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An effective non‐restarting control chart based on the joint judgment
Authors: Mou Zhengcheng , Chiang Jyun‐You , Tsai Tzong‐Ru , Chen Sihong 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThe cumulative sum (CUSUM) and exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) control charts have been widely used in industry and public health applications. Still, few researchers have paid attention to the practical problem in public health applications, in which the control chart statistic cannot be reset to zero after an out‐of‐control (OC) signal. Some studies have addressed this issue by adding an upper limit to the statistic or using adaptive hypothesis testing (AHT). However, the control chart with an upper limit added to the testing statistic leads to a loss of information, and the post‐outbreak false alarm rate is still higher than the restarting control chart. The AHT control charts could not quickly alarm for the pandemic outbreak alarm as expected. To improve these drawbacks of control chart monitoring, two phase‐II non‐restarting (NR) CUSUM–EWMA control charts with the AHT framework, named NR–CUSUM–EWMA and AHUTNR–CUSUM–EWMA control charts, are proposed to well alarm for the pandemic outbreak. The AHTUNR–CUSUM–EWMA control chart uses the joint judgment of the UNR–CUSUM–EWMA (uncorrected NR–CUMSUM–EWMA) and NR–CUSUM–EWMA control charts, and the run rule to enhance the efficiency of the pandemic outbreak alarm. Simulation results show that the proposed NR–CUSUM–EWMA and AHUTNR–CUSUM–EWMA control charts can well maintain the outbreak alarm rate and post‐outbreak false alarm rate without losing cumulative information. Finally, the applicability and effectiveness of the proposed method are illustrated by an application to measles surveillance in North Rhine‐Westphalia, Germany.
Exploring the United Nations Global Compact adoption in a multi‐level perspective
Authors: Pinheiro Alan Bandeira , do Prado Nágela Bianca , de Moraes Gustavo Hermínio Salati Marcondes , Hourneaux Junior Flávio 
Published: October 2024

AbstractFrom a multi‐level perspective, we aimed to identify the drivers of United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) adoption. On a micro‐level, the Resource‐Based View theory allowed us to discuss how the firm's internal environment influences its adoption. At the macro‐level, we focused on the Varieties of Capitalism approach. Hence, the meso‐level mediated the interaction between the other two levels, in which the Upper Echelons Theory could predict how some board characteristics influence UNGC adoption. Data from 1773 companies headquartered in countries with coordinated and liberal economies were analyzed by multivariate analysis. The empirical results presented evidence that company size, the size of the board of directors, and the type of capitalism that the country follows positively affect UNGC adoption. In conclusion, three characteristics matter for UNGC adoption. Larger boards tend to influence the adoption of the UNGC, showing that a greater diversity of board members' backgrounds can bring results regarding social and environmental issues.
Suppressing Se Vacancies in Sb2Se3 Photocathode by In Situ Annealing with Moderate Se Vapor Pressure for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Authors: Peng Kunyuan , Wu Zekai , Liu Xinsheng , Yang Jianjun , Guan Zhongjie 
Published: October 2024

