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Self‐Repairable and Flexible Polymer Network Electrolyte with Enhanced Lithium‐Ion Conduction for Lithium Metal Batteries
Authors: Song Yaduo , Jiang Yanxin , Deng Longjiang , Yang Guang 
Published: September 2022

AbstractDeveloping high‐performance functional polymer‐based electrolytes is important for realizing next generation safe lithium metal batteries. In this study, a new type of quasi‐solid polymer network electrolyte (SIPH‐x‐y%) was prepared by combining synthesized polymer network (SIPH) containing urethane bond linked ionic liquids (ILs), polyethylene glycol (PEG), and disulfide bond moieties, lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide salt (LiTFSI), and glyme type additive. It was found that SIPH‐20‐40% was mechanically flexible, self‐healable, and showed high ionic conductivity of 2.67×10−4 S cm−1. Also, SIPH‐20‐40% possesses a high lithium ion transference number of 0.43 and good electrochemical stability. These properties enabled the SIPH‐20‐40% electrolyte membrane to support Li/Li symmetrical cell to cycle stably during long term Li plating and stripping. The Li/SIPH‐20‐40%/LFP showed high delivered specific capacity and good stability (166.1 mAh g−1 after 106 cycles at 0.2 C). Such glyme doped polymer network electrolyte provides new experimental findings for developing polymer‐based electrolyte with excellent mechanical integrity and battery related properties.
Color appearance of color chips under light‐emitting diodes lamps part II: Hue shift direction
Authors: Chitapanya Phubet , Phuangsuwan Chanprapha , Ikeda Mitsuo 
Published: September 2022

AbstractOur previous experiment showed that the color appearance of color chips changes depending on the color of illumination. In this article, we continued to analyze the previous data of 23 color chips under six vivid colored illuminations (red, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and magenta) that were assessed by 100 subjects. We found that there were usually two directions of shifted color under vivid illumination. For example, color chips would change to either a dark blue or orange direction under vivid red illumination depending on the color of the color chips. We also found that there is a similar mechanism behind the chromatic adaptation in relation to the complementary color.
High‐Performance Organic Field‐effect Transistors from Functionalized Zinc Meso‐Porphyrins
Authors: Kurlekar Komal , Anjali Anshika , Imran Predhanekar Mohamed , Nagarajan Samuthira 
Published: September 2022

AbstractA series of new zinc porphyrins were synthesized, and their charge transport property was tuned by introducing various groups. Triarylamine was introduced to the porphyrin moiety at the meso‐position as an electron donor, enhancing the charge carrier mobility. All the synthesized zinc porphyrins are thermally stable with a decomposition temperature over 178 °C. High frontier molecular orbitals levels of these compounds make them stable donor materials. SEM analysis of zinc porphyrins fabricated by spin‐coating resulted in diversely self‐assembled films. Field‐effect transistors were fabricated using bottom‐gate/top‐contact architecture (BGTC) by solution‐processable technique. The higher charge carrier mobility of 5.17 cm2/Vs with on/off of 106 was obtained for trifluoromethyl substituted compound due to better molecular packing. In addition, GIXRD analysis revealed zinc porphyrins films crystalline nature, which supports its better charge carrier mobility. The present investigation has validated that zinc porphyrin building blocks are an attractive candidate for p‐channel OFET devices.
Estimating the Gibbs Hydration Energies of Actinium and Trans‐Plutonium Actinides
Authors: Friedman Ran 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThe use of actinides for medical, scientific and technological purposes has gained momentum in the recent years. This creates a need to understand their interactions with biomolecules, both at the interface and as they become complexed. Calculation of the Gibbs binding energies of the ions to biomolecules, i. e., the Gibbs energy change associated with a transfer of an ion from the water phase to its binding site, could help to understand the actinides’ toxicities and to design agents that bind them with high affinities. To this end, there is a need to obtain accurate reference values for actinide hydration, that for most actinides are not available from experiment. In this study, a set of ionic radii is developed that enables future calculations of binding energies for Pu3+ and five actinides with renewed scientific and technological interest: Ac3+, Am3+, Cm3+, Bk3+ and Cf3+. Reference hydration energies were calculated using quantum chemistry and ion solvation theory and agree well for all ions except Ac3+, where ion solvation theory seems to underestimate the magnitude of the Gibbs hydration energy. The set of radii and reference energies that are presented here provide means to calculate binding energies for actinides and biomolecules.
