bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Appraisal of water quality and ecological sensitivity with reference to riverfront development along the River Gomti, India
Authors: Khan Ramsha , Saxena Abhishek , Shukla Saurabh , Goel Pooja , Bhattacharya Prosun , Li Peiyue , Ali Esmat F. , Shaheen Sabry M.
Published: January 2022

The conflict between the vitality of natural ecosystem versus artificially developed systems has existed since decades. The ecological sensitivity and socio-economic aspects associated with riverfront development along rivers have attracted the attention of environmentalists and ecologists across the globe. The present study evaluates the impacts of channelization and riverfront development on the water quality of river Gomti through Water Pollution Index (WPI) and other statistical tools. Of the total studied sites, 75% were found to be in the ‘highly polluted’ category even after the development of riverfront. An approximate increase of 274.5% and 171.76% was witnessed in the WPI values at the midstream sites of Kudiaghat and Daliganj, respectively. This increase in the WPI values clearly stated the deteriorated water quality of river Gomti after the channelization. The major issue of domestic sewage discharge with partial or no treatment into the river seems to be unresolved even after a considerable period of riverfront development. This study can provide a reference database toward development of such projects across the globe.
Hadamard’s variational formula in terms of stress and strain tensors
Authors: Gustafsson Björn , Sebbar Ahmed
Published: January 2022

Starting from a Lagrangian action functional for two scalar fields we construct, by variational methods, the Laplacian Green function for a bounded domain and an appropriate stress tensor. By a further variation, imposed by a given vector field, we arrive at an interior version of the Hadamard variational formula, previously considered by P. Garabedian. It gives the variation of the Green function in terms of a pairing between the stress tensor and a strain tensor in the interior of the domain, this contrasting the classical Hadamard formula which is expressed as a pure boundary variation.
Circulating miRNA as potential biomarkers for diabetes mellitus type 2: should we focus on searching for sex differences?
Authors: Kraczkowska Weronika , Stachowiak Lucyna , Pławski Andrzej , Jagodziński Paweł Piotr
Published: January 2022

microRNAs are non-coding molecules, approximately 22 nucleotides in length, that regulate various cellular processes. A growing body of evidence has suggested that their dysregulated expression is involved in the pathogenesis of diverse diseases, including diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2). Early onset of this chronic and complex metabolic disorder is frequently undiagnosed, leading to the development of severe diabetic complications. Notably, DM2 prevalence is rising globally and an increasing number of articles demonstrate that DM2 susceptibility, development, and progression differ between males and females. Therefore, this paper discusses the role of microRNAs as a source of novel diagnostic biomarkers for DM2 and aims to underline the importance of sex disparity in biomarkers research. Taking into account an urgent need for the development of sex-specific diagnostic strategies in DM2, recent results have shown that circulating miRNAs are promising candidates for sex-biased biomarkers.
Evidence on Problematic Online Gaming and Social Anxiety over the Past Ten Years: a Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Gioia Francesca , Colella Gianluca Mariano , Boursier Valentina
Published: January 2022

Purpose of Review

The present study aimed to review the literature concerning the relationship between problematic online gaming (POG) and social anxiety, taking into account the variables implicated in this relationship. This review included studies published between 2010 and 2020 that were indexed in major databases with the following keywords: Internet gaming, disorder, addiction, problematic, social phobia, and social anxiety.

Recent Findings

In recent years, scientific interest in POG has grown dramatically. Within this prolific research field, difficulties associated with social anxiety have been increasingly explored in relation to POG. Indeed, evidence showed that individuals who experience social anxiety are more exposed to the risk of developing an excessive or addictive gaming behavior.

A total of 30 studies satisfied the initial inclusion criteria and were included in the present literature review. Several reviewed studies found a strong association between social anxiety and online gaming disorder. Furthermore, the relationships among social anxiety, POG, age, and psychosocial and comorbid factors were largely explored. Overall, the present review showed that socially anxious individuals might perceive online video games as safer social environments than face-to-face interactions, predisposing individuals to the POG. However, in a mutually reinforcing relationship, individuals with higher POG seem to show higher social anxiety. Therefore, despite online gaming might represent an activity able to alleviate psychopathological symptoms and/or negative emotional states, people might use online gaming to counterbalance distress or negative situations in everyday life, carrying out a maladaptive coping strategy.
SARS-CoV-2 detection in primary thyroid sarcoma: coincidence or interaction?
Authors: Tanda M. L. , Ippolito S. , Gallo D. , Baj A. , Novazzi F. , Genoni A. , Annoni M. , Mancini N. , Clementi N. , Finzi G. , Piantanida E. , Premoli P. , Lai A. , Dalla Gasperina D. , Maggi F. , Uccella S.
Published: January 2022

Introduction

Thyroid dysfunctions associated with SARS-CoV-2 are emerging in scientific literature. During the second COVID-19 epidemic spread, we evaluated a patient with the suspect of subacute thyroiditis.

Methods and results

Specimen from fine-needle aspiration of a hypoechoic undefined area was analyzed for cytology and for SARS-CoV-2 detection. SARS-CoV-2 was retrieved by real-time polymerase chain reaction on the cytologic sample, which was then cultured on Vero E6 cells and demonstrated to be cytopathic. Whole-genome sequence was deposited. Histological exam diagnosed a rare case of primary thyroid sarcoma with diffuse and strong expression of mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2) oncoprotein. Ultrastructural examination confirmed, in several neoplastic cells, the presence of viral particles in cytoplasmic vacuoles.

