bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bionic women and men ‐ Part 4: Cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and exercise responses among patients supported with left ventricular assist devices
Authors: Buchanan Cullen , Kanwar Manreet , Cockcroft John R. , McDonnell Barry , Stöhr Eric J. , Cornwell William K.
Published: February 2020

New Findings

LVAD patients are predisposed to hypertension which may increase the risk of stroke. Hypertension may result from markedly elevated levels of sympathetic nerve activity, which occurs through a baroreceptor‐mediated pathway in response to chronic exposure to a non‐physiologic (and reduced) pulse.

Cerebral autoregulatory processes appear to be preserved in the absence of a physiologic pulse. Nevertheless, the rate of ischemic/embolic and hemorrhagic stroke is unacceptably high and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients.

Despite normalization of a resting cardiac output, LVAD patients suffer from persistent, severe reductions in functional capacity.

Current generation left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have led to significant improvements in survival compared to medical therapy alone, when used for management of patients with advanced heart failure. However, there are a number of side‐effects associated with LVAD use, including hypertension, gastrointestinal bleeding, stroke, as well as persistent and severe limitations in functional capacity despite normalization of a resting cardiac output. These issues are, in large part, related to chronic exposure to a non‐physiologic pulse, which contributes to a hyperadrenergic environment characterized by markedly elevated levels of sympathetic nerve activity through a baroreceptor‐mediated pathway. In addition, these machines are unable to participate in, or contribute to, normal cardiovascular/autonomic reflexes that attempt to modulate flow through the body. Efforts to advance device technology and develop biologically sensitive devices may resolve these issues, and lead to further improvements in quality‐of‐life, functional capacity, and ultimately, survival, for the patients they support.
University Student’s Perceptions of Self-Tracking Devices, Data Privacy, and Sharing Digital Data for Research Purposes
Authors: Clark Marianne I. , Driller Matthew W.
Published: February 2020

Purpose: Wearable physical activity monitors present new ethical considerations for researchers and research ethics boards. Best practice guidelines are needed for research involving wearable monitors and should consider how these devices may impact participants outside of the research context. This study examines the perceptions of university students who wore activity monitors for research purposes in order to inform such guidelines. Methods: Focus groups were held with university students who wore digital self-tracking devices for a study examining sleep and physical activity. Questions focused on motivations to wear a physical activity monitor for research, understandings of how personal digital data generated by self-tracking devices are used and accessed, and perceptions of privacy. Results: 83% of students trusted the research process and were motivated to contribute to scientific knowledge by wearing a digital tracking device. Most (83%) understood how their data were used and accessed for research purposes, but 79% were less clear on how data might be accessed and used by third parties. 79% of participants also agreed that different data carries different social and personal implications and thus should not be treated the same by researchers. Conclusions: Protocols for research involving wearable monitors should include briefing/debriefing sessions to clarify data privacy, storage, and use issues. Researchers should also consider how wearing these devices might prompt unexpected emotional and other responses and the social implications of use for participants. The concept of privacy requires further exploration in the context of digital data collection using commercial devices.
Learning to learn from data: Using deep adversarial learning to construct optimal statistical procedures
Authors: Luedtke Alex , Carone Marco , Simon Noah , Sofrygin Oleg
Published: February 2020

Optimal statistical procedures are constructed using deep adversarial learning to optimize play in a two-player game.
The Archean atmosphere
Authors: Catling David C. , Zahnle Kevin J.
Published: February 2020

What was the early atmosphere made of? We review what is known during the Archean eon, 4 to 2.5 billion years ago.
Critical transitions in Chinese dunes during the past 12,000 years
Authors: Xu Zhiwei , Mason Joseph A. , Xu Chi , Yi Shuangwen , Bathiany Sebastian , Yizhaq Hezi , Zhou Yali , Cheng Jun , Holmgren Milena , Lu Huayu
Published: February 2020

Like other complex systems, sand dunes alternate between stable states, which have coexisted for 12,000 years in northern China.
When life meets research
The Dance of Life
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz and Roger Highfield
Basic Books, 2020. 304 pp.
Authors: Rossant Janet
Published: February 2020

The personal and professional collide in a scientist's story of early human development
Recalibrating global data center energy-use estimates
Authors: Masanet Eric , Shehabi Arman , Lei Nuoa , Smith Sarah , Koomey Jonathan
Published: February 2020

Growth in energy use has slowed owing to efficiency gains that smart policies can help maintain in the near term
Modeling engagement in long-term, in-home socially assistive robot interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders
Authors: Jain Shomik , Thiagarajan Balasubramanian , Shi Zhonghao , Clabaugh Caitlyn , Matarić Maja J.
Published: February 2020

Supervised machine-learning algorithms accurately modeled user engagement in long-term, in-home socially assistive robot interventions.
From Nursery to Nursing Home: Emerging Concepts in Clostridioides difficile Pathogenesis
Authors: Smith Alexander B. , Soto Ocana Joshua , Zackular Joseph P.
Published: February 2020

Clostridioides difficile
is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacterium that infects the human gastrointestinal tract, causing a wide range of disorders that vary in severity from mild diarrhea to toxic megacolon and/or death. Over the past decade, incidence, severity, and costs associated with
C. difficile
infection (CDI) have increased dramatically in both the pediatric and adult populations. The factors driving this rapidly evolving epidemiology remain largely unknown but are likely due in part to previously unappreciated host, microbiota, and environmental factors.
Glycoprotein 5 Is Cleaved by Cathepsin E during Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Membrane Fusion
Authors: Hou Jie , Li Rui , Qiao Songlin , Chen Xin-xin , Xing Guangxu , Zhang Gaiping
Published: February 2020

