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Establishing Transition Metal Phosphides as Effective Sulfur Hosts in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries through the Triple Effect of “Confinement–Adsorption–Catalysis”
Authors: Wang Fangzheng , Han Yuying , Xu Rui , Li Ang , Feng Xin , Lv Shengyao , Wang Tao , Song LeLe , Li Jing , Wei Zidong 
Published: June 2023

AbstractStructurally optimized transition metal phosphides are identified as a promising avenue for the commercialization of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. In this study, a CoP nanoparticle‐doped hollow ordered mesoporous carbon sphere (CoP‐OMCS) is developed as a S host with a “Confinement–Adsorption–Catalysis” triple effect for Li–S batteries. The Li‐S batteries with CoP‐OMCS/S cathode demonstrate excellent performance, delivering a discharge capacity of 1148 mAh g−1 at 0.5 C and good cycling stability with a low long‐cycle capacity decay rate of 0.059% per cycle. Even at a high current density of 2 C after 200 cycles, a high specific discharge capacity of 524 mAh g−1 is maintained. Moreover, a reversible areal capacity of 6.56 mAh cm−2 is achieved after 100 cycles at 0.2 C, despite a high S loading of 6.8 mg cm−2. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that CoP exhibits enhanced adsorption capacity for sulfur‐containing substances. Additionally, the optimized electronic structure of CoP significantly reduces the energy barrier during the conversion of Li2S4 (L) to Li2S2 (S). In summary, this work provides a promising approach to optimize transition metal phosphide materials structurally and design cathodes for Li–S batteries.
Modified Diacetylmonoxime‐Thiosemicarbazide Detection Protocol for Accurate Quantification of Urea
Authors: Chen Sibo , Lin Shuting , Ding Liang‐Xin , Wang Haihui 
Published: June 2023

AbstractRenewable photo‐/electrocatalytic coreduction of CO2 and nitrate to urea is a promising method for high‐value utilization of CO2. However, because of the low yields of the urea synthesis by photo‐/electrocatalysis process, the accurate quantification of low concentration urea is challenging. The traditional diacetylmonoxime‐thiosemicarbazide (DAMO‐TSC) method for urea detection has a high limit of quantification and accuracy, but it is easily affected by NO2− in the solution, which limits its application scope. Thus, the DAMO‐TSC method urgently requires a more rigorous design to eliminate the effects of NO2− and accurately quantify urea in nitrate systems. Herein, a modified DAMO‐TSC method is reported, which consumes NO2− in solution through a nitrogen release reaction; hence, the remaining products do not affect the accuracy of urea detection. The results of detecting urea solutions with different NO2− concentrations (within 30 ppm) show that the improved method can effectively control the error of urea detection within 3%.
Identify the Clinicopathological Characteristics of Lung Carcinoma Patients Being False Negative in Folate Receptor Based Circulating Tumor Cell Detection
Authors: Jiang Siming , Wang Hao , Zhu Junjie , Xu Xinnan , Chen Linsong , Wang Bo , Zhou Bin , Zhu Yuming , Zhang Zhemin , Ma Benting , Du Bin , Yang Yang 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn lung cancer diagnosis, folate receptor (FR)–based circulating tumor cell (CTC) has shown its ability to distinguish malignancy from benign disease to some extent. However, there are still some patients that cannot be identified by FR‐based CTC detection. And studies comparing the characteristics between true positive (TP) and false negative (FN) patients are few. Thus, the study comprehensively analyzes the clinicopathological characteristics of FN and TP patients in the current study. According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, 3420 patients are enrolled. Combining the pathological diagnosis with CTC results, patients are divided into FN and TP groups, and clinicopathological characteristics are compared between two groups. Compared with TP patients, FN patients have smaller tumor, early T stage, early pathological stage, and without lymph node metastasis. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status is different between FN and TP group. And this result is also demonstrated in lung adenocarcinoma subgroup but not in lung squamous cell carcinoma subgroup. Tumor size, T stage, pathological stage, lymph node metastasis, and EGFR mutation status may influence the accuracy of FR‐based CTC detection in lung cancer. However, further prospective studies are needed to confirm the findings.
High‐Performance Optoelectronic Gas Sensing Based on All‐Inorganic Mixed‐Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals with Halide Engineering
Authors: Kim Jiyun , John Alishba T. , Li Hanchen , Huang Chien‐Yu , Chi Yuan , Anandan Pradeep Raja , Murugappan Krishnan , Tang Jianbo , Lin Chun‐Ho , Hu Long , Kalantar‐Zadeh Kourosh , Tricoli Antonio , Chu Dewei , Wu Tom 
Published: June 2023

