Breaking Anionic Solvation Barrier for Safe and Durable Potassium-ion Batteries Under Ultrahigh-Voltage Operation.

Ultrahigh-voltage potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) with cost competitiveness represent a viable route towards high energy battery systems. Nevertheless, rapid capacity decay with poor Coulombic efficiencies remains intractable, mainly attributed to interfacial instability from aggressive potassium metal anodes and cathodes. Additionally, high reactivity of K metal and flammable electrolytes pose severe safety hazards.

The Geometric Series Hypothesis of Leaf Area Distribution and Its Link to the Calculation of the Total Leaf Area per Shoot of 'Aureostriatus'.

Total leaf area per shoot () can reflect the photosynthetic capacity of a shoot. A prior study hypothesized that is proportional to the product of the sum of the individual leaf widths per shoot () and the maximum individual leaf length per shoot (), referred to as the Montgomery-Koyama-Smith equation (MKSE). However, empirical evidence does not support such a proportional relationship hypothesis, as was found to allometrically scale with , i.

R(3780) Resonance Interpreted as the 1^{3}D_{1}-Wave Dominant State of Charmonium from Precise Measurements of the Cross Section of e^{+}e^{-}→Hadrons.

We report the precise measurements of the cross section of e^{+}e^{-}→hadrons at center-of-mass energies from 3.645 to 3.871 GeV.

Genome-based reclassification of as a later heterotypic synonym of .

Both the genera and are members of the family . Their type species, both Sanger_33 and ASD5720, were isolated from human faeces. A comparison of their 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed 100% similarity, suggesting their close relatedness and the possibility of belonging to the same species.

Repeatable and renewable synthesis of nickel-iron nitrate hydroxide needle-like arrays for water electrolysis.

A sustainable approach utilizing a low-temperature molten salt strategy is employed in this study to fabricate homogeneous and dense NiFe nitrate hydroxide needle-like arrays on a NiFe foam substrate. The electrode also achieves an ultra-low voltage of 1.77 V at 100 mA cm and maintains stability for more than 120 h at a current density of 100 mA cm, showing excellent overall water splitting (OWS) performance and stability.

Development of a Detailed Chemical Kinetic Model for 1-Methylnaphthalene.

1-Methylnaphthalene is a critical component for constructing fuel surrogates of diesel and aviation kerosene. However, the reaction pathways of 1-methylnaphthalene included in existing detailed chemical kinetic models vary from each other, leading to discrepancies in the simulation of ignition and oxidation processes. In the present study, reaction classes and pathways involved in the combustion of 1-methylnaphthalene were analyzed, and effects of rate constants of reactions related to 1-methylnaphthalene and its significant intermediates on ignition delay times and species concentration profiles were discussed, involving hydrogen abstraction and substitution reactions of 1-methylnaphthalene, oxidation, isomerization, and addition reactions of 1-naphthylmethyl, hydrogen abstraction and oxidation reactions of indene, as well as the oxidation of indenyl and naphthalene.

Heterologous expression of Halostachys caspica pathogenesis-related protein 10 increases salt and drought resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana.

Pathogenesis-related proteins (PR), whose expressions are induced by biotic and abiotic stress, play important roles in plant defense. Previous research identified the salt-induced HcPR10 gene in the halophyte Halostachys caspica as a regulator of plant growth and development through interactions with cytokinin. However, the mechanisms by which HcPR10 mediates resistance to abiotic stress remain poorly understood.

Reproductive factors and expression of stem cell markers in women with incident benign breast disease.

Reproductive factors are well-established risk factors for breast cancer. The prevailing hypothesis suggested that stem cell changes may be the key underlying mechanisms, but epidemiological evidence has been notably scarce. Herein we examined the relationship between reproductive risk factors and the expression of well-established stem cell markers CD44, CD24, and ALDH1A1 in benign breast biopsy non-cancerous samples.

Impact of radiotherapy on peripheral T lymphocytes in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: To investigate the impact of radiotherapy (RT) on the distribution and function of peripheral CD8 T lymphocytes in patients with hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC).

