A wider choice of construction materials for the modern fishing boats

An account of fishing vessel construction materials is given, with information on essential features, and a material account. Materials discussed in detail are steel, wood, aluminium, glass reinforced plastic, and ferro-cement.

In vitro construction of a recombinant human embryonic brain-derived neurotrophin-4 gene and pEGFP-N1 vector

BACKGROUND: Neurotrophin-4 (NT-4) can promote neuronal growth, development, differentiation, maturation, and survival. NT-4 can also improve recovery and regeneration of injured neurons, but cannot pass through the blood-brain barrier, which limits its ac