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All of the observed spectral dynamics originate from the intermolecular energy transfer. These results place the lower experimental boundary on the ion-solvent residence times to several hundred picoseconds, much slower than previously suggested. With the help of MD simulations and conductivity measurements on the Li+ and Zn2+ systems, we discuss these results as a continuum of vehicular and structural modalities that vary with concentration and emphasize the importance of collective electrolyte motions to ion transport. These results hold broadly applicable to many battery-relevant ions and solvents.A novel sorbent was synthesized based on MIL-53(Al) MOF grown over an aminoclay (AC) platform, called MIL-53(Al)@AC nanocomposite, via a green and facile hydrothermal method. The nanocomposite was characterized using FT-IR, PXRD, BET, TEM, FESEM, EDS, XPS, TGA, DLS, and zeta potential analyses. BET analysis represented the porous nature and great surface area of MIL-53(Al)@AC. The high crystalline structure for the synthesized nanocomposite was verified using the PXRD pattern. FESEM, EDS, TEM, and XPS analysis proved the successful decoration of MIL-53(Al) over the AC platform. Cephalosporin antibiotics cefixime (CFX) and cephalexin (CPX), which are often present in wastewaters, were utilized to examine the sorption capacity of the nanocomposite. The significant influential factors such as pH, temperature, sorbent amount, ionic strength, and impurity were discussed. At an initial pH of 7.0 ± 0.1, the highest sorption capacities of CFX and CPX on MIL-53(Al)@AC were 784.14 and 747.91 mg g-1 (T = 298 K, and sorb performance. Thus, the results revealed the potential application of the MIL-53(Al)@AC nanocomposite for water remediation.Reversible dynamic bonds are able to crack and recombine upon external stimuli, which endow polymers with exceptional self-healing, reprocessing, and reversible deformation ability. In this paper, we integrated the metal coordination bonds into shape memory poly(aryl ether ketone) (PAEK) to fabricate smart materials with multifunctionalities. Through tuning the metal ion content and species, the enhancement of shape memory behaviors was achieved, including the high recovery ratio (over 98%) and fixity ratio (over 98%), which was closely related to the synergic effect of the intrinsic motion ability of PAEK matrix and the cracking-recombination of coordination bonds. Besides, through the combination of the components with different Cu2+ contents, in addition to the components with Fe2+ coordination bonds, we fabricated the gradient shape memory structures with controllable shape memory and recovery behaviors. The manipulation of gradient coordination bonds resulted in different shape recovery speeds and directions. Furthermore, due to the dynamic cracking-recombination of coordination bonds, the metal-coordinated PAEK material exhibited the great self-healing and reprocessing performances, which were significant for largely extending its application range.CsrA/RsmE is a post-transcriptional regulator protein widely distributed in bacteria. It impedes the expression of target mRNAs by attaching their 5' untranslated region. The translation is restored by small, noncoding RNAs that sequester CsrA/RsmE acting as sponges. In both cases, the protein recognizes and attaches to specific AGGAX and AXGGAX motifs, where X refers to any nucleotide. RsmZ of Pseudomonas protegens is one of these small RNAs. The structures of some of its complexes with RsmE were disclosed a few years ago. We have used umbrella sampling simulations to force the unbinding of RsmE from the AGGAC motif located in the single-stranded region sited between stem loops 2 and 3 of RsmZ. The calculations unveiled the identity of the main residues and nucleotides involved in the process. They also showed that the region adopts a hairpin-like conformation during the initial stages of the binding. The ability to acquire this conformation requires that the region has a length of at least nine nucleotides. Besides, we performed standard molecular dynamics simulations of the isolated fragments, analyzed their typical conformations, and characterized their movements. This analysis revealed that the free molecules oscillate along specific collective coordinates that facilitate the initial stages of the binding. The results strongly suggest that the flexibility of the single-stranded region of RsmZ crucially affects the ability of its binding motif to catch RsmE.Dense glycosylation and the trimeric conformation of the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) envelope protein limit the accessibility of some cellular glycan processing enzymes and end up with high-mannose-type N-linked glycans on the envelope spike, among which the Man5GlcNAc2 structure occupies a certain proportion. The Man5GlcNAc2 glycan composes the binding sites of some potent broadly neutralizing antibodies, and some lectins that can bind Man5GlcNAc2 show HIV-neutralizing activity. Therefore, Man5GlcNAc2 is a potential target for HIV-1 vaccine development. Herein, a highly convergent and effective strategy was developed for the synthesis of Man5 and its monofluoro-modified, trifluoro-modified, and S-linked analogues. We coupled these haptens to carrier protein CRM197 and evaluated the immunogenicity of the glycoconjugates in mice. The serological assays showed that the native Man5 conjugates failed to induce Man5-specific antibodies in vivo, while the modified analogue conjugates induced stronger antibody responses. However, these antibodies could not bind the native gp120 antigen. These results demonstrated that the immune tolerance mechanism suppressed the immune responses to Man5-related structures and the conformation of glycan epitopes on the synthesized glycoconjugates