Effects of breastfeeding in postoperative complication in pediatric population: a systematic review.

Introduction: Surgical complications in younger patients can lead to infections, delayed healing, prolonged hospital stays, and other negative outcomes, significantly affecting their recovery. This study explores the potential impact of breastfeeding on mitigating these complications, aiming to enhance our understanding of postoperative care for paediatric and adolescent patients.

Methodology: The authors conducted a systematic search on databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and EMBASE, using relevant MESH keywords, adhering to the "Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis" methodology.

An Ultrahigh Efficiency Excitonic Micro-LED.

High efficiency micro-LEDs, with lateral dimensions as small as one micrometer, are desired for next-generation displays, virtual/augmented reality, and ultrahigh-speed optical interconnects. The efficiency of quantum well LEDs, however, is reduced to negligibly small values when scaled to such small dimensions. Here, we show such a fundamental challenge can be overcome by developing nanowire excitonic LEDs.

Characterization of Integrase and Excisionase Activity in a Cell-Free Protein Expression System Using a Modeling and Analysis Pipeline.

We present a full-stack modeling, analysis, and parameter identification pipeline to guide the modeling and design of biological systems starting from specifications to circuit implementations and parametrizations. We demonstrate this pipeline by characterizing the integrase and excisionase activity in a cell-free protein expression system. We build on existing Python tools─BioCRNpyler, AutoReduce, and Bioscrape─to create this pipeline.

InGaN micro-light-emitting diodes monolithically grown on Si: achieving ultra-stable operation through polarization and strain engineering.

Micro or submicron scale light-emitting diodes (µLEDs) have been extensively studied recently as the next-generation display technology. It is desired that µLEDs exhibit high stability and efficiency, submicron pixel size, and potential monolithic integration with Si-based complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) electronics. Achieving such µLEDs, however, has remained a daunting challenge.

BioCRNpyler: Compiling chemical reaction networks from biomolecular parts in diverse contexts.

Biochemical interactions in systems and synthetic biology are often modeled with chemical reaction networks (CRNs). CRNs provide a principled modeling environment capable of expressing a huge range of biochemical processes. In this paper, we present a software toolbox, written in Python, that compiles high-level design specifications represented using a modular library of biochemical parts, mechanisms, and contexts to CRN implementations.

Scalable Synthesis of Monolayer Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Graphene with Giant Bandgap Renormalization.

Monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has been widely considered a fundamental building block for 2D heterostructures and devices. However, the controlled and scalable synthesis of hBN and its 2D heterostructures has remained a daunting challenge. Here, an hBN/graphene (hBN/G) interface-mediated growth process for the controlled synthesis of high-quality monolayer hBN is proposed and further demonstrated.

Photonic crystal tunnel junction deep ultraviolet light emitting diodes with enhanced light extraction efficiency.

We report on the demonstration of top emitting AlGaN tunnel junction deep ultraviolet (UV) light emitting didoes (LEDs) operating at ∼267 nm. We show, both theoretically and experimentally, that the light extraction efficiency can be enhanced by nearly a factor of two with the incorporation of AlGaN nanowire photonic crystal structures. A peak wall-plug efficiency (WPE) ∼3.

Deep Ultraviolet Luminescence Due to Extreme Confinement in Monolayer GaN/Al(Ga)N Nanowire and Planar Heterostructures.

We present experimental results confirming extreme quantum confinement in GaN/AlGaN ( = 0.65 and 1.0) nanowire and planar heterostructures, where the GaN layer thickness is of the order of a monolayer.

Direct Deposition of Crystalline TaN Thin Films on FTO for PEC Water Splitting.

Tantalum nitride is a promising photoanode material for solar water splitting, but further study and practical use are constrained by the harsh conditions of the synthesis from Ta metal. Here, we report the direct deposition of crystalline TaN on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate via a custom-built atomic layer deposition (ALD) system. A combination of TaCl (Ta precursor) and ammonia (N source) was sequentially pulsed into the ALD reactor with the substrate heated to 550 °C to deposit compact and thin films of TaN with controllable thicknesses on FTO substrates.