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102. Metasurface-stabilized optical microcavities
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Ossiander, Marcus, Meretska, Maryna Leonidivna, Rourke, Sarah, Spägele, Christina, Yin, Xinghui, Benea-Chelmus, Ileana-Cristina, and Capasso, Federico
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- 2023
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103. The importance of the interface for picosecond spin pumping in antiferromagnet-heavy metal heterostructures
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Kholid, Farhan Nur, Hamara, Dominik, Hamdan, Ahmad Faisal Bin, Nava Antonio, Guillermo, Bowen, Richard, Petit, Dorothée, Cowburn, Russell, Pisarev, Roman V., Bossini, Davide, Barker, Joseph, and Ciccarelli, Chiara
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- 2023
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104. Biodegradation of bio-sourced and synthetic organic electronic materials towards green organic electronics
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Clara Santato, Denis Rho, and Eduardo Di Mauro
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Indoles ,Microbial respiration ,Sulfide ,Polymers ,Electrical Equipment and Supplies ,Science ,General Physics and Astronomy ,02 engineering and technology ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Cuttlefish Ink ,Article ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Environmental impact ,Electronic devices ,Lolium ,Organometallic Compounds ,Animals ,Soil Pollutants ,Soil Microbiology ,Melanins ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Organic electronics ,Multidisciplinary ,Compost ,Composting ,Microbiota ,Decapodiformes ,Green Chemistry Technology ,General Chemistry ,Biodegradation ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Pulp and paper industry ,0104 chemical sciences ,Biodegradation, Environmental ,chemistry ,Seeds ,engineering ,0210 nano-technology ,Electronic materials ,Mesophile - Abstract
Ubiquitous use of electronic devices has led to an unprecedented increase in related waste as well as the worldwide depletion of reserves of key chemical elements required in their manufacturing. The use of biodegradable and abundant organic (carbon-based) electronic materials can contribute to alleviate the environmental impact of the electronic industry. The pigment eumelanin is a bio-sourced candidate for environmentally benign (green) organic electronics. The biodegradation of eumelanin extracted from cuttlefish ink is studied both at 25 °C (mesophilic conditions) and 58 °C (thermophilic conditions) following ASTM D5338 and comparatively evaluated with the biodegradation of two synthetic organic electronic materials, namely copper (II) phthalocyanine (Cu–Pc) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). Eumelanin biodegradation reaches 4.1% (25 °C) in 97 days and 37% (58 °C) in 98 days, and residual material is found to be without phytotoxic effects. The two synthetic materials, Cu–Pc and PPS, do not biodegrade; Cu–Pc brings about the inhibition of microbial respiration in the compost. PPS appears to be potentially phytotoxic. Finally, some considerations regarding the biodegradation test as well as the disambiguation of “biodegradability” and “bioresorbability” are highlighted., Waste build-up from organic electronic components is a major environmental issue; biodegradable electronic materials could be a solution to this. Here, the authors report on the biodegradation of bio-sourced and synthetic electronic materials in industrial compost at different temperatures.
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105. Multi-site integrated optical addressing of trapped ions.
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Kwon, Joonhyuk, Setzer, William J., Gehl, Michael, Karl, Nicholas, Van Der Wall, Jay, Law, Ryan, Blain, Matthew G., Stick, Daniel, and McGuinness, Hayden J.
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ION traps ,MULTIMODE waveguides ,OPTICAL waveguides ,ATOMIC clocks ,QUANTUM computers ,RABI oscillations ,OPTICAL interferometers ,MICHELSON interferometer - Abstract
One of the most effective ways to advance the performance of quantum computers and quantum sensors is to increase the number of qubits or quantum resources in the system. A major technical challenge that must be solved to realize this goal for trapped-ion systems is scaling the delivery of optical signals to many individual ions. In this paper we demonstrate an approach employing waveguides and multi-mode interferometer splitters to optically address multiple
171 Yb+ ions in a surface trap by delivering all wavelengths required for full qubit control. Measurements of hyperfine spectra and Rabi flopping were performed on the E2 clock transition, using integrated waveguides for delivering the light needed for Doppler cooling, state preparation, coherent operations, and detection. We describe the use of splitters to address multiple ions using a single optical input per wavelength and use them to demonstrate simultaneous Rabi flopping on two different transitions occurring at distinct trap sites. This work represents an important step towards the realization of scalable integrated photonics for atomic clocks and trapped-ion quantum information systems. A promising strategy for scaling trapped-ion-based quantum technologies is to use fully integrated optical waveguides to deliver light to numerous ions at multiple sites. Here, the authors. optically address three ions using on-chip waveguides to deliver three distinct wavelengths per ion, and perform Rabi flopping on each ion simultaneously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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106. A sparse quantized hopfield network for online-continual memory.
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Alonso, Nicholas and Krichmar, Jeffrey L.
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HOPFIELD networks ,ARTIFICIAL neural networks ,MACHINE learning ,EPISODIC memory ,NEUROPLASTICITY ,SYNAPSES - Abstract
An important difference between brains and deep neural networks is the way they learn. Nervous systems learn online where a stream of noisy data points are presented in a non-independent, identically distributed way. Further, synaptic plasticity in the brain depends only on information local to synapses. Deep networks, on the other hand, typically use non-local learning algorithms and are trained in an offline, non-noisy, independent, identically distributed setting. Understanding how neural networks learn under the same constraints as the brain is an open problem for neuroscience and neuromorphic computing. A standard approach to this problem has yet to be established. In this paper, we propose that discrete graphical models that learn via an online maximum a posteriori learning algorithm could provide such an approach. We implement this kind of model in a neural network called the Sparse Quantized Hopfield Network. We show our model outperforms state-of-the-art neural networks on associative memory tasks, outperforms these networks in online, continual settings, learns efficiently with noisy inputs, and is better than baselines on an episodic memory task. Brains and neuromorphic systems learn with local learning rules in online-continual learning scenarios. Designing neural networks that learn effectively under these conditions is challenging. The authors introduce a neural network that implements an effective, principled approach to local, online-continual learning on associative memory tasks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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107. Higher emissions scenarios lead to more extreme flooding in the United States.
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Kim, Hanbeen and Villarini, Gabriele
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CLIMATE change models ,WATER management ,FLOODS ,FLOOD risk - Abstract
Understanding projected changes in flooding across the contiguous United States (CONUS) helps increase our capability to adapt to and mitigate against this hazard. Here, we assess future changes in flooding across CONUS using outputs from 28 global climate models and four scenarios of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6. We find that CONUS is projected to experience an overall increase in flooding, especially under higher emission scenarios; there are subregional differences, with the Northeast and Southeast (Great Plains of the North and Southwest) showing higher tendency towards increasing (decreasing) flooding due to changes in flood processes at the seasonal scale. Moreover, even though trends may not be detected in the historical period, these projected future trends highlight the current needs for incorporating climate change in the future infrastructure designs and management of the water resources. This paper assesses future changes in flood magnitude across the conterminous United States based on multiple climate change scenarios. The results suggest that annual maximum peak discharge is projected to become more extreme under higher emission scenarios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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108. Cross-modality mapping using image varifolds to align tissue-scale atlases to molecular-scale measures with application to 2D brain sections.
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Stouffer, Kaitlin M., Trouvé, Alain, Younes, Laurent, Kunst, Michael, Ng, Lydia, Zeng, Hongkui, Anant, Manjari, Fan, Jean, Kim, Yongsoo, Chen, Xiaoyin, Rue, Mara, and Miller, Michael I.
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TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,TRANSCRIPTOMES ,THEORY of distributions (Functional analysis) ,RANDOM fields ,IMAGE representation - Abstract
This paper explicates a solution to building correspondences between molecular-scale transcriptomics and tissue-scale atlases. This problem arises in atlas construction and cross-specimen/technology alignment where specimens per emerging technology remain sparse and conventional image representations cannot efficiently model the high dimensions from subcellular detection of thousands of genes. We address these challenges by representing spatial transcriptomics data as generalized functions encoding position and high-dimensional feature (gene, cell type) identity. We map onto low-dimensional atlas ontologies by modeling regions as homogeneous random fields with unknown transcriptomic feature distribution. We solve simultaneously for the minimizing geodesic diffeomorphism of coordinates through LDDMM and for these latent feature densities. We map tissue-scale mouse brain atlases to gene-based and cell-based transcriptomics data from MERFISH and BARseq technologies and to histopathology and cross-species atlases to illustrate integration of diverse molecular and cellular datasets into a single coordinate system as a means of comparison and further atlas construction. Omics data's diversity and high-dimensionality challenge integration across technologies and with imaging. Here, authors introduce mapping method xIV-LDDMM that estimates geometric and feature transformations to integrate tissue-scale atlases with molecular and cellular-scale data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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109. Inkjet-printed optical interference filters.
