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The AFM nanoindentation technique is a powerful tool for the mechanical characterization of biological samples at the nanoscale. The data analysis of the experimentally obtained results is usually performed using the Hertzian contact mechanics. However, the aforementioned theory can be applied only in cases that the sample is homogeneous and isotropic and presents a linear elastic response. However, biological samples often present depth-dependent mechanical properties, and the Hertzian analysis cannot be used. Thus, in this paper, a different approach is presented, based on a new physical quantity used for the determination of the mechanical properties at the nanoscale. The aforementioned physical quantity is the work done by the indenter per unit volume. The advantages of the presented analysis are significant since the abovementioned magnitude can be used to examine if a sample can be approximated to an elastic half-space. If this approximation is valid, then the new proposed method enables the accurate calculation of Young's modulus. Additionally, it can be used to explore the mechanical properties of samples that are characterized by a depth-dependent mechanical behavior. In conclusion, the proposed analysis presents an accurate yet simple technique for the determination of the mechanical properties of biological samples at the nanoscale that can be also used beyond the Hertzian limit.Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have high potential in gas separation technologies because of their porous structures, large surface areas, and good stabilities. The number of synthesized COFs already reached several hundreds, but only a handful of materials were tested as adsorbents and/or membranes. We used a high-throughput computational screening approach to uncover adsorption-based and membrane-based CO2/H2 separation potentials of 288 COFs, representing the highest number of experimentally synthesized COFs studied to date for precombustion CO2 capture. Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations were performed to assess CO2/H2 mixture separation performances of COFs for five different cyclic adsorption processes pressure swing adsorption, vacuum swing adsorption, temperature swing adsorption (TSA), pressure-temperature swing adsorption (PTSA), and vacuum-temperature swing adsorption (VTSA). The results showed that many COFs outperform traditional zeolites in terms of CO2 selectivities and working capacities and PTSA is the best process leading to the highest adsorbent performance scores. Combining GCMC and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, CO2 and H2 permeabilities and selectivities of COF membranes were calculated. The majority of COF membranes surpass Robeson's upper bound because of their higher H2 permeabilities compared to polymers, indicating that the usage of COFs has enormous potential to replace current materials in membrane-based H2/CO2 separation processes. Performance analysis based on the structural properties showed that COFs with narrow pores [the largest cavity diameter (LCD) 0.85) are generally the best COF membranes for selective separation of H2 from CO2. These results will help to speed up the engineering of new COFs with desired structural properties to achieve high-performance CO2/H2 separations.Two noncovalent nanohybrids between cationic porphyrin (free-base TMPyP and zinc(II) ZnTMPyP) bearing cationic (N-methylpyridyl) groups and graphene oxide (GO) were constructed with the aim of generating a photocatalyst active for rhodamine B (RhB) degradation. The obtained materials were thoroughly characterized by steady-state and time-resolved absorption and emission methods, which indicated that metalation of the porphyrin with Zn(II) increases the affinity of the porphyrin toward the GO surface. Photocurrent experiment together with femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy clearly showed the existence of electron transfer from the photoexcited porphyrin to GO. Both hybrid materials demonstrated higher photocatalytic activity toward RhB degradation as compared to GO; however, ZnTMPyP-GO exhibited more efficient performance (19% of RhB decomposition after 2 h of irradiation). Our data indicate that the presence of Zn(II) in the core of the porphyrin can promote charge separation in the ZnTMPyP-GO composites. The higher degradation rate seen with ZnTMPyP-GO as compared to the TMPyP-GO assemblies highlights the beneficial role of Zn(II)-metalation of the porphyrin ring.Lithium metatitanate, Li2TiO3, is a leading candidate for application as a tritium breeding material in a future fusion reactor. Following transmutation of lithium, the tritium must escape the crystal in order to be extracted for use in the fusion plasma. The rate-limiting step to release tritium from the Li2TiO3 pebbles is diffusion through the crystal grains. In this work, the activation barriers for tritium diffusion have been calculated using density functional theory. The results show that tritium can diffuse as an interstitial with a barrier of 0.52 eV. However, when a tritium ion becomes bound to a lithium vacancy defect, the energy required to either detrap the tritium from the vacancy or for the cluster to diffuse increases to >1 eV. Overall, these results suggest that the introduction of lithium vacancies due to Li burn-up may lead to an increase in tritium retention in the pebbles.Breast hamartomas are uncommon slowly growing lesions. Imaging findings are specific and usually relay on common mammographic picture of breast within breast appearance. I present a case of 48 years female patient, with recent history of palpable right breast mass, the imaging findings are atypical for breast hamartoma. The unusual presentation of breast hamartomas necessitates biopsy to exclude tumor. Incidence of malignancy is low, however has been reported before. Characteristic radiological imaging can help to minimize unnecessary surgery and morbidity.A dislodged central venous port catheter is typically retrieved using an endovascular approach; however, the retrieval procedure poses a challenge for vascular specialists. The desired outcomes can be successfully achieved with the loop snare technique, an endovascular treatment method for the retrieval of a dislodged central venous port catheter. RP-6685 Herein, we present a case wherein the modified loop snare technique was used for successfully retrieving a dislodged central venous port catheter by reversing the tip of the guidewire inside the right ventricle and advancing it back into the snare.