PRRS, caused by PRRSV, is an economically critical factor in pig farming worldwide. As PRRSV is a lipid membrane-wrapped virus, merging of the PRRSV envelope with the host cell membrane is indispensable for viral infection. However, there is a lack of knowledge on its membrane fusion. Here, we first explored when and where PRRSV membrane fusion occurs. Furthermore, we determined which host cell factors were involved in the process. Importantly, PRRSV GP5 is shown to be cleaved by cathepsin E during membrane fusion. Our work not only provides information on PRRSV membrane fusion for the first time but also deepens our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of PRRSV infection, which provides a foundation for future applications in the prevention and control of PRRS.
Behçet’s disease presenting as recurrent oral aphthosis in a 9-year-old boy from Greece
Authors: Panos George , Kakoullis Loukas , Louppides Stylianos , Emmanuil Andreas
Published: February 2020

We report a case of Behçet’s disease in a 9-year-old boy from Greece, presenting with a history of recurrent ulceration of the oral cavity. Following inspection of the oral cavity, which revealed lesions on both the upper and lower labial mucosa, as well as a large ulcer on the apex of the tongue, the diagnosis of Behçet’s disease was immediately suspected. The diagnosis was confirmed using the International Criteria for Behçet’s Disease. Nevertheless, as multiple diseases can cause recurrent oral aphthosis, an extensive differential diagnosis was made, and pertinent tests were undertaken to exclude other causes of oral ulceration. The approach to a patient with Behçet’s disease, as well as its various clinical presentations and complications, is discussed.
Catastrophic vision loss from radiation-induced optic neuropathy
Authors: Aldrees Sultan , Micieli Jonathan A
Published: February 2020

A 68-year-old woman presented with profound vision loss of 2-month duration in the right eye and 1-week duration in her left eye. This occurred in the context of craniopharyngioma that was twice resected and irradiated (54 Gy in 30 fractions) 9 months before her presentation. Ophthalmological examination revealed hand motion vision in the right eye and light perception vision in the left eye with poorly reactive pupils and bilateral optic disc pallor. A non-contrast MRI of the brain and sella showed significant reduction of the sellar mass. A repeat MRI of the brain and orbits with gadolinium showed pre-chiasmatic enhancement of both optic nerves. The diagnosis of radiation-induced optic neuropathy was made. Despite treatment with high-dose intravenous corticosteroids, 19 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and 3 doses of intravenous bevacizumab, her vision worsened to no light perception in both eyes.
Meibography guided intraductal meibomian gland probing using real-time infrared video feed
Authors: Maskin Steven L , Alluri Sreevardhan
Published: February 2020

Purpose

To evaluate use of infrared meibography video to visualise meibomian gland probing and correlate probe findings of intraductal space with meibography images.

Methods

Videos were reviewed and probe findings recorded of 996 probed gland orifices from 38 lower lids.

Results

996/997 (99.9%) of gland orifices were successfully probed with 91.8% revealing probe location. There were no false passages. 14% (140/997) of all gland orifices showed whole gland atrophy (WGA) with 99.3% (139/140) probed to 1 mm. Cumulative probe findings for all WGA (not differ significantly from non-WGA) showed 106 (76%), 21 (15%) and 12 (9%) glands with fixed, non-fixed and no resistance (NR), respectively. Lids without WGA showed increased NR/total glands probed while lids with WGAs (≥5) showed increased NR/WGA compared with lids with only 1–4 WGAs (p=0.011, p=0.005, respectively, Mann-Whitney U test) suggesting bimodal NR profile. Visualisation of microtube placement was successfully obtained for therapeutic injections and retrieval of meibum specimens.

Conclusion

Video confirmed intraductal location and safety of devices. For 73% of non-WGA and 76% of WGAs as well as proximal ducts of glands with proximal atrophy, probing released fixed resistance restoring ductal integrity. A bimodal profile of NR suggests it is found with less diseased gland ducts as well as more advanced atrophic gland disease. Gland and ducts appeared flexible but not distendable while periglandular tissue appeared spongy. Visualisation of devices enables whole or localised gland therapy and meibum specimen retrieval, elegantly raising future research, therapeutic and regenerative opportunities.
Reduced circulating levels of chemokine CXCL14 in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome: normalization after insulin sensitization
Authors: García-Beltran Cristina , Cereijo Ruben , Quesada-López Tania , Malpique Rita , López-Bermejo Abel , de Zegher Francis , Ibáñez Lourdes , Villarroya Francesc
Published: February 2020

Objective

CXCL14 (C-X-C motif chemokine ligand-14) is a chemokine released by active brown fat, showing protective effects against insulin resistance in experimental models. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in adolescent girls is usually related to hepato-visceral fat excess and insulin resistance, and associates with comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes. Treatment with a low-dose combination of one antiandrogen and antimineralocorticoid drug (spironolactone) and two insulin sensitizers (pioglitazone/metformin) (SPIOMET) is particularly effective in improving these metabolic derangements. Adipose tissue may be involved in the metabolic alterations of PCOS, and it is a likely target of therapeutic action. We investigated the alterations in CXCL14 levels and the effects of drugs composing SPIOMET treatment on CXCL14 in human adipocytes.

Research design and methods

We studied 51 adolescent patients with PCOS and 21 age-matched healthy controls. Thirty-one adolescent patients with PCOS under SPIOMET or oral contraception-based treatment were also studied. For studies in vitro, Simpson Golabi Behmel Syndrome (SGBS) adipose cells were used. Gene expression for CXCL14 and other genes was quantified using quantitative real-time PCR. The levels of CXCL14 and adipokines in serum and cell culture media were determined by ELISA.