Conclusions

In our hypothesis, SARS-CoV-2 and sarcoma coexistence could represent a synergistic interplay, ultimately favoring both viral persistence and tumor proliferation: the overexpression of MDM2 in tumor cells might have generated a favorable immunological niche for SARS-CoV-2 localization and, in turn, SARS-CoV-2 could have favored tumor growth by inducing MDM2-mediated p53 downregulation. Functional studies are needed to confirm this suggestive pathway.
Compilation and evaluation of the Spanish SatiCorpus 2021 for satire identification using linguistic features and transformers
Authors: García-Díaz José Antonio , Valencia-García Rafael
Published: January 2022

Satirical content on social media is hard to distinguish from real news, misinformation, hoaxes or propaganda when there are no clues as to which medium these news were originally written in. It is important, therefore, to provide Information Retrieval systems with mechanisms to identify which results are legitimate and which ones are misleading. Our contribution for satire identification is twofold. On the one hand, we release the Spanish SatiCorpus 2021, a balanced dataset that contains satirical and non-satirical documents. On the other hand, we conduct an extensive evaluation of this dataset with linguistic features and embedding-based features. All feature sets are evaluated separately and combined using different strategies. Our best result is achieved with a combination of the linguistic features and BERT with an accuracy of 97.405%. Besides, we compare our proposal with existing datasets in Spanish regarding satire and irony.
Cultural Images of Labor Conflict and Coordination: Literature and the Evolution of Industrial Relations Systems
Authors: Martin Cathie Jo , Nijhuis Dennie Oude , Olsson Erik
Published: January 2022

Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands have different historical patterns of industrialization, but developed similar patterns of industrial coordination and cooperation. Theories accounting for industrial relations systems (economic structure, power resources, and party/electoral systems) have difficulty accounting for the similarities among these cases. Therefore, we explore the historical depictions of labor appearing in literature to evaluate whether cross-national distinctions in cultural conceptions of labor have some correspondence to distinctions between coordinated and liberal industrial relations systems. We hypothesize that historical literary depictions of labor are associated with the evolution of industrial systems, and apply computational text analyses to large corpora of literary texts. We find that countries (Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands) with coordinated, corporatist industrial relations in the 20th century share similar cultural constructions about labor relations dating back to at least 1770. Literary depictions found in modern coordinated/corporatist countries are significantly different from those found in Britain, a country with liberal/pluralist industrial relations systems. The research has significance for our understanding of the role of culture in the evolution of modern political economies.
CME/Antworten: Metformin – Dos und Don’ts
Authors: Slahor Lea
Published: January 2022

Zusammenfassung. Obwohl sich die Diabetestherapie im Wandel befindet, stellt Metformin weiterhin die Standardtherapie bei Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 dar, fehlende Kontraindikationen vorausgesetzt. Metformin wird sowohl als Monotherapie als auch in Kombination mit allen anderen Präparaten in der Diabetestherapie eingesetzt. Als Biguanid wirkt Metformin über eine Hemmung der hepatischen Gluconeogenese und verbessert die Insulinsensitivät im peripheren Gewebe. Metformin führt zu einer moderaten Gewichtsabnahme und weist weitere Vorteile auf: Fehlendes Hypoglykämierisiko, gute Verträglichkeit, Langzeiterfahrungen in der Anwendung, geringe Therapiekosten. Die häufigsten gastrointestinalen Nebenwirkungen sind meist mild und passager, doch kann ein Vitamin-B12-Mangel auftreten. Auch wenn die Metformin-assoziierte Laktatazidose (MALA) selten auftritt, stellt diese eine relevante Komplikation dar, die mit einer hohen Mortalität assoziiert ist. Das Risiko steigt mit eingeschränkter Nierenfunktion, sodass die Metformindosis an die eGFR angepasst werden muss und Metformin bei einer eGFR <30 ml/min/1,73 m2 nicht eingesetzt werden darf. Als weitere Kontraindikationen gelten: aktive oder progrediente Lebererkrankung, Alkoholabusus, instabile oder akute Herzinsuffizienz, Situationen mit Hypoperfusion oder hämodynamische Instabilität, sowie eine Laktatazidose in der Vorgeschichte. Metformin bleibt eine moderne Therapie, deren Indikationen und Kontraindikationen es zu kennen gilt.
Systemische Entzündungsreaktion bei einer jungen Frau
Authors: Opokina Liubov , Rafeiner Philippe , Schiffer Pia
Published: January 2022

Zusammenfassung. Bei einer 21-jährigen Patientin mit Fieberschüben, Arthralgien, lachsfarbenem Hautexanthem und laborchemisch neutrophiler Leukozytose, erhöhten CRP-, Ferritin und Transaminase-Werten wurde nach Ausschluss anderer Ursachen die seltene Diagnose der systemischen autoinflammatorischen Erkrankung Morbus Still gestellt und initial mit NSAR und Prednisolon behandelt. Die initiale Therapie zeigte jedoch keine ausreichende Wirkung, sodass im Verlauf die Therapie auf den IL-6-Antagonisten Tocilizumab umgestellt wurde. Unter dieser Therapie konnte eine ausreichend gute Symptomkontrolle erreicht werden.
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Majority Population, Ethno-Racial	Minorities, and Immigrants
Authors: Politi Emanuele , Lüders Adrian , Sankaran Sindhuja , Anderson Joel , Van Assche Jasper , Spiritus-Beerden Eva , Roblain Antoine , Phalet Karen , Derluyn Ilse , Verelst An , Green Eva G. T.
Published: January 2022

Abstract. The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes an unprecedented threat for individuals and societies, revealing stark inequalities in preparedness, exposure, and consequences. The present systematic literature review complements extant knowledge on disasters and pandemic diseases with programmatic research on the COVID-19 pandemic. Building upon an integrative definition of threat, we merge intra-personal threat regulation with group dynamics and inter-group relations. Via streamlined methods of knowledge synthesis, we first map out a broad taxonomy of threats, as appraised by the majority population and ethno-racial and immigrant minorities. Second, we delve into research linking threat appraisals with either conflict or prosociality within and across group boundaries. To conclude, we propose some guidelines for researchers to involve ethno-racial and immigrant minorities actively and for societies to cope cohesively with the impact of COVID-19.
Decreasing Dust Over the Middle East Partly Caused by Irrigation Expansion
Authors: Xia Wenwen , Wang Yong , Wang Bin
Published: January 2022

