Shanxi University

Ultrathin high-performance circular polarizers based on MoOCl2/NbOCl2 van der Waals heterostructures

Circularly polarized light (CPL) holds immense promise for diverse applications, including 3D displays, quantum information processing, biosensing, and optical imaging. However, high-performance, ultrathin, and easily integrable devices for CPL manipulation and discrimination rem...

Metal-Free Carbon with Synergistic Enrichment Catalysis for Rapid Removal of Antibiotics

Abstract A freeze-drying-assisted pyrolysis strategy was used to prepare nitrogen-doped porous carbon (FNC800) from glucose and dicyandiamide (600–900 °C). FNC800 possessed hierarchical porosity (specific surface area 747.36 m2 g–1) and pyridinic-N sites. After 30 min adsorption–...

Formation of Carbonisocyanatidic Amide in Interstellar Ice Analogs as a Candidate Precursor to Prebiotic Pyrimidines

Abstract Understanding how pyrimidine nucleobases form in space is central to prebiotic chemistry, yet the pathways assembling these heterocycles remain unresolved. Carbonisocyanatidic amide (H2NC(O)NCO), an acyclic intermediate with heteroatom connectivity relevant to uracil and...

High codimension bifurcations and complex pattern selection in a diffusive Leslie–Gower predator–prey model with Bazykin functional response

Most existing studies on diffusive predator–prey systems mainly focus on codimension-1 Turing and Hopf bifurcations, while the role of higher codimension bifurcations in complex pattern selection and spatiotemporal dynamics remains far from fully understood. Therefore, we investi...

Dynamic Assessment and Synergistic Reconfiguration of Rural Territorial System Resilience: A Case Study of Quzhou County, China

Rapid urbanization is widely regarded as a major pathway to rural development through improved market accessibility, infrastructure provision, and urban–rural functional linkages. Yet long-term empirical evidence has not sufficiently tested whether urban proximity enhances or ero...

Synergistic Effects of C-S-H Seeds and PCE on the Performance of Fluoroaluminate-Based Shotcrete: Hydration Kinetics and Microstructural Evolution

To address the trade-off between the rapid setting time and low mechanical strength of fluoroaluminate-based liquid accelerating agents, this study investigated the combined effects of synthetic C-S-H seeds and a polycarboxylate superplasticizer (PCE) on their performance. The un...

Research on Carbon Emissions Based on Full Lifecycle and BIM Technology for Buildings

This paper focuses on quantifying overall lifecycle carbon emissions of a case-study structure, identifying key emission stages, and proposing carbon reduction strategies. The lifecycle assessment (LCA) framework combined with BIM technology was used to calculate stage-wise carbo...

Green HRM, employee participation, green internal branding, and innovative behavior in Chinese SMEs

Drawing on the ability-motivation-opportunity (AMO) framework, this study investigates the indirect impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employees’ in-role and extra-role green innovative behavior through green internal branding. It also assesses the conditional im...

Cellulosic Ethanol Production Through Cocultivation of Thermoanaerobacter brockii subsp. finnii DSM 3389 and Acetivibrio thermocellus JYT01

Consolidated bioprocessing integrates enzyme production, cellulose hydrolysis, and fermentation in a single reactor; however, few naturally occurring microorganisms combine efficient cellulose degradation, broad sugar utilization, inhibitor tolerance, and ethanol production. In t...

Robust Optimization of Flexible Train Formation Strategy and Passenger Flow Control in Urban Rail Transit

Abstract To address the mismatch between transport capacity and passenger demand in metro operations, this study investigates the coordinated optimization of flexible train formation and passenger flow control. First, under deterministic passenger demand, a coordinated optimizati...

Intrinsic Spin Control via Thickness-Vacancy Synergy in 2D Semiconductor for Efficient and Sustainable Photocatalytic Pollutant Removal

Abstract Intrinsic spin control in two-dimensional (2D) photocatalysts offers a sustainable route for environmental remediation but remains largely unexplored. Herein, a thickness−vacancy synergy strategy was developed to regulate spin density and polarization in g-C3N4 through c...

Storage of Telecom-Band Time-Bin Qubits in Thin-Film Lithium Niobate

Abstract Integrated photonics has emerged as a promising platform for quantum communication and quantum computation. Thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) has gained significant attention in this field due to its exceptional optical properties, enabling the realization of numerous int...

In Situ Visualization of Tumor and Drug-Induced Liver Injury with AIEgens, Polarity-Responsive, Membrane-Targeting Fluorescent Probes

Abstract Dynamic changes in the polarity of the cellular microenvironment play a pivotal role in drug-induced liver injury (DILI) and tumors, serving as a crucial biomarker for evaluating cell membrane integrity and functional status. Precise monitoring of polarity changes is ess...

Unravelling gut-kidney axis alterations in BPA-related CKD: Integrating network toxicology and machine learning with experimental validation

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a complex pathogenesis. Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) is closely associated with its occurrence and development. Although it is known that BPA can affect the gut microbial community and that the gut-kidney axis serves a crucial role in...

Underground Signals: The Ecological Power of Root Volatiles

Root volatiles mediate diverse belowground interactions among plants, microbes, and invertebrates, but biological and environmental conditions strongly influence their production, movement, perception, and ecological effects. This review synthesizes current knowledge through an i...

Decisional conflict regarding fertility preservation among women of reproductive age with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study of its level and associated factors

To describe the level of decisional conflict regarding fertility preservation among women of reproductive age with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to identify factors associated with it. Using convenience sampling, we recruited women of reproductive age with SLE attending...

From single Ni atom to tetranuclear Ni clusters on graphdiyne: Unraveling size-dependent catalysis toward formic acid dehydrogenation

Designing stable, efficient, and low-cost catalysts based on earth-abundant elements is vital for advancing HCOOH as a hydrogen storage medium. In this work, four graphdiyne-supported nickel-based single-atom/cluster catalysts, Ni x @GDY (x = 1–4), were designed and their stabili...

A transmissive dual-beam low-rcs metasurface antenna based on a highly selective frequency selective rasorber

This paper proposes a highly selective absorption-transmission-absorption (A-T-A) type frequency selective rasorber (FSR). Through collaborative optimization of the interdigital resonator and a three-layer cascaded bandpass frequency selective surface (FSS), it achieves 0.08 dB m...

Afforestation enhances ecosystem stability in the farming-pastoral ecotone of northern China, but its effects are constrained by water availability

Abstract The farming-pastoral ecotone of northern China (FPENC), a typical semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral ecologically fragile zone, has long faced controversy over afforestation due to its water-limited environment, raising concerns about how afforestation affects this frag...

Directional Construction of a Synthetic Microbial Consortium for Shanxi Aged Vinegar: Metabolic Kinetics and Accelerated Formation of Major Volatile Compounds

The Daqu used in the alcoholic fermentation of Shanxi aged vinegar (SAV) is technologically related to the medium-temperature Daqu used for Baijiu production, but variation in vinegar Daqu quality can lead to unstable saccharification, alcoholic fermentation and aroma formation....