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Jin, Qihao, Zhang, Qiaoshuang, Rainer, Christian, Hu, Hang, Chen, Junchi, Gehring, Tim, Dycke, Jan, Singh, Roja, Paetzold, Ulrich W., Hernández-Sosa, Gerardo, Kling, Rainer, and Lemmer, Uli
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INK ,LIGHT filters ,DEGREES of freedom ,OPTICAL interference ,SPECTRAL sensitivity ,ELECTROMAGNETIC wave propagation - Abstract
Optical interference filters (OIFs) are vital components for a wide range of optical and photonic systems. They are pivotal in controlling spectral transmission and reflection upon demand. OIFs rely on optical interference of the incident wave at multilayers, which are fabricated with nanometer precision. Here, we demonstrate that these requirements can be fulfilled by inkjet printing. This versatile technology offers a high degree of freedom in manufacturing, as well as cost-affordable and rapid-prototyping features from the micron to the meter scale. In this work, via rational ink design and formulation, OIFs were fully inkjet printed in ambient conditions. Longpass, shortpass, bandpass, and dichroic OIFs were fabricated, and precise control of the spectral response in OIFs was realized. Subsequently, customized lateral patterning of OIFs by inkjet printing was achieved. Furthermore, upscaling of the printed OIFs to A4 size (29.7 × 21.0 cm²) was demonstrated. Optical interference filters are multilayer structures for controlling the propagation of electromagnetic waves. Jin et al. have developed a method of via inkjet printing to fabricate optical interference filters with commercially relevant quality with remarkable A4 paper size (29.7 × 21.0 cm²) in ambient conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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110. A silicon photoanode protected with TiO2/stainless steel bilayer stack for solar seawater splitting.
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Zhao, Shixuan, Liu, Bin, Li, Kailang, Wang, Shujie, Zhang, Gong, Zhao, Zhi-Jian, Wang, Tuo, and Gong, Jinlong
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SEAWATER ,SEAWATER composition ,STAINLESS steel ,SEAWATER salinity ,STEEL - Abstract
Photoelectrochemical seawater splitting is a promising route for direct utilization of solar energy and abundant seawater resources for H
2 production. However, the complex salinity composition in seawater results in intractable challenges for photoelectrodes. This paper describes the fabrication of a bilayer stack consisting of stainless steel and TiO2 as a cocatalyst and protective layer for Si photoanode. The chromium-incorporated NiFe (oxy)hydroxide converted from stainless steel film serves as a protective cocatalyst for efficient oxygen evolution and retarding the adsorption of corrosive ions from seawater, while the TiO2 is capable of avoiding the plasma damage of the surface layer of Si photoanode during the sputtering of stainless steel catalysts. By implementing this approach, the TiO2 layer effectively shields the vulnerable semiconductor photoelectrode from the harsh plasma sputtering conditions in stainless steel coating, preventing surface damages. Finally, the Si photoanode with the bilayer stack inhibits the adsorption of chloride and realizes 167 h stability in chloride-containing alkaline electrolytes. Furthermore, this photoanode also demonstrates stable performance under alkaline natural seawater for over 50 h with an applied bias photon-to-current efficiency of 2.62%. Here, the authors report a Si photoanode coated with a TiO2 /stainless steel bilayer to inhibit chloride adsorption and facilitate stable alkaline seawater splitting for over 50 h with an applied bias photon-to-current efficiency of 2.62%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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111. Increase in concerns about climate change following climate strikes and civil disobedience in Germany.
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Brehm, Johannes and Gruhl, Henri
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CIVIL disobedience ,CONSCIOUSNESS raising ,PANEL analysis ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
Climate movements have gained momentum in recent years, aiming to create public awareness of the consequences of climate change through salient climate protests. This paper investigates whether concerns about climate change increase following demonstrative protests and confrontational acts of civil disobedience. Leveraging individual-level survey panel data from Germany, we exploit exogenous variations in the timing of climate protests relative to survey interview dates to compare climate change concerns in the days before and after a protest (N = 24,535). Following climate protests, we find increases in concerns about climate change by, on average, 1.2 percentage points. Further, we find no statistically significant evidence that concerns of any subpopulation decreased after climate protests. Lastly, the increase in concerns following protests is highest when concern levels before the protests are low. Climate movements aim to raise public awareness of climate change through protests, but their efficacy is debated. Here, the authors show that concerns about climate change increased in Germany after climate strikes and non-violent acts of civil disobedience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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112. High-throughput prediction of protein conformational distributions with subsampled AlphaFold2.
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Monteiro da Silva, Gabriel, Cui, Jennifer Y., Dalgarno, David C., Lisi, George P., and Rubenstein, Brenda M.
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GRANULOCYTE-macrophage colony-stimulating factor ,PROTEIN conformation ,PROTEIN structure prediction ,NUCLEAR magnetic resonance ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,SEQUENCE alignment - Abstract
This paper presents an innovative approach for predicting the relative populations of protein conformations using AlphaFold 2, an AI-powered method that has revolutionized biology by enabling the accurate prediction of protein structures. While AlphaFold 2 has shown exceptional accuracy and speed, it is designed to predict proteins' ground state conformations and is limited in its ability to predict conformational landscapes. Here, we demonstrate how AlphaFold 2 can directly predict the relative populations of different protein conformations by subsampling multiple sequence alignments. We tested our method against nuclear magnetic resonance experiments on two proteins with drastically different amounts of available sequence data, Abl1 kinase and the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and predicted changes in their relative state populations with more than 80% accuracy. Our subsampling approach worked best when used to qualitatively predict the effects of mutations or evolution on the conformational landscape and well-populated states of proteins. It thus offers a fast and cost-effective way to predict the relative populations of protein conformations at even single-point mutation resolution, making it a useful tool for pharmacology, analysis of experimental results, and predicting evolution. Protein dynamics, crucial for life, are difficult and expensive to predict. This study shows that AI-based structure prediction methods can be modified for rapidly predicting the conformational landscapes of proteins, with strong correlations with experimentally-measured relative state populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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113. Engineering biology and climate change mitigation: Policy considerations.
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Symons, Jonathan, Dixon, Thomas A., Dalziell, Jacqueline, Curach, Natalie, Paulsen, Ian T., Wiskich, Anthony, and Pretorius, Isak S.
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CLIMATE change mitigation ,BIOENGINEERING ,GOVERNMENT policy on climate change ,GREENHOUSE gases ,BIOLOGICAL systems ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
Engineering biology (EngBio) is a dynamic field that uses gene editing, synthesis, assembly, and engineering to design new or modified biological systems. EngBio applications could make a significant contribution to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, policy support will be needed if EngBio is to fulfil its climate mitigation potential. What form should such policies take, and what EngBio applications should they target? This paper reviews EngBio's potential climate contributions to assist policymakers shape regulations and target resources and, in so doing, to facilitate democratic deliberation on desirable futures. Engineering biology is a dynamic field that uses gene editing, synthesis, assembly, and engineering to design new or modified biological systems. Here the authors discuss the policy considerations and interventions needed to support a role for engineering biology in climate change mitigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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114. An analysis of the accuracy of retrospective birth location recall using sibling data.
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von Hinke, Stephanie and Vitt, Nicolai
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LOCATION data ,SIBLINGS ,BIRTH certificates ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,HOUSEHOLD moving - Abstract
Many surveys ask participants to retrospectively record their location of birth. This paper examines the accuracy of such data in the UK Biobank using a sample of full siblings. Comparison of reported birth locations for siblings with different age gaps allows us to estimate the probabilities of household moves and of misreported birth locations. Our first contribution is to show that there are inaccuracies in retrospective birth location data, showing a sizeable probability of misreporting, with 28% of birth coordinates, 16% of local districts and 6% of counties of birth being incorrectly reported. Our second contribution is to show that such error can lead to substantial attenuation bias when investigating the impacts of location-based exposures, especially when there is little spatial correlation and limited time variation in the exposure variable. Sibling fixed effect models are shown to be particularly vulnerable to the attenuation bias. Our third contribution is to highlight possible solutions to the attenuation bias and sensitivity analyses to the reporting error. Many surveys ask participants to retrospectively record their location of birth. Here, the authors find misreporting in retrospective birth location data in UK Biobank using data from siblings, which can lead to bias in estimates of the impact of location-based exposures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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115. Accounting for albedo change to identify climate-positive tree cover restoration.
