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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
E. Grubert, M. Zacarias
Summary: As energy systems decarbonize, the environmental impacts and analytical needs for environmental assessment are changing. Embodied impacts may replace energy consumption as the best indicator for overall energy supply system impacts.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Michael Biggel, Nadja Jessberger, Jasna Kovac, Sophia Johler
Summary: Plant protection products based on Bacillus thuringiensis are widely used biopesticides, but there are concerns about its residues causing diarrheal illness in humans. In order to improve risk assessment, this article provides an overview of the role of B. thuringiensis in foodborne infections and identifies research gaps.
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Environmental Sciences
Kiran Batool, Zhen-Yu Zhao, Muhammad Irfan, Justyna Zywiolek
Summary: The rapid urbanization and industrialization in India has led to a demand-supply gap in the electrical sector, resulting in higher electricity bills. Lower-income households are most affected by energy poverty. Sustainable strategies, such as corporate social responsibility, are the most effective means to address this energy crisis.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mohsen Khorasani, Moein Mosleh, Ahmad Sheykhi
Summary: We use the parametrized post-Friedmann (PPF) description for dark energy and employ ellipsoidal nested sampling to apply the Bayesian model selection method to different time-dependent dark energy models. The models, which include two or three free parameters described in terms of linear scale factor a or scaled in units of e-folding ln a, are constrained using a combination of Planck and data based on distance measurements. The results reveal that parametrizing dark energy in terms of ln a provides tighter constraints on the free parameters compared to polynomial expressions. Additionally, models with two free parameters are generally sufficient to describe the dynamics of dark energy compared to their three free-parameter counterparts.
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
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Immunology
Devesh Aggarwal, Jie Yang, Md. Abdus Salam, Sagnik Sengupta, Md. Yusuf Al-Amin, Saad Mustafa, Mohammad Aasif Khan, Xun Huang, Jogendra Singh Pawar
Summary: Cancer is a deadly disease with non-targeted and toxic conventional therapies. Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) offer a precise and effective alternative for cancer treatment. ADCs link a monoclonal antibody to a cytotoxic drug via a chemical linker, targeting cancer cells without harming normal cells. Despite some limitations, ADCs have shown promising results in clinical trials and have been approved for treating various types of cancer.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
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Chemistry, Physical
Harshita Singh, Swagatika Rout, Debabrata Das
Summary: This study focused on biohydrogen production from microalgal biomass and valorization of dark fermentation effluent through biomethanation, achieving a total substrate energy recovery of 30%.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Kenan Elibol, Clive Downing, Richard G. Hobbs
Summary: In this work, the fabrication and spectroscopic characterization of subwavelength aluminum nanocavities on suspended SiN x membranes are reported. The volume plasmon (VP) and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) modes of these cavities are revealed and studied using electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) and electromagnetic simulations. Dipolar LSPR modes resonant in the UV and blue regions as well as higher-energy optically dark quadrupolar and hexapolar LSPR modes are observed. The asymmetries in the fabricated nanocavities result in a mode mixing and a shift in dipolar dark LSPR modes.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Jose Beltran Jimenez, Dario Bettoni, David Figueruelo, Florencia Anabella Teppa Pannia, Shinji Tsujikawa
Summary: Observational constraints were placed on two models featuring an elastic interaction between dark energy and dark matter. The findings suggest that the Hubble tension can be alleviated due to additional radiation, and the sigma 8 tension present in the ?-cold-dark-matter model can be eased by weaker galaxy clustering in these interacting models. Furthermore, while CMB + BAO + SnIa data provide upper bounds on the coupling strength, low-redshift data strongly support nonvanishing values of the interaction parameters.
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Management
Liya Chu, Xue-Zhong He, Kai Li, Jun Tu
Summary: This study reveals that investor sentiment plays a significant role in forecasting excess equity returns, with fundamental variables losing predictive power when sentiment is high and nonfundamental predictors performing well during high-sentiment periods. These findings provide insights into addressing the lack of predictive power for both types of variables.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Bart A. Mulder, Justin G. L. M. Luermans, Gerhard Hindricks, Yuri Blaauw
Summary: The treatment of symptomatic atrial fibrillation has evolved significantly over the past few decades, with advancements particularly seen in the field of catheter ablation. Catheter ablation has become a frontline therapy with advancements in technology and the importance of addressing underlying conditions before and after the procedure.
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Geography
Yonghua Zou
Summary: This article discusses the shift in China's urbanization paradigm from quantity-oriented to quality-oriented, and how local governments utilize various urban spaces for capital accumulation. It proposes a theoretical framework to reveal the interconnection among urban paradigm shift, spatial fix, and capital switching. The research also conducts studies at national and urban space scales to illustrate this framework.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sudharshan Reddy Paramati, Umer Shahzad, Buhari Dogan
Summary: The study demonstrates that environmental technology can reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency in OECD member countries, with financial development and income being key determinants of energy demand, offering useful suggestions for the sustainable development goals of OECD countries.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ulrich Schotten, Seungyup Lee, Stef Zeemering, Albert L. Waldo
Summary: Determining the sequence of activation in atrial fibrillation (AF) is vital for understanding its electrophysiological mechanism(s), but the complex nature of electrograms has posed challenges. Different approaches have led to varied interpretations of AF mechanisms, with a lack of a comprehensive consensus. Traditional views propose multiple wavelets, various types of re-entry, but a universally accepted paradigm for AF mechanisms is still missing.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Feng Zhu, Saleh Alseekh, Kaan Koper, Hao Tong, Zoran Nikoloski, Thomas Naake, Haijun Liu, Jianbing Yan, Yariv Brotman, Weiwei Wen, Hiroshi Maeda, Yunjiang Cheng, Alisdair R. Fernie
Summary: Research using a genome-wide association approach characterized the metabolic shifts during dark-induced senescence, identifying 215 associations with 81 candidate genes. The roles of four genes in dark-induced senescence were validated, along with the association between tyrosine contents and transcriptional activity. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms affecting gene expression were found to underlie variation in threonine and glycine levels in the dark.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Peter W. Graham, Selcuk Haciomeroglu, David E. Kaplan, Zhanibek Omarov, Surjeet Rajendran, Yannis K. Semertzidis
Summary: Proton storage ring experiments designed to search for proton electric dipole moments can also be used to investigate nearly dc spin precession induced by dark energy and ultralight dark matter. These experiments are sensitive to both axion-like and vector fields, with current technology permitting probes of these phenomena up to 3 orders of magnitude beyond astrophysical limits. The relativistic boost of the protons in these rings enables sensitivities comparable to atomic comagnetometer experiments, allowing the extraction of microphysics of signals and differentiation between pseudoscalar, magnetic, and electric dipole moment interactions.