The importance of the effects of anthropogenic activities on modulating the global dust cycle has been increasingly recognized. Over the Middle East, we find in observations that there has been a significant decrease in dust optical depth from 2007 to 2019 during which global irrigated areas especially in the Middle East and South Asia have rapidly expanded. Whether irrigation expansion contributes to the decrease of dust in the Middle East is investigated based on observations/reanalyses and global climate model simulations with and without irrigation. Results show that irrigation over the northeast Middle East and Pakistan supplements water to the soil. By increasing local evaporation and moisture advection, irrigation enhances precipitation over the whole Middle East and the northwest Indian subcontinent. As a result, dust wet deposition by precipitation is elevated. Owing to irrigation‐induced land surface cooling, surface wind speed decreases as the planetary boundary layer becomes stable. Along with increased soil moisture, reduced surface wind speed suppresses local dust emissions. Enhanced dust wet deposition and suppressed dust emissions cause atmospheric dust reduction over the Middle East. Vegetation greening in the Middle East as the climate warms has no contribution because there is no obvious trend found in observations.
Supernova Rates and Burial of Organic Matter
Authors: Svensmark Henrik
Published: January 2022

Life on Earth appears to have evolved under the influence of supernovae activity in the solar neighborhood. Supernovae frequency regulates the flux of cosmic ray particles arriving at the top of the Earth's atmosphere, where empirical evidence supports a close connection between cosmic rays, clouds, and climate. Burial of organic matter in marine sediments follows cosmic rays variations for more than 3.5 Gyr and in detail during the last 500 Myr. The supernovae link to the burial of organic matter may be due to climate‐induced changes in the atmospheric and oceanic circulation affecting the availability of nutrients and the bioproductivity in the oceans. A higher bioproductivity then leads to a more extensive burial of organic matter. Support for this scenario comes from a proxy of nutrient concentrations in the ocean which covaries with the supernovae frequency. The results suggest a fundamental connection between supernovae rates and life on Earth.
An Adaptive Hybrid Vertical Equilibrium/Full‐Dimensional Model for Compositional Multiphase Flow
Authors: Becker Beatrix , Guo Bo , Buntic Ivan , Flemisch Bernd , Helmig Rainer
Published: January 2022

Efficient compositional models are required to simulate underground gas storage in porous formations where, for example, gas quality (such as purity) and loss of gas due to dissolution are of interest. We first extend the concept of vertical equilibrium (VE) to compositional flow, and derive a compositional VE model by vertical integration. Second, we present a hybrid model that couples the efficient compositional VE model to a compositional full‐dimensional model. Subdomains, where the compositional VE model is valid, are identified during simulation based on a VE criterion that compares the vertical profiles of relative permeability at equilibrium to the ones simulated by the full‐dimensional model. We demonstrate the applicability of the hybrid model by simulating hydrogen storage in a radially symmetric, heterogeneous porous aquifer. The hybrid model shows excellent adaptivity over space and time for different permeability values in the heterogeneous region, and compares well to the full‐dimensional model while being computationally efficient, resulting in a runtime of roughly one‐third of the full‐dimensional model. Based on the results, we assume that for larger simulation scales, the efficiency of this new model will increase even more.
Efficacy of front-line immunochemotherapy for follicular lymphoma: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Wang Yucai , Zhou Shouhao , Qi Xinyue , Yang Fang , Maurer Matthew J. , Habermann Thomas M. , Witzig Thomas E. , Wang Michael L. , Nowakowski Grzegorz S.
Published: January 2022

Abstract

Front-line treatment for follicular lymphoma has evolved with the introduction of maintenance therapy, bendamustine (Benda), obinutuzumab (G), and lenalidomide (Len). We conducted a random-effects Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) of phase 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to identify the regimens with superior efficacy. Progression-free survival (PFS) was compared between 11 modern regimens with different immunochemotherapy and maintenance strategies. G-Benda-G resulted in with the best PFS, with an HR of 0.41 compared to R-Benda, a surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) of 0.97, a probability of being the best treatment (PbBT) of 72%, and a posterior ranking distribution (PoRa) of 1 (95% BCI 1–3). This was followed by R-Benda-R4 (HR = 0.49, PbBT = 25%, PoRa = 2) and R-Benda-R (HR = 0.60, PbBT = 3%, PoRa = 3). R-CHOP-R (HR = 0.96) and R-Len-R (HR = 0.97) had similar efficacy to R-Benda. Bendamustine was a better chemotherapy backbone than CHOP either with maintenance (R-Benda-R vs R-CHOP-R, HR = 0.62; G-Benda-G vs G-CHOP-G, HR = 0.55) or without maintenance therapy (R-Benda vs R-CHOP, HR = 0.68). Rituximab maintenance improved PFS following R-CHOP (R-CHOP-R vs R-CHOP, HR = 0.65) or R-Benda (R-Benda-R vs R-Benda, HR = 0.60; R-Benda-R4 vs R-Benda, HR = 0.49). In the absence of multi-arm RCTs that include all common regimens, this NMA provides an important and useful guide to inform treatment decisions.
Safety, immunogenicity, and protection provided by unadjuvanted and adjuvanted formulations of a recombinant plant-derived virus-like particle vaccine candidate for COVID-19 in nonhuman primates
Authors: Pillet Stéphane , Arunachalam Prabhu S. , Andreani Guadalupe , Golden Nadia , Fontenot Jane , Aye Pyone Pyone , Röltgen Katharina , Lehmicke Gabrielle , Gobeil Philipe , Dubé Charlotte , Trépanier Sonia , Charland Nathalie , D’Aoust Marc-André , Russell-Lodrigue Kasi , Monjure Christopher , Blair Robert V. , Boyd Scott D. , Bohm Rudolf P. , Rappaport Jay , Villinger François , Landry Nathalie , Pulendran Bali , Ward Brian J.
Published: January 2022

