Exploring disparities in post-cancer treatment instructions: an analysis of rural vs. urban breast cancer survivors in Missouri using BRFSS data.

Background: There are more than 4 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. With continuing improvements in early detection and treatment, the number of breast cancer survivors will only continue to increase. Breast cancer survivors face a lifetime risk of long-term or late-effects from cancer treatments, thus post-cancer treatment care, referred to as survivorship care, is critical.

Miniaturized and High Volumetric Energy Density Power Supply Device Based on a Broad-Frequency Vibration Driven Triboelectric Nanogenerator.

The widespread vibration is one of the most promising energy sources for IoT and small sensors, and broad-frequency vibration energy harvesting is important. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) can convert vibration energy into electrical energy through triboelectricity and electrostatic induction, providing an effective solution to the collection of broad-frequency vibration energy. Also, the power supply in constrained and compact spaces has been a long-standing challenge.

Hierarchical Wrinkles with Piezopotential Enhanced Surface Tribopolarity for High-Performance Self-Powered Pressure Sensor.

Achieving both high sensitivity and wide detecting range is significant for the applications of triboelectric nanogenerator-based self-powered pressure sensors (TPSs). However, most of the previous designs with high sensitivity usually struggle in a narrow pressure detection range (<30 kPa) while expanding the detection range normally sacrifices the sensitivity. To overcome this well-known obstacle, herein, piezopotential enhanced triboelectric effect realized by a rationally designed PDMS/ZnO NWs hierarchical wrinkle structure was exploited to develop a TPS (PETPS) with both high sensitivity and wide detecting range.

Constructing Heterogeneous Photocatalysts Based on Carbon Nitride Nanosheets and Graphene Quantum Dots for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation.

Although graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (CNs) with atomic thickness are considered as promising materials for hydrogen production, the wide band gap (3.06 eV) and rapid recombination of the photogenerated electron-hole pairs impede their applications. To address the above challenges, we synergized atomically thin CNs and graphene quantum dots (GQDs), which were fabricated as 2D/0D Van der Waals heterojunctions, for H generation in this study.

Stimulation of ambient energy generated electric field on crop plant growth.

Eco-friendly technologies are of great significance to agricultural sustainability due to the environmental damage caused by agricultural activities. Here, we report a wind and rain energy-driven electrical stimulation system for enhancing crop production. The system is based on an all-weather triboelectric nanogenerator (AW-TENG), which is composed of a bearing-and-hair structured triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and a raindrop-driven TENG.

Trapezoidal Cantilever-Structure Triboelectric Nanogenerator Integrated with a Power Management Module for Low-Frequency Vibration Energy Harvesting.

Wide-band vibration is abundant in various industrial equipment, but extracting low frequency energy is challenging. Here, we demonstrated a trapezoidal cantilever-structure triboelectric nanogenerator (C-TENG) that can efficiently harvest energy from vibration in the range of 1-22 Hz. The C-TENG is fabricated with a flexible film electrode, and its mechanical model is analyzed with structural mechanics for the optimal performance of the device.

Probing Contact-Electrification-Induced Electron and Ion Transfers at a Liquid-Solid Interface.

As a well-known phenomenon, contact electrification (CE) has been studied for decades. Although recent studies have proven that CE between two solids is primarily due to electron transfer, the mechanism for CE between liquid and solid remains controversial. The CE process between different liquids and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film is systematically studied to clarify the electrification mechanism of the solid-liquid interface.

Dual-Stimulus Smart Actuator and Robot Hand Based on a Vapor-Responsive PDMS Film and Triboelectric Nanogenerator.

Intelligent actuating materials with vapor-stimulated mechanical response usually require complicated synthesizing processes or have a high cost. Here, we found that the UV/O-modified poly(dimethylsiloxane) PDMS) film can show spontaneous curling deformation when it encounters small alcohol molecules such as ethanol vapor. Based on the coupling of the vapor-responsive PDMS film and triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), a flexible actuator for object transport and a double-finger gripper for loading small objects are designed.

Power generation from the interaction of a liquid droplet and a liquid membrane.

Triboelectric nanogenerators are an energy harvesting technology that relies on the coupling effects of contact electrification and electrostatic induction between two solids or a liquid and a solid. Here, we present a triboelectric nanogenerator that can work based on the interaction between two pure liquids. A liquid-liquid triboelectric nanogenerator is achieved by passing a liquid droplet through a freely suspended liquid membrane.

Environmental Energy Harvesting Adapting to Different Weather Conditions and Self-Powered Vapor Sensor Based on Humidity-Responsive Triboelectric Nanogenerators.

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have been widely applied for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing, whereas smart deformable materials can be combined with the TENG to acquire a more intelligent and self-adaptive system. Here, based on the vapor-driven actuation material of a perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer (PFSA), we propose a type of humidity-responsive TENG. The integrated TENG array can automatically bend to the desired angles in response to different humidity conditions, and thus, it can effectively collect energy from both wind and rain drops, where the power density can reach 1.

Piezo-phototronic Effect Enhanced Photodetector Based on CHNHPbI Single Crystals.

Piezoelectric organic-inorganic lead halide perovskites have recently attracted much attention in the field of optoelectronic devices. However, their piezoelectric properties as a possible way to modulate device performances have rarely been reported. Here, we study experimentally a photodetector based on CHNHPbI(MAPbI) single crystals, whose performance is effectively modulated via an emerging effect-the piezo-phototronic effect, which is to use the piezoelectric polarization charges to tune the optoelectronic processes at the interface.

Characterization of NlHox3, an essential gene for embryonic development in Nilaparvata lugens.

Hox genes encode transcriptional regulatory proteins that control axial patterning in all bilaterians. The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), is a destructive insect pest of rice plants in Asian countries. During analysis of the N.

Self-Powered Microfluidic Transport System Based on Triboelectric Nanogenerator and Electrowetting Technique.

Electrowetting technique is an actuation method for manipulating position and velocity of fluids in the microchannels. By combining electrowetting technique and a freestanding mode triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), we have designed a self-powered microfluidic transport system. In this system, a mini vehicle is fabricated by using four droplets to carry a pallet (6 mm × 8 mm), and it can transport some tiny object on the track electrodes under the drive of TENG.

Mediates Cross-Talk Between Sex Determination and Wing Polyphenism in Female .

Sexual dimorphism and wing polyphenism are important and evolutionarily conserved features of many insect species. In this article, we found a cross-talk linking sexual differentiation with wing polyphenism in the brown planthopper (BPH) (order: Hemiptera). Knockdown of the sex determination gene in () in nymph caused females to develop into infertile pseudomales containing undeveloped ovaries.