Exotic species have been hypothesized to successfully invade new habitats by virtue of possessing novel biochemistry that repels native enemies.Despite the pivotal long-term consequences of invasion for native food-webs, to date there are no experimental studies examining directly whether exotic plants are any more or less biochemically deterrent t

In this essay, I argue that we should take fully seriously the doctrine of heaven when dealing with the problem of evil in our world.The hope of heaven is integral to Christian theism so it cannot be neglected in any substantive discussion of the problem of evil.Indeed, heaven provides resources to respond to even the worst of evils and to fully re

For deep sea equipment suspension installation used in marine engineering, the multi-camera video motion analysis method is used to calculate the three-dimensional underwater trajectory of the underwater engineering structure.Considering difficulty in underwater modeling caused by the problems of light scattering and refraction under water, the cam

Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-transmitted Flavivirus, emerged in the last decade causing serious diseases and affecting human health globally.Currently, no licensed vaccines or antivirals are available to combat ZIKV, although several vaccine candidates are in the pipeline.In recent years, the presence of non-canonical G-quadruplex (GQ) secondary s