Results

Serum CXCL14 levels are reduced in patients with PCOS. One-year SPIOMET treatment normalized CXCL14 concentrations and improved the metabolic status of patients with PCOS. Pioglitazone induced CXCL14 expression in differentiating human SGBS adipocytes, in parallel with the induction of marker genes of brown adipogenesis. Spironolactone induced CXCL14 expression and release in differentiated human adipocytes.

Conclusion

Insulin sensitization with SPIOMET normalizes the abnormally low levels of CXCL14 in girls with PCOS. This is consistent with the effects of pioglitazone and spironolactone inducing CXCL14 expression and promoting a brown-like phenotype in adipocytes. CXCL14 may be a novel biomarker for PCOS as well as a potential mediator of the beneficial effects of the SPIOMET combination and may hold promise as a therapeutic modulator of the disorder.

Trial registration numbers

ISRCTN29234515andISCRCTN11062950.
Clinical codes combined with procedure codes increase diagnostic accuracy of Crohn’s disease in a US military health record
Authors: Singla Manish , Hutfless Susan , Al Kazzi Elie , Rodriguez Benjamin , Betteridge John , Brant Steven R
Published: February 2020

Background and aims

Previous examinations of International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes to predict accuracy of diagnosis in inflammatory bowel disease have had limited chart review to confirm diagnosis. We aimed to evaluate using the ICD-9-CM for identifying Crohn’s disease (CD) in a large electronic health record (EHR) database.

Methods

This is a retrospective case-control study with a 3:1 allocation of EHRs of active duty service members diagnosed with CD from 1996 to 2012. Subjects were selected by having two ICD-9-CM codes for CD and none for ulcerative colitis during the study period. Gastroenterologists reviewed each chart and confirmed the diagnosis of CD by analysing medication history and clinical, endoscopic, histological, and radiographic exams.

Results

300 cases of CD were selected; 14 cases were discarded due to lack of data, limiting analysis to 284 subjects. Two diagnostic codes for CD had sensitivity and specificity of 1.0 and 0.53 respectively, for confirmed CD. If two or more encounters listing CD were with a gastroenterologist, the sensitivity and specificity was 0.71 and 0.87 respectively. If two encounters included a colonoscopy was performed at the same time as a CD code, sensitivity and specificity was 0.49 and 0.88 respectively.

Conclusions

The relatively poor specificity of ICD-9-CM codes in making the diagnosis of CD should be taken into consideration when interpreting results and when conducting research using such codes. Limiting these codes to patients given this diagnosis by a gastroenterologist, or to those who had a colonoscopy at the time of a diagnosis, increases the specificity, although at cost of sensitivity, especially for colonoscopy.
Criterion validity of two physical activity and one sedentary time questionnaire against accelerometry in a large cohort of adults and older adults
Authors: Sagelv Edvard H , Hopstock Laila A , Johansson Jonas , Hansen Bjørge H , Brage Soren , Horsch Alexander , Ekelund Ulf , Morseth Bente
Published: February 2020

Objectives

We compared the ability of physical activity and sitting time questionnaires (PAQ) for ranking individuals versus continuous volume calculations (physical activity level (PAL), metabolic equivalents of task (MET), sitting hours) against accelerometry measured physical activity as our criterion.

Methods

Participants in a cohort from the Tromsø Study completed three questionnaires; (1) The Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale (SGPALS) (n=4040); (2) The Physical Activity Frequency, Intensity and Duration (PAFID) questionnaire (n=5902)) calculated as MET-hours·week-1and (3) The International Physical Activity questionnaire (IPAQ) short-form sitting question (n=4896). We validated the questionnaires against the following accelerometry (Actigraph wGT3X-BT) estimates: vector magnitude counts per minute, steps∙day-1, time (minutes·day-1) in sedentary behaviour, light physical activity, moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) non-bouted and ≥10 min bouted MVPA.

Results

Ranking of physical activity according to the SGPALS and quartiles (Q) of MET-hours∙week-1from the PAFID were both positively associated with accelerometry estimates of physical activity (p<0.001) but correlations with accelerometry estimates were weak (SGPALS (PAL): r=0.11 to 0.26, p<0.001) and weak-to-moderate (PAFID: r=0.39 to 0.44, p<0.01). There was 1 hour of accelerometry measured sedentary time from Q1 to Q4 in the IPAQ sitting question (p<0.001) and also weak correlations (r=0.22, p<0.01).

Conclusion

Ranking of physical activity levels measured with PAQs appears to have higher validity than energy expenditure calculations. Self-reported sedentary time poorly reflects accelerometry measured sedentary time. These two PAQs can be used for ranking individuals into different physical activity categories supporting previous studies using these instruments when assessing associations with health outcomes.
Routes to the top: the developmental journeys of medical, clinical and managerial NHS chief executives
Authors: Till Alex , McGivern Gerry
Published: February 2020

Introduction

Leadership, and the role of a Chief Executive in healthcare organisations, has never been more important. This review provides one of the first retrospective cross-sectional analyses of the developmental journeys of chief executives within the National Health Service (NHS).

Methods

Twenty-eight semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with medical, clinical and non-clinical NHS chief executives from the Health Service Journal’s list of ‘Top Chief Executives’ 2014–2018. Through a thematic analysis of their narratives, lessons for the development of aspiring NHS chief executives emerge.

