Facile Fabrication of Novel S-scheme AgPO/g-CN/Zeolite Photocatalyst for Boosting Photocatalytic Tetracycline Degradation and Hydrogen Production.

This study presents a novel ternary AgPO/g-CN/zeolite composite for photocatalytic H production and TC degradation through S-scheme electron transport. The S-scheme AgPO/g-CN heterojunction was successfully constructed on zeolite surface through calcination and precipitation processes. The results indicated that AgPO/g-CN/zeolite-50 % presented dramatically enhanced photocatalytic TC degradation performance, and the TC degradation efficiency was up to 92.

Utility of Circulating Tumor DNA Assay in Identifying Mutations and Guiding Matched Targeted Therapy in Lung Cancers.

Background: Tumor genomic profiling has a significant impact on the selection of targeted therapy. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has emerged as a noninvasive, and reproducible assay compared with tissue biopsy. We aimed to evaluate its utility in identifying mutations and guiding targeted therapy for lung cancer.

Wearable Pendulum-Rotor-Separated Hybrid Generator for Smart Healthcare Monitoring.

Human biomechanical energy, with features of fluctuating amplitudes and low frequency, has been considered as a potential sustainable power source for wearable healthcare monitoring devices. Developing an effective energy harvester to ensure robust energy harvesting efficiency remains highly desired. Herein, we propose a wearable pendulum-rotor-separated triboelectric-electromagnetic hybrid generator (PTEHG).

A sophisticated mechanism governs Pol ζ activity in response to replication stress.

DNA polymerase ζ (Pol ζ) plays an essential role in replicating damaged DNA templates but contributes to mutagenesis due to its low fidelity. Therefore, ensuring tight control of Pol ζ's activity is critical for continuous and accurate DNA replication, yet the specific mechanisms remain unclear. This study reveals a regulation mechanism of Pol ζ activity in human cells.

Coalescence-Induced Droplet Jumping on Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Annular Wedge-Shaped Micropillar Arrays.

The coalescence-induced droplet jumping on superhydrophobic surfaces has extensive application potential in water harvesting, thermal management of electronic devices, and microfluidics. The rational design of the surface structure can influence the interaction between the droplet and the surface, thereby controlling the velocity and direction of the droplet's jumping. In this study, we fabricate the superhydrophobic surface with annular wedge-shaped micropillar arrays, examine the dynamic behavior of condensate droplets on the surface, and measure the temporal and spatial variations of droplet density, average radius, and surface coverage with wedge-shaped micropillars of varying sizes.

Hybridized Triboelectric-Electromagnetic Aeolian Vibration Generator as a Self-Powered System for Efficient Vibration Energy Harvesting and Vibration Online Monitoring of Transmission Lines.

In this work, based on the triboelectric-electromagnetic working principle, a comprehensive strategy appropriately hybridizes a multilayered elastic structure TENG (ME-TENG) and a double-electromagnetic generator (EMG) for efficient aeolian vibration energy harvesting and vibration state monitoring. The ME-TENG with the feature of elasticity is integrated with a movable plate embedded with a magnet as the counterweight, which acts as a spring-like mass system in response to external vibration excitation, making the inseparable integrity of the TENG and EMG. The basic hybridized triboelectric-electromagnetic aeolian vibration generator (HAVG) consisting of ME-TENG and double-EMGs in terms of structural parameters and response characteristics is first optimized and discussed, thereby the efficient vibration energy harvesting and effective vibration state response can be further improved through the mutual complementarity of TENG and EMG.

An Oscillation System Based on a Liquid Metal Droplet and Pillars under a Direct Current Electric Field.

Gallium-based liquid metal is a new class of material that has attracted extensive attention due to its excellent deformation characteristics and great potential in applications. Based on the deformation characteristics of liquid metal droplets, researchers have developed many oscillation systems composed of gallium indium tin alloy (GaInSn) droplet and graphite, or aluminum-doped gallium indium alloy (Al-GaIn) droplet and iron, and so on. Rather than the oxidation and deoxidation mechanisms used in previous systems, an oscillation system that can achieve gallium indium alloy (EGaIn) droplet oscillation with the frequency of 0-29 Hz is designed depending on the interactions between the electric field, pillars, sodium hydroxide, and the droplet.

High-speed directional transport of condensate droplets on superhydrophobic saw-tooth surfaces.