AbstractSb2Se3 emerges as a promising material for solar energy conversion devices. Unfortunately, the common deep‐level defect VSe (selenium vacancy) in Sb2Se3 results in a low solar conversion efficiency. The post selenization process has been widely adopted for suppressing VSe. However, the effect of selenization on suppressing VSe is often compromised and even more VSe are induced due to defect‐correlation. Herein, high‐quality Sb2Se3 films are prepared using an unconventional selenization process, with precisely regulating in situ annealing Se vapor pressure. It is found that moderate Se vapor pressure annealing can efficiently suppress VSe by overcoming defect‐correlation, as well as promotes grain growth and forms a better heterojunction band alignment. Consequently, the Sb2Se3 photocathode shows a high‐level photocurrent of 19.5 mA cm−2 at 0 VRHE, an onset potential of 0.40 VRHE and a half‐cell solar‐to‐hydrogen conversion efficiency of 1.9%, owing to the inhibited charge recombination, excellent charge transport and interface charge extraction. This work provides a significant insight to suppress deep‐level defect VSe by adjusting Se vapor pressure for efficient Sb2Se3 photocathode.
Sensing the Small Change of Intermolecular Distance in Supramolecular Assembly by Using the Tunable Emission Wavelength of AIE‐Active Luminogens
Authors: Sun Xinyu , Li Hui , Mokarizadeh Abdol Hadi , Xu Xiaohan , Liu Tong , Luo Jiancheng , Yang Yuqing , Zhang Shuailin , Liu Fangbei , Tsige Mesfin , Cheng Stephen Z. D. , Liu Tianbo 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThe distinct molecular states — single molecule, assembly, and aggregate — of two ionic macromolecules, TPPE‐APOSS and TPE‐APOSS, are easily distinguishable through their tunable fluorescence emission wavelengths, which reflect variations in intermolecular distances. Both ionic macromolecules contain aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) active moieties whose emission wavelengths are directly correlated to their mutual distances in solution: far away from each other as individual molecules, maintaining a tunable and relatively long distance in electrostatic interactions‐controlled blackberry‐type assemblies (microphase separation), or approaching van der Waals close distance in aggregates (macrophase separation). Furthermore, within the blackberry assemblies, the emission wavelength decreases monotonically with increasing assembly size, indicative of shorter intermolecular distances at nanoscale. The emission changes of TPPE‐APOSS blackberry assemblies can even be visually distinguishable by eyes when their sizes and intermolecular distances are tuned. Molecular dynamics simulations further revealed that macromolecules are confined in various conformations by controllable intermolecular distances within the blackberry structure, thereby resulting in fluorescence emission with tunable wavelength.
Modulating Nitrogen Adsorption Mode and Microenvironment of Active Sites for Boosting Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction
Authors: Yang Zihao , Fang Cong , Guo Xiuling , Sun Xiaoyan , Yang Yong 
Published: October 2024

AbstractElectrochemical reduction of N2 (NRR) offers a sustainable approach for ammonia (NH3) synthesis, serving as a complementary to the traditional emission‐ and energy‐intensive Haber–Bosch process. However, it faces challenges in N2 activation and competing with pronounced hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein an efficient electrocatalyst comprised of ultrafine Ru nanoclusters (NCs) confined by a hydrophobic molecular layer is developed on the surface of 2D Ti3C2Tx for NRR. These experimental and theoretical calculation results demonstrate that 1) ultrafine Ru NCs dispersed on the Ti3C2Tx surface form paired active sites for N2 chemisorption in a unique tilted configuration with low‐energy activation 2) the hydrophobic molecular layer modulates the local microenvironment surrounding catalytically active sites, enabling efficient N2 accumulation while repelling H2O diffusion to the active sites on the Ti3C2Tx surface, thereby leading to an increased N2 concentration and suppressed HER. As a result, an exceptionally high NH3 yield rate of 33.5 µg h−1 mg−1cat and Faradaic efficiency of 65.3% are obtained at −0.25 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) in 0.1 m Na2SO4, outperforming those previously reported Ti3C2Tx‐derived electrocatalysts. This work provides a valuable strategy for the rational design of advanced electrocatalysts by manipulating active sites and local microenvironments for efficient electrocatalysis.
Fluorescent Dye‐Based Chiral Crystalline Organic Salt Networks for Circularly Polarized Luminescence
Authors: Li Haitao , Zhang Shuyu , Zhu Qi‐Long , Sheng Tian‐Lu , Wu Xin‐Tao , Wen Yuehong 
Published: October 2024

