Regulation of Interface Schottky Barrier and Photoelectric Properties in Carbon-Based HTL-Free Perovskite Solar Cells.

Carbon-based hole transport layer (HTL)-free perovskite solar cells (C-PSCs) receive a lot of attention because of their simplified preparation technology, low price, and good hydrophobicity. However, the Schottky junction formed at the interface between perovskite and carbon poles affects the photogenerated carrier extraction and conversion efficiency. In this paper, 4-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid (TPCA) is used to modify the perovskite films.

Strengthened Interficial Adhesive Fracture Energy by Young's Modulus Matching Degree Strategy in Carbon-Based HTM Free MAPbI Perovskite Solar Cell with Enhanced Mechanical Compatibility.

Carbon-based hole transport layer-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on methylammonium lead triiodide (MAPbI ) have become one of the research focus due to low cost, easy preparation, and good optoelectronic properties. However, instability of perovskite under vacancy defects and stress-strain makes it difficult to achieve high-efficiency and stable power output. Here, a soft-structured long-chain 2D pentanamine iodide (abbreviated as "PI") is used to improve perovskite quality and interfacial mechanical compatibility.

An inhibitor with GSK3β and DYRK1A dual inhibitory properties reduces Tau hyperphosphorylation and ameliorates disease in models of Alzheimer's disease.

Since Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex and multifactorial neuropathology, the discovery of multi-targeted inhibitors has gradually demonstrated greater therapeutic potential. Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), the main neuropathologic hallmarks of AD, are mainly associated with hyperphosphorylation of the microtubule-associated protein Tau. The overexpression of GSK3β and DYRK1A has been recognized as an important contributor to hyperphosphorylation of Tau, leading to the strategy of using dual-targets inhibitors for the treatment of this disorder.

Atractylenolide III from Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz promotes the activation of brown and white adipose tissue through SIRT1/PGC-1α signaling pathway.

Background: Hypothermia is a complex pathophysiological response that can be life-threatening in low-temperature environment because of impaired thermoregulation. However, there is currently no clinically effective drugs that can prevent or treat this disease. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation or browning of white adipose tissue (WAT) is a promising therapeutic strategy to prevent or treat hypothermia.

Rational Design on Chemical Regulation of Interfacial Microstress Engineering by Matching Young's Modulus in a CsPbBr Perovskite Film with Mechanical Compatibility toward Enhanced Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency.

Thermodynamically induced tensile stress in the perovskite film will lead to the formation of atomic vacancies, seriously destroying the photovoltaic efficiency stability of the perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Among them, cations and halide anions vacancies are unavoidable; these point vacancies are considered to be a major source of the ionic migration and perovskite degradation at the crystal boundary and surface of the perovskite films. Here, we use choline bromide to modify the perovskite film by occupying the atomic defects in the CsPbBr perovskite film.

Role of Mitophagy in the Pathogenesis of Stroke: From Mechanism to Therapy.

Mitochondria can supply adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to the tissue, which can regulate metabolism during the pathologic process and is also involved in the pathophysiology of neuronal injury after stroke. Recent studies have suggested that selective autophagy could play important roles in the pathophysiological process of stroke, especially mitophagy. It is usually mediated by the PINK1/Parkin-independent pathway or PINK1/Parkin-dependent pathway.

synthesis of FeO nanosphere/CoO nanowire-connected reduced graphene oxide hybrid networks for high-performance supercapacitors.

Three-dimensional (3D) hybrid networks consisting of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets interconnected by CoO nanowires (rGO/CoO), followed by the decoration of FeO nanospheres (NSs) (rGO/CoO@FeO), were demonstrated by a facile hydrothermal method, with which the rGO/CoO networks acted as nucleation sites for the synthesis of FeO NSs. The intimate contacts between rGO, CoO NWs and FeO NSs, which result in an excellent conductive behavior, provide a unique structure with huge potential for electrochemical property promoted electrochemical supercapacitors. The rGO/CoO@FeO hybrid networks as electrodes exhibit a high capacitance of 784 F g at 1 A g with 83% retention of the initial capacitance as the current density increases from 1 to 10 A g, which is explained by the graphene-based interconnected structure owing to the advantages of accommodating the volume expansion between CoO NWs and FeO NSs.

