Functionalized sp2 carbon-conjugated covalent organic frameworks for interfacial modulation of inverted perovskite solar cells by Abuzeid, Hesham R., Tay, Darrell Jun Jie, Febriansyah, Benny, Kanwat, Anil, Salim, Teddy, Zhumekenov, Ayan A., Pullarkat, Sumod A., Mathews, Nripan

“…Detailed characterization results highlight the role of sp2c-COF in reducing the Ni3+ defect density in NiOx films and forming Lewis acid-base adducts with undercoordinated Pb2+ on the perovskite surfaces, thereby inhibiting interfacial redox reactions and suppressing non-radiative recombination. …”
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Doped amorphous silica nanoparticles as enhancing agents for surface-assisted time-of-flight mass spectrometry by Lim, Angelina Yimei, Gu, Feng, Ma, Zhun, Ma, Jan, Rowell, Frederick

“…Alternatively in the absence of such proton donor/acceptor residues as with hydrophobic particles, the primary ions are released from the particles during desorption and form cation adducts as sodiated and potassiated species in the gas phase above the surface.…”
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Solid-State P NMR, Far-IR, and Structural Studies on Two-Coordinate (Tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine)copper(I) Chloride and Bromide by Bowmaker, Graham A., Cotton, John D., Healy, Peter C., Kildea, John D.

“…The reactions of acetonitrile solutions of copper(I) chloride, CuCl, and copper(I) bromide, CuBr, with the sterically hindered, highly basic tertiary phosphine ligand tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine [=P(2,4,6)3] have been shown to form 1:1 monomeric adducts, [P(2,4,6)3 cux],The two compounds are isomorphous, crystallizing in the tetragonal space group P42. for the chloride, a = 15.237 (4) A, c = 12.373 (3) A, Z = 4, and R = 0.029 for 2339 “observed” (/ > 3<r(/)) reflections, while for the bromide, a - 15.312 (8) A, c = 12.457 (6) A, Z = 4, and R = 0.052 for 2148 “observed” reflections. …”

Dynamically-biased fixed-point LSTM for time series processing in AIoT edge device by Hu, Jinhai, Goh, Wang Ling, Gao, Yuan

“…Different from the conventional LSTM which uses static bias, DB-LSTM adjusts the cell bias dynamically based on the previous status. …”
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A Wurster-type covalent organic framework with internal electron transfer-enhanced catalytic capacity for tumor therapy by Liu, Yang, Zhao, Huan, Wang, Shihuai, Niu, Rui, Bi, Shuai, Han, Wang-Kang, Wang, Yinghui, Song, Shuyan, Zhang, Hongjie, Zhao, Yanli

“…The covalently anchored cobaloxime adjusts the energy band structure of TB COF and provides it with good substrate adsorption sites, enabling it to act as an electron transmission bridge between the COF and substrate in proton reduction catalytic reactions. …”
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Cortical regulation of sleep by Krone, LB

“…However, it is still unclear how the brain tracks the accumulating sleep debt during wakefulness and adjusts the duration and intensity of sleep accordingly. …”

Dynamic resource management to defend against advanced persistent threats in fog computing: a game theoretic approach by Feng, Shaohan, Xiong, Zehui, Niyato, Dusit, Wang, Ping

“…Meanwhile, the attacker dynamically adjusts the allocation of its attack computing resources to increase the probability of successful attack. …”
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Understanding customer retrials in call centers: preferences for service quality and service speed by Hu, K, Allon, G, Bassamboo, A

“…One reallocates the service groups for different customer segments without expanding the system, and the other adjusts the staffing ratios by hiring low-cost, ordinary-quality agents. …”

Multi-scale and multiphase modeling of abrasive flow machining process with experimental validation by Mohamed Adel Abdelhakem Amen

“…Also, no need to pre-impose MR model since the simulation adjusts the force-MR relation smartly. • To study experimentally the particle-surface interaction: From open literature, no study is dictated to track the MR amount of individual particles in AFM process. …”
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Towards optimal scheduling of deep learning training jobs in GPU clusters by Gao, Wei

“…Fourth, we design AutoSched, a system that automatically, efficiently, and dynamically adjusts the configuration parameters of DLT scheduling policies. …”
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The application of cyber-insurance in computer networks by Feng, Shaohan

“…In return, the cyber-insurer adjusts the insurance premium according to the perceived risk level of the blockchain service. …”
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Self-healing materials for flexible electronic devices by Tiwari, Naveen