AbstractA facile and general strategy is developed herein for the construction of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) materials with simultaneously high fluorescence quantum efficiency (Φ) and large luminescence dissymmetry factor (glum). The self‐assembly of fluorescent dye, disodium 4,4′‐bis(2‐sulfonatostyryl)biphenyl (CBS), with chiral diamines such as (R,R)/(S,S)‐1,2‐diaminocyclohexane (R/S‐DACH) and R/S‐1,2‐diaminopropane (R/S‐DAP), produces four chiral crystalline organic salt networks (COSNs). These as‐synthesized organic salts emit strong blue‐color CPL upon excitation, with both high Φ and glum values of up to 79% and 0.022. The well‐defined molecular structures and arrangements of CBS are directly observed through single crystal X‐ray analysis, offering crucial information regarding the origins of high‐efficiency CPL performance. The chirality of amine is effectively transferred to CBS and further amplified to the supramolecular structure by multiple hydrogen bonding and π–π stacking interactions, giving rise to the large glum factors; meanwhile, the fixation and the ordered arrangement of CBS by these multiple interactions empower efficient suppression of molecular motions, facilitating strong fluorescence. This work can inspire the assembly of CPL organic materials with high Φ and glum via charge‐assisted hydrogen bonds between fluorescent dyes and chiral inducers. It also offers important insight into the structural origins of supramolecular chirality and CPL performance.
Long‐Term Selective Photoelectrochemical Glycerol Oxidation via Oxygen Vacancy Modulated Tungsten Oxide with Self‐Healing
Authors: Jung Yoonsung , Kim Seunghwan , Kim Seungkyu , Kim Yejoon , Hwang Jun Beom , Kim Dong‐Yu , Lee Sanghan 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThe photoelectrochemical selective oxidation of biowaste glycerol into the high value‐added material, along with hydrogen production, holds significant promise for advancing renewable and sustainable energy technologies. Here, the surface oxygen state of tungsten oxide is modified to selectively oxidize glycerol into glyceraldehyde, a high‐value‐added material, and the selectivity is maintained over a prolonged period using the photo‐stimulated self‐recovery capability. The surface‐coordinated photoelectrode exhibits high charge transfer efficiency to glycerol and favorable glycerol adsorption capacity, enabling the selective conversion of glycerol. At 1.2 VRHE in a 2 m glycerol electrolyte adjusted to pH 2, the tungsten oxide photoelectrode achieves a photocurrent density of 2.58 mA cm−2 and a production rate of 378.8 mmol m−2 h−1 with selectivity of 86.1%. The high selectivity is preserved for 18 h by utilizing the self‐healing capability of tungsten oxide to restore initial states modified by photoelectrochemical oxidation. This work sheds light on the design of highly efficient metal oxide photoelectrodes for selective biomass oxidation over extended periods.
The Emerging Strategy of Symmetry Breaking for Enhancing Energy Conversion and Storage Performance
Authors: Liu Yongqi , Luo Yixiang , Zhang Mengyang , Zhang Anlei , Wang Longlu 
Published: October 2024

AbstractSymmetry breaking has emerged as a novel strategy to enhance energy conversion and storage performance, which refers to changes in the atomic configurations within a material reducing its internal symmetry. According to the location of the symmetry breaking, it can be classified into spontaneous symmetry breaking within the material, local symmetry breaking on the surface of the material, and symmetry breaking caused by external fields outside the material. However, there are currently few summaries in this field, so it is necessary to summarize how symmetry breaking improves energy conversion and storage performance. In this review, the fundamentals of symmetry breaking are first introduced, which allows for a deeper understanding of its meaning. Then the applications of symmetry breaking in energy conversion and storage are systematically summarized, providing various mechanisms in energy conversion and storage, as well as how to improve energy conversion performance and storage efficiency. Last but not least, the current applications of symmetry breaking are summarized and provide an outlook on its future development. It is hoped that this review can provide new insights into the applications of symmetry breaking and promote its further development.
Molecular docking and spectroscopic exploration (FT‐IR, FT‐Raman) with HOMO–LUMO, ADMET, and 5,7‐dihydroxy‐2‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl) chroman‐4‐one against lung cancer: A potential uptake B‐RAF inhibitor
Authors: Chinnappan Divya , Sekar Kathirvel , Madhu Govindammal , Rajendran Devianjana , Vinayagam Sathishkumar , Manivannan Prasath , Sattu Kamaraj 
Published: October 2024

