Crystal-facet modulated pathway of CO photoreduction on BiNbOCl nanosheets boosting production of value-added solar fuels.

Two nanosheets of BiNbOCl were successfully synthesized for photocatalytic conversion of CO into solar fuel, featuring differently exposed (001) and (201) facets. The exposure of these specific facets facilitates C-C coupling to generate ethanol, and (201) facet typically accelerates this process.

Latent profile of personality traits for American older adults and its transition during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The impact of COVID-19 on older adults' personality development is essential for emergency management but under-researched. This study seeks to explore the personality profiles of older adults living in the United States and how these profiles transitioned during the pandemic.

Methods: Longitudinal data were collected from 3,550 adults aged 60 and older who participated in both the 2016 and 2020 waves of the Health and Retirement Survey (61.

A Poly(2,7-anthrylene) with peri-Fused Porphyrin Edges.

Anthracene has served as an important building block of conjugated polymers with the connecting positions playing a crucial role for the electronic structures. Herein, anthracene units have been coupled through their 2,7-carbons to develop an unprecedented, conjugated polymer, namely, poly(2,7-anthrylene) featuring additional peri-fused porphyrin edges. The synthesis starts from a 2,7-dibromo-9-nickel(II) porphyrinyl-anthracene as the pivotal precursor.

Outstanding CO Photoreduction in Single-Atom Thulium Modified Carbon Nitride.

CO reduction photocatalysts are favorable for obtaining renewable energy. Enriched active sites and effective photogenerated-carriers separation are keys for improving CO photo-reduction. A thulium (Tm) single atom tailoring strategy introducing carbon vacancies in porous tubular graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) surpassing the ever-reported g-CN based photocatalysts, with 199.

Identification of BACH1-IT2-miR-4786-Siglec-15 immune suppressive axis in bladder cancer.

The sialic acid binding Ig like lectin 15 (Siglec-15) was previously identified as tumor immune suppressor gene in some human cancers with elusive molecular mechanism to be elucidated. The continuous focus on both clinical and basic biology of bladder cancer leads us to characterize aberrant abundance of BACH1-IT2 associating with stabilization of Siglec-15, which eventually contributes to local immune suppressive microenvironment and therefore tumor advance. This effect was evidently mediated by miR-4786-5p.

Binary Organic Solar Cells with over 19 % Efficiency and Enhanced Morphology Stability Enabled by Asymmetric Acceptors.

The simultaneous improvement of efficiency and stability of organic solar cells (OSCs) for commercialization remains a challenging task. Herein, we designed asymmetric acceptors DT-C8Cl and DT-C8BTz with functional haloalkyl chains, in which the halogen atoms could induce noncovalent interactions with heteroatoms like O, S, and Se, etc., thus leading to appropriately manipulated film morphology.

Tandem Synergistic Effect of Cu-In Dual Sites Confined on the Edge of Monolayer CuInP S toward Selective Photoreduction of CO into Multi-Carbon Solar Fuels.

One-unit-cell, single-crystal, hexagonal CuInP S atomically thin sheets of≈0.81 nm in thickness was successfully synthesized for photocatalytic reduction of CO . Exciting ethene (C H ) as the main product was dominantly generated with the yield-based selectivity reaching ≈56.

Lesson learned from COVID-19 pandemic for the future of food industry.

With WHO announcing COVID-19 no longer as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on May 5, 2023, coupled with the fact that the majority of the countries of the world have dropped strict city lockdown or border closure, this perhaps signals the end of the COVID-19 crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in far-reaching effects affecting nearly every aspect of our lives and society. Notably, the food industry including agriculture, food manufacturers, food logistics, distributors and retailers have all felt the profound impact and had experienced significant stress during the pandemic.

Longitudinal study of disease severity and external factors in cognitive failure after COVID-19 among Indonesian population.

The COVID-19 infection is assumed to induce cognitive failure. Identifying the relationship between COVID-19, the effect of vaccination and medication, and accommodating non-COVID-19 factors to cognitive failure is essential. This study was conducted in Indonesia from September 2021 to January 2023.

Layer-Specific BTX-A Delivery to the Gastric Muscularis Achieves Effective Weight Control and Metabolic Improvement.

The rising incidence of health-endangering obesity constantly calls for more effective treatments. Gastric intramural injection of botulinum neurotoxin A (BTX-A) as a new modality carries great promise yet inconsistent therapeutic efficacy. A layer-specific delivery strategy enabled by dissolving microneedles is hence pioneered to investigate the working site of BTX-A and the resulting therapeutic effects.

Factors Influencing the Sharing of Personal Health Data Based on the Integrated Theory of Privacy Calculus and Theory of Planned Behaviors Framework: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study of Chinese Patients in the Yangtze River Delta.

Background: The health care system in China is fragmented, and the distribution of high-quality resources remains uneven and irrational. Information sharing is essential to the development of an integrated health care system and maximizing its benefits. Nevertheless, data sharing raises concerns regarding the privacy and confidentiality of personal health information, which affect the willingness of patients to share information.

