In-Plane Adaptive Heteroepitaxy of 2D Cesium Bismuth Halides with Engineered Bandgaps on c-Sapphire.

The heteroepitaxy of 2D materials with engineered bandgaps are crucial to broaden the spectral response for their integrated optoelectronic devices. However, it is a challenge to achieve the high-oriented epitaxy and integration of multicomponent 2D materials with varying lattice constants on the same substrate due to the limitation of lattice matching. Here, in-plane adaptive heteroepitaxy of a series of high-oriented 2D cesium bismuth halide (CsBiX X = I, Br, Cl) single crystals with varying lattice constants from 8.

Novel Vibrational Proteins.

Genetically encoded green fluorescent protein (GFP) and its brighter and redder variants have tremendously revolutionized modern molecular biology and life science by enabling direct visualization of gene regulated protein functions on microscopic and nanoscopic scales. However, the current fluorescent proteins (FPs) only emit a few colors with an emission width of about 30-50 nm. Here, we engineer novel vibrational proteins (VPs) that undergo much finer vibrational transitions and emit rather narrow vibrational spectra (0.

DisenSemi: Semi-Supervised Graph Classification via Disentangled Representation Learning.

Graph classification is a critical task in numerous multimedia applications, where graphs are employed to represent diverse types of multimedia data, including images, videos, and social networks. Nevertheless, in the real world, labeled graph data are always limited or scarce. To address this issue, we focus on the semi-supervised graph classification task, which involves both supervised and unsupervised models learning from labeled and unlabeled data.

New CDDO Arylboronate Ester Derivatives with High Selectivity and Low Toxicity.

As an oleanolic acid derivative, CDDO-Me lacks selectivity for tumors. Based on the high reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in cancer cells, compound was selected from 17 new CDDO arylboronate ester derivatives. A preliminary study revealed that displayed the highest selectivity for cancer cells.

A portable affective computing system for identifying mate preference.

Recognizing an individual's preference state for potential romantic partners based on electroencephalogram (EEG) signals holds significant practical value in enhancing matchmaking success rates and preventing romance fraud. Despite some progress has been made in this field, challenges such as high-dimensional feature space and channel redundancy limited the technology's practical application. The aim of this study is to explore the most discriminative EEG features and channels, in order to enhance the recognition performance of the system, while maximizing the portable and practical value of EEG-based systems for recognizing romantic attraction.

New insights into membrane fouling in coagulation-ultrafiltration by cake characteristics analysis: A case study with PACl-Al and PACl.

Membrane fouling is a bottleneck issue that hindered the further application of ultrafiltration technology. To alleviate membrane fouling, coagulation-ultrafiltration (C-UF) process using polyaluminum chloride (PACl) and PACl-Al with high proportion of AlO(OH) as coagulants, respectively, were investigated at various pH conditions. Results indicated that an increase in solution pH contributed to larger floc size and looser floc structure for both PACl and PACl-Al.

A novel insight of degradation ibuprofen in aqueous by catalytic ozonation with supported catalyst: Supports effect on ozone mass transfer.

Catalytic ozonation is an effective wastewater purification process. However, the low ozone mass transfer in packed bubble columns leads to low ozone utilization efficiency (OUE), poor organic degradation performance, and high energy consumption. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop efficient supported catalysts that can enhance mass transfer and performance.

Magnetic field-assisted adsorption of phosphate on biochar loading amorphous Zr-Ce (carbonate) oxide composite.

For metal-based phosphate adsorbents, the dispersity and utilization of surface metal active sites are crucial factors in their adsorption performance and synthesis cost. In this study, a biochar material modified with amorphous Zr-Ce (carbonate) oxides (BZCCO-13) was synthesized for the phosphate uptake, and the adsorption process was enhanced by magnetic field. The beside-magnetic field was shown to have a better influence than under-magnetic field on adsorption, with maximum adsorption capacities (123.

Carbon Dot-Stabilized Hydrogel Composite: A New Adsorbent for Efficient and Sustainable Pb(II) Removal.

In this paper, a carbon dot hydrogel composite (CDs-Hy) capable of efficiently removing Pb(II) was prepared by hydrogen bonding self-assembly in combination with carbon dots and a hydrogel. CDs-Hy was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and the effect of the adsorption conditions on the adsorption efficiency of CDs-Hy was studied. The results of the study showed that the incorporation of carbon dots, on the one hand, significantly increased the adsorption capacity of the material.

A Comprehensive Survey on Deep Graph Representation Learning.

