A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Zanthoxylum nitidum.

Dried roots of Zanthoxylum nitidum (2n=2x=70, family Rutaceae) was referred as "Liang-Mian-Zhen" in Chinese, acting as a valuable species due to its notable pharmacological activities. Herein, we combined PacBio HiFi data together with Hi-C mapping technology to construct a chromosome-scale reference genome assembly for Z. nitidum.

Fenton-Inactive Cd Enables Highly Selective O-Derived Domino Reaction.

Advancing and deploying Fenton-inactive Cd that combines excellent catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability remains a serious challenge, predominantly owing to the difficulty in regulating the intrinsic electronic states and local geometric structures of such fully occupied ds configuration. In this work, a combination of experiments and theoretical calculations reveals that the incorporation of boron (B) enables the tuning of the average oxidation state of Cd to Cd, facilitating electron localization and implementing a different electrocatalytic preference compared to conventional d-electron configurations. The resulting Cd(B) catalyst demonstrates high selectivity (>90% on average) in the O-to-HO conversion, negligible activity loss over 100 h, and a superior HO production rate (15.

A new methodology for studying vortex dynamics based on point-contact spectroscopy.

Vortex dynamics has attracted tremendous attention for both fundamental physics and applications of type-II superconductors. However, methods to detect local vortex motion or vortex jump with high sensitivity are still scarce. Here, we fabricated soft point contacts on the clean layered superconductor 2H-NbSe2, which are demonstrated to contain multiple parallel micro-constrictions by scanning electronic microscopy.

Comparative transcriptome analysis of the effects of friction and exogenous gibberellin on germination in .

The seeds of () have dormancy characteristics with very low germination under natural conditions. In general, its seed dormancy could be broken by friction or soaking with exogenous gibberellins (GA). To date, the molecular mechanism underlying the effects of GA and friction on its seed germination is unclear.

Fully Depleted Self-Aligned Heterosandwiched Van Der Waals Photodetectors.

Room-temperature-operating highly sensitive mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) photodetectors are utilized in a large number of important applications, including night vision, communications, and optical radar. Many previous studies have demonstrated uncooled MWIR photodetectors using 2D narrow-bandgap semiconductors. To date, most of these works have utilized atomically thin flakes, simple van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures, or atomically thin p-n junctions as absorbers, which have difficulty in meeting the requirements for state-of-the-art MWIR photodetectors with a blackbody response.

Nanohybridization of Keggin polyoxometalate clusters and reduced graphene oxide for lithium-ion batteries.

Unlabelled: The nanocomposites of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and polyoxometalates (POMs) have been considered to be effective to boost more Li to participate in intercalation/deintercalation process of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). In this paper, a nanocomposite (PMo@RGO-AIL) with electrostatic interaction of RGO and Keggin-type [PMoO] has been fabricated and characterized by XRD, XPS, SEM, and TEM. To prepare PMo@RGO-AIL, a strategy of covalent modification is developed between amino-based ionic liquid and RGO, helping to achieve the uniform dispersion of [PMoO].

Biomolecule-Assisted Synthesis and Electro-Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Flowerlike Nickel Sulfide Nanostructures.

In this paper, flowerlike nickel sulfide materials are synthesized using a facile solution-phase biomolecule-assisted approach in the presence of L-cysteine (an ordinary and cheap amino acid), which turned out to serve as both the sulfur source and the directing molecule in the formation of nickel sulfide nanostructures. The morphology, structure, and phase composition of the assynthesized nickel sulfide products are characterized using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman. Moreover, the nickel sulfide materials are investigated as electro catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in strongly alkaline media.

A bimetallic oxide FeMoO electrocatalyst with highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction activity in alkaline and acidic media.

Transition-metal Mo-based materials have been considered to be among the most effective hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts. Regulating the electronic structure of Mo atoms with guest metal atoms is considered as one of the important strategies to improve their HER activity. However, introduction of guest metal elements in the vicinity of Mo sites with atomic-level hybridization is difficult to realize, resulting in the failure of the modified electronic structure of Mo sites.

α-Diimine nickel complexes of ethylene and related alkenes.

A series of nickel mono(alkene) complexes, [LNi(alkene)], which consist of nickel(0) and neutral α-diimine ligand L (L = [(2,6-iPr2C6H3)NC(Me)]2), have been synthesized. The bonding and structures of the complexes were studied by X-ray diffraction, spectroscopic methods, and DFT computations.