Methods: A total of 105 HPSCC patients who underwent definitive RT were enrolled. Baseline levels of peripheral immune cells were obtained, and their alteration during RT was evaluated.

Limosilactobacillus allomucosae sp. nov., a novel species isolated from wild boar faecal samples as a potential probiotic for domestic pigs.

Six strains, WILCCON 0050, WILCCON 0051, WILCCON 0052, WILCCON 0053, WILCCON 0054, WILCCON 0055, were isolated from four different faecal samples of wild boars on Pulau Ubin, Singapore, Singapore. Based on core genome phylogenetic analysis, the six strains formed a distinct clade within the genus Limosilactobacillus (Lm.), with the most closely related type strain being Lm.

Expanding the biosynthesis spectrum of hydroxy fatty acids: unleashing the potential of novel bacterial fatty acid hydratases.

Background: Hydroxy fatty acids represent an emerging class of compounds with promising applications in the chemical, medicinal and functional food sectors. The challenges associated with their chemical synthesis have spurred exploration of biological synthesis as an alternative route, particularly through the use of fatty acid hydratases. Fatty acid hydratases catalyse the regioselective addition of a hydrogen atom and a hydroxyl group from a water molecule to the carbon-carbon cis-double bond of unsaturated fatty acids to form hydroxy fatty acids.

Prolonged Survival of Neutrophils Induced by Tumor-Derived G-CSF/GM-CSF Promotes Immunosuppression and Progression in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) play a crucial role in tumor progression and exhibit prolonged survival. However, the mechanism underlying their extended lifespan and significance in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) remains unclear. Herein, it is observed that apoptosis of TANs is significantly delayed owing to induction by tumor-derived G-CSF and GM-CSF through the activation of the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway, upregulation of anti-apoptotic Mcl-1 expression, and downregulation of activated Caspase-3 levels.

A rapid-convergent particle swarm optimization approach for multiscale design of high-permeance seawater reverse osmosis systems.

Directly solving sophisticated partial differential equation constrained optimization problems is not only extremely time-consuming, but also very hard to find unique optimal solutions. Here, we propose stable and efficient surrogate models for seawater reverse osmosis desalination processes that enable thorough quantitative description of hydrodynamics and local transport characteristics in narrow flow channels. Without iteratively solving complex multi-physics simulation problem taking several hours, the proposed multi-scale design optimization framework significantly reduces the problem complexity by computing the surrogate models in seconds.

Influence of 1,2,4-Tri--butylcyclopentadienyl Ligand on the Reactivity of the Thorium Bipyridyl Metallocene [η-1,2,4-(MeC)CH]Th(bipy)].

The thorium bipyridyl metallocene (Cp)Th(bipy) (; Cp = η-1,2,4-(MeC)CH) shows a rich reactivity toward a series of small molecules. For example, complex may act as a synthon for the (Cp)Th(II) fragment as illustrated by its reactivity toward to CuI, hydrazine derivative (PhNH), Ph ( = S, Se), elemental sulfur (S) and selenium (Se), organic azides, CS, and isothiocyanates. Moreover, in the presence of polar multiple bonds, such as those in ketones PhCO and (CH)CO, aldehydes -MePhCHO and -ClPhCHO, seleno-ketone (-MeOPh)CSe, nitriles PhCN, PhCHCN, CHCN, and -(NC)Ph, and benzoyl cyanide PhCOCN, C-C coupling occurs to furnish (Cp)Th[(bipy)(PhCO)] (), (Cp)Th[(bipy)((CH)CO)] (), (Cp)Th[(bipy)(-MePhCHO)] (), (Cp)Th[(bipy)(-ClPhCHO)] (), (Cp)Th[(bipy){(-MeOPh)CSe}] (), (Cp)Th[(bipy)(PhCN)] (), (Cp)Th[(bipy)(PhCHCN)] (), (Cp)Th[(bipy)(CHCN)] (), [(Cp)Th]{μ-(bipy)[-Ph(CN)](bipy)} (), and (Cp)Th{(bipy)[PhC(CN)O]} (), respectively.