestation and timber species in southern China. Accurate estimation of its stand biomass is vital for forest resource assessment, ...

Given appropriate models for vacuum tubes, circuit simulators such as SPICE make analysis based on such nonlinear models a tractable effort. The Langmuir, Leach, and Koren models are discussed for the ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Batch reactors are type of chemical reactors, where the reactants are loaded to ...

Leaf area index (LAI) of alfalfa is a crucial indicator of its growth status and a predictor of yield. The LAI of alfalfa is influenced by environmental factors, and the limitations of non-linear ...