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Hasler, Natalia, Williams, Christopher A., Denney, Vanessa Carrasco, Ellis, Peter W., Shrestha, Surendra, Terasaki Hart, Drew E., Wolff, Nicholas H., Yeo, Samantha, Crowther, Thomas W., Werden, Leland K., and Cook-Patton, Susan C.
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ALBEDO ,CLIMATE change ,SURFACE of the earth ,CLIMATE change mitigation ,GLOBAL warming - Abstract
Restoring tree cover changes albedo, which is the fraction of sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface. In most locations, these changes in albedo offset or even negate the carbon removal benefits with the latter leading to global warming. Previous efforts to quantify the global climate mitigation benefit of restoring tree cover have not accounted robustly for albedo given a lack of spatially explicit data. Here we produce maps that show that carbon-only estimates may be up to 81% too high. While dryland and boreal settings have especially severe albedo offsets, it is possible to find places that provide net-positive climate mitigation benefits in all biomes. We further find that on-the-ground projects are concentrated in these more climate-positive locations, but that the majority still face at least a 20% albedo offset. Thus, strategically deploying restoration of tree cover for maximum climate benefit requires accounting for albedo change and we provide the tools to do so. Restoring tree cover is a prominent climate solution but can cause global warming due to changes in albedo. This paper maps albedo and carbon changes from restoring tree cover to highlight where the greatest net climate benefits can be achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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116. Outcome differences by sex in oncology clinical trials.
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Kammula, Ashwin V., Schäffer, Alejandro A., Rajagopal, Padma Sheila, Kurzrock, Razelle, and Ruppin, Eytan
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SEX factors in disease ,CLINICAL trials ,NON-Hodgkin's lymphoma ,ONCOLOGY - Abstract
Identifying sex differences in outcomes and toxicity between males and females in oncology clinical trials is important and has also been mandated by National Institutes of Health policies. Here we analyze the Trialtrove database, finding that, strikingly, only 472/89,221 oncology clinical trials (0.5%) had curated post-treatment sex comparisons. Among 288 trials with comparisons of survival, outcome, or response, 16% report males having statistically significant better survival outcome or response, while 42% reported significantly better survival outcome or response for females. The strongest differences are in trials of EGFR inhibitors in lung cancer and rituximab in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (both favoring females). Among 44 trials with side effect comparisons, more trials report significantly lesser side effects in males (N = 22) than in females (N = 13). Thus, while statistical comparisons between sexes in oncology trials are rarely reported, important differences in outcome and toxicity exist. These considerable outcome and toxicity differences highlight the need for reporting sex differences more thoroughly going forward. The role of sex differences in response to cancer therapy remains unclear but this could be improved by reporting sex comparisons of outcomes in clinical trials. Here, the authors characterise the sex outcome comparisons in 89,221 interventional trials, finding that while comparisons were rare, important insights could be obtained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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117. Fast Human Motion reconstruction from sparse inertial measurement units considering the human shape.
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Xiao, Xuan, Wang, Jianjian, Feng, Pingfa, Gong, Ao, Zhang, Xiangyu, and Zhang, Jianfu
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Inertial Measurement Unit-based methods have great potential in capturing motion in large-scale and complex environments with many people. Sparse Inertial Measurement Unit-based methods have more research value due to their simplicity and flexibility. However, improving the computational efficiency and reducing latency in such methods are challenging. In this paper, we propose Fast Inertial Poser, which is a full body motion estimation deep neural network based on 6 inertial measurement units considering body parameters. We design a network architecture based on recurrent neural networks according to the kinematics tree. This method introduces human body shape information by the causality of observations and eliminates the dependence on future frames. During the estimation of joint positions, the upper body and lower body are estimated using separate network modules independently. Then the joint rotation is obtained through a well-designed single-frame kinematics inverse solver. Experiments show that the method can greatly improve the inference speed and reduce the latency while ensuring the reconstruction accuracy compared with previous methods. Fast Inertial Poser runs at 65 fps with 15 ms latency on an embedded computer, demonstrating the efficiency of the model.Inertial Measurement Units-based motion capture effective application in large scale and complex environments depends on improved efficiency and reduced latency. Here, authors propose a full body motion estimation deep neural network based on 6 IMUs, which runs at 65 fps with 15 ms latency on an embedded computer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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118. Capturing ion trapping and detrapping dynamics in electrochromic thin films.
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Zhang, Renfu, Zhou, Qinqi, Huang, Siyuan, Zhang, Yiwen, and Wen, Rui-Tao
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ION traps ,THIN films ,OXIDE coating ,ELECTROCHROMIC substances ,ELECTROCHROMIC devices ,POLARONS - Abstract
Ion trapping has been found to be responsible for the performance degradation in electrochromic oxide thin films, and a detrapping procedure was proved to be effective to rejuvenate the degraded films. Despite of the studies on ion trapping and detrapping, its dynamics remain largely unknown. Moreover, coloration mechanisms of electrochromic oxides are also far from clear, limiting the development of superior devices. Here, we visualize ion trapping and detrapping dynamics in a model electrochromic material, amorphous WO
3 . Specifically, formation of orthorhombic Li2 WO4 during long-term cycling accounts for the origin of shallow traps. Deep traps are multiple-step-determined, composed of mixed W4+ -Li2 WO4 , amorphous Li2 WO4 and W4+ -Li2 O. The non-decomposable W4+ -Li2 WO4 couple is the origin of the irreversible traps. Furthermore, we demonstrate that, besides the typical small polaron hopping between W5+ ↔ W6+ sites, bipolaron hopping between W4+ ↔ W6+ sites gives rise to optical absorption in the short-wavelength region. Overall, we provide a general picture of electrochromism based on polaron hopping. Ion trapping and detrapping were demonstrated to also prevail in other cathodic electrochromic oxides. This work not only provides the ion trapping and detrapping dynamics of WO3 , but also open avenues to study other cathodic electrochromic oxides and develop superior electrochromic devices with great durability. Ion trapping has been found to be responsible for the performance degradation in electrochromic oxide thin films. This paper visualizes ion trapping and detrapping dynamics, and provides a general picture of electrochromism in amorphous WO3 . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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119. Intranational synergies and trade-offs reveal common and differentiated priorities of sustainable development goals in China.
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Xing, Qiang, Wu, Chaoyang, Chen, Fang, Liu, Jianguo, Pradhan, Prajal, Bryan, Brett A., Schaubroeck, Thomas, Carrasco, L. Roman, Gonsamo, Alemu, Li, Yunkai, Chen, Xiuzhi, Deng, Xiangzheng, Albanese, Andrea, Li, Yingjie, and Xu, Zhenci
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PROVINCIAL governments ,GOVERNMENT policy ,NATIONAL interest ,GENDER inequality ,CLIMATE change ,SUSTAINABLE development - Abstract
Accelerating efforts for the Sustainable Development Goals requires understanding their synergies and trade-offs at the national and sub-national levels, which will help identify the key hurdles and opportunities to prioritize them in an indivisible manner for a country. Here, we present the importance of the 17 goals through synergy and trade-off networks. Our results reveal that 19 provinces show the highest trade-offs in SDG13 (Combating Climate Change) or SDG5 (Gender Equality) consistent with the national level, with other 12 provinces varying. 24 provinces show the highest synergies in SDG1 (No Poverty) or SDG6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) consistent with the national level, with the remaining 7 provinces varying. These common but differentiated SDG priorities reflect that to ensure a coordinated national response, China should pay more attention to the provincial situation, so that provincial governments can formulate more targeted policies in line with their own priorities towards accelerating sustainable development. The paper reveals areas of common and differentiated SDG priority at the national and subnational levels in China considering synergy and trade-off. The findings suggest that provincial governments should formulate more targeted policy aligning with national priority to achieve SDGs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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120. Understanding the infection severity and epidemiological characteristics of mpox in the UK.
