In this study, we synthesized MOF/COF hybrid material (NH-MOF-5/MCOF) by integrating NH-MOF-5 (Zn) with a melamine-based COF (MCOF) to target the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye. Characterization using SEM, XRD, XPS, FT-IR, and UV-DRS confirmed the synthesized MOF/COF hybrid's exceptional photocatalytic performance under visible light. The addition of HO significantly enhanced the photocatalytic degradation, achieving removal rates of 90%, 92%, and 57% for 11.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCompartments are a fundamental feature of life, based variously on lipid membranes, protein shells, or biopolymer phase separation. Here, this combines self-assembling bacterial microcompartment (BMC) shell proteins and liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) to develop new forms of compartmentalization. It is found that BMC shell proteins assemble at the liquid-liquid interfaces between either 1) the dextran-rich droplets and PEG-rich continuous phase of a poly(ethyleneglycol)(PEG)/dextran aqueous two-phase system, or 2) the polypeptide-rich coacervate droplets and continuous dilute phase of a polylysine/polyaspartate complex coacervate system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFault identification using the emitted mechanical noise is becoming an attractive field of research in a variety of industries. It is essential to rank acoustic feature integration functions on their efficiency to classify different types of sound for conducting a fault diagnosis. The Mel frequency cepstral coefficient (MFCC) method was used to obtain various acoustic feature sets in the current study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder and is identified as the most common cause for dementia. Despite huge global economic burden and the impact on the close family of the patients, there is no definitive cure and thus, improved treatment methods are of need. While memory and cognition are severely affected in AD, exact etiology is yet unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFYeast that naturally exhaust their glucose source can enter a quiescent state that is characterized by reduced cell size, and high cell density, stress tolerance and longevity. The transition to quiescence involves highly asymmetric cell divisions, dramatic reprogramming of transcription and global changes in chromatin structure and chromosome topology. Cells enter quiescence from G1 and we find that there is a positive correlation between the length of G1 and the yield of quiescent cells.
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November 2014
Complications after Le Fort I osteotomy are rare. We report, to our knowledge, the first case of bilateral Adie's pupil after Le Fort I osteotomy.
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July 2014
Paralysis of the hypoglossal nerve, the twelfth (XII) cranial nerve, leads to atrophy, deviation of the tongue to the affected side, and varying degrees of fasciculation. The injury to the nerve can occur from its origin to the tongue itself. The causes of hypoglossal nerve palsy are well documented, but idiopathic, isolated nerve palsy that does not recover, is rare.
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