AbstractGas sensors are of great interest to portable and miniaturized sensing technologies with applications ranging from air quality monitoring to explosive detection and medical diagnostics, but the existing chemiresistive NO2 sensors still suffer from issues such as poor sensitivity, high operating temperature, and slow recovery. Herein, a high‐performance NO2 sensors based on all‐inorganic perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) is reported, achieving room temperature operation with ultra‐fast response and recovery time. After tailoring the halide composition, superior sensitivity of ≈67 at 8 ppm NO2 is obtained in CsPbI2Br PNC sensors with a detection level down to 2 ppb, which outperforms other nanomaterial‐based NO2 sensors. Furthermore, the remarkable optoelectronic properties of such PNCs enable dual‐mode operation, i.e., chemiresistive and chemioptical sensing, presenting a new and versatile platform for advancing high‐performance, point‐of‐care NO2 detection technologies.
Perineal urethrostomy in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo) to treat iatrogenic urethral stricture after orchiectomy
Authors: Kokkinos Panagiotis , Calvo Carasco Daniel , Shimizu Naomi 
Published: June 2023

AbstractA 5‐month‐old ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was presented with a recent history of stranguria, distended urinary bladder, post‐renal azotaemia and a severed urethra following orchiectomy at the referring practice 4 weeks previously. At presentation, an indwelling urinary catheter was present, and the general examination was unremarkable. Blood analyses showed increased serum urea levels. An abdominal ultrasound showed no abnormalities. Contrast cystourethrography revealed a urethral stricture at the level of the castration site. Perineal urethrostomy was performed proximal to the stenosis, caudal to the pubis bone. Examination of the stoma 3 weeks postoperatively showed good healing and no stenosis. No recurrence of signs was reported at regular follow‐up phone communication with the owner up to 11 months postoperatively. Urethral stricture is a possible complication following orchiectomy in ferrets, and a perineal urethrostomy can be performed.
Climate change on Twitter: Implications for climate governance research
Authors: Dellmuth Lisa , Shyrokykh Karina 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThere is increasing public debate about the governance of climate change and its repercussions for nature and human livelihoods. In today's digitalized communication landscape, both public and private actors involved in climate change governance use social media to provide information and to interact with stakeholders and the broader public. This Focus Article discusses two main aspects of debates about climate change and climate governance on Twitter, which previous theories suggest to shape climate governance across domestic and global levels: non‐state climate action and public opinion formation on the social media. We see significant advancement in the environmental social sciences studying these two areas. Yet, we also see the need for a better understanding of how public and private actors in the climate governance complex interact on Twitter, and how these actors shape, and are shaped by, experiences, values, and positions. This understanding will help to advance climate governance theories. This article proceeds in three steps. We first discuss previous social media research on non‐state climate action and public opinion formation related to climate change and its governance. Then we sketch avenues for future research, elaborating how Twitter data might be used to investigate how non‐state climate action and public opinion formation on social media are linked to and influence climate governance. We conclude by making the case for drawing together Twitter data and climate governance research into a more coherent research agenda.This article is categorized under:
Policy and Governance > Private Governance of Climate Change
Perceptions, Behavior, and Communication of Climate Change > Communication
Policy and Governance > National Climate Change Policy
Policy and Governance > Multilevel and Transnational Climate Change Governance
The Notch-mediated circuitry in the evolution and generation of new cell lineages: the tooth model
Authors: Mitsiadis Thimios A. , Pagella Pierfrancesco , Capellini Terence D. , Smith Moya Meredith 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe Notch pathway is an ancient, evolutionary conserved intercellular signaling mechanism that is involved in cell fate specification and proper embryonic development. The Jagged2 gene, which encodes a ligand for the Notch family of receptors, is expressed from the earliest stages of odontogenesis in epithelial cells that will later generate the enamel-producing ameloblasts. Homozygous Jagged2 mutant mice exhibit abnormal tooth morphology and impaired enamel deposition. Enamel composition and structure in mammals are tightly linked to the enamel organ that represents an evolutionary unit formed by distinct dental epithelial cell types. The physical cooperativity between Notch ligands and receptors suggests that Jagged2 deletion could alter the expression profile of Notch receptors, thus modifying the whole Notch signaling cascade in cells within the enamel organ. Indeed, both Notch1 and Notch2 expression are severely disturbed in the enamel organ of Jagged2 mutant teeth. It appears that the deregulation of the Notch signaling cascade reverts the evolutionary path generating dental structures more reminiscent of the enameloid of fishes rather than of mammalian enamel. Loss of interactions between Notch and Jagged proteins may initiate the suppression of complementary dental epithelial cell fates acquired during evolution. We propose that the increased number of Notch homologues in metazoa enabled incipient sister cell types to form and maintain distinctive cell fates within organs and tissues along evolution.
Biological intra‐articular augmentation for osteotomy in knee osteoarthritis: strategies and results
Authors: Reale Davide , Feltri Pietro , Franceschini Marco , de Girolamo Laura , Laver Lior , Magalon Jeremy , Sanchez Mikel , Tischer Thomas , Filardo Giuseppe 
Published: June 2023