Association Between Body Mass Index and Survival Outcomes In Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Meta-analyses of Individual Patient Data.

Despite that immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) had tremendous improved the survival of multiple solid tumors, only a limited proportion of patients are responsive to ICIs. Therefore, effective variables are urgently needed to predict the probability of response to ICIs. Systematic searches were conducted from inception up to May, 2020.

Study on the experimental verification and regulatory mechanism of Rougui-Ganjiang herb-pair for the actions of thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue based on network pharmacology.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Cinnamomum cassia Presl (Rougui) has character of xin、gan、wen, belongs to Jing of heart、lung、bladder, and has the effect of dispersing cold and relieving pain. It is widely used to resolve the exterior and dissipate cold in Treatise on Febrile Diseases (Shang Han Lun), such as Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang Tang and Guizhi Renshen Tang. Both these two prescriptions contain Cinnamomum cassia Presl and Zingiber officinale Rosc (Ganjiang).

Necrostatin-1 prolongs latency to convulsion in mice exposed to high oxygen partial pressure.

Introduction: Exposure to very high oxygen partial pressure may cause central nervous system oxygen toxicity (CNS-OT). The role of necroptosis in the pathogenesis of CNS-OT is still unclear.

Methods: In experiment one, male C57BL/6 mice in the oxygen toxicity (OT) group (n = 5) and necrostatin-1 (Nec-1; a necroptosis inhibitor) (1.

Advances in the treatment of neuropathic pain with hyperbaric oxygen.

Neuropathic pain (NPP) refers to the pain caused by primary or secondary injury or dysfunction of the peripheral or central nervous system, and usually requires multidisciplinary treatment. However, most pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions can only temporarily and/or moderately improve pain-related symptoms, and they often produce unbearable adverse reactions or cause drug resistance. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy has been widely used in the clinical treatment of some diseases due to its advantages of safety, few side effects, no resistance, and non-invasiveness.

A hybrid transition metal nanocrystal-embedded graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet system as a superior oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn-air batteries.

In this study, we, for the first time, demonstrate a general solid-phase pyrolysis method to synthesize hybrid transition metal nanocrystal-embedded graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets, namely M-CNNs, as a highly efficient oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn-air batteries (ZABs). The ratios between metallic acetylacetonates and the g-CN precursor can be controlled where Fe-CNNs, Ni-CNNs and Co-NNs composites have been optimized to exhibit superior ORR/OER bifunctional electrocatalytic activities. Specifically, Co-CNNs exhibited not only a comparable half-wave potential (0.

Lung macrophages are involved in lung injury secondary to repetitive diving.

This study aimed to establish an animal model of decompression-induced lung injury (DILI) secondary to repetitive diving in mice and explore the role of macrophages in DILI and the protective effects of high-concentration hydrogen (HCH) on DILI. Mice were divided into three groups: control group, DILI group, and HCH group. Mice were exposed to hyperbaric air at 600 kPa for 60 min once daily for consecutive 3 d and then experienced decompression.

Roflumilast, a phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor, improves hyperoxia-induced lung injury via anti-inflammation.

Roflumilast is an inhibitor of phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) and can suppress the hydrolysis of cAMP in inflammatory cells, conferring anti-inflammatory effects. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of roflumilast on hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury (HALI) in a rat model. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into: control group; HALI group; 2.

Isolation, structure elucidation and neuroprotective effects of caffeoylquinic acid derivatives from the roots of Arctium lappa L.

Five undescribed caffeoylquinic acid derivatives (CQAs), along with fifteen known CQAs, were isolated from the roots of Arctium lappa L.(burdock). The chemical structures of compounds were determined using extensive spectroscopic analyses, including UV, IR, NMR and MS.

