East China University of Science and Technology

Community Environment, Parenting Practices, Social Support, and Children’s Quality of Life in Shanghai, China: A Multi-Scalar and Gendered Analysis

Abstract This study investigates the relationships between community environment, parenting practices, social support, and children’s quality of life in Shanghai. Grounded in a “4D” framework (Density, Design, Diversity, and Destination), we employed a multi-scalar geospatial app...

From Taxonomy to Causality: Exploring Construction Dispute Factors Using a Gaussian KGE, CN, and DEMATEL-Based Approach

Abstract Despite advances in construction project management and technology, disputes remain a persistent challenge that significantly undermines project quality, cost, and schedule performance. A major reason is that dispute causes are often multifaceted and interdependent, yet...

Enhanced heparosan biosynthesis in Corynebacterium glutamicum by systematic metabolic engineering and translation-level fine-tuning

As a widely used anticoagulant, heparin is industrially produced chiefly via animal tissue extraction, which suffers from unstable supply and potential safety hazards. Heparosan shares a similar polysaccharide backbone with heparin and can be converted into heparin under mild enz...

A Non-Invasive Transtympanic Bioadhesive Hydrogel for Sustained Delivery of Dexamethasone in Otitis Media Effusion Therapy

Abstract Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a highly prevalent condition characterized by persistent inflammatory effusion in the middle ear cavity. The clinical management of OME remains challenging due to the anatomical inaccessibility of the middle ear, which limits drug effi...

Manipulating Valence‐Heterogeneous Pt Dual Sites via Metal‐Support Interactions for Highly Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

ABSTRACT Alkaline water electrolysis is essential for sustainable green hydrogen production but is bottlenecked by sluggish water dissociation kinetics and catalyst degradation at high current densities. Herein, a low loading of Pt nanoclusters (4.2 wt.%) was anchored on multiwal...

MindForm — Cognitive Patterns: A Stateless Interpretive Layer for Experience-Driven Personality in LLM Agents

The two preceding papers in this series document personality as state: a temperament and trait vector a character is born with, and the values, moral outlook, beliefs and habits they earn by living. Both described a feedback loop in which that state colors how future experience i...

Formation of a silica scaffold with a hyperbolic surface structure as a time-frozen glimpse by ultraviolet curing

Abstract Triply periodic hyperbolic surfaces have been extensively investigated in various natural and artificial self-assembled systems and have attracted great attention because of their complexity and geometrical beauty. However, understanding their formation during bottom-up...

Tokenizing Loyalty Programs: The Role of Tradability

Problem Definition. Loyalty programs (LPs) are widely used to enhance customer retention and firm profitability. With technological advancements like blockchain, many brands are exploring tokenized LPs. Unlike traditional LPs, where rewards can only be redeemed for future purchas...

Metal–OrganicFrameworks (MOFs) for the Deliveryof Small-Molecule Therapeutics

Abstract As cutting-edge porous materials, the properties of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are governed by their metal nodes and organic linkers, as well as the assembly mode of these subunits. This allows the loading capacity of MOFs for small-molecule drugs to be readily tail...

Spatially Explicit Optimal Decarbonization Pathways for China’s Cement Industry

Abstract Cement production contributes about 8% of global CO2 emissions, but conventional assessments often overlook spatiotemporal heterogeneity in demand, energy resources, infrastructure, and policy constraints. This study develops a high-resolution whole-system optimization f...

Uncertainty‐aware evidential prototype network with few‐shot class‐incremental learning for open‐set fault diagnosis

Abstract Fault diagnosis plays an important role in process monitoring under closed‐set settings. However, the unknown faults may be misdiagnosed as one of the known classes with overconfidence, leading to unreliable decisions and process unsafety. Besides, to distinguish multipl...

Synthetic β-amino acid polymer promoting keratocyte adhesion and corneal regeneration

Corneal damage ranks among the leading causes of visual impairment globally. Given the prevalence of corneal diseases and challenges of donor cornea shortages and immune rejection, there is an urgent need to develop alternative materials for corneal repair. Although decellular co...

Recent Advances in Diaryliodonium Salts (II): Structures, Syntheses, and Reactivity

Diaryliodonium salts have been widely employed as highly efficient electrophilic reagents in organic synthesis, owing to their high reactivity and excellent selectivity across a broad range of transformations. Over the past 5 years, considerable advances have been achieved in dia...

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Corner Cold-Bending Stresses in Laminated Insulating Glass: A Case Study

Cold-bent glass curtain walls have been widely adopted in landmark buildings due to their remarkable economic and low-carbon advantages. To investigate the stress state of insulated laminated glass under the corner cold-bending condition, this paper, based on glass samples from a...

Effects of ComonomerComposition on Adhesion and FoamingBehavior of Polypropylene Particles during Water-Free SupercriticalCO2 Bead Foaming

Abstract Water-free supercritical CO2 bead foaming offers a cleaner route to expanded polypropylene beads, but the absence of water intensifies interparticle adhesion. Four polypropylene resins with different comonomer compositions were investigated to clarify the effects of mole...

Electronic Nose‐Based Methanol Feedback Precision Control Strategy for High‐Yield Alkaline Phosphatase Fermentation by Hansenula polymorpha

ABSTRACT Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), an important industrial enzyme, has a wide range of applications in animal food, biotechnology, and environment. Methanol, as a key inducer in the fermentation process of Hansenula polymorpha , significantly affects ALP expression. This study...

Biomimetic Fabrication of Multi-Scale Graphene Aerogel-Encapsulated Phase-Change Materials for Enhanced Thermal Energy Storage

Abstract Phase change materials (PCMs) exhibit significant potential for thermal energy storage and thermal management applications. However, their practical implementation is limited by intrinsic challenges, including low thermal conductivity and leakage of liquid PCM. Aerogel e...

Polymer BrushFunctionalized Polyacrylonitrile FiberMembranes for Enhanced Adsorption of Metal Ions

Abstract Precious metal recovery from secondary resources is essential due to their limited natural abundance and growing industrial demand. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based fiber membranes have gained significant attention for their high surface area and porosity, but their inheren...

Activity–StabilityVolcano in Supported Electrocatalysis:Single Entity Correlation of Au25 Nanoclusters BetweenOxygen Reduction Activity and Metal–Support Interaction

Abstract Metal–support interactions (MSIs) in supported nanoclusters (NCs) represent a crucial factor in the design of highly efficient heterogeneous catalysts, yet the understanding of these MSIs with their catalytic activities in nature remains elusive. Here, we employ single e...

A Novel ReactiveHindered Amine Light Stabilizer forIn Situ Grafting in POE Photovoltaic Encapsulation Films during Cross-Linking

Abstract Conventional hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) often fail to meet the antiphotoaging requirements for Polyolefin Elastomer (POE) photovoltaic encapsulation films under harsh environmental conditions due to migration and leaching. In this research, a novel reactive...