“…The composite electrode features a layer of interconnecting AgNWs network on a polyurethane film modified with Diels–Alder adducts (PU-DA). The PU based DA polymeric electrode can heal multiple times due to the presence of DA and retro-DA mechanism, which are based on thermo-reversibility. …”
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Geometry guided supervised representation learning for classification by Li, Yue

“…Instead of predefining and fixing the affinity matrix, the proposed algorithm adjusts the similarities by taking into account the capability of capturing the geometry information in both original data space and non-linearly mapped representation space. …”
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Paradoxical reaction to antitubercular treatment in a case of pulmonary tuberculosis by Paudyal, B, Paudel, K, Shakya, M, Basnyat, B

“…The patient was diagnosed as a case of paradoxical reaction to ATT, and was successfully managed with continued ATT and adjunctive steroid therapy.…”

Low‐Cost, High‐Pressure‐Synthesized Oxygen‐Entrapping Materials to Improve Treatment of Solid Tumors by Bi, Jianling, Witt, Emily, Voltarelli, Vanessa A., Feig, Vivian R., Venkatachalam, Veena, Boyce, Hannah, McGovern, Megan, Gutierrez, Wade R., Rytlewski, Jeffrey D., Bowman, Kate R., Rhodes, Ashley C., Cook, Austin N., Muller, Benjamin N., Smith, Matthew G., Ramos, Alexis Rebecca, Panchal, Heena, Dodd, Rebecca D., Henry, Michael D., Mailloux, Adam, Traverso, Giovanni, Otterbein, Leo E., Byrne, James D.

“…Collectively the results indicate that the use of O<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐GeMs is promising as an adjunctive strategy for the treatment of solid tumors.…”
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Advancing the chemotherapy of tuberculous meningitis: a consensus view by Wasserman, S, Donovan, J, Kestelyn, E, Watson, JA, Aarnoutse, RE, Barnacle, JR, Boulware, DR, Chow, FC, Cresswell, FV, Davis, AG, Dooley, KE, Figaji, AA, Gibb, DM, Huynh, J, Imran, D, Marais, S, Meya, DB, Misra, UK, Modi, M, Raberahona, M, Ganiem, AR, Rohlwink, UK, Ruslami, R, Seddon, JA, Skolimowska, KH, Solomons, RS, Stek, CJ, Thuong, NTT, van Crevel, R, Whitaker, C, Thwaites, GE, Wilkinson, RJ

“…Tuberculous meningitis has a profound inflammatory component, yet only adjunctive corticosteroids have shown clear benefit. …”

Metformin alters human host responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthy subjects by Lachmandas, Ekta, Eckold, Clare, Böhme, Julia, Koeken, Valerie A. C. M., Mardiana Marzuki, Blok, Bastiaan, Arts, Rob J. W., Chen, Jinmiao, Teng, Karen W. W., Ratter, Jacqueline, Smolders, Elise J., Van den Heuvel, Corina, Stienstra, Rinke, Dockrell, Hazel M., Newell, Evan, Netea, Mihai G., Singhal, Amit, Cliff, Jacqueline M., Van Crevel, Reinout

“…Background" Metformin, the most widely administered diabetes drug, has been proposed as a candidate adjunctive host-directed therapy for tuberculosis, but little is known about its effects on human host responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. …”
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Efficacy of cannabinoids for the prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Chow, R, Basu, A, Kaur, J, Hui, D, Im, J, Prsic, E, Boldt, G, Lock, M, Eng, L, Ng, TL, Zimmermann, C, Scotte, F

“…A recent phase II/III trial demonstrated superior efficacy of THC:CBD for secondary prevention of CINV when used as adjunctive therapy alongside modern antiemetic regimens, albeit mostly without olanzapine. …”

Addition of macrolide antibiotics for hospital treatment of community-acquired pneumonia by Wei, J, Walker, S, Eyre, D

“…We examined the effects of adjunctive macrolides on 30-day all-cause mortality, time to hospital discharge, and changes in Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, using inverse probability treatment weighting to address confounding by baseline severity. …”

Clinical sub-phenotypes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia by Swets, MC, Bakk, Z, Westgeest, AC, Berry, K, Cooper, G, Sim, W, Lee, RS, Gan, TY, Donlon, W, Besu, A, Heppenstall, E, Tysall, L, Dewar, S, de Boer, M, Fowler, VG, Dockrell, DH, Thwaites, GE, Pujol, M, Pallarès, N, Tebé, C, Carratalà, J, Szubert, A, Groeneveld, GH, Russell, CD

“…In a secondary analysis of the ARREST trial, adjunctive rifampicin was associated with increased 84-day mortality in sub-phenotype B and improved microbiologic outcomes in sub-phenotype C.…”