Controllable broadband multicolour single-mode polarized laser in a dye-assembled homoepitaxial MOF microcrystal by He, Huajun, Cui, Yuanjing, Li, Hongjun, Shao, Kai, Chen, Banglin, Qian, Guodong

“…Furthermore, the resulting three-colour single-mode lasing possesses the largest wavelength coverage of ~186 nm (ranging from ~534 to ~720 nm) ever reported. These findings may open a new route to the exploitation of multicolour single-mode micro/nanolasers constructed by MOF engineering for photonic and biochemical applications.…”
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Altmetrics : factor analysis for assessing the popularity of research articles on Twitter by Pandian, Nandhini Devi Soundara, Veeramachaneni, Bhargavi, Na, Jin-Cheon, Boothaladinni, Rashmi Vishwanath

“…Then we build a negative binomial regression model with the number of Twitter mentions of an article as a dependant variable, and nine Twitter related factors (the number of followers, number of friends, number of status, number of lists, number of favourites, number of retweets, number of likes, ratio of academic users, and ratio of expert users) and seven article related factors (the number of authors, title length, abstract length, abstract readability, number of institutions, citation count, and availability of research funding) as independent variables. From our findings, if a research article is mentioned by Twitter users with a greater number of friends, status, favourites, and lists, by tweets with a large number of retweets and likes, and largely by Twitter users with academic and expertise knowledge on the field of psychology, the article gains more Twitter mentions. …”
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A secret of high-rate mass transfer in anammox granular sludge : "lung-like breathing" by Xu, Dongdong, Kang, Da, Yu, Tao, Ding, Aqiang, Lin, Qiujian, Zhang, Meng, Hu, Qianyi, Zheng, Ping

“…The mass transfer flux from “lung-like breathing” was far greater than that from molecular diffusion, which was regarded as a vital mechanism for the AnGS to demonstrate its high activity. These findings provided theoretical basis and technical parameters for the optimization of anammox nitrogen removal process.…”
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Adhesive properties of adsorbed layers of two recombinant mussel foot proteins with different levels of DOPA and tyrosine by Bilotto, Pierluigi, Labate, Cristina, De Santo, Maria P., Deepankumar, Kanagavel, Miserez, Ali, Zappone, Bruno

“…While DOPA produced a stronger adhesion than tyrosine in contact with the nanoscopic Si3N4 probe of the atomic force microscope, the two variants produced comparable adhesion on the curved macroscopic mica surfaces of the surface forces apparatus. These findings show that the presence of DOPA is not a sufficient condition to generate strong underwater adhesion. …”
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Room-temperature continuous-wave vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers based on 2D layered organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites by Zhang, Hongbo, Hu, Yuzhong, Wen, Wen, Du, Bowen, Wu, Lishu, Chen, Yu, Feng, Shun, Zou, Chenji, Shang, Jingzhi, Fan, Hong Jin, Yu, Ting

“…We used the exfoliated (PEA)2PbI4 thin flake as the gain medium to construct a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL), showing robust single-mode CW lasing operation with an ultra-low threshold of 5.7 W cm−2 at room temperature, attributed to strong optical confinement in the high-Q cavity. Our findings provide a strategy to design and fabricate solution-based 2D perovskite VCSELs and mark a significant step toward the next-generation of coherent light sources.…”
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HLO : half-kernel laplacian operator for surface smoothing by Pan, Wei, Lu, Xuequan, Gong, Yuanhao, Tang, Wenming, Liu, Jun, He, Ying, Qiu, Guoping

“…Given a vertex v, HLO first finds all pairs of its neighboring vertices and divides each pair into two subsets (called half windows); then computes the uniform Laplacians of all such subsets and subsequently projects the computed Laplacians to the full-window uniform Laplacian to alleviate flipping and degeneration. …”
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Gadolinium and polythiophene functionalized polyurea polymer dots as fluoro-magnetic nanoprobes by Karabacak, Soner, Palaniappan, Alagappan, Tsang, Tony Siu Hon, Teo, Edwin Hang Tong, Gulyás, Balázs, Padmanabhan, Parasuraman, Yildiz, Ümit Hakan

“…Magnetic levitation experiments indicated that the Gd3+-Pdots could be easily manipulated via an external magnetic field. These findings illustrate that the dua- functional Gd3+-Pdots could be potentially utilized as fluorescent reporters that can be magnetically manipulated for bioimaging applications.…”
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The interaction effect of parental rejection and oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism on depression: a cross-cultural study in non-clinical samples by Senese, Vincenzo Paolo, Shinohara, Kazuyuki, Venuti, Paola, Bornstein, Marc H., Rosanio, Vittorio, Nasti, Carla, Neoh, Michelle Jin-Yee, Maresca, Marzia, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Among Italians, OXTR rs2254298 A-carriers showed resilience to negative early parental care, whereas among Japanese, OXTR rs53576 non-A-carriers showed resistance to negative early paternal care. These findings align with expected relations between perceived acceptance-rejection and an individual's psychological adjustment, as proposed by interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory, and indicate the need for future studies adopting a multicultural and multilevel approach to better understand how the effects of parental rejection extend into adulthood.…”
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Elucidating the size-dependency of in vitro digested polystyrene microplastics on human intestinal cells health and function by Ma, Yiyuan, Koh, Cheryl Jie Yan, Lim, Hong Kit, Shi, Pujiang, Tay, Chor Yong