Retrospective study in U.S. commercial sorghum breeding: II. Physiological changes associated to yield gain
Authors: Demarco Paula A. , Mayor Laura , Rotundo José L. , Prasad P. V. Vara , Morris Geoffrey P. , Fernandez Javier A. , Tamagno Santiago , Hammer Graeme , Messina Carlos D. , Ciampitti Ignacio A. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractUnderstanding physiological changes in response to long‐term selection for yield can inform breeding decisions and hasten genetic gain. The objective of this study was to characterize changes over time in yield‐relevant physiological traits for hybrids with different years of release for grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). Field trials were conducted during the 2018 and 2019 seasons in 8 site‐years across the states of Kansas and Texas including 20 commercially available grain sorghum hybrids released by Pioneer between 1963 and 2017. Detailed yield‐related physiological traits were determined in 2 site‐years including grain yield and its components, grain filling, plant biomass, panicle length, and water‐soluble carbohydrates (WSC) during the reproductive period. Consistent with estimates using historical yield data, sorghum yield improvement was 27 kg ha−1 yr−1. For the 2 site‐years with detailed yield‐related physiological traits, no changes in final grain weight, grain‐filling duration, and rate over time were documented. In contrast, grain number increased at a rate of 100 grains m−2 yr−1. Modern hybrids had larger panicle size and showed greater accumulation of WSC during vegetative period (as measured at the start of flowering) and greater remobilization of WSC during the reproductive period (after flowering) to grain, thus, maintaining grain size on the increased grain number per unit area and harvest index. These findings suggest that WSC dynamics play a critical role on past genetic yield gain in sorghum and its potential for future improvements should be considered.
PARK7 deficiency inhibits fatty acid β‐oxidation via PTEN to delay liver regeneration after hepatectomy
Authors: Qu Xiaoye , Wen Yankai , Jiao Junzhe , Zhao Jie , Sun Xuehua , Wang Fang , Gao Yueqiu , Tan Weifeng , Xia Qiang , Wu Hailong , Kong Xiaoni 
Published: September 2022

AbstractBackground & aimsTransient regeneration–associated steatosis (TRAS) is a process of temporary hepatic lipid accumulation and is essential for liver regeneration by providing energy generated from fatty acid β‐oxidation, but the regulatory mechanism underlying TRAS remains unknown. Parkinsonism‐associated deglycase (Park7)/Dj1 is an important regulator involved in various liver diseases. In nonalcoholic fatty liver diseased mice, induced by a high‐fat diet, Park7 deficiency improves hepatic steatosis, but its role in liver regeneration remains unknownMethodsPark7 knockout (Park7−/−), hepatocyte‐specific Park7 knockout (Park7△hep) and hepatocyte‐specific Park7‐Pten double knockout mice were subjected to 2/3 partial hepatectomy (PHx)ResultsIncreased PARK7 expression was observed in the regenerating liver of mice at 36 and 48 h after PHx. Park7−/− and Park7△hep mice showed delayed liver regeneration and enhanced TRAS after PHx. PPARa, a key regulator of β‐oxidation, and carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a (CPT1a), a rate‐limiting enzyme of β‐oxidation, had substantially decreased expression in the regenerating liver of Park7△hep mice. Increased phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression was observed in the liver of Park7△hep mice, which might contribute to delayed liver regeneration in these mice because genomic depletion or pharmacological inhibition of PTEN restored the delayed liver regeneration by reversing the downregulation of PPARa and CPT1a and in turn accelerating the utilization of TRAS in the regenerating liver of Park7△hep miceConclusionPark7/Dj1 is a novel regulator of PTEN‐dependent fatty acid β‐oxidation, and increasing Park7 expression might be a promising strategy to promote liver regeneration.