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Ward, Thomas, Overton, Christopher E., Paton, Robert S., Christie, Rachel, Cumming, Fergus, and Fyles, Martyn
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In May 2022, individuals infected with the monkeypox virus were detected in the UK without clear travel links to endemic areas. Understanding the clinical characteristics and infection severity of mpox is necessary for effective public health policy. The study period of this paper, from the 1
st June 2022 to 30th September 2022, included 3,375 individuals that tested positive for the monkeypox virus. The posterior mean times from infection to hospital admission and length of hospital stay were 14.89 days (95% Credible Intervals (CrI): 13.60, 16.32) and 7.07 days (95% CrI: 6.07, 8.23), respectively. We estimated the modelled Infection Hospitalisation Risk to be 4.13% (95% CrI: 3.04, 5.02), compared to the overall sample Case Hospitalisation Risk (CHR) of 5.10% (95% CrI: 4.38, 5.86). The overall sample CHR was estimated to be 17.86% (95% CrI: 6.06, 33.11) for females and 4.99% (95% CrI: 4.27, 5.75) for males. A notable difference was observed between the CHRs that were estimated for each sex, which may be indicative of increased infection severity in females or a considerably lower infection ascertainment rate. It was estimated that 74.65% (95% CrI: 55.78, 86.85) of infections with the monkeypox virus in the UK were captured over the outbreak.Mpox cases without known travel links to endemic countries began to be detected in the UK in mid-2022. In this study, the authors characterise the severity of mpox cases in the UK and estimate the overall infection hospitalisation risk at ~4%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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121. Two decades of neuroscience publication trends in Africa
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Maina, M. B., Ahmad, U., Ibrahim, H. A., Hamidu, S. K., Nasr, F. E., Salihu, A. T., Abushouk, A. I., Abdurrazak, M., Awadelkareem, M. A., Amin, A., Imam, A., Akinrinade, I. D., Yakubu, A. H., Azeez, I. A., Mohammed, Y. G., Adamu, A. A., Ibrahim, H. B., Bukar, A. M., Yaro, A. U., Goni, B. W., Prieto-Godino, L. L., and Baden, T.
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122. Reply to: Potential contribution of PEP carboxykinase-dependent malate dismutation to the hypoxia response in C. elegans.
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Vora, Mehul, Pyonteck, Stephanie M., Popovitchenko, Tatiana, Matlack, Tarmie L., Prashar, Aparna, Kane, Nanci S., Favate, John, Shah, Premal, and Rongo, Christopher
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CAENORHABDITIS elegans ,HYPOXEMIA ,PYRUVATE dehydrogenase kinase ,OXYGEN consumption ,DECIDUA ,HYPOXIA-inducible factor 1 ,ALTERNATIVE RNA splicing - Abstract
One well established HIF functional target from mammalian studies is pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK1), as upregulation of PDK1 by HIF reduces flux through the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) and promotes anaerobic ATP generation by glycolysis[3]. B replying to b R. Comas-Ghierra et al. I Nature Communications i https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39510-5 (2023) In a recent paper, we showed that the hypoxia response (HR) pathway promotes gluconeogenesis in I Caenorhabditis elegans i through upregulation of PCK-1, a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK)[1]. In summary, we agree with Comas-Ghierra et al. that malate dismutation is an additional important adaptation to hypoxia, but we want to highlight that the specific environmental and developmental context of HIF activation dictates the specific hypoxia response. Malate dehydrogenase, which is also upregulated by HIF-1, converts oxaloacetate into malate, which can enter the mitochondria to be converted to fumarate in the first step of malate dismutation. [Extracted from the article]
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123. Electricity consumption variation versus economic structure during COVID-19 on metropolitan statistical areas in the US.
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Wang, Jinning, Li, Fangxing, Cui, Hantao, Shi, Qingxin, and Mingee, Trey
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STANDARD metropolitan statistical areas ,ELECTRIC power consumption ,ECONOMIC structure ,COVID-19 ,SARS-CoV-2 - Abstract
The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has resulted in changes in productivity and daily life patterns, and as a result electricity consumption (EC) has also shifted. In this paper, we construct estimates of EC changes at the metropolitan level across the continental U.S., including total EC and residential EC during the initial two months of the pandemic. The total and residential data on the state level were broken down into the county level, and then metropolitan level EC estimates were aggregated from the counties included in each metropolitan statistical area (MSA). This work shows that the reduction in total EC is related to the shares of certain industries in an MSA, whereas regardless of the incidence level or economic structure, the residential sector shows a trend of increasing EC across the continental U.S. Since the MSAs account for 86% of the total population and 87% of the total EC of the continental U.S., the analytical result in this paper can provide important guidelines for future social-economic crises. In this paper the authors construct estimates of electricity consumption changes at the metropolitan level across the continental U.S., during the initial two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating variations in electricity consumption patterns based on several factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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124. The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance.
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AlShebli, Bedoor, Makovi, Kinga, and Rahwan, Talal
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MENTORING ,WOMEN in science ,COOPERATIVE research ,STATISTICAL sampling - Abstract
We study mentorship in scientific collaborations, where a junior scientist is supported by potentially multiple senior collaborators, without them necessarily having formal supervisory roles. We identify 3 million mentor–protégé pairs and survey a random sample, verifying that their relationship involved some form of mentorship. We find that mentorship quality predicts the scientific impact of the papers written by protégés post mentorship without their mentors. We also find that increasing the proportion of female mentors is associated not only with a reduction in post-mentorship impact of female protégés, but also a reduction in the gain of female mentors. While current diversity policies encourage same-gender mentorships to retain women in academia, our findings raise the possibility that opposite-gender mentorship may actually increase the impact of women who pursue a scientific career. These findings add a new perspective to the policy debate on how to best elevate the status of women in science. Here, the authors study mentorship in scientific collaborations, and find that mentorship quality predicts the scientific impact of protégés post mentorship. Moreover, female protégés collaborating with male mentors become more impactful post mentorship than those who collaborate with female mentors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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125. Hydrophobic carbon dots with blue dispersed emission and red aggregation-induced emission
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Haiyao Yang, Bingfu Lei, Jianle Zhuang, Xuejie Zhang, Zhouyi Guo, Yingliang Liu, Zhiming Liu, and Chaofan Hu
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0301 basic medicine ,Materials science ,Science ,Stacking ,General Physics and Astronomy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Photochemistry ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Article ,Nanomaterials ,Hydrophobic effect ,03 medical and health sciences ,lcsh:Science ,Multidisciplinary ,Filter paper ,Quantum dots ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Fluorescence ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,Intramolecular force ,Optical materials ,lcsh:Q ,0210 nano-technology ,Luminescence ,Carbon - Abstract
Carbon dots (CDs) have been studied for years as one of the most promising fluorescent nanomaterials. However, CDs with red or solid-state fluorescence are rarely reported. Herein, through a one-pot solvothermal treatment, hydrophobic CDs (H-CDs) with blue dispersed emission and red aggregation-induced emission are obtained. When water is introduced, the hydrophobic interaction leads to aggregation of the H-CDs. The formation of H-CD clusters induces the turning off of the blue emission, as the carbonized cores suffer from π-π stacking interactions, and the turning on of the red fluorescence, due to restriction of the surfaces’ intramolecular rotation around disulfide bonds, which conforms to the aggregation-induced-emission phenomenon. This on-off fluorescence of the H-CDs is reversible when the H-CD powder is completely dissolved. Moreover, the H-CD solution dispersed in filter paper is nearly colorless. Finally, we develop a reversible two switch-mode luminescence ink for advanced anti-counterfeiting and dual-encryption., Carbon dots that display long-wavelength and multicolor emission are desirable for biological and anti-counterfeiting applications. Here, the authors design hydrophobic carbon dots with reversible two-mode fluorescence, which exhibit blue emission when dissolved in solution, and red solid-state fluorescence when aggregated.
