School of Biological and Chemical Sciences: Recent submissions
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Semiconducting Sc<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>–ZnO nanostructures: Sustainably synthesized efficient material for electro-catalysis, energy storage, and passivation in ambient perovskite solar cells
(Elsevier, 2024-04-01)This work presents the first account of the transformed sustainable production in conjugation with the microwave processing of the scandium oxide (Sc2O3) and zinc oxide (ZnO) forming Sc2O3–ZnO nanostructure. Upon nanocomposite ... -
No evidence of association between either Modic change or disc degeneration and five circulating inflammatory proteins.
(Wiley, 2024-03)INTRODUCTION: Intervertebral disc degeneration and Modic change are the main spinal structural changes associated with chronic low back pain (LBP). Both conditions are thought to manifest local inflammation and if inflammatory ... -
FastEval Parkinsonism: an instant deep learning-assisted video-based online system for Parkinsonian motor symptom evaluation.
(Nature Research, 2024-02-08)The Motor Disorder Society's Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) is designed to assess bradykinesia, the cardinal symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it cannot capture the all-day variability ... -
Origin of Polarization in Bismuth Sodium Titanate-Based Ceramics.
(2024-02-28)The classical view of the structural changes that occur at the ferroelectric transition in perovskite-structured systems, such as BaTiO3, is that polarization occurs due to the off-center displacement of the B-site cations. ... -
Enhancing the Electrical and Photoelectrical Efficacy with the Synergistic SrO–ZnO Nano‐Heterosystem
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Bumblebees socially learn behaviour too complex to innovate alone.
(2024-03)Culture refers to behaviours that are socially learned and persist within a population over time. Increasing evidence suggests that animal culture can, like human culture, be cumulative: characterized by sequential innovations ... -
Bumblebees retrieve only the ordinal ranking of foraging options when comparing memories obtained in distinct settings
(eLife, 2022)Are animals’ preferences determined by absolute memories for options (e.g. reward sizes) or by their remembered ranking (better/worse)? The only studies examining this question suggest humans and starlings utilise memories ... -
Peculiar transient behaviors of organic electrochemical transistors governed by ion injection directionality.
(Nature Research, 2023-11-28)Despite the growing interest in dynamic behaviors at the frequency domain, there exist very few studies on molecular orientation-dependent transient responses of organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors. In this research, ... -
Chiral, air stable, and reliable Pd(0) precatalysts applicable to asymmetric allylic alkylation chemistry.
(2023-12-05)Stereoselective carbon-carbon bond formation via palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation is a crucial strategy to access chiral natural products and active pharmaceutical ingredients. However, catalysts based on ... -
The impact of stoichiometry on the initial steps of crystal formation: Stability and lifetime of charged triple-ion complexes.
(Wiley, 2023-12-08)Minerals form in nature from solutions with varying ratios of their lattice ions, yet non-stoichiometric conditions have generally been overlooked in investigations of new formation (nucleation) of ionic crystals. Here, ... -
Quantum modelling of multi-directional fused-ring electron acceptors for organic photovoltaics
(Elsevier, 2023-12-13)Multi-directional fused-ring electron acceptors (FREAs) feature a fused-ring backbone that extends in multiple directions through bridging and acceptor units. This unique structural design imparts several advantageous ... -
Insecticidal roof barriers mounted on untreated bed nets can be as effective against Anopheles gambiae as regular insecticide-treated bed nets.
(Nature Research, 2023-12-12)Barrier bednets (BBnets), regular bednets with a vertical insecticidal panel to target mosquitoes above the bednet roof, where they are most active, have the potential to improve existing Insecticidal Treated Bednets (ITNs), ... -
Evolution of chemosensory tissues and cells across ecologically diverse Drosophilids
Chemosensory tissues exhibit significant between-species variability, yet the evolution of gene expression and cell types underlying this diversity remain poorly understood. To address these questions, we conducted ... -
Autonomous behaviour and the limits of human volition.
(Elsevier, 2023-12-14)Humans and some other animals can autonomously generate action choices that contribute to solving complex problems. However, experimental investigations of the cognitive bases of human autonomy are challenging, because ... -
Screening for Circulating Inflammatory Proteins Does Not Reveal Plasma Biomarkers of Constant Tinnitus
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023)Background and Objective: Tinnitus would benefit from an objective biomarker. The goal of this study is to identify plasma biomarkers of constant and chronic tinnitus among selected circulating inflammatory proteins. Methods: ... -
Does Dysbiosis Play a Role in Age-Related Hearing Impairment?
(Wolters Kluwer, 2023-12)Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI) is prevalent in older adults, affecting at least 60% of people by the time they reach 71 to 80 years of age.1 The number of people with ARHI will necessarily increase as humans live ...