Unravelling the paradox of reverse chronology in follicular vitiligo
Authors: Mehta Nikhil , Abdallah Marwa , Gupta Somesh 
Published: September 2022

AbstractFollicular vitiligo is a recently proposed variant of vitiligo, characterized by a primary or predominant depigmentation of hair follicles with no to limited involvement of the interfollicular skin in a nonsegmental distribution, in contrast to vitiligo vulgaris where the opposite predominance and sequence of progression is seen. It is difficult to recognize follicular vitiligo when it presents as isolated leukotrichia without interfollicular skin depigmentation, and the diagnosis is often made in hindsight after the interfollicular skin becomes involved. In follicular vitiligo, the immune response is primarily directed towards hair follicle melanocytes, in contrast to vitiligo vulgaris, in which antigenically distinct melanocytes of the interfollicular skin are targeted. Rapid graying of hair, frequent involvement of the terminal hair of the scalp, eyelashes, and beard, proposed autoimmune response against hair follicle melanocytes, and a proposed loss of immune tolerance of hair follicle melanocytes are the features shared by follicular vitiligo and alopecia areata. Targeted agents such as JAK–STAT pathway inhibitors which have been shown to work in both alopecia areata and vitiligo vulgaris can be useful in the progressive stage of follicular vitiligo.
Base‐Free Alkoxide Dysprosium(III) Complexes with an Unusual Tetraphenylborate Coordination: Study of the Slow Relaxation of the Magnetization
Authors: Long Jérôme , Selikhov Alexander N. , Cherkasov Anton V. , Nelyubina Yulia V. , Salles Fabrice , Guari Yannick , Larionova Joulia , Trifonov Alexander A. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractWe report the synthesis and structures of two base‐free alkoxide dysprosium(III) complexes of formula [Dy(L1)2(μ‐η6:η1‐Ph)2BPh2] ⋅ CH2Cl2 (1) and [Dy(L2)2(μ‐η6:η1‐Ph)2BPh2] ⋅ 3(C7H8) (2) featuring a tetraphenylborate binding (L1=2,6‐dibenzhydryl‐4‐(tert‐butyl)phenolate, L2=tri(naphtalen‐1‐yl)methanolate). Investigations of the magnetic properties for 1 in line with theoretical calculations reveal the occurrence of a field‐induced slow relaxation of the magnetization.
Functional forecasting of dissolved oxygen in high‐frequency vertical lake profiles
Authors: Durell Luke , Scott J. Thad , Nychka Douglas , Hering Amanda S. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractPredicting dissolved oxygen (DO) in lakes is important for assessing environmental conditions as well as reducing water treatment costs. High levels of DO often precede toxic algal blooms, and low DO causes carcinogenic metals to precipitate during water treatment. Typically, DO is predicted from limited data sets using hydrodynamic modeling or data‐driven approaches like neural networks. However, functional data analysis (FDA) is also an appropriate modeling paradigm for measurements of DO taken vertically through the water column. In this analysis, we build FDA models for a set of profiles measured every 2 hours and forecast the entire DO percent saturation profile from 2 to 24 hours ahead. Functional smoothing and functional principal component analysis are applied first, followed by a vector autoregressive model to forecast the empirical functional principal component (FPC) scores. Rolling training windows adapt to seasonality, and multiple combinations of window sizes, model variables, and parameter specifications are compared using both functional and direct root mean squared error metrics. The FPC method outperforms a suite of comparison models, and including functional pH, temperature, and conductivity variables improves the longer forecasts. Finally, the FDA approach is useful for identifying unusual observations.