was distinct from that of native glycan epitopes on gp120.A biological system shows dynamical shapes and tunable mechanical states while working as an actuator and/or sensor. To simulate this, we prepared semicrystalline dynamic ionogels (SDIGs) via a facile process by introducing crystallized polymer domains for phase change and amorphous domains for ionic liquid loading into ionogels. The obtained SDIGs offered tunable mechanical properties upon temperature switching with a change in modulus up to 2 orders of magnitude. It also showed an excellent shape memory effect, shape programmability, and melting accelerated conductivity increase. Enabled by ionic Joule heating technique, the ionogel provided an electrical triggered actuating process to mimic flower blossoming. Sapogenins Glycosides datasheet Moreover, it was demonstrated as a touch sensor with various working shape states, indicating cyclic and green utilization. This work provides insights into the design of semicrystalline electronics and is believed to promote the development of biomimetic actuators and sensors.The therapeutic effect of photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) is severely limited because of the shallow tissue penetration depth of the first near-infrared (NIR-I) light. Multifunctional nanotheranostics irradiated by the second near-infrared (NIR-II) light have received wide interest with respect to deeper tissue penetration, and sonodynamic therapy (SDT) synergistic phototherapy can achieve the complete elimination of tumors. Herein, we successfully constructed a single NIR-II light-induced nanotheranostic using cerium oxide (CeO2-x) with abundant oxygen vacancies for photoacoustic imaging-guided SDT-enhanced phototherapy for the first time. CeO2-x with surface crystalline disorder showed extensive NIR-II region absorption and an outstanding photothermal conversion ability. In addition, the CeO2-x layer with numerous oxygen defects can promote the separation of holes and electrons by ultrasound irradiation, which can remarkably enhance the efficacy of phototherapy to achieve high-efficiency tumor ablation. CeO2-x was surface modified with hyaluronic acid (HA) to prepare CeO2-x@HA to allow active tumor targeting efficiency. Both cell and animal experiments confirmed that all-in-one CeO2-x@HA exhibited a high therapeutic efficacy of SDT-enhanced PDT/PTT under 1064 nm laser irradiation, which achieved complete tumor eradication without systemic toxicity. This study significantly broadened the application of NIR-II-responsive CeO2-x for photoacoustic imaging-mediated SDT-enhanced phototherapy to the highly efficient and precise elimination of tumors.Transforming natural resources to energy sources, such as converting CH4 to H2 and carbon, at high efficiency and low cost is crucial for many industries and environmental sustainability. The high temperature requirement of CH4 conversion regarding many of the current methods remains a critical bottleneck for their practical uptake. Here we report an approach based on gallium (Ga) liquid metal droplets, Ni(OH)2 cocatalysts, and mechanical energy input that offers low-temperature and scalable CH4 conversion into H2 and carbon. Mainly driven by the triboelectric voltage, originating from the joint contributions of the cocatalysts during agitation, CH4 is converted at the Ga and Ni(OH)2 interface through nanotribo-electrochemical reaction pathways. The efficiency of the system is enhanced when the reaction is performed at an increased pressure. The dehydrogenation of other nongaseous hydrocarbons using this approach is also demonstrated. This technology presents a possible low energy route for CH4 conversion without involving high temperature and harsh operating conditions.NMR-derived chemical shifts are sensitive probes of RNA structure. However, the need to assign NMR spectra hampers their utility as a direct source of structural information. In this report, we describe a simple method that uses unassigned 2D NMR spectra to model the secondary structure of RNAs. As in the case of assigned chemical shifts, we could use unassigned chemical shift data to reweight conformational libraries such that the highest weighted structure closely resembles their reference NMR structure. Furthermore, the application of our approach to the 3'- and 5'-UTR of the SARS-CoV-2 genome yields structures that are, for the most part, consistent with the secondary structure models derived from chemical probing data. Therefore, we expect the framework we describe here will be useful as a general strategy for rapidly generating preliminary structural RNA models directly from unassigned 2D NMR spectra. As we demonstrated for the 337-nt and 472-nt UTRs of SARS-CoV-2, our approach could be especially valuable for modeling the secondary structures of large RNA.In order to recover the damaged structure of a nitrogen-implanted TiO2 (N-I-TiO2) photoanode, hybrid microwave annealing (HMA) is proposed as an alternative postannealing process instead of conventional thermal annealing (CTA). Compared to CTA, HMA provides distinctive advantages (i) facile transformation of the interstitial N-N states into substitutional N-Ti states, (ii) better preservation of the ion-implanted nitrogen in TiO2, and (iii) effective alleviation of lattice strain and reconstruction of the broken bonds. As a result, the HMA-activated photoanode improves the photocurrent density by a factor of ∼3.2 from 0.29 to 0.93 mA cm-2 at 1.23 VRHE and the incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) from ∼2.9% to ∼10.5% at 430 nm relative to those of the as-prepared N-I-TiO2 photoanode in photoelectrochemical water oxidation, which are much better than those of the CTA-activated photoanode (0.58 mA cm-2 at 1.23 VRHE and IPCE of 5.7% at 430 nm), especially in the visible light region (≥420 nm).