AbstractPurposeTo assess whether there is evidence supporting the use of augmentation strategies, either cartilage surgical procedures or injective orthobiologic options, to improve the results of osteotomies in knees with osteoarthritis (OA).MethodsA systematic review of the literature was performed on the PubMed, Web of Science and the Cochrane databases in January 2023 on osteotomies around the knee associated with augmentation strategies (either cartilage surgical procedures or injective orthobiologic options), reporting clinical, radiological, or second‐look/histological outcomes at any follow‐up. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed with the Coleman Methodology Score (CMS).ResultsOut of the 7650 records identified from the databases, 42 articles were included for a total of 3580 patients and 3609 knees treated; 33 articles focused on surgical treatments and 9 on injective treatments performed in association with knee osteotomy. Out of the 17 comparative studies with surgical augmentation, only 1 showed a significant clinical benefit of an augmentation procedure with a regenerative approach. Overall, other studies showed no differences with reparative techniques and even detrimental outcomes with microfractures. Regarding injective procedures, viscosupplementation showed no improvement, while the use of platelet‐rich plasma or cell‐based products derived from both bone marrow and adipose tissue showed overall positive tissue changes which translated into a clinical benefit. The mean modified CMS score was 60.0 ± 12.1.ConclusionThere is no evidence to support the effectiveness of cartilage surgical treatments combined with osteotomies in terms of pain relief and functional recovery of patients affected by OA in misaligned joints. Orthobiologic injective treatments targeting the whole joint environment showed promising findings. However, overall the available literature presents a limited quality with only few heterogeneous studies investigating each treatment option. This ORBIT systematic analysis will help surgeons to choose their therapeutic strategy according to the available evidence, and to plan further and better studies to optimize biologic intra‐articular osteotomy augmentation.Level of evidenceLevel IV.
Weak-type maximal function estimates on the infinite-dimensional torus
Authors: Kosz Dariusz , Rey Guillermo , Roncal Luz 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWe prove necessary and sufficient conditions for the weak-$$L^p$$

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boundedness, for $$p \in (1,\infty )$$

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, of a maximal operator on the infinite-dimensional torus. In the endpoint case $$p=1$$

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we obtain the same weak-type inequality enjoyed by the strong maximal function in dimension two. Our results are quantitatively sharp.
Effect of lactic acid fermentation of red beetroot juice on volatile compounds profile and content
Authors: Foss Kamil , Starowicz Małgorzata , Kłębukowska Lucyna , Sawicki Tomasz 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe study aimed to evaluate the effect of lactic acid fermentation on the profile and content of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in red beetroot juice. Red beetroot juice was fermented by three different amounts (1%, 2%, and 2.5%) of three various Lactobacillus strains (L. acidophilus ATCC 8014, L. brevis Lbbr 12A, L. plantarum ATCC 3543) for 24 h. The head-space micro-extraction (HS-SPME) with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) was implemented to qualify and quantify the VOCs presence in samples: fresh juice, two controls incubated at 30 and 37 °C, and nine fermented juice samples. A total number of 100 volatiles were identified in the analyzed juice samples, which were classified into 18 chemical groups. Fermented juice samples were characterized by a greater variety of VOCs than unfermented juice samples. In fermented juice samples, 17 to 38 compounds were identified, while in unfermented juice samples, it was 13–15 compounds. The highest number of VOCs was found in juice fermented by L. plantarum (33–38 volatiles) and the lowest in fresh juice (13 volatiles). Total relative content of VOCs ranged from 84.00 (fresh juice) to 881.31 µg/mL (control, 30 °C). On the other hand, the highest relative content of VOCs among fermented juice samples was noticed in the juice fermented by a 1% addition of L. plantarum. According to this study, it can be said that 24-h lactic acid fermentation of red beet juice allows forming a significant amount of volatilized molecules. Therefore, the relatively high content of volatiles can increase potentially the aroma attractiveness of red beetroot juice.
Actual and standard crop coefficients for semi-natural and planted grasslands and grasses: a review aimed at supporting water management to improve production and ecosystem services
Authors: Pereira Luis S. , Paredes Paula , Espírito-Santo Dalila , Salman Maher 
Published: June 2023

