The method of air-launching a rocket using a launcher suspended from a balloon, referred to as a rockoon, can improve the flight performance of small rockets.However, there have been safety issues and flight trajectory errors due to uncertainty with respect to the launch direction.Air-launch experiments were performed to demonstrate a rail launcher

Abstract This work proposes the virtual restoration of the Bodhidharma polychrome sculpture from the Lingyan Temple in China.Based on scientific analyses and simulation experiments, exterior colours and textures were virtually restored by combining 3D scanning and multi-view 3D reconstruction.At the same time, an efficient cultural relics high-fide

Abstract Background The early diagnosis of cancer is of crucial importance and a key prognostic factor.Cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR) can be symptomatic prior to other manifestations directly related to malignant tumors.The aim of this study was to show that, in selected cases, ophthalmic findings are consistent enough with the diagnosis of CA

Background & Aims: Small noncoding vault RNAs (vtRNAs) are involved in many cell processes important for health and disease, but their pathobiological functions in the intestinal epithelium are underexplored.Here, we investigated the role of human vtRNA1-1 in regulating intestinal epithelial renewal and barrier function.Methods: Studies were co

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a remote sensing technique for mapping of soil moisture with high spatial resolution.C-band SAR can resolve features at field scale, or better, but responds to moisture only within the top 1 to 2 cm of the soil.When validating SAR-derived soil moisture products against standard in situ measurements at 5 to 1