AbstractNaringenin has been proven to inhibit cell proliferation, which has anticancer properties. The role of Naringenin molecule in lung cancer and its processes are yet unknown. Naringenin is chemically called as 5,7‐dihydroxy‐2‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl) chroman‐4‐one, which was optimized geometrical parameters analysis such as bond length, bond angle and torsion angle were analyzed from Naringenin by utilizing Gaussian 09 W program. Characterizations of Naringenin analyzed by B3LYP density functional theory with basis set 6–311G (d,p). The energy value of Naringenin molecules are analyzed with (ground state) HOMO value −4.616, LUMO value for −0.169 (first excited state) energies and also predicted by energy cap value is 4.446. ADMET and drug likeness of the title compound was predicted, it's qualified with the Lipinski's rule of five. Naringenin molecular structural changes, distribution and also its reactive site investigated with MEP (Molecular Electrostatic Potential) analyses spans from −0.118eO to 0.118eO. The density of state (DOS) used to know molecular orbital contribution for selected compound. It was determined that Naringenin molecule in the active site of B‐RAF inhibitor (PDB code: 4MNF) has a binding energy of −8.9 based on a docking analysis and conformational changes. From this study, this drug will be expected to undergo essential future chemotherapy agent for lung cancer patient.
Effect of the succinonitrile additive, electrode processing, and N/P ratios in the performance of high‐voltage lithium‐ion batteries using LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode
Authors: Nguyen Hieu Thai Minh , Nguyen Quynh Nhu , Truong Tuyen Thi Thanh , Van Nguyen Hoang , Doan Ngoc Hong Nguyen , Le Phuoc‐Anh , Nguyen Phi Long , Phung Thi Viet Bac , Van Tran Man , Huynh Tuyen Thi Kim , Phung Quan , Le Phung My Loan 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThe progressive improvement in the gravimetric energy density of lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) leads to electrolyte design, positive electrode, and full‐cell optimization processes. The spinel lithium nickel manganese oxide (LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4, LNMO) is one of the potential candidates for the next generation of LIBs applied for electric vehicles due to high working potential (4.75 V vs. Li+/Li), affordable price, and environmental friendliness. Nevertheless, the degradation of cycling performance at high potential induces massive challenges for commercializing LNMO‐based batteries. This study investigated the impact of succinonitrile (SN), electrode processing, and N/P ratios to strengthen the LNMO half‐cell and graphite||LNMO full‐cell performance. According to the performance in half‐cell, the sample contained 85 wt% LNMO: 7.5 wt% C65: 7.5 wt% PVDF/NMP combining with the electrolyte 1.5 M LiPF6 in EC:EMC:DMC (2:1:7 – v/v) at 0.5 wt% SN seems to be the optimal condition for further full‐cell. In addition, the full‐cell with N/P = 1.3 displays a remarkable initial capacity of 118.75 mAh g−1, a Coulombic efficiency of 91.64%, and a superior gravimetric energy density of 537.71 mWh g−1. Moreover, it maintains a capacity retention of around 58% at the current density of 0.1C after 100 cycles. As a result, this study presents an optimal solution to augment the material's potential for commercialization in the immediate future.
A new cis‐clerodane‐type furanoditerpenoid from the leaves of Tinospora crispa with inhibitory effect on LPS induced NO production in RAW 264.7 cells
Authors: Van Quoc Nguyen , Yen Pham Hai , Tai Bui Huu , Thu Vu Kim , Giang Le Duc , Hang Dan Thi Thuy , Van Kiem Phan 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThree cis‐clerodane‐type furanoditerpenoids (1‐3) including one new compound named tinocrioside D (1) together with four known compounds (4‐7) were isolated from the leaves of Tinospora crispa. Their chemical structures were determined based on the 1D, 2D‐NMR, HR‐ESI‐MS, and ECD data analyses in comparison with the reported data. Compounds 1–3 showed weak inhibition of LPS‐induced NO production in mouse mononuclear macrophages.
Nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: Has commercialization been a pivotal mistake for public health?
Authors: Fischer Benedikt , Hall Wayne , Jutras‐Aswad Didier , Myran Daniel 
Published: October 2024

