We report experiments and simulations to understand the factors that control chromium (Cr(3+)) electrodeposition from ionic liquid solutions. Speciation, conductivities and diffusivities in mixtures of trivalent chromium chloride, water and choline chloride (CrCl3/xH2O/yChCl) were computed from molecular dynamics simulations and compared to measured ultraviolet-visible spectra, conductivities from electrical impedance spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammograms. Computed changes in Cr(3+) first solvation shell and conductivity with solution composition qualitatively agree with experimental observations. The Cr(3+) first solvation shell contains predominantly H2O and Cl(-) and the proportion of the two ligands changes with the relative bulk concentrations of each. Conductivities and diffusivities are observed to be functions of these composition variables. Variations in observed reduction current are primarily determined by dynamical properties and are less influenced by speciation.
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Sci Rep
December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae-ro 875, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 48108, Republic of Korea.
This study aimed to investigate alterations in a multilayer network combining structural and functional layers in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) compared with healthy controls. In all, 38 ESKD patients and 43 healthy participants were prospectively enrolled. They exhibited normal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without any structural lesions.
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December 2024
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Highly efficient perovskite solar cells (PSCs) in the n-i-p structure have demonstrated limited operational lifetimes, primarily due to the layer-to-layer ion diffusion in the perovskite/doped hole-transport layer (HTL) heterojunction, leading to conductivity drop in HTL and component loss in perovskite. Herein, we introduce an ultrathin (~7 nm) p-type polymeric interlayer (D18) with excellent ion-blocking ability between perovskite and HTL to address these issues. The ultrathin D18 interlayer effectively inhibits the layer-to-layer diffusion of lithium, methylammonium, formamidium, and iodide ions.
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December 2024
Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Center for Healthcare Data Modeling, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Background And Objectives: Salmonellosis is among the most common food-born infections, caused by spp. bacteria. Present study has investigated the frequency and antibiotic resistance pattern of spp.
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December 2024
Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao) of Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Objectives: To investigate the function of the glymphatic system (GS) and its association with neuropsychological tests in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) by diffusion tensor imaging analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS).
Methods: This retrospective study included 58 patients with sICH and 63 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs). Partial correlation analyses were performed to examine the relationships between the DTI-ALPS index and radiological as well as clinical data.
Front Immunol
December 2024
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University (SMG-SNU) Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background: We investigated the effects of C-reactive protein (CRP) deposition on the vessel walls in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) by analyzing spatially resolved changes in gene expression. Our aim was to elucidate the pathways that contribute to disease progression.
Methods: AAA specimens from surgically resected formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues were categorized into the AAA-high CRP [serum CRP ≥ 0.
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