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Morphology-Controlled Metal Sulfides and Phosphides for Electrochemical Water Splitting
The electrolysis process can split water to produce hydrogen, a green and clean energy source. It is currently catalyzed by electrodes based on noble metals, which are rare and expensive. In this regard, abundant metal sulfides and phosphides are promising alternatives for efficient water splitting. While res..
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Removal of heavy metals from water sources in the developing world using low-cost materials: A review
Industrial activities are rapidly increasing in developing countries. They often generate wastewater, whose inadequate treatment causes heavy metal contamination in rivers and lakes. Removing heavy metals from water sources requires membrane filtration, activated carbon adsorption, or electrocoagulation. Howe..
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Highly fluorescent nitrogen-doped carbon dots derived from Phyllanthus acidus utilized as a fluorescent probe for label-free selective detection of Fe3+ ions, live cell imaging and fluorescent ink
Carbon dots have diverse applications, ranging from optoelectronics to photocatalysis. Researchers have recently synthesized highly durable fluorescent nitrogen-doped carbon dots (FNCDs) via a low-cost one-step hydrothermal method. It utilizes the Phyllanthus acidus plant and aqueous ammonia as carbon and nit..
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Towards sustainable smart cities: A review of trends, architectures, components, and open challenges in smart cities
Rapid population growth and urbanization have necessitated innovative ways of governing cities with minimal impact on the environment and quality of life. In this regard, Internet of Things has emerged as a promising candidate. Using this technology, data can be collected through a network of sensors and mete..
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Metabolic regulation of gene expression by histone lactylation
The Warburg Effect describes the preferential production of lactate in cancer cells. Lactate is an important energy source and metabolic by-product. However, its non-metabolic functions remain unclear. A recent study in Nature sheds light on the matter using M1 macrophages, a type of white blood cells, expose..
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Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome
Patients who have had an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a sudden reduction of blood flow to the heart, are prone to further such cardiovascular problems. They often receive high-intensity statin therapy to lower their cholesterol levels. A recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine determines the eff..
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Fatty acid desaturases, polyunsaturated fatty acid regulation, and biotechnological advances
Made from fatty acid desaturases, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are important nutrients that help regulate brain development, cognitive function, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and diabetes. Studies have shown that the genes responsible for fatty acid desaturases have an influence on different physio..
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Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus: An emerging and re-emerging epizootic swine virus
Since the 1970s, there have been recurrent outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), a viral disease in pigs. These outbreaks cause massive economic damage to the pork industry. This review compiles the latest knowledge on the molecular basis of this disease, its diagnosis, and progression, and calls for..
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Generalized Killing Ricci tensor for real hypersurfaces in complex two-plane Grassmannians
Grassmannians represent a set of subspaces in vector space. This vector space can be analyzed using tensors, a geometric concept similar to vectors. This study combines two well-known tensors, the Killing tensor and the Ricci tensor, to propose a new generalized Killing Ricci tensor to describe complex two-pl..