Causal structural covariance network identifies progressive gray matter atrophy in adolescents with major depressive disorder.

Background: Adolescence is a period marked by high vulnerability to onset of depression. Neuroimaging studies have revealed considerableatrophy of brain structure in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the causal structural networks underpinning gray matter atrophies in depressed adolescents remain unclear.

A Boat-Paddle-Like Molecule Binder with Twining-Blocked and Ultrafast Self-Healing Functionalities for Stable Silicon Anodes.

Self-healing binder is a prospective and efficient strategy to alleviate volume expansion of silicon (Si) anodes. However, excellent mechanical strength and healing ability tend to be mutually exclusive, due to enhanced tensile stress limit by twining polymer chains, while inhibiting polymer diffusion rate and inducing healing failure by blocked chains. Herein, inspired by the planning course of boat and paddles, a novel self-healing binder (PVA-4FBA-PEI) is designed and synthesized with mobile parallel structure and twining-blocked characteristics.

Role of Surface Tension on Heat Feedback and Power from Energetic Composites.

Heat feedback to the unburned reaction interface is an important controlling factor of the velocity of the reaction front and power delivery. In this paper, we investigate the effect of agglomerate surface tension and its relationship to surface residence time and heat feedback on the combustion characteristics by Si addition to an Al/KClO composite. Macroscopic imaging demonstrates a significant increase in burn rate with the addition of Si despite the fact that Si/KClO has a slightly lower energy density than Al/KClO.

Self-concept mediates the relationships between childhood traumatic experiences and adolescent depression in both clinical and community samples.

Background: Childhood trauma is a pivotal risk factor for adolescent depression. While the association between childhood trauma and depression is well-established, the mediating role of self-concept has not been acknowledged. Specifically, limited attention has been paid to how childhood maltreatment impacts adolescent depression through physical and social self-concept, both in clinical and community samples.

Revealing complexity: segmentation of hippocampal subfields in adolescents with major depressive disorder reveals specific links to cognitive dysfunctions.

Background: Hippocampal disruptions represent potential neuropathological biomarkers in depressed adolescents with cognitive dysfunctions. Given heterogeneous outcomes of whole-hippocampus analyses, we investigated subregional abnormalities in depressed adolescents and their associations with symptom severity and cognitive dysfunctions.

Methods: MethodsSeventy-nine first-episode depressive patients (ag = 15.

Enhanced Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate-Ethyl Cellulose-Molybdenum Disulfide Nanocomposites.

Ammonium perchlorate (AP) is commonly used in propulsion technology. Recent studies have demonstrated that two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials such as graphene (Gr) and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) dispersed with nitrocellulose (NC) can conformally coat the surface of AP particles and enhance the reactivity of AP. In this work, the effectiveness of ethyl cellulose (EC) as an alternative to NC was studied.

Interactions Between Antidepressants and Intestinal Microbiota.

The microbiota-gut-brain axis has been shown to influence human health and diseases, including depression. The interactions between drugs and intestinal microbiota are complex and highly relevant to treat diseases. Studies have shown an interaction between antidepressants and intestinal microbiota.

Network analysis links adolescent depression with childhood, peer, and family risk environment factors.

Background: Adolescent mental health is influenced by various adverse environmental conditions. However, it remains unclear how these factors jointly affect adolescent depression. This study aimed to use network analysis to assess the associations between different environmental factors and depressive symptoms in adolescents and to identify key pathways between them.

Segmental abnormalities of superior longitudinal fasciculus microstructure in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: An automated fiber quantification tractography study.

Introduction: Superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) is a white matter (WM) tract that connects the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes. SLF integrity has been widely assessed in neuroimaging studies of psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia (SZ), bipolar disorder (BD), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, prior studies have revealed inconsistent findings and comparisons across disorders have not been fully examined.

In-Situ Thermochemical Shock-Induced Stress at the Metal/Oxide Interface Enhances Reactivity of Aluminum Nanoparticles.

Although aluminum (Al) nanoparticles have been widely explored as fuels in energetic applications, researchers are still exploring approaches for tuning their energy release profile via microstructural alteration. In this study, we show that a nanocomposite (∼70 nm) of a metal ammine complex, such as tetraamine copper nitrate (Cu(NH)(NO)/TACN), coated Al nanoparticles containing only 10 wt. % TACN, demonstrates a ∼200 K lower reaction initiation temperature coupled with an order of magnitude enhancement in the reaction rate.

Vaporization-Controlled Energy Release Mechanisms Underlying the Exceptional Reactivity of Magnesium Nanoparticles.

Magnesium nanoparticles (NPs) offer the potential of high-performance reactive materials from both thermodynamic and kinetic perspectives. However, the fundamental energy release mechanisms and kinetics have not been explored due to the lack of facile synthetic routes to high-purity Mg NPs. Here, a vapor-phase route to surface-pure, core-shell nanoscale Mg particles is presented, whereby controlled evaporation and growth are utilized to tune particle sizes (40-500 nm), and their size-dependent reactivity and energetic characteristics are evaluated.

High-Temperature Interactions of Metal Oxides and a PVDF Binder.

Interactions between energetic material relevant nanoscale metal oxides (SiO, TiO, MgO, AlO, CuO, BiO) and poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) at high temperature were investigated by temperature-jump/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (T-jump/TOFMS) and thermogravimetric-differential scanning calorimetry (TGA-DSC). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the morphology of the compositions, while X-ray diffraction (XRD) was utilized to analyze the condensed phase crystalline species at temperatures of interest. The exergonicity and exothermicity of HF gas with hydroxyl-terminated metal oxide surfaces make HF the likely fluorine-bearing moiety and primary mode of the fluorinating reactions, where terminal OH configurations are replaced by F in the formation of a stronger metal-fluorine bond.

Silicon Nanoparticles for the Reactivity and Energetic Density Enhancement of Energetic-Biocidal Mesoparticle Composites.

Biocidal nanothermite composites show great potential in combating biological warfare threats because of their high-energy-release rates and rapid biocidal agent release. Despite their high reactivity and combustion performance, these composites suffer from low-energy density because of the voids formed due to inefficient packing of fuel and oxidizer particles. In this study, we explore the potential of plasma-synthesized ultrafine Si nanoparticles (nSi, ∼5 nm) as an energetic filler fuel to increase the energy density of Al/Ca(IO) energetic-biocidal composites by filling in the voids in the microstructure.

Aerosol Synthesis of High Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles.

Homogeneously mixing multiple metal elements within a single particle may offer new material property functionalities. High entropy alloys (HEAs), nominally defined as structures containing five or more well-mixed metal elements, are being explored at the nanoscale, but the scale-up to enable their industrial application is an extremely challenging problem. Here, we report an aerosol droplet-mediated technique toward scalable synthesis of HEA nanoparticles with atomic-level mixing of immiscible metal elements.

Robust Bioinspired Graphene Film via π-π Cross-linking.

Graphene composite films inspired by nacre are the subject of ongoing research efforts to optimize their properties for applications in flexible energy devices. Noncovalent interactions do not cause interruption of the delocalized conjugated π-electron system, thus preserving graphene's excellent properties. Herein, we synthesized a conjugated molecule with pyrene groups on both ends of a long linear chain (AP-DSS) from 1-aminopyrene (AP) and disuccinimidyl suberate (DSS).