AbstractCanada implemented the legalization of nonmedical cannabis use and supply in 2018. Initial blueprints for the legalization policy framework emphasized public health protection as a priority principle and objective, including related policy design parameters and regulatory restrictions (e.g., strict access and distribution control, advertisement/promotion ban, etc.) also as informed by adverse experiences from alcohol/tobacco control. Conversely, Canada's present legalization ecology is characterized by increasingly far‐reaching commercialization; this includes an extensive for‐profit cannabis production and retail industry producing large sales volumes that centrally include high‐risk cannabis products, with many public health‐oriented provisions hollowed out or circumvented in practice. While key cannabis‐related health problem indicators have increased through legalization, mounting evidence suggests that these adverse outcome dynamics, to a crucial extent, have been accelerated by commercialization aspects of legalization. Meanwhile, since legalization the cannabis industry has pushed for further rollbacks of public health‐oriented restrictions for benefits of increased competitiveness. Using the Canadian case study, we focus on the possible pitfalls and adverse effects of commercialization dynamics for public health‐oriented cannabis legalization. Also since commercialization‐related developments and outcomes are hard to reverse, we urge jurisdictions planning cannabis legalization reforms to carefully take consider related evidence and dynamics when assembling their legalization policy frameworks.
Size‐dependent buckling analysis of functionally graded nanoplate coupled with piezoelectric layers resting on orthotropic foundation based on surface piezo‐elasticity theory
Authors: Arani Amir Hossein Soltan , Ghorbanpour Arani Ali , Maraghi Zahra Khoddami 
Published: October 2024

AbstractIn this study, a refined plate theory by considering stretching effects extended to investigation of quasi‐3D size‐dependent buckling analysis of a functionally graded simply supported nanoplate integrated with piezoelectric face‐sheets resting on orthotropic foundation by taking into account the surface effects. The power law is used to calculate the material properties in the functionally graded core in which the non‐homogeneous core properties are continuously changing along the thickness. Due to the consideration of functionally graded materials and due to the asymmetry in the distribution of material properties in the core, the middle plane and the neutral plane do not coincide. Hence, to consider a reference plane, the concept of a neutral surface is considered. The kinematics of nanoplate are formulated with nonlocal higher order shear deformation theory based on nonlocal strain gradient theory. Additionally, the surface effect is modeled based on surface piezo‐elasticity theory. To check the accuracy and efficiency of the current model, a comprehensive validation and comparative study has been conducted based on the results obtained and the results found in the previous literature. Finally, a comprehensive study is conducted to investigate the effect of various parameters, including different foundations, residual stress, surface effects, stretching effect, neutral surface, aspect ratio, thickness ratio, nanlocal parameter, length scale parameter, gradient index, and initial voltage, which are examined on critical buckling load of nanoplate in details. It is expected that the results of the current study should be utilized in designing micro/nano‐electro‐mechanical systems components based on smart nanostructures.
Connecting and Creating Narratives: Interrogating Myth, Legends, and the Anthropocene in Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island
Authors: Roy Paddaja 
Published: October 2024

AbstractMyths and legends provide a narrative platform for collective dreaming. In the context of the Anthropocene, myths and legends are employed to, ‘read the spaces around the protagonist by giving the natural world itself agency and identity and complexity’ (Callaghan 2015, 80). Thus, along with providing a narrative framework, the use of myths and legends in storytelling not only aids us in forming a kinship with worlds other than those of humans but also offers a space to explore the idea of identity in the context of eco-precarity and the crises of the present time. This chapter investigates Indian writer Amitav Ghosh’s use of myths and legends as narrative structure in Gun Island. and how myths and legends are juxtaposed with the spatial and temporal configuration of the novel to facilitate a platform for addressing the concerns of the environment in the precarious era of climate change and Anthropocene. This study relies extensively on Dipesh Chakrabarty’s idea of decentering the human concerning the planetary and the global, and Pramod K. Nayar’s assessment of eco-precarity. Thus, this chapter looks into the myths and legends depicted in the novel to focus on the question of identity in the terrain of a transitioning ecological civilisation taking into account the precarious state of the environment as a result of human interference. Attempting an ecocritical reading of the text, this study contextualises the myths and legends to highlight the narrative structure as well as position the novel in the wider frame of ecocriticism and Anthropocene.