Application of the Time-Domain Multichromophoric Fluorescence Resonant Energy Transfer Method in the NISE Programme.

We present the implementation of the time-domain multichromophoric fluorescence resonant energy transfer (TC-MCFRET) approach in the numerical integration of the Schrödinger equation (NISE) program. This method enables the efficient simulation of incoherent energy transfer between distinct segments within large and complex molecular systems, such as photosynthetic complexes. Our approach incorporates a segmentation protocol to divide these systems into manageable components and a modified thermal correction to ensure detailed balance.

ColonNeXt: Fully Convolutional Attention for Polyp Segmentation.

This study introduces ColonNeXt, a novel fully convolutional attention-based model for polyp segmentation from colonoscopy images, aimed at the enhancing early detection of colorectal cancer. Utilizing a purely convolutional neural network (CNN), ColonNeXt integrates an encoder-decoder structure with a hierarchical multi-scale context-aware network (MSCAN) in the encoder and a convolutional block attention module (CBAM) in the decoder. The decoder further includes a proposed CNN-based feature attention mechanism for selective feature enhancement, ensuring precise segmentation.

Examining dimensions of career intentions: insights from medical and nursing students at a private not-for profit university in Vietnam.

Background: Understanding students' career intentions through evidence-based approaches is crucial for developing effective career guidance and intervention strategies. Although there has been considerable attention in this field, research remains limited, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Asia. These regions have unique socioeconomic conditions and cultural norms that potentially shape decision-making processes.

Coarse-Grained Approach to Simulate Signatures of Excitation Energy Transfer in Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy of Large Molecular Systems.

Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES) has proven to be a highly effective technique in studying the properties of excited states and the process of excitation energy transfer in complex molecular assemblies, particularly in biological light-harvesting systems. However, the accurate simulation of 2DES for large systems still poses a challenge because of the heavy computational demands it entails. In an effort to overcome this limitation, we devised a coarse-grained 2DES method.

Inter-subunit energy transfer processes in a minimal plant photosystem II supercomplex.

Photosystem II (PSII) is an integral part of the photosynthesis machinery, in which several light-harvesting complexes rely on inter-complex excitonic energy transfer (EET) processes to channel energy to the reaction center. In this paper, we report on a direct observation of the inter-complex EET in a minimal PSII supercomplex from plants, containing the trimeric light-harvesting complex II (LHCII), the monomeric light-harvesting complex CP26, and the monomeric PSII core complex. Using two-dimensional (2D) electronic spectroscopy, we measure an inter-complex EET timescale of 50 picoseconds for excitations from the LHCII-CP26 peripheral antenna to the PSII core.

How green intrinsic and extrinsic motivations interact, balance and imbalance with each other to trigger green purchase intention and behavior: A polynomial regression with response surface analysis.

This research aims to examine how green extrinsic and intrinsic motivations individually and jointly affect green purchase intention and actual behavior, drawing on the integration of self-determination theory and the theory of planned behavior. Based upon a sample of 4062 consumers in Vietnam, we methodologically adopted a polynomial regression with response surface analysis to shed the light on how a higher degree of eco-friendly consumption intention and behavior is synthesized from the balance between high green extrinsic and intrinsic motivations. Conversely, a large imbalance between green extrinsic and intrinsic motivations will lower the level of environmentally friendly consumption.

A Clinically Oriented antimicrobial Resistance surveillance Network (ACORN): pilot implementation in three countries in Southeast Asia, 2019-2020.

Case-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) provides more actionable data than isolate- or sample-based surveillance. We developed A Clinically Oriented antimicrobial Resistance surveillance Network (ACORN) as a lightweight but comprehensive platform, in which we combine clinical data collection with diagnostic stewardship, microbiological data collection and visualisation of the linked clinical-microbiology dataset. Data are compatible with WHO GLASS surveillance and can be stratified by syndrome and other metadata.

An efficient time-domain implementation of the multichromophoric Förster resonant energy transfer method.

The excitation energy transfer (EET) process for photosynthetic antenna complexes consisting of subunits, each comprised of multiple chromophores, remains challenging to describe. The multichromophoric Förster resonance energy transfer theory is a popular method to describe the EET process in such systems. This paper presents a new time-domain method for calculating energy transfer based on the combination of multichromophoric Förster resonance energy transfer theory and the Numerical Integration of the Schrödinger Equation method.