Husband-wife Relationship, Neonatal Health, Breast Milk Volume and Postpartum Depression: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major public health problem that has negative effects on mothers, infants, and society. This study was aimed at investigating the prevalence of PPD and elucidating the delivery factors implicated in PPD so as take more targeted measures for reducing the potential risk factors. A prospective cohort study was conducted.

Near-real-time daily estimates of fossil fuel CO emissions from major high-emission cities in China.

Cities in China are on the frontline of low-carbon transition which requires monitoring city-level emissions with low-latency to support timely climate actions. Most existing CO emission inventories lag reality by more than one year and only provide annual totals. To improve the timeliness and temporal resolution of city-level emission inventories, we present Carbon Monitor Cities-China (CMCC), a near-real-time dataset of daily CO emissions from fossil fuel and cement production for 48 major high-emission cities in China.

Learning-Based Repetitive Control of a Bowden-Cable-Actuated Exoskeleton with Frictional Hysteresis.

Bowden-cable-actuated soft exoskeleton robots are known for their light weight and flexibility of power transmission during rehabilitation training or movement assistance for humans. However, friction-induced nonlinearity of the Bowden transmission cable and gearbox backlash pose great challenges forprecise tracking control of the exoskeleton robot. In this paper, we proposed the design of a learning-based repetitive controller which could compensate for the non-linearcable friction and gearbox backlash in an iterative manner.

Study of the spatial divergence features and motivating factors of energy green consumption levels in "2+26" cities.

The level of energy green consumption is an essential factor influencing China's economy's high-quality development. In this paper, we select relevant panel data from 2010 to 2019 for 28 cities in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and surrounding areas, and use the DPSIR model and spatial econometric model to analyze the spatial divergence characteristics and driving factors of the energy green consumption index based on the construction of the energy green consumption level evaluation index system and index measurement. The results of this research are as follows: (1) The energy green consumption index has a distribution pattern of "high in the east and low in the west, high in the north, and low in the south," and the driving force (D) and response force (I) are the key factors influencing the spatial variation of the energy green consumption index.

B Vitamin Supplementation Slows Cognitive Decline in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients with Frontal Lobe Atrophy.

Background: The effects of B vitamins on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients' cognition have been mixed, suggesting the existence of moderating factors.

Objective: A post hoc analysis of a negative B vitamin trial was performed to examine the potential modulating effect of regional brain atrophy on the cognitive response to B vitamins in MCI patients.

Methods: In the 24-month randomized trial, 279 MCI outpatients took 500μ#x03BC;g methylcobalamin and 400μ#x03BC;g folic acid once per day or placebo tablets once per day.

Suppression effect and safety of acupuncture on colonic spasm during colonoscopy: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Intestinal spasm and peristalsis during colonoscopy are common but undesirable phenomena, which can easily lead to a missed diagnosis of colorectal polyps and other diseases, and antispasmodic drugs can have adverse side effects. Previous studies find that acupuncture can regulate abnormal gastrointestinal motility. But evidence quality is low and limited at present, and high-quality studies are required.

The role of autophagy and apoptosis in early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage: an updated review.

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a worldwide devastating type of stroke with high mortality and morbidity. Accumulating evidence show early brain injury (EBI) as the leading cause of mortality after SAH. The pathological processes involved in EBI include decreased cerebral blood flow, increased intracranial pressure, vasospasm, and disruption of the blood-brain barrier.

PointSite: A Point Cloud Segmentation Tool for Identification of Protein Ligand Binding Atoms.

Accurate identification of ligand binding sites (LBS) on a protein structure is critical for understanding protein function and designing structure-based drugs. As the previous pocket-centric methods are usually based on the investigation of pseudo-surface-points outside the protein structure, they cannot fully take advantage of the local connectivity of atoms within the protein, as well as the global 3D geometrical information from all the protein atoms. In this paper, we propose a novel point clouds segmentation method, PointSite, for accurate identification of protein ligand binding atoms, which performs protein LBS identification at the atom-level in a protein-centric manner.

Boosting photocatalytic CO reduction Schottky junction with ZnCr layered double hydroxide nanoflakes aggregated on 2D TiCT cocatalyst.

Designing efficient photocatalysts is vital for the photoreduction of CO to produce solar fuels, helping to alleviate issues of fossil fuel depletion and global warming. In this work, a novel ZnCr-LDH/TiCT Schottky junction is successfully synthesized using an coprecipitation method. ZnCr-LDH nanoflakes collectively grow on the surface of TiCT MXene nanosheets.

Kinetic Walking Energy Harvester Design for a Wearable Bowden Cable-Actuated Exoskeleton Robot.

Over the past few decades, wearable exoskeletons of various forms have been developed to assist human activities or for rehabilitation of movement disorders. However, sustainable exoskeletons with efficient energy harvesting devices still have not been fully explored. In this paper, we propose the design of a lightweight wearable Bowden-cable-actuated soft exoskeleton robot with energy harvesting capability.