Graph representation learning aims to effectively encode high-dimensional sparse graph-structured data into low-dimensional dense vectors, which is a fundamental task that has been widely studied in a range of fields, including machine learning and data mining. Classic graph embedding methods follow the basic idea that the embedding vectors of interconnected nodes in the graph can still maintain a relatively close distance, thereby preserving the structural information between the nodes in the graph. However, this is sub-optimal due to: (i) traditional methods have limited model capacity which limits the learning performance; (ii) existing techniques typically rely on unsupervised learning strategies and fail to couple with the latest learning paradigms; (iii) representation learning and downstream tasks are dependent on each other which should be jointly enhanced.

Application of metabolomics in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a prevalent malignancy affecting the head and neck region. The prognosis for OSCC patients remains unfavorable due to the absence of precise and efficient early diagnostic techniques. Metabolomics offers a promising approach for identifying distinct metabolites, thereby facilitating early detection and treatment of OSCC.

Cross‑talk between lymphangiogenesis and malignant melanoma cells: New opinions on tumour drainage and immunization (Review).

Malignant melanoma (MM) is a highly aggressive tumour that can easily metastasize through the lymphatic system at the early stages. Lymph node (LN) involvement and lymphatic vessel (LV) density (LVD) represent a harbinger of an adverse prognosis, indicating a strong link between the state of the lymphatic system and the advancement of MM. Permeable capillary lymphatic vessels are the optimal conduits for melanoma cell (MMC) invasion, and lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) can also release a variety of chemokines that actively attract MMCs expressing chemokine ligands through a gradient orientation.

Angiopoietin-2 expression and its relationship with lymphangiogenesis and clinicopathological characteristics in cutaneous malignant melanoma.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2/ANGPT2) expression and its relationship with lymphangiogenesis and clinicopathological characteristics in cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM).

Methods: Gene expression differences between metastatic melanoma and melanoma in 472 patients from the TCGA database were analyzed. The target gene Ang-2 was screened.

Multi-Modal Portable Respiratory Rate Monitoring Device for Childhood Pneumonia Detection.

Accurate assessment of Respiratory Rate (RR) is the most important mechanism in detecting pneumonia in low-resource settings. Pneumonia is a disease with one of the highest mortality rates among young children under five. However, the diagnosis of pneumonia for infants remains challenging, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).

IQ domain-containing protein ZmIQD27 modulates water transport in maize.

Plant metaxylem vessels provide physical support to promote upright growth and the transport of water and nutrients. A detailed characterization of the molecular network controlling metaxylem development is lacking. However, knowledge of the events that regulate metaxylem development could contribute to the development of germplasm with improved yield.

Impact of primary molars with periapical disease on permanent successors: A retrospective radiographic study.

Objective: To clarify the effects on the development, position and morphology of the permanent successors of primary molars affected by apical periodontitis (AP).

Method: A total of 132 panoramic radiographs of children aged from 4 to 10 were screened out and a total of 159 mandibular second primary molars with chronic apical periodontitis（AP）(93 males and 66 females) were analyzed. The maturation values of permanent successors were interpreted and scored according to Nolla's method and compared with normal ones'.

Nr4a1 promotes renal interstitial fibrosis by regulating the p38 MAPK phosphorylation.

Background: Renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF) is a common pathway to end-stage renal disease regardless of the initial etiology. Currently, the molecular mechanisms for RIF remains not fully elucidated. Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1(Nr4a1), a member of the NR4A subfamily of nuclear receptors, is a ligand-activated transcription factor.

Direct Counting and Imaging Chain Lengths of Lipids by Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy.

Direct counting and mapping the chain lengths of fatty acids on a microscopic scale are of particular importance but remain an unsolvable challenge. Although the current hyperspectral stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy has gained exceptional capability in chemical imaging of the degree of desaturation, the complete lipid characterization, including the carbon chain length quantification, is awaiting a major breakthrough. Here, we pushed the spectral resolution limit of hyperspectral SRS microscopy to 5.

20 abnormal metabolites of Stage IV Grade C periodontitis was discovered by CPSI-MS.

Saliva is a noninvasive biofluid that contains the metabolic signature of severe periodontitis (SP, Stage IV and Grade C). Conductive polymer spray ionization mass spectrometry (CPSI-MS) was used to record a wide range of metabolites within a few seconds, making this technique a promising point-of-care method for the early detection of SP (Stage IV and Grade C). Saliva samples from 31 volunteers, consisting of 16 healthy controls (HC) and 15 patients with SP (Stage IV and Grade C), were collected to identify dysregulated metabolites.