Carbon nanotube spiderweb promoted growth of hierarchical transition metal dichalcogenide nanostructures for seamless devices.

Hierarchical transition metal dichalcogenide (h-TMDC) nanostructures with abundant active edge sites and good electrical conductivity hold great promise for numerous applications. Here, we report a general method for the chemical synthesis of a series of large-area, free-standing h-TMDC films and their devices by using carbon nanotube (CNT) spiderwebs as both growth promoters and electrical/mechanical reinforcement networks. Our approach allows the seamless integration of h-TMDC nanostructures with abundant active edge sites and CNT networks with good electrical conductivity and mechanical flexibility.

A new species of the toothed toad (Anura, Megophryidae) from Sichuan Province, China.

The toad genus is widely distributed in southwest China and northern Vietnam. A new species of the genus is described from Sichuan Province, China. Phylogenetic analyses based on the mitochondrial 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA gene sequences supported the new species as an independent clade clustered into the clade also containing and .

Efficient charge generation at low energy losses in organic solar cells: a key issues review.

Light absorption generates strongly bound excitons in organic solar cells (OSCs). To obtain efficient charge generation, a large driving force is required, which causes a large energy loss (E ) and severely hinders the improvement in the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of OSCs. Recently, the development of non-fullerene OSCs has seen great success, and the resulting OSCs can yield highly efficient charge generation with a negligible driving force, which raises a fundamental question about how the excitons split into free charges.

A novel super thermal insulation material: bamboo-like polymer nanotubes.

One-dimensional nanomaterials have widely applied in the fields of energy conversion and storage due to their exceptional performance because of the nano-size effect. Herein, we synthesized bamboo-like polymer nanotubes based on cationic polymerization using immiscible initiator nanodroplets that results in a hollow structure. The suspended microelectrode is fabricated to measure the axial thermal conductivity of a single polymer nanotube, which demonstrates that this hollow structure can reduce its effective thermal conductivity.

sp. nov., a new calcified amphipod (Amphipoda, Amphilochidea, Epimeriidae) from a seamount of the Caroline Plate, NW Pacific.

A calcified individual of Costa, 1851 collected from an unnamed seamount of the Caroline Plate, NW Pacific, is recognized as new to science herein. This increases the number of known species of the North Pacific to nine. differs from its similar congeners by having a rostrum hardly reaching to the end margin of first peduncular article of antenna 1, the presence of large pyriform eyes, the size-increasing mid-dorsal teeth starting from pereonite 6 to pleonite 2, the projection on coxa 5 not extending to epimeral plate 1, and by having a nearly quadrate telson notched medially.

Notes on the genus from China, with descriptions of two new species (Carabidae, Pterostichinae).

The genus in China is studied, with descriptions of two new species, and One species is reported as new to China, Brullé, 1834. Species relationships within Chinese are briefly discussed mainly based on the endophallic characters.

[Research and development of certified reference material of swertioside].

The standard sample of natural products is an essential standard reference to determine the quality of the product in the quality control of natural products. To develop a certified reference material(CRM) of swertioside according to the Work Guideline for Reference Materials(3): Reference Material-General Principles and Statistical Method for Certification(GB/T 15000.3-2008), swertioside was purified from whole plant of Swertia mussotii by extraction, isolation and Prep-HPLC to obtain certified reference material of swertioside.

A new species of the genus Leeonychiurus Sun amp; Arbea, 2014 (Collembola, Onychiurinae, Onychiurini) from China, with a checklist of Chinese Onychiurini.

The new species Leeonychiurus zijinensis sp. nov. is described from east China.

A new species of the genus Graphelmis DELÈVE, 1968 from China (Coleoptera: Elmidae).

Graphelmis dulongensis sp. nov. is described from Yunnan, China.

Citizen science project reveals high diversity in Didymellaceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes).

Fungal communities play a crucial role in maintaining the health of managed and natural soil environments, which directly or indirectly affect the properties of plants and other soil inhabitants. As part of a Citizen Science Project initiated by the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute and the Utrecht University Museum, which aimed to describe novel fungal species from Dutch garden soil, the diversity of Didymellaceae, which is one of the largest families in the Dothideomycetes was investigated. A preliminary analysis of the ITS and LSU sequences from the obtained isolates allowed the identification of 148 strains belonging to the family.

An integrative taxonomic approach reveals a new species of (Ranunculaceae) in North Asia.

A new endemic species, , is described from the Republic of Buryatia and Irkutsk Province, Russia. It belongs to Eranthis section Shibateranthis and is morphologically similar to and . An integrative taxonomic approach, based on cytogenetical, molecular and biochemical analyses, along with morphological data, was used to delimit this new species.

The synthesis of 3D graphene/Au composites via γ-ray irradiation and their use for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol.

Graphene oxide (GO) and gold ions (Au) can be simultaneously reduced and self-assembled into a three-dimensional (3D) graphene/Au composite (GA/Au) porous structure at room temperature via one-step γ-ray irradiation. The microstructure of GA/Au composites were observed under different magnifications and the pores were observed to be uniform 3D porous structure. In addition, Au nanoparticles were homogeneously attached to graphene sheets and had a typical diameter of 6 nm.

The genus (Catathelasmataceae, Basidiomycota) in China.

