Coupling photo-responsive transmembrane ion transport with transition metal catalysis by Chao, X, Johnson, T, Temian, M-C, Docker, A, Wallabregue, A, Scott, A, Conway, S, Langton, M

“…We show that acyclic lipophilic pyridyltriazoles enable Pd(II) cations to be transported from the external aqueous phase across the lipid bilayer and into the interior of large unilamellar vesicles. …”

Optimal investment-reinsurance strategy on dynamic mean-variance problem with stochastic volatility by Sun, Jingya

“…Then a viscosity solution of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equations is identifi ed so as to derive the e fficient frontier and e fficient strategies explicitly by a verfi cation theorem. An extension on solving the problem under the stochastic volatility model will be studied as well.…”
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Sepiolite/PVDF nanocomposite films for Ionic polymer metal composites actuators by Koh, Faith Jun Ning

“…Furthermore, substitution of exchangeable cations such as Mg2+ and Ca2+ in SEP with Li+ enhances the flow of ion migration due to the usage of a smaller ion, leading to an increase in overall ionic conductivity.…”
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Metal soprtion enhancement of rice hull through chemical modification by Low, K. S., Lee, C. K., Wong, S. Y., Tang, P. L.

“…Parameters investigated include pH, initial concentration, sorbent dosage and competition with other cations and chelators. Sorption was pH dependent with greater uptake at higher pH value. …”

Studying the effect of Eu3+ ion doping in perovskite solar cells by Muhammad Amir Mohamad Kamal

“…Research efforts have been devoted into the triple cation based organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite formulation of Cs0.05(MA0.17FA0.83)0.95Pb(I0.83Br0.17)3 as it is able to address the chemical and thermal stability of mixed cation perovskite. …”
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Using an ER-specific optogenetic mechanostimulator to understand the mechanosensitivity of the endoplasmic reticulum by Song, Yutong, Zhao, Zhihao, Xu, Linyu, Huang, Peiyuan, Gao, Jiayang, Li, Jingxuan, Wang, Xuejie, Zhou, Yiren, Wang, Jinhui, Zhao, Wenting, Wang, Likun, Zheng, Chaogu, Gao, Bo, Jiang, Liwen, Liu, Kai, Guo, Yusong, Yao, Xiaoqiang, Duan, Liting

“…To fill the knowledge gap, after developing a light-inducible ER-specific mechanostimulator (LIMER), we identify that mechanostimulation of ER elicits a transient, rapid efflux of Ca2+ from ER in monkey kidney COS-7 cells, which is dependent on the cation channels transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 1 (TRPV1) and polycystin-2 (PKD2) in an additive manner. …”
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Cathodoluminescence of self-organized heterogeneous phases in multidimensional perovskite thin films by Cortecchia, Daniele, Lew, Kar Cheng, So, Jin-Kyu, Bruno, Annalisa, Soci, Cesare

“…In this work, we combine steady-state and time-resolved cathodoluminescence microscopy with photoluminescence techniques and reveal with unprecedented resolution the characteristic self-assembly of heterogeneous phases of perovskites with different dimensionality, driven by uneven redistribution of methylammonium cations during film formation. Our findings provide fundamental insights for the rational design of complex multidimensional perovskite systems with improved stability and emissive properties.…”
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Monomer-dimer equilibrium for the 5′-5′ stacking of propeller-type parallel-stranded G-quadruplexes : NMR structural study by Do, Ngoc Quang, Phan, Anh Tuân

“…We show that the monomer–dimer equilibrium depends on a number of parameters, including the DNA concentration, DNA flanking sequences, the concentration and type of cations, and the temperature. We report on the high-definition structure of a simple monomeric G-quadruplex containing three single-residue loops, which could serve as a reference for propeller-type G-quadruplex structures in solution.…”
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Zn2+-mediated catalysis for fast-charging aqueous Zn-ion batteries by Dai, Y, Lu, R, Zhang, C, Li, J, Yuan, Y, Mao, Y, Ye, C, Cai, Z, Zhu, J, Li, J, Yu, R, Cui, L, Zhao, S, An, Q, He, G, Waterhouse, GIN, Shearing, PR, Ren, Y, Lu, J, Amine, K, Wang, Z, Mai, L

“…Such behaviour can serve the charge/discharge role, predominantly dictated by solvated metal cations and cathode materials. First-principles calculations suggest optimal adsorption/desorption behaviour (water dissociation process) with the Zn2+–vanadium nitride (VN) combination. …”

