A Community-Engaged, Mixed-Methods Approach to Prioritizing Needs in a Statewide Assessment of Community Cancer Needs.

Introduction: Kentucky has the highest all-site cancer incidence and death rate in the US. In 2021, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center convened a steering committee to conduct a statewide community cancer needs assessment (CNA). The goal of the final CNA phase was to gather community input on prioritizing Kentucky's cancer-related needs and ways to address them.

Role of 3Y-TZP grain boundaries in glazing and layering.

Objectives: Monolithic 3 mol% Yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal or 3Y-TZP exhibits transformation toughening phenomena which is suitable for dental restorations with minimizing the risk of fracture and to decrease reduction of natural tooth. However, the staining/glazing or layering is required to achieve of a match with the optical properties of natural dentition. The hypothesis under examination is that the physical, chemical, and structural aspects of the 3Y-TZP grain boundaries after the staining/glazing or layering.

Advancing Superconductivity with Interface Engineering.

The development of superconducting materials has attracted significant attention not only for their improved performance, such as high transition temperature (T), but also for the exploration of their underlying physical mechanisms. Recently, considerable efforts have been focused on interfaces of materials, a distinct category capable of inducing superconductivity at non-superconducting material interfaces or augmenting the T at the interface between a superconducting material and a non-superconducting material. Here, two distinct types of interfaces along with their unique characteristics are reviewed: interfacial superconductivity and interface-enhanced superconductivity, with a focus on the crucial factors and potential mechanisms responsible for enhancing superconducting performance.

Unlocking Efficiency: Minimizing Energy Loss in Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting.

Catalysts play a crucial role in water electrolysis by reducing the energy barriers for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER). Research aims to enhance the intrinsic activities of potential catalysts through material selection, microstructure design, and various engineering techniques. However, the energy consumption of catalysts has often been overlooked due to the intricate interplay among catalyst microstructure, dimensionality, catalyst-electrolyte-gas dynamics, surface chemistry, electron transport within electrodes, and electron transfer among electrode components.

Stacking Fault-Enriched MoNi/MoO Enables High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution.

Producing green hydrogen in a cost-competitive manner via water electrolysis will make the long-held dream of hydrogen economy a reality. Although platinum (Pt)-based catalysts show good performance toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the high cost and scarce abundance challenge their economic viability and sustainability. Here, a non-Pt, high-performance electrocatalyst for HER achieved by engineering high fractions of stacking fault (SF) defects for MoNi/MoO nanosheets (d-MoNi) through a combined chemical and thermal reduction strategy is shown.