Unconventional split aptamers cleaved at functionally essential sites preserve biorecognition capability by Wang, Ruoyu, Zhang, Qiansen, Zhang, Yi, Shi, Hanchang, Nguyen, Kim Truc, Zhou, Xiaohong

“…Split aptamers (SPAs) are a pair of oligonucleotide fragments generated by cleaving a long parent aptamer. SPAs have many compelling advantages over the parent aptamer such as sandwich target binding, optimized concise structure, and low cost. …”
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GPS imaging of vertical bedrock displacements : quantification of two-dimensional vertical crustal deformation in China by Pan, Yuanjin, Hammond, William C., Ding, Hao, Mallick, Rishav, Jiang, Weiping, Xu, Xinyu, Shum, C. K., Shen, Wenbin

“…By integrating GPS and GRACE/GFO measurements, our results reveal the long-term spatial patterns of vertical tectonic motion in different blocks in mainland China. …”
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Towards the prevention of pressure ulcers by Kwek, Milton Sheng Yi

“…This injury happens as bony prominences are rested on surfaces for relatively long periods of time where tissues experience ischaemia. …”
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Ocular delivery of predatory bacteria with cryomicroneedles against eye infection by Cui, Mingyue, Zheng, Mengjia, Wiraja, Christian, Chew, Sharon Wan Ting, Mishra, Arti, Mayandi, Venkatesh, Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani, Xu, Chenjie

“…The viability of B. bacteriovorus in cryoMNs remains above 80% as found in long-term storage studies, and they successfully impede the growth of gram-negative bacteria in vitro or in a rodent eye infection model. …”
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Disruption in maritime chokepoints and their implications (supply chain) by Wong, Peck Hwa

“…It will continually affect the operations at chokepoints significantly as of now and in the long run.…”
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Linking dual mode of action of host defense antimicrobial peptide thanatin: structures, lipopolysaccharide and LptAm binding of designed analogs by Sinha, Sheetal, Dhanabal, Vidhya Bharathi, Sperandeo, Paola, Polissi, Alessandra, Bhattacharjya, Surajit

“…Thanatin, an insect derived 21-residue long antimicrobial peptide may be exploited for the development of effective antibiotics against Gram-negative bacteria. …”
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Layer-by-layer aided β-cyclodextrin nanofilm for precise organic solvent nanofiltration by Li, Xin, Li, Can, Goh, Kunli, Chong, Tzyy Haur, Wang, Rong

“…Meanwhile, its good structural integrity and long-term stability are also demonstrated by the 7-day filtration test using tetracycline in methanol and β-carotene in hexane, respectively, as evidence of constant solute rejections (≥90%) during the entire filtration process. …”
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Cell-specific metabolic reprogramming of tumors for bioactivatable ferroptosis therapy by Li, Yanan, Li, Menghuan, Liu, Li, Xue, Chencheng, Fei, Yang, Wang, Xuan, Zhang, Yuchen, Cai, Kaiyong, Zhao, Yanli, Luo, Zhong

“…Azido groups were first introduced on tumor cells using biocompatible long-circulating self-assemblies based on polyethylene glycol-disulfide-N-azidoacetyl-d-mannosamine via metabolic glycoengineering. …”
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Promoting surface reconstruction of NiFe layered double hydroxide for enhanced oxygen evolution by Lei, Hang, Ma, Liang, Wan, Qixiang, Tan, Shaozao, Yang, Bo, Wang, Zilong, Mai, Wenjie, Fan, Hong Jin

“…The reconstructed S-oxyhydroxides catalyst presents superior OER activity and long-term durability compared to undoped ones. This work provides a structure–composition–activity relationship during the in situ surface restructuring of NiFe LDH pre-catalysts.…”
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Realizing high and stable electrocatalytic oxygen evolution for iron-based perovskites by co-doping-induced structural and electronic modulation by She, Sixuan, Zhu, Yinlong, Wu, Xinhao, Hu, Zhiwei, Shelke, Abhijeet, Pong, Way-Faung, Chen, Yubo, Song, Yufei, Liang, Mingzhuang, Chen, Chien-Te, Wang, Huanting, Zhou, Wei, Shao, Zongping

