Controlling Ion Uptake in Carboxylated Mixed Conductors.

Organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors (OMIECs) have garnered significant attention due to their capacity to transport both ions and electrons, making them ideal for applications in energy storage, neuromorphics, and bioelectronics. However, charge compensation mechanisms during the polymer redox process remain poorly understood, and are often oversimplified as single-ion injection with little attention to counterion effects. To advance understanding and design strategies toward next-generation OMIEC systems, a series of p-channel carboxylated mixed conductors is investigated.

Through Their Eyes: Using Photovoice to Capture the Capacity-Building Journey of Long Covid Patient Experts.

Background: Long Covid, characterised by persistent symptoms following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, significantly impacts the quality of life. Engaging patients in research and care through participatory methods can enhance a shared understanding of illness and improve the relevance of research.

Objective: We define Patient Experts (PEs) as persons (including patients, caregivers and providers) who have completed a series of training sessions on team building, research methods and communication at the Patient Engagement Studio, University of South Carolina (PES USC).

Social, health and lifestyle-related determinants of older adults' preferences for place of death in South Tyrol, Italy - a cross-sectional survey study.

Background: As the global aging population expands, understanding older adults' preferences for place of death becomes pivotal in ensuring person-centered end-of-life care.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the influence of sociodemographic, health, and lifestyle-related factors on end-of-life care preferences of older adults in South Tyrol, Italy.

Methods: Employing a cross-sectional design, a population-based survey was conducted with a stratified probabilistic sample of adults aged ≥ 75 years in South Tyrol (Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen, Italy).

Reaction rebalancing: a novel approach to curating reaction databases.

Purpose: Reaction databases are a key resource for a wide variety of applications in computational chemistry and biochemistry, including Computer-aided Synthesis Planning (CASP) and the large-scale analysis of metabolic networks. The full potential of these resources can only be realized if datasets are accurate and complete. Missing co-reactants and co-products, i.