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- 2019
126. Increasing trend of scientists to switch between topics.
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Zeng, An, Zhou, Jianlin, Fan, Ying, Di, Zengru, Wang, Yougui, Shen, Zhesi, Stanley, H. Eugene, and Havlin, Shlomo
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SCIENTISTS ,ANATOMISTS ,BIOLOGISTS ,CHEMISTS ,ECOLOGISTS - Abstract
Despite persistent efforts in understanding the creativity of scientists over different career stages, little is known about the underlying dynamics of research topic switching that drives innovation. Here, we analyze the publication records of individual scientists, aiming to quantify their topic switching dynamics and its influence. We find that the co-citing network of papers of a scientist exhibits a clear community structure where each major community represents a research topic. Our analysis suggests that scientists have a narrow distribution of number of topics. However, researchers nowadays switch more frequently between topics than those in the early days. We also find that high switching probability in early career is associated with low overall productivity, yet with high overall productivity in latter career. Interestingly, the average citation per paper, however, is in all career stages negatively correlated with the switching probability. We propose a model that can explain the main observed features. How does a scientist's tendency to explore a variety of topics affect their career? Here, the authors analyze scientific publication data to understand how often scientists switch topics, how topic switching has changed over time, and how it relates to research productivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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127. Electricity generation from digitally printed cyanobacteria
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Marin Sawa, Andrea Fantuzzi, Paolo Bombelli, Christopher J. Howe, Klaus Hellgardt, Peter J. Nixon, Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC), Howe, Christopher [0000-0002-6975-8640], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
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DEVICES ,Bioelectric Energy Sources ,Science ,Cyanobacteria ,Article ,ENERGY ,ALGAE ,Electricity ,BIOSENSOR ,Photosynthesis ,lcsh:Science ,Science & Technology ,Nanotubes, Carbon ,Synechocystis ,Equipment Design ,BIOELECTRICITY ,ARRAYS ,Multidisciplinary Sciences ,PAPER ,PATTERNS ,Science & Technology - Other Topics ,MICROBIAL FUEL-CELLS ,Feasibility Studies ,Printing ,lcsh:Q ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Microbial biophotovoltaic cells exploit the ability of cyanobacteria and microalgae to convert light energy into electrical current using water as the source of electrons. Such bioelectrochemical systems have a clear advantage over more conventional microbial fuel cells which require the input of organic carbon for microbial growth. However, innovative approaches are needed to address scale-up issues associated with the fabrication of the inorganic (electrodes) and biological (microbe) parts of the biophotovoltaic device. Here we demonstrate the feasibility of using a simple commercial inkjet printer to fabricate a thin-film paper-based biophotovoltaic cell consisting of a layer of cyanobacterial cells on top of a carbon nanotube conducting surface. We show that these printed cyanobacteria are capable of generating a sustained electrical current both in the dark (as a ‘solar bio-battery’) and in response to light (as a ‘bio-solar-panel’) with potential applications in low-power devices., Cyanobacteria can be exploited to convert light energy into electrical current, however utilising them efficiently for power generation is a challenge. Here, the authors use a simple commercial inkjet printer to fabricate a thin-film paper-based biophotovoltaic cell capable of driving low-power devices.
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128. Electricity-powered artificial root nodule
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Xun Guan, Chong Liu, and Shengtao Lu
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Root nodule ,Microorganism ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Biomass ,02 engineering and technology ,01 natural sciences ,7. Clean energy ,Electricity ,Theoretical ,Models ,Electrochemistry ,lcsh:Science ,Multidisciplinary ,food and beverages ,Nitrogen Cycle ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Pulp and paper industry ,Renewable energy ,Nitrogen fixation ,Root Nodules ,Fertilizer ,0210 nano-technology ,Root Nodules, Plant ,Symbiotic bacteria ,Materials science ,Nitrogen ,Science ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Article ,Catalysis ,Affordable and Clean Energy ,Ammonia ,Nitrogen Fixation ,Fertilizers ,Symbiosis ,Nitrogen cycle ,business.industry ,General Chemistry ,Plant ,Models, Theoretical ,0104 chemical sciences ,Climate Action ,13. Climate action ,engineering ,Materials chemistry ,lcsh:Q ,business - Abstract
Root nodules are agricultural-important symbiotic plant-microbe composites in which microorganisms receive energy from plants and reduce dinitrogen (N2) into fertilizers. Mimicking root nodules using artificial devices can enable renewable energy-driven fertilizer production. This task is challenging due to the necessity of a microscopic dioxygen (O2) concentration gradient, which reconciles anaerobic N2 fixation with O2-rich atmosphere. Here we report our designed electricity-powered biological|inorganic hybrid system that possesses the function of root nodules. We construct silicon-based microwire array electrodes and replicate the O2 gradient of root nodules in the array. The wire array compatibly accommodates N2-fixing symbiotic bacteria, which receive energy and reducing equivalents from inorganic catalysts on microwires, and fix N2 in the air into biomass and free ammonia. A N2 reduction rate up to 6.5 mg N2 per gram dry biomass per hour is observed in the device, about two orders of magnitude higher than the natural counterparts., Root nodules are of key importance in nitrogen fixation. Here, the authors report on an electrically powered artificial root nodule for nitrogen fixation made from silicon-based microwires which can accommodate nitrogen fixing symbiotic bacteria for fixing nitrogen into biomass and free ammonia.
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- 2020
129. Transforming biorefinery designs with ‘Plug-In Processes of Lignin’ to enable economic waste valorization
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Renata Bura, Zhi-Hua Liu, Chang Dou, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Bin Yang, Bruce E. Dale, Yun-Yan Wang, Naijia Hao, Joshua S. Yuan, Rongchun Shen, Furong Lin, and David B. Hodge
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0301 basic medicine ,Bioconversion ,Science ,Carbohydrates ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Bioengineering ,01 natural sciences ,Lignin ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Industrial Microbiology ,Chemical engineering ,Capital cost ,Total capital ,Multidisciplinary ,010405 organic chemistry ,Pseudomonas putida ,Hydrolysis ,Polyhydroxyalkanoates ,General Chemistry ,Carbohydrate chemistry ,Biorefinery ,Pulp and paper industry ,Carbon ,0104 chemical sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,Cellulosic ethanol ,Environmental science ,Microbiology techniques - Abstract
Biological lignin valorization has emerged as a major solution for sustainable and cost-effective biorefineries. However, current biorefineries yield lignin with inadequate fractionation for bioconversion, yet substantial changes of these biorefinery designs to focus on lignin could jeopardize carbohydrate efficiency and increase capital costs. We resolve the dilemma by designing ‘plug-in processes of lignin’ with the integration of leading pretreatment technologies. Substantial improvement of lignin bioconversion and synergistic enhancement of carbohydrate processing are achieved by solubilizing lignin via lowering molecular weight and increasing hydrophilic groups, addressing the dilemma of lignin- or carbohydrate-first scenarios. The plug-in processes of lignin could enable minimum polyhydroxyalkanoate selling price at as low as $6.18/kg. The results highlight the potential to achieve commercial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates as a co-product of cellulosic ethanol. Here, we show that the plug-in processes of lignin could transform biorefinery design toward sustainability by promoting carbon efficiency and optimizing the total capital cost., The current biorefineries yield lignin with inadequate fractionation for bioconversion, yet substantial changes of these biorefinery designs could jeopardize carbohydrate efficiency and increase capital costs. Here the authors resolve the dilemma by designing ‘plug-in processes of lignin’ to enable economic waste valorization.
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- 2021
130. Observation of geometric phase effect through backward angular oscillations in the H + HD → H2 + D reaction.
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Li, Shihao, Huang, Jiayu, Lu, Zhibing, Shu, Yiyang, Chen, Wentao, Yuan, Daofu, Wang, Tao, Fu, Bina, Zhang, Zhaojun, Wang, Xingan, Zhang, Dong H., and Yang, Xueming
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GEOMETRIC quantum phases ,QUANTUM theory ,QUANTUM interference ,EXCHANGE reactions ,OSCILLATIONS - Abstract
Quantum interference between reaction pathways around a conical intersection (CI) is an ultrasensitive probe of detailed chemical reaction dynamics. Yet, for the hydrogen exchange reaction, the difference between contributions of the two reaction pathways increases substantially as the energy decreases, making the experimental observation of interference features at low energy exceedingly challenging. We report in this paper a combined experimental and theoretical study on the H + HD → H
2 + D reaction at the collision energy of 1.72 eV. Although the roaming insertion pathway constitutes only a small fraction (0.088%) of the overall contribution, angular oscillatory patterns arising from the interference of reaction pathways were clearly observed in the backward scattering direction, providing direct evidence of the geometric phase effect at an energy of 0.81 eV below the CI. Furthermore, theoretical analysis reveals that the backward interference patterns are mainly contributed by two distinct groups of partial waves (J ~ 10 and J ~ 19). The well-separated partial waves and the geometric phase collectively influence the quantum reaction dynamics. In a combined experimental and theoretical study of the H + HD → H2 + D reaction at low collision energy (1.72 eV), the authors obtain detailed information on the quantum reaction dynamics surrounding a conical intersection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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131. Nonlinear spin-orbit coupling in optical thin films.
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de Ceglia, Domenico, Coudrat, Laure, Roland, Iännis, Vincenti, Maria Antonietta, Scalora, Michael, Tanos, Rana, Claudon, Julien, Gérard, Jean-Michel, Degiron, Aloyse, Leo, Giuseppe, and De Angelis, Costantino
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Tunable generation of vortex beams holds relevance in various fields, including communications and sensing. In this paper, we demonstrate the feasibility of nonlinear spin-orbit interactions in thin films of materials with second-order nonlinear susceptibility. Remarkably, the nonlinear tensor can mix the longitudinal and transverse components of the pump field. We observe experimentally our theoretical predictions in the process of second-harmonic generation from a thin film of aluminum gallium arsenide, a material platform widely spread for its role in the advancement of active, nonlinear, and quantum photonic devices. In particular, we prove that a nonlinear thin film can be used to produce vector vortex beams of second-harmonic light when excited by circularly-polarized Gaussian beams.Spin-orbit interaction, and the associated phenomena, is commonly observed in crystalline structure pumped with circularly polarised beam. Here, the authors showed that this is not the case, and used nonlinear thin film to produce vortex beams of second-harmonic light. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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132. Self-supervised dynamic learning for long-term high-fidelity image transmission through unstabilized diffusive media.