Results

Few proactively sought leadership opportunities and there was a lack of an active leadership development strategy. Yet the ‘seeds of leadership development’ took root early. Combined with a blended approach of formal leadership development and ‘on-the-job’ informal leadership development, emerging NHS chief executives were exposed to multiple ‘crucible moments’ that helped them develop into and excel at the top of their field.

Discussion

Top NHS chief executives possess inherent values and a strong sense of social responsibility that underpin their developmental journeys, guide their behaviour, and strengthen their resilience. Capable, high quality leaders are needed from all professional backgrounds to support high quality care and much more needs to be done, particularly for medical and clinical professionals but for non-clinicians too, to maximise leadership potential within the NHS and develop a pipeline of aspiring NHS chief executives.
Has FDA abandoned its efforts to make fake-cigar cigarettes comply with federal tobacco control laws that apply to cigarettes but not cigars?
Authors: Lindblom Eric N , Mays Darren , Schroth Kevin R J , Delnevo Cristine
Published: February 2020

In the USA, legal definitions of cigarettes and cigars are critical to tobacco control policy because federal, state and local laws typically tax and regulate cigarettes more strictly than cigars. In 2016, near the end of the Obama Administration, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent warning letters to four filtered ‘little cigar’ manufacturers stating that their so-called ‘cigars’ were cigarettes and, therefore, subject to more stringent public health restrictions. Documents produced in response to a Freedom of Information Act request show that without explanation or public notice FDA has abandoned its prior determination that the manufacturers’ ‘little cigars’ were actually cigarettes and, consequently, were violating the ban on flavoured cigarettes in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA). The documents also present the manufacturers’ arguments against FDA’s original position. However, those industry arguments are inconsistent with the research, other evidence and legal analysis indicating that filtered ‘little cigars’ meet the legal definition of cigarettes under the TCA and other similar federal, state and local definitions. To protect the public health, FDA must renew its efforts to ensure that these filtered ‘little cigars’ do not continue to evade compliance with the many important restrictions and requirements that apply to cigarettes but not cigars. Other government regulatory and tax-collection agencies with similar definitions need to follow suit.
Effect of GUP on Hawking radiation of BTZ black hole
Authors: Ibungochouba Singh T. , Meitei Y. Kenedy , Meitei I. Ablu
Published: February 2020

The Hawking radiation of BTZ black hole is investigated based on generalized uncertainty principle effect by using Hamilton–Jacobi method and Dirac equation. The tunneling probability and the Hawking temperature of the spin-1/2 particles of the BTZ black hole are investigated using the modified Dirac equation based on the GUP. The modified Hawking temperature for fermion crossing the black hole horizon includes the mass parameter of the black hole, angular momentum, energy and also outgoing mass of the emitted particle. Besides, considering the effect of GUP into account, the modified Hawking radiation of massless particle from a BTZ black hole is investigated using Damour and Ruffini method, tortoise coordinate transformation and modified Klein–Gordon equation. The relation between the modified Hawking temperature obtained by using Damour–Ruffini method and the energy of the emitted particle is derived. The original Hawking temperature is also recovered in the absence of quantum gravity effect. There is a possibility of negative Hawking temperature for emission of Dirac particles under quantum gravity effects.
An optimal algorithm to find minimum k-hop connected dominating set of permutation graphs
Authors: Adhya Amita Samanta , Mondal Sukumar , Barman Sambhu Charan
Published: February 2020

A set [Formula: see text] is said to be a [Formula: see text]-hop dominating set ([Formula: see text]-HDS) of a graph [Formula: see text] if every vertex [Formula: see text] is within [Formula: see text]-distances from at least one vertex [Formula: see text], i.e. [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] is a fixed positive integer. A dominating set [Formula: see text] is said to be minimum [Formula: see text]-hop connected dominating set of a graph [Formula: see text], if it is minimal as well as it is [Formula: see text]-HDS and the subgraph of G made by [Formula: see text] is connected. In this paper, we present an [Formula: see text]-time algorithm for computing a minimum [Formula: see text]-hop connected dominating set of permutation graphs with [Formula: see text] vertices.
Adjacent vertex distinguishing edge coloring of planar graphs without 3-cycles
Authors: Huang Danjun , Zhang Xiaoxiu , Wang Weifan , Finbow Stephen
Published: February 2020

The adjacent vertex distinguishing edge coloring of a graph [Formula: see text] is a proper edge coloring of [Formula: see text] such that the color sets of any pair of adjacent vertices are distinct. The minimum number of colors required for an adjacent vertex distinguishing edge coloring of [Formula: see text] is denoted by [Formula: see text]. It is observed that [Formula: see text] when [Formula: see text] contains two adjacent vertices of degree [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we prove that if [Formula: see text] is a planar graph without 3-cycles, then [Formula: see text]. Furthermore, we characterize the adjacent vertex distinguishing chromatic index for planar graphs of [Formula: see text] and without 3-cycles. This improves a result from [D. Huang, Z. Miao and W. Wang, Adjacent vertex distinguishing indices of planar graphs without 3-cycles, Discrete Math. 338 (2015) 139–148] that established [Formula: see text] for planar graphs without 3-cycles.
Visual Narratives and Collective Memory across Peer-Produced Accounts of Contested Sociopolitical Events
Authors: Porter Emily , Krafft P. M. , Keegan Brian
Published: February 2020