[Detection and analysis of ABO Hemolytic disease in newborn].

This study was purposed to investigate the incidence and the model of ABO hemolytic disease in newborn (ABO-HDN) and the results of the three hemolysis test, so as to provide the evidences for clinical diagnosis and therapy. A total of 227 cases of maternal-fetal ABO incompatibility from January 2013 to October 2013 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University were enrolled in the study. The ABO blood group of newborn and mother was detemined and three hemolysis tests (direct antiglobulin test, free antibody test, RBC antibody release test) were performed.

[Rapid propagation system for tissure culture of Smilax glabra].

Objective: Establishing the rapid propagation for plant tissue culture of Smilax glabra in order to rationally protect and utilize the resource.

Methods: The seed, shoot, leaf and rhizome of Similax glabra were cultured as explants. Different media and plant growth regulators at different concerntration were used.

TiO2 nanotube arrays modified with Cr-doped SrTiO3 nanocubes for highly efficient hydrogen evolution under visible light.

In recent decades, solar-driven hydrogen production over semiconductors has attracted tremendous interest owing to the global energy and environmental crisis. Among various semiconductor materials, TiO2 exhibits outstanding photocatalytic properties and has been extensively applied in diverse photocatalytic and photoelectric systems. However, two major drawbacks limit practical applications, namely, high charge-recombination rate and poor visible-light utilization.

Distinct stepwise reduction of a nickel-nickel-bonded compound containing an α-diimine ligand: from perpendicular to coaxial structures.

A nickel-nickel-bonded complex, [{Ni(μ-L(.-))}2] (1; L=[(2,6-iPr2C6H3)NC(Me)]2), was synthesized from reduction of the LNiBr2 precursor by sodium metal. Further controllable reduction of 1 with 1.

Reactivity of Dialumane and "Dialumene" Compounds toward Alkenes.

The reactions of dialumane [L(thf)Al-Al(thf)L] (1, L=[{(2,6-iPr2C6H3)NC(Me)}2](2-)) with stilbene and styrene afforded the oxidation/insertion products [L(thf)Al(CH(Ph)-CH(Ph))AlL] (2) and [L(thf)Al(CH(Ph)-CH2)Al(thf)L] (3), respectively. In the presence of Na metal, precursor 1 reacted with butadienes, possibly through the reduced "dialumene" or the "carbene-like" :AlL species, to yield aluminacyclopentenes [LAl(CH2C(Me)=C(Me)CH2)Na]n (4 a) and [Na(dme)3][LAl(CH2C(Me)=CHCH2)] (4 b, dme=dimethoxyethane) as [1+4] cycloaddition products, as well as the [2+4] cycloaddition product 1,6-dialumina-3,8-cyclodecadiene, [{Na(dme)}2][LAl(CH2C(Me)=C(Me)CH2)2AlL] (5). The possible mechanisms of the cycloaddition reactions were studied by using DFT computations.

Synthesis and reactivity of nickel hydride complexes of an α-diimine ligand.

Reaction of L(0)NiBr(2) with 2 equiv of NaH yielded the Ni(II) hydride complex [(L(•-))Ni(μ-H)(2)Ni(L(•-))] (1) (L = [(2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3))NC(Me)](2); L(0) represents the neutral ligand, L(•-) is its radical-anionic form, and L(2-) denotes the dianion) in good yield. Stepwise reduction of complex 1 led to a series of nickel hydrides. Reduction of 1 with 1 equiv of sodium metal afforded a singly reduced species [Na(DME)(3)][(L(•-))Ni(μ-H)(2)Ni(L(•-))] (2a) (DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane), which contains a mixed-valent core [Ni(μ-H)(2)Ni](+).

Alkali metal and zinc complexes of a bridging 2,5-diamino-1,4-benzoquinonediimine ligand.

Two alkali metal complexes of a bridging 2,5-diamino-1,4-benzoquinonediimine ligand (dipp-dabqdiH(2)), [(thf)(2)Li(μ-dipp-dabqdi)Li(thf)(2)] (1) and [(dme)(1.5)Na(μ-dipp-dabqdi)Na(dme)(1.5)](n) (2, dme = 1,2-dimethoxyethane), have been synthesized by the reaction of dipp-dabqdiH(2) with Li(n)Bu or sodium metal.

[Evaluation on germplasm resources of main production area of Artemisia annua in China].

Objective: To evaluate and select excellent germplasm resources of Artemisia annua L., providing basic data for data base and breeding of A. annua.