Wide-bandgap perovskite-inspired materials: defect-driven challenges for high-performance optoelectronics by Grandhi, GK, Hardy, D, Krishnaiah, M, Vargas, B, Al-Anesi, B, Suryawanshi, MP, Solis-Ibarra, D, Gao, F, Hoye, RH, Vivo, P

“…The tendency of LHPs to decompose into toxic lead-containing compounds in the presence of humid air calls for the need of low-toxicity LHP alternatives comprising of cations with stable oxidation states. To this aim, a plethora of low-dimensional and wide-bandgap perovskite-inspired materials (PIMs) are proposed. …”

End point detection of weld seam removal in robotic abrasive belt grinding process based on computer vision and deep learning by Murugan, Pushparaja

“…Though the hyper-parameters are selected by trial and error methods, proposed network has the high precision and recall values in detection and classi cation of the weld seam stages. Since the architecture depends on the global statistical information of weld seam images, the same network can be implemented in classi cation of any materials.…”
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Multiscale corner detection based on wavelet transform and scale-space theory by Gao, Xinting

“…For the CCD methods, the thesis provides an overview of the existing corner detection methods for contour images covering classi¯cation, comparison and performance evaluation.…”
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Current-density-dependent electroplating in Ca electrolytes: from globules to dendrites by Pu, S, Gong, C, Gao, X, Ning, Z, Yang, S, Marie, J-J, Liu, B, House, R, Hartley, G, Luo, J, Bruce, PG, Robertson, A

“…Multivalent cation rechargeable batteries, including those based on Ca, Mg, Al, etc., have attracted considerable interest as candidates for beyond Li-ion batteries. …”

Ultrafast exciton-phonon coupling and energy transfer dynamics in quasi-2D layered Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites by Zhang, X, Zhou, J, Zheng, F, Yang, B, Jha, A, Duan, H

“…Coherent vibrational signals identify key lattice and organic cation modes, providing insights into their role in energy dissipation. …”

Structural and electronic features enabling delocalized charge-carriers in CuSbSe 2 by Fu, Y, Lohan, H, Righetto, M, Huang, Y, Kavanagh, SR, Cho, C, Zelewski, SJ, Woo, YW, Demetriou, H, McLachlan, MA, Heutz, S, Piot, BA, Scanlon, DO, Rao, A, Herz, LM, Walsh, A, Hoye, RLZ

“…Inorganic semiconductors based on heavy pnictogen cations (Sb3+ and Bi3+) have gained significant attention as potential nontoxic and stable alternatives to lead-halide perovskites for solar cell applications. …”

Bisguanidiums catalyzed enantioselective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides by Ye, Xinyi

“…Our novel catalyst solves the former problem by oxygen transfer anion, and the later problem is solved by our chiral cation. This process would be leaded by electron force and π-π interaction between substrates and catalyst as proposed.…”
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Structural Forces in Ionic Liquids: The Role of Ionic Size Asymmetry by de Souza, J Pedro, Pivnic, Karina, Bazant, Martin Z, Urbakh, Michael, Kornyshev, Alexei A

“…Ionic liquids (ILs) are charged fluids composed of anions and cations of different size and shape. The ordering of charge and density in ILs confined between charged interfaces underlies numerous applications of IL electrolytes. …”
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Atomic structure of the open SARS-CoV-2 E viroporin by Medeiros-Silva, João, Dregni, Aurelio J., Somberg, Noah H., Duan, Pu, Hong, Mei

“…The envelope (E) protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus forms cation-conducting channels in the endoplasmic reticulum Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) of infected cells. …”
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Direct observation of the ultrafast dynamics of ionized biomolecules in aqueous solution by Muhammad Shafiq Mohd Yusof

“…Moreover, the study on ionized phenol, the sidechain of tyrosine, investigates the ultrafast proton transfer dynamics of the phenol radical cation in aqueous solution. Our experimental results are complemented with density functional theory (DFT) calculations.…”
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0.94(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3–0.06LiNbO3 piezoelectric ceramics prepared from the solid state reaction modified with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) of different molecular weights by Tan, Chee Kiang Ivan, Yao, Kui, Goh, Phoi Chin, Ma, Jan

“…The chemical interaction between the metal cations and the PVP, particularly through the N in PVP, was observed. …”
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