Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China, it has rapidly
spread across many other countries. While the majority of patients were considered mild, …

Current antiviral agents can control but not eliminate hepatitis B virus (HBV), because HBV
establishes a stable nuclear covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA). Interferon-α treatment …

IL-17, which exerts strong pro-inflammatory effects, has emerged as an important mediator
in inflammation-associated cancer. However, the characteristics of IL-17-producing cells, the …

Background & Aims Viral clearance involves immune cell cytolysis of infected cells. However,
studies of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in chimpanzees have indicated that cytokines …

Nanoscale inorganic electronic synapses or synaptic devices, which are capable of emulating
the functions of biological synapses of brain neuronal systems, are regarded as the basic …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infects hepatocytes specifically and causes immune‐mediated liver
damage. How HBV interacts with the innate immunity at the early phase of infection, either …

Objective Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays an important role in cancer tumorigenesis.
However, the underlying mechanisms of EMT in lung adenocarcinoma, and how this …

Background & Aims One major obstacle of hepatitis B virus (HBV) research is the lack of
efficient cell culture system permissive for viral infection and replication. The aim of our study …

Background & Aims The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has been
declared a pandemic. Although COVID‐19 is caused by infection in the respiratory tract, …

The characteristic of interface shear between carbonate sands and steel is important for the
design of onshore/offshore foundations in coral reef deposit. By using an interface ring shear …