“…Based on the in vitro experimental boundaries and findings, it is concluded that ingested PS-MPs pose little acute cytotoxic harm to human gastrointestinal health.…”
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Exploring the limitations of osmotically assisted reverse osmosis: membrane fouling and the limiting flux by Peters, Christian D., Li, Dan, Mo, Zijing, Hankins, Nicholas P., She, Qianhong

“…All in all, the presented findings provided significant implications for OARO operation and fouling control.…”
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Research on electric vehicle charging safety warning model based on back propagation neural network optimized by improved gray wolf algorithm by Zhang, Liang, Gao, Tian, Cai, Guowei, Koh, Leong Hai

“…Finally, case analysis is performed using daily charging data from both rapid and slow charging. The findings reveal that the proposed early warning model based on the IGWO-BP algorithm can reliably recognize the abnormal state of EV charging voltage and issue timely warnings.…”
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Impact of bioconvection and chemical reaction on MHD nanofluid flow due to exponential stretching sheet by Asjad, Muhammad Imran, Sarwar, Noman, Ali, Bagh, Hussain, Sajjad, Sitthiwirattham, Thanin, Reunsumrit, Jiraporn

“…Thus, thermal transportation enhances with the inclusion of nano entities and the bioconvection of microorganisms. The findings are useful for heat exchangers working in various technological processors. …”
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Asymmetric prefrontal cortex activation associated with mutual gaze of mothers and children during shared play by Azhari, Atiqah, Bizzego, Andrea, Balagtas, Jan Paolo Macapinlac, Leng, Kelly Sng Hwee, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Multivariate linear regression analyses revealed that neural asymmetry occurred during mother–child mutual gaze, where mothers showed a deactivation of prefrontal activity whereas children showed an activation instead. Findings suggest that mothers and children may employ divergent prefrontal mechanisms when engaged in symmetrical behaviours such as mutual gaze. …”
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Cell-derived nanovesicles from mesenchymal stem cells as extracellular vesicle-mimetics in wound healing by Neupane, Yub Raj, Handral, Harish K., Syed Abdullah Alkaff, Chng, Wei Heng, Venkatesan, Gopalakrishnan, Huang, Chenyuan, Lee, Choon Keong, Wang, Jiong-Wei, Sriram, Gopu, Dienzo, Rhonnie Austria, Lu, Wen Feng, Yusuf Ali, Czarny, Bertrand, Pastorin, Giorgia

“…Of note, MSC-CDNs enhanced angiogenesis in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells in a 3D PEG-fibrin scaffold and animal model, accelerating wound healing in vitro and in vivo. These findings suggest that MSC-CDNs could replace both whole cells and EVs in promoting wound healing and tissue regeneration.…”
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Living with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: radiological images of a patient with extensive heterotopic ossification by Mohammed Mostafa Kotb, Omar, Usama Farghaly, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar

“…Here, we present the radiological findings of an 18-year-old female diagnosed with FOP who had severe spinal and right-upper-limb abnormalities. …”
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Bolstering functionality in multilayer and bilayer WS₂ via focused laser micro-engraving by Chan, Si Min, Poh, Eng Tuan, Leong, Jin Feng, Goh, Johnson Kuan Eng, Sow, Chorng Haur

“…Furthermore, we also detail the optical properties of the monolayers obtained from laser thinning, with those acquired from multilayers containing more defect-bound excitons, whereas those lasered from bilayers presenting a trion-dominated profile similar to as-grown monolayers. Together, these findings allow for faster and more efficient multilayer removal and areal shaping of optically active monolayer domains, in comparison to multistep and complex standard lithographic etching (lithography–etch–develop) procedures.…”
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Presence of IgG antibodies is not a reliable marker of Toxoplasma gondii infection in feral mice by Lignereux, Louis, Tong, Wen Han, Tan, Sijie, Vyas, Ajai, O'handley, Ryan

“…The question of the biological mechanisms allowing the chronic infection of wild mice in the absence of a measurable humoral immune response remains. Our findings indicate that serological studies should not be used to measure the level of exposure to T.gondii in feral house mice.…”
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Enhancing implant performance: 20% reduction in Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial initial formation with Cu₀.₇₅Ti₀.₂₅O₂ coating by Yadav, Abhishek, Pradhan, Soumen, Khokholva, M., El Khaloufi, Oualyd, Khong, Nicole Zi Jia, Lai, Soak-Kuan, Fouchet, Arnaud, David, Adrian, Lüders, Ulrike, Li, Hoi-Yeung, Rao, Mamidanna Sri Ramachandra, Prellier, Wilfrid

“…The results revealed a 20% reduction in bacterial growth on Cu0.75Ti0.25O2-coated samples, as determined by calculating the biomass of the biofilm. These findings were further discussed in relation to the copper content present on the surface of the coating. …”
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Judging a book by its cover: cultural differences in inference of the inner state based on the outward appearance by Ji, Li-Jun, Lee, Albert, Zhang, Zhiyong, Li, Ye, Wang, Xin-Qiang, Torok, Debra, Rosenbaum, Sam

“…By focusing on the assumed relationship between the outward appearance and inner state, these findings provide a unique angle for understanding cross-cultural phenomena and have practical implications in daily life.…”
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On the robustness of average losses for partial-label learning by Lv, Jiaqi, Liu, Biao, Feng, Lei, Xu, Ning, Xu, Miao, An, Bo, Niu, Gang, Geng, Xin, Sugiyama, Masashi

“…Experimentally, we have two promising findings: ABS using bounded losses can match/exceed state-of-the-art performance of IBS using unbounded losses; after using robust APLLs to warm start, IBS can further improve upon itself. …”
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