Cathode material investigation towards high-performance aluminum batteries by Gong, Xuefei

“…Aluminum (Al) batteries, with merits of cost effectiveness, safe handle, high capacity and dendrite-free formation of Al anode and utilization of non-flammable ionic liquid electrolyte, has been considered as promising alternative to lithium ion batteries. However, Al batteries suffer from sluggish kinetics of ion intercalation/de-intercalation and inferior cycling performance. …”
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The impact of protozoan predation on the pathogenicity of Vibrio cholerae by Espinoza-Vergara, Gustavo, Hoque, M. Mozammel, McDougald, Diane, Noorian, Parisa

“…Protozoa engulf bacteria and package them into phagosomes where the cells are exposed to low pH, antimicrobial peptides, reactive oxygen/nitrogen species, proteolytic enzymes, and low concentrations of essential metal ions such as iron. However, some bacteria can resist these digestive processes. …”
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An ultrastable lithium metal anode enabled by designed metal fluoride spansules by Yuan, Huadong, Nai, Jianwei, Tian, He, Ju, Zhijin, Zhang, Wenkui, Liu, Yujing, Tao, Xinyong, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…Here, we design “spansules” made of NaMg(Mn)F3@C core@shell microstructures as the matrix for the LMA, which can offer a long-lasting release of functional ions into the electrolyte. By the assistance of cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, we reveal that an in situ–formed metal layer and a unique LiF-involved bilayer structure on the Li/electrolyte interface would be beneficial for effectively suppressing the growth of lithium dendrites. …”
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Electrochromic smart window for modulation of infrared heat by Loke, Jie Yi

“…The improved electrochromic performance is due the existence of Nd-Mo co-dopants that restrict the trapping of Li+ ions within the α-WO3 framework. This reduces the degree of crystallization of α-WO3 layer and improves the electronic conductivity by transferring excess electrons to the conduction band of the SnO2. …”
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Development of an ultra-stretchable double-network hydrogel for flexible strain sensors by Li, Huijun, Zheng, Han, Tan, Yu Jun, Tor, Shu Beng, Zhou, Kun

“…A double-network (DN) hydrogel has been developed by combining an ionically crosslinked agar network, a covalently crosslinked acrylic acid (AAC) network, and a dynamic and reversible ionically crosslinked coordination between AAC chains and Fe3+ ions. A model has been proposed to reveal the mechanism of the improved mechanical properties in the DN agar/AAC–Fe3+ hydrogel. …”
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Comparison and modeling of leachate transportation dominated by the field permeability with an anisotropic characteristic based on a large-scale field trial study by Yin, Ke, Chan, Wei Ping, Dou, Xiaomin, Lisak, Grzegorz, Chang, Victor Wei-Chung

“…Interestingly, breakthrough time was comparable among various metal ions (0–16.6% of RSD), suggesting their synchronous movements. …”
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Selective separation and recovery of lithium, nickel, MnO₂, and Co₂O₃ from LiNi₀.₅Mn₀.₃Co₀.₂O₂ in spent battery by He, Hongping, Feng, Junli, Gao, Xiaofeng, Fei, Xunchang

“…Afterwards, the Mn2O3 is transformed to MnO2 and Mn2+ in heated H2SO4. The Co, Ni and Mn ions are dissolved in a sequence, which facilitates their separation and recovery. …”
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Cation-conduction dominated hydrogels for durable zinc–iodine batteries by Yang, Jin-Lin, Xiao, Tuo, Xiao, Tao, Li, Jia, Yu, Zehua, Liu, Kang, Yang, Peihua, Fan, Hong Jin

“…In this hydrogel electrolyte, anions are covalently anchored on hydrogel chains, and the major mobile ions in the electrolyte are restricted to be Zn2+ . …”
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Antifungal drug itraconazole targets VDAC1 to modulate the AMPK/mTOR signaling axis in endothelial cells by Head, Sarah A., Shi, Wei, Zhao, Liang, Gorshkov, Kirill, Pasunooti, Kalyan, Chen, Yue, Deng, Zhiyou, Li, Ruo-jing, Shim, Joong Sup, Tan, Wenzhi, Hartung, Thomas, Zhang, Jin, Zhao, Yingming, Colombini, Marco, Liu, Jun O.