“…The increased activity and stability of SCFN can be ascribed to co-doping-induced synergistic promotion between structural and electronic modulation, where Ce doping facilitates the formation of a 3D corner-sharing cubic structure and Ni doping gives rise to strong electronic interactions between active sites, which is key to achieving a highly active long-life catalyst. Importantly, this strategy is universal and can be extended to other Fe-based parent perovskite oxides with high structural diversity.…”
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Grid-connected energy storage systems: state-of-the-art and emerging technologies by Farivar, Glen G., Manalastas, William, Jr., Tafti, Hossein Dehghani, Ceballos, Salvador, Sanchez-Ruiz, Alain, Lovell, Emma C., Konstantinou, Georgios, Townsend, Christopher D., Srinivasan, Madhavi, Pou, Josep

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Theory-guided machine learning to predict configurational energies of high distortion alloy systems by Huang, Xufa

“…State-of-the-art attempts at using CE with machine learning (ML) models like Lasso and Bayesian for selecting meaningful clusters show high prediction errors for these high distortion alloy systems, where the contributions of long-range effective cluster interactions (ECIs) to configurational energetics remain significant. …”
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Nanocomposite foams with balanced mechanical properties and energy return from EVA and CNT for the midsole of sports footwear application by Chang, Boon Peng, Kashcheev, Aleksandr, Veksha, Andrei, Lisak, Grzegorz, Goei, Ronn, Leong, Kah Fai, Tok, Alfred ling Yoong, Lipik, Vitali

“…Unlike the conventional EVA formulation filled with talc mineral fillers, the incorporation of CNT does not compromise the energy return of the EVA foam. From the long-cycle dynamic fatigue test, the CNT/EVA foam displays greater properties retention as compared to the talc/EVA foam. …”
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The role of sulfur emission from the petroleum industry on ultrafine particle number concentration in Singapore by Hou, Suyi, Li, Weihan, Yang, Liudongqing, Chen, Guorong, Zhang, Yilin, Kuwata, Mikinori

“…To identify the sources of ultrafine particles, a year-long observation of the number size distribution was conducted in Singapore in 2018 and 2019. …”
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Quantum sensing of radio-frequency signal with NV centers in SiC by Jiang, Zhengzhi, Cai, Hongbing, Cernansky, Robert, Liu, Xiaogang, Gao, Weibo

“…The material also hosts high-quality defects with long coherence times that can be used for quantum computation and sensing applications. …”
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Ordering-dependent hydrogen evolution and oxygen reduction electrocatalysis of high-entropy intermetallic Pt₄ FeCoCuNi by Wang, Yong, Gong, Na, Liu, Hongfei, Ma, Wei, Hippalgaonkar, Kedar, Liu, Zheng, Huang, Yizhong

“…The experiment also shows that this catalyst demonstrates better long-term stability than both partially ordered and disordered Pt4 FeCoCuNi as well as Pt/C when subject to both HER and ORR. …”
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Versatile asymmetric separator with dendrite-free alloy anode enables high-performance Li-S batteries by Yan, Wenqi, Yang, Jin-Lin, Xiong, Xiaosong, Fu, Lijun, Chen, Yuhui, Wang, Zhaogen, Zhu, Yusong, Zhao, Jian-Wei, Wang, Tao, Wu, Yuping

“…Combining with a stable Li-Mg alloy anode, the symmetric cell achieves 5300 h of Li stripping/plating and the modified LSBs exhibit a long lifespan with an ultralow fading rate of 0.03% per cycle for over 1000 cycles at 5 C. …”
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Hypothesis of a potential BrainBiota and its relation to CNS autoimmune inflammation by Elkjaer, Maria L., Simon, Lukas, Frisch, Tobias, Bente, Lisa-Marie, Kacprowski, Tim, Thomassen, Mads, Reynolds, Richard, Baumbach, Jan, Röttger, Richard, Illes, Zsolt

“…Infectious agents have been long considered to play a role in the pathogenesis of neurological diseases as part of the interaction between genetic susceptibility and the environment. …”
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A tight polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane fabricated via polyion complex assisted phase inversion for dye desalination by Zhao, Yali, Liao, Yuan, Lai, Gwo Sung, Yin, Yurong, Wang, Rong

“…In addition, the membrane also possessed excellent stability in the pH range of 1–13 due to the strong electrostatic interaction between SPSF and PDADMAC and long-term operation stability, demonstrating its application potential in textile wastewater treatment.…”
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Cationic carbon monoxide-releasing polymers as antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents by the synergetic activity by Wang, Liping, Zhong, Wenbin, Liu, Bo, Pranantyo, Dicky, Chan-Park, Mary B.

“…This CO-releasing system may retain long-time antimicrobial ability after the complete release of CO molecules owing to the cationic structure. …”
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