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Ultrafast and Sensitive Self‐Powered Photodetector Based on Graphene/Pentacene Single Crystal Heterostructure with Weak Light Detection Capacity
Authors: Gan Yuquan , Qin Shuchao , Du Qianqian , Zhang Yuting , Zhao Jing , Li Mengru , Wang Anran , Liu Yunlong , Li Shuhong , Dong Ruixin , Zhang Linglong , Chen Xiaoqing , Liu Cailong , Wang Wenjun , Wang Fengqiu 
Published: October 2022

AbstractOrganic materials exhibit efficient light absorption and low‐temperature, large‐scale processability, and have stimulated enormous research efforts for next‐generation optoelectronics. While, high‐performance organic devices with fast speed and high responsivity still face intractable challenges, due to their intrinsic limitations including finite carrier mobility and high exciton binding energy. Here an ultrafast and highly sensitive broadband phototransistor is demonstrated by integrating high‐quality pentacene single crystal with monolayer graphene. Encouragingly, the −3 dB bandwidth can reach up to 26 kHz, which is a record‐speed for such sensitized organic phototransistors. Enormous absorption, long exciton diffusion length of pentacene crystal, and efficient interfacial charge transfer enable a high responsivity of >105 A W−1 and specific detectivity of >1011 Jones. Moreover, self‐powered weak‐light detection is realized using a simple asymmetric configuration, and the obvious zero‐bias photoresponses can be displayed even under 750 nW cm−2 light intensity. Excellent response speed and photoresponsivity enable high‐speed image sensor capability in UV‐Vis ranges. The results offer a practical strategy for constructing high‐performance self‐powered organic hybrid photodetectors, with strong applicability in wireless, weak‐light detection, and video‐frame‐rate imaging applications.
Pathways to Energy‐efficient Water Production from the Atmosphere
Authors: Feng Yaohui , Wang Ruzhu , Ge Tianshu 
Published: October 2022

AbstractAtmospheric water harvesting (AWH) provides a fascinating chance to facilitate a sustainable water supply, which obtains considerable attention recently. However, ignoring the energy efficiency of AWH leads to high energy consumption in current prototypes (ca. 101 to 102 MJ kg−1), misfitting with the high‐strung and complicated water‐energy nexus. In this perspective, a robust evaluation of existing AWHs is conducted and a detailed way to high‐efficiency AWH is paved. The results suggest that using cooling‐assisted adsorption will weaken the bounds of climate to sorbent selections and have the potential to improve efficiency by more than 50%. For device design, the authors deeply elucidate how to perfect heat/mass transfer to narrow the gap between lab and practices. Reducing heat loss, recovering heat and structured sorbent are the main paths to improve efficiency on the device scale, which is more significant for a large‐scale AWH. Besides efficiency, the techno‐economic evaluation reveals that developing a cost‐effective AWH is also crucial for sustainability, which can be contributed by green synthesis routes and biomass‐based sorbents. These analyses provide a uniform platform to guide the next‐generation AWH to mitigate the global water crisis.
A Novel Protein Encoded by Exosomal CircATG4B Induces Oxaliplatin Resistance in Colorectal Cancer by Promoting Autophagy
Authors: Pan Zihao , Zheng Jun , Zhang Jiebin , Lin Jiatong , Lai Jianguo , Lyu Zejian , Feng Huolun , Wang Junjiang , Wu Deqing , Li Yong 
Published: October 2022

