Abstract: In recent years, the field of soft robotics has gained considerable attention, due to the high versatility of soft robots in adapting their flexible bodies to unknown environments, resulting ...

Abstract: Through combining the resource dependence theory and social network theory, this study sheds light on how two major kinds of interlocking network positions—central network position and ...

Introduction: Critical-sized long bone defects represent a major therapeutic challenge and current treatment strategies are not without complication. Tissue engineering holds much promise for these ...

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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, ...