Although antivirals are important tools to control severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, effective vaccines are essential to control the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Plant-derived virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidates have previously demonstrated immunogenicity and efficacy against influenza. Here, we report the immunogenicity and protection induced in rhesus macaques by intramuscular injections of a VLP bearing a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (CoVLP) vaccine candidate formulated with or without Adjuvant System 03 (AS03) or cytidine-phospho-guanosine (CpG) 1018. Although a single dose of the unadjuvanted CoVLP vaccine candidate stimulated humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, booster immunization (at 28 days after priming) and adjuvant administration significantly improved both responses, with higher immunogenicity and protection provided by the AS03-adjuvanted CoVLP. Fifteen micrograms of CoVLP adjuvanted with AS03 induced a polyfunctional interleukin-2 (IL-2)-driven response and IL-4 expression in CD4 T cells. Animals were challenged by multiple routes (i.e., intratracheal, intranasal, and ocular) with a total viral dose of 106 plaque-forming units of SARS-CoV-2. Lower viral replication in nasal swabs and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) as well as fewer SARS-CoV-2-infected cells and immune cell infiltrates in the lungs concomitant with reduced levels of proinflammatory cytokines and chemotactic factors in the BALF were observed in animals immunized with the CoVLP adjuvanted with AS03. No clinical, pathologic, or virologic evidence of vaccine-associated enhanced disease was observed in vaccinated animals. The CoVLP adjuvanted with AS03 was therefore selected for vaccine development and clinical trials.
PPARα−ACOT12 axis is responsible for maintaining cartilage homeostasis through modulating de novo lipogenesis
Authors: Park Sujeong , Baek In-Jeoung , Ryu Ji Hyun , Chun Churl-Hong , Jin Eun-Jung
Published: January 2022

Here, in Ppara−/− mice, we found that an increased DNL stimulated the cartilage degradation and identified ACOT12 as a key regulatory factor. Suppressed level of ACOT12 was observed in cartilages of OA patient and OA-induced animal. To determine the role and association of ACOT12 in the OA pathogenesis, we generated Acot12 knockout (KO) (Acot12−/−) mice using RNA-guided endonuclease. Acot12−/− mice displayed the severe cartilage degradation with the stimulation of matrix MMPs and chondrocyte apoptosis through the accumulation of acetyl CoA. Delivery of acetyl CoA-conjugated chitosan complex into cartilage stimulated DNL and cartilage degradation. Moreover, restoration of ACOT12 into human OA chondrocytes and OA-induced mouse cartilage effectively rescued the pathophysiological features of OA by regulating DNL. Taken together, our study suggested ACOT12 as a novel regulatory factor in maintaining cartilage homeostasis and targeting ACOT12 could contribute to developing a new therapeutic strategy for OA.
N-Heterocyclic carbene iron complexes catalyze the ring-opening polymerization of lactide
Authors: Nylund Pamela V. S. , Monney Baptiste , Weder Christoph , Albrecht Martin
Published: January 2022

Iron(ii) complexes containing a mesoionic triazolylidene ligand are highly efficient catalyst precursors for the ring opening polymerization of lactide to poly(lactic acid), surpassing other iron complexes and also industrially utilized Sn(oct)2.
Molecular-scale study of Cr(vi) adsorption onto lepidocrocite facets by EXAFS, in situ ATR-FTIR, theoretical frequency calculations and DFT+U techniques
Authors: Li Xiaofei , Guo Chuling , Jin Xiaohu , Yao Qian , Liu Qianqian , Zhang Lijuan , Lu Guining , Reinfelder John R. , Huang Weilin , Dang Zhi
Published: January 2022

Lepidocrocite, as a ubiquitous iron mineral, is widely detected in different morphologies in natural environments, controlling the mobility and availability of heavy metal ions (HMIs).
Potential active constituents responsible for treating acute pharyngitis in the flowers of Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Aschers and their pharmacokinetics
Authors: Hu Yu , Li Jianxin , Chang Alan K. , Wang Zhina , Su Weiping , Li Yanan , Liu Wenbao , Ai Jiao , Tao Xia , Zheng Pingyi , Liang Xiao
Published: January 2022

In Asia, the flower of Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Aschers (hosta flower) is both an edible food and medicine.
Variation in the determination of platinum group metals using ICP OES induced by the effect of complex matrices and the correction method based on multivariate calibration
Authors: Trinh Ha Bich , Kim Seunghyun , Lee Jaeryeong , Lee Jae-chun
Published: January 2022

We reveal the effect of matrix complexity on the quantitative determination of platinum group metals (PGMs) using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. The variation in PGM determination is compensated by employing the multivariate calibration technique.
High valence state metal-ion doped Fe–Ni layered double hydroxides for oxygen evolution electrocatalysts and asymmetric supercapacitors
Authors: Shao Wenke , Wang Qiufan , Huang Can , Zhang Daohong
Published: January 2022

This work reports an electronic structure tuning strategy to synthesize Fe-Ni3Co2 LDH derived from metal-organic framework (MOF). The structure performs well in both supercapacitor and oxygen evolution reaction.
Robust Dirac spin gapless semiconductors in a two-dimensional oxalate based organic honeycomb-kagome lattice
Authors: Xing Jianpei , Jiang Xue , Liu Zhifeng , Qi Yan , Zhao Jijun
Published: January 2022

We revealed a family of intrinsic Dirac spin gapless semiconductors, which may be assembled by oxalate ions and two homo-transition metal atoms.
A drug-free strategy to combat bacterial infections with magnetic nanoparticles biosynthesized in bacterial pathogens
Authors: Kaushik Swati , Thomas Jijo , Panwar Vineeta , Murugesan Preethi , Chopra Vianni , Salaria Navita , Singh Rupali , Roy Himadri Shekar , Kumar Rajesh , Gautam Vikas , Ghosh Deepa
Published: January 2022