Hypothesis: Most droplets on high-efficiency condensing surfaces have radii of less than 100 μm, but conventional droplet transport methods (such as wettability-gradient surfaces and structural-curvature-gradient surfaces) that rely on the unbalanced force of three-phase lines can only transport millimeter-sized droplets efficiently. Regulating high-speed directional transport of condensate droplets is still challenging. Therefore, we present a method for condensate droplet transportation, based on the reaction force of the superhydrophobic saw-tooth surfaces to the liquid bridge, the condensate droplets could be transported at high speed and over long distances.

Genomic profiling of NGS-based ctDNA from Chinese non-small cell lung cancer patients.

Purpose: Cell-free circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in plasma enables rapid and repeat testing of actionable mutations. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is an attractive platform for multiplex sequencing capabilities compared to traditional methods such as PCR. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the value of the NGS-based ctDNA assay and to identify the genomic alteration profile of ctDNA in real-world Chinese non-small cell lung (NSCLC) patients.

Numerical Investigation on Coalescence-Induced Jumping of Centripetal Moving Droplets.

Coalescence-induced droplet jumping could promote self-removal of droplets, which has broad potential in related fields such as heat-transfer enhancement, self-cleaning, energy harvesting, electricity generation, radiative cooling, and antifrosting/icing. In practical applications, droplets often have initial velocity under external forces. In this work, the coalescence-induced jumping of centripetal moving droplets on a superhydrophobic plane is experimentally observed using a high-speed photography platform, and the effects of the initial velocity of the moving droplet on jumping velocity, energy conversion, and droplet morphology are numerically investigated.

Axial spreading of droplet impact on ridged superhydrophobic surfaces.

Hypothesis: Due to the complex hydrodynamics of droplet impact on ridged superhydrophobic surfaces, quantitative droplet spreading characteristics are unrevealed, limiting the practical applications of ridged superhydrophobic surfaces. During droplet impacting, the size ratio (the ratio of the ridge diameter to the droplet diameter) is an important factor that affects droplet spreading dynamics.

Experiments: We fabricated ridged superhydrophobic surfaces with size ratios ranging from zero to one, and conduct water droplet impact experiments on these surfaces at varied Weber numbers.

Impacts of the evolving urban development on intra-urban surface thermal environment: Evidence from 323 Chinese cities.

Urban development has significantly modified the surface thermal environment in urban areas. This study provides the first attempt to characterize the urban development imprint on surface thermal environment for 323 cities across the entire country of China, using an intra-urban perspective. Specifically, it investigates the variation of surface thermal environment in terms of land surface temperature (LST) difference triggered by significant urban evolution of intra-urban division containing two primary classes: old urban areas developed by 1992 and new ones expanded in the 1992-2015 period.

Ultimate jumping of coalesced droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces.

Hypothesis: Jumping of coalesced droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) is widely used for enhanced condensation, anti-icing/frosting, and self-cleaning due to its superior droplet transport capability. However, because only a tiny fraction (about 5%) of the released excess surface energy during coalescence can be transformed into jumping kinetic energy, the jumping is very weak, limiting its application.

Methods: We experimentally propose enhanced jumping methods, use machine learning to design structures that achieve ultimate jumping, and finally combine experiments and simulations to investigate the mechanism of the enhanced jumping.

The Diversified Impacts of Urban Morphology on Land Surface Temperature among Urban Functional Zones.

Local warming induced by rapid urbanization has been threatening residents' health, raising significant concerns among urban planners. Local climate zone (LCZ), a widely accepted approach to reclassify the urban area, which is helpful to propose planning strategies for mitigating local warming, has been well documented in recent years. Based on the LCZ framework, many scholars have carried out diversified extensions in urban zoning research in recent years, in which urban functional zone (UFZ) is a typical perspective because it directly takes into account the impacts of human activities.

How Do the Multi-Temporal Centroid Trajectories of Urban Heat Island Correspond to Impervious Surface Changes: A Case Study in Wuhan, China.

Conspicuous expansion and intensification of impervious surfaces accompanied by rapid urbanization are widely recognized to have exerted evident impacts on the urban thermal environment. Investigating the spatially and temporally varying relationships between Land Surface Temperature (LST) and impervious surfaces (IS) at multiple scales is of great significance for steering IS expansion and intensification. This study proposes an analytical framework to investigate the spatiotemporal variations of LST and its responses to IS in Wuhan, China at both city scale and sub-region scale.

The Effect of the Initial State of the Droplet Group on the Energy Conversion Efficiency of Self-Propelled Jumping.

The essential characteristic of the self-propelled jumping droplet is the jumping velocity, which determines its application value in heat transfer enhancement, antifrosting, self-cleaning, and so on. The jumping velocity is directly related to the energy conversion efficiency (i.e.