Jiangnan University

Identification and Characteristics of Traditional Village Siting Types Under the Influence of Natural Environmental Factors: A Study from the Taihu Basin

Understanding the spatial distribution patterns and siting characteristics of traditional villages provides an important basis for informing their conservation and spatial planning. This study employed geographic information system (GIS)-based spatial analysis, principal componen...

Evolution of (S)-2-Aminobutanol Synthesis from Chemical Resolution to Biomanufacturing

As a pivotal chiral precursor for the synthesis of the antituberculosis drug ethambutol and antiepileptic drugs such as levetiracetam, Chiral (S)-2-aminobutanol requires high optical purity for clinical safety. This review systematically summarizes the evolution and recent advanc...

MEGH-DDI: MolT5-driven edge-aware graph learning with Hop2Token representation for drug–drug interaction prediction

Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are critical in pharmacology, as synergistic or antagonistic effects between co-administered drugs can enhance therapeutic outcomes or cause toxicity, posing major challenges for drug safety assessment and new drug development. Current molecular repr...

Culinary Chemistry as a Platform for Interfacial Materials Design

ABSTRACT This Review examines culinary systems as experimentally accessible models of interfacial materials design. Culinary operations, including emulsification, foaming, gelation, spherification, controlled heating, smoking, and dehydration, govern gas‐liquid, oil‐water, solid‐...

Self-reported pain, depressive symptoms and risk for cardiovascular diseases

Previous studies have found that both pain and depressive symptoms are deleteriously associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The aim of current study was to investigate the joint association of pain and depressive symptoms with CVD risk. A total of 13,184 participants aged...

Does AI-Assisted Design Undermine Market Value? The Influence of Design Source, Style, and Campaign Duration

Against the backdrop of the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technologies, traditional design value assessment systems based on creative input are facing new challenges. This study aims to examine the effects of design source (human-designed design vs. AI-assisted des...

Leaf‐Inspired Biomimetic Porous Hydrogels for Multi‐Band Camouflage

ABSTRACT With the development of visible, hyperspectral, and thermal‐infrared multi‐band reconnaissance technologies, achieving an ideal camouflage in the jungle environment remains a major challenge. Inspired by green leaves, this work designs and prepares a flame‐retardant and...

Ionically Counter‐Programmable Phase‐Separation of Superstable Star‐Biopolyamide Coacervates for Electrothermally‐Responsive Pseudosolid Smart Windows

ABSTRACT Thermoresponsive polymers are highly anticipated for passive thermochromic smart windows, yet the instability and too‐high mobility of their light‐scattering states for separated phases remain significant hurdles. To address these challenges, we report a design concept f...

Identification and Engineering of a β-1,3-Galactosyltransferase for Efficient Lacto- N -Tetraose Production

Abstract Lacto-N-tetraose (LNT), a major human milk oligosaccharide, is of growing interest for functional food applications. Microbial production of LNT is limited by the low catalytic efficiency of β-1,3-galactosyltransferase (β-1,3-galT) and insufficient precursor supply. Here...

TRPC1 Promotes Thoracic Aortic Dissection Through Inducing Proinflammatory Phenotype of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Background Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is a life‐threatening vascular disease that lacks effective pharmacological treatment. Canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) channels are involved in regulating various cardiovascular functions, yet their roles in TAD have not b...

Metal–Organic Framework MIL-101 Induces Macrophage Ferroptosis through Depriving Cystine Uptake and Overloading Labile Iron Pool

Abstract The wide applications of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) in environmental remediation and biomedicine inevitably lead to their entry into the environment and human body, exerting unexpected risks. Recent studies have primarily focused on the cytotoxicity testing of MOFs;...

A Fuzzy Gain-Scheduled Time Base Generator for Fixed-Time Leader-Following Tracking Consensus of Feedforward Nonlinear Multi-Agent Systems

This paper proposes a fuzzy gain-scheduled time base generator (FGS-TBG) framework for prescribed fixed-time leader-following consensus of Lipschitz feedforward nonlinear multi-agent systems (FNMASs) with a dynamic leader under distributed output feedback. Existing TBG-based fixe...

Low-Velocity Impact Response and Residual Burst Strength of Fiber-Wound Composite Pressure Vessels

The increasing use of lightweight fiber-wound composite pressure vessels in energy-storage and transportation applications has heightened the need to understand impact-induced structural damage and the associated degradation in residual load-bearing capacity. Despite their superi...

The impact of sleep quality on cognitive function in residents of high altitude areas: a cross-sectional study

This study aims to explore the current status of cognitive function among community residents in high-altitude areas, and analyze the influence of sleep quality on cognitive function, so as to provide a theoretical basis for developing intervention strategies to improve the cogni...

Bias-reconfigurable barrier photodetectors for integrated broadband sensing and neuromorphic vision

Intelligent vision systems demand photodetectors with reconfigurable response to support diverse modalities like high-speed sensing and neuromorphic processing. Here we show a bias-reconfigurable barrier photodetector that enables continuous modulation of response time across 7 o...

Unveiling the Role of the Soil Matrix in Trichloroethylene Degradation by Ball-Milled Sulfidated Microscale Zero-Valent Iron

Abstract Ball-milled sulfidated microscale zerovalent iron (S-mZVIbm) is highly effective in degrading trichloroethylene (TCE) in anoxic water. This study investigated its performance and soil-mediated regulation in a soil-water mixed system (SWMS) using two natural soils. The re...

Nanozymes in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Catalytic Mechanisms, Current Evidence, and Emerging Theranostic Strategies

Abstract Objective: This review evaluates nanozymes as catalytic biomaterials for upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)-related diagnosis, therapy, and prevention, with particular attention to differences in the maturity of evidence across these applications. The anatomically...

Aramid Aerogel‐Hydrogel Heterostructures for Flexible Convective Thermal Diodes

ABSTRACT Thermal rectification is critically essential for flexible electronics, wearable devices and intelligent thermal management. However, state‐of‐the‐art thermal diodes are severely restricted by insufficient mechanical conformability or limited rectification efficiency. He...

Advanced Deformable Ceramics: The Origin, Evolution, and Prospectives of Electrospun Ceramic Nanofiber Materials

Abstract Ceramics are renowned for their exceptional high-temperature stability and resistance to corrosion and oxidation. However, their inherent brittleness and susceptibility to fracture significantly limit their practical use in harsh and mechanically demanding environments....

Adhesive-Yet-Removable Silica-Polydopamine Janus Particles for High-Performance Skin Photoprotection

Photoprotective materials must remain on the skin during use while permitting gentle removal afterward, creating a conflict between durable adhesion and post-use cleansing. Here, we report anisotropic dumbbell-shaped mesoporous Silica-Polydopamine Janus particles (SiO2&PDA JPs) d...