AbstractOxaliplatin is commonly used in chemotherapeutic regimens for colorectal cancer (CRC) after surgical resection. However, acquired chemoresistance seriously affects the curative effect in CRC patients, and the mechanism is still unclear. Here, a circular RNA, circATG4B is identified, which plays an important role in oxaliplatin resistance in CRC. circATG4B expression is found to be increased in exosomes secreted by oxaliplatin‐resistant CRC cells. In addition, the results suggest that circATG4B induces oxaliplatin resistance by promoting autophagy. Further in vivo and in vitro studies indicate that the effect of circATG4B is attributed to its potential to encode a novel protein, circATG4B‐222aa. Next, circATG4B‐222aa is found to function as a decoy to competitively interact with TMED10 and prevent TMED10 from binding to ATG4B, which leads to increased autophagy followed by induction of chemoresistance. Therefore, this study reveals that exosomal circATG4B participates in the decreased chemosensitivity of CRC cells, providing a new rationale for a potential therapeutic target for oxaliplatin resistance in CRC.
The Multi‐Functional Effects of CuS as Modifier to Fabricate Efficient Interlayer for Li‐S Batteries
Authors: Geng Mengzi , Yang Hangqi , Shang Chaoqun 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides in lithium‐sulfur batteries (LSBs) has a detrimental impact on their electrochemical performance. To effectively mitigate the shuttle effect, in this study, the coral‐like CuS is introduced to modify the carbon nanotube (CNTs), which is coated on commercial separator and served as the S cathode interlayer (PE@CuS/CNTs). The CuS/CNTs interlayer possesses efficient physical impediment and chemisorption to polysulfide anions. When achieving maximum adsorption to polysulfide anions, a “polysulfide‐phobic” surface would be formed as a shield to restrain the polysulfide anions in the cathode region. Simultaneously, the CuS/CNTs interlayer can improve the lithium ion diffusion and guarantee desirable electrochemical reaction kinetics. Consequently, the LSBs with PE@CuS/CNTs show an initial discharge capacity of 1242.4 mAh g−1at 0.5 C (1 C = 1675 mA g−1) and retain a long‐term cycling stability (568.5 mAh g−1after 1000 cycles, 2 C), corresponding to an ultra‐low capacity fading rate of only 0.05% per cycle. Also, the LSBs with PE@CuS/CNTs exhibit high resistance to self‐discharge and favorable performance under high S loading (4.5 mg cm−2) and lean electrolyte (9.4 mLElectrolyte g S−1).
Room Temperature Halide‐Eutectic Solid Electrolytes with Viscous Feature and Ultrahigh Ionic Conductivity
Authors: Xu Ruonan , Yao Jingming , Zhang Ziqi , Li Lin , Wang Zhenyu , Song Dawei , Yan Xinlin , Yu Chuang , Zhang Long 
Published: October 2022

AbstractA viscous feature is beneficial for a solid electrolyte with respect to assembling solid‐state batteries, which can change the solid‐solid contacts from point to face. Here, novel halide‐based deep eutectic solid electrolytes (DESEs) prepared by a facile ball milling method is reported. The mixture of halides triggers the deep eutectic phenomena by intermolecular interactions, leading to diverse morphologies and viscous statuses in terms of composition. Chemical‐ and micro‐structure analyses via the cryogenic technique reveal that the LiCl and LiF nanoparticles are dispersed in an amorphous halide matrix, which endow freely mobile ions for fast ion transport. The optimized DESE thus achieves low activation energy and high ionic conductivity of 16 mS cm−1 at room temperature, one of the highest values among various electrolytes so far. By integrating with the active materials to form a composite cathode, the viscous DESE yields a super‐dense composite pellet which possesses intensively enhanced ionic conductivity in contrast to those formed by the sulfide‐based electrolyte additives, demonstrating an attractive application prospect.
Interfacial Electron Redistribution on Lattice‐Matching NiS2/NiSe2 Homologous Heterocages with Dual‐Phase Synergy to Tune the Formation Routes of Li2O2
Authors: Han Xue , Zhao Lanling , Liang Yanjie , Wang Jun , Long Yuxin , Zhou Zhaorui , Zhang Yiming , Li Yebing , Ma Jianmin 
Published: October 2022

AbstractLi–O2 batteries (LOBs) exhibit ultrahigh theoretical energy density, but sluggish reaction kinetics and adverse parasitic reactions seriously hinder their further development. It is thus urgent to exploit cost‐effective and durable electrocatalysts to perfect LOBs performance and promote their practical application. In this work, lattice‐matching composites are synthesized based on homologous heterostructure (HHS) with hollow nanocage‐like architecture. As expected, the unique architecture with built‐in electric fields of NiS2/NiSe2 HHS enables the rapid transfer of electron/ions, favorable electrolyte permeation on the cathode surfaces, and provides sufficient active sites for oxygen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction. Moreover, the constructs NiS2/NiSe2 HHS can evidently catalyze the formation of dispersed platelet‐shape and fluffy film‐like Li2O2 discharge products via the surface/solution routes due to the greatly reduced adsorption energy of the LiO2 intermediates on the built‐in electric fields, while the NiS2 and NiSe2 counterparts induce the formation of Li2O2 films by the surface path, limiting its electrocatalytic activities. These results suggest that lattice‐matching HHS engineering of cathode catalysts can be an effective approach to tuning the Li2O2 formation, which holds attractive and great application prospects in the development of high‐performance LOBs.
Superior Thermoelectric Performance of Black Phosphorus in Elemental Tellurium
Authors: Yang Manman , Li Xiangjun , Duan Shuai , Zhang Xiaoran , Sun Hairui , Chen Xin , Su Taichao , Gu Lin , Liu Xiaobing 
Published: October 2022

