Publications by authors named "Yinan Fan"

Personal thermal management (PTM) textiles for outdoor activities have become increasingly important for addressing energy consumption and thermal comfortable. Cellulose nanofiber (CNF) aerogels have emerged as promising candidates for PTM due to the eco-friendliness, lightweight, and low thermal conductivity. However, the singular insulation capability may not be sufficient to accommodate the diverse and harsh outdoor conditions.

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Precise knowledge of the dependence of nano-object properties on their structural characteristics such as their size, shape, composition, or crystallinity, in turn, enables them to be finely characterized using appropriate techniques. Spectrophotometry and inelastic light scattering spectroscopy are noninvasive techniques that are proving highly robust and efficient for characterizing the optical response and vibrational properties of metal nano-objects. Here, we investigate the optical and vibrational properties of monodomain silver nanocubes synthesized by the chemical route, with edge length ranging from around 20 to 58 nm.

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  • Gas nanobubbles are essential for chemical reactions and can indicate local nanoscale activities, but may cause issues in operational devices.
  • The study focuses on growing supercrystals made from Ag@Pt core-shell nanoparticles and examines their use as a plasmonic platform for hydrogen evolution through advanced microscopy techniques.
  • Measurement of catalytic activity at the supercrystal level reveals insights into gas bubble formation and the mechanisms that lead to structural degradation during the reaction, including erosion and corrosion at the nanoscale.
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The discovery of psychological healing methods that are easy to master and can be developed by the individual as a means of improving students' self-psychological adjustment ability is of great practical value. This study is a randomized control trial intended to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based emotion management interventions and to test their effects on the mood state and resilience of college students. A total of 72 students were recruited and randomly divided into an intervention group and a control group.

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Breast cancer (BC) patients in China suffered from a variety of psychology stress such as perceived stress and anxiety, posttraumatic growth (PTG) as a positive factor could promote their psychology health and quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on promoting PTG, decreasing perceived stress and anxiety of Chinese BC patients. A randomized controlled trial of 60 BC patients (Stages I-III) was conducted.

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