Pathogenic bacteria, both in vitro and in the host biosynthesize intracellular magnetic nanoparticles. The magnet-responsive pathogens can be destroyed using an alternating magnetic field.
Photo-chemically induced polycondensation of a pure phenolic resin for additive manufacturing
Authors: Wolff Raffael , Ehrmann Katharina , Knaack Patrick , Seidler Konstanze , Gorsche Christian , Koch Thomas , Stampfl Jürgen , Liska Robert
Published: January 2022

Additive manufacturing of phenolic resins as a proof-of-concept for the first photo-chemical induced polycondensation by Hot Lithography. Through the dual use of a photoacidgenerator, the first pure 3D printing of Bakelite© is investigated.
Strain-insensitive naphthalene-diimide-based conjugated polymers through sequential regularity control
Authors: Lin Yan-Cheng , Terayama Kosuke , Yoshida Keita , Yu Ping-Jui , Chueh Pin-Hsiang , Chueh Chu-Chen , Higashihara Tomoya , Chen Wen-Chang
Published: January 2022

Sequential regularity control on the n-type conjugated polymers was investigated in this work. The sequentially random polymer produced a near-amorphous structure and a strain-insensitive charge transport performance.
Synthesis of broadband NIR garnet phosphor Ca4ZrGe3O12: Cr3+, Yb3+ for NIR pc-LED applications
Authors: Xiang Jinmeng , Zheng Jiming , Zhao Xiaoqi , Zhou Xue , Chen Changheng , Jin Minkun , Guo Chongfeng
Published: January 2022

The emission mechanism and origin of the host and Cr3+/Yb3+ co-doped Ca4ZrGe3O12.
Chemoselective reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones to allylic alcohols under catalyst-free conditions
Authors: Jian Kaixia , Li Bingnan , Zhu Shuxian , Xuan Qingqing , Song Qiuling
Published: January 2022

A strategy of chemoselective reduction of α, β-unsaturated ketones was developed in our group. H3N·BH3 would prefer to coordinate with CO bond, forming six-membered ring, and ketones were hydrogenated via concerted double-hydrogen-transfer process.
Organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of multifunctionalized α-carboline-spirooxindole hybrids that suppressed proliferation in colorectal cancer cells
Authors: He Xiang-Hong , Fu Xue-Ju , Zhan Gu , Zhang Nan , Li Xiang , Zhu Hong-Ping , Peng Cheng , He Gu , Han Bo
Published: January 2022

An asymmetric organocatalytic cascade reaction has been reported for the rapid assembly of multifunctionalized α-carboline-spirooxindole hybrids, which suppressed proliferation in colorectal cancer cells.
Improvement of cytotoxicity and necrosis activity of ganoderic acid a through the development of PMBN-A.Her2-GA as a targeted nano system
Authors: Motamed Fath P. , Rahimnejad M. , Moradi-kalbolandi S. , Ebrahimi Hosseinzadeh B. , Jamshidnejad-tosaramandani T.
Published: January 2022

In this article, GA-A is used for the first time as a natural agent for targeting breast cancer cells based on the newly developed nano carrier as a targeted DDS.
High performance and gate-controlled GeSe/HfS2 negative differential resistance device
Authors: Afzal Amir Muhammad , Iqbal Muhammad Zahir , Iqbal Muhammad Waqas , Alomayri Thamer , Dastgeer Ghulam , Javed Yasir , Shad Naveed Akhter , Khan Rajwali , Sajid M. Munir , Neffati R. , Abbas Tasawar , Khan Qudrat Ullah
Published: January 2022

A novel and astonishing p-GeSe/n-HfS2 NDR device shows a high value for the peak-to-valley current ratio in the range of 5.8.
Development of a gliclazide ionic liquid and its mesoporous silica particles: an effective formulation strategy to improve oral absorption properties
Authors: Zhou Bijian , Teng Dan , Li Jinghui , Zhang Yanhong , Qi Minghui , Hong Minghuang , Ren Guo-Bin
Published: January 2022

An ionic liquid (IL) form of gliclazide with enhanced solubility characteristics was successfully synthesized. This IL could be loaded into mesoporous silica carrier and exhibited improved dissolution behavior in vitro.
Highly sensitive, room temperature operated gold nanowire-based humidity sensor: adoptable for breath sensing
Authors: Adhyapak Parag V. , Kasabe Aishwarya M. , Bang Amruta D. , Ambekar Jalindar , Kulkarni Sulabha K.
Published: January 2022

A novel, highly sensitive gold nanowire (AuNW) resistive sensor is reported here for humidity sensing in the relative humidity range of 11% to 92% RH as well as for breath sensing.
Extraction cellulose from corn-stalk taking advantage of pretreatment technology with immobilized enzyme
Authors: Lou Chunhua , Zhou Yongli , Yan An , Liu Yang
Published: January 2022

In this paper, the corn-stalk cellulose (CSC) was extracted from the corn-stalk pretreated by the immobilized enzyme which was prepared using xylanase and laccase.
Targeted specific inhibition of bacterial and Candida species by mesoporous Ag/Sn–SnO2 composite nanoparticles: in silico and in vitro investigation
Authors: Pandey Monica , Wasnik Kirti , Gupta Shubhra , Singh Monika , Patra Sukanya , Gupta Premshankar , Pareek Divya , Maity Somedutta , Tilak Ragini , Paik Pradip
Published: January 2022

Mesoporous Ag/Sn–SnO2 composite nanoparticles exhibits extraordinary inhibitory properties by targeting different proteins of bacteria and Candida species which can be used to eliminate the resistance of traditional antibiotics.
Techniques for the characterization of single atom catalysts
Authors: Qi Ping , Wang Jian , Djitcheu Xavier , He Dehua , Liu Huimin , Zhang Qijian
Published: January 2022

In this paper, eight methods for identifying single atom catalysts are reviewed. Two of them can directly observe the existence of single atoms, while other methods can provide corresponding evidence of the existence of single atoms.
Investigation of photoelectric behaviors of silver sulfide particles in different surroundings
Authors: Dong Mengmeng , Lv Yanfei , Peng Xue , Zhao Shichao
Published: January 2022

