A crucial macroeconomic question facing the US economy is whether the value of the stock market has implications for consumption. If it does, it means that any severe downturn in the market could lead to a contraction of consumption, and therefore a contraction in the overall economy. The issue is one on which academics and the financial community seem to disagree. Rigorous academic works (Fama...

Chinese manufacturers, which produce nearly one-fourth of global manufacturing outputs, play important roles in the global supply chains for many products. The Chinese government proposed the “Made in China 2025” plan to help manufacturers upgrade their technology, so that the country will become a green and innovative “world manufacturing power”. It is important for researchers, practitioners,...

The reliable simulation of gross primary productivity (GPP) at various spatial and temporal scales is of significance to quantifying the net exchange of carbon between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere. This study aimed to verify the ability of a nonlinear two-leaf model (TL-LUEn), a linear two-leaf model (TL-LUE), and a big-leaf light use efficiency model (MOD17) to simulate GPP at hal...

Leukocyte telomere length (TL) is considered a biomarker for biological aging. Shortened TL has been observed in many complex diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Lifestyle intervention studies, e.g. the Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS), have shown a decrease in the incidence of T2DM by promoting healthy lifestyles in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Our aim was to study...

The present study aimed to develop novel solid dispersion (SD) of tranilast (TL) using amphiphilic block copolymer, poly[MPC-co-BMA] (pMB), to improve the dissolution and pharmacokinetic behavior of TL. pMB-based SD of TL (pMB-SD/TL) with drug loading of 50% (w/w) was prepared by wet-mill technology, and the physicochemical properties were characterized in terms of morphology, crystallinity, di...

Strapped heterobimetallic Hg(II)/Tl(I) porphyrin complexes, with both metal ions bridged by the N-core in a dynamic way, undergo spontaneous Tl(I)-to-Tl(III) oxidation leading to a mono-Tl(III) complex and a mixed valence Tl(I)/Tl(III) bimetallic complex. It provides a new opportunity to tune metal ion translocations in bimetallic porphyrin systems.