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Li, Ziwei, Zhou, Wei, Zhou, Zhanhong, Zhang, Shuqi, Shi, Jianyang, Shen, Chao, Zhang, Junwen, Chi, Nan, and Dai, Qionghai
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IMAGE transmission ,LIGHT propagation ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,OPTICAL communications ,SHORT-term memory ,IMAGE stabilization ,SUPERVISED learning - Abstract
Multimode fiber (MMF) which supports parallel transmission of spatially distributed information is a promising platform for remote imaging and capacity-enhanced optical communication. However, the variability of the scattering MMF channel poses a challenge for achieving long-term accurate transmission over long distances, of which static optical propagation modeling with calibrated transmission matrix or data-driven learning will inevitably degenerate. In this paper, we present a self-supervised dynamic learning approach that achieves long-term, high-fidelity transmission of arbitrary optical fields through unstabilized MMFs. Multiple networks carrying both long- and short-term memory of the propagation model variations are adaptively updated and ensembled to achieve robust image recovery. We demonstrate >99.9% accuracy in the transmission of 1024 spatial degree-of-freedom over 1 km length MMFs lasting over 1000 seconds. The long-term high-fidelity capability enables compressive encoded transfer of high-resolution video with orders of throughput enhancement, offering insights for artificial intelligence promoted diffusive spatial transmission in practical applications. This work introduces a cutting-edge technique to overcome dynamic scattering challenges in long-distance multimode fiber transmission, achieving >99.9% accuracy for 1024 modes over 1 km, hence promises applications in diverse scattering scenarios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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133. A compressive hyperspectral video imaging system using a single-pixel detector.
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Xu, Yibo, Lu, Liyang, Saragadam, Vishwanath, and Kelly, Kevin F.
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HYPERSPECTRAL imaging systems ,PIXELS ,SPECTRAL imaging ,DEEP learning ,VIDEO recording ,DETECTORS ,GRAYSCALE model - Abstract
Capturing fine spatial, spectral, and temporal information of the scene is highly desirable in many applications. However, recording data of such high dimensionality requires significant transmission bandwidth. Current computational imaging methods can partially address this challenge but are still limited in reducing input data throughput. In this paper, we report a video-rate hyperspectral imager based on a single-pixel photodetector which can achieve high-throughput hyperspectral video recording at a low bandwidth. We leverage the insight that 4-dimensional (4D) hyperspectral videos are considerably more compressible than 2D grayscale images. We propose a joint spatial-spectral capturing scheme encoding the scene into highly compressed measurements and obtaining temporal correlation at the same time. Furthermore, we propose a reconstruction method relying on a signal sparsity model in 4D space and a deep learning reconstruction approach greatly accelerating reconstruction. We demonstrate reconstruction of 128 × 128 hyperspectral images with 64 spectral bands at more than 4 frames per second offering a 900× data throughput compared to conventional imaging, which we believe is a first-of-its kind of a single-pixel-based hyperspectral imager. The authors showcase a video-rate hyperspectral imager based on a single-pixel photodetector that can achieve high-throughput hyperspectral video recording at a low bandwidth. Specifically, they propose a joint spatial-spectral encoding scheme which can encode the scene into highly compressed single-pixel measurements and obtain temporal correlation at the same time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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134. Structured information extraction from scientific text with large language models.
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Dagdelen, John, Dunn, Alexander, Lee, Sanghoon, Walker, Nicholas, Rosen, Andrew S., Ceder, Gerbrand, Persson, Kristin A., and Jain, Anubhav
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LANGUAGE models ,MACHINE learning ,DATA mining ,SCIENTIFIC knowledge ,GENERATIVE pre-trained transformers ,TEXT recognition - Abstract
Extracting structured knowledge from scientific text remains a challenging task for machine learning models. Here, we present a simple approach to joint named entity recognition and relation extraction and demonstrate how pretrained large language models (GPT-3, Llama-2) can be fine-tuned to extract useful records of complex scientific knowledge. We test three representative tasks in materials chemistry: linking dopants and host materials, cataloging metal-organic frameworks, and general composition/phase/morphology/application information extraction. Records are extracted from single sentences or entire paragraphs, and the output can be returned as simple English sentences or a more structured format such as a list of JSON objects. This approach represents a simple, accessible, and highly flexible route to obtaining large databases of structured specialized scientific knowledge extracted from research papers. Extracting scientific data from published research is a complex task required specialised tools. Here the authors present a scheme based on large language models to automatise the retrieval of information from text in a flexible and accessible manner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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135. Higher order gaps in the renormalized band structure of doubly aligned hBN/bilayer graphene moiré superlattice.
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Jat, Mohit Kumar, Tiwari, Priya, Bajaj, Robin, Shitut, Ishita, Mandal, Shinjan, Watanabe, Kenji, Taniguchi, Takashi, Krishnamurthy, H. R., Jain, Manish, and Bid, Aveek
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This paper presents our findings on the recursive band gap engineering of chiral fermions in bilayer graphene doubly aligned with hBN. Using two interfering moiré potentials, we generate a supermoiré pattern that renormalizes the electronic bands of the pristine bilayer graphene, resulting in higher order fractal gaps even at very low energies. These Bragg gaps can be mapped using a unique linear combination of periodic areas within the system. To validate our findings, we use electronic transport measurements to identify the position of these gaps as a function of the carrier density. We establish their agreement with the predicted carrier densities and corresponding quantum numbers obtained using the continuum model. Our study provides strong evidence of the quantization of the momentum-space area of quasi-Brillouin zones in a minimally incommensurate lattice. It fills important gaps in the understanding of band structure engineering of Dirac fermions with a doubly periodic superlattice spinor potential.In moiré superlattices, a multitude of higher order Bragg gaps and van Hove singularities emerges as the band structure renormalizes. Here, the authors map these gaps uniquely to the recently predicted topological Bragg indices of the underlying supermoiré lattice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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136. SQM2.20: Semiempirical quantum-mechanical scoring function yields DFT-quality protein–ligand binding affinity predictions in minutes.
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Pecina, Adam, Fanfrlík, Jindřich, Lepšík, Martin, and Řezáč, Jan
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COMPUTER-assisted drug design ,ENERGY consumption ,FORECASTING ,CRYSTAL structure ,COMPUTATIONAL physics - Abstract
Accurate estimation of protein–ligand binding affinity is the cornerstone of computer-aided drug design. We present a universal physics-based scoring function, named SQM2.20, addressing key terms of binding free energy using semiempirical quantum-mechanical computational methods. SQM2.20 incorporates the latest methodological advances while remaining computationally efficient even for systems with thousands of atoms. To validate it rigorously, we have compiled and made available the PL-REX benchmark dataset consisting of high-resolution crystal structures and reliable experimental affinities for ten diverse protein targets. Comparative assessments demonstrate that SQM2.20 outperforms other scoring methods and reaches a level of accuracy similar to much more expensive DFT calculations. In the PL-REX dataset, it achieves excellent correlation with experimental data (average R
2 = 0.69) and exhibits consistent performance across all targets. In contrast to DFT, SQM2.20 provides affinity predictions in minutes, making it suitable for practical applications in hit identification or lead optimization. The paper presents the universal QM-based scoring function that accurately and rapidly predicts protein-ligand binding affinities, outperforming current computational tools. This is demonstrated on the PL-REX experimental benchmark dataset. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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137. Atomic-scale manipulation of polar domain boundaries in monolayer ferroelectric In2Se3.