Photocurrent of Ag2S particles decreases in alcohol gases or with CuPc coating and increases in CS2. This interesting phenomenon is explained through a model of gas adsorption.
Exploration of conjugated π-bridge units in N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)naphthalen-2-amine derivative-based hole transporting materials for perovskite solar cell applications: a DFT and experimental investigation
Authors: Cheng Puhang , Chen Qian , Liu Hongyuan , Liu Xiaorui
Published: January 2022

DFT and experimental investigation was used for the material design on the core engineering in N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)naphthalen-2-amine derivative-based hole transporting materials for perovskite solar cell applications.
Theoretical investigation on the effect of the ligand on bis-silylation of C(sp)–C(sp) by Ni complexes
Authors: Hui Li , Yuhan He , Jiaqi Wang
Published: January 2022

Density functional theory (DFT) is used to study the bis-silylation of alkynes catalyzed by a transition metal nickel–organic complex; the active catalyst, the organic ligand, the reaction mechanism, and rate-determining step are discussed in this paper.
Back-to-monomer recycling of polycondensation polymers: opportunities for chemicals and enzymes
Authors: Thiyagarajan Shanmugam , Maaskant-Reilink Evelien , Ewing Tom A. , Julsing Mattijs K. , van Haveren Jacco
Published: January 2022

This review highlights the promising strategies developed to break down polycondensate polymers back to monomers using chemicals and enzymes. Our aim is to create a renewed awareness to valorize plastic waste into virgin plastics.
The interlayer coupling modulation of a g-C3N4/WTe2 heterostructure for solar cell applications
Authors: Lin Peng , Xu Nengshen , Tan Xiaolin , Yang Xuhui , Xiong Rui , Wen Cuilian , Wu Bo , Lin Qilang , Sa Baisheng
Published: January 2022

g-C3N4/WTe2 heterostructure with tunable vdW gap shows a favorable solar energy conversion performance.
Metal-free functionalized carbonized cotton for efficient solar steam generation and wastewater treatment
Authors: Kiriarachchi Hiran D. , Hassan Amr A. , Awad Fathi S. , El-Shall M. Samy
Published: January 2022

Water desalination via solar steam generation is one of the most important technologies to address the increasingly pressing global water scarcity.
The effect of Fe3+ ions on the electrochemical behaviour of ocean manganese nodule reduction leaching in sulphuric acid solution
Authors: Kang Jinxing , Wang Yayun , Qiu Yunfei
Published: January 2022

The effect of Fe3+ ions on the ocean manganese nodule reductive leaching in imitated sulphuric acid solutions was investigated.
Polysaccharide determination and habitat classification for fresh Dendrobiums with hyperspectral imagery and modified RBFNN
Authors: Wei Yuzhen , Hu Wenjun , Wu Feiyue , He Yi
Published: January 2022

This research aimed to study the visual and nondestructive detection of mannose (MN) and Dendrobium polysaccharides (DP) in Dendrobiums by using hyperspectral imaging technology.
Selective catalytic reduction of NO over hierarchical Cu ZSM-5 coated on an alumina foam support
Authors: Raju Risha , N. Gomathi , Prabhakaran K. , Joseph Kuruvilla , Salih A.
Published: January 2022

Hydrothermal coating of hierarchical Cu ZSM-5 catalyst on alumina foam.
MGraphDTA: deep multiscale graph neural network for explainable drug–target binding affinity prediction
Authors: Yang Ziduo , Zhong Weihe , Zhao Lu , Yu-Chian Chen Calvin
Published: January 2022

MGraphDTA is designed to capture the local and global structure of a compound simultaneously for drug–target affinity prediction and can provide explanations that are consistent with pharmacologists.
Ultramacrocyclization in water via external templation
Authors: Chen Qiong , Lei Ye , Wu Guangcheng , Li Qing , Pan Yuanjiang , Li Hao
Published: January 2022

Condensing a bisaldehyde and a bisacylhydrazide in water in the presence of cucurbit[8]uril, produced an ultra-large ring whose framework contains more than one hundred atoms.
The Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction for non-electron-deficient olefins enabled by photoredox catalysis
Authors: Li Long-Hai , Wei Hao-Zhao , Wei Yin , Shi Min
Published: January 2022

A strategy for overcoming the limitation of the Morita–Baylis–Hillman (MBH) reaction, which is only applicable to electron-deficient olefins, has been achieved via visible-light induced photoredox catalysis in this report.
A highly enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of BiVO4 photoanodes modified with CoPi groups by increasing energy band bending, accelerating hole separation and improving water oxidation kinetics
Authors: Fang Wanqing , Qin Ai , Lin Yimin , Xv Rongzi , Fu Li
Published: January 2022

Co-Pi has a synergistic effect on the photoelectrochemical water oxidation of the BiVO4 photoanode: increasing energy band bending, accelerating the hole separation and acting as an oxygen evolution co-catalyst with faster water oxidation kinetics.
Evolution of “adsorption–insertion” K+ storage behaviors in flower-like carbons with tunable heteroatom doping and graphitic structures
Authors: Wei Wenrui , Lv Haoran , Wang Xuehui , Zhang Wenzhe , Sun Zining , Shi Jing , Huang Minghua , Liu Shuai , Shi Zhicheng , Wang Huanlei
Published: January 2022

3D flower-like nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanosheets (N,S-CNS) were prepared with tunable heteroatom doping and graphitic structures. An “adsorption–insertion” model was proposed for well explaining the potassium storage behaviors.
Remarkable COx tolerance of Ni3+ active species in a Ni2O3 catalyst for sustained electrochemical urea oxidation
Authors: Safeer N. K. Muhammed , Alex Chandraraj , Jana Rajkumar , Datta Ayan , John Neena S.
Published: January 2022

