Fast Sodium Ion Conductivity in Pristine Na8SnP4 - Synthesis, Structure and Properties of the two Polymorphs LT- Na8SnP4 and HT-Na8SnP4.

Achieving high ionic conductivities in solid state electrolytes is crucial for the development of efficient all-solid-state-batteries. Considering future availability and sustainability, sodium materials hold promises for an alternative for lithium materials in all-solid-state batteries, due to the higher abundance. Here we report on a sodium phosphide ion conductor Na8SnP4 with a conductivity of 0.

Transport of partially active polymers in chemical gradients.

The transport of molecules for chemical reactions is critically important in various cellular biological processes. Despite thermal diffusion being prevalent in many biochemical processes, it is unreliable for any sort of directed transport or preferential accumulation of molecules. In this paper, we propose a strategy for directed motion in which the molecules are transported by partially active polymeric structures.

[Sports Programs for Mental Illness: How Mental Health Professionales Can Provide Effective Support].

Despite the positive effects of physical activity, people with mental illness often remain inactive. Exercise recommendations are inconsistent and challenging to follow.This study assessed exercise behavior and the need for programs during and after inpatient treatment to develop clinical recommendations.

[How to identify cystic lateral neck mass from CUP-like lesions: a diagnostic challenge].

A cystic lateral neck mass in adults represents a major challenge, as it can be difficult to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions. The incidence of carcinoma in initially benign treated neck cysts is estimated to be as high as 24%. The objective of this study was to ascertain the malignancy rate of cystic cervical masses and to provide a differentiation of cervical metastases in comparison to benign cervical cysts, utilising current guidelines.

Enhancement of Spontaneous Orientation Polarization in Glassy Organic Semiconductor Mixtures.

The alignment of permanent dipole moments and the resulting spontaneous orientation polarization (SOP) are commonly observed in evaporated neat films of polar organic molecules and lead to a so-called giant surface potential. In the case of mixed films, often enhanced molecular orientation is observed, i.e.

[Cognitive impairments associated with schizophrenic psychoses : Diagnostics, course and therapy].

Background: Longitudinal outcome studies confirm that the majority of patients with schizophrenic psychoses develop cognitive impairments associated with schizophrenia (CIAS).

Objective: To provide an overview of the epidemiology, diagnostics and evidence for various treatment options for CIAS.

Material And Methods: Literature review of the current level of evidence regarding the efficacy of different treatment strategies for CIAS.

Solid-State NMR Analysis of the Dynamics of Cofactors: Comparison of Heliobacterial and Purple Bacterial Reaction Centers.

Photosynthetic reaction centers (RCs) serve as natural engines converting solar energy to chemical energy. Understanding the principles of efficient charge separation and light-induced electron transfer (ET) between the chlorophyll-type pigments might guide the synthesis for artificial photosynthetic systems. We present detailed insight into the dynamics at the atomic level using solid-state NMR techniques applied to the RCs of (HbRCs) and the purple bacterium (PbRCs).

Stool and blood metabolomics in the metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction/objectives: Changes in the stool metabolome have been poorly studied in the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Moreover, few studies have explored the relationship of stool metabolites with circulating metabolites. Here, we investigated the associations between stool and blood metabolites, the MetS and systemic inflammation.

[Providing Cognitive Remediation Therapy to People with Schizophrenia: Results of a Survey in Psychiatric Clinics in Germany].

Schizophrenia is accompanied by significant cognitive impairments, which often persist to a relevant extent after remission of clinical symptoms and has a negative impact on psychosocial functioning. These impairments are often experienced as very stressful by those affected. Under the umbrella term of Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT), evidence-based therapy options are available that improve both the respective cognitive target functions and the psychosocial functioning.

Red Shift in the Absorption Spectrum of Phototropin LOV1 upon the Formation of a Semiquinone Radical: Reconstructing the Orbital Architecture.

Flavin mononucleotide (FMN) is a ubiquitous blue-light pigment due to its ability to drive one- and two-electron transfer reactions. In both light-oxygen-voltage (LOV) domains of phototropin from the green algae , FMN is noncovalently bound. In the LOV1 cysteine-to-serine mutant (C57S), light-induced electron transfer from a nearby tryptophan occurs, and a transient spin-correlated radical pair (SCRP) is formed.

Electronic Structures of Radical-Pair-Forming Cofactors in a Heliobacterial Reaction Center.

Photosynthetic reaction centers (RCs) are membrane proteins converting photonic excitations into electric gradients. The heliobacterial RCs (HbRCs) are assumed to be the precursors of all known RCs, making them a compelling subject for investigating structural and functional relationships. A comprehensive picture of the electronic structure of the HbRCs is still missing.

[Genetic studies on forensic-psychiatric inpatients? : Clinical, ethical and legal considerations].