“…Here we identify the major target of itraconazole in endothelial cells as the mitochondrial protein voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1), which regulates mitochondrial metabolism by controlling the passage of ions and small metabolites through the outer mitochondrial membrane. …”
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Mussel-inspired approach to cross-linked functional 3D nanofibrous aerogels for energy-efficient filtration of ultrafine airborne particles by Zhang, Youfang, Zeng, Zhihui, Ma, Daphne Xiu Yun, Zhao, Chenyang, Ang, Jia Ming, Ng, Bing Feng, Wan, Man Pun, Wong, Shing-Chung, Wang, Zhe, Lu, Xuehong

“…Herein, inspired by mussel glue, cross-linked threedimensional (3D) polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibrous aerogels (NFAs) with ultrahigh porosity, hierarchical porous structures, and good compression resistance are successfully fabricated via electrospinning, facile polydopamine (PDA) coating and crosslinking by ferric ions (Fe3+) followed by freeze-drying. Morphology characterization andcompression tests showthatboth multiplehydrogen bondingfacilitated bythePDA coating and Fe3+-PDA coordination bonding could effectively induce the formation of inter-fiber junctions, enhancing compression resistanceofthe3DNFAsandleadingtohierarchical porousstructureswithaverywidePSD.When a thin layer of the optimized 3D NFA with a large specific surface area (85.7m2g−1) is combined with a commercial air filter, the composite filter obtained exhibits high filtration efficiencies of 99.72% and 99.85% for airborne particles with sizes of<100nm and<500nm, respectively, at a low pressure drop of only 54.1Pa. …”
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Enhanced indirect ferromagnetic p-d exchange coupling of Mn in oxygen rich ZnO:Mn nanoparticles synthesized by wet chemical method by Ilyas, Usman, Rawat, Rajdeep Singh, Tan, T. L., Lee, P., Chen, R., Sun, Handong, Fengji, Li., Zhang, Sam

“…. % Mn doping having minimum defects validated the ferromagnetic signal to be due to strong p-d hybridization of Mn ions.…”
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Synthetic, spectroscopic, biological and X-ray crystallographic structural studies on a novel pyridine-nitrogen-bridged dimeric nickel(II) complex of a pentadentate N3S2 ligand by Akbar Ali, Mohammad, Mirza, Aminul Huq, Butcher, Ray J., Tarafder, M.T.H.

“…The NiN4S2 coordination geometry about each nickel(II) ion can be described as a distorted octahedron. …”
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Purifications and characterizations of cholinesterase from different organs of Lates calcarifer Bloch by Mohd Hayat@Ahmad, Nursabrina

“…The ChE was purified through ammonium sulphate precipitation and ion exchange chromatography. The optimum ChE activity for all organs was determined to be at 25°C and in 0.1 M Tris-HCl buffer, pH 8.0. …”
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Reliability assessment of the collision between marine risers by He, Jianwen

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Development of an RF positioning system by Rege, Laukik Jayesh

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Genomic and biocomputational analysis of genomic resistance island 3 in Acinetobacter baumannii by Loo, Samuel Shi Hao

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Vehicular localization using 5G V2X by Pan, Yongqi

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跨越疆界 ：吉兰丹土生华人与巫术民间信仰研究 = Beyond boundaries : a research on Kelantan Peranakan Chinese's religious thoughts and practices on Malay's black magic... by 黄韵仪 Wong, Yun Yi

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Expedient synthesis of heterocycles and methyl sulfonyl compounds via C-X BONDS (X = O, N, S) construction by Jiang, Yaojia

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