Metal-Hydroxide Organic Frameworks for Aqueous Nickel-Zinc Batteries.

Hydroxides exhibit a high theoretical capacity for energy storage by ion release and are often intercalated with anions to enhance the ion migration kinetics. In this study, a series of metal-hydroxide organic frameworks (MHOFs) are synthesized by intercalating aromatic organic linkers into hydroxides using I-M/Ni(OH) (where M = Co, Cu, Mg, Fe). The coordination environment and layer spacing (1.

Tunable Topological Wetting State of Water Droplets on Planar Surfaces: Closed-Loop Chemical Heterogeneity by Design.

Understanding droplet wetting on surfaces has broad implications for surface science and engineering. Here, we report a joint theoretical/experimental study of the topological wetting states of water droplets on chemically heterogeneous closed-loop and planar surfaces. Interestingly, we provide both simulation and experimental evidence of biloop or even multiloop transition wetting states of water droplets.

Emerald Ash Borer Infestation-Induced Elevated Negative Correlations and Core Genera Shift in the Endophyte Community of .

Endophytes, prevalent in plants, mediate plant-insect interactions. Nevertheless, our understanding of the key members of endophyte communities involved in inhibiting or assisting EAB infestation remains limited. Employing ITS and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing, along with network analysis techniques, we conducted a comprehensive investigation into the reaction of endophytic fungi and bacteria within phloem by comparing EAB-infested and uninfected samples.

Reversal Surgery for Split Stoma with Peristomal Incision is Associated with Improved Postoperative Outcome in Patients with Crohn's Disease.

Background: Temporary stoma formation is common in Crohn's disease (CD), while stoma reversal is associated with postoperative morbidity. This study aimed to evaluate the postoperative outcomes of split stoma reversal, SSR (i.e.

Dynamic Phase Transformations of Prussian Blue Analogue Crystals in Hydrotherms.

Prussian blue analogue (PBA)/metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are multifunctional precursors for the synthesis of metal/metal compounds, carbon, and their derived composites (P/MDCs) in chemical, medical, energy, and other applications. P/MDCs combine the advantages of both the high specific surface area of PBA/MOF and the electronic conductivity of metal compound/carbon. Although the calcination under different atmospheres has been extensively studied, the transformation mechanism of PBA/MOF under hydrothermal conditions remains unclear.

A Fast and Accurate Lane Detection Method Based on Row Anchor and Transformer Structure.

Lane detection plays a pivotal role in the successful implementation of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADASs), which are essential for detecting the road's lane markings and determining the vehicle's position, thereby influencing subsequent decision making. However, current deep learning-based lane detection methods encounter challenges. Firstly, the on-board hardware limitations necessitate an exceptionally fast prediction speed for the lane detection method.

Topological wetting states of microdroplets on closed-loop structured surfaces: Breakdown of the Gibbs equation at the microscale.

Microdroplets are a class of soft matter that has been extensively employed for chemical, biochemical, and industrial applications. However, fabricating microdroplets with largely controllable contact-area shape and apparent contact angle, a key prerequisite for their applications, is still a challenge. Here, by engineering a type of surface with homocentric closed-loop microwalls/microchannels, we can achieve facile size, shape, and contact-angle tunability of microdroplets on the textured surfaces by design.

Evidence of Spontaneous Formation of Two-Dimensional Amorphous Clathrates on Superhydrophilic Surfaces.

Clathrate hydrates reserved in the seabed are often dispersed in the pores of coarse-grained sediments; hence, their formation typically occurs under nanoconfinement. Herein, we show the first molecular dynamics (MD) simulation evidence of the spontaneous formation of two-dimensional (2D) clathrate hydrates on crystal surfaces without conventional nanoconfinement. The kinetic process of 2D clathrate formation is illustrated via simulated single-molecule deposition.

Ultra-stable control near the EP in non-Hermitian systems and high-precision angular rate sensing applications.

In non-Hermitian systems, enhancing sensitivity under exceptional point (EP) conditions offers an ideal solution for reconciling the trade-off between sensitivity and size constraints in sensing applications. However, practical application is limited by undesired sensitivity to external fluctuations, noise, and errors in signal amplification synchronization. This paper presents a precisely controlled EP tracking and detection system (EPTDS) that achieves long-term rapid tracking and locking near the EP by constructing a second-order non-Hermitian optical sensing unit, employing an optical power adaptive control method, and utilizing a combinatorial demodulation-based dual-loop cascaded control (CDCC) technique to selectively suppress traditional noise at different frequencies.

