Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a highly promising technology for large-scale energy storage applications. However, it remains a significant challenge to develop an anode with superior long-term cycling stability and high-rate capability. Here we demonstrate that the Na⁺ intercalation pseudocapacitance in TiO₂/graphene nanocomposites enables high-rate capability and long cycle life...
Infection with the novel H10N8 virus in humans has raised concerns about its pandemic potential worldwide. We report the results of a cross-sectional study of avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in live poultry markets (LPMs) in Nanchang, China, after the first human case of H10N8 virus infection was reported in the...
High spatiotemporal resolution satellite imagery is useful for natural resource management and monitoring for land-use and land-cover change and ecosystem dynamics. However, acquisitions from a single satellite can be limited, due to trade-offs in either spatial or temporal resolution. The spatial and temporal adaptive reflectance fusion model (STARFM) and the...
The Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea, is an ideal natural laboratory for studying the
impact of atmospheric dry deposition of iron to the ocean surface. We have measured
atmospheric iron deposition weekly for 18 months, and dissolved and total dissolvable
iron concentrations in the stratified summer (August) and well-mixed...
Reservoirs play a critically important role in supplying water for human uses. However, sedimentation limits storage capabilities and increases risk for aging infrastructure. The objectives of this paper are to synthesize both general sediment management strategies and past sediment management efforts in Taiwan in order to identify the barriers to...
Small RNAs, including microRNAs (miRNAs), small interfering RNAs
(siRNAs), and trans-acting siRNAs (tasiRNAs), control gene expression
and epigenetic regulation. Although the roles of miRNAs and
siRNAs have been extensively studied, their expression diversity
and evolution in closely related species and interspecific hybrids
are poorly understood. Here, we show comprehensive analyses...
We report an inverse relationship between measurable porosity values and reversible capacity from sucrose-derived hard carbon as an anode for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Materials with low measureable pore volumes and surface areas obtained through N₂ sorption yield higher reversible capacities. Conversely, increasing measurable porosity and specific surface area leads to...
One of the most significant challenges faced by hydrogeologic modelers is the disparity between the spatial and temporal scales at which fundamental flow, transport, and reaction processes can best be understood and quantified (e.g., microscopic to pore scales and seconds to days) and at which practical model predictions are needed...
BACKGROUND: Chronic exposure to arsenic is associated with skin lesions. However, it is not known whether reducing arsenic exposure will improve skin lesions.
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the association between reduced arsenic exposures and skin lesion recovery over time.
METHODS: A follow-up study of 550 individuals was conducted in 2009-2011 on...
Abstract: Background: Chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear.
Objectives: This study evaluated the interaction between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes associated with diabetes and arsenic exposure in drinking water on...