Visualization of robust two-dimensional bulk states with suppressed surface state on epitaxial PdCoO₂ thin films with bipolar surfaces by Kawamoto, Tomoki, Krishnadas, Anjana, Hsu, Chia-Hsiu, Pardo-Almanza, Markel, Fujisawa, Yuita, Chang, Guoqing, Harada, Takayuki, Okada, Yoshinori

“…Furthermore, the origin of the suppressed surface state can be interpreted by screening of the polarity on the surface, which is qualitatively supported by density functional theory calculation. These findings are invaluable for accelerating the search for exotic functionalities in epitaxial ultrathin films and heterostructures of metallic delafossites.…”
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Thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane with exfoliated layered double hydroxide nanosheets embedded support for fouling-resistant microalgae dewatering by Vrasna, Dhita Karunia, Goh, Pei Sean, Ahmad, Nor Akalili, Gonzales, Ralph Rolly, Wong, Kar Chun, Lim, Jun Wei, Lau, Woei Jye, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Matsuyama, Hideto

“…The features of membrane are essential for achieving efficient dewatering performance. Thin-film nanocomposite membrane with layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheet incorporated substrate has been developed for microalgae dewatering. …”

Anti-fouling thin film composite (TFC) polyamide reverse osmosis (RO) membranes based on piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) substrates by Fu, Jia Shen

“…Firstly, hydrophobic nature of PVDF has hindered its application in thin film composite (TFC) RO membrane fabrication as highly hydrophobic substrate may cause the formation of defects in the PA layer. …”
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Anchoring charge selective self-assembled monolayers for tin-lead perovskite solar cells by Zhang, Z, Zhu, R, Tang, Y, Su, Z, Hu, S, Zhang, X, Zhang, J, Zhao, J, Xue, Y, Gao, X, Li, G, Pascual, J, Abate, A, Li, M

“…Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have displayed great potential for improving efficiency and stability in p-i-n perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The anchoring of SAMs at the conductiv metal oxide substrates and their interaction with perovskite materials must be rationally tailored to ensure efficient charge carrier extraction and improved quality of the perovskite films. …”

Modeling the Impact of Electrolyte Flow on Heat Management in a Li-Ion Convection Cell by Gao, Weiran, Drake, Javit, Brushett, Fikile R

“…We show, through physics-based electrothermal modeling and dimensional analysis of a single, planar LIB cell, that electrolyte convection can simultaneously draw heat from the cell and suppress heat generation from entropy change, charge-transfer, and ohmic losses, and that the cell temperature rise can be effectively mitigated when heat removal matches or exceeds heat generation. …”
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Non-targeted metabolomics revealing the effects of bisphenol analogues on human liver cancer cells by Jia, Shenglan, Li, Caixia, Fang, Mingliang, Marques Dos Santos, Mauricius, Snyder, Shane Allen

“…Overall, BPs altered metabolites which are associated with energy metabolism, oxidative stress, cell proliferation and nucleotides synthesis. The primary dysregulated pathways included energy and nucleotides synthesis related Purine and Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis metabolism. …”
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Mucosal signatures of pathogenic T cells in HLA-B*27+ anterior uveitis and axial spondyloarthritis by Paley, MA, Yang, X, Hassman, LM, Penkava, F, Garner, LI, Paley, GL, Linskey, N, Agnew, R, Arantes de Faria, PH, Feng, A, Li, SY, Simone, D, Roberson, EDO, Ruzycki, PA, Esaulova, E, Laurent, J, Feigl-Lenzen, L, Springer, LE, Liu, C, Gillespie, GM, Bowness, P, Garcia, KC, Yokoyama, WM

“…In addition, we find an expansion of YeiH-specific CD8 T cells in the blood of axSpA and B27AAU over healthy controls, whereas influenza-specific CD8 T cells were equivalent across groups. …”

Understanding the disease mechanisms of cerebellar ataxia through induced pluripotent stem cell models by Wong, M

“…Finally, to determine the developmental changes in Purkinje cells, human Purkinje cells were generated from control and SCA14 iPSCs using a novel simplified protocol. …”

Techniques for analysis and integration of histology data and agent-based modelling of T cell-tumour interactions by Stephens, R

“…<p>Cytotoxic (CD8+) T cells form an important part of the adaptive immune response. …”

