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Recent Smart Methods for Achieving High‐Energy Asymmetric Supercapacitors
Authors: Huang Yalan , Zeng Yinxiang , Yu Minghao , Liu Peng , Tong Yexiang , Cheng Faliang , Lu Xihong 
Published: December 2017

AbstractWith the development of portable electronic equipment, electric vehicle, space technology, and power‐grid and energy‐storage technology, new efficient energy‐storage devices need to be developed urgently. Recently, asymmetric supercapacitors (ASCs) have attracted ever‐increasing interest as one of the most promising energy‐storage devices given their remarkable advantages of wide operation voltage window, high power density, and moderate energy density. However, to meet the needs of the rapid development of electronic equipment, it is necessary to optimize the electrode materials and device design to further boost the energy density of ASCs. In recent years, numerous attempts have been made to improve the energy density of ASC devices by increasing the capacitance and/or enlarging the voltage window. Here, recent smart strategies are highlighted, including the introduction of intrinsic defects, element doping, and surface functionalization to increase the capacitance of the electrode materials, and optimizing the electrolyte and electrode materials, as well as their surface charge, to broaden the voltage of cells. Moreover, the current challenges and future opportunities for the development of high‐performance ASCs are also discussed.
Aerosol‐Spray Pyrolysis toward Preparation of Nanostructured Materials for Batteries and Supercapacitors
Authors: Nie Ping , Xu Guiyin , Jiang Jiangmin , Dou Hui , Wu Yuting , Zhang Yadi , Wang Jiang , Shi Minyuan , Fu Rurui , Zhang Xiaogang 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThere is an ever‐increasing demand for energy storage combined with high energy density, long lifespan, and low cost. Design and fabrication of electrode materials with characteristics of scale and fast charge (electrons and ions) access to electrochemically active site are of great importance. The aerosol‐spray synthesis technique has shown considerable promise as an attractive, cost‐effective, and scalable route for material preparation. Particles with complex architectures and chemistry can be produced by simply using an economical, continuous, and rapid process. Here, recent advances of the industrially viable aerosol‐spray‐pyrolysis method are summarized with regard to structure design and processing of electrode materials in the field of energy storage. Beginning with an introduction to the principles, characteristics, and process parameters of aerosol‐spray methods, the focus then moves to recent achievements to date in experimental exploration of fabricating a variety of electrode materials for energy‐storage devices, including lithium‐ion batteries, sodium‐ion batteries, supercapacitors, and lithium–sulfur batteries. Also discussed are the current status, directions, and prospects for future exploration of material synthesis using aerosol‐spray techniques. Aerosol‐spray pyrolysis represents an important breakthrough in multidimensional structure design, and exhibits incredible versatility for material fabrication for high‐performance energy‐storage devices.
Transfer of Individual Micro‐ and Nanoparticles for High‐Precision 3D Analysis Using 360° Electron Tomography
Authors: Przybilla Thomas , Zubiri Benjamin Apeleo , Beltrán Ana M. , Butz Benjamin , Machoke Albert G. F. , Inayat Alexandra , Distaso Monica , Peukert Wolfgang , Schwieger Wilhelm , Spiecker Erdmann 
Published: December 2017

AbstractA versatile approach is demonstrated, providing a general routine for an extensive and advanced 3D characterization of individually selected micro‐ and nanoparticles, enabling the combination of complementary and scale‐bridging techniques. Quintessential to the method is the transfer of individual particles onto tailored tips using a conventional scanning electron microscope equipped with a suitable micromanipulator. The method enables a damage‐ and contamination‐free preparation of freestanding particles. This is of significant importance for applications addressing the measurement of structural, physical, and chemical properties of specifically selected particles, such as 360° electron tomography, atom probe tomography, nano X‐ray tomography, or optical near‐field measurements. In this context, the method is demonstrated for 360° electron tomography of micro‐/macroporous zeolite particles with sizes in the micrometer range and mesoporous alpha‐hematite nanoparticles exhibiting sizes of 50–100 nm, including detailed pre‐ and post‐characterization on the nanoscale.
