Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Glycaemic control is associated with COVID-19 breakthrough infections
Patients' characteristics might also influence the efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19. We show that poor glycaemic control is associated with a decreased immune response to Pfizer vaccine and also with an increased incidence of breakthrough infections in patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
Behind the Book | Interplay of Quantum Mechanics and Nonlinearity
My new book illustrates how quantum mechanics, in combination with the nonlinearity in the quantum amplitude inherent in the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation, produces a plethora of interesting effects in the fields of polaron physics and Bose-Einstein condensation.
A synergistic strategy to improve dyes for nanoscopy
The quality and application of super-resolution fluorescence imaging greatly lie in the dyes’ properties, including photostability, brightness, and Stokes shift. Here we report a synergistic strategy to simultaneously improve such properties of regular fluorophores for nanoscopy.
Seismic loss dynamics in three Asian megacities using a macro-level approach based on socioeconomic exposure indicators
In 2015, the United Nations defined one of the main targets of the Sendai Framework as reducing the direct disaster economic loss in relation to GDP by 2030. We propose a framework to model the dynamics of seismic losses from present to future by using a macro-level loss estimation approach.