Studying cultural variation in recollections of sociopolitical events is crucial for achieving diverse understandings of such events. To date, most studies in this area have focused on analyzing variation in texts describing events. Here, we analyze variation in image usage across Wikipedia language editions to understand if, like text, visual narratives reflect distinct perspectives in articles about culturally-tethered events. We focus on articles about coup d’états as an example of highly contextual sociopolitical events likely to display such variation. The key challenge to examining variation in images is that there is no existing framework to use as a basis for comparison. To address this challenge, we use an iterative inductive coding process to arrive at a 46-item typology for categorizing the content of images relating to contested sociopolitical events, and a typology of network motifs that characterizes structural patterns of image use. We apply these typologies in a large-scale quantitative analysis that establishes clusters of image themes, two detailed qualitative case studies comparing Wikipedia articles on coup d’états in Soviet Russia and Egypt, and four quantitative analyses clustering image themes by language usage at the article level. These analyses document variation in imagery around particular events and variation in tendencies across cultures. We find substantial cultural variation in both content and network structure. This study presents a novel methodological framework for uncovering culturally divergent perspective of political crises through imagery on Wikipedia.
New Concepts in Receptors for Fullerenes
Authors: Martin N.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Regioselectivity in High-Temperature Additions to Fullerenes
Authors: Boltalina Olga V. , Kuvychko Igor , Whitaker James , Larson Bryon , Folsom Travis , Strauss Steven H.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Mass Spectrometry Study of Retro-Cycloaddition Reactions in Fullerene Cycloadducts
Authors: Martinez Roberto , Filippone Salvatore , Martín-Domenech Angel , Maroto Enrique E. , Delgado Juan Luis , Martin N.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
(Invited) Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Separated SWCNTs
Authors: Simpson Jeffrey , Fagan Jeffrey A. , Tu Xiaomin , Zheng Ming , Hight Walker Angela R.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
(Invited) Separation and Optical Characterization of Empty and Water-Filled Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Authors: Fagan Jeffrey A. , Huh Ji Yeon , Simpson Jeffrey , Blackburn Jeffrey , Holt Joshua , Hight Walker Angela R.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
(Invited) Periodic Buckling as Predominant Deformation Mechanism in Carbon Nanotube Foams as Revealed by In situ Uniaxial Compression Experiments and Modeling
Authors: Hutchens Shelby , Needleman Alan , Greer Julia R.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Molecular and Spin Dynamics of Pristine and Charged Endohedral Metallofullerenes and the Impact of Dynamics on the Spectroscopic Properties
Authors: Popov Alexey , Dunsch Lothar
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
(Invited) Supramolecular Assemblies of Functionalized Corroles
Authors: Monti Donato , Nardis Sara , Pomarico Giuseppe , Mandoj Federica , Stefanelli Manuela , Di Natale Corrado , Paolesse R.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Picosecond Multiple Exciton Generation from the Excited Singlet State in Rubrene Single Crystal
Authors: Furube Akihiro , Katoh Ryuzi , Mitsuta Hiroki , Miyadera Tetsuhiko , Yoshida Yuji
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Graphene-Based Nanocarbons for Energy Storage Applications
Authors: Park Sang-Hoon , Youn Heechang , Kim Kwang-Bum
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Angles on the Head of a Pin: Moire Physics from Multilayer Graphenes
Authors: Mele Eugene J.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Probing and Tuning the Properties of Graphene and Graphene Oxide: An Electrochemical Approach
Authors: Rapino Stefania , Valenti Giovanni , Iurlo Matteo , Catheline Amélie , Treossi Emanuele , Palermo Vincenzo , Marcaccio Massimo , Penicaud A. , Paolucci Francesco
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Facile Synthesis of Soluble Graphene Nanosheets and Its Promising Application in Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts
Authors: Zhang Sheng , Shao Yuyan , Liao Honggang , Engelhard Mark H. , Yin Ge Ping , Lin Yuehe
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Fabrication and Characterization of Graphene-Chitosan/Prussian Blue Composite Nanosheets and Determination of H2O2
Authors: Yang Ji-Hoon , Hong Hun Gi
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Micromagnet-Modified Electrochemical Power Systems
Authors: Lee Heung Chan , Motsegood Perry , Leddy Johna
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Economically Viable Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Formate/Formic Acid. I: Cathode Performance Improvement in Gas-Liquid-Solid Half Cells
Authors: Zhai Y. , Agarwal A. S. , Chiacchiarelli L. , Frankel G. , Sridhar N.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy
Authors: Prakash G. K. Surya
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Electrochemical Technologies for Environmental Remediation
Authors: Bélanger Daniel
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Towards a Thermodynamic Theory of Electrochemical Reactions in Aqueous Media: A DFT Study of the Intermediates of Oxygen Reduction
Authors: Biedermann P. Ulrich , Flechtner Ken-Dominic
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Reaction Mechanisms of La3+ and Zr4+ in LiCl-KCl Eutectic Molten Salt - Cyclic and Square Wave Voltammetry Data Simulations
Authors: Fabian Cesimiro P. , Chamelot Pierre , Massot Laurent , Caravaca Concepcion , Luca Vittorio , Lumpkin Gregory