Waste to wealth: near-infrared/pH dual-responsive copper-humic acid hydrogel films for bacteria-infected cutaneous wound healing by Zha, Kangkang, Xiong, Yuan, Zhang, Wenqian, Tan, Meijun, Hu, Weixian, Lin, Ze, Cheng, Peng, Lu, Li, Cai, Kaiyong, Mi, Bobin, Feng, Qian, Zhao, Yanli, Liu, Guohui

“…These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of PVA@Cu-HAs NPs@SEW hydrogel film for the treatment of bacterially infected cutaneous wound healing.…”
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Conformational antibody binding to a native, cell-free expressed GPCR in block copolymer membranes by De Hoog, Hans-Peter M., Lin JieRong, Esther M., Banerjee, Sourabh, Décaillot, Fabien M., Nallani, Madhavan

“…Their biophysical characterization is, however, highly challenging because of their innate instability outside a stabilizing membrane and the difficulty of finding a suitable expression system. We here show the cell-free expression of a GPCR, CXCR4, and its direct embedding in diblock copolymer membranes. …”
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Transcending beauty by Lee, Eunice Jing Ting, Lee, Hannah Hui Ni, Tan, Katherine, Teo, Melissa Yee Tian

“…Transcending Beauty is a 23-minute documentary film about transgender women finding acceptance. …”
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Evaluating the ecotoxicity of agropesticides and environmental water contaminants using cell-line and zebrafish embryonic assays by Tan, Roy Zi Hao

“…The results showed that the pesticides tested exhibited acute lethality and sublethal effects on the model organisms tested, albeit some to a lesser extent than previously reported findings on single active compounds. Our findings also revealed challenges in using a single broad-spectrum solid-phase extraction method to retain pesticide analytes due to their chemical complexity. …”
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Analysis of hepatocyte antigen presentation and T cell/hepatocyte interaction in the context of hepatitis B virus Infection. by Noviani, Maria.

“…This study aimed to analyze strategies employed by HBV to evade host’s cellular immune response, which requires an interaction of T cell receptor (TCR) and major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I)/peptide complex for T cell activation. …”
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Critical analysis of the role of biodegradable polymeric scaffolds in differentiation of human embryonic stem cell into cardiomyocytes by Amritamayee Sahoo

“…Owing to the shortage of donors there has been a constant quest to find alternatives to organ transplant. Cell replacement therapy is a promising approach for the treatment of cardiac diseases, but is challenged by a limited supply of appropriate cells. …”
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A cross-scale framework for evaluating flexibility values of battery and fuel cell electric vehicles by Liu, Ruixue, He, Guannan, Wang, Xizhe, Mallapragada, Dharik, Zhao, Hongbo, Shao-Horn, Yang, Jiang, Benben

“…This article analyzed and compared the flexibility values of battery electric vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles for planning and operating interdependent electricity and hydrogen supply chains while considering battery degradation costs. …”
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Preparation and characterization of photo electrochemical cells based on nanostructured ZnO and multiwalled carbon nanotubes by Ayu, Aaron Alexander

“…The synthesis of the PEC cell with glass/FtO as base is done using Chemical Bath Deposition Technique. …”
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Characterization of progesterone receptor isoform-selective activities of progesterone receptor modulators in breast cancer cells. by Leo, Joyce Ching Li.

“…This study reveals the effects of progesterone receptor modulators (PRMs) mediated by PR isoforms in PR-transfected MDA-MB-231 cells. Through PR-A and PR-B, PRMs CP8668, AED and Dex-Mes exhibited progesterone agonist effect in which they induced cell spreading, focal adhesion, cell migration and inhibited cell cycle progression. …”
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B cell receptor repertoire kinetics after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination by Kotagiri, P, Mescia, F, Rae, WM, Bergamaschi, L, Tuong, ZK, Turner, L, Hunter, K, Gerber, PP, Hosmillo, M, Hess, C, Clatworthy, MR, Goodfellow, IG, Matheson, NJ, McKinney, EF, Wills, MR, Gupta, RK, Bradley, JR, Bashford-Rogers, RJM, Lyons, PA, Smith, KGC

“…B cells are important in immunity to both severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and vaccination, but B cell receptor (BCR) repertoire development in these contexts has not been compared. …”

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

“…Interestingly, it is found that the 0.1 µm PS-MPs can perturb redox homeostasis in NCM460 but not in Caco-2 cells. 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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