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Exploring global trends in basic life support (BLS) proficiency

Basic Life Support (BLS) is integral to emergency medical procedures. Proficiency in BLS is essential for healthcare providers to respond to life-threatening situations effectively. This study aimed to explore the proficiency of BLS practice among medical students and practicing...

Cancer care in a fragile health system: effects of armed conflict on access, continuity, and mental health in Sudan

Armed conflict severely disrupts cancer care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries with fragile health systems. Since April 2023, the war in Sudan has crippled oncology services, yet empirical evidence on its impact on cancer patients remains scarce. Therefore, this s...

Control of Depletion Interactions in Nanoplatelets via Ligand‐Shell Engineering to Enhance Colloidal Stability and Nanocomposite Uniformity

ABSTRACT Depletion interactions play a critical role in colloidal stability, yet their behavior in ligand‐coated, anisotropic nanocrystals remains poorly understood due to the limitations of hard‐particle assumptions at soft interfaces. In two‐dimensional (2D) nanoplatelets (NPLs...

Phosphor‐Sensitized Ternary Organic Solar Cells Achieving 18.6% PCE via Ir(III)‐Mediated Triplet Energy Transfer and Non‐Radiative Recombination Suppression

ABSTRACT Phosphor‐sensitized organic solar cells (PS‐OSCs) enhance exciton utilization and suppress non‐radiative recombination by incorporating triplet‐enabled sensitizers into bulk‐heterojunction blends. Here, we report a green‐emitting Ir‐3 complex as a multifunctional phospho...

A Sustainable Brand‐New Thermoelectric Cooling Material: High‐Mobility Diamondoid Cu 3 SbSe 4 Crystal

ABSTRACT Diamondoid Cu 3 SbSe 4 is an earth‐abundant thermoelectric material with strong potential for near‐room to mid‐temperature applications. However, its performance has been limited by intrinsically low carrier mobility. Here, we report the first successful growth of large‐...

Association between Glycemic Control and Survival in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes on Peritoneal Dialysis

Background: Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure globally affecting 40% of people receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD). High quality data on the potential impact of improving glycemic control is needed to inform the current recommendations to individualise HbA 1C targets...

High‐Precision Multiplex Chemical Sensors with Pattern‐Recognition Capability via a Letter Printing‐Inspired Transfer Method

ABSTRACT Graphene‐based chemical sensors offer high sensitivity owing to exceptional charge transport and a large surface‐to‐volume ratio, yet reliable discrimination across diverse analytes remains challenging. In this study, a letterpress‐inspired, one‐step transfer‐printing st...

Coupling Grain Architecture Control With Oxygen‐Vacancy Suppression in Ultra‐Large Single‐ and Quasi‐Single‐Crystal Ni‐Rich Cathodes

ABSTRACT Single‐crystalline Ni‐rich layered oxide cathodes exhibit superior cycling and thermal stability over conventional polycrystalline counterparts by eliminating grain‐boundary‐associated degradation. However, the extended Li + diffusion length in single crystals limits pra...

Interhalogen Complexation Suppresses Hydrolysis–Corrosion Cross‐Talk Degradation in Aqueous Two‐Electron Zn–I 2 Batteries

ABSTRACT Aqueous two‐electron Zn–I 2 (I ‒ /I 0 /I + ) batteries offer high theoretical energy density; however, their practical operation is limited by hydrolysis of iodine monochloride (ICl), which induces cathode irreversibility and Zn‐anode degradation. Here, we introduce an e...

Local Acidity as a Corrosiveness Descriptor of Fluorinated Ether Solvents in Lithium–Metal Batteries

ABSTRACT Electrolyte engineering based on solvent fluorination has proven effective for stabilizing lithium (Li) metal batteries by weakening the Li + ‐solvent interaction. However, the influence of fluorination on the chemical reactivity of an electrolyte toward Li metal remains...

Effect of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation on anemia in hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Anemia is common in hemodialysis patients and reduces quality of life. Gut dysbiosis may contribute. Biotic supplements (probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics) could help, but evidence is uncertain. This review evaluated their effects on hemoglobin, hematocrit, ferritin, and TIBC. W...

Reflex Charging for Anion‐Derived Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation

ABSTRACT Lithium (Li) metal offers exceptional energy density but suffers from unstable interphases that lead to dendrite growth and poor reversibility. Because the interphase is established during the earliest stages of operation, controlling its formation is critical for stabil...

Reflex Charging for Anion‐Derived Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation

ABSTRACT Lithium (Li) metal offers exceptional energy density but suffers from unstable interphases that lead to dendrite growth and poor reversibility. Because the interphase is established during the earliest stages of operation, controlling its formation is critical for stabil...

MXene as conductive mortar: Assembly of Ti3C2Tx and carbon nanotube fibers into multifunctional films for EMI shielding and infrared stealth

Advanced electronic and defense systems require multifunctional films that combine electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and infrared (IR) stealth with mechanical robustness, high electrical conductivity, and low IR emissivity. Here, we report a mechanically strong and hig...

A sacrificial HfN interlayer enables oxygen-buffered Mo electrodes for sub‑0.4nm equivalent oxide thickness of HfO2/ZrO2 nanolaminates for DRAM capacitors

Continued scaling of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) capacitors demands simultaneous achievement of high capacitance density and extremely low leakage current at ever-decreasing physical thickness, making interfacial chemistry and defect control as critical as the choice of h...