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Surface Science and Electrocatalysis - Common Principles and Specific Aspects
Authors: Behm Rolf Juergen
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Broadband Sum-Frequency Generation at Platinum−Electrolyte Interfaces: From Anion Adsorption to Electrocatalysis
Authors: Braunschweig Bjoern , Kutz Robert B. , Mukherjee Prabuddha , Dlott Dana D. , Wieckowski A.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Electrocatalysis on Platinum Nanoparticles: Particle Size Effect on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity
Authors: Shao Minhua , Peles Amra
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis by Oxygen Reduction on Metal Nanoparticles
Authors: Bayati Maryam , Halasa Matej , Schiffrin David J.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Study of Palladium Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Using Rotating Disk Electrode
Authors: Arroyo-Ramirez Lisandra , Cabrera Carlos R.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Thermogalvanic Energy Conversion with Nitrogen and Boron Doped Carbon Nanotube Array Electrodes
Authors: Salazar Zarzosa Pablo F. , Cola Baratunde , Kumar Satish
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Effect of Microwave Irradiation Time on Preparing of Pt/C Catalyst by a Pulse-Microwave Assists Chemical Reduction
Authors: Zheng Jun-Sheng , Wang Xi-Zhao , Fu Rong , Deng Peng , Ma Jian-Xin
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Pt-CeOx Catalysts Synthesized by Polymeric Precursor Method for the Electro-Oxidation of Methanol, Ethanol and Formic Acid
Authors: Freitas Renato , Turgeon Pierre-Alexandre , Zhang Zhonghua , Tavares Ana , Pereira Ernesto
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Correlation between Basic Parameters of the Materials and the Electrocatalytic Properties of the ORR on Pd-Alloy Cathodes
Authors: Savadogo Oumarou , Oishi Kentaro
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Nanostructured TiO2 Doped with Nb as a Novel Support for PEM Fuel Cells
Authors: Valenzuela Edgar E. , Savadogo Oumarou
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Dioxygen Reduction by Cobalt(II) Octaethylporphyrin at Liquid|Liquid Interfaces
Authors: Partovi Nia Raheleh , Su Bin , Mendez Manuel Alejandro A. , Girault Hubert
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis on Bimetallic Alloy Surfaces
Authors: Pluntke Yvonne , Kibler Ludwig A. , Kolb Dieter
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Preferential Oxidation of CO Based on Electro-Thermally Assisted Catalytic Ni/Cu Nanostructures on Si Micro-Grass
Authors: Ebrahimi Aida , Mohajerzadeh Shamsoddin , Alihosseinzadeh Amir , Khodadadi AbbasAli , Mortazavi Yadollah
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Effects of Different Carbon Sources and Carbonized Carbon Contents during the Carbon Riveting Process on the Pt Based Catalyst Stability
Authors: Jiang Zhengzhi , Wang Zhenbo , Gu Da Ming , Yin Ge Ping
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Investigation of the Stability of Highly Active Monolayer Pt on Tungsten Carbide Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalysts
Authors: Esposito Daniel V. , Hunt Sean , Chen Jingguang
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
X-ray Reflectivity Studies on Electrified Liquid/Liquid Interface
Authors: Laanait Nouamane , Yoon Jaesung , Hou Binyang , Vanysek Petr , Zheng Chong , Meron Mati , Lin Binhua , Luo Guangming , Benjamin Ilan , Schlossman Mark
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
On the Impact of Water Management on the Reversible vs. Irreversible Performance Degradation in PEM Fuel Cells: Mitigation of Materials Aging by Sacrificial Materials Aging Mechanisms
Authors: Franco Alejandro A.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Coupled Electron/Proton Transfer Studies of Aminobenzoquinone Modified Monolayers
Authors: Zhang Wenbin , Burgess Ian
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Influence of the Chemical Composition on the Electrochemical Behavior of Binary Mixtures of Carboxilate-Based Ionic Liquids
Authors: Ortega-Borges Raul , Lopez-Leon Servando , Trejo-Cordova Gabriel , Meas-Vong Yunny , Brisard G.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Advances in Photosystem I Photoelectrochemistry Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
Authors: Cliffel David , Chen Gongping , LeBlanc Gabriel
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Electrocatalytic Sol-Gel Films with Organized Pore Structures and Silanized Surfaces
Authors: Cox James A. , Wiaderek Kamila , Mehdi Beata , Gudorf Benjamin
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Towards the Understanding of the Optical Properties of Electronic Conducting Polymers. The Ellipsometry Approach
Authors: Correia Jorge
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Functionalized Hybrid Films of Nobel Metal Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes: Applications in Electrocatalysis, Effective Charge Storage and Propagation
Authors: Kulesza Pawel J. , Zoladek Sylwia , Skunik Magdalena , Rutkowska Iwona A , Dembinska Beata , Miecznikowski Krzysztof
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Hybrid Backside Illuminated CMOS Imager for High-End Applications
Authors: De Vos Joeri , De Munck Koen , Erismis Mehmet Akif , Minoglou Kiki , Rao Padmakumar Ramachandra , Zhang Wenqi , Sabuncuoglu Tezcan Deniz , De Moor Piet , Soussan Philippe
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
NOx Monitoring with Thin-Film Nano-Composite Metal Oxide Materials
Authors: Gonzalez Carlos M. , Post Mike L. , Du Xiaomei , Dunford Jeffrey
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Miniband-Resonant-Tunneling Optoelectronic Device
Authors: Guo Der-Feng
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Surface Chemistry Based on Diazonium Salts and on Ionic Liquid Monolayers for Sensing Applications