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Zhang, Fan, Wang, Zhe, Liu, Lixuan, Nie, Anmin, Li, Yanxing, Gong, Yongji, Zhu, Wenguang, and Tao, Chenggang
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SCANNING tunneling microscopy ,FERROELECTRIC materials ,FERROELECTRIC polymers ,DENSITY functional theory ,MONOMOLECULAR films ,ELECTRIC fields ,FERROELECTRIC thin films - Abstract
Domain boundaries have been intensively investigated in bulk ferroelectric materials and two-dimensional materials. Many methods such as electrical, mechanical and optical approaches have been utilized to probe and manipulate domain boundaries. So far most research focuses on the initial and final states of domain boundaries before and after manipulation, while the microscopic understanding of the evolution of domain boundaries remains elusive. In this paper, we report controllable manipulation of the domain boundaries in two-dimensional ferroelectric In
2 Se3 with atomic precision using scanning tunneling microscopy. We show that the movements of the domain boundaries can be driven by the electric field from a scanning tunneling microscope tip and proceed by the collective shifting of atoms at the domain boundaries. Our density functional theory calculations reveal the energy path and evolution of the domain boundary movement. The results provide deep insight into domain boundaries in two-dimensional ferroelectric materials and will inspire inventive applications of these materials. Here, the authors realize controllable manipulation of polar domain boundaries in a two-dimensional ferroelectric material In2 Se3 . It reveals the origin of distinct behaviors for different domain boundaries in combination with density functional theory calculations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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138. Quantifying coastal freshwater extremes during unprecedented rainfall using long timeseries multi-platform salinity observations.
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Malan, Neil, Roughan, Moninya, Hemming, Michael, and Ingleton, Tim
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During 2022, extreme rainfall occurred across southeast Australia, making it the wettest year on record. The oceanic impact of extreme rainfall events in normally ‘dry’ regions is not well understood, as their effects are challenging to observe. Here, we use unique multi-platform timeseries and spatial data from 36 autonomous ocean glider missions over 13 years, and we define an extreme salinity threshold inshore of the East Australian Current. We show that the freshwater plume extended fivefold further than previously thought. The compound effect of multiple large rainfall events resulted in a newly observed stratification (‘double-stacking’) dynamic, with the stratification being largely controlled by salinity. Extreme salinity events are known to be important for species composition of local fisheries as well as detrimental for coastal water quality. Such events and their impacts may become more common as extreme rainfall events are projected to become more frequent in a changing climate. Hence, comprehensive observing strategies facilitating identification of salinity extremes are essential.In 2022, record rainfall in Australia impacted coastal salinity and circulation. In this paper, the authors used ocean gliders to track extreme low salinity conditions that lasted months and extended over 70 km offshore. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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139. High-speed and energy-efficient non-volatile silicon photonic memory based on heterogeneously integrated memresonator.
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Tossoun, Bassem, Liang, Di, Cheung, Stanley, Fang, Zhuoran, Sheng, Xia, Strachan, John Paul, and Beausoleil, Raymond G.
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ARTIFICIAL neural networks ,PHASE shifters ,QUANTUM computing ,SILICON ,INTEGRATED circuits ,OPTOELECTRONIC devices ,PASSIVE components - Abstract
Recently, interest in programmable photonics integrated circuits has grown as a potential hardware framework for deep neural networks, quantum computing, and field programmable arrays (FPGAs). However, these circuits are constrained by the limited tuning speed and large power consumption of the phase shifters used. In this paper, we introduce the memresonator, a metal-oxide memristor heterogeneously integrated with a microring resonator, as a non-volatile silicon photonic phase shifter. These devices are capable of retention times of 12 hours, switching voltages lower than 5 V, and an endurance of 1000 switching cycles. Also, these memresonators have been switched using 300 ps long voltage pulses with a record low switching energy of 0.15 pJ. Furthermore, these memresonators are fabricated on a heterogeneous III-V-on-Si platform capable of integrating a rich family of active and passive optoelectronic devices directly on-chip to enable in-memory photonic computing and further advance the scalability of integrated photonic processors. Photonic integrated circuits have grown as potential hardware for neural networks and quantum computing, yet the tuning speed and large power consumption limited the application. Here, authors introduce the memresonator, a memristor heterogeneously integrated with a microring resonator, as a non-volatile silicon photonic phase shifter to address these limitations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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140. Conserved chromatin and repetitive patterns reveal slow genome evolution in frogs.
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Bredeson, Jessen V., Mudd, Austin B., Medina-Ruiz, Sofia, Mitros, Therese, Smith, Owen Kabnick, Miller, Kelly E., Lyons, Jessica B., Batra, Sanjit S., Park, Joseph, Berkoff, Kodiak C., Plott, Christopher, Grimwood, Jane, Schmutz, Jeremy, Aguirre-Figueroa, Guadalupe, Khokha, Mustafa K., Lane, Maura, Philipp, Isabelle, Laslo, Mara, Hanken, James, and Kerdivel, Gwenneg
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CENTROMERE ,FROGS ,CHROMOSOME structure ,CHROMATIN ,MESOZOIC Era ,TANDEM repeats ,COMPARATIVE genomics ,PROGRAMMED cell death 1 receptors - Abstract
Frogs are an ecologically diverse and phylogenetically ancient group of anuran amphibians that include important vertebrate cell and developmental model systems, notably the genus Xenopus. Here we report a high-quality reference genome sequence for the western clawed frog, Xenopus tropicalis, along with draft chromosome-scale sequences of three distantly related emerging model frog species, Eleutherodactylus coqui, Engystomops pustulosus, and Hymenochirus boettgeri. Frog chromosomes have remained remarkably stable since the Mesozoic Era, with limited Robertsonian (i.e., arm-preserving) translocations and end-to-end fusions found among the smaller chromosomes. Conservation of synteny includes conservation of centromere locations, marked by centromeric tandem repeats associated with Cenp-a binding surrounded by pericentromeric LINE/L1 elements. This work explores the structure of chromosomes across frogs, using a dense meiotic linkage map for X. tropicalis and chromatin conformation capture (Hi-C) data for all species. Abundant satellite repeats occupy the unusually long (~20 megabase) terminal regions of each chromosome that coincide with high rates of recombination. Both embryonic and differentiated cells show reproducible associations of centromeric chromatin and of telomeres, reflecting a Rabl-like configuration. Our comparative analyses reveal 13 conserved ancestral anuran chromosomes from which contemporary frog genomes were constructed. Frogs are an ancient and ecologically diverse group of amphibians that include important model systems. This paper reports genome sequences of multiple frog species, revealing remarkable stability of frog chromosomes and centromeres, along with highly recombinogenic extended subtelomeres. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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141. Selective knowledge sharing for privacy-preserving federated distillation without a good teacher.
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Shao, Jiawei, Wu, Fangzhao, and Zhang, Jun
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FEDERATED learning ,INFORMATION sharing ,DISTILLATION ,KNOWLEDGE transfer ,DATA distribution ,TEACHERS - Abstract
While federated learning (FL) is promising for efficient collaborative learning without revealing local data, it remains vulnerable to white-box privacy attacks, suffers from high communication overhead, and struggles to adapt to heterogeneous models. Federated distillation (FD) emerges as an alternative paradigm to tackle these challenges, which transfers knowledge among clients instead of model parameters. Nevertheless, challenges arise due to variations in local data distributions and the absence of a well-trained teacher model, which leads to misleading and ambiguous knowledge sharing that significantly degrades model performance. To address these issues, this paper proposes a selective knowledge sharing mechanism for FD, termed Selective-FD, to identify accurate and precise knowledge from local and ensemble predictions, respectively. Empirical studies, backed by theoretical insights, demonstrate that our approach enhances the generalization capabilities of the FD framework and consistently outperforms baseline methods. We anticipate our study to enable a privacy-preserving, communication-efficient, and heterogeneity-adaptive federated training framework. While federated learning is promising for efficient collaborative learning without revealing local data, it remains vulnerable to white-box privacy attacks, suffers from high communication overhead, and struggles to adapt to heterogeneous models. Here, the authors show a federated distillation method to tackle these challenges, which leverages the strengths of knowledge distillation in a federated learning setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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142. Learning low-rank latent mesoscale structures in networks.
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Lyu, Hanbaek, Kureh, Yacoub H., Vendrow, Joshua, and Porter, Mason A.
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MATRIX decomposition ,NONNEGATIVE matrices ,RESEARCH personnel ,LATENT variables ,SUBGRAPHS ,LATENT semantic analysis ,FACTORIZATION - Abstract
Researchers in many fields use networks to represent interactions between entities in complex systems. To study the large-scale behavior of complex systems, it is useful to examine mesoscale structures in networks as building blocks that influence such behavior. In this paper, we present an approach to describe low-rank mesoscale structures in networks. We find that many real-world networks possess a small set of latent motifs that effectively approximate most subgraphs at a fixed mesoscale. Such low-rank mesoscale structures allow one to reconstruct networks by approximating subgraphs of a network using combinations of latent motifs. Employing subgraph sampling and nonnegative matrix factorization enables the discovery of these latent motifs. The ability to encode and reconstruct networks using a small set of latent motifs has many applications in network analysis, including network comparison, network denoising, and edge inference. Network structures can be examined at different scales, and subnetworks in the form of motifs can provide insights into global network properties. The authors propose an approach to decompose a network into a set of latent motifs, which can be used for network comparison, network denoising, and edge inference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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143. The second Venus flyby of BepiColombo mission reveals stable atmosphere over decades.