Three-Dimensional Molybdenum Diselenide Helical Nanorod Arrays for High-Performance Aluminum-Ion Batteries.

The rechargeable aluminum-ion battery (AIB) is a promising candidate for next-generation high-performance batteries, but its cathode materials require more development to improve their capacity and cycling life. We have demonstrated the growth of MoSe three-dimensional helical nanorod arrays on a polyimide substrate by the deposition of Mo helical nanorod arrays followed by a low-temperature plasma-assisted selenization process to form novel cathodes for AIBs. The binder-free 3D MoSe-based AIB shows a high specific capacity of 753 mAh g at a current density of 0.

Interface Engineered Binary Platinum Free Alloy-based Counter Electrodes with Improved Performance in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

The high cost and platinum dissolution issues of counter electrodes (CEs) are two core problems for the development of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In this work, different CEs based on binary alloy RuCo, RuSe and CoSe nanostructures for DSSCs were successfully synthesized and investigated by a facile and environmentally friendly approach. Here, we found that the CoSe alloy CE-based device yields the higher photoelectric conversion efficiency of 7.

Notopterygium incisum extract (NRE) rescues cognitive deficits in APP/PS1 Alzhneimer's disease mice by attenuating amyloid-beta, tau, and neuroinflammation pathology.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a frequently occurring disease of the elderly, and "deficiency" is the root of AD. Most famous experts of traditional Chinese medicine believe that the disease is based on deficiency, and the deficiency of kidney essence is the basis. Notopterygium incisum (Qiang huo) is beneficial to bladder, liver, and kidneys.

Jiang Gui Fang activated interscapular brown adipose tissue and induced epididymal white adipose tissue browning through the PPARγ/SIRT1-PGC1α pathway.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Gui Zhi Tang, a well-known Chinese herbal formula recorded in the Eastern Han Dynasty, has been widely used to treat exogenous cold for thousands of years. Recent studies have shown that Gui Zhi Tang has the effect of regulating the body temperature. Because of its effect on heat production, protecting vital organs of the body and avoiding damage from the cold environment, Jiang Gui Fang (JG) was obtained from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command where it has been used clinically for many years and has exhibited favourable efficacy.

Hydrogen inhibits microglial activation and regulates microglial phenotype in a mouse middle cerebral artery occlusion model.

Microglia participate in bi-directional control of brain repair after stroke. Previous studies have demonstrated that hydrogen protects brain after ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) by inhibiting inflammation, but the specific mechanism of anti-inflammatory effect of hydrogen is poorly understood. The goal of our study is to investigate whether inhalation of high concentration hydrogen (HCH) is able to attenuate I/R-induced microglia activation.

The efficacy and safety of long- versus short-interval transarterial chemoembolization in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

To compare the efficacy and safety of long- versus short-interval of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. This retrospective analysis enrolled 574 patients with unresectable HCC who underwent at least two sessions of TACE between January 2007 and December 2014. The patients were divided into a short-interval group (SIG) and a long-interval group (LIG) based on the median TACE interval of the first two sessions.

Electrostatically Charged MoS/Graphene Oxide Hybrid Composites for Excellent Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices.

We demonstrate, for the first time, a new method of fabricating hybrid MoS/poly(ethyleneimine)-modified graphene oxide (PEI-GO) composites assembled through electrostatically charged interaction between the negatively charged MoS nanosheets and positively charged PEI-GO in an aqueous solution. The GO can not only improve the electronic conductivity of the MoS/PEI-GO composites, leading to an excellent charge-transfer network, but also hamper the restacking of MoS nanosheets. The composition ratios between MoS and PEI-GO were also optimized with the highest specific capacitance of 153.

Advances in stroke pharmacology.

Stroke occurs when a cerebral blood vessel is blocked or ruptured, and it is the major cause of death and adult disability worldwide. Various pharmacological agents have been developed for the treatment of stroke either through interrupting the molecular pathways leading to neuronal death or enhancing neuronal survival and regeneration. Except for rtPA, few of these agents have succeeded in clinical trials.