Revealing the Na storage behavior of graphite anodes in low-concentration imidazole-based electrolytes by Zhao, Wei, Wang, Chunting, Cheng, Zhenjie, Zheng, Cheng, Yao, Qian, Pan, Jun, Ma, Xiaojian, Yang, Jian

“…Specifically, low concentrations ensure high ionic conductivity while saving on costs. Methylimidazole molecules can be co-intercalated with Na+, and a small amount of unreleased solvated Na+ serves the dual purpose of providing support to the graphite layer and preventing peeling off. …”
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Sharp-peaked lanthanide nanocrystals for near-infrared photoacoustic multiplexed differential imaging by Loh, Kang Yong, Li, Lei S., Fan, Jingyue, Goh, Yi Yiing, Liew, Weng Heng, Davis, Samuel, Zhang, Yide, Li, Kai, Liu, Jie, Liang, Liangliang, Feng, Minjun, Yang, Ming, Zhang, Hang, Ma, Ping’an, Feng, Guangxue, Mu, Zhao, Gao, Weibo, Sum, Tze Chien, Liu, Bin, Lin, Jun, Yao, Kui, Wang, Lihong V., Liu, Xiaogang

“…Photoacoustic tomography offers a powerful tool to visualize biologically relevant molecules and understand processes within living systems at high resolution in deep tissue, facilitated by the conversion of incident photons into low-scattering acoustic waves through non-radiative relaxation. …”
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Characterization of the plasmodium interspersed repeats (PIR) proteins of plasmodium chabaudi indicates functional diversity by Yam, Xue Yan, Brugat, Thibaut, Siau, Anthony, Lawton, Jennifer, Wong, Daniel S., Farah, Abdirahman, Twang, Jing Shun, Gao, Xiaohong, Langhorne, Jean, Preiser, Peter Rainer

“…Some CIRs appear to be located on the surface of iRBC and merozoites and are therefore well placed to interact with host molecules. In line with this hypothesis, we show for the first time that a subset of recombinant CIRs bind mouse RBCs suggesting a role for CIR in rosette formation and/or invasion. …”
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A preclinical evaluation of an autologous living hyaline-like cartilaginous graft for articular cartilage repair: a pilot study by Peck, Yvonne, He, Pengfei, Chilla, Geetha Soujanya V. N., Poh, Chueh Loo, Wang, Dong-An

“…Microscopic inspection revealed that LhCG engraftment restored cartilage thickness, promoted integration with surrounding native cartilage, produced abundant cartilage-specific matrix molecules, and re-established an intact superficial tangential zone. …”
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Rotation of Guanine Amino Groups in G-Quadruplexes: A Probe for Local Structure and Ligand Binding by Adrian, Michael, Winnerdy, Fernaldo Richtia, Heddi, Brahim, Phan, Anh Tuân

“…Nucleic acids are dynamic molecules whose functions may depend on their conformational fluctuations and local motions. …”
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Control of Strong Coupling in Plasmonic Nanocavities by Demetriadou, Angela, Hamm, Joachim M., Luo, Yu, Pendry, John B., Baumberg, Jeremy J., Hess, Ortwin

“…Recently, there has been a huge effort to realize strong coupling with nanoplasmonics, since it provides a versatile environment to study and control molecules in ambient conditions. Among the most promising designs are plasmonic nanocavities that confine light to unprecedentedly small volumes. …”
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Green and rapid access to benzocoumarins via direct benzene construction through base-mediated formal [4+2] reaction and air oxidation by Mou, Chengli, Zhu, Tingshun, Zheng, Pengcheng, Yang, Song, Song, Bao-An, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…Benzocoumarin is an important structural motif widely found in natural products and synthetic molecules. Traditional methods for the synthesis of benzocoumarins and their derivatives require multiple steps, typically with an intramolecular ester forming reaction to make the lactone ring as the last step. …”
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Catalytic asymmetric acetalization of carboxylic acids for access to chiral phthalidyl ester prodrugs by Liu, Yingguo, Chen, Qiao, Mou, Chengli, Pan, Lutai, Duan, Xiaoyong, Chen, Xingkuan, Chen, Hongzhong, Zhao, Yanli, Lu, Yunpeng, Jin, Zhichao, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…Our catalytic strategy of asymmetric acetalizations of carboxylic acids shall benefit future development of chiral phthalidyl ester prodrugs and related molecules.…”
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New insights into transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) formation from precursor materials at various Na+/Ca2+ ratios by Meng, Shujuan, Liu, Yu

