Though the Venetian secretaries’ anonymity does not make it easy to gauge their political influence, historiography suggests that they played a significant role in the decision-making process of the early modern Venetian Republic.It has been proven that institutional mechanisms gave them some autonomy; it appears difficult, however, to find examp
Objectives Air pollution is a growing concern in Korea because of transboundary air pollution from mainland China.A panel study was conducted to clarify the effects of air pollution on respiratory symptoms and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in outpatients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Korea.Methods Patien
Rubber materials play an important role in robotics, due to their sensing and actuating abilities, that are exploited in soft smart materials endowed with shape-adaptive and electroadhesive properties.The application of an electric field produces non-linear deformation that has been extensively modelled, but is not understood at the molecular Illum