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Helbert, Jörn, Haus, Rainer, Arnold, Gabriele, D'Amore, Mario, Maturilli, Alessandro, Säuberlich, Thomas, and Hiesinger, Harald
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VENUSIAN atmosphere ,VENUS (Planet) ,IR spectrometers ,MERCURY (Planet) - Abstract
Studies of the Venusian mesosphere provide important information about the current state of the entire Venusian atmosphere. This includes information about the dense cloud structure, its vertical thermal profile, temperature fields, and the resulting dynamical and meteorological processes that contribute to a deeper understanding of the climatologically different evolutionary paths of Earth and Venus. However, the last measurements were acquired in 1983 during Venera-15 mission. In this paper, results of mid-infrared spectral measurements of the Venusian atmosphere are presented. Here we show Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) measurements of the Venusian atmosphere during the second flyby of BepiColombo mission on its way to Mercury. Our Venus measurements provide reliable retrievals of mesospheric temperature profiles and cloud parameters between 60 and 75 km altitude, although MERTIS was only designed to operate in Mercury environment. Our results are in good agreement with the Venera-15 mission findings. This indicates the stability of the Venusian atmosphere on time scales of decades. On its way to Mercury, BepiColombo spacecraft made two flybys of Venus. Here, the authors show spectrally resolved measurements of Venus' atmosphere during BepiColombo's second flyby and reveal that Venusian atmosphere has been stable since 1980s. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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144. High-throughput ab initio design of atomic interfaces using InterMatch.
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Gerber, Eli, Torrisi, Steven B., Shabani, Sara, Seewald, Eric, Pack, Jordan, Hoffman, Jennifer E., Dean, Cory R., Pasupathy, Abhay N., and Kim, Eun-Ah
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PHASE space ,CHARGE transfer ,RIESZ spaces ,INTERFACE structures ,DENSITY of states ,TRANSITION metals - Abstract
Forming a hetero-interface is a materials-design strategy that can access an astronomically large phase space. However, the immense phase space necessitates a high-throughput approach for an optimal interface design. Here we introduce a high-throughput computational framework, InterMatch, for efficiently predicting charge transfer, strain, and superlattice structure of an interface by leveraging the databases of individual bulk materials. Specifically, the algorithm reads in the lattice vectors, density of states, and the stiffness tensors for each material in their isolated form from the Materials Project. From these bulk properties, InterMatch estimates the interfacial properties. We benchmark InterMatch predictions for the charge transfer against experimental measurements and supercell density-functional theory calculations. We then use InterMatch to predict promising interface candidates for doping transition metal dichalcogenide MoSe
2 . Finally, we explain experimental observation of factor of 10 variation in the supercell periodicity within a few microns in graphene/α-RuCl3 by exploring low energy superlattice structures as a function of twist angle using InterMatch. We anticipate our open-source InterMatch algorithm accelerating and guiding ever-growing interfacial design efforts. Moreover, the interface database resulting from the InterMatch searches presented in this paper can be readily accessed online. Predicting properties at the interface of materials is crucial for advanced materials design. Here, the authors introduce a high-throughput computational framework, InterMatch, for predicting several properties of an interface by using the databases of individual bulk materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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145. All-fiber frequency agile triple-frequency comb light source.
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Bancel, Eve-Line, Genier, Etienne, Santagata, Rosa, Conforti, Matteo, Kudlinski, Alexandre, Bouwmans, Géraud, Vanvcincq, Olivier, Labat, Damien, Cassez, Andy, and Mussot, Arnaud
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LIGHT sources ,FOUR-wave mixing ,FIBER lasers ,MODE-locked lasers ,OPTICAL fibers ,NONLINEAR analysis - Abstract
Tricomb spectroscopy unveils a new dimension to standard linear and nonlinear spectroscopic analysis, offering the possibility to reveal the almost real-time evolution of complex systems with unprecedented accuracy. Current triple comb configurations are based on the use of mode-locked lasers, which impose constraints on the comb parameters, and require complex electronic synchronization, thus limiting potential applications. In this paper, we present the experimental demonstration of a new type of all-fiber, self-phase-locked, frequency-agile tri-comb light source. It is based on the nonlinear spectral broadening of three electro-optic modulator-based frequency combs in a three-core fiber. The exploitation of spatial multiplexing of light in optical fibers offers new possibilities to generate broadband-frequency combs that are highly coherent with each other. After characterizing the stability of the source and performing several dual-comb test measurements, we revealed the high mutual coherence between the three combs through the demonstration of a 2-D pump-probe four-wave mixing spectroscopy experiment. The authors introduce an agile, all-fiber laser source with three frequency combs. Three EOM combs from a single laser are expanded in a tri-core nonlinear fiber, maintaining high mutual coherence. This system's performance is showcased through a 2D four-wave mixing spectroscopy experiment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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146. Common origin of sterol biosynthesis points to a feeding strategy shift in Neoproterozoic animals.
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Brunoir, T., Mulligan, C., Sistiaga, A., Vuu, K. M., Shih, P. M., O'Reilly, S. S., Summons, R. E., and Gold, D. A.
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BIOSYNTHESIS ,ERGOSTEROL ,MOLECULAR clock ,RED algae ,SEDIMENTARY rocks ,STEROLS ,FOSSILS - Abstract
Steranes preserved in sedimentary rocks serve as molecular fossils, which are thought to record the expansion of eukaryote life through the Neoproterozoic Era (~ 1000-541 Ma). Scientists hypothesize that ancient C
27 steranes originated from cholesterol, the major sterol produced by living red algae and animals. Similarly, C28 and C29 steranes are thought to be derived from the sterols of prehistoric fungi, green algae, and other microbial eukaryotes. However, recent work on annelid worms–an advanced group of eumetazoan animals–shows that they are also capable of producing C28 and C29 sterols. In this paper, we explore the evolutionary history of the 24-C sterol methyltransferase (smt) gene in animals, which is required to make C28+ sterols. We find evidence that the smt gene was vertically inherited through animals, suggesting early eumetazoans were capable of C28+ sterol synthesis. Our molecular clock of the animal smt gene demonstrates that its diversification coincides with the rise of C28 and C29 steranes in the Neoproterozoic. This study supports the hypothesis that early eumetazoans were capable of making C28+ sterols and that many animal lineages independently abandoned its biosynthesis around the end-Neoproterozoic, coinciding with the rise of abundant eukaryotic prey. Sterane molecular fossils are used to compliment evidence from the fossil record. Here, the authors use a molecular clock to explore the origins of the smt gene, tracing the loss of sterol synthesis to dietary shifts in animals at the end-Neoproterozoic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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147. Inconsistent prediction capability of ImmuneCells.Sig across different RNA-seq datasets.
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Xiao, Xu, Xu, Canqiang, Yang, Wenxian, and Yu, Rongshan
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RECEIVER operating characteristic curves ,RNA sequencing ,PROGNOSIS - Abstract
Although ImmuneCells.Sig was not developed in the validation datasets, the reported predictive error on each validation dataset in the original paper is actually the training error from classification models trained on the same dataset. Based on this finding, they further identified a gene expression signature named ImmuneCells.Sig from the scRNA-seq datasets and a bulk gene expression dataset GSE78220[2] for the purpose of predicting response to immunotherapy. Comparisons with AUC values of 12 previously reported ICT response signatures show that ImmuneCells.Sig predicts the ICT outcomes of melanoma patients more accurately across the above four gene expression datasets of melanoma. Testing with random gene sets shows the effect of overfitting The ImmuneCells.Sig signature was discovered from the scRNA-seq datasets[9] and a bulk gene expression dataset GSE78220[2]. [Extracted from the article]
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148. Reply to: No specific relationship between hypnotic suggestibility and the rubber hand illusion
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Lush, P. and Seth, A. K.
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149. Investigating the upper bound of high-frequency electromagnetic waves on unshielded twisted copper pairs
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Dinc, Ergin, Bukhari, Syed Sheheryar, Rawi, Anas Al, and de Lera Acedo, Eloy
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- 2022
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150. Author Correction: Integrative pathway enrichment analysis of multivariate omics data
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Paczkowska, Marta, Barenboim, Jonathan, Sintupisut, Nardnisa, Fox, Natalie S., Zhu, Helen, Abd-Rabbo, Diala, Mee, Miles W., Boutros, Paul C., and Reimand, Jüri
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- 2022
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