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Engineering the Surface/Interface of Horizontally Oriented Carbon Nanotube Macrofilm for Foldable Lithium‐Ion Battery Withstanding Variable Weather
Authors: Liu Ting , Zhang Ming , Wang Yong Long , Wang Qing Yong , Lv Chao , Liu Kai Xi , Suresh Shravan , Yin Yan Hong , Hu Ying Yan , Li Ye Sheng , Liu Xian Bin , Zhong Sheng Wen , Xia Bao Yu , Wu Zi Ping 
Published: September 2018

AbstractFlexible lithium‐ion batteries attract extensive attention in wearable electronics but are limited by severe capacity loss under extreme weather due to the poor flexible current collector. Herein, a horizontally oriented carbon nanotube macrofilm (HUCNM) with excellent electrical conductivity and tuned electrolyte wettability through engineering the surface/interface of HUCNM is reported for foldable batteries, which exhibits a high capacity of 700 mAh with excellent flexibility and stable charge/discharge rate performance in several extreme conditions. Such amazing results are ascribed to the excellent contact and interaction among the current collector, active material, and electrolyte, which is rising from the surface/interface engineering of carbon nanotube films. This work provides useful insights in the engineering of the surface/interface of carbon current collectors, and revolutionizes the traditional design for wearable electronics, transcending these devices beyond their current limitations.
Community Health Workers and Social Proximity: Implementation of a Parenting Program in Urban Poverty
Authors: Gustafson Erika L. , Atkins Marc , Rusch Dana 
Published: September 2018

AbstractCommunity health workers (CHWs) offer a potential means through which to mitigate many of the barriers to mental health services faced by minority youth and their families. The primary aim of the present study was to better understand a core feature of CHWs: their shared community membership with the population served, or social proximity. We conducted qualitative semi‐structured interviews with 16 CHWs implementing a school‐based early intervention program in Latino and African American communities of urban poverty. The program promoted child and parent/caregiver engagement in schooling as a protective factor for children's mental health. Thematic analyses revealed three main themes defining social proximity: (a) experiences of parenthood or caring for children, (b) familiarity with and understanding of culture, and (c) experiences of life hardships and struggles. Additionally, the process of relating with parents/caregivers through shared experiences was the main theme to describe how CHWs leveraged their social proximity. CHWs’ accounts illustrated how their experience of social proximity to the population served was central to how they engaged parents/caregivers in services, highlighting the importance of supporting and promoting CHWs’ natural traits and lived experiences.
Influence of Sulfur‐Containing Diamino Acid Structure on Covalently Crosslinked Copolypeptide Hydrogels
Authors: Raftery Eric D. , Gharkhanian Eric G. , Ricapito Nicole G. , McNamara J. , Deming Timothy J. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractBiologically occurring non‐canonical di‐α‐amino acids were converted into new di‐N‐carboxyanhydride (di‐NCA) monomers in reasonable yields with high purity. Five different di‐NCAs were separately copolymerized with tert‐butyl‐l‐glutamate NCA to obtain covalently crosslinked copolypeptides capable of forming hydrogels with varying crosslinker density. Comparison of hydrogel properties with residue structure revealed that different di‐α‐amino acids were not equivalent in crosslink formation. Notably, l‐cystine was found to produce significantly weaker hydrogels compared to l‐homocystine, l‐cystathionine, and l‐lanthionine, suggesting that l‐cystine may be a sub‐optimal choice of di‐α‐amino acid for preparation of copolypeptide networks. The di‐α‐amino acid crosslinkers also provided different chemical stability, where disulfide crosslinks were readily degraded by reduction, and thioether crosslinks were stable against reduction. This difference in response may provide a means to fine tune the reduction sensitivity of polypeptide biomaterial networks.
Bericht des Arbeitskreises Kombinierte Spundwände des Ausschusses Ufereinfassungen (EAU)
Authors: Osthoff David 
Published: September 2018

