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Controlling Vacancies and heterointerfaces of nano/microstuctures is very challenging, importantly, which tailors the electromagnetic (EM) parameters to develop the high-performance electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbers. Herein, we report a strategy using various sulfur-source modifying Fe3O4 nanosphere by one-step hydrothermal method to prepare a series of FeS2-based composites. Diverse sulfur sources determine their morphologies, crystal structures and compositions, and further affect EMW absorption abilities. Among these materials, rich sulfur vacancies and abundant heterogeneous interfaces improve their conduction loss and polarization loss caused by a unique concave cubic polyhedrons structure of the Fe3O4/FeS2 composites fabricated by thioacetamide (TAA), which displays the brilliant EMW absorption capacity compared to others. That is, it possesses the minimum reflection loss (RLmin) of -59.27 dB and effective absorption bandwidth (EAB, RL ≤ -10 dB) of 5.86 GHz at the thin thickness of 1.8 mm. This study opens a new avenue for designing the superior EMW absorbers by tunable sulfur vacancy and heterointerface.

l-carnitine plays a crucial role in the cellular production of energy by transporting fatty acids into mitochondria. Acylated l-carnitines are amphiphilic and if appropriate physical properties were demonstrated, they could replace many currently used surfactants with improved biocompatibility and health benefits.

This work evaluated the surface adsorption of lauroyl-l-carnitine (C

LC) and its aggregation behavior. The size and shape of the aggregates of C

LC surfactant were studied at different temperatures, concentrations, pH and ionic strength by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). Surface tension measurements were carried out to determine the critical micellar concentration (CMC) of C

LC. Combining with the Gibbs equation, the surface excess at different concentrations could be determined. Neutron reflection (NR) was used to determine the structure of the adsorbed layer at the air/water interface with the help of isotopic contrast variations.

At pH 7, the limc strength or pH. The SANS profiles measured under 3 isotopic contrasts could be well fitted by the core-shell model, giving a spherical core radius of 15.7 Å and a shell thickness of 10.5 Å. The decrease of pH led to more protonated carboxyl groups and more positively charged micelles, but the micellar structures remained unchanged, in spite of their stronger interaction. These features make C12LC potentially attractive as a solubilizing agent.Adolescence is marked by increased reward-seeking, which can alter cognitive control abilities. Previous research found that rewards actually improve cognitive control in children, adolescents, and adults, but these studies only investigated reactive control. The goal of the current study was to elucidate reward's influence on both proactive and reactive control during adolescence. To this end, 68 (Mean age = 13.61, SD = 2.52) male adolescents completed a rewarded cued flanker paradigm while electroencephalogram (EEG) was collected. Theta power and inter-channel phase synchrony, both implicated in cognitive control, were quantified after cues and stimuli to understand their role during reward-cognitive control interactions. JAK phosphorylation The data suggest that reward reduced interference during reactive control; however, reward increased interference during proactive control in this sample of adolescent males. Reward-related increases in cue-locked theta power predicted more reward-related RT interference on proactive trials. In contrast, increases in stimulus-locked theta ICPS were associated with better performance on rewarded proactive trials. The pattern of results show that reward differentially impacted proactive and reactive control in adolescence, which may have implications for the increased risk-taking behaviors observed during adolescence.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) co-occur at high rates and greater disorder severity. Studies examining the contributions of specific emotion regulation (ER) processes and negative affect (NA) to PTSD and MDD co-occurrence are scarce. This study investigated a transdiagnostic understanding of the nature of PTSD and MDD co-occurrence by examining the roles of NA, ER processes, and negative mood regulation (NMR) expectancies in PTSD and MDD in relation to trauma.

Structural equation modeling was used to examine the roles of emotionality, PTSD, and MDD constructs in 200 individuals with primary PTSD.

ER processes fully mediated the relationships between NA and PTSD (β = .40, p < .001) and MDD (β = .48, p < .001), and NMR expectancies and PTSD (β = -.31, p < .001) and MDD (β = -.37, p < .001).

NA and NMR expectancies exert their effects on PTSD and MDD almost entirely through ER processes. ER appears to be a transdiagnostic process, partly accounting for the co-occurrence between PTSD and MDD. Co-occurrence models could benefit by incorporating ER processes to inform diagnostic classification and criteria and clinical intervention improved by specifically targeting ER processes.

NA and NMR expectancies exert their effects on PTSD and MDD almost entirely through ER processes. ER appears to be a transdiagnostic process, partly accounting for the co-occurrence between PTSD and MDD. Co-occurrence models could benefit by incorporating ER processes to inform diagnostic classification and criteria and clinical intervention improved by specifically targeting ER processes.In this study, the Moiré sampling Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Geometrical Phase Analysis (or STEM Moiré GPA) strain characterization method is compared to the well-established Dark-Field Electron Holography technique on a thin film stack grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy. While experimental data obtained with the two techniques are, overall, in good qualitative agreement, small statistically relevant differences are locally observed between the two methods. The results obtained from both techniques are further confronted with Finite Element Method (FEM) mechanical simulations modeling the strain relaxation phenomena from a thin lamella. The FEM simulation highlights a non-uniform deformation field along the beam propagation direction with a higher deformation level near the surface of the lamella compared to the center of the same lamella. The center-surface strain differences obtained from modeling are consistent with the experimentally derived differences accounting for the fact that the SMG method is sensitive to the strain state of the surface of the lamella with a very narrow depth-of-field, and the DFEH technique is measuring the strain state of the center of the same lamella averaging over a large section of the thickness.