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Due to the advantages of resource abundance and low reduction potential of calcium, calcium-ion battery (CIB) becomes one of the potential candidates for energy storage devices. Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) are promising cathode materials for CIB, but they suffer from limited capacity and poor cyclability. Herein, a new PBA cathode NiCoHCF is designed with electrochemical active Co and inactive Ni. During charge and discharge process, active Co with limited redox contributes extra reversible capacity along with Fe, while inactive Ni stabilizes the structure and elevates the activity of low-spin Fe, thus enhancing rate capability and contributing capacitance capacity. By the synergistic effect of Co and Ni, the obtained PBAs cathode exhibits much better electrochemical performance than PBAs with only Co (CoHCF) or Ni (NiHCF). In-situ X-ray diffraction proves highly reversible structure evolution of NiCoHCF during cycling. X-ray adsorption spectroscopy and theoretical calculation reveal that, the activity of Co is suppressed, while that of Fe is promoted in NiCoHCF compared with CoHCF. The design strategy opens up new opportunities for the development of CIB cathode materials.
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BMC Geriatr
September 2025
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Background: The benefits of physical activity for frail older acutely hospitalized adults are becoming increasingly clear. To enhance opportunities for physical activity on geriatric wards, it is essential to understand the older adult's perspective.
Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of physical activity among older adults during hospital stays on a geriatric ward.
Arch Public Health
September 2025
Centre for Clinical Research, Region Värmland, Karlstad, 651 85, Sweden.
Background: Physical inactivity, impaired physical mobility and poor mental health are common in the older population and increasing as the population ages. We examined the relationships between physical activity, physical mobility, and mental health in the general population of older adults.
Methods: The study is based on 12 959 men and women aged 70 years or older answering a survey questionnaire sent to a random population sample in Mid-Sweden in 2022 (response rate 66%).
BMC Public Health
September 2025
Department of Social and Health Sciences in Sport, Bayreuth Center of Sport Science, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Background: Sedentary behavior (SB) and the absence of physical activity (PA) have become increasingly prevalent in modern societies due to changes in physical and social-environmental conditions, particularly in university students. This cross-sectional study aimed to describe and identify the prevalence and correlates of self-reported and accelerometer-determined SB and PA of German university students.
Methods: A convenience sample of 532 students participated in a questionnaire survey during the lecture period in the summer term 2018.
Inorg Chem
September 2025
ICMol, Departament de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de València, C/Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
The failure of the therapeutic administration of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) enzymes to prevent oxidative stress has fostered the development of metal complexes that are capable of mimicking their activity. In the present work, two new pyridine azacyclophane ligands capable of coordinating Cu and Fe to give rise to mimetics with high activities toward disproportionation of the superoxide anion or hydrogen peroxide, depending on the metal ion, have been prepared. Although the Cu complexes have some of the highest SOD activities reported to date, they are completely inactive toward HO disproportionation.
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September 2025
Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, United States.
Presenilin mutations are the most common cause of familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD), but the mechanisms by which they disrupt neuronal function remain unresolved, particularly in relation to γ-secretase activity. Using , we show that the presenilin ortholog SEL-12 supports synaptic transmission and axonal integrity through a pathway involving the ryanodine receptor RYR-1. Loss-of-function mutations in either or reduce neurotransmitter release and cause neuronal structural defects, with no additional impairment in double mutants, suggesting a shared pathway.
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