AbstractIn der jüngeren Vergangenheit sind wieder vermehrt Schlosssprengungen bei Stützwandkonstruktionen aus kombinierten Stahlspundwänden aufgetreten. Zur Diskussion und Prüfung der gegenwärtigen Empfehlungen hat der Ausschuss Ufereinfassungen (EAU) im Jahr 2016 einen Arbeitskreis zu Kombinierten Spundwänden berufen, der sich mit der Herstellung von kombinierten Spundwänden unter der Vermeidung von Schlosssprengungen auseinandergesetzt hat. Die abgeschlossene Arbeit des Arbeitskreises wird im vorliegenden Beitrag kurz vorgestellt.
Population-based analysis of the impact of trauma on longer-term functional outcomes
Authors: Uleberg O , Pape K , Kristiansen T , Romundstad P R , Klepstad P 
Published: September 2018

Abstract

Background
Functional outcome measures are important as most patients survive trauma. The aim of this study was to describe the long-term impact of trauma within a healthcare region from a social perspective.

Methods
People active in work or education and admitted to hospitals in Central Norway in the interval 1 June 2007 to 31 May 2010 after sustaining trauma were included in the study. Clinical data were linked to Norwegian national registers of cause of death, sickness and disability benefits, employment and education. Primary outcome measures were receipt of medical benefits and time to return to preinjury work level. Secondary outcome measures were mortality within 30 days or during follow-up.

Results
Some 1191 patients were included in the study, of whom 193 (16·2 per cent) were severely injured (Injury Severity Score greater than 15). Five years after injury, the prevalence of medical benefits was 15·6 per cent among workers with minor injuries, 22·3 per cent in those with moderate injuries and 40·5 per cent among workers with severe injuries. The median time after injury until return to work was 1, 4 and 11 months for patients with minor, moderate and severe injuries respectively. Twelve patients died within 30 days and an additional 17 (1·4 per cent) during follow-up.

Conclusion
Patients experiencing minor or major trauma received high levels of medical benefits; however, most recovered within the first year and resumed preinjury work activity. Patients with severe trauma were more likely to receive medical benefits and have a delayed return to work. Registration number: NCT02602405 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
Inhibiting Pneumococcal Surface Antigen A (PsaA) with Small Molecules Discovered through Virtual Screening: Steps toward Validating a Potential Target for Streptococcus pneumoniae
Authors: Obaidullah Ahmad J. , Ahmed Mostafa H. , Kitten Todd , Kellogg Glen E. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe pneumococcal surface antigen A (PsaA) metal transporter protein provides manganese to bacterial cells. The X‐ray crystal structures of PsaA, in both closed (Mn bound) and open (metal free) conformations, were explored with virtual screening to identify potential inhibitors of manganese transport. We pursued three strategies for inhibition: i) targeting a cavity close to the bound Mn to keep the metal in place; ii) targeting the metal‐free Mn site to prevent metal uptake; and iii) targeting a potentially druggable allosteric site involving loops that translate between the conformations. Tiered assays were used to test the resulting 170 acquired hits: i) assay 1 tested the compounds’ growth inhibition of the TIGR4 S. pneumoniae strain (ΔPsaA mutant control), yielding 80 compounds (MIC≤250 μm); ii) assay 2 tested if the addition of 20 μm Mn to inhibited cell cultures restored growth, yielding 21 compounds; and iii) assay 3 confirmed that the restored bacterial growth was Mn concentration dependent, as was the restoration of ΔPsaA growth, yielding 12 compounds with MICs of 125 μm or greater. It may be possible for a small molecule to inhibit PsaA, but we have not yet identified a compound with exemplary properties.
Splinting and mechanical disruption of the mitral valve apparatus by an endocardial left ventricular lead while delivering cardiac resynchronization therapy
Authors: Behar Jonathan M. , Ranjan Kula , Bhattacharyya Sanjeev , Sporton Simon , Dhinoja Mehul 
Published: September 2018