Experimental Evidence from the Field that Naturally Weathered Microplastics Accumulate Cyanobacterial Toxins in Eutrophic Lakes
Authors: Hataley Eden K. , Shahmohamadloo René S. , Almirall Xavier Ortiz , Harrison Anna L. , Rochman Chelsea M. , Zou Shan , Orihel Diane M. 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Freshwater ecosystems with recurring harmful algal blooms can also be polluted with plastics. Thus the two environmental problems may interact. To test whether microplastics influence the partitioning of microcystins in freshwater lakes, we examined the sorption of four microcystin congeners to different polymers of commercially available plastics (low-density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, and polypropylene). We conducted three experiments: a batch sorption experiment in the laboratory with pristine microplastics of four different polymers, a second batch sorption experiment in the laboratory to compare pristine and naturally weathered microplastics of a single polymer, and a 2-month sorption experiment in the field with three different polymers experiencing natural weathering in a eutrophic lake. This series of experiments led to a surprising result: microcystins sorbed poorly to all polymers tested under laboratory conditions (&lt;0.01% of the initial amount added), irrespective of weathering, yet in the field experiment, all polymers accumulated microcystins under ambient conditions in a eutrophic lake (range: 0–84.1 ng/g). Furthermore, we found that the sorption capacity for microcystins differed among polymers in the laboratory experiment yet were largely the same in the field. We also found that the affinity for plastic varied among microcystin congeners, namely, more polar congeners demonstrated a greater affinity for plastic than less polar congeners. Our study improves our understanding of the role of polymer and congener type in microplastic–microcystin sorption and provides novel evidence from the field, showing that naturally weathered microplastics in freshwater lakes can accumulate microcystins. Consequently, we caution that microplastics may alter the persistence, transport, and bioavailability of microcystins in freshwaters, which could have implications for human and wildlife health. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:3017–3028. © 2022 SETAC
Abstract
Microcystins sorbed poorly to all polymers tested under laboratory conditions, irrespective of weathering, yet all polymers accumulated microcystins under ambient conditions in a eutrophic lake.
Acute Toxicity Testing of the Tire Rubber–Derived Chemical 6PPD-quinone on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
Authors: Foldvik Anders , Kryuchkov Fedor , Sandodden Roar , Uhlig Silvio 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Recent identification of 6PPD-quinone as the chemical causing acute toxicity in coho salmon has led to substantial concern regarding the toxicity of this contaminant for other aquatic species. Environmental occurrence of 6PPD-quinone is probably high, because it is an oxidation product of a common tire rubber additive. Research on 6PPD-quinone toxicity in fish has revealed a rather unusual pattern, with closely related species exhibiting responses ranging from extreme sensitivity to no effect. Of 11 previously studied fish species, 6PPD-quinone was toxic to four. The species-specific toxicity of 6PPD-quinone complicates urgently needed environmental risk assessment. We investigated the acute toxicity of 6PPD-quinone in Atlantic salmon and brown trout alevins (sac fry). These species have previously not been tested for sensitivity to 6PPD-quinone. The fish were exposed in static conditions in eight treatments with initial concentrations ranging from 0.095 to 12.16 µg/L. Fish were observed for 48 h, and changes in concentrations of 6PPD-quinone were monitored throughout the experiment. No mortalities or substantial changes in behavior were recorded in either Atlantic salmon or brown trout. This provides an important first step in assessing effects of 6PPD-quinone on these economically and culturally highly important species. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:3041–3045. © 2022 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim 70% ethanol eluted fraction ameliorates inflammation and oxidative stress in LPS‐induced inflammation in vitro and in vivo
Authors: Peng Fei , Ren Xin , Du Bin , Yang Yuedong 
Published: September 2022

AbstractPyrus ussuriensis Maxim (PUM) is a popular fruit among consumers, and also used as medical diet for dissolving phlegm and arresting cough. The present study aims to investigate the potential protective effect of P. ussuriensis Maxim 70% ethanol eluted fraction (PUM70) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐induced alveolar macrophages and acute lung injury (ALI) in mice. A total of 18 polyphenol compounds were tentatively identified in PUM70 by mass spectrometry (MS) analysis. The results in vivo suggested that PUM70 treatment could effectively alleviate the histological changes, and significantly inhibit the activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and the expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α), interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β), and interleukin‐6 (IL‐6)). The cell test results show that PUM70 exerted its protective effect by suppressing the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression levels (inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) and decreasing nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin 2 (PGE2) contents. In addition, it also inhibited the overproduction of pro‐inflammatory cytokines (TNF‐α, IL‐1β, and IL‐6). Furthermore, PUM70 induced the production of heme oxygenase 1 (HO‐1) protein and nuclear translocation of Nrf2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2‐related factor 2), indicating that PUM70 could mitigate oxidative injury via the Nrf2/HO‐1 pathway. Moreover, PUM70 inhibited LPS‐induced inflammation by blocking the phosphorylation of mitogen‐activated protein kinases (MAPKs). The above results indicate that PUM70 has protective effects on LPS‐induced ALI, possibly be related to the inhibition of MAPK and Nrf2/HO‐1 signaling pathways.
