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We have demonstrated that blood flow is essential for vascular network formation, specifically for CVP angiogenesis in zebrafish. A novel genetic and mechanical mechanism was discovered in which ERK5 facilitates the integration of blood flow with the downstream klf2a-nos2b signaling for CVP angiogenesis.

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Lead-free composite thin films composed of Li 0.06 K 0.47 Na 0.47 NbO 3 and CoFe 2 O 4 were prepared using a one-step chemical method. By analysis using X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry (TG), and differential scanning calorimetry, it was found that the Li 0.06 K 0.47 Na 0.47 NbO 3 and CoFe 2 O 4 phases were crystallized at different stages of the thermal treatment, which resulted in the formation of a composite structure. The phase segregation was confirmed by observations on scanning electron microscopy and magnetic force microscopy. By electrical and magnetic measurements it was found that the composite showed a coupled magnetoelectric behavior at room temperature with a magnetoelectric coefficient of $185 mV/cm Á Oe.

(Ba,Sr)TiO3 thin film has been deposited on Si (001) wafer with the SiO2 layer as the block layer through laser molecular-beam epitaxy using an ultra thin Sr layer as template. X-ray diffraction measurements and the cross-sectional observations under transmission electron microscope indicated that BST was well crystallized. This deposition of Sr layer is considered to remove the thin SiO2 layer to produce a layer, which is crystallized and has a lattice structure matching with that of perovskite BST. The maximum in-plane dielectric tunability is calculated to be 50% at 1 GHz under a moderate DC bias field of 13.3 V/µm. This BST/Si structure is believed to be a promising candidate in the development of ferroelectric BST-based microwave devices.