Key Clinical MessageSplinting and mechanical disruption of the mitral valve apparatus is an important limitation of an endocardial left ventricular (LV) pacing lead. Further, long‐term data are required before this approach is more widely adopted.
Integration of Heuristic and Automated Parametrization of Three Unresolved Two‐Electron Surface‐Confined Polyoxometalate Reduction Processes by AC Voltammetry
Authors: Robinson Martin , Ounnunkad Kontad , Zhang Jie , Gavaghan David , Bond Alan 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe thermodynamic and electrode kinetic parameters that describe each of the three unresolved proton‐coupled two‐electron transfer processes of surface‐confined Keggin‐type phosphomolybdate, [PMo12O40]3− adsorbed onto glassy carbon electrode in 1.0 M H2SO4 have been elucidated by comparison of experimental and simulated AC voltammmetric data. Modelling of this problem requires the introduction of over 30 parameters, although this may be reduced to about half this number when intelligent forms of data analysis are introduced. Heuristic (i. e., an experimenter based trial and error method) and automated data optimization approaches are integrated in this very extensive parameter estimation exercise. However, obtaining a unique solution remains challenging for reasons that are outlined. In the final analysis and using the automated strategy, estimates of six reversible potentials, lower limits of the six electron transfer rate constants, the double layer capacitance, uncompensated resistance and surface coverage are reported, with others (such as the charge transfer co‐efficient) present in the model being unobtainable for reasons that are provided. The fit to experimental data using parameters obtained by automated data optimisation is excellent and slightly superior to that obtained by heuristic analysis. The parameters obtained by either method account for differences in shapes and current magnitudes of each of the overall two electron processes.
Effective CoxSy HER Electrocatalysts Fabricated by In‐Situ Sulfuration of a Metal‐Organic Framework
Authors: Sun Xiaowen , Huang Hui , Wang Chaopeng , Liu Yingying , Hu Tong‐Liang , Bu Xian‐He 
Published: September 2018

AbstractA sulfur and nitrogen containing cobalt metal‐organic framework (Co−MOF) was chosen as a precursor to prepare cobalt sulfides as HER electrocatalysts. Cobalt sulfides with different stoichiometries, CoS1.097, Co9S8, Co9S8/CoS1.097, and Co9S8/CoS1.097/rGO, were obtained through a phase control method and in‐situ sulfuration of the MOF precursor. Co9S8/CoS1.097/rGO shows excellent HER performance, with an overpotential of 50 mV at a current density (j) of 1 mA cm−2 (η0), and 188 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm−2 (η10), stemming from the synergistic effect of Co9S8, CoS1.097, high specific surface area and the nitrogen and sulfur doped carbon matrix.
Recent Progress of Hybrid Solid‐State Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries
Authors: Liu Xiaoyan , Li Xinru , Li Hexing , Wu Hao Bin 
Published: September 2018

AbstractConventional liquid electrolytes for lithium batteries usually suffer from irreversible decomposition and safety concerns. Solid state electrolytes (SSEs) have been considered as the key for advanced lithium batteries with improved energy density and safety, whereas challenges remain for polymer and inorganic SSEs. Recently, hybrid solid‐state electrolytes (HSSEs) that integrate the merits of different electrolyte systems have been under intensive study. Herein, we summarize the recent progress of HSSEs with different compositions and structures. The design principle of each type of HSSEs are discussed, as well as their ionic conducting mechanism, electrochemical performance and effects of compositional/structural control. Finally, challenges and perspectives are provided for the future development of HSSEs and solid‐state lithium batteries.
Stimuli‐Responsive Properties of Aggregation‐Induced‐Emission Compounds Containing a 9,10‐Distyrylanthracene Moiety
Authors: Jia Xiang‐Rui , Yu Hui‐Juan , Chen Jian , Gao Wei‐Jie , Fang Jing‐Kun , Qin Yuan‐Shou , Hu Xiao‐Kai , Shao Guang 
Published: September 2018