Ni2O3 exhibits a high current density for urea electro-oxidation due to efficient interaction of NiO(OH) active catalyst species with reactants compared to the as-synthesized NiO and also shows sustained UOR facilitated by better COx tolerance.
Strain relaxation and domain enlargementviaphase transition towards efficient CsPbI2Br solar cells
Authors: Qiu Fa-Zheng , Li Ming-Hua , Wang Shuo , Jiang Yan , Qi Jun-Jie , Hu Jin-Song
Published: January 2022

We propose a phase transition growth strategy for the deposition of CsPbI2Br films that allows relaxation of the tensile strain by 62 ± 4% and reduction of defect densities at the film surface and in bulk. PSCs achieve an efficiency of 16.5%.
Emerging washable textronics for imminent e-waste mitigation: strategies, reliability, and perspectives
Authors: Liman Md Luthfar Rahman , Islam M. Tauhidul
Published: January 2022

The expansion of washable textile electronics is vital to mitigate the utmost warning of wearable e-wastes. This review summarizes several processing strategies, wash protocols, and potential challenges for developing futuristic washable textronics.
P-block tin single atom catalyst for improved electrochemistry in a lithium–sulfur battery: a theoretical and experimental study
Authors: Xiao Caixia , Song Wanqing , Liang Jingzhe , Zhang Jiangwei , Huang Zechuan , Zhang Jinfeng , Wang Haozhi , Zhong Cheng , Ding Jia , Hu Wenbin
Published: January 2022

Main group metals are routinely considered as catalytically inactive. In this work, we for the first time prepared a p-block tin single atom catalyst (SnSA–NC) with Sn–N4 active site for effectively improving the lithium–sulfur battery performance.
Fabrication of stable perovskite solar cells with efficiency over 20% in open air using in situ polymerized bi-functional additives
Authors: Ning Lei , Ingabire Providence Buregeya , Gu Ningxia , Du Pingfan , Lv Dongfang , Chen Xiang , Song Lixin , Chen Wei-Hsiang , Xiong Jie
Published: January 2022

The TFEMA dimers formed via an in situ polymerization strategy can passivate defects and tune energy band alignment. The PSCs fabricated under open air conditions achieve a champion efficiency of 20.18% with enhanced moisture and thermal stability.
Manipulating a vertical temperature-gradient of Fe@Enteromorpha/graphene aerogel to enhanced solar evaporation and sterilization
Authors: Kong Yan , Gao Yue , Sun Yunkai , Qi Yuanfeng , Yin Weiyan , Wang Shouquan , Yin Fengjiao , Dai Zhenguo , Gao Baoyu , Yue Qinyan
Published: January 2022

Water purification via solar interface evaporation technique is an attractive method to solve water resources shortage.
Intercalation pseudocapacitance of hollow carbon bubbles with multilayered shells for boosting K-ion storage
Authors: Wang Tianqi , Liu Wei , Li Mingzhu , Hu Maofeng , Duan Zhipeng , Du Yongxu , Fan Hongguang , Liu Shuang , Jin Yongcheng
Published: January 2022

A novel carbon skeleton constructed by hollow carbon boxes with a unique multilayered shell and an impressive large interlayer spacing of 0.76 nm, inducing the production of intercalation pseudocapacitance and high performance of K-ion storage.
Engineering a surface defect-rich Ti3C2 quantum dots/mesoporous C3N4 hollow nanosphere Schottky junction for efficient N2 photofixation
Authors: Chang Binbin , Guo Yanzhen , Liu Huili , Li Li , Yang Baocheng
Published: January 2022

N2 photofixation is realized under ambient conditions using a surface defect-rich Ti3C2 quantum dots/mesoporous C3N4 hollow nanosphere Schottky junction photocatalyst.
Coupling NiCo catalysts with carbon quantum dots on hematite photoanodes for highly efficient oxygen evolution
Authors: Zhao Bin , Feng Chenchen , Huang Xiaojuan , Ding Yong , Bi Yingpu
Published: January 2022

Here, we demonstrated a simple approach for constructing carbon quantum dots (CDs) and NiCo–P on Fe2O3 surfaces to form Fe2O3/NiCo–P(CDs) photoanodes, achieving one of the highest PEC activities of 4.26 mA cm−2 at 1.23 VRHE.
Synergistic effects in ultrafine amorphous InSxOy nanowires boost photocatalytic syngas production from CO2
Authors: Zhao Zejun , Liu Zailun , Wang Teng , Teng Fei , Jiang Wenjun , Li Junjun , Zhang Zhicheng , Yang Yong
Published: January 2022

Ultrafine amorphous InSxOy nanowires with high photocatalytic syngas production rate were fabricated through a cooperative strategy of heteroatom substitution and structural regulation.
Biaxially oriented silica–polypropylene nanocomposites for HVDC film capacitors: morphology-dielectric property relationships, and critical evaluation of the current progress and limitations
Authors: Rytöluoto Ilkka , Niittymäki Minna , Seri Paolo , Naderiallaf Hadi , Lahti Kari , Saarimäki Eetta , Flyktman Timo , Paajanen Mika
Published: January 2022

Investigation of the processing–morphology–dielectric performance relationships of BOPP nanocomposites provides critical perspectives on the future prospects and challenges of polymer nanocomposites for high voltage metallized film capacitors.
Mesoporous N-doped carbon-coated CoSe nanocrystals encapsulated in S-doped carbon nanosheets as advanced anode with ultrathin solid electrolyte interphase for high-performance sodium-ion half/full batteries
Authors: Sun Zhonghui , Gu Zhenyi , Shi Wenjun , Sun Zhongbo , Gan Shiyu , Xu Longbin , Liang Haojie , Ma Yingming , Qu Dongyang , Zhong Lijie , Han Dongxue , Wu Xing-Long , Niu Li
Published: January 2022

CoSe-SC@NC as an advanced anode for SIBs have been reported in this work, it exhibits excellent electrochemical performance. Meanwhile, the improved sodium storage mechanism is further analyzed by in situ XRD and ex situ HRTEM.
Enhanced ion transport behaviors in composite polymer electrolyte: the case of a looser chain folding structure
Authors: Pei Dexuan , Ma Rui , Yang Gang , Li Yuhang , Huang Can , Liu Ziying , Huang Shuo , Cao Guozhong , Jin Hongyun
Published: January 2022

