Publications by authors named "Zhichu Ren"

The development of readily accessible and interpretable descriptors is pivotal yet challenging in the rational design of metal-organic framework (MOF) catalysts. This study presents a straightforward and physically interpretable activity descriptor for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), derived from a dataset of bimetallic Ni-based MOFs. Through an artificial-intelligence (AI) data-mining subgroup discovery (SGD) approach, a combination of the d-band center and number of missing electrons in e states of Ni, as well as the first ionization energy and number of electrons in e states of the substituents, is revealed as a gene of a superior OER catalyst.

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The ability to synthesize compositionally complex nanostructures rapidly is a key to high-throughput functional materials discovery. In addition to being time-consuming, a majority of conventional materials synthesis processes closely follow thermodynamics equilibria, which limit the discovery of new classes of metastable phases such as high entropy oxides (HEO). Herein, a photonic flash synthesis of HEO nanoparticles at timescales of milliseconds is demonstrated.

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Background: Neurite dystrophy is a pathologic hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, drug discovery targeting neurite protection in AD remains largely unexplored.

Methods: Aβ-induced neurite and mitochondrial damage assays were used to evaluate Aβ toxicity and the neuroprotective efficacy of a natural compound salidroside (SAL).

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The effectiveness of piperacillin/tazobactam for managing nosocomial pneumonia caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing is unknown. To answer this question, we conducted a retrospective cohort study in two tertiary teaching hospitals of patients admitted between January 2018 and July 2021 with a diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia caused by ESBL-producing receiving either piperacillin/tazobactam or carbapenems within 24 h from the onset of pneumonia for at least 72 h. Clinical outcomes, including 28-day mortality and 14-day clinical and microbiological cure, were analyzed.

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Neuronal death is a major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Necroptosis, as a programmed necrotic process, is activated in AD. However, what signals and factors initiate necroptosis in AD is largely unknown.

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Introduction: Tigecycline is a potential alternative to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in treating Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections due to its potent in vitro antimicrobial activity. Clinical evidence regarding the use of tigecycline in the treatment of S. maltophilia infections is scarce.

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Free-standing macroporous air electrodes with enhanced interfacial contact, rapid mass transport, and tailored deposition space for large amounts of Li O are essential for improving the rate performance of Li-O batteries. An ordered mesoporous carbon membrane with continuous macroporous channels was prepared by inversely topological transformation from ZnO nanorod array. Utilized as a free-standing air cathode for Li-O battery, the hierarchically porous carbon membrane shows superior rate performance.

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