“…We found that the formation of TEP from precursor materials studied was essentially determined by the Ca2+ concentration at a fixed sodium concentration, while Na+ at high Na+/Ca2+ ratio out-competed Ca2+ for the binding sites on the precursor molecules, leading to a significantly decreased trend of TEP formation. …”
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Insights into the role of PPARβ/δ in NAFLD by Tan, Nguan Soon, Wahli, Walter, Chen, Jiapeng, Montagner, Alexandra

“…NAFLD development can be induced by lipid metabolism alterations; imbalances of pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules; and changes in various other factors, such as gut nutrient-derived signals and adipokines. …”
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Frequency comb transferred by surface plasmon resonance by Geng, Xiao Tao, Chun, Byung Jae, Seo, Ji Hoon, Seo, Kwanyong, Yoon, Hana, Kim, Dong-Eon, Kim, Young-Jin, Kim, Seungchul

“…Applications have extended to coherent nonlinear Raman spectroscopy of molecules and quantum metrology for entangled atomic qubits. …”
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A facile low temperature growth of CdTe nanocrystals using novel dithiocarbamate ligands in aqueous solution by Chen, Liqin, Yuwen, Lihui, Lu, Haoting, He, Yao, Hu, Mei, Bao, Biqing, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Zhang, Hua, Wang, Lianhui

“…Although the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of as-prepared NCs was relatively low, it can be easily increased up to about 50% after further treatment of ligand exchange by replacing the surface-binding ProDTC molecules with the mercaptopropionic acid.…”
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Anticancer efficacy and subcellular site of action investigated by real-time monitoring of cellular responses to localized drug delivery in single cells by Zheng, Xin Ting, Chen, Peng, Li, Chang Ming

“…Medical and/or biochemical effects of drugs/bioactive molecules delivered to subcellular compartments and their subcellular sites of action need to be investigated but have not been explored. …”
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The 6-(10-Mercaptodecoxyl)quinoline self-assembled monolayer on gold : spectroscopy and wettability investigation by Zhang, Hua, Zhang, Hao-Li, Zhang, Jin, Liu, Zhong-Fan, Li, Hu-Lin

“…Contact angle titration in the pH range between 2 and 12 illustrates that the surface of SAM of MDQ is less hydrophilic for acidic solution than for basic solution, which is in contrast with the previous reports on SAMs that basic groups are located at the ends of the molecules.…”
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Synthesis of few-layer MoS2 nanosheet-coated TiO2 nanobelt heterostructures for enhanced photocatalytic activities by Zhou, Weijia, Yin, Zongyou, Du, Yaping, Huang, Xiao, Zeng, Zhiyuan, Fan, Zhanxi, Liu, Hong, Wang, Jiyang, Zhang, Hua

“…Moreover, such a heterostructure possesses a strong adsorption ability towards organic dyes and shows high performance in photocatalytic degradation of the dye molecules.…”
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A graphene nanoribbon network and its biosensing application by Dong, Xiaochen, Long, Qing, Wang, Jing, Chan-Park, Mary B., Huang, Yinxi, Huang, Wei, Chen, Peng

“…Furthermore, we demonstrated the potential applications of rGONR networks for biosensing, specifically, the real-time and sensitive detection of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules.…”
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Optimization of pectin extraction from cocoa husk using citric acid by Response Surface Methodology (RSM) / Noor Fatin Toha by Toha, Noor Fatin

“…Pectins are complex carbohydrate molecules found in cell wall and middle lamella of plant. …”
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N-terminal Domain of Prion Protein Directs Its Oligomeric Association by Trevitt, Clare R., Hosszu, Laszlo L. P., Batchelor, Mark, Panico, Silvia, Terry, Cassandra, Nicoll, Andrew J., Risse, Emmanuel, Taylor, William A., Sandberg, Malin K., Al-Doujaily, Huda, Linehan, Jacqueline M., Saibil, Helen R., Scott, David J., Collinge, John, Waltho, Jonathan P., Clarke, Anthony R.

“…Here, we characterize the structure of a well defined β-sheet-rich oligomer, containing ∼12 PrP molecules, and often enclosing a central cavity, formed using full-length recombinant PrP. …”
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Ab initio calculation of vibrational frequencies in a glassy state of selenium by Ahmad Nazrul Rosli, Hasan Abu Kassim, Keshav N. Shrivastava

“…The frequency of oscillations was calculated to be 325.3 cm-1 but the intensity was zero because Se2 molecules were present in a very small number. When polarised double zeta wave function (DZP) was used, the bond length of Se2 was found to be 223.1 pm and the frequency is 367.4 cm-1. …”
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A Perspective on the Role of microRNA-128 Regulation in Mental and Behavioral Disorders by Ching, Ai Sze, Ahmad-Annuar, Azlina

“…MiRNAs are short, non coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression post transcriptionally. …”