AbstractSimple elemental thermoelectrics are an ideal platform to demonstrate fundamental physics in materials and develop new strategies for high‐efficiency energy conversion devices. Recently, black phosphorus (BP) is theoretically predicted as a superior thermoelectric candidate, however it meets a great challenge in practical application because of its poor stability. Here, it is reported that the BP phase can be stabilized from 300 to 610 K through creation of a heterojunction structure in Te‐based thermoelectrics, leading to simultaneously enhanced electrical behaviors and reduced thermal conductivity. The peak and average zT values at a temperature range of 300–610 K are increased by 49% and 30% in (Sb, Se, Ge)Te‐BP system, respectively. Maximum zT up to 1.1 at 610 K has been achieved, as the highest value in elemental Te‐based thermoelectrics throughout the measured temperature region. This study clarifies the multiple benefits of engineering a heterojunction structure in independently modulating the coupled parameters, and opens up a pathway searching high performance thermoelectric materials in BP‐based structures.
Living with children and food insecurity in seniors
Authors: Butcher Kristin F. , Schmidt Lucie , Shore‐Sheppard Lara , Watson Tara 
Published: October 2022

AbstractIn 2019, more than 7% of seniors (ages 60+) lived with a child under the age of 18. We examine how the presence of children in senior households relates to food insecurity and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation. We find that seniors living with children are more food insecure and have higher SNAP participation than other seniors, even after accounting for poverty status and other observable characteristics. The prevalence of multi‐generation and skip‐generation households explains, statistically, a small share of race/ethnicity gaps in food insecurity and SNAP. Changing living arrangements are an important consideration in addressing food insecurity among seniors.
Cover crop planting practices determine their performance in the U.S. Corn Belt
Authors: Koehler‐Cole Katja , Elmore Roger W. , Blanco‐Canqui Humberto , Francis Charles A. , Shapiro Charles A. , Proctor Christopher A. , Ruis Sabrina J. , Irmak Suat , Heeren Derek M. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractCover crop growing periods in the western U.S. Corn Belt could be extended by planting earlier. We evaluated both pre‐harvest broadcast interseeding and post‐harvest drilling of the following cover crops: (a) cereal rye (Secale cereale L.) [RYE]; (b) a mix of rye + legumes + brassicas [MIX1], (c) a mix of rye + oat [Avena sativa L.] + legumes + brassicas (MIX2), (d) legumes [LEGU]) and (e) a no cover crop control. These were tested in continuous corn (Zea mays L.) [corn–corn] and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]–corn systems [soybean–corn] at three sites in Nebraska for their effect on cover crop productivity, soil nutrients, and subsequent corn performance. At the sites with wet fall weather, pre‐harvest broadcasting increased cover crop biomass by 90%, to 1.29 Mg ha−1 for RYE and 0.87 Mg ha−1 for MIX1 in soybean–corn, and to 0.56 Mg ha−1 and 0.39 Mg ha−1 in corn–corn, respectively. At the drier site, post‐harvest drilling increased biomass of RYE and MIX1 by 95% to 0.80 Mg ha−1 in soybean–corn. Biomass N uptake was highest in pre‐harvest RYE and MIX1 at two sites in soybean–corn (35 kg ha−1). RYE and sometimes mixes reduced soil N, but effects on P, K, and soil organic C were inconsistent. In soybean–corn, corn yields decreased by 4% after RYE, and in corn–corn, by 4% after pre‐harvest cover crops. Site‐specific selection of cover crops and planting practices can increase their performance while minimizing impacts on corn.
Controlled fabrication of drug‐loaded protein nanoparticles via flash nanoprecipitation
Authors: Zhao Hongyang , Wang Mingwei , Wang Xinming , Liu Jinbo , Xing Mengyuan , Huang Haiyan , Cohen Stuart Martien A. , Wang Junyou 
Published: October 2022

