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This paper reports on the fabrication of 1-3 piezocomposite with hexagonal pillars for high frequency ultrasonic transducer based on the cold ablation technique. The piezocomposite with hexagonal pillars was designed, simulated, and fabricated using an ultraviolet picosecond laser. It performs better than the piezocomposite with other pillar shapes like square. The edge length and height of the hexagonal PZT pillar were 10 μm and 36 μm, the width of the kerf was about 5 μm. The 1-3 piezocomposite with a resonance frequency of 51.2 MHz and a coupling coefficient of 0.69 was fabricated. The transducer with fabricated 1-3 piezocomposite was prototyped and characterized. Compared to the conventional dice-and-fill technique, the cola ablation process allows for the manufacturing of 1-3 piezocomposites with higher variability of pillar design and distribution as well as smaller structural size. It suggests that the cold ablation process proves to be suitable for the fabrication of high frequency composite and transducers.
Little is known about how the workforce influences quality in long term care facilities for older people. Staff numbers are important but do not fully explain this relationship.

To develop theoretical explanations for the relationship between long-term care facility staffing and quality of care as experienced by residents.

A realist evidence synthesis to understand staff behaviours that promote quality of care for older people living in long-term care facilities.

Long-term residential care facilities PARTICIPANTS Long-term care facility staff, residents, and relatives METHODS The realist review, (i) was co-developed with stakeholders to determine initial programme theories, (ii) systematically searched the evidence to test and develop theoretical propositions, and (iii) validated and refined emergent theory with stakeholder groups.

66 research papers were included in the review. Three key findings explain the relationship between staffing and quality (i) quality is influenced by staff behaviours; (itunities for staff, and encourage quality as experienced by residents and families.The essential nature of Zn and widespread Zn deficiency in plants under field conditions underlie the great interest of researchers in the regulation of plant Zn homeostasis. Here, the current knowledge of plant Zn homeostasis regulation, mainly in A. thaliana, is reviewed. The plant Zn homeostasis machinery is regulated largely at the transcriptional level. Local regulation in response to changes in cellular Zn status is based on the transcription factors bZIP19 and bZIP23, which sense changes in free Zn2+ concentrations in the cell. However, there are likely other unidentified ways to sense cellular free Zn2+ concentrations in addition to the well-known bZIP19 and bZIP23 factors. In recent years, the existence of a shoot-derived systemic Zn deficiency signal, which is involved in the upregulation of Zn transport from roots to shoots, was demonstrated. Additionally, rates of mRNA degradation of Zn homeostasis genes are likely regulated by changes in cellular Zn status. In addition to the regulation of Zn transport, other mechanisms for the regulation of plant Zn homeostasis exist. Selleckchem PF 429242 "Zn sparing" mechanisms could be involved in the decrease in plant Zn requirements under Zn deficiency. Additionally, autophagy is probably regulated by local Zn status and involved in Zn reutilization at the cellular level. Current issues related to studying Zn homeostasis regulation are discussed.Carbon dots (CDs) have been intensively studied since their discovery in 2004 because of their unique properties such as low toxicity, excellent biocompatibility, high photoluminescence (PL) and good water dispersibility. In this study metformin derived carbon dots (Met-CDs) were synthesized using a microwave assisted method. Met-CDs were meticulously characterized using ultra-violet spectroscopy (UV-vis), photoluminescence (PL), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), atomic force (AFM) and transmission electron (TEM) microscopies. According to results of cytotoxicity studies, Met-CDs possess low-toxicity and excellent biocompatibility towards both non-tumor and tumor cell lines indicating that Met-CDs are outstanding candidates for living cell bioimaging studies. Furthermore, bioimaging studies have displayed that Met-CDs can penetrate the cell membrane and disperse throughout the cell structure including the nucleus and mitochondria. More specifically, Met-CDs tend to start localizing selectively inside the mitochondria of cancer cells, but not of non-tumor cells after 1 h of incubation. Finally, a zebrafish study confirmed that Met-CDs cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) without the need of any other ligands. In summary, this study presents synthesis of Met-CDs which feature abilities such as mitochondrial and nucleus localizations along with BBB penetration.Lithium sulfur batteries (LSBs) with high energy density hold some promising applications in the wearable and flexible devices. However, it has been still challenging to develop a simple and feasible approach to prepare flexible LSB cathodes with both robust mechanical strength. Herein, flexible S@C-CNTs cathodes with controllable thicknesses are successfully fabricated via a facile blade-coating method. Due to the strong cohesion among CNTs bundles and the well-designed structure, the flexible S@C-CNTs cathodes are demonstrated to be with a combination of impressive mechanical strength and enhanced electrochemical performance. For the flexible S@C-CNTs cathodes with the sulfur mass loading of 4 mg cm-2, the areal capacity is close to 3.0 mA h cm-2, and the breaking stress is up to 5.59 MPa with 7.77% strain. Meanwhile, the pouch cell exhibits excellent cyclic stability at both flat/bent conditions. All demonstrate that the flexible S@C-CNTs cathodes may satisfy the demands of practical application. Moreover, this methodology is suitable for designing other flexible battery electrodes, such as flexible Si@C-CNTs anodes for lithium ion batteries, flexible P@C-CNTs anodes for sodium/potassium ion batteries, etc.
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