A Novel Capsule Network with Attention Routing to Identify Prokaryote Phosphorylation Sites.

By denaturing proteins and promoting the formation of multiprotein complexes, protein phosphorylation has important effects on the activity of protein functional molecules and cell signaling. The regulation of protein phosphorylation allows microbes to respond rapidly and reversibly to specific environmental stimuli or niches, which is closely related to the molecular mechanisms of bacterial drug resistance. Accurate prediction of phosphorylation sites (p-site) of prokaryotes can contribute to addressing bacterial resistance and providing new perspectives for developing novel antibacterial drugs.

Combined balance and plyometric training enhances knee function, but not proprioception of elite male badminton players: A pilot randomized controlled study.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of combined balance and plyometric training on knee function and proprioception of elite badminton athletes.

Methods: Sixteen elite male badminton players (age: 20.5 ± 1.

The High Risk Factors and Preventive Measures of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy under the Guidance of B-Ultrasound in the Treatment of Postoperative Renal Calculi.

Objective: The aim of this study is to explore and analyze the high risk factors and preventive measures of percutaneous nephrolithotomy under the guidance of B-ultrasound in the treatment of postoperative renal calculi.

Methods: The clinical data of 220 patients with renal calculi admitted to our hospital from 2018 to October 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy  = 36) and nonbleeding group ( = 184), comparing the personal data, disease-related data, surgical operation related data of the two groups of patients, single factor and logistic multifactor regression analysis to explore the influence of B-guided percutaneous.

The Effect of 6-Week Combined Balance and Plyometric Training on Dynamic Balance and Quickness Performance of Elite Badminton Players.

The study aimed to investigate the effect of combined balance and plyometric training on dynamic balance and quickness performance of elite badminton athletes. Sixteen elite male badminton players volunteered to participate and were randomly assigned to a balance-plyometric group (PB: n = 8) and plyometric group (PT: n = 8). The PB group performed balance combined with plyometric training three times a week over 6 weeks (40 min of plyometrics and 20 min of balance training); while the PT group undertook only plyometric training for the same period (3-4 sets × 8-12 reps for each exercise).

/-stereoisomers of triterpenoid-substituted tetraphenylethene: aggregation-induced emission, aggregate morphology, and mechano-chromism.

/ stereoisomers with multiple functionalities play an important role in chemistry and materials science. In this work, two pure stereoisomers (- and -TPE-2GA) of the tetraphenylethene (TPE) derivatives bi-substituted by a bio-resourced rigid triterpenoid and glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) were synthesized and characterized by 1D and 2D NMR, single crystal analysis, and HR-MS. Both - and -TPE-2GA are thermally stable even on heating at 160 °C for 30 min, whereas they can undergo -to- and -to- photoisomerization under similar UV illumination.

NO·-Initiated Gas-Phase Formation of Nitrated Phenolic Compounds in Polluted Atmosphere.

Organic nitrogen (ON) compounds are key contents of particulate matter in the megacities of Asia. As a series of important ON, nitrated phenolic compounds (NPs) are of high concentration in the atmosphere, although their formation mechanism and role in particulate nucleation and growth are not fully understood. Herein, using a high level of quantum mechanical calculations, we explore the formation paths of NPs initiated by NO· radicals, where some common atmospheric species, such as HO, (HO), NH, and dimethylamine (DMA), can act as molecular catalysts.

A possible unaccounted source of atmospheric sulfate formation: amine-promoted hydrolysis and non-radical oxidation of sulfur dioxide.

Numerous field and laboratory studies have shown that amines, especially dimethylamine (DMA), are crucial to atmospheric particulate nucleation. However, the molecular mechanism by which amines lead to atmospheric particulate formation is still not fully understood. Herein, we show that DMA molecules can also promote the conversion of atmospheric SO to sulfate.

Unraveling a New Chemical Mechanism of Missing Sulfate Formation in Aerosol Haze: Gaseous NO with Aqueous HSO/SO.

A source of missing sulfate production associated with high-level fine-particle pollution in the megacities of China is believed to stem from the oxidation of a notable fraction of sulfur dioxide (SO) by nitrogen dioxide (NO) in aqueous aerosol environments, suggesting that an unknown reaction pathway exists for aqueous sulfur oxidation. At weakly acidic aerosols, the dissolved SO mainly exists in the form of HSO, whereas at neutral aerosols, SO becomes the main form. Herein, by using both molecular metadynamics simulations and high-level quantum mechanical calculations, we show a hitherto unreported chemical mechanism for the formation of sulfate through the reaction between HSO/SO anions at the surface/in the interior of a water nanodroplet and gas-phase NO molecules.