AbstractProtein nanoparticles (NPs) are perspective vehicles for delivery of therapeutic agents. However, whether they will ever reach the stage of widespread application relies crucially on the development of reliable fabrication strategies and techniques. Herein, we report a continuous precipitation approach, namely flash nanoprecipitation (FNP) for efficient construction of drug‐loaded protein NPs with regulated size and properties. Our design relies on rapid mixing of solvent streams containing drug and protein with anti‐solvent streams which triggers co‐precipitation of the solutes and creates NPs by controlled nucleation and growth. The established process is generally capable for controlled formulation of diverse drug‐loaded protein NPs. Our results validate the distinctive advantages of FNP over conventional precipitation approaches, including fast process, continuous production and excellent control of product size and properties. FNP is therefore likely to be the method of choice for preparing nanosized dispersions of hydrophobic drugs or food additives on an industrial scale.
Exceptionally effective H2S absorption and conversion into thiols in novel superbase protic ionic liquids
Authors: Liu Ping , Cai Kaixing , Liu Mao , Liu Fei , Chen Peng , Zhao Tianxiang 
Published: October 2022

AbstractWe demonstrate an effective strategy for capture and conversion of H2S in novel superbase protic ionic liquids (SPILs). It is found that the synthesized SPILs with the multiple active sites exhibit the unprecedented H2S uptake via chemical absorption (up to 1.81 mol mol−1 at 298.2 K and 1 bar). More importantly, H2S molecule is activated by these SPILs during the absorption process, so that the activated H2S can be converted further into high value‐added thiols in situ with excellent yields under mild conditions (303.2 K and 1 bar) without any solvents and metallic catalysts. Since H2S‐saturated SPILs can be regenerated by chemical conversion of absorbed H2S into thiols, thereby eliminating the higher input of energy consumption during the process of H2S stripping. This SPIL‐mediated scheme provides an alternative approach for the capture and chemical conversion of H2S.
Machine learning‐assisted multiscale modeling of an autothermal fixed‐bed reactor for methanol to propylene process
Authors: Huang Xun , Li Xue‐Gang , Xiao Wen‐De , Wei Zidong 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe current commercial multistage reactor for methanol to propylene (MTP) process suffers from poor propylene selectivity and catalyst efficiency, mainly because of the low inlet methanol concentration and long residence time. In this work, we proposed an autothermal co‐current flow reactor for MTP process, where the reaction heat is continuously removed through heat exchange with cold reactants, thus single‐stage reactor can be used with higher methanol inlet concentration. The reactor feasibility was investigated by a three‐dimensional multiscale model, in which the diffusion–reaction interaction inside catalyst particle was described by a neural network model trained by machine learning. With the feeding methanol fraction increasing to 30%, propylene selectivity reaches 82.27% while the space velocity approaches 2.68 gMeOH gcat−1 h−1 at 99.97% methanol conversion, about 1.4 and 3.8 times those of a commercial multibed reactor, respectively. With proper catalyst bed dilution, the reaction temperature is well controlled between 700 and 754 K.
Preventing and responding to harm: Restorative and responsive mental health regulation in Victoria
Authors: Katterl Simon 
Published: October 2022

AbstractMental health systems are built on imperfect foundations. Rather than reflect the “dark old days” of psychiatry, mental health systems, still, commit wide‐spread breaches of mental health and human rights laws. During such time, mental health regulators have failed to adequately enforce mental health laws and respond to harms in ways that are transparent and include the community. The Victorian mental health system, with the Mental Health Complaints Commissioner as the principal regulator, provides a case‐in‐point. Following a Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System, the state government will dissolve the current regulator and establish a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, with enhanced powers. This paper argues that this new regulator should adopt a more conscious implementation of restorative justice and responsive regulation, termed here restorative and responsive regulation. Of particular value is the use of restorative practices such as conferences and an augmenting of sentencing circles within a broader responsive regulatory framework.
A novel lanthanum‐based phosphorus‐containing flame retardant agent and its application in polylactic acid
Authors: Zhang Yan , Lin Fenglong , Wu Yincai , Wang Shenglong , Liu Ziteng , Song Lijun 
Published: October 2022

