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Proteins, Processing, and Properties of Adhesive Fluid Condensates Purified from Mussels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Mussels exhibit an unmatched proficiency for adhering to wet surfaces in salty environments—a remarkable ability that could inspire new biomedical and technical glues. The fluid protein condensates used to form the underwater mussel glue are extracted, reconstituted and characterized with advanced spectroscopy and nanomechanical analysis, revealing ...
Mathieu D. Rivard, Max Renner‐Rao, Nahid Hassanpour, Franziska Jehle, Chang‐Sheng Wang, Duy Anh Pham, Daniel J. Jackson, Xavier Banquy, Matthew J. Harrington   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and Validation for Young Adolescents [PDF]

, 2015
Emotional self-efficacy (ESE) is an important aspect of emotional functioning, with current measures for children and adolescents focused on the measurement of self-beliefs in relation to the management of emotions.
Arbuckle J. L., Bandura A., Bandura A., Bandura A., Bartlett M. S., Cohen J., Mayer J. D., Mayer J. D., Petrides K. V., Pons F.   +9 more
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Engineering a Sonotherapeutic RBC Membrane‐Derived Nanoparticle Platform for the Treatment of Liver Cancer

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Herein, an RBC membrane‐derived nanoparticle (CMN‐ICG) is engineered to efficiently deliver a sonosensitizing agent, indocyanine green (ICG), for sonotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). CMN‐ICG exhibits excellent cytocompatibility, significantly enhances hepatocyte uptake, and produces excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon ultrasound ...
Alap Ali Zahid, Aishik Chakraborty, Wei Luo, Juhi Bora, John Joseph Kelly, John Andrew Ronald, Arghya Paul   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why we play: A motivational–efficacy pathway from basic psychological needs to creative musicianship

Acta Psychologica
Purpose: To describe how simple psychological needs (autonomy, competence, relatedness) promote creative musicianship using a motivational-efficacy mechanism and whether autonomy support by the teacher enhances this mechanism.
Ming Liu
doaj   +1 more source

A falls prevention programme to improve quality of life, physical function and falls efficacy in older people receiving home help services: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Falls and fall-related injuries in older adults are associated with great burdens, both for the individuals, the health care system and the society. Previous research has shown evidence for the efficiency of exercise as falls prevention.
A Bandura, A Dadgari, A Saletti, A Vuillemin, AC Scheffer, AF Ambrose, AJ Campbell, AP Vivanti, Astrid Bergland, B Meinow, B Senn, B Vellas, C Luthy, C Meyer, C Sherrington, C-H Chou, CJ Jones, CMA Marques-Vieira, D Altman, Dawn A. Skelton, DM Landers, DM Peters, E McAuley, E McAuley, E McAuley, E McInnes, ER Vieira, ET Petridou, F El-Khoury, FB Gillison, G Salkeld, GA Kelley, HC Kraemer, I Vikman, JH Loge, K Christensen, K Delbaere, K Frändin, K Hawkins, K Haywood, KF Schulz, KF Schulz, KJ Preacher, KO Berg, L Yardley, LF Hektoen, LS Acree, LZ Rubenstein, M Bonnefoy, M Herdman, M Janssen, M Lawton, M Markle-Reid, M Ory, Maria Bjerk, MC Robertson, N Vries De, PC Fletcher, PC Fletcher, R Brooks, R Elkan, R Forkan, S Heydarnejad, S Hollis, S Michie, S Vaapio, SE Lamb, SE Lamb, SM White, SS Vaapio, T Brovold, The EuroQol Group, The WHOQOL Group, Therese Brovold, TN Tombaugh, Y Guigoz, Y Hellström, Y Netz   +77 more
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Transparent UV‐Curable Self‐Sanitizing Coatings Applicable to Diverse Surfaces and High‐Touch Screens to Mitigate Deadly Pathogen Transmission

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Development of a transparent, self‐sanitizing antimicrobial coating technology applicable to a wide range of materials and surfaces‐including touchscreens, transparent substrates, and metal, plastic, and glass‐regardless of pathogen type. The spray‐coated, UV‐cross‐linked imidazole‐based quaternary ammonium chloride materials provide broad‐spectrum ...
Surjith Kumaran, Sumin Han, Euna Oh, Chunghee Jo, Hyerin Shin, Dae‐Hong Ko, Hyo‐Jick Choi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

PRELIVE: A Framework for Predicting Lipid Nanoparticles In Vivo Efficacy and Reducing Reliance on Animal Testing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
PREdicting LNP In Vivo Efficacy (PRELIVE) framework enables the prediction of lipid nanoparticle (LNPs) organ‐specific delivery through dual modeling approaches. Composition‐based models using formulation parameters and protein corona‐based models using biological fingerprints both achieve high predictive accuracy across multiple organs.
Belal I. Hanafy, Chuan‐En Lu, Kai Liu, Audrey Gallud   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence and student creativity: An exploratory study of students’ experiences with AI tools

Computers in Human Behavior Reports
This study explores how students utilize AI tools in a short visual design task and how these experiences relate to self-reported creativity and creative self-efficacy, using an exploratory mixed-methods approach.
Tsai-Yun Mou
doaj   +1 more source

An Ultrafast Self‐Gelling Versatile Hydrogel for Rapid Infected Burn Wound Repair in Military Medicine

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A self‐gelling PG@PAC (POD/Gel‐CDH@PA/CHX) powder is developed for infected burn care in austere settings. Upon contact with wound exudate, it instantly forms an adhesive hydrogel, providing simultaneous hemostasis, broad‐spectrum antibacterial activity, reactive oxygen species scavenging, and immunomodulation. In a murine model of S.
Liping Zhang, Zhangrui Wu, Xiansheng Zhao, Geng Wang, Quyang Yang, Minxia zhang, Xiaowei Wang, Xiujun Cheng, Changyue Wu, Dan Wu, Yutian Yang, Canbin Dong, Tao Zhang, Weiqiang Tan, Ningwen Zhu   +14 more
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Dual‐Layer Living Hydrogel Enables On‐Demand Delivery of Phages and Probiotics for Synergistic Wound Infection Therapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dual‐layer living hydrogel, ProΦGel, integrates bacteriophages and probiotics for synergistic wound infection therapy. The outer gelatin‐based matrix releases phages on demand in response to P. aeruginosa infections, while inner alginate beads sustain probiotic delivery.
Siyuan Tao, Darine D'Adam, Anna Hu, Sixuan Zhang, Josua Roduner, Katharina Maniura‐Weber, Qun Ren   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source