Nanoarchitectonics from Molecular Units to Living‐Creature‐Like Motifs
Authors: Ariga Katsuhiko , Mori Taizo , Shrestha Lok Kumar 
Published: December 2017

AbstractImportant points for the fabrication of functional materials are the creation of nanoscale/molecular‐scale units and architecting them into functional materials and systems. Recently, a new conceptual paradigm, nanoarchitectonics, has been proposed to combine nanotechnology and other methodologies including supramolecular chemistry, self‐assembly and self‐organization to satisfy major features of nanoscience and promote the creation of functional materials and systems. In this account article, our recent research results in materials development based on the nanoarchitectonics concept are summarized in two stories, (i) nanoarchitectonics from fullerenes as the simplest nano‐units and (ii) dimension‐dependent nanoarchitectonics from various structural units. The former demonstrates creativity of the nanoarchitectonics concept only with simple construction stuffs on materials fabrications, and a wide range of material applicability for the nanoarchitectonics strategy is realized in the latter ones.
In vitro stimulatory effect of N‐acetyl tryptophan‐glucopyranoside against gamma radiation induced immunosuppression
Authors: Malhotra Poonam , Singh Darshana , Kumar Raj 
Published: December 2017

AbstractRadiation‐induced manifestations like free radical burst, oxidative damage and apoptosis leading to cell death. In present study, N‐acetyl tryptophan glucopyranoside (NATG) was assessed for its immune‐radioprotective activities using J774A.1 cells. Clonogenic cell survival, cell cycle progression and cytokines i.e. IFN‐γ, TNF‐α, IL‐2, IL‐10, IL‐12, IL‐13 and IL‐17A expression were evaluated in irradiated and NATG pretreated cells using clonogenic formation ability, flow cytometry and ELISA assay. Results indicated that 0.25μg/ml NATG exhibited maximum radioprotection against gamma‐radiation (2Gy) without intervening in cell cycle progression. NATG pretreated (−2 h) plus irradiated cells showed significant elevation in IFN‐γ (∼38.2%), IL‐17A (∼53.7%) and IL‐12 (∼58.8%) expression as compared to only irradiated cells. Conversely, significant decrease in TNF‐α (∼21.6%), IL‐10 (∼31.2%), IL‐2 (∼23.7%) and IL‐13 expression (∼17.8%) were observed in NATG pretreated plus irradiated cells as compared to irradiated cells. Conclusively, NATG pretreatment to irradiated J774A.1 cells, stimulate Th1 while diminish Th2 cytokines that contributes to radioprotection.
Recovery of puborectalis muscle after vaginal delivery: an ultrasound study
Authors: Van de Waarsenburg M. K. , Verberne E. A. , van der Vaart C. H. , Withagen M. I. J. 
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACTObjectivesTo assess change in levator hiatal dimensions between pregnancy and different timepoints after vaginal delivery, and map recovery of the hiatus in order to contribute to secondary prevention of symptoms of pelvic floor disorders.MethodsTwenty nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy underwent ultrasound assessment of the pelvic floor at rest, on maximum pelvic floor muscle contraction (PFMC) and on Valsalva maneuver at 12 weeks' gestation and at 1 day and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks after vaginal delivery. Dimensions of the levator hiatus were measured and contractility and distensibility were calculated. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to compare each postpartum value with that at 12 weeks' gestation.ResultsLevator hiatal area at rest, on PFMC and on Valsalva maneuver was significantly increased at 1 day and at 1 and 2 weeks after vaginal delivery compared with measurements at 12 weeks' gestation. Hiatal area at rest and on PFMC from 3 weeks postpartum onward, as well as contractility from 6 weeks onward, were comparable to values at 12 weeks' gestation, whereas, a significant difference remained on Valsalva maneuver until 24 weeks after delivery. Moreover, distensibility was still increased at 24 weeks postpartum compared with measurements at 12 weeks' gestation.ConclusionThe puborectalis muscle has the ability to recover anatomically from a first vaginal delivery, and recovery occurs mainly during the first 3 weeks after delivery. Stretching of the puborectalis muscle, as reflected by distensibility, persisted 24 weeks after the first vaginal delivery. The data provide a better understanding of the early ‘normal’ regeneration process and we hypothesize that the first 3 weeks postpartum is the best window in which to start secondary prevention. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Study of B+ c decays to the K+K−π+ final state by using B0 s , χc0 and D0 resonances and weak annihilation nonresonant topologys
Authors: Mohammadi Behnam 
Published: December 2017