Selection of the promising accessions of jamun (Syzygium cumini (L.) skeels) based on pomological characterizations
Authors: Khadivi Ali , Mirheidari Farhad , Saeidifar Abdolvahid , Moradi Younes 
Published: September 2022

AbstractJamun (Syzygium cumini [L.] Skeels) is one of the most potential underutilized fruit crops. Here, phenotypic and pomological variability among 61 accessions of this species was investigated. Analysis of variance (p < .01) revealed significant differences among the accessions studied based on the traits recorded. Ripening date ranged from late June to mid‐July. Fruit color was purple in 13, dark purple in 30, and black in 18 accessions. Fruit weight ranged from 2.12 to 8.95 g, and fruit flesh thickness varied from 1.25 to 6.78 mm. Principal component analysis showed that fruit‐related characters are very important in differentiating among selections. The studied accessions were divided into two groups and several subgroups based on cluster analysis, which showed the phenotypic variations among them. Beside the significant differences among the accessions of different regions, significant variation was observed between the accessions of each region. The obtained results are useful for designing conservation strategies for the germplasm as well as implementing breeding programs, such as introducing cultivars with different goals, including early or late ripening and seedless, nonastringent, large, and deeper color‐fruits. Based on the fruit quality attributes, such as fruit weight, color, and taste; eight accessions, including Pirdan‐3, Soldan‐1, Pirdan‐6, Soldan‐5, Nasirabad‐3, Soldan‐3, Nasirabad‐8, and Ganjabad‐11, were selected which can be cultivated directly in orchards or used as parents in breeding programs.
TAFRO syndrome: A disease that known is half cured
Authors: Chen Tingting , Feng Chun , Zhang Xinyou , Zhou Jihao 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, reticulin fibrosis/renal failure, and organomegaly (TAFRO) syndrome is rare in clinical practice. It is a systemic inflammatory disease caused by a cytokine storm. Its clinical manifestations include thrombocytopenia, systemic edema, fever, bone marrow fibrosis, renal insufficiency, and organ enlargement. The high mortality rate of TAFRO syndrome is due to the difficulty of acquiring biopsy samples for diagnosis and the rapid disease progression. This disease is poorly understood by clinicians. Early detection, accurate diagnosis, and timely treatment play key roles in prolonging the survival of the patients. This review summarizes the latest progress in the pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, and treatment regimens of TAFRO syndrome, aiming to help clinicians better understand TAFRO syndrome and improve its diagnosis and treatment.
An unsteady MHD flow of a second‐grade fluid passing through a porous medium in the presence of radiation absorption exhibits Hall and ion slip effects
Authors: Ganjikunta Aruna , Kommaddi Hari Babu , Bhajanthri Venkateswarlu , Kodi Raghunath 
Published: September 2022

AbstractIn the presence of radiation absorption, we analyzed the effects of Hall and ion slip effects on an unsteady laminar magnetohydrodynamics convective rotating flow of heat‐producing or absorbing second‐grade fluid across an inclined moving permeable surface in the presence of chemical reaction and radiation absorption. Using the perturbation method, the nondimensional equations for the governing flow are solved to the most excellent conceivable investigative answer. The effects of various factors on velocity, temperature, and concentration are visually and explored in depth. Shear stresses, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number are calculated analytically, rendered computationally in a tabular style, and discussed concerning the essential characteristics for engineering inquiry. It is inferred that an increase in radiation absorption, Hall, and ion slip parameters across the fluid area leads to a rise in the resulting velocity. The thermal and solutal buoyancy forces contribute to the resultant velocity, constantly growing to a very high level. The rotation parameter is used to reduce skin friction, while the Hall and ion slip effects enhance it. The rate of mass transfer increases when the chemical reaction parameter is raised.