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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
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A 3D Biofabricated Disease Model Mimicking the Brain Extracellular Matrix Suitable to Characterize Intrinsic Neuronal Network Alterations in the Presence of a Breast Tumor Disseminated to the Brain

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D disease model is developed using customized hyaluronic‐acid‐based hydrogels supplemented with extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins resembling brain ECM properties. Neurons, astrocytes, and tumor cells are used to mimic the native brain surrounding.
Esra Türker, Mateo S. Andrade Mier, Jessica Faber, Mike Friedrich, Zan Lamberger, Jeannette Weigelt, Christian Stigloher, Nicoletta Murenu, Natascha Schaefer, Jörg Tessmar, Gregor Lang, Silvia Budday, Katrin G. Heinze, Antje Appelt‐Menzel, Pamela L. Strissel, Reiner Strick, Carmen Villmann   +16 more
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GeAl2‐2xFe2xO3(OH)4 Nanotubes: New Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Fe‐doped imogolite nanotubes are synthesized via a one‐step hydrothermal method with varying Fe substitution ratios x. Structural and spectroscopic analyses confirm homogeneous Fe incorporation while preserving tubular shape. Optimal doping at x = 0.05 enhances optical absorption, narrows band gap, reduces charge transfer resistance, and significantly ...
Yassine Naciri, Jian Li, Wahid Ullah, Fabien Baron, Franck Bourdelle, Stéphan Rouzière, Claire Goldmann, Erik Elkaim, Thomas Bizien, Rachid Belkhou, Delphine Vantelon, Mohamed Nawfal Ghazzal, Erwan Paineau   +12 more
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Linking transformational leadership and organisation commitment

, 2014
The main goal of this paper is to analyse the impacts of transformational leadership on organisational commitment. To this effect we developed a case study following a quantitative methodological approach. The research was conducted at the Serralves Foundation (Porto, Portugal) to empirically test the proposed research model and its hypothesis.
Rua, Orlando Lima, Araújo, João
openaire   +1 more source

Why Does Performance Pay De-Motivate: Financial Incentives versus Perfrormance Appraisal [PDF]

The sheer scale and speed of the shift of payment system from time-based salaries to performance-related pay, PRP, in the British public services provides a unique opportunity to test the effects of incentive pay schemes. This study is based on the first
David Marsden, Katsuyuki Kubo, Stephen French   +2 more
core  

Programmable DNA‐Peptide Hybrid Nanostructures for Potent Neutralization of Multiple Influenza a Virus Subtypes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A multivalent antiviral platform based on honeycomb‐shaped DNA nanostructures (HC–Urumin) is developed to enhance the potency and breadth of the host defense peptide Urumin. Through spatially patterned trimeric presentation, HC–Urumin disrupts influenza A virus entry, improves cell viability, and reduces disease severity in vivo‐offering a modular and ...
Saurabh Umrao, Abhisek Dwivedy, Payton L. Haak, Dhanush Gandavadi, Laurie A. Rund, Chi Chen, Vineetha Mareddy, Lifeng Zhou, Jinwei Duan, Ying Fang, Andrew J. Steelman, Xing Wang   +11 more
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Reducing Open‐Circuit Voltage Losses in Wide‐Bandgap FAPbBr3 Perovskite Solar Cells for Continuous Unassisted Light‐Driven Water Splitting

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The combination of formamidinium thiocyanate and 1,3‐propane diammonium iodide for bulk and top‐surface passivation, and a ternary fullerene blend to improve energy band alignment, suppresses energy losses in wide‐bandgap FAPbBr3 perovskite solar cells.
Laura Bellini, Daniël Grosfeld, Bruno Branco, Guus J. W. Aalbers, Lana M. Kessels, Willemijn H. M. Remmerswaal, Nicolas Daub, Kunal Datta, Martijn M. Wienk, René A. J. Janssen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Performance Pay De-Motivate, and Does It Matter? [PDF]

The sheer scale and speed of the shift of payment system from time-based salaries to performance-related pay, PRP, in the British public services provides a unique opportunity to test the effects of incentive pay schemes. This study is based on the first
David Marsden, Katsuyuki Kubo, Stephen French   +2 more
core  

Interconnected Porous Hydrogels with Tunable Anisotropy Through Aqueous Emulsion Bioprinting

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D bioprintable microporous bioink is developed using an aqueous two‐phase system (ATPS) composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) mimetic biopolymers. The ATPS bioink enables the fabrication of interconnected porous architectures with up to 70% porosity, supporting long‐term cell viability and 3D cell alignment, enabling a simultaneous generation of ...
Hugo Edgar‐Vilar, Francisca P. Correia, Inês M. Freitas, Vítor M. Gaspar, João F. Mano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Astrocyte‐Guided Maturation of Neural Constructs in a Modular Biosynthetic Hydrogel for Biohybrid Neurotechnologies

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A modular biosynthetic PVA–gelatin hydrogel crosslinked via visible‐light thiol‐ene chemistry is engineered as a coating for neural electrodes. Optimizing matrix composition and mechanical properties enables the hydrogel to support astrocytic populations that guide neural differentiation and functional maturation.
Martina Genta, Sofia Peressotti, Roberto Portillo‐Lara, Josef Goding, Rylie Green   +4 more
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