Understanding Hygroscopic Nucleation of Sulfate Aerosols: Combination of Molecular Dynamics Simulation with Classical Nucleation Theory.

We present a combined molecular dynamics (MD) and classical nucleation theory (CNT) approach to address many issues regarding the nucleation of inorganic aerosols. By taking parameters from MD simulations, we find the CNT predicts fairly reasonable free-energy profiles for the hygroscopic nucleation of aerosols. Moreover, we find that the ionization of sulfates can play a key role in stabilizing aqueous clusters and that both the size of the critical nucleus and the nucleation barrier can be significantly lowered by the HSO and NHHSO, whereas the effect of NH on nucleation is negligible.

conidia possess antiproliferative and inducing apoptosis properties in gynaecological carcinoma cells.

is an entomogenous fungus that has been used as a traditional Chinese medicinal materials to treat different diseases, including cancer. However, conidia for inhibitory activity against breast cancer cells growth are still not systematically studied. The present aim was to elucidate the phytochemical composition of conidia and to explore relevant anti-cancer potential in gynaecological carcinoma MCF-7 and Hela cells.

Biological characteristics, bioactive components and antineoplastic properties of sporoderm-broken spores from wild Cordyceps cicadae.

Background: Cordyceps cicadae, an entomogenous fungus has been used as a dietary therapeutic in traditional Chinese medicine for several millennia, in the form of powders and decoction. However, wild C. cicadae is notably scarce.

Proteolytic Degradation and Inflammation Play Critical Roles in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy.

Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a common subtype of wet age-related macular degeneration in Asian populations, whereas choroidal neovascularization is the typical subtype in Western populations. The cause of PCV is unknown. By comparing the phenotype of a PCV mouse model expressing protease high temperature requirement factor A1 (HTRA1) in retinal pigment epithelium with transgenic mice expressing the inactive HTRA1, we showed that HTRA1-mediated degradation of elastin in choroidal vessels is critical for the development of PCV, which exhibited destructive extracellular matrix remodeling and vascular smooth muscle cell loss.

Dimerization of visual pigments in vivo.

It is a deeply engrained notion that the visual pigment rhodopsin signals light as a monomer, even though many G protein-coupled receptors are now known to exist and function as dimers. Nonetheless, recent studies (albeit all in vitro) have suggested that rhodopsin and its chromophore-free apoprotein, R-opsin, may indeed exist as a homodimer in rod disk membranes. Given the overwhelmingly strong historical context, the crucial remaining question, therefore, is whether pigment dimerization truly exists naturally and what function this dimerization may serve.

[Shang Ring versus disposable circumcision suture device in the treatment of phimosis or redundant prepuce].

Objective: To compare the clinical efficiency of Shang Ring with that of the disposable circumcision suture device (DCSD) in the treatment of phimosis or redundant prepuce.

Methods: From June 2013 to March 2015, we treated 320 patients with phimosis or redundant prepuce using Shang Ring (n=158) or DCSD (n=162). We compared the operation time, intra-operative blood loss, incision healing time, postoperative complications, postoperative satisfaction, and treatment cost between the two groups of patients.

Genetic deletion of S-opsin prevents rapid cone degeneration in a mouse model of Leber congenital amaurosis.

Mutations in RPE65 or lecithin-retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) disrupt 11-cis-retinal synthesis and cause Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a severe hereditary blindness occurring in early childhood. The pathology is attributed to a combination of 11-cis-retinal deficiency and photoreceptor degeneration. The mistrafficking of cone membrane-associated proteins including cone opsins (M- and S-opsins), cone transducin (Gαt2), G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 1 (GRK1) and guanylate cyclase 1 (GC1) has been suggested to play a role in cone degeneration.

Spectroscopic study on interaction of bovine serum albumin with sodium magnesium chlorophyllin and its sonodynamic damage under ultrasonic irradiation.

Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is an attractive antitumor treatment for recent years. In this paper, sodium magnesium chlorophyllin (SMC) as a sonosensitizer combining with ultrasonic (US) irradiation to damage bovine serum albumin (BSA) has been investigated by fluorescence and UV-vis spectroscopy. The interaction of BSA with SMC was studied by the quenching of intrinsic fluorescence at varying temperature.