Over the past several years, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been approved for the treatment
of various cancers. Additional applications of photochemical processes for triggering site-…

Electronic devices are evolving from rigid devices into flexible and stretchable structures,
enabling a seamless integration of electronics into our everyday lives. The integration of a …

Optical fiber technology has significantly bolstered the growth of photonics applications in
basic life sciences research and in biomedical diagnosis, therapy, monitoring, and surgery. …

A fiber-optic strain sensor is demonstrated by using a short length of polarization-maintaining
photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF) as the sensing element inserted in a Sagnac loop …

Direct tests between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm performance (FP) have
been argued to be spurious. Following this line of argument, the present study tests a …

Self-assembling systems present attractive platforms for engineering stimulus-responsive
materials with controlled nano-and microstructures. Recent efforts to design such systems …

… (2005, p. 161) underscored the lack of research in the role employees played during an …
Philip Shum is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: ppshum@gmail.com …

Extensive efforts have been devoted to construct a fiber-shaped energy-storage device to
fulfill the increasing demand for power consumption of textile-based wearable electronics. …

Four structurally related, acid-labile polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugated vinyl ether lipids
have been synthesized and used at low molar ratios to stabilize the nonlamellar, highly …

This is an empirical study of the determinants of stock holdings using data from the US
Survey of Consumer Finances from 1992 to 2001. There is a great heterogeneity in the way …