AbstractCurrently, intumescent flame retardants (IFR) are often used in the flame retardant modification of polylactic acid (PLA). Due to the high loading, it will weaken the mechanical properties of PLA. In this study, lamellar lanthanum‐based DOPO derivative (La@DDP) is prepared by solution method, and it acts as a flame retardant agent was added into PLA with IFR. The results show that PLA composite passes the UL94 V‐0 rating with a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of 32.0, in the addition of 4.5 wt% IFR and 1.5 wt% La@DDP. Moreover, the peak heat release rate (PHRR) and total heat release (THR) of the PLA composite reduces by 31.0% and 23.2% compared to pure PLA, respectively. IFR/La@DDP agents assign the PLA composite with excellent thermal stability and carbon‐forming ability. Through the analysis of residual char, the synergistic flame retardant mechanism between IFR and La@DDP in PLA composite is discussed. Notably, the tensile strength and elongation at break of the PLA composites are only reduced by 4.03% and 9.51% compared to pure PLA. This work provides a novel lanthanum‐based flame retardant agent for designing PLA composites with good fire safety and mechanical properties, and it will broaden the application range of PLA.
Synthesis of benzylated amine‐substituted xanthone derivatives and their antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory activities
Authors: Wong Ka Woong , Teh Soek Sin , Law Kung Pui , Ismail Intan Safinar , Sato Kohei , Mase Nobuyuki , Mah Siau Hui 
Published: October 2022

AbstractOxidative stress and its constant companion, inflammation, play a critical part in the pathogenesis of many acute and chronic illnesses. The discovery of new multi‐targeted drug candidates with antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory properties is deemed necessary. Thus, a series of novel xanthone derivatives with halogenated benzyl (4b–4d, 4f–4h) and methoxylated benzyl groups (4e) attached to the butoxy amine substituent were synthesized in this study. The synthesized xanthone derivatives exhibited stronger antioxidant activity against H2O2 scavenging than the standard drug, α‐tocopherol, but weaker towards DPPH scavenging and ferrous ion chelation. Besides that, 4b–4d, 4f–4h demonstrated good anti‐inflammatory activities through NO production inhibition towards lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐induced RAW 264.7 cells and showed 2–4 times stronger effects than the standard drug, diclofenac sodium. Moreover, compound 4b with two brominated benzyl groups attached to the butoxy amine substituent suppressed the production of pro‐inflammatory cytokines, TNF‐α and IL‐1β, significantly. Structure–activity relationship elucidated that the halogenated benzylamine substituent plays an important role in contributing the antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory activities of xanthones. In summary, xanthone 4b was identified as a potential lead compound to be further developed into antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory drugs. Thus, further studies on the related mechanisms of action of 4b are recommended.
Ground Penetrating Radar detection of unmarked historic graves at the Fairlawn Cemetery in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Authors: Diab Ahmed , Ismail Ahmed 
Published: October 2022

AbstractGround Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was conducted to detect historic unmarked graves from the period of the Civil War (1861–1865) at the Fairlawn Cemetery in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The GPR survey at the Fairlawn Cemetery will help preserve the unmarked historic graves if they exist or clear sections of the cemetery for possible expansion. GPR detection of historic graves are often a challenge as these graves are made of wooden boxes, bones and coffins, with no metal caskets or concrete burial vaults. It was even more challenging to detect unmarked graves in this study as the cemetery is covered with iron‐rich silty clay soil, which attenuates the GPR signals. We conducted the GPR survey along a grid consisting of 44 parallel 30‐m‐long profiles spaced at 50‐cm intervals using the 400‐MHz antenna. The acquired GPR data were processed as 2D profiles and produced a pseudo‐3D GPR volume to resolve the unmarked graves. Multiple features extracted from the pseudo‐3D volume at depths ranging from 0.7 to 1.3 m aligned along three north–south rows. Based on the dimensions, orientation, distribution and depth of burial of the anomalous features relative to the recent graves, we interpreted these features as unmarked graves. This study has demonstrated the GPR as an effective non‐invasive technique in detecting historical unmarked graves that contain no metal caskets or concrete burial vaults. This work will contribute not only to the science of historical archaeology but also to prehistorical archaeology, as caskets were not typically part of the prehistorical burials, and the modern‐day archaeology, particularly in the cases of mass graves in recent conflicts.