Background: Research on people deprived of liberty raises serious questions, especially concerning behavioral genetic studies.

Question: Does including criminally detained patients with mental disorders in genetic studies lead to a gain of new knowledge and can this be ethically and legally justified?

Method: Evaluation of existing literature and interdisciplinary reflection.

Results: After a review of research ethics and legal norms, we consider the benefits and risks of behavioral genetic research, taking the unique situation of test persons deprived of their liberty into account.

Floquet parity-time symmetry in integrated photonics.

Parity-time (PT) symmetry has been unveiling new photonic regimes in non-Hermitian systems, with opportunities for lasing, sensing and enhanced light-matter interactions. The most exotic responses emerge at the exceptional point (EP) and in the broken PT-symmetry phase, yet in conventional PT-symmetric systems these regimes require large levels of gain and loss, posing remarkable challenges in practical settings. Floquet PT-symmetry, which may be realized by periodically flipping the effective gain/loss distribution in time, can relax these requirements and tailor the EP and PT-symmetry phases through the modulation period.

Relieving the burden of intensive labeling for stress monitoring in the wild by using semi-supervised learning.

Stress, a natural process affecting individuals' wellbeing, has a profound impact on overall quality of life. Researchers from diverse fields employ various technologies and methodologies to investigate it and alleviate the negative effects of this phenomenon. Wearable devices, such as smart bands, capture physiological data, including heart rate variability, motions, and electrodermal activity, enabling stress level monitoring through machine learning models.

[NGS-based molecular genetics of leukemia-a powerful and decentralized approach].

The diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), originally based on morphological assessment alone, has to bring together more and more disciplines. Today, modern AML/MDS diagnostics rely on cytomorphology, cytochemistry, immunophenotyping, cytogenetics, and molecular genetics. Only the integration of all these methods allows a comprehensive and complementary characterization of each case, which is a prerequisite for optimal AML/MDS diagnosis and treatment.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Europium(II) Hydride Oxide Iodide EuHOI Showing Blue-Green Luminescence.

As the first europium(II) hydride oxide iodide, dark red single crystals of EuHOI could be synthesized from oxygen-contaminated mixtures of EuH and EuI. Its orthorhombic crystal structure ( = 1636.97(9) pm, = 1369.

[Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR): practical implementation of annex I in pathology].

Background: Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDR) imposes several conditions on pathology institutes that develop and use in-house in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IH-IVDs). However, not all of these conditions need to be implemented immediately after the IVDR entered into force on 26 May 2022. Based on an amending regulation of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, the requirements for IH-IVDs will be phased in.

[Simulation of mortality after different ex-ante and ex-post-triage methods in people with disabilities and comorbidities].

The significant increase in patients during the COVID-19 pandemic presented the healthcare system with a variety of challenges. The intensive care unit is one of the areas particularly affected in this context. Only through extensive infection control measures as well as an enormous logistical effort was it possible to treat all patients requiring intensive care in Germany even during peak phases of the pandemic, and to prevent triage even in regions with high patient pressure and simultaneously low capacities.

Automated composition of Galician Xota-tuning RNN-based composers for specific musical styles using deep Q-learning.

Music composition is a complex field that is difficult to automate because the computational definition of what is good or aesthetically pleasing is vague and subjective. Many neural network-based methods have been applied in the past, but they lack consistency and in most cases, their outputs fail to impress. The most common issues include excessive repetition and a lack of style and structure, which are hallmarks of artificial compositions.

A summary of the ComParE COVID-19 challenges.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive humanitarian and economic damage. Teams of scientists from a broad range of disciplines have searched for methods to help governments and communities combat the disease. One avenue from the machine learning field which has been explored is the prospect of a digital mass test which can detect COVID-19 from infected individuals' respiratory sounds.

Engineering of Zeno Dynamics in Integrated Photonics.

Frequent observations to a quantum system modify its coherent evolution through the Zeno effect and Zeno dynamics. Generally, the measurement process destroys the evolution environment of the monitored system, making repeated observations remain a challenge. Here, using the quantum analogy experiments, we realize and engineer the Zeno effect and Zeno dynamics in optical waveguide arrays, where the optical modes correspond to distinct quantum states, and the temporal evolution is mapped into the spatial propagation.

(LaCrO) /SrCrO superlattices as transparent p-type semiconductors with finite magnetization.

The electronic and magnetic properties of (LaCrO) /SrCrO superlattices are investigated using first principles calculations. We show that the magnetic moments in the two CrO layers sandwiching the SrO layer compensate each other for even but give rise to a finite magnetization for odd , which is explained by charge ordering with Cr and Cr ions arranged in a checkerboard pattern. The Cr ions induce in-gap hole states at the interface, implying that the transparent superlattices are p-type semiconductors.