Measuring the Ultrafast Spectral Diffusion and Vibronic Coupling Dynamics in CdSe Colloidal Quantum Wells using Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy.

We measure the ultrafast spectral diffusion, vibronic dynamics, and energy relaxation of a CdSe colloidal quantum wells (CQWs) system at room temperature using two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES). The energy relaxation of light-hole (LH) excitons and hot carriers to heavy-hole (HH) excitons is resolved with a time scale of ∼210 fs. We observe the equilibration dynamics between the spectroscopically accessible HH excitonic state and a dark state with a time scale of ∼160 fs.

Self-evaluation of Conflict Management Skills: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Vietnamese Nurses in 2021.

Background: Effective conflict management requires various skills. However, evidence suggests that nurses are unprepared to deal with conflicts at work. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine nurses' evaluations of their conflict management skills.

Corrigendum: Efficient and reliable geocoding of German Twitter data to enable spatial data linkage to official statistics and other data sources.

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Efficient and Reliable Geocoding of German Twitter Data to Enable Spatial Data Linkage to Official Statistics and Other Data Sources.

More and more, social scientists are using (big) digital behavioral data for their research. In this context, the social network and microblogging platform Twitter is one of the most widely used data sources. In particular, geospatial analyses of Twitter data are proving to be fruitful for examining regional differences in user behavior and attitudes.

Ultrafast Excitation Energy Transfer Dynamics in the LHCII-CP29-CP24 Subdomain of Plant Photosystem II.

We measure the two-dimensional electronic spectra of the LHCII(M)-CP29-CP24 complex in photosystem II (PSII) and provide the first study of the ultrafast excitation energy transfer (EET) processes of an asymmetric and native light-harvesting assembly of the antenna of PSII. With comparisons to LHCII, we observe faster energy equilibrations in the intermediate levels of the LHCII(M)-CP29-CP24 complex at 662 and 670 nm. Notably, the putative "bottleneck" states in LHCII exhibit faster effective dynamics in the LHCII(M)-CP24-CP29 complex, with the average lifetime shortening from 2.

Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy of the Q to Q relaxation of chlorophylls a in photosystem II core complex.

Using two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy, we measured the Q to Q transfer dynamics of the chlorophyll a (Chl a) manifold in the photosystem II (PSII) monomeric core complex from Arabidopsis thaliana. A PSII monomeric core consists of 35 Chls a and no Chl b, thus allowing for a clear window to study Chl a Q dynamics in a large pigment-protein complex. Initial excitation in the Q band results in a transfer to the Q band in less than 60 fs.

Describing Death Acceptance Among Thai Buddhists With Cancer.

Introduction: Death acceptance (DA) is perceived in culturally specific ways. The purposes of this study were to describe DA among Thai Buddhists with cancer and to compare DA differences in demographic data.

Methodology: This research was a secondary data analysis.

Public Reactions in Online Newspapers to Workplace Violence Against Nurses.

Background: Nurses frequently suffer from workplace violence, but the public is often not fully aware of the situation because many events are not widely reported.

Methods: This study is an attempt to describe public perceptions of and reactions to reports of incidents of violence against nurses in online newspapers. Articles about such violence in Vietnamese online newspapers published from January to December 2019 as well as readers' comments on those articles were collected for thematic analysis.

Demand for Mobile Health in Developing Countries During COVID-19: Vietnamese's Perspectives from Different Age Groups and Health Conditions.

Background: Vietnam's economy and intellectual standards have witnessed significant development, improving conditions for residents to acquire novel mHealth applications. Additionally, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced Vietnamese awareness of healthcare; however, previous studies have only been clinician-centered rather than customer-centered.

Methods: This study addresses this literature gap by interviewing 50 Vietnamese participants grouped by age, namely Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z, and health conditions, namely whether participants or family members have chronic illness.

Electron Transfer Quenching of Rhodamine 6G by -Methylpyrrole Is an Unproductive Process in the Photocatalytic Heterobiaryl Cross-Coupling Reaction.

