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multiple significant risk loci and genes. Genetic correlation and inferred causation between tinnitus and major depressive disorder, educational level, and hearing impairment were identified, consistent with clinical and neuroimaging evidence. These findings may guide gene-based diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to this pervasive disorder.Self-sorting is a spontaneous phenomenon that ensures the formation of complex yet ordered multicomponent systems and conceptualizes the design of artificial and orthogonally functional compartments. In the present study, we envisage chirality-mediated self-sorting in β-amyloid-inspired minimalistic peptide amphiphile (C10-l/d-VFFAKK)-based nanofibers. The fidelity and stereoselectivity of chiral self-sorting was ascertained by Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) by the judicious choice of a pyrene (Py)-hydroxy coumarin (HOCou) donor-acceptor pair tethered to the peptide sequences. Seed-promoted elongation of the homochiral peptide amphiphiles investigated by AFM image analyses and Thioflavin-T (ThT) binding study further validated the chiral recognition of the l/d peptide nanofibers. Moreover, direct visualization of the chirality-driven self-sorted nanofibers is reported using super-resolution microscopy that exhibits enantioselective enzymatic degradation for l-peptide fibers. Navitoclax Such enantioselective weakening of the hydrogels may be used for designing stimuli-responsive orthogonal compartments for delivery applications.Organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted tremendous attention due to their high absorption coefficient, high carrier mobility, long diffusion length, and tunable direct bandgap, and their excellent efficiency was boosted to a certified 25.2% efficiency in 2019. However, due to the presence of a high-density of charge traps in perovskite films, plenty of charge recombination occurs at grain boundaries and defects caused by precursor compositions, the process of preparation and crystal growth, thereby restricting the power conversion efficiency (PCE). At present, interfacial modifications by using additives play an important role in various breakthroughs of PSCs. Herein, the effects of various additives with the main types of functional groups, length and spatial configuration of molecules on interfacial modifications in PSCs are reviewed, and their influences on perovskite crystallization and film formation, defect passivation in the bulk and/or at the surface, stabilities of PSCs, and adjusting the interface of structures and energy levels for device performances are also described and summarized. Finally, an outlook of interfacial modifications is provided on the selection and design of efficient additives with respect to the fabrication and development of highly efficient and stable PSCs.Surface tension plays a ubiquitous role in phase transitions including condensation or evaporation of atmospheric liquid droplets. In particular, understanding of interfacial thermodynamics of the critical nucleus of 1 nm scale is important for molecular characterization of the activation energy barrier of nucleation. Here, we investigate surface tension of spherical nanodroplets with both molecular dynamics and density functional theory and find that surface tension decreases appreciably below 1 nm radius, whose analytical expression is consistently derived from the classic Tolman's equation. In particular, the free energy analysis of nanodroplets shows that the change of surface tension originates dominantly from the configurational energy of interfacial molecules, which is evidenced by the increasingly disrupted hydrogen bond network as the droplet size decreases. Our result can be applied to the interface-related phenomena associated with molecular fluctuations such as biomolecule adsorption at the sub-nm scale where macroscopic thermodynamic quantities are ill-defined.Intermetallic alloy nanocrystals have emerged as a promising next generation of nanocatalyst, largely due to their promise of surface tunability. Atomic control of the geometric and electronic structure of the nanoparticle surface offers a precise command of the catalytic surface, with the potential for creating homogeneous active sites that extend over the entire nanoparticle. Realizing this promise, however, has been limited by synthetic difficulties, imparted by differences in parent metal crystal structure, reduction potential, and atomic size. Further, little attention has been paid to the impact of synthetic method on catalytic application. In this review, we seek to connect the two, organizing the current synthesis methods and catalytic scope of intermetallic nanoparticles and suggesting areas where more work is needed. Such analysis should help to guide future intermetallic nanoparticle development, with the ultimate goal of generating precisely controlled nanocatalysts tailored to catalysis.Utilization of solar energy is very important for alleviating the global energy crisis; however, solar-to-electric energy conversion in a compact battery is a great challenge. High charging overpotential of conventional aprotic Li-O2 batteries still restricts their practical application. Herein, we propose a photo-involved rechargeable Li-O2 battery to not only realize direct solar-to-electric energy conversion/storage but also address the overpotential issue. In this photo-involved battery system, the g-C3N4-decorated WO3 nanowire array (WO3@g-C3N4 NWA) heterojunction semiconductor is used as both the photoelectrode and oxygen electrode. Upon charging under visible-light irradiation, the photoexcited holes and electrons are in situ generated on the WO3@g-C3N4 NWA heterojunction cathode. The fabrication of the heterojunction can distinctly reduce the recombination rate between electrons and holes, while photon-generated carriers are effectively and quickly separated and then migrate under a large current density. The discharge product (Li2O2) can be oxidized to O2 and Li+ with a reduced charging voltage (3.69 V) by the abundant photoexcited holes, leading to high energy efficiency, good cycling stability and excellent rate capability. This newly photo-involved reaction scheme could open new avenues toward the design of advanced solar-to-electric energy conversion and storage systems.