CPEs with smaller size of Al2O3 nano-particles leads to shorter spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) and longer transverse relaxation time (T2), implying a looser chain folding structure in CPEs, which provides more transport channels and conducting pathways for the Li-ions transportation.
A gold nanoparticle based colorimetric sensor for the rapid detection of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8 in food samples
Authors: Zeng Lu , Xu Xinxin , Ding Hongliu , Song Shanshan , Xu Liguang , Xu Chuanlai , Kuang Hua
Published: January 2022

Foodborne diseases from Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8 represent global public health problems.
A periodontal tissue regeneration strategy via biphasic release of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 and FK506 using a uniaxial electrospun Janus nanofiber
Authors: Sun Maolei , Liu Yun , Jiao Kun , Jia Wenyuan , Jiang Kongzhao , Cheng Zhiqiang , Liu Guomin , Luo Yungang
Published: January 2022

Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) strategies are an effective approach to repair periodontal defects by using functionalized GTR membranes.
Catalytic SrMoO4 nanoparticles and conducting polymer composite sensor for monitoring of K+-induced dopamine release from neuronal cells
Authors: Jannath Khatun A. , Akhtar Mahmood Hassan , Gurudatt N. G. , Park Deog-Su , Kim Kwang Bok , Shim Yoon-Bo
Published: January 2022

Octahedral SrMoO4 nanoparticles composited with a functionalized terthiophene polymer (pTBA/SrMoO4) were utilized as an electrochemical sensor for the detection of trace dopamine (DA) released from PC12 cells.
Photoresponsive behaviour of zwitterionic polymer particles with photodimerizable groups on their surfaces
Authors: Miyata Takashi , Namera Takayuki , Liu Yihua , Kawamura Akifumi , Yamaoka Tetsuji
Published: January 2022

Photoresponsive zwitterionic polymer particles that undergo photo-assembling by ultraviolet light irradiation are designed as smart nanomaterials with the bioinert surface.
Verteporfin-loaded supramolecular micelles for enhanced cisplatin-based chemotherapy via autophagy inhibition
Authors: Ye Junwei , Yu Bo , Hu Haitao , Zhou Dongfang , Jin Qiao , Ji Jian , Tang Zhe
Published: January 2022

Cisplatin and autophagy inhibitor verteporfin co-loaded zwitterionic supramolecular micelles were fabricated. The therapeutic efficacy of cisplatin-based chemotherapy could be enhanced by the inhibition of autophagy.
Bridge control of photophysical properties in benzothiazole-phenoxazine emitters – from thermally activated delayed fluorescence to room temperature phosphorescence
Authors: Paredis Simon , Cardeynaels Tom , Deckers Jasper , Danos Andrew , Vanderzande Dirk , Monkman Andrew P. , Champagne Benoît , Maes Wouter
Published: January 2022

Three phenoxazine-π-bridge-benzothiazole dyes are investigated by a joint experimental-computational approach. Depending on the linker, TADF or RTP (also in solution) is observed.
Ferroelectric properties in metal-coordinated complex tris(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium trichloro cadmium(ii)
Authors: Tang Zheng , Sun Xiao-Fan , Gao Zhang-Ran , Li Dong , Jiao Shu-Lin , Xu Cui-Ping , Tang Wen-Chao , Yang Zhu , Chen Peng , Xu Yan-Ming , Xu Jinlong , Cai Hong-Ling , Wu X. S.
Published: January 2022

The λ-shape dielectric anomaly follows the Curie–Weiss law with a 105.8-fold change at a frequency of 500 Hz. The spontaneous polarization of TATC can reach 1.4 μC cm−2. The TATC crystal has a 4.03 eV indirect bandgap.
Interconnected three-dimensional anodized aluminum oxide (3D-AAO) metamaterials using different waveforms and metal layers for RGB display technology applications
Authors: Manzano Cristina V. , Rodríguez-Acevedo Julia , Caballero-Calero Olga , Martín-González Marisol
Published: January 2022

Structural colour in 3D-AAO metamaterials depends on the period between transversal channels, while the hue is related with the shape (ovality) of the transversal channels, which depends on the waveform and the etching time.
Solution-processable orange-red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters with 3,6-disubstituted carbazole for highly efficient OLEDs with low efficiency roll-off
Authors: Zhang Yaxing , Zheng Yuanyuan , Shi Changsheng , Zhang Jinyan , Wang Tao , Sun Ning , Wang Qiang
Published: January 2022

Two orange-red TADF emitters, employing dicyanopyrazino phenanthrene as the acceptor and 3,6-disubstituted carbazole as the donor, were developed for use as high-efficiency solution-processed OLEDs with a low efficiency roll-off.
Ultra-low temperature co-fired ceramics with adjustable microwave dielectric properties in the Na2O–Bi2O3–MoO3 ternary system: a comprehensive study
Authors: Hao Shu-Zhao , Zhou Di , Pang Li-Xia , Dang Ming-Zhao , Sun Shi-Kuan , Zhou Tao , Trukhanov Sergei , Trukhanov Alex , Sombra Antonio Sergio Bezerra , Li Qiang , Zhang Xiu-Qun , Xia Song , Darwish Moustafa A.
Published: January 2022

Na2O–Bi2O3–MoO3 ternary microwave dielectric ceramics with high-performance properties have good potential in the application of LTCC/ULTCC technology.
Lithium metal structural battery developed with vacuum bagging
Authors: Dong Guang-He , Mao Yu-Qin , Wang De-Yang , Li Yuan-Qing , Song Shu-Feng , Xu Chao-He , Huang Pei , Hu Ning , Fu Shao-Yun
Published: January 2022

The lithium metal structural battery is fabricated with a conventional composite forming process and demonstrates reliable electrochemical performances after various mechanical loadings.