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Navigating the Carbon Maze: A Roadmap to Effective Carbon Conductive Networks for Lithium-Ion Batteries
(2024)Advanced Energy MaterialsConductive networks are integral components in Li-ion battery electrodes, serving the dual function of providing electrons to the active material while its porosity ensures Li-ion electrolyte accessibility to deliver and release Li-ions, thereby ultimately determining the electrochemical performance of the battery. In the realm of academic research, the task of fabricating an electrode endowed with an effective conductive network has ...Review Article -
From rhizosphere to detritusphere – Soil structure formation driven by plant roots and the interactions with soil biota
(2024)Soil Biology and BiochemistryRoots and the associated soil directly affected by root activity, termed the rhizosphere, have both been extensively studied and recognized for their crucial role in soil functioning. The formation of the rhizosphere is primarily driven by the effect of roots on shaping the physical structure of the soil, which in turn has direct feedbacks on the interactions between physical, biological and chemical processes. As a result, the rhizosphere ...Review Article -
CT image-based biomarkers for opportunistic screening of osteoporotic fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2024)Osteoporosis InternationalThe use of opportunistic computed tomography (CT) image-based biomarkers may be a low-cost strategy for screening older individuals at high risk for osteoporotic fractures and populations that are not sufficiently targeted. This review aimed to assess the discriminative ability of image-based biomarkers derived from existing clinical routine CT scans for hip, vertebral, and major osteoporotic fracture prediction. A systematic search in ...Review Article -
Impact of digital assistive technologies on the quality of life for people with dementia: a scoping review
(2024)BMJ OpenBackground Digital assistive technologies (DATs) have emerged as promising tools to support the daily life of people with dementia (PWD). Current research tends to concentrate either on specific categories of DATs or provide a generic view. Therefore, it is of essence to provide a review of different kinds of DATs and how they contribute to improving quality of life (QOL) for PWD. Design Scoping review using the framework proposed by ...Review Article -
Floating in the air: forecasting allergenic pollen concentration for managing urban public health
(2024)International Journal of Digital EarthThe presence of airborne allergenic pollen causes a variety of immune reactions and respiratory diseases, threatening human life in severe cases. Climate change is exacerbating the allergenic pollen-induced health risks and adding a significant economic burden to societies. Despite the pressing threats, vital health-related information is not available to the public to date, and the reshaping of future geographic allergenic pollen patterns ...Review Article -
Hypothalamic MCH Neurons: From Feeding to Cognitive Control
(2024)FunctionModern neuroscience is progressively elucidating that the classic view positing distinct brain regions responsible for survival, emotion, and cognitive functions is outdated. The hypothalamus demonstrates the interdependence of these roles, as it is traditionally known for fundamental survival functions like energy and electrolyte balance, but is now recognized to also play a crucial role in emotional and cognitive processes. This review ...Review Article -
3D Motion Manipulation for Micro- and Nanomachines: Progress and Future Directions
(2024)Advanced MaterialsIn the past decade, micro- and nanomachines (MNMs) have made outstanding achievements in the fields of targeted drug delivery, tumor therapy, microsurgery, biological detection, and environmental monitoring and remediation. Researchers have made significant efforts to accelerate the rapid development of MNMs capable of moving through fluids by means of different energy sources (chemical reactions, ultrasound, light, electricity, magnetism, ...Review Article -
Biochemical transformations of inorganic nanomedicines in buffers, cell cultures and organisms
(2023)NanoscaleThe field of nanomedicine is rapidly evolving, with new materials and formulations being reported almost daily. In this respect, inorganic and inorganic-organic composite nanomaterials have gained significant attention. However, the use of new materials in clinical trials and their final approval as drugs has been hampered by several challenges, one of which is the complex and difficult to control nanomaterial chemistry that takes place ...Review Article -
The effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) on the Positive Valence Systems: A Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)-Informed Systematic Review
(2023)CNS DrugsBackground and Objectives: The renewed interest in psychedelic research provides growing evidence of potentially unique effects on various aspects of reward processing systems. Using the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework, as proposed by the National Institute of Mental Health, we aim to synthesize the existing literature concerning the impact of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) on the RDoC’s Positive Valence Systems (PVS) domain, ...Review Article -
Modelling and simulation of metal additive manufacturing processes with particle methods: A review
(2023)Virtual and Physical PrototypingThe critical role that numerical simulation plays in additive manufacturing has stimulated research on the effectiveness and potential applications of mesh-free, particle-based discretisation techniques. These methods excel at handling fluid flows and are viable alternatives to the mesh-based techniques typically used in commercial simulation software. In this paper, we review recent advances in developing computational models for metal ...Review Article