AbstractTwo 9,10‐distyrylanthracene‐based luminophores exhibiting aggregation‐induced emission and stimuli‐responsive properties were synthesized. Seven‐ or five‐color luminescence switching based on a single organic molecule was achieved for the first time. These phase transitions can be induced by physical stimuli such as grinding by mortar and pestle, heating, and exposure to the vapors of organic solvents. Moreover, a strategy for the design of new mechanoresponsive materials with π‐conjugated luminophores is proposed.
From Photoinduced to Dark Cytotoxicity through an Octahedral Cluster Hydrolysis
Authors: Svezhentseva Ekaterina V. , Vorotnikov Yuri A. , Solovieva Anastasiya O. , Pozmogova Tatiana N. , Eltsov Ilia V. , Ivanov Anton A. , Evtushok Darya V. , Miroshnichenko Svetlana M. , Yanshole Vadim V. , Eling Charlotte J. , Adawi Ali M. , Bouillard Jean‐Sebastien G. , Kuratieva Natalia V. , Fufaeva Maria S. , Shestopalova Lidiya V. , Mironov Yuri V. , Efremova Olga A. , Shestopalov Michael A. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractOctahedral molybdenum and tungsten clusters have potential biological applications in photodynamic therapy and bioimaging. However, poor solubility and hydrolysis stability of these compounds hinder their application. The first water‐soluble photoluminescent octahedral tungsten cluster [{W6I8}(DMSO)6](NO3)4 was synthesised and demonstrated to be at least one order of magnitude more stable towards hydrolysis than its molybdenum analogue. Biological studies of the compound on larynx carcinoma cells suggest that it has a significant photoinduced toxicity, while the dark toxicity increases with the increase of the degree of hydrolysis. The increase of the dark toxicity is associated with the in situ generation of nanoparticles that clog up the cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Compressed sensing: Reconstruction of non‐uniformly sampled multidimensional NMR data
Authors: Bostock Mark , Nietlispach Daniel 
Published: September 2018

AbstractNuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is widely used across the physical, chemical, and biological sciences. A core component of NMR studies is multidimensional experiments, which enable correlation of properties from one or more NMR‐active nuclei. In high‐resolution biomolecular NMR, common nuclei are 1H, 15N, and 13C, and triple resonance experiments using these three nuclei form the backbone of NMR structural studies. In other fields, a range of other nuclei may be used. Multidimensional NMR experiments provide unparalleled information content, but this comes at the price of long experiment times required to achieve the necessary resolution and sensitivity. Non‐uniform sampling (NUS) techniques to reduce the required data sampling have existed for many decades. Recently, such techniques have received heightened interest due to the development of compressed sensing (CS) methods for reconstructing spectra from such NUS datasets. When applied jointly, these methods provide a powerful approach to dramatically improve the resolution of spectra per time unit and under suitable conditions can also lead to signal‐to‐noise ratio improvements. In this review, we explore the basis of NUS approaches, the fundamental features of NUS reconstruction using CS and applications based on CS approaches including the benefits of expanding the repertoire of biomolecular NMR experiments into higher dimensions. We discuss some of the recent algorithms and software packages and provide practical tips for recording and processing NUS data by CS.
SOGC: Implementing surrogate object garbage collector management for a Mobile Cloud Environment
Authors: Gnana Jeevan A.N. , Maluk Mohamed M.A. 
Published: September 2018

SummaryThe aim of an ideal distributed Mobile Cloud environment, the surrogate object, is an agent for a particular Mobile Host in the wired or wireless network with specific data structures and methods. The Surrogate object is a software entity that is hosted on mobile support station and acts on behalf of a mobile host during the disconnection operation. The mobile hosts are registered with their own unique identifier in their cloud environment with their mobile support system. If the registered Mobile host is migrated from one cloud to another, the surrogate object handovers the data or resource management to another cloud with a new object with the same entities of old surrogate object, which leads inefficient. The granularity of object migration the old object is useless after the old object switched over into the new object. The collection of unused surrogate object is a big challenge. This problem will be achieved through the garbage collector technique in Mobile Cloud computing. In this research, we propose the Surrogate Object Garbage Collector (SOGC) model with new middleware consists in detecting the unused surrogate object by Mark‐Compact Garbage Collection technique to recycle their object resources. SOGC periodically recycles the idle object and automatically reuses it; whenever it is needed to manage cloud environment, it results in quality‐of‐execution, low latency, and cost optimization in data management.
Origin of Color Centers in the Perovskite Oxide CeAlO3
Authors: Zhang Su , Lv Lingling , Jiang Lihong , Li Huimin , Li Da , Feng Jing , Luo Yanqing , Pang Ran , Li Chengyu , Zhang Hongjie 
Published: September 2018