Two new species, and , are described on the basis of morphological characters, phylogenetic evidence, host preferences and geographic distributions. A taxonomic key to the known species in China is also provided to facilitate identification. Based on samples from temperate Asia, Europe and North America, the phylogeny of was reconstructed using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, the large subunit (LSU) of the ribosomal DNA and the translation elongation factor 1-α (TEF1).

Discovery of species associated with canker disease of tree hosts from Mount Dongling of China.

Members of encompass important plant pathogens, saprobes and endophytes on a wide range of woody hosts with a worldwide distribution. In the current study, we obtained seven representative isolates from six tree hosts of Betulaceae, Juglandaceae, Rosaceae, Tiliaceae and Ulmaceae in Mount Dongling of China. Based on morphological comparison and phylogenetic analyses using partial ITS, LSU, , , and gene sequences, we identified two known species ( and ) and two novel species ( and ).

Diversity and community of culturable endophytic fungi from stems and roots of desert halophytes in northwest China.

Halophytes have high species diversity and play important roles in ecosystems. However, endophytic fungi of halophytes in desert ecosystems have been less investigated. In this study, we examined endophytic fungi associated with the stem and root of ten halophytic species colonizing the Gurbantonggut desert.

sp. nov. (Porifera, Calcarea, Calcaronea, Leucosolenida, Leucosoleniidae), a new species from China.

A new species of Leucosoleniidae, , is described. This new species was collected in a scallop-breeding pond from the Yellow Sea and preserved in 75% ethanol. This sponge consists of a dense reticulation of ascon tubes, with the surface minutely hispid and the consistency soft and fragile.

Photosynthetic Regulation Under Salt Stress and Salt-Tolerance Mechanism of Sweet Sorghum.

Sweet sorghum is a C4 crop with the characteristic of fast-growth and high-yields. It is a good source for food, feed, fiber, and fuel. On saline land, sweet sorghum can not only survive, but increase its sugar content.

Taxonomic studies on (Begoniaceae) in Myanmar I: three new species and supplementary description of from Northern Myanmar.

Three new species of (, and ) belonging to Begonia section Platycentrum and a supplementary description of with a detailed description of female flowers from Putao, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar, are described and illustrated. All the new species are endemic to Northern Myanmar and can be easily distinguished from other species among the section Platycentrum. A detailed description, photographs, habitat, distribution and a comparison with the most related allied species for all new species are provided.

An updated checklist of (Begoniaceae) in Laos, with two new species and five new records.

Two new species of L. (Begoniaceae), (sect. Parvibegonia) and (sect.

(Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new species from Dakrong Nature Reserve, Vietnam.

is a new species of woody bamboo from Dakrong Nature Reserve, Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam. It is closely related to but differs by its pseudospikelets having terminal rachilla segments with ciliate margin and 6 bracts; culm sheath with the base of the outer margin having a slight projection below its point of attachment at the node, as well as sheath blades usually less than half as long as the culm sheath proper; and leaf blades pale-puberulent and sparsely pilosulous on the abaxial surface. The new species is described and illustrated here.

A new species of (Zingiberaceae) from Natma Taung National Park, Chin State, Myanmar.

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Three new fossil records of (Equisetaceae) from the Neogene of south-western China and northern Vietnam.

Three fossil species of (Equisetaceae) were reported from the Neogene of south-western China and northern Vietnam, based on well-preserved rhizomes with tubers. Equisetum cf. pratense Ehrhart from the middle Miocene of Zhenyuan County, Yunnan Province, China is characterised by a bunch of three ovate tubers with longitudinal ridges on the surface.

Wavelet-based real-time calculation of multiple physiological parameters on an embedded platform.

Objective: This paper aims to present how physiological signals can be processed based on wavelet decomposition to calculate multiple physiological parameters in real-time on an embedded platform.

Approach: An ECG and PPG are decomposed to the appropriate scale based on a quadratic spline wavelet base in order to obtain high and narrow pulse peaks at the location of the mutation points. Based on the decomposed waveforms, feature points are positioned to calculate physiological parameters in real-time, including heart rate, pulse rate, blood oxygen, and blood pressure.

Graphene Oxide-Grafted Magnetic Nanorings Mediated Magnetothermodynamic Therapy Favoring Reactive Oxygen Species-Related Immune Response for Enhanced Antitumor Efficacy.

In this study, a magnetothermodynamic (MTD) therapy is introduced as an efficient systemic cancer treatment, by combining the magnetothermal effect and the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-related immunologic effect, in order to overcome the obstacle of limited therapeutic efficacy in current magnetothermal therapy (MTT). This approach was achieved by the development of an elaborate ferrimagnetic vortex-domain iron oxide nanoring and graphene oxide (FVIOs-GO) hybrid nanoparticle as the efficient MTD agent. Such a FVIOs-GO nanoplatform was shown to have high thermal conversion efficiency, and it was further proved to generate a significantly amplified ROS level under an alternating magnetic field (AMF).

Anomalous lattice stiffening in tungsten tetraboride solid solutions with manganese under compression.

Tungsten tetraboride (WB)-based solid solutions represent one of the most promising superhard metal candidates; however, their underlying hardening mechanisms have not yet been fully understood. Here, we explore the lattice compressibility of WB binary solid solutions with different manganese (Mn) concentrations using high-pressure x-ray diffraction (XRD) up to 52 GPa. Under initial compression, the lattices of low and high Mn-doped WB alloys (i.