Enormous Out-of-Plane Charge Rectification and Conductance through Two-Dimensional Monolayers.

Heterogeneous integration of emerging two-dimensional (2D) materials with mature three-dimensional (3D) silicon-based semiconductor technology presents a promising approach for the future development of energy-efficient, function-rich nanoelectronic devices. In this study, we designed a mixed-dimensional junction structure in which a 2D monolayer (e.g.

Ambipolar conduction in gated tungsten disulphide nanotube.

Devices based on transition metal dichalcogenide nanotubes hold great potential for electronic and optoelectronic applications. Herein, the electrical transport and photoresponse characteristics of a back-gate device with a channel made of a single tungsten disulfide (WS) nanotube are investigated as functions of electric stress, ambient pressure, and illumination. As a transistor, the device exhibits p-type conduction, which can be transformed into ambipolar conduction at a high drain-source voltage.

The Superconducting Mechanism in BiS-Based Superconductors: A Comprehensive Review with Focus on Point-Contact Spectroscopy.

The family of BiS-based superconductors has attracted considerable attention since their discovery in 2012 due to the unique structural and electronic properties of these materials. Several experimental and theoretical studies have been performed to explore the basic properties and the underlying mechanism for superconductivity. In this review, we discuss the current understanding of pairing symmetry in BiS-based superconductors and particularly the role of point-contact spectroscopy in unravelling the mechanism underlying the superconducting state.

Implementing palliative care in hepatocellular carcinoma ambulatory clinics-study protocol for Accelerated translational research in PRImary liver CAncer (APRICA) randomised controlled palliative care trial.

Background: Integration of symptom and palliative care for people with advanced cancer is established in many tumour types, but its role in people with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not been clearly defined. This study aims to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of an intervention involving a suite of strategies designed to assess and treat palliative care symptoms and needs in adult outpatients with HCC attending four New South Wales (NSW) metropolitan tertiary hospitals.

Methods: This trial will use a pragmatic cluster-based randomised-controlled design, with ambulatory HCC services as the clusters.

Reliability of crackles in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a prospective, longitudinal study.

Background: Although crackles on chest auscultation represent a fundamental component of the diagnostic suspect for fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD), their reliability has not been properly studied. We assessed the agreement among respiratory physicians on the presence and changes over time of audible crackles collected in a prospective longitudinal cohort of patients with fibrotic ILD.

Methods: Lung sounds were digitally recorded at baseline and after 12 months at eight anatomical sites.

Field enhancement induced by surface defects in two-dimensional ReSe field emitters.

The field emission properties of rhenium diselenide (ReSe) nanosheets on Si/SiO substrates, obtained through mechanical exfoliation, have been investigated. The n-type conduction was confirmed by using nano-manipulated tungsten probes inside a scanning electrode microscope to directly contact the ReSe flake in back-gated field effect transistor configuration, avoiding any lithographic process. By performing a finite element electrostatic simulation of the electric field, it is demonstrated that the use of a tungsten probe as anode, at a controlled distance from the ReSe emitter surface, allows the collection of emitted electrons from a reduced area that furtherly decreases by reducing the tip-sample distance, allowing a local characterization of the field emission properties.

WS Nanotube Transistor for Photodetection and Optoelectronic Memory Applications.

Nanotube and nanowire transistors hold great promises for future electronic and optoelectronic devices owing to their downscaling possibilities. In this work, a single multi-walled tungsten disulfide (WS) nanotube is utilized as the channel of a back-gated field-effect transistor. The device exhibits a p-type behavior in ambient conditions, with a hole mobility µ ≈  1.

Borderline personality disorder and social connectedness: A systematic review.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a debilitating disorder characterized by deficits in social connectedness, which is a multifaceted construct with structural (i.e., the number, diversity, or frequency of social relationships), functional (i.

Lanthanum(III)hydroxide Nanoparticles and Polyethyleneimine-Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dot Nanocomposites in Photosensitive Silicon Heterojunctions.

Lanthanides are largely used in optoelectronics as dopants to enhance the physical and optical properties of semiconducting devices. In this study, lanthanum(III)hydroxide nanoparticles (La(OH)NPs) are used as a dopant of polyethylenimine (PEI)-functionalized nitrogen (N)-doped graphene quantum dots (). The nanocomposites are prepared from La(NO) in a single step by a green novel method and are characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

Multilayer WS for low-power visible and near-infrared phototransistors.

Mechanically exfoliated multilayer WS flakes are used as the channel of field effect transistors for low-power photodetection in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) spectral range. The electrical characterization as a function of the temperature reveals devices with n-type conduction and slightly different Schottky barriers at the drain and source contacts. The WS phototransistors can be operated in self-powered mode, yielding both a current and a voltage when exposed to light.

Developing process sensitivity: Reply to Wilcox (2024) and Boswell (2024).

Wilcox (2024) and Boswell (2024) make a number of important observations about facilitating process sensitivity training, and here, we respond to those suggestions. We postulate that cultivating process sensitivity is complementary, not antithetical, to traditional training in viewing therapy from a theoretical lens, and thus, can serve to enhance, rather than replace one's existing psychotherapy skills. Moreover, we argue that seeing the impact of process adjustments in real time can be a significant motivator for training in process sensitivity since the benefits are more immediately obvious.

Developing expertise in psychotherapy: The case for process coding as clinical training.

Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) is a major development in the field since it offers likely outcome trajectories and is particularly helpful for failing cases. However, ROM has not led to improved skill development more generally, and it is debatable as to whether expertise is even possible to acquire in psychotherapy. What is missing but crucial to expertise is feedback on the outcome of one's actions in real time, which would enable responsive adjustments and improve outcomes.

