Root-Growth-Inspired Self-Morphology-Evolution of Microsized Bismuth Surrounded by Microsized Hard Carbon for Stabilized Sodium-Ion Storage.

Alloy-type materials are desirable for high-energy sodium-ion batteries. Different from nanoengineering with pre-reserving void space and confined carbon coatings, microsized particles promise high specific/volumetric capacities, easy manufacturing, and low cost but are prone to rapid capacity loss. Herein, inspired by the process of "root growth in soil", microsized Bi particles (µm-Bi, as "seeds") surrounded by microsized hard carbon particles (µm-HC, as "soil") are ingeniously dispersed through a simple mixing approach.

Selective CO electroreduction to formate over a Cu-based catalyst in S-containing electrolyte.

A CuO-derived catalyst selectively and durably electroreduces CO to formate with a maximum faradaic efficiency of 74% in S-containing electrolyte and exhibits a high formate partial current density of up to 110 mA cm in a flow cell.

Degradation and fermentation of hyaluronic acid by Bacteroides spp. from the human gut microbiota.

Bacteroides spp. are prominent members of the human gut microbiota that play critical roles in the metabolism of complex carbohydrates from the daily diet. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a multifunctional polysaccharide which has been extensively used in the food and biomedical industry.

Analysis of Helicobacter pylori resistance in patients with different gastric diseases.

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) resistance is the most important risk factor for eradication failure. However, in most regions, antibiotic resistance rates of H.

Clinical Significance of Disulfidptosis-related Genes and Functional Analysis in Gastric Cancer.

Worldwide, gastric cancer (GC) remains intractable due to its poor prognosis and high morbidity and mortality. Disulfidptosis is a novel kind of cell death mediated by abnormal accumulation of intracellular disulphides. The correlation between disulfidptosis and GC is still unknown.

Interlayer Confined Water Enabled Pseudocapacitive Sodium-Ion Storage in Nonaqueous Electrolyte.

Electrochemical capacitors have faced the limitations of low energy density for decades, owing to the low capacity of electric double-layer capacitance (EDLC)-type positive electrodes. In this work, we reveal the functions of interlayer confined water in iron vanadate (FeVO·HO) for sodium-ion storage in nonaqueous electrolyte. Using an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance, Raman, and X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, we demonstrate that both nonfaradaic (surficial EDLC) and faradaic (pseudocapacitance-dominated Na intercalation) processes are involved in the charge storages.

Study on material and mechanical characteristics of silicone rubber shed of field-aged 110 kV composite insulators.

Composite insulators have excellent performance and are more and more widely used in power grid. The performance of composite insulators with different service duration will decline in varying degrees, which could pose a threat to the safe operation of power grid. In order to investigate the influence of service duration and electric field strength on insulator shed performance, the sheds at different positions of insulators with different service duration are sampled.

Insights into the genetic influences of the microbiota on the life span of a host.

() mutant strains have been reported to extend the life span of (). However, the specific mechanisms through which the genes and pathways affect aging are not yet clear. In this study, we fed (fruit fly) various single-gene knockout strains to screen mutant strains with an extended lifespan.

Gut microbial genetic variation modulates host lifespan, sleep, and motor performance.

Recent studies have shown that gut microorganisms can modulate host lifespan and activities, including sleep quality and motor performance. However, the role of gut microbial genetic variation in regulating host phenotypes remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the links between gut microbial genetic variation and host phenotypes using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Drosophila melanogaster as research models.

Untethered Soft Microrobots with Adaptive Logic Gates.

Integrating adaptative logic computation directly into soft microrobots is imperative for the next generation of intelligent soft microrobots as well as for the smart materials to move beyond stimulus-response relationships and toward the intelligent behaviors seen in biological systems. Acquiring adaptivity is coveted for soft microrobots that can adapt to implement different works and respond to different environments either passively or actively through human intervention like biological systems. Here, a novel and simple strategy for constructing untethered soft microrobots based on stimuli-responsive hydrogels that can switch logic gates according to the surrounding stimuli of environment is introduced.

RNA-binding motif 4 promotes angiogenesis in HCC by selectively activating VEGF-A expression.

Increased angiogenesis in the liver plays a critical role in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the molecular mechanism underlying increased angiogenesis in HCC is not well understood. Current study was designed to identify the potential angiogenic effect of RNA-binding motif 4 (RBM4)through a small-scale overexpression screening, followed by comparison of the expression level of RBM4 in cancer and adjacent tissues in multiple malignancies to explore the relationship between RBM4 and CD31 protein expression level and related clinical indicators, and understand the role of RBM4 in the hepatocellular carcinoma.

Trypsin/Zn(PO) Hybrid Nanoflowers: Controlled Synthesis and Excellent Performance as an Immobilized Enzyme.

Immobilized enzymes are a significant technological approach to retain enzyme activity and reduce enzyme catalytic cost. In this work, trypsin-incorporated Zn(PO) hybrid nanoflowers were prepared via mild precipitation and coordination reactions. The controllable preparation of hybrid nanoflowers was achieved by systematically investigating the effects of the raw-material ratio, material concentration and reaction temperature on product morphology and physicochemical properties.

RBM23 Drives Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Activating NF-B Signaling Pathway.

Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and angiogenesis has been proven to be significantly involved in its progression. However, the molecular mechanism underlying HCC angiogenesis has not been well researched. In this study, RNA Binding Motif Protein 23 (RBM23) was identified as a novel proangiogenic factor in HCC cell lines and tissues.