In the heterobiaryl cross-coupling reaction between aryl halides (Ar-X) and -methylpyrrole (-MP) catalyzed by rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) under irradiation with visible light, a highly active and long-lived (millisecond time range) rhodamine 6G radical (Rh6G) is formed upon electron transfer from ,-diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA) to Rh6G. In this study, we utilized steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopy techniques to demonstrate the existence of another electron-transfer process occurring from the relatively electron-rich -MP to photoexcited Rh6G that was neglected in the previous reports. In this case, the radical Rh6G formed is short-lived and undergoes rapid recombination (nanosecond time-range), rendering it ineffective in reducing Ar-X to aryl radicals Ar that can subsequently be trapped by -MP.

The Adaptation of the Buddhist Death Acceptance Scale for Vietnamese Persons with Cancer.

Purpose: This study reports on selected psychometric properties of the adapted Buddhist Death Acceptance Scale (BDAS) for Vietnamese persons with cancer.

Methods: The original 13-item BDAS was developed based on Buddhist perspectives toward death and life and was translated from Thai into Vietnamese. Item content checking with five Vietnamese local experts suggested three items of the original BDAS were irrelevant in Vietnamese culture and hence should be excluded.

LiLaZrO Garnet Solid Polymer Electrolyte for Highly Stable All-Solid-State Batteries.

All-solid-state batteries have gained significant attention as promising candidates to replace liquid electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries for high safety, energy storage performance, and stability under elevated temperature conditions. However, the low ionic conductivity and unsuitability of lithium metal in solid polymer electrolytes is a critical problem. To resolve this, we used a cubic garnet oxide electrolyte (LiLaZrO - LLZO) and ionic liquid in combination with a polymer electrolyte to produce a composite electrolyte membrane.

An Exciton Dynamics Model of Light-Harvesting Complex II.

is a marine green macroalga adapted to the intertidal environment. It possesses siphonaxanthin-binding light-harvesting complexes of photosystem II (LHCII) with spectroscopic properties markedly different from the LHCII in plants. By applying a phenomenological fitting procedure to the two-dimensional electronic spectra of the LHCII from measured at 77 K, we can extract information about the excitonic states and energy-transfer processes.

Design, synthesis and bioevaluation of novel 6-substituted aminoindazole derivatives as anticancer agents.

In the present study, a series of 6-substituted aminoindazole derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for bio-activities. The compounds were initially designed as indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) inhibitors based on the structural feature of five IDO1 inhibitors, which are currently on clinical trials, and the important anticancer activity of the indazole scaffold. One of them, compound -(4-fluorobenzyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1-indazol-6-amine (36), exhibited a potent anti-proliferative activity with an IC value of 0.

Observing the Fluctuation Dynamics of Dative Bonds Using Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy.

We perform two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy on chlorophyll (Chl) and molecules in aprotic solvents of different Lewis basicity. By analyzing the ultrafast spectral diffusion dynamics of the Q transition, we show that a certain timescale of the spectral diffusion dynamics is affected by the solvents' Lewis basicity. Control experiments with Chlorin-e6-a Chl molecule analog-and time-dependent density functional theory calculations confirm that we are directly probing the fluctuation dynamics of the dative bond between the solvent's lone pair and the Mg center in Chls that is responsible for the Lewis basicity.

Hierarchical Equations of Motion Simulation of Temperature-Dependent Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy of the Chlorophyll a Manifold in LHCII.

We simulated two-dimensional electronic spectra (2DES) of the chlorophyll a manifold of light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) at various temperatures (77, 110, 150, 190, 230, 273, and 293 K) using the hierarchical equations of the motion-phase matching approach. We confirm the main excitation energy transfer pathways assignments within the chlorophyll a manifold of LHCII measured in a recent work (J. Phys.

Adsorptive Removal of Antibiotic Ciprofloxacin from Aqueous Solution Using Protein-Modified Nanosilica.

The present study aims to investigate adsorptive removal of molecular ciprofloxacin using protein-modified nanosilica (ProMNS). Protein was successfully extracted from Moringa seeds while nanosilica was synthesized from rice husk. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), ultraviolet visible (UV-Vis) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were used to evaluate the characterization of protein.