Oxygen vacancies-enriched spent lithium-ion battery cathode materials loaded catalytic membrane for effective peracetic acid activation and organic pollutants degradation.

Advanced oxidation processes combined with membrane filtration technique offer a promising approach for pollution mitigation and catalyst recovery. Herein, a waste ternary lithium-ion battery cathode material of LiNiCoMnO (LNCM) loaded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane was synthesized for peracetic acid (PAA) activation (LNCM-PTFE/PAA) and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) degradation. Such a novel membrane, with a catalyst loading of 10 mg (0.

Role of auditory feedback for vocal production learning in the Egyptian fruit bat.

Some species have evolved the ability to use the sense of hearing to modify existing vocalizations, or even create new ones, which enlarges their repertoires and results in complex communication systems. This ability corresponds to various forms of vocal production learning that are all possessed by humans and independently displayed by distantly related vertebrates. Among mammals, a few species, including the Egyptian fruit bat, would possess such vocal production learning abilities.

Role of auditory feedback for vocal production learning in the Egyptian fruit-bat.

Some species have evolved the ability to use the sense of hearing to modify existing vocalizations, or even create new ones. This ability corresponds to various forms of vocal production learning that are all possessed by humans, and independently displayed by distantly related vertebrates. Among mammals, a few species, including the Egyptian fruit-bat, would possess such vocal production learning abilities.

Improving algal bloom detection using spectroscopic analysis and machine learning: A case study in a large artificial reservoir, South Korea.

The prediction of algal blooms using traditional water quality indicators is expensive, labor-intensive, and time-consuming, making it challenging to meet the critical requirement of timely monitoring for prompt management. Using optical measures for forecasting algal blooms is a feasible and useful method to overcome these problems. This study explores the potential application of optical measures to enhance algal bloom prediction in terms of prediction accuracy and workload reduction, aided by machine learning (ML) models.

Electrochemically Reconstructed Vanadic Oxide-Doped Cobalt Pyrophosphate as an Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction.

More and more attention has been paid to the development of the efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, a porous vanadic oxide-doped cobalt pyrophosphate electrocatalyst, namely VO-CoPO, was exploited by using the electrochemical reconstruction method in the alkaline electrolyte and selecting a cobalt vanadium phosphate Co(HO)(VOPO) as a precursor. The reconstructed vanadic oxide-doped cobalt pyrophosphate catalyst VO-CoPO exhibited efficient electrocatalytic activity for the OER in 1.

Transcriptome analysis and identification of chemosensory genes in the larvae of Plagiodera versicolora.

Background: In insects, the chemosensory system is crucial in guiding their behaviors for survival. Plagiodera versicolora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is a worldwide leaf-eating forest pest in salicaceous trees. There is little known about the chemosensory genes in P.

Foreleg Transcriptomic Analysis of the Chemosensory Gene Families in (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a worldwide leaf-eating forest pest in salicaceous trees. The forelegs play important roles in the chemoreception of insects. In this study, we conducted a transcriptome analysis of adult forelegs in and identified a total of 53 candidate chemosensory genes encoding 4 chemosensory proteins (CSPs), 19 odorant binding proteins (OBPs), 10 odorant receptors (ORs), 10 gustatory receptors (GRs), 6 ionotropic receptors (IRs), and 4 sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs).

Potential Carbohydrate Regulation Mechanism Underlying Starvation-Induced Abscission of Tomato Flower.

Tomato flower abscission is a critical agronomic problem directly affecting yield. It often occurs in greenhouses in winter, with the weak light or hazy weather leading to insufficient photosynthates. The importance of carbohydrate availability in flower retention has been illustrated, while relatively little is understood concerning the mechanism of carbohydrate regulation on flower abscission.

Photochemistry of Nitrate Ion: Reduction by Formic Acid under UV Irradiation.

Mutual transformations of various nitrogen compounds and their reaction mechanisms have been a subject of great concern to the chemical, ecological and environmental communities. In the paper, the reactions of ion with small organic acids such as formic acid (HCOOH), acetic acid (CH COOH) and lactic acid (C H O ) under ultraviolet illumination were investigated systematically. It was found that ion is easily reduced into and NO and then further into N and NH (in the form of ) in the process.

Remote modulation of lncRNA by risk variant at 16p13 underlying genetic susceptibility to gastric cancer.

The biological effects of susceptibility loci are rarely reported in gastric tumorigenesis. We conducted a large-scale cross-ancestry genetic study in 18,852 individuals and identified the potential causal variant rs3850997 T>G at 16p13 significantly associated with a decreased risk of gastric cancer [odds ratio (OR) = 0.87, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.

Simultaneous removal of sulphur dioxide and nitric oxide at different oxygen concentrations in a thermophilic biotrickling filter (BTF): Evaluation of removal efficiency, intermediates interaction and characterisation of microbial communities.

Simultaneous flue gas desulphurisation and denitrification in biotrickling filter was investigated under different O concentrations (0%, 3%, 5%, 8% and 10%) at 45 °C. NO and SO removal efficiency, intermediates (NO, NO, NO, SO and S) interaction and accumulation, S recovery and microbial community structure were investigated. Results indicated the highest NO removal efficiency was 96.