Authors: Correia-Ledo Debby , Provencher-Girard Audrey , Ratel Mathieu , Schmitzer Andreea R. , Masson Jean-Francois
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Detection of TATP Using Thermodynamic Based Gas Sensors with Metal Oxide Catalysts
Authors: Chu Yun , Waterman Kellie , Hurley Caitlin , Amani Matin , Gregory Otto
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Detection of DNA Using AlGaN/GaN HEMT Biosensor with Amine-Based Chemistry
Authors: Thapa Resham R. , Alur Siddharth , Gnaprakasa Tony , Wang Yaqi , Tong Fei , Sharma Yogesh , Wang Xiaofang , Ahyi Claude , Simonian Aleksandr , Williams John , Son Ahjeong , Park Minseo
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Selective Accumulation and Determination of the Dopamine on the Surface of Gold Electrode Modified by SAMs Method with Cysteamine-SWCN
Authors: Shabani Rostam , Mozaffari Seyed Ahmad , Ghahremani Yalda , Saber Tehrani Mohammad
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Functional Immuno Magnetic Nanoshells Integrated Voltammetric Sensor for Whole Cell Bacteria Detection
Authors: Li Chen-zhong
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Lateral Flow Impedance Transducer for Salmonella Detection
Authors: Navaei Milad , Xu Jie , Hesketh Peter , Daley Wayne , Grullon Sergio
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Development of Diagnostic Criteria of Rejection Crises in Liver Transplantation by Redox Potential Measurements
Authors: Khubutiya Mogely , Goldin Mark , Zhao Alexei , Evseev Anatoly , Salienko Anastasia , Davydov Alexei
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Sensor Application of Carbon-Pt Modified TiO2 Nanotubes for Detection of Dopamine
Authors: Mahshid Sara , Mahshid Sahar S. , Askari Masoud , Dolati Abolghasem , Luo Shenglian , Yang Lixia , Cai Qingyun
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
An Amperometric Non-Enzymatic Glucose Biosensor Based on Pt/Ni/ TiO2 Nanotubes Electrode
Authors: Mahshid Sahar S. , Mahshid Sara , Luo Shenglian , Yang Lixia , Dolati Abolghasem , Ghorbani Mohammad , Cai Qingyun
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
A Novel High Energy Density Li-Ion Capacitor
Authors: Cao Wanjun , Zheng Jim P
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Availability of the Elements for Scaling up Batteries for Grid and Transportation Applications
Authors: Albertus Paul , Wadia Cyrus , Srinivasan Venkat
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Resonant Photoemission Spectroscopy Analysis of the Cathode Material LixFePO4 for Lithium-Ion Battery
Authors: Kurosumi Shodai , Nagamura Naoka , Toyoda Satoshi , Horiba Koji , Kumigashira Hiroshi , Oshima Masaharu , Furutsuki Sho , Nishimura Shin-ichi , Yamada Atsuo , Mizuno Noritaka
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Supercritical Fluid Process for Preparation of Nano Li2MSiO4 (M = Fe and Mn) Cathode Materials and Their Electrochemical Properties
Authors: Murukanahally Kempaiah Devaraju , Rangappa Dinesh , Unemoto Atsushi , Tomai Takaaki , Honma Itaru
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Electrochemical Performance of LiMn2O4 Powders Prepared with a Novel Honeycomb Burner
Authors: Lengyel Miklos , Zhang Xiaofeng , Axelbaum Richard
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Synthesis of New Fluorosulphate Materials Using Different Approaches
Authors: Ati Mohamed , Sougraty Moulay Tahar , Recham Nadir , Barpanda Prabeer , Reynaud Marine , Jumas Jean Claude , Armand Michel , Tarascon Jean-Marie
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
The Three-Dimensional Region around the Triple Phase Boundary at the Anode of a SOFC
Authors: Soltanzadeh Marjan , Novruzi Arian , Giorgi Javier B. , Ternan Marten
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
A Comparison of the Thermal Stability of Lithium Iron Phosphate Prepared by Different Methods
Authors: El Khakani Soumia , MacNeil Dean
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Modeling Study of Thermal Management for Li-Ion Battery Module
Authors: Zhai Shuang , Sun Pengtao , Chen Fengxiang , Zhou Su
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Effects of Low-Cost Salt Bath Nitrification Method on the Stainless Steel as Bipolar Plates for PEMFC
Authors: Oh Mee Hye , Yoon Yeo Seong , Kim Ah Young , Kim Hyung Yeol
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Proton Diffusion of Anhydrous Nafion-Blend Membranes for High Temperature PEFCs
Authors: Tanaka Yoshinori , Tateyama Yoshitaka , Inoue Junichi , Jun Mun-Suk , Mori Toshiyuki , Kim Je-Deok
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Function of Each Element in Fe-Co-Ni/C Anode Catalyst on the Performance of Solid Alkaline Fuel Cell
Authors: Nakamura Ayaka , Takeguchi Tatsuya , Takahashi Hiroki , Yamanaka Toshiro , Wang Qi , Uchimoto Yoshiharu , Ueda Wataru
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Fabrication of Titanium Nitride and Molybdenum Nitride for Supercapacitor Electrode Application
Authors: Ting Yen-Jui (Bernie) , Lian Keryn , Kherani Nazir
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Evaluation of ORR Activity of Solid Surfaces Using a New Rotating Disk Electrode
Authors: Matsuda Motofumi , Takeguchi Tatsuya , Yamanaka Toshiro , Takahashi Hiroki , Ueda Wataru
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
A Formation Model for AGM Type VRLA
Authors: Zhang Qi , Jiang Junwei , Hallac Peter
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Stress Evolution during Li-Intercalation/De-Intercalation in Model Thin Film C-Si Composite Electrodes
Authors: Mukhopadhyay Amartya , Tokranov Anton , Xiao Xingcheng , Sena Kevin , Guo Fei , Hurt Robert , Sheldon Brian
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Assessment of Physical, Mechanical Properties in MWCNT/Phenolic Composites Prepared by Ball Milling Method
Authors: Taherian Reza , Nozad Golikand Ahmad , Hadianfard Mohammad Jaffar , Moradzaman Mozhgan
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
