Open Access Review Physics

Refreshing the Theory of Relativity: Promoting an Interdisciplinary Dialog on Space, Time and Movement

Bernard GUY*

Abstract: The theory of relativity must be reworked. Quite simply because it does not properly address the question of time. It avoids confronting it, taking its object for granted, hidden as it is in punctual clocks that don’t exist. However, it’s not a question of getting rid of it, nor fundamentally modifying its mathematical formalism....

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Open Access Review Biology

Charles Darwin Revisited through the Lens of FIKR (Facet, Insight, Knowledge, and Resilience): Reflections on Curiosity, Compassion, and the Intellect as Foundations of Scientific Discovery

Chee Kong Yap1*
Chee Seng Leow2, and Wing Sum Vincent Leong2*

Abstract: In addition to his theory of evolution, Charles Darwin (CD) left behind insightful teachings about
how Curiosity, Compassion, and Intellect (CCI) define both scientific brilliance and the human condition.
In order to identify the fundamental principles that drove CD’s revolutionary contributions,
this review reexamines his life....

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Open Access Research Physics

Discharge Structure of Ar/SF6 Inductively Coupled Plasma at High Pressure

Shu-Xia Zhao*
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Abstract: In the article, the discharge structure of Ar/SF₆ inductively coupled plasma at high pressure is studied. At high electronegativity, the island potential is formed at discharge initial stage, and most of plasma dynamics are occurred in the potential. The self-coagulation and diffusion of both ambi-polar type exist in the plasma.....

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Open Access Research Nanotechnology

Isotretinoin Immobilized on Silica/Ceria Nanoparticles for Optimized Topical Treatment of Acne Vulgaris

Caroline Borges Azevedo¹, Mario Ferreira Conceição Santos¹, Michelle Saltarelli¹, Wilson Rodrigues Braz^* , Arthur Barcelos Ribeiro¹, Mariana Brentini Santiago², Anna Lívia Oliveira Santos², Emerson Henrique de Faria¹, Eduardo Ferreira Molina¹, Lucas Alonso Rocha¹, Denise Crispim Tavares Barbosa¹, Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins², Renata Fonseca Vianna Lopez³, and Eduardo José Nassar¹

Abstract: To treat acne more efficiently, we have synthesized ceria/silica nanoparticles with improved physicochemical and biological properties to enhance topical delivery of isotretinoin. Two types of nanoparticles were synthesized by the sol–gel and co-precipitation methodologies, namely silica containing 10% ceria (SC2 10%) and ceria (C2)...

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Open Access ResearchPhysics

Discharge Structure of Ar/SF6 Inductively Coupled Plasma at Relatively Low Pressures

Shu-Xia Zhao*

Abstract: The discharge structure in an electronegative Ar/SF6 inductively coupled plasma is investigated in the article at low pressure, 10mTorr. Parabola profile in the electronegative plasma core is given by the fluid simulation, in accordance to the prediction of analytical theory....

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Open Access Research Materials Science

Possibility of Phase Transition in Mechanical Metamaterials

Julian Plewa*

Abstract: Based on the available knowledge from numerous simulation studies regarding the occurrence of metamaterial phase transition, structures were produced that exhibit a real auxetic-non-auxetic transition. The occurrence of this transition was possible thanks to the modified structure of rotating rectangles, showing significant dimensional changes....

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Open Access Review Proteomics

Advances in Single-cell Proteomics

Jin-Tao Li*

Abstract: Nowadays, single-cell proteomics emerges and applied for some critical realm both scientifically and medically. In single-cell analysis, biological variability can be attributed to individual cells, their specific state, and the ability to respond to external stimuli, which are determined by protein abundance and their relative alterations.....

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