Author(s): Yarur Villanueva F; Green PB; Qiu C; Ullah SR; Buenviaje K; Howe JY; Majewski MB; Wilson MWB;

Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (k-CZTS) nanocrystals have received attention for their tunable optoelectronic properties, as well as the earth abundance of their constituent atoms. However, the phase-pure synthesis of these quaternary NCs is challenging due to their polymorphism, as well as the undesired fo ...

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Author(s): de Zavalia N; Schoettner K; Goldsmith JA; Solis P; Ferraro S; Parent G; Amir S;

Alcohol consumption has been strongly associated with circadian clock gene expression in mammals. Analysis of clock genes revealed a potential role of Bmal1 in the control of alcohol drinking behavior. However, a causal role of Bmal1 and neural pathways through which it may influence alcohol intake have not yet been established. Here we show that selectiv ...

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Author(s): Jäger AP; Huntenburg JM; Tremblay SA; Schneider U; Grahl S; Huck J; Tardif CL; Villringer A; Gauthier CJ; Bazin PL; Steele CJ;

In motor learning, sequence specificity, i.e. the learning of specific sequential associations, has predominantly been studied using task-based fMRI paradigms. However, offline changes in resting state functional connectivity after sequence-specific motor learning are less well understood. Previo ...

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Author(s): Millet-Boureima C; Ennis CC; Jamison J; McSweeney S; Park A; Gamberi C;

Melatonin functions as a central regulator of cell and organismal function as well as a neurohormone involved in several processes, e.g., the regulation of the circadian rhythm, sleep, aging, oxidative response, and more. As such, it holds immense pharmacological potential. Receptor-mediated melatonin function mainly occurs through MT1 and MT2, conserved ...

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Author(s): Zhang X; Sun X; Jiang R; Zeng EY; Sunderland EM; Muir DCG;

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Author(s): Ocampo I; López RR; Camacho-León S; Nerguizian V; Stiharu I;

Artificial neural networks (ANN) and data analysis (DA) are powerful tools for supporting decision-making. They are employed in diverse fields, and one of them is nanotechnology; for example, in predicting silver nanoparticles size. To our knowledge, we are the first to use ANN to predict liposome size (LZ). Liposomes are lipid nanoparticles used in diffe ...

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Author(s): Chen Z; An C; Wang Y; Zhang B; Tian X; Lee K;

The released oil can affect the vulnerable shoreline environment if the oil spills happen in coastal waters. The stranded oil on shorelines is persistent, posing a long-term influence on the intertidal ecosystem after weathering. Therefore, shoreline cleanup techniques are required to remove the oil from the shoreline environment. In this study, a new sho ...

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Author(s): McGreevy TJ; Michaelides S; Djan M; Sullivan M; Beltrán DM; Buffum B; Husband T;

The environment plays an important role in the movement of individuals and their associated genes among populations, which facilitates gene flow. Gene flow can help maintain the genetic diversity both within and between populations and counter the negative impact of genetic drift, which can decrease the fitness of individuals. Sympatric species can have d ...

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Author(s): Shenker JJ; Steele CJ; Chakravarty MM; Zatorre RJ; Penhune VB;

Adult abilities in complex cognitive domains such as music appear to depend critically on the age at which training or experience begins, and relevant experience has greater long-term effects during periods of peak maturational change. Previous work has shown that early trained musicians (ET; < age 7) out-perform later-trained musicians (LT; > age 7 ...

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Author(s): Bolenz F; Eppinger B;

The development of metacontrol of decision making and its susceptibility to framing effects were investigated in a sample of 201 adolescents and adults in Germany (12-25 years, 111 female, ethnicity not recorded). In a task that dissociates model-free and model-based decision making, outcome magnitude and outcome valence were manipulated. Both adolescents ...

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Author(s): Bock DG; Baeckens S; Pita-Aquino JN; Chejanovski ZA; Michaelides SN; Muralidhar P; Lapiedra O; Park S; Menke DB; Geneva AJ; Losos JB; Kolbe JJ;

Hybridization is among the evolutionary mechanisms most frequently hypothesized to drive the success of invasive species, in part because hybrids are common in invasive populations. One explanation for this pattern is that biological invasions coincide with a change in selection pressures that li ...

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Author(s): Ferraro S; de Zavalia N; Belforte N; Amir S;

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by restrictive patterns of behaviour and alterations in social interaction and communication. Up to 80% of children with ASD exhibit sleep-wake cycle disturbances, emphasising the pressing need for novel approaches in the treatment of ASD-associated comorbidities. Whil ...

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