High Power Li4Ti5O12 Anode Employing Cu Current-Collectors with Conformal Carbon Coating
Authors: Wu Hsien Chang , Wu Nae-Lih
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
CO Tolerance of Pt2Ru3/SnO2/C Anode Catalyst under High CO Concentrations for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Authors: Takeguchi Tatsuya , Wang Guoxiong , Yamanaka Toshiro , Arikawa Hidekazu , Ueda Wataru
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Electrochemical and Thermal Studies of Fluorinated Electrolytes in Li-Ion Cells
Authors: Ben Mayza Aadil , Ramani Vijay , Prakash Jai , Lu Wenquan
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Nanostructured Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Batteries
Authors: Chinnam Parameswara R. , Wunder Stephanie L.
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Short-Circuit Scenarios in a Power Optimized Lithium-Ion Battery Cell
Authors: Zavalis Tommy G. , Behm Maårten , Lindbergh Göran
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Understanding and Simulation of Cell Behavior in a String Configuration in Battery Packs
Authors: Dubarry Matthieu , Truchot Cyril , Liaw Bor Yann
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
A Review of Analytical Techniques for Characterizing Battery Materials
Authors: Patel Sanjay , Mowat Ian
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Sputtering Deposition of LiCoO2 Films for Thin Film Lithium Secondary Batteries
Authors: Jimbo Takehito , Sasaki Shunsuke , Hirose Mitsutaka , Asakawa Keiichirou , Hashimoto Teppei , Kim Poong , Suzuki Akiyoshi , Sasaki Rei , Kimura Isao , Suu Koukou
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
A New Method to Synthesize A Sulfonated Clay as Electrolyte Filler in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Authors: Liang Chih K. , Wang Wei Sheng , Chen-Yang Yui Whei
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Hemin: A Highly Effective Electrocatalyst Mediating Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Authors: Liang Zhen-Xing
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Unsupported (Pt-Cu) Core-Shell Nanoparticles - Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Catalyst with Better Activity and Reduced Precious Metal Content
Authors: Neergat Manoj , Rahul Ramesh
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Novel Polysulfone Membranes with Sulfonated Side Chains for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Authors: Manthiram Arumugam , Zhu Yuanqin
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Development of Nonflammable Electrolyte Formulations for Lithium Ion Batteries
Authors: Li Wentao , Payne Martin
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
A Hybrid Lithium Oxalate-Phosphinate Salt
Authors: Shaffer Andrew R. , Deligonul Nihal , Scherson Daniel , Protasiewicz John
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Investigation on the Reaction Products in Li-O2 Batteries
Authors: Zhang Ji-Guang , Xu Wu , Xiao Jie , Viswanathan Vilayanur , Towne Silas , Hu Jianzhi , Nie Zimin , Hu Dehong , Wang Deyu , Graff Gordon , Liu Jun
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
XPS Study of the Discharge Products of a Li-O2 Cell
Authors: Quinlan Ronald A. , Lu Yi-Chun , Mansour Azzam N. , Shao-Horn Yang
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Li-S Batteries: Sulfur Cathodes Prepared by Suspension Spraying
Authors: Sörgel Seniz , Costa Rémi , Carlé Linus Daniel Wolfgang , Bessler Wolfgang G. , Friedrich K. Andreas
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Protected Metallic Lithium Anodes for Li-Air and Li-Sulfur Batteries
Authors: Dudney Nancy J. , Veith Gabriel
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Development of a Bipolar Plate Li-Air Flow Cell
Authors: Karulkar Mohan , Adams Jim
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Highly Electrocatalytic MnOx Composite for Oxygen Reduction
Authors: Cao Ruiguo , Lee Jangsoo , Kim Suntai , Cho Jaephil
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Carbon Oxidation with Electrically Insulated Carbon Fuel in a Coin Type Direct Carbon Fuel Cell
Authors: Lee Choong-Gon , Song Moon-Bum
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Performance of Electrical Double Layer Capacitors Based on Different Micro- and Mesoporous Carbide Derived Carbon Electrodes
Authors: Jänes Alar , Thomberg Thomas , Tallo Indrek , Kurig Heisi , Laheäär Ann , Tõnurist Kerli , Lust Enn
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
New Concept to Boost Energy and Power Peformance of Practical Electrochemical Devices
Authors: Madec Lénaïc , Bouvrée Audrey , Blanchard Philippe , Cougnon Charles , Brousse Thierry , Lestriez Bernard , Guyomard Dominique , Gaubicher Joël
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
High-Power and High-Energy-Density Flexible Pseudocapacitor Electrodes Made from Porous CuO Nanobelts and SWCNTs
Authors: Zhang Xiaojun , Yazami Rachid , Hng Huey Hoon , Yan Qingyu
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
High Surface Area Nanostructured Graphene Composites and their Application in Supercapacitors
Authors: Wang Meixian , Xie Jian
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Performance Evaluation of Graphene / Activated Carbon Composite Electrodes in EDLCs with Non-Aqueous Electrolyte
Authors: Chung Jihyun , Do Inhwan , Carruthers Donald , Petruska Melissa , Sturm Ed , Totir Dana
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Some NiTiOPO4-Based Anode Materials - Structural Dynamics and Electrochemical Performance
Authors: Edström Kristina , Maher Kenza , Eriksson Rickard , Hollmark Haåkan , Duda Laurent , Mansori Mohammed , Gustafsson Torbjörn , Saadoune Ismael
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.
Electrochemically Driven Phase Transformation Pathways in Li1-x(MnyFe1-y)PO4
Authors: Kao Yu-Hua , Meethong Nonglak , Bai Jianming , Carter W. Craig , Chiang Yet-Ming
Published: February 2020

Abstract not Available.