AbstractNatural and planted grasslands play a very important role in agriculture as source of various ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration and biodiversity, and are responsible for a large fraction of agricultural water use in rainfed and irrigated fields. It is, therefore, relevant to precisely know their water use and vegetation requirements with consideration of relevant climate, from extremely cold, dry, with long winter seasons, to tropical humid and hot climates, thus with a large variability of vegetation. Semi-natural grasslands are basically used for grazing and mainly refer to highland pastures and meadows, steppes, savannas, pampas, and mixed forest systems. The FAO method to compute crop (vegetation) evapotranspiration (ETc) through the product of a crop coefficient (Kc) by the reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is adopted. The selected papers were those where actual ETc (ETc act) was derived from field observations and ETo was computed with the FAO56 definition, or with another method that could be referred to the former. Field derived ETc act methods included soil water balance, Bowen ratio and eddy covariance measurements, as well as remote sensing vegetation indices or surface energy balance models, thus reviewed Kc act (ETc act/ETo) values were obtained from field data. These Kc act refer to initial, mid-season and end season (Kc act ini, Kc act mid, Kc act end) when reported values were daily or monthly; otherwise, only average values (Kc act avg) were collected. For cases relative to cold or freezing winters, data refer to the warm season only. For grasses cut for hay, Kc act ini, Kc act mid, and Kc act end refer to a cut cycle. Kc act values rarely exceeded 1.25, thus indicating that field measurements reported did respect the available energy for evaporation. Overall, Kc act mid for semi-natural grasslands in cold climates were lower than those in hot climates except when available water was high, with Kc act mid for meadows and mountain pastures generally high. Steppes have Kc act mid values lower than savannas. Grasses commonly planted for hay and for landscape generally showed high Kc act mid values, while a larger variability was observed with grasses for grazing. The collected Kc act values were used to define standard Kc values for all grassland and grasses. Nevertheless, the tabulated Kc act are indicative values of Kc to be used for actual water management purposes and/or irrigation scheduling of planted grasslands. It is expected that a better knowledge of the standard and/or indicative Kc values for a wide variety of grasslands and grasses will support better management aimed to improve grass productivity and ecosystem services, including biodiversity and carbon sequestration.
Relationship between perceived stress, stress coping strategies, and clinical status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Wróbel Aldona , Barańska Ilona , Szklarczyk Joanna , Majda Anna , Jaworek Jolanta 
Published: June 2023

AbstractCoping with a chronic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) involves significant changes in life and promotes stressful situations. The inability to cope with stress can contribute to the lack of effectiveness of therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between perceived stress, coping strategies, and the clinical status of RA patients determined by C-reactive protein (CRP) and Disease Activity Score (DAS28). 165 subjects were studied, 84 of them had RA and the rest were controls. Standardised questionnaires were used: the Inventory for the Measurement of Coping Strategies (Mini-COPE) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data. The blood levels of protein CRP and cortisol were determined. DAS28 was obtained from medical records. The study was cross-sectional. The mean severity of perceived stress PSS-10 was not significantly different between the control and study groups. RA patients most often used coping strategies such as active coping, planning, and acceptance. Compared to the control group, they used the strategy of turning to religion significantly more often (1.8 vs 1.4; p = 0.012). Women with RA who had higher cortisol levels were more likely to use positive reevaluation, seeking emotional support and instrumental support, as well as the denial strategy. In men with RA, high stress was associated with twice as high CRP levels compared to patients with low stress (p = 0.038). As the levels of CRP protein levels (p = 0.009) and the DAS28 index (p = 0.005) increased, patients were more likely to use a denial strategy.
Fusion of experimental and synthetic data for reliable prediction of steel connection behaviour using machine learning
Authors: Cabrera Manuela , Ninic Jelena , Tizani Walid 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe development of robust prediction tools based on machine learning (ML) techniques requires the availability of complete, consistent, accurate, and numerous datasets. The application of ML in structural engineering has been limited since, although real size experiments provide complete and accurate data, they are time-consuming and expensive. On the other hand, validated finite element (FE) models provide consistent and numerous synthetic data. Depending on the complexity of the problem, they might require large computational time and cost, and could be subjected to uncertainties and limitation in prediction capability given they are approximations of real-world problems. Hybrid approaches to combine experimental and synthetic datasets have emerged as an alternative to improve the reliability of ML model predictions. In this paper, we explore two hybrid methods to propose a robust approach for the prediction of the extended hollo-bolt (EHB) connection strength, stiffness, and column face displacement: (1) supervised ML methods with data fusion (DF) where learning is optimized with particle swarm optimization (PSO), and (2) artificial neural networks (ANN) based method with model fusion (MF). Based on the analysis of a dataset that combines 22 tensile experimental results with 2000 synthetic datapoints based on FE models, we concluded that using the first method (ML with DF and PSO) is the most suitable method for the prediction of the connection behavior. The ANN-based method with MF shows to be a promising method for the characterization of the EHB connection, however, more extensive experimental data is required for its implementation. Finally, a graphical user interface application was developed and shared in a public repository for the implementation of the proposed hybrid model.