Phase Transition of Two-Dimensional β-GaO Nanosheets from Ultrathin γ-GaO Nanosheets and Their Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Activities.

Monoclinic β-GaO nanosheets hold great potential applications in electronic, optical, and photocatalytic fields. In this study, two-dimensional β-GaO nanosheets were successfully fabricated through a simple crystalline phase transition from the as-prepared ultrathin γ-GaO nanosheets. The photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction under UV light irradiation was achieved on the two kinds of photocatalysts.

Simultaneous removal of nitric oxide and sulfur dioxide in a biofilter under micro-oxygen thermophilic conditions: Removal performance, competitive relationship and bacterial community structure.

The efficiency of a biofilter to simultaneously remove nitric oxide (NO) and sulfur dioxide (SO) was investigated under thermophilic (48 ± 2 °C) micro-oxygen (3 vol%) conditions. After the start-up stage (Days 0-14), the stable operation period was divided into three stages. SO inlet concentration remained 500 mg/m, NO inlet concentrations were 300 mg/m (Days 15-40), 500 mg/m (Days 41-70) and 700 mg/m (Days 71-100).

Effects of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol on simultaneous nitrification and denitrification: Performance, possible degradation pathway and bacterial community structure.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of different 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) concentrations on the performance of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification processes established in a sequential batch biofilm reactor. And the degradation and the possible degradation pathway of 2,4,6-TCP and microbial community structure were also explored. Results indicated that 2,4,6-TCP inhibited the nitrification with the decrease in ammonium nitrogen removal.

Water-Soluble and Low-Toxic Ionic Polymer Dots as Invisible Security Ink for MultiStage Information Encryption.

Nanodots are attractive stimuli-responsive luminescence materials for anti-counterfeiting and information encryption. However, their applications are limited by low water solubility and single-mode information identification by naked eyes under UV light illumination. Herein, we report one type of new nanodots, main-chain imidazolium-based ionic polymer dots (IPDs).

Oxygen vacancy modulation of two-dimensional γ-GaO nanosheets as efficient catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.

Controlling the creation of oxygen vacancies can effectively regulate the optical and electronic properties of metal oxide nanomaterials. Over the past several decades, numerous metal oxides with oxygen vacancies have been developed. However, an investigation about oxygen vacancies leading to the formation of nanosheets with different thicknesses has not been available up to now.

Evaluation of microbial p-chloroaniline degradation in bioelectrochemical reactors in the presence of easily-biodegrading cosubstrates: Degradation efficiency and bacterial community structure.

This study aimed to illustrate p-Chloroaniline (p-CIA) biodegradation efficiencies in bioelectrochemical reactors under stimulation by a low-voltage electric field (0.2 V versus Ag/AgCl) in the presence of easily-degrading cosubstrates including glucose and acetate. The biodegradation efficiencies of closed-circuit bioreactors were compared with those of open-circuit reactors.

A compact low-cost low-maintenance open architecture mask aligner for fabrication of multilayer microfluidics devices.

A custom-built mask aligner (CBMA), which fundamentally covers all the key features of a commercial mask aligner, while being low cost and light weight and having low power consumption and high accuracy, is constructed. The CBMA is composed of a custom high fidelity light emitting diode light source, a vacuum chuck, a mask holder, high-precision translation and rotation stages, and high resolution digital microscopes. The total cost of the system is under $7500, which is over ten times cheaper than a comparable commercial system.

Cell Sequence and Mitosis Affect Fibroblast Directional Decision-Making During Chemotaxis in Microfluidic Mazes.

Introduction: Directed fibroblast migration is central to highly proliferative processes in regenerative medicine and developmental biology. However, the mechanisms by which single fibroblasts affect each other's directional decisions, while chemotaxing in microscopic pores, are not well understood.

Methods: We explored effects of cell sequence and mitosis on fibroblast platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB)-induced migration in microfluidic mazes with two possible through paths: short and long.

Simple Fabrication of SnO Quantum-dot-modified TiO Nanorod Arrays with High Photoelectrocatalytic Activity for Overall Water Splitting.

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has been demonstrated as a promising way to acquire clean hydrogen energy. However, the efficiency has been limited by the high recombination rate of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. Herein, we provided a simple approach to construct a novel SnO quantum dots (QDs) modified TiO nanorod arrays (NAs) by the calcination of SnCl -adsorbed TiO NAs.

A genetic variant located in the miR-532-5p-binding site of TGFBR1 is associated with the colorectal cancer risk.

Background: Genome-wide association studies have identified genes in the transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) signaling pathway that are responsible for regulating carcinogenesis.

Methods: We searched for single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located within 3'-untranslated regions (3'-UTRs) that might affect the ability of miRNAs to bind genes in the TGFβ pathway for further analysis. We used TaqMan technology to genotype these SNPs in a population-based case-control study of 1147 colorectal cancer patients and 1203 matched controls in a Chinese population.

Simultaneous autotrophic removal of sulphate and nitrate at different voltages in a bioelectrochemical reactor (BER): Evaluation of degradation efficiency and characterization of microbial communities.

The autotrophic removal of sulphate and nitrate in bioelectrochemical reactors was investigated at different external voltages (0.2, 0.4, 0.