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02 February 2016      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports         Chemical Sciences               A New Self-Consistent Field Model of Polymer/Nanoparticle Mixture ▶     Kang Chen, Hui-shu Li, Bo-kai Zhang et al.     Field-theoretical method is efficient in predicting assembling structures of polymeric systems. However, it’s challenging to generalize this method to study the …             An Unexpected Controlled New Oxidant: SO4.– ▶     Cui-Bing Bai, Nai-Xing Wang, Xing-Wang Lan et al.     A controlled new oxidant sulfate radical anion (SO4.–) was found and it can be easily prepared by mixing Na2S2O4 and TBHP with stirring. In this new metal-free oxidation system …             Tailoring the physical properties of Ni-based single-phase equiatomic alloys by modifying the chemical complexity ▶     K. Jin, B. C. Sales, G. M. Stocks et al.     Equiatomic alloys (e.g. high entropy alloys) have recently attracted considerable interest due to their exceptional properties, which might be closely related to their extreme …             Nanospherical like reduced graphene oxide decorated TiO2 nanoparticles: an advanced catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction ▶     Dejian Chen, Liling Zou, Shunxing Li et al.     Modification of titanium dioxide (TiO2) for H2 generation is a grand challenge due to its high chemical inertness, large bandgap, narrow light-response range and rapid …             Electrochemical Energy Storage Application and Degradation Analysis of Carbon-Coated Hierarchical NiCo2S4 Core-Shell Nanowire Arrays Grown Directly on Graphene/Nickel Foam ▶     Rujia Zou, Muk Fung Yuen, Li Yu et al.     We developed a new electrode comprising thin carbon layer coated hierarchical NiCo2S4 core-shell nanowire arrays (NiCo2S4@C CSNAs) on graphene/Ni foam (Ni@G) substrates. The …             Hybridized Phosphate with Ultrathin Nanoslices and Single Crystal Microplatelets for High Performance Supercapacitors ▶     Yufeng Zhao, Zhaoyang Chen, Ding-Bang Xiong et al.     A novel hybridized phosphate is developed through a mild hydrothermal method to construct high performance asymmetric supercapacitor. Single layered (Ni,Co)3(PO4)2·8H2O …             Efficient simultaneous adsorption-biodegradation of high-concentrated N,N-dimethylformamide from water by Paracoccus denitrificans-graphene oxide microcomposites ▶     Yuan Zheng, Dongyun Chen, Najun Li et al.     Water contamination becomes one of the most pervasive environmental issues all over the world in recent years. In this paper, the functionalization of graphene oxide (GO) with …             Conformational Dynamics, Ligand Binding and Effects of Mutations in NirE an S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine Dependent Methyltransferase ▶     Warispreet Singh, Tatyana G. Karabencheva-Christova, Gary W. Black et al.     Heme d1, a vital tetrapyrrol involved in the denitrification processes is synthesized from its precursor molecule precorrin-2 in a chemical reaction catalysed by an …             Intrinsic and Extrinsic Charge Transport in CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskites Predicted from First-Principles ▶     Tianqi Zhao, Wen Shi, Jinyang Xi et al.     Both intrinsic and extrinsic charge transport properties of methylammonium lead triiodide perovskites are investigated from first-principles. The weak electron-phonon couplings …             Optimizing the Intralayer and Interlayer Compatibility for High-Efficiency Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Diodes ▶     Chunbo Duan, Chaochao Fan, Ying Wei et al.     A series of phosphine oxide hosts, 4,6-bis(diphenylphosphoryl) dibenzothiophene (DBTDPO) and 4- diphenylphosphoryldibenzothiophene (DBTSPO), and electron transporting materials …             Ground state potential energy surfaces around selected atoms from resonant inelastic x-ray scattering ▶     Simon Schreck, Annette Pietzsch, Brian Kennedy et al.     Thermally driven chemistry as well as materials’ functionality are determined by the potential energy surface of a systems electronic ground state. This makes the potential …             Synthesis and fungicidal activity of novel 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4- thiadiazole derivatives containing 5-phenyl-2-furan ▶     Zi-Ning Cui, Ya-Sheng Li, De-Kun Hu et al.     