Memory effect and coexistence of negative and positive photoconductivity in black phosphorus field effect transistor for neuromorphic vision sensors.

Black phosphorus (BP) field-effect transistors with ultrathin channels exhibit unipolar p-type electrical conduction over a wide range of temperatures and pressures. Herein, we study a device that exhibits mobility up to 100 cm V s and a memory window up to 1.3 μA.

A case series of sage: a new couple-based intervention for borderline personality disorder.

Background: Research suggests that interpersonal dysfunction may be central to borderline personality disorder (BPD), and that the relationships of people with BPD are particularly impaired. Further, the significant others of people with BPD exhibit elevated psychological problems but little access to mental healthcare. Despite this, most BPD interventions are delivered individually and do not routinely incorporate significant others.

Fully printed memristors made with MoS and graphene water-based inks.

2-Dimensional materials (2DMs) offer an attractive solution for the realization of high density and reliable memristors, compatible with printed and flexible electronics. In this work we fabricate a fully inkjet printed MoS-based resistive switching memory, where graphene is used as top electrode and silver is used as bottom electrode. Memristic effects are observed only after annealing of each printed component.

Presence of onco-fetal neighborhoods in hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with relapse and response to immunotherapy.

Onco-fetal reprogramming of the tumor ecosystem induces fetal developmental signatures in the tumor microenvironment, leading to immunosuppressive features. Here, we employed single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics and bulk RNA sequencing to delineate specific cell subsets involved in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) relapse and response to immunotherapy. We identified POSTN extracellular matrix cancer-associated fibroblasts (EM CAFs) as a prominent onco-fetal interacting hub, promoting tumor progression.

Subthreshold Current Suppression in ReS Nanosheet-Based Field-Effect Transistors at High Temperatures.

Two-dimensional rhenium disulfide (ReS), a member of the transition-metal dichalcogenide family, has received significant attention due to its potential applications in field-effect transistors (FETs), photodetectors, and memories. In this work, we investigate the suppression of the subthreshold current during the forward voltage gate sweep, leading to an inversion of the hysteresis in the transfer characteristics of ReS nanosheet-based FETs from clockwise to anticlockwise. We explore the impact of temperature, sweeping gate voltage, and pressure on this behavior.

Manipulation of the electrical and memory properties of MoS field-effect transistors by highly charged ion irradiation.

Field-effect transistors based on molybdenum disulfide (MoS) exhibit a hysteresis in their transfer characteristics, which can be utilized to realize 2D memory devices. This hysteresis has been attributed to charge trapping due to adsorbates, or defects either in the MoS lattice or in the underlying substrate. We fabricated MoS field-effect transistors on SiO/Si substrates, irradiated these devices with Xe ions at a kinetic energy of 180 keV to deliberately introduce defects and studied the resulting changes of their electrical and hysteretic properties.

Predicting resistance management skill from psychotherapy experience, intellectual humility and emotion regulation.

Resistance management in psychotherapy remains a foundational skill that is associated with positive client outcomes (Westra, H. A., & Norouzian, N.

Temperature-Dependent Conduction and Photoresponse in Few-Layer ReS.

The electrical behavior and the photoresponse of rhenium disulfide field-effect transistors (FETs) have been widely studied; however, only a few works have investigated the photocurrent as a function of temperature. In this paper, we perform the electrical characterization of few-layer ReS-based FETs with Cr-Au contacts over a wide temperature range. We exploit the temperature-dependent transfer and output characteristics to estimate the effective Schottky barrier at the Cr-Au/ReS interface and to investigate the temperature behavior of parameters, such as the threshold voltage, carrier concentration, mobility, and subthreshold swing.

Apoptotic volume decrease (AVD) in A cells exposed to water-soluble fraction of particulate matter (PM).

Exposure to atmospheric particulate matter (PM) is recognized as a human health risk factor of great concern. The present work aimed to study the cellular mechanisms underlying cytotoxic effects of airborne particulate matter <10 µm in size (PM), sampled in an urban background site from January to May 2020, on A549 cells. In particular, the study addressed if PM exposure can be a main factor in the induction of the Apoptotic Volume Decrease (AVD), which is one of the first events of apoptosis, and if the generation of intracellular oxidative stress can be involved in the PM induction of apoptosis in A549 cells.

The experimental demonstration of a topological current divider.

Topological electronics is an emerging field aiming at exploiting the topological properties of matter in devices with extended functionalities. Recent experiments demonstrate a topological current divider, a key circuit element for this emerging technology.

Advanced Field-Effect Sensors.

Sensors based on the field-effect principle have been used for more than fifty years in a variety of applications ranging from bio-chemical sensing to radiation detection or environmental parameter monitoring [...

Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides in Electrochemical Batteries and Solar Cells.

The advent of new nanomaterials has resulted in dramatic developments in the field of energy production and storage. Due to their unique structure and properties, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are the most promising from the list of materials recently introduced in the field. The amazing progress in the use TMDs for energy storage and production inspired us to review the recent research on TMD-based catalysts and electrode materials.

Methanol and Ethanol Electrooxidation on ZrO/NiO/rGO.

Recently, transition metal oxides have been considered for various applications due to their unique properties. We present the synthesis of a three-component catalyst consisting of zirconium oxide (ZrO), nickel oxide (NiO), and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) in the form of ZrO/NiO/rGO by a simple one-step hydrothermal method. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and bright-field transmission electron microscopy (BF-TEM) analyses were performed to accurately characterize the catalysts.