AbstractIn view of the significant impact of color centers on the physical and chemical properties of materials, studies on the origin of such color centers are needed. In this article, detailed crystal structure analysis and compositional characterization of CeAlO3 was carried out by applying XRD, XPS, HRTEM, STEM‐EDS and ICP‐OES techniques. The results revealed that crystal defects may be the main cause of color centers. The existence of oxygen and aluminum vacancy was proved and confirmed by the application of XPS, ICP‐OES and STEM‐EDS characterization methods. Overall, it unlikely that a single crystal defect would generate the yellow‐green color of CeAlO3 crystals.
RNA‐seq: Basic Bioinformatics Analysis
Authors: Ji Fei , Sadreyev Ruslan I. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractQuantitative analysis of gene expression is crucial for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying genome regulation. RNA‐seq is a powerful platform for comprehensive investigation of the transcriptome. In this unit, we present a general bioinformatics workflow for the quantitative analysis of RNA‐seq data and describe a few current publicly available computational tools applicable at various steps of this workflow. These tools comprise a pipeline for quality assessment and quantitation of RNA‐seq data that starts from raw sequencing files and is focused on the identification and analysis of genes that are differentially expressed between biological conditions. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Do female directors influence firms' environmental innovation? The moderating role of ownership type
Authors: Liao Zhongju , Zhang Manting , Wang Xiaopeng 
Published: September 2018

AbstractAs more and more females join boards of directors, their decisions concerning environmental innovation have also become the focus of scholars. Based on the upper echelons theory, feminist caring theory, and social role theory, this study constructed a relationship model between female directors and firms' environmental innovations and chose ownership type as the moderating variable. Selecting 688 listed companies in the Chinese manufacturing industry as the research sample and adopting multiple regression analysis methods, the study found that, when the proportion of female directors on the board of directors increased, the level of a firm's environmental innovation also increased significantly. After female directors were divided into independent and nonindependent directors, we found that female independent directors had a significant effect on the firms' environmental innovations. However, female chairpersons had no significant effect on the firms' environmental innovations. In addition, the effect of female directors and female independent directors on a firm's environmental innovation was stronger for state‐owned listed companies.
Building legitimacy and trust between a mining company and a community to earn social license to operate: A Peruvian case study
Authors: Saenz Cesar 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to understand how a mining company earns social license to operate (SLO) by taking action to gain legitimacy and build trust by presenting a comparative case study analysis of two mining operations in Peru. The analysis was qualitative in nature and was complemented by insights gleaned from supplementary interviews with key informants and the emerging literature on SLO, legitimacy, and trust. The findings revealed a model with a total of five components to earn SLO—three for legitimacy (pragmatic, moral, and cognitive legitimacy) and two for trust (decision‐maker factors and situational factors).
Fluorine‐Free Water‐in‐Salt Electrolyte for Green and Low‐Cost Aqueous Sodium‐Ion Batteries
Authors: Han Jin , Zhang Huang , Varzi Alberto , Passerini Stefano 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe highly concentrated “water‐in‐salt” electrolyte (WiSE) containing sodium acetate and potassium acetate demonstrates surprising performance (specific capacity of 37 mA h−1 g−1 at the 5th cycle and average discharge voltage of 0.82 V) in aqueous sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) based on Na2MnFe(CN)6 and NaTi2(PO4)3. The fluorine‐free electrolyte offers a wide electrochemical stability window and compatibility with Al current collector. The electrolyte, current collector, and the electrode materials based on abundant elements make the proposed battery chemistry safe, low‐cost, and environmentally friendly.
Preparation and Reactivity of Biomass‐Derived Dihydro‐Dioxins
Authors: Montgomery James R. D. , Kempf Karl , Miles‐Barrett Daniel M. , Kempf Oxana , Lebl Tomas , Westwood Nicholas J. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe depolymerization of the biopolymer lignin can give pure aromatic monomers but selective catalytic approaches remain scarce. Here, an approach was rerouted to deliver an unusual phenolic monomer. This monomer's instability proved challenging, but a degradation study identified strategies to overcome this. Heterocycles and a useful synthetic intermediate were prepared. The range of aromatics available from the β‐O‐4 unit in lignin was extended.