A series of 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-thiadiazoles were synthesized using Lawesson’s reagent by an efficient approach under microwave irradiation in good yields. Their structures …             Structural basis for the recognition of two consecutive mutually interacting DPF motifs by the SGIP1 μ homology domain ▶     Atsushi Shimada, Atsuko Yamaguchi, Daisuke Kohda     FCHo1, FCHo2, and SGIP1 are key regulators of clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Their μ homology domains (μHDs) interact with the C-terminal region of an endocytic scaffold protein, …             Allosteric Pathways in the PPARγ-RXRα nuclear receptor complex ▶     Clarisse G. Ricci, Rodrigo L. Silveira, Ivan Rivalta et al.     Understanding the nature of allostery in DNA-nuclear receptor (NR) complexes is of fundamental importance for drug development since NRs regulate the transcription of a myriad of …             Facile Access to Graphene Oxide from Ferro-Induced Oxidation ▶     Chao Yu, Cai-Feng Wang, Su Chen     Methods allowing the oxidation of graphite to graphene oxide (GO) are vital important for the production of graphene from GO. This oxidation reaction has mainly relied on strong …             Molecular evolution of gas cavity in [NiFeSe] hydrogenases resurrected in silico ▶     Takashi Tamura, Naoki Tsunekawa, Michiko Nemoto et al.     Oxygen tolerance of selenium-containing [NiFeSe] hydrogenases (Hases) is attributable to the high reducing power of the selenocysteine residue, which sustains the bimetallic …             A Reliable Hybrid Adsorbent for Efficient Radioactive Cesium Accumulation from Contaminated Wastewater ▶     Md. Rabiul Awual, Tsuyoshi Yaita, Yuji Miyazaki et al.     Cesium (Cs) removal from nuclear liquid wastewater has become an emerging issue for safeguarding public health after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. A …             An Injectable Enzymatically Crosslinked Carboxymethylated Pullulan/Chondroitin Sulfate Hydrogel for Cartilage Tissue Engineering ▶     Feng Chen, Songrui Yu, Bing Liu et al.     In this study, an enzymatically cross-linked injectable and biodegradable hydrogel system comprising carboxymethyl pullulan-tyramine (CMP-TA) and chondroitin sulfate-tyramine …             Ultradispersed Nanoarchitecture of LiV3O8 Nanoparticle/Reduced Graphene Oxide with High-Capacity and Long-Life Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes ▶     Runwei Mo, Ying Du, David Rooney et al.     Lack of high-performance cathode materials has become the major barriers to lithium-ion battery applications in advanced communication equipment and electric vehicles. In this …             Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Imaging Studies of Fertilized Fish Eggs: In Vivo Monitoring of Egg Growth at the Molecular Level ▶     Mika Ishigaki, Shoya Kawasaki, Daitaro Ishikawa et al.     In this work, the growth of fertilized Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) eggs was monitored in vivo at the molecular level using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and NIR imaging. …             The Hydrophobic Effect in Solute Partitioning and Interfacial Tension ▶     Meyer B. Jackson     Studies of the partitioning of hydrophobic solutes between water and nonpolar solvents provide estimates for the energy cost of creating hydrophobic-water contacts. This energy …             Orientation-Induced Effects of Water Harvesting on Humps-on-Strings of Bioinspired Fibers ▶     Yuan Chen, Dan Li, Ting Wang et al.     Smart water-collecting functions are naturally endowed on biological surfaces with unique wettable microstructures, e.g., beetle back with “alternate hydrophobic, hydrophilic …             A Cell-Penetrating Peptide with a Guanidinylethyl Amine Structure Directed to Gene Delivery ▶     Makoto Oba, Takuma Kato, Kaori Furukawa et al.     A peptide composed of lysine with a guanidinylethyl (GEt) amine structure in the side chain [Lys(GEt)] was developed as a cell-penetrating peptide directed to plasmid DNA (pDNA) …             Bulk Crystallization in a SiO2/Al2O3/Y2O3/AlF3/B2O3/Na2O Glass: Fivefold Pseudo Symmetry due to Monoclinic Growth in a Glassy Matrix Containing Growth Barriers ▶     Wolfgang Wisniewski, Martin Seyring, Christian Patzig et al.     A glass with the mol% composition 17 Y2O3·33 Al2O3·40 SiO2·2 AlF3·3 Na2O·2 CeF3·3 B2O3 is heat treated at 1000 °C for 6–24 h. This results in the surface nucleation and growth of …             Stable solid and aqueous H2CO3 from CO2 and H2O at high pressure and high temperature ▶     Hongbo Wang, Janek Zeuschner, Mikhail Eremets et al.     Carbonic acid (H2CO3) forms in small amounts when CO2 dissolves in H2O, yet decomposes rapidly under ambient conditions of temperature and pressure. Despite its fleeting …             Controlled Phase and Tunable Magnetism in Ordered Iron Oxide Nanotube Arrays Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition ▶     Yijun Zhang, Ming Liu