AbstractIn this research the weak decay ofBc+decays to theK+K−π+final state, which is being observed by LHCb collaboration for the first time, is calculated in the quasi-two-body decays which takes theBs0, χc0andD0resonances and weak annihilation nonresonant contributions into account. In this process, theBc+meson decays first intoBs0π+, χc0π+andD0π+intermediate states, and then theBs0, χc0andD0resonances decay intoK+K−components, which undergo final state interaction. The mode of theBc+ → D0(→K−π+)K+is also associated with the calculation, in this mode the intermediate resonanceD0decays to theK−π+final mesons. The resonancesBs0, χc0andD0effects in theBc+ → Bs0(→K+K−)π+,Bc+ → χc0(→K+K−)π+andBc+ → D0(→K+K−)π+,D0(→K−π+)K+decays are described in terms of the quasi-two-body modes. There is a weak annihilation nonresonant contribution in whichBc+decays to theK+K−π+directly, so the point-like 3-body matrix element$$ \left\langle {K}^{+}{K}^{-}{\pi}^{+}\left|u\overline{d}\right|0\right\rangle $$K+K−π+ud¯0is also considered. The decay mode of the$$ {B}_c^{+}\to {\overline{K}}^{\ast 0}(892){K}^{+} $$Bc+→K¯∗0892K+is contributed to the annihilation contribution. The branching ratios of quasi-two-body decays expand in the range of (2.12 ± 0.61) × 10−6to (7.56 ± 1.71) × 10−6.
Analysis of the coated and textured ring/liner conjunction based on a thermal mixed lubrication model
Authors: Gu Chunxing , Meng Xianghui , Zhang Di 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
For the ring/liner conjunction, well-designed surface texturing has been regarded as a potential means to improve its tribological performance, as well as the application of coating. However, so far most researchers focused on the one of these aspects. In this study, the combined effect of coating and texturing on the performance of ring/liner conjunction is numerically investigated. A thermal mixed lubrication model is presented. The effects of the coating’s thermal and mechanical properties on the tribological performance are studied under the cold and warm engine operating conditions. Along with the increasing coating thickness, the effects of the coating’s thermal properties on friction loss are found to be significant, as well as the effects of the coating’s mechanical properties. It is also found that a soft coating with a lower thermal inertia has a greater ability to reduce the friction loss of the textured conjunction.
Acute Pain Related to Vascular Access Port Implantation in Adult Cancer Patients: A Prospective Assessment
Authors: Mejri Nesrine , Mansour Manel Haj , Labidi Soumaya , Benna Houda El , Afrit Mehdi , Boussen Hamouda 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Background: We aimed to describe characteristics of acute pain related to port-a-cath implantation (PACI) in an oncology department.
Methodology: We prospectively followed 145 patients who received PACI under local anesthesia. Our study asked patients to rate their pain according to a numerical scale immediately after implantation and within 72 hours. Patient and disease characteristics, PACI data, pain peak, and need for analgesic agents were collected. Patients already taking painkillers were excluded.
Results: Median age was 55 years (range = 28–83 years) and 71% were women. Pain after PACI was rated mild by 52.4%, moderate by 35.9%, and severe by 11.7% of patients. Pain peaks were described during introducer insertion (40.7%), venous puncture (23.4%), anesthesia (18.6%), tunneling (5.9%), and suturing (1.4%). Patients with severe pain were significantly more frequently women and had a fast heart rate (≥120 bpm) before PACI (94.1% vs. 68% [P = .018] and 11.8% vs. 3.9% [P = .021], respectively). Within 72 hours of PACI, 56% of patients experienced no pain, 24.1% had mild pain, 6.2% had moderate pain, and 10.3% had severe pain. All patients who needed to use painkillers (39%) used acetaminophen.
Conclusions: Women and patients with heart rate ≥ 120 bpm before PACI should probably be considered for systematic painkillers after the implantation.
A Retrospective Analysis of Catheter-Related Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis in Peripherally Inserted Catheters With and Without a Dermatotomy
Authors: Suleman Adam , McDiarmid Sheryl 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Background: Successful placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has increased with the use of a modified Seldinger technique (MST). However, differences exist between MST kits related to the transition between the introducer and dilator. When blunt, a skin nick (dermatotomy) is necessary to allow the dilator/sheath combination to pass through the skin. However, this does not reduce the trauma on the vein. Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT) is a PICC-related complication. It is unclear what effect the MST kit has on this complication. Our previous study found a rate of 0.76% UEDVT ≤ 2 weeks postinsertion using a MST kit without dermatotomy.
Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis on a cohort of patients at The Ottawa Hospital undergoing a PICC insertion using a MST kit requiring a dermatotomy between November 1, 2016, and January 1, 2017. We obtained a complete dataset for 701 patients and determined the incidence of UEDVT ≤ 2 weeks postinsertion.
Results: Of 701 patients included in the study, 8 patients developed symptomatic UEDVT ≤ 2 weeks postinsertion, for a rate of 1.14%. The odds ratio comparing the group that received a dermatotomy to the previous group who did not was 1.50% (95% confidence interval 0.40-4.62).
Conclusions: The odds ratio of UEDVT ≤ 2 weeks post-PICC insertion with a dermatotomy compared with those without was not significantly different. We conclude that a MST kit requiring a dermatotomy does not increase the risk of early UEDVT.
Anatomically Associated Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters
Authors: Kimple Travis , Nazir Niaman , Cannon Chad M. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Background: Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are ubiquitous in modern hospitals, but are associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE). We retrospectively examined this association in hospitalized patients, highlighting anatomically associated VTEs (those with DVT in the PICC extremity).
Methods: Charts with an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD9) code for VTE were collected from a discharge database of PICC-managed patients at a tertiary hospital. A sample (52.3%) of the VTE charts was manually reviewed to verify PICC-associated VTE (unverified charts were excluded), and determine such data as the extremity in which each DVT was diagnosed (using ultrasound reports). VTE rates were calculated using an uncorrected method (from charts with VTE ICD9 code) and a corrected method (from charts with manually verified PICC-associated VTE).
Results: Our uncorrected VTE rate was 3.9% (P &lt; .0001), whereas the corrected rate was 1.5%. Among 125 charts with manually verified PICC-associated VTE, 69 (60.5%) out of 114 patients with a DVT had their DVT occur in the PICC extremity, yielding an anatomically associated VTE rate of 0.84%. The most common reason for a chart being excluded (60.2%) was a VTE occurring before PICC placement.
Conclusions: We found clinically significant rates of PICC-associated VTE. The majority of patients' DVT occurred in the same extremity as their PICC, lending further evidence that PICCs are an independent risk factor for VTE and require judicious use. There was also a discrepancy in VTE rate derived from ICD codes alone vs. manual chart review.
Accessing Implantable Ports: An Opportunistic Computed Tomography-Based Audit
Authors: Murray Timothy E. , O'Neill Damien C. , Lee Michael J. 
Published: December 2017

AbstractAim: Implantable ports are typically inserted by interventional radiologists or surgeons; however, daily maintenance, access, and de-access are often performed by members of nursing staff in accordance with manufacturers' guidelines and local policy. An audit of port access using retrospective computed tomography (CT) scanning was proposed.Methodology: Across a 4-year period, all CT scans performed for any reason while a port was accessed were reviewed.Results: Fifty-four CT scans of accessed ports were included. Mean depth of tissue between skin and port was 3.74 mm, and between port and pectoralis major was 5.91 mm. Port tilt in side-to-side and up-down axes measured 6.9° and 10.6°, respectively. Mean distance from needle to center of the septum was 1.96 mm. Mean distance from center of the chamber to the needle tip was 2.73 mm. In 2 cases (3.7%), the needle bevel was malpositioned, with the bevel still within the silicone-rubber septum. Mean angulation of the access needle from perpendicular was 11.5°. Angulation of the needle correlated with port tilt (r = 0.37; P = .006). Angle of the needle bevel relative to the port exit channel was 140.8°. No significant correlation between needle bevel directionality and needle angle, depth of port, or tilt of port was detected (all P values &gt; .21).Conclusions: Variability in accessing of implantable ports is described relative to research- and manufacturer-recommended needle bevel angle, needle puncture angle, and central puncture position. The extent to which such deviation influences port function deserves focused clinical research.
Composition of alkyl arenes of Phanerozoic oils
Authors: Pevneva G.S. , Golovko A.K. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
We summarize the results of our long-term research into the composition of alkyl derivatives of mono-, bi-, and tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of 113 crude oils from the Cenozoic (Sakhalin, Pannonian Basin (Serbia), China, and Vietnam), Cretaceous (West Siberia, Mongolia, China, and Saxony), Jurassic (West Siberia and Saxony), and Paleozoic (West Siberia, East Siberia, and Timan–Pechora and Volga–Ural petroliferous provinces) deposits localized at depths from 200 to 4500 m. To identify compositional similarities and differences of crude oils from deposits of different ages, we processed the obtained data on the individual composition of alkanes, alkyl benzenes, alkyl naphthalenes, and alkyl phenanthrenes by principal-component analysis. The analysis has revealed the regularities of changes in the content and composition of alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons in crude oils depending on the age of the enclosing deposits.
Middle–Late Paleozoic geodynamic complexes and structure of Gorny Altai and their record in gravity data
Authors: Dobretsov N.L. , Buslov M.M. , Rubanova E.S. , Vasilevsky A.N. , Kulikova A.V. , Bataleva E.A. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Middle–Late Paleozoic geodynamics and structure of Gorny Altai are studied with reference to gravity data. The northern and central parts of the area belong to the Gorny Altai terrane consisting of Late Precambrian–Paleozoic rocks originated in different tectonic settings on the Siberian continental margin, including Devonian active-margin volcanoplutonic complexes. In the south and east, the Gorny Altai terrane borders the Altai–Mongolia terrane along the Charysh–Terekta–Ulagan shear zone. The Altai–Mongolia terrane is composed of Early Paleozoic turbidites of the Kazakhstan–Baikal continent, Middle Paleozoic collisional garnet–disthene–andalusite schists, and Late Paleozoic zoned andalusite–cordierite schists, with granitic plutons on their periphery. The pattern of these complexes is similar to that of Cenozoic volcanoplutonic and metamorphic domes in the Kamchatka and Chukchi Peninsulas. The Devonian volcanoplutonic complexes from the Gorny Altai terrane and the Middle–Late Paleozoic metamorphic complexes from the Altai–Mongolia terrane are well evident in the gravity field. In general, gravity anomalies in the two terranes strike in different directions: NW in the Gorny Altai terrane and W–E in the Altai–Mongolia terrane, which highlights the structural heterogeneity of the Gorny Altai region. New dates have been obtained for magmatic detrital zircons from Paleozoic sedimentary rocks of the Anui–Chuya basin in the Gorny Altai terrane. The inferred source areas of zircon hosts are igneous rocks of the Precambrian craton basement and the Vendian–Early Ordovician Kuznetsk–Altai island arc. Early Neoproterozoic (1.00–0.75 Ma) detrital zircons are abundant in the Early Paleozoic turbidites of the Altai–Mongolia terrane but are absent from samples of the Gorny Altai terrane. Populations of detrital zircons in the the Gorny Altai terrane contain Devonian and Early Neoproterozoic specimens. The reported data prove that the Kazakhstan–Baikal and Siberian continents amalgamated in the Middle–Late Paleozoic. The resulting Gorny Altai tectonic framework of that time is recorded in the gravity field and in the provenance of detrital zircons.
Predictive models for the localization of soil liquefaction in earthquakes on the Main Sayan Fault (southern East Siberia)
Authors: Denisenko I.A. , Lunina O.V. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Predictive models for the localization of soil liquefaction for seismic events with magnitudes Ms = 7.5 and 8.0 were constructed based on available data on a possible earthquake in the zone of the Main Sayan Fault. It has been established that for MS = 7.5, liquefaction will extend over a distance of 40 km from the causative seismogenic fault. For MS = 8.0, the limiting distance from the activated segment of the Main Sayan Fault will be 112 km. The calculation models take into account the effect of faults on the predicted process, which allows a more accurate identification of areas with different probabilities of this event. Zones of possible liquefaction at MS = 7.5 include the towns of Kultuk, Sludyanka, Baikal’sk, Arshan, and Podkamennaya. At MS = 8.0, the liquefaction process will spread over a large area including the cities of Usol’e-Sibirskoe, Angarsk, and Irkutsk, especially localities near the Angara River and its major tributaries. Similar evaluation can also be made for other natural situations with known seismogenic faults, fault-block divisibility of the Earth’s crust for the Pliocene–Quaternary stage of tectonism, earthquake magnitude, and potentially liquefiable soils within the model area.