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Platform-based shear stress studies indicated a shear magnitude dependent increase in RTER at the onset of acute flow. Consecutive stepped shear conditions did not alter RTER in the same magnitude after shear has been applied. Finally, endpoint staining of VE-cadherin on the actual SEs and endpoint RTER measurements were greater for 23.7-35-58.1 dyne per cm2 than 17.6 dyne per cm2 shear conditions.In the present work, the physical properties of alkali-earth metal and transition metal hydroxides are comprehensively investigated using the density functional theory. BB-2516 concentration Here, the alkali-earth metals Ca, Mg, and transition metals Cd, Zn are considered from the II-A and II-B groups in the periodic table of elements. The first principle electronic structure calculations show that these bulk hydroxide materials are direct band gap material. Ca(OH)2 and Mg(OH)2 exhibit an insulating behavior with a very large band gap. However, Cd(OH)2 and Zn(OH)2 are found to be wide band gap semiconductors. The dielectric and optical studies reveal that these materials have a high degree of anisotropy. Hence, the light propagation in these materials behaves differently in the direction perpendicular and parallel to the optical axis, and exhibits birefringence. Therefore, these materials may be useful for optical communication. The calculated electron energy loss suggests that these materials can also be used for unwanted signal noise suppression. The wide band gap makes them useful for high-power applications. Moreover, Ca(OH)2 and Mg(OH)2 are found to be suitable for dielectric medium.Pairing cations with weakly coordinating anions (WCAs) often renders them highly Lewis-acidic and extremely reactive. Although these features are often desirable, excessive reactivity of a cation may lead to decomposition of solvents or WCAs, hindering isolation, storage and practical use of such species. In an attempt to mitigate the problem, we introduce a series of readily available novel Co(II)-WCA salts with the metal center stabilized by weakly bound ligands SO2 , halogenated acetonitriles and nitromethane with comprehensive characterization including structural, magnetic and spectral (IR) properties as well as thermal stability assessment. The use of these simple yet rarely encountered ligands yields mostly stable and highly Lewis-acidic complexes, in some cases comparable to SbF5 according to calculated Fluoride Ion Affinities. Highly acidic character of the species is also reflected in observed reactivity. Since the most convenient route towards the Co(II) complexes leads through silver salts, the results are complemented with characterization of a series of novel Ag(I) complexes with abovementioned ligands. Experimental part is backed with DFT calculations which gives insight into the structure and energetics of presented Co(II) complexes and shows that Co(II) center is available for substrates like olefins. This makes them good candidates for catalysts in reactions requiring the presence of Lewis acids.The article deals with the plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition of 0.3-1.4 μm thick a-CHSiOx films in a mixture of argon and polyphenylmethylsiloxane vapor onto the Ti-6Al-4V alloy substrate, which is often used as an implant material. The a-CHSiOx film structure is studied by the Fourier-transform infrared and Raman spectroscopies. The pull-off adhesion test assesses the adhesive strength of a-CHSiOx films, and the ball-on-disk method is employed to measure their wear rate and friction coefficient. According to these studies, a-CHSiOx films are highly adhesive to the Ti-6Al-4V substrate, have low (0.056) friction coefficient and wear rate (9.8 × 10-8 mm3 N-1 m-1 ) in phosphate-buffered saline at 40°C. In vitro studies show neither thrombogenicity nor cytotoxicity of the a-CHSiOx film for the human blood mononuclear cells (hBMNCs). The in vitro contact between the hBMNC culture and a-CHSiOx films 0.8-1.4 μm thick deposited onto Ti-6Al-4V substrates reduces a 24-hour secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines IL-8, IL-17, TNFα, RANTES, and MCP-1. This reduction is more significant when the film thickness is 1.4 μm and implies its potential anti-inflammatory effect and possible application in cardiovascular surgery. The dependence is suggested for the concentration of anti-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines and the a-CHSiOx film thickness, which correlates with the surface wettability and electrostatic potential. The article discusses the possible applications of the anti-inflammatory effect and low thrombogenicity of a-CHSiOx films in cardiovascular surgery.The blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays an irreplaceable role in protecting the central nervous system (CNS) from bloodborne pathogens. However, the BBB complicates the treatment of CNS diseases because it prevents almost all therapeutic drugs from getting into the CNS. With the growing understanding of the physiological characteristics of the BBB and the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterial-based drug delivery systems have become promising tools for delivering drugs across the BBB to the CNS. Herein, we systematically summarize the recent progress in organic-nanoparticle delivery systems for treating CNS diseases and evaluate their mechanisms in overcoming the BBB with the aim to provide a comprehensive understanding of the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges of organic nanoparticles in delivering drugs across the BBB. This review may inspire new research ideas and directions for applying nanotechnology to treat CNS diseases.Mono-alkene-inserted [n]cycloparaphenylenes 1 [(ene)-[n]CPP] with n=6, 8, and 10, mono-ortho-phenylene-inserted [6]CPP 2, and di-alkene-insertved [n]CPP 3 [(ene)2 -[n]CPP] with n=4, 6, and 8 were synthesized by fusing CPP precursors and alkene or ortho- phenylene groups through coupling reactions. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that the strips formed by the π-surfaces of 1 and 2 exhibited a Möbius topology in the solid state. While the Möbius topology in the parent 1 and 2 in solution was lost due to the free rotation of the paraphenylene unit even at low temperatures, ene-[6]CPP 4 with eight 1-pyrrolyl groups preserved the Möbius topology even in solution. Despite a twist, 1 has in-plane conjugation and possesses a unique size dependence of the electronic properties namely, the opposite size dependency of the HOMO-LUMO energy relative to conventional π-conjugated molecules.Two novel macrocycles, di(p-benzi)decaphyrin and di(9,10-anthracenyl)decaphyrin have been synthesized by condensing appropriate p-phenylene based pentapyrrane or 9,10-anthracenyl based pentapyrrane with pentafluorobenzaldehyde under acid catalyzed conditions. The pentapyrrane precursors were synthesized over sequence of steps starting with commercially available 1,4-dibromobenzene and 9,10-dibromoanthracene. The decaphyrin macrocycles were freely soluble in common organic solvents and characterized and studied by HR-MS, 1D and 2D NMR, absorption, cyclic voltammetry and computational techniques. The 1 H NMR spectra of both decaphyrins were almost similar with very few resonances, indicating their symmetrical nature in solution and the position of chemical shifts of various protons supports nonaromatic nature of decaphyrins. The DFT optimized structures revealed that both decaphyrins showed a doubly twisted figure of eight conformation and the p-phenylene rings in di(p-benzi)decaphyrin and anthracenyl rings in di(9,10-anthracenyl)decaphyrin did not participate in π-delocalization with rest of the respective decaphyrin macrocycle. Both decaphyrins showed sharp intense band in the region of 400-500 nm and a broad band in the region of 600-900 nm. The absorption bands of di(p-benzi)decaphyrin were significantly red shifted compared to di(9,10-anthracenyl)decaphyrin. The protonated derivatives of decaphyrins generated by addition of TFA to the toluene solution of decaphyrins showed distinct changes in colour and absorption spectral bands. The redox studies indicated that both decaphyrins are electron rich and undergo easier oxidations. The electrochemical and computational studies revealed that HOMO-LUMO energy gap was less in di(p-benzi)decaphyrin compared to di(9,10-anthracenyl)decaphyrin supporting the bathochromic shifts of absorption bands in di(p-benzi)decaphyrin. TD-DFT studies were in agreement with the experimental observations.Undernutrition during pregnancy in adolescence confers a high risk of maternal morbidity and adverse birth outcomes, particularly in low-resource settings. In a secondary analysis, we hypothesized that younger undernourished pregnant adolescents (20 years) from the intervention of supplementary food and anti-infective treatments. The original trial in Sierra Leone enrolled 236 younger adolescents ( less then 18 years), 454 older adolescents (aged 18-19 years), and 741 adults (≥20 years), all with a mid-upper arm circumference ≤23 cm. Younger adolescents had lower final fundal height as well as smaller newborns (-0.3 kg; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.3, -0.2; p  less then  0.001) and shorter newborns (-1.1 cm; 95% CI, -1.5, -0.7; p  less then  0.001) than adults. The intervention's effect varied significantly between maternal age groups adults benefited more than younger adolescents with respect to newborn birth weight (difference in difference, 166 g; 95% CI, 26, 306; interaction p = 0.02), birth length (difference in difference, 7.4 mm; 95% CI, 0.1, 14.8; interaction p = 0.047), and risk for low birth weight ( less then 2.5 kg) (interaction p = 0.019). The differences in response persisted despite adjustments for maternal anthropometry, the number of prior pregnancies, and human immunodeficiency virus status. Older adolescents similarly benefited more than younger adolescents, though differences did not reach statistical significance. In conclusion, newborns born to younger adolescent mothers had worse outcomes than those born to adult mothers, and adults and their newborns benefited more from the intervention than younger adolescents.As the Turkish government intensified its attacks on the theory of evolution, the academic community rallied to push back. A researcher recounts how she decided to join them.A new unsymmetric small-molecule acceptor (SMA) BTPOSe-4F was designed by unsymmetric structure modification to Y6 with an alkyl upper side chain replaced by an alkoxy side chain and a sulfur atom in its central fused ring replaced by a selenium atom, for the application as an acceptor to fabricate organic solar cells (OSCs). BTPOSe-4F exhibits a higher lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level, a reduced nonradiation energy loss, and better charge extraction properties in its binary OSCs with a higher Voc of 0.886. Furthermore, the ternary OSCs with the addition of PC71BM demonstrated a higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 17.33% with Voc of 0.890 V. This work reveals that the unsymmetric modification strategy can further give impetus to the photovoltaic performance promotion of OSCs for Y6-series SMAs.Recent observations of topological meron textures in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) magnetic materials have attracted considerable research interest for both fundamental physics and spintronic applications. However, manipulating the meron textures and realizing the topological transformations, which allow for exploring emergent electromagnetic behaviors, remain largely unexplored in 2D magnets. In this work, utilizing real-space imaging and micromagnetic simulations, we reveal temperature- and thickness-dependent topological magnetic transformations among domain walls, meron textures, and stripe domain in Fe5GeTe2 (FGT) lamellae. The key mechanism of the magnetic transformations can be attributed to the temperature-induced change of exchange stiffness constant within layers and uniaxial magnetic anisotropy, while the magnetic dipole interaction as governed by sample thickness is crucial to affect the critical transformation temperature and stripe period. Our findings provide reliable insights into the origin and manipulation of topological spin textures in 2D vdW ferromagnets.