Artificial Protective Interfacial Layer Functionalized by In Situ Constructed Hydrophobic Polyphosphonitrile-Containing Polymer for Dendrite-Free Zinc Metal Anodes.

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) demonstrate considerable promise for large-scale energy storage applications. However, their practical implementation faces substantial challenges stemming from persistent dendrite formation and detrimental interfacial side reactions, both originating from the thermodynamically unstable nature of the Zn-electrolyte interphase. Herein, we engineer a robust solid electrolyte interphase via rational molecular design by in situ grafting of poly(cyclotriphosphazene--4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol) (PZS) on Zn surfaces through polycondensation reactions.

Efficient extraction of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids from food samples using a fluorinated magnetic metal-organic framework adsorbent.

A fluorine-functionalized magnetic metal-organic framework (FeO@ZIF-8&F) was prepared through a facile strategy and served for magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs). The synthesized material showed large surface area (924.69 m/g), abundant fluorine content (6.

Discovery of novel salidroside derivatives as potent hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) signaling inhibitors to treat high altitude cerebral edema.

High altitude cerebral edema (HACE) represents a potentially lethal manifestation of acute mountain sickness, associated with abnormal activation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and NF-κB inflammation pathway. Based on ortho-fluorophenyl pharmacophore and scaffold-hopping strategy, we designed and synthesized forty-three salidroside derivatives as HIF-1α inhibitors. Dual-luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that compound N41 exhibited the strongest HIF-1α inhibitory activity in HEK293T cells with an IC value of 2.

The effectiveness of modified constraint-induced movement therapy on upper limb function in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: Modified constraint-induced movement therapy (m-CIMT) has been increasingly employed in the rehabilitation of upper limb function in children with cerebral palsy (CP). However, its effectiveness remains inconclusive. This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic impact of m-CIMT on upper limb function in children with CP.

Hydrogen bond elimination and nanopore confinement enable oxidized indanthrone for high-performance aqueous zinc batteries.

Organic materials have garnered increasing attention in aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) owing to their structural tunability, diversity, and sustainability. Nevertheless, their practical applications in AZIBs cathode remain hindered by challenges including low capacity, short cycle lifespan, and ambiguous ion insertion mechanisms. Herein, we strategically eliminate intramolecular hydrogen bonds in quinone-based organic molecule indanthrone through oxidation method, transforming it into multi-active-site quinone-imine compound oxidized indanthrone (oIDT).

Multiphysics Analysis of Gas-Liquid Interaction in Triple-Screw Pumps: Impacts of Gas Volume Fraction on Transient Flow Dynamics and Rotor Mechanical Response.

The flow characteristics of gas-liquid two-phase flow significantly impact the operational efficiency of triple-screw pumps, playing a crucial role in the optimization of structural design and assembly of these pumps. To investigate the influence of gas volume fraction on the flow field and rotor of a triple-screw pump, a transient simulation analysis of the flow field in the multiphase triple-screw pump under different gas volume fraction conditions was conducted based on the Eulerian-Eulerian heterogeneous flow model and the immersed solid method. Furthermore, a mechanical simulation analysis of the rotor was performed based on the obtained results.

Application of machine learning in microwave remediation of total petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil: Prediction and key factor identification.

Microwave thermal remediation (TPH) is a promising remediation method for petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soils due to its high energy efficiency and rapid heating capacity. However, the complexity of influencing factors and their nonlinear interactions often hinder the quantitative understanding of TPH removal rates. In this study, a prediction dataset containing 217 instances was constructed.

Dual-crosslinked cirsiumsetosum polysaccharide/quaternary chitosan self-healing hydrogel promotes wound healing.

Hydrogel dressings have attracted considerable attention as essential tools for the treatment of skin wounds. In this study, a physically and chemically double cross-linked self-healing hydrogel (HPOCFe) was developed to promote skin wound healing. Through the dual network hydrogel strategy, the hydrogel not only overcomes the slow formation and recombination of covalent bonds in the chemical crosslinking network, but also overcomes the poor mechanical properties of the physical crosslinking network.

Efficient Microbial Production of Selenium Nanoparticles by Selenium-Tolerant Alcaligenes sp. HZ-9-3-3.

Selenium (Se) is a crucial trace element for human and animal health, contributing significantly in various physiological processes. However, its uneven global distribution leads to widespread deficiencies. Nano-selenium (selenium nanoparticles, SeNPs), with low toxicity and high bioavailability, emerges as a promising alternative, and microbial synthesis is the preferred method for its production.

Synergistic optimization of bioretention cells for antibiotic removal and denitrification by iron-copper bimetallic catalytic system with Phalaris arundinacea.

Bioretention cells have been less studied for treating stormwater runoff and removing antibiotics and denitrification. In this experiment, bioretention cells with iron-copper bimetallic catalysis and Phalaris arundinacea were constructed and synergistically optimized. The performance of antibiotic removal and denitrification under single and compound antibiotic stress was investigated, and the microecological environment of the system was analyzed.

Sustainable Water Recycling in Arid Greenhouses: Low-Cost Approaches Using Radiation Cooling Synergies.

The technology of atmospheric water harvesting, which relies on passive daytime radiative cooling, offers a viable method to obtain clean and circulating water for greenhouses in arid areas. However, efficient radiative cooling materials often entail complex structures or high costs. This study addresses the sustainability challenge of water circulation in arid-region greenhouses by proposing a low-cost water harvesting solution based on synergistic radiative cooling and bionic structures.

Dynamics of a functional neural circuit without capacitor embedding.

In this paper, a novel functional neural circuit model is proposed without embedding capacitors in the branch circuit, and the setting breaks the design limitation of traditional capacitor-based neural circuits. By replacing the capacitor with a charge-controlled memristor (CCM) for electric field energy storage and coupling a Josephson junction with a thermistor, the circuit achieves multi-physics field sensing capability for both external electromagnetic fields and temperature signals. Based on Kirchhoff's law and Helmholtz's theorem, we derive the dimensionless theoretical model from circuit equations and an exact Hamilton energy function is confirmed.

mA Methylation of PODN Regulated by METTL3 Synergizes with Sorafenib to Exhibit Antitumor Function in Papillary Thyroid Cancer.

Podocan (PODN) has strong clinical diagnostic significance, and sorafenib is a versatile anti-cancer drug. Yet, neither the individual nor combined effects of PODN and sorafenib on papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) malignancy, nor their mechanisms, have been reported. We employed bioinformatics to pinpoint mRNAs significantly downregulated in PTC that negatively affected tumor cell migration.

Design of a Photonic Crystal Fiber Optic Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance.

To enhance the sensing performance of fiber-optic magnetic field sensors, we explored the design, optimization, and application prospects of a D-type fiber-optic magnetic field sensor. This D-type PCF-SPR sensor is metal coated on one side (the metal used in this study is gold), which serves as the active metal for SPR and enhances structural stability. Magnetic fluid is applied on the outer side of the gold film for SPR magnetic field sensing.

Tuning Enantioselective Recognition and Synergistic Catalytic Activity by the Heterojunction of a Chiral Polysaccharide Hydrogel Interface Electric Field.

The demand for high conductivity often forces hydrogels to sacrifice their chiral ordered structure, and the addition of conductive materials may destroy the spatial arrangement of chiral components and reduce the stereoselectivity. To solve this problem, we introduced the heterojunction structure with good electron transport characteristics into the chiral hydrogel to obtain CoFe Prussian blue analogue/MoS@Chitosan hydrogel (PBA/MoS@CSH), and it exhibits interface catalytic activity and enantioselective recognition performance. The experimental and theoretical calculation results show that chitosan and its cross-linked PBA/MoS compounds complement each other.

How employees can break out of their learning comfort zone in green innovation scenarios: a nudging experiment based on the pressures of sustainable development in China.

The use of nudging tools to motivate employees to actively participate in corporate green innovation has not yet received sufficient attention. Designing and implementing effective nudging strategies to push employees out of their comfort zones and actively learning green knowledge can bridge the research gap based on the expectancy theory. In this study, 2,253 participants from Chinese manufacturing firms were divided into five groups to investigate the effect of different nudges on green knowledge acquisition.

Unsaturated lactones from .

A new -unsaturated lactone, 2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-4-isopropylfuran-1(4)-one (), along with nine known compounds (-), was isolated from . The structure of compound was elucidated based on comprehensive spectroscopic analysis, including 1D and 2D NMR (HSQC, COSY, HMBC), and HR-ESI-MS spectrometry. The absolute configuration was determined by comparison of the experimental and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT)-calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra.

A UGW communication method using Barker encoding and improved PPM for rail structural health monitoring.

Given the high communication cost in the existing rail structural health monitoring (SHM) system UGW-based and no GPRS signals in the tunnel, a novel communication method in the rail based on Barker encoding and improved pulse position modulation (IPPM) is proposed in this work. Firstly, to overcome the low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of UGW signals resulting from dispersion and multimodal properties, Barker codes are involved in encoding excitation signals for piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers. Besides, an IPPM method is presented to diminish the multipath effect, improving communication robustness.

3D Printing Integrated Lipophilic Additives Engineering to Enhance Wettability of Thick Electrodes Achieving High Rate and High Areal Capacity.

The poor diffusion and transfer kinetics of Li is the critical bottleneck for energy and power density in thick electrodes. Here, we develop a 3D-printed magnesium silicate for solid-state integrated lipophilic additive engineering technology to fabricate thick electrodes, effectively mitigating concentration polarization caused by the Li gradient distribution. By grafting cetyltrimethylammonium, a cationic surfactant-modified inorganic filler (LCN) is prepared, which is added into the LiFePO (LFP) slurry for 3D printing into a porous 810 μm thick LFP cathode.

Filtering characteristics of isolation layer in base-isolated structures and shaking table test verification.

Base-isolated structures are extensively used in critical infrastructure and lifeline projects. Current response spectrum methodology for determining seismic actions has limitations in designing long-period base-isolated structures. Based on a two-degree-of-freedom (2DOF) model that accounts for the non-proportional damping characteristics of isolation bearings, this study analyzes the filtering characteristics of the isolation layers through spectral analysis of both original and attenuated ground motions.

[3D Pulse Image Detection and Pulse Pattern Recognition Based on Subtle Motion Magnification Technology].

To address the problem of large reconstruction errors in 3D pulse signals caused by excessively small out-of-plane displacement of the contact membrane in the existing traditional Chinese medicine fingertip tactile binocular vision detection technology, this study proposes a 3D pulse image detection method based on subtle motion magnification technology and explores its application in pulse pattern recognition. Firstly, a 3D pulse image detection system based on binocular vision to obtain pulse image signals is developed as experimental data. Then, the phase motion video magnification algorithm is used to amplify the original signals, and the amplified signals are reconstructed in three dimensions to obtain 3D pulse signals.

Effects of Pirin-like proteins on PAT biosynthesis and stress resilience in postharvest apple pathogen Penicillium expansum.

Penicillium expansum is a predominant postharvest pathogen that causes blue mold on pome fruits and produces PAT. Pirin proteins, belonging to the Cupin superfamily, have been found in a variety of organisms and have a multitude of functions. However, the Pirin-like proteins in P.

Genomic and physiological characterization of Pseudomonas fluorescens RHBA17 reveals density-dependent growth modulation in potato through ROS/RNS-auxin signaling and carbon metabolic reprogramming.

Pseudomonas fluorescens plays a vital role in plant root ecosystems. Earlier observations indicated its varying effects on potato growth under different population density, yet the biological basis remained uncertain. In the present study, a bacterial strain exhibiting plant growth-promoting potential was isolated from the roots of Codonopsis pilosula.

The novel synbiotic (Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and galacto-oligosaccharides) ameliorates obesity-related metabolic dysfunction: Arginine as a key mediator signaling molecule.

Objective: This study aimed to develop a novel synbiotic composed of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LLY-606 and galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) to improve lipid metabolism in obesity.

Design: Through genome-wide analysis using COG and CAZy databases, we identified GOS as a specific growth substrate for Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LLY-606. The efficacy of this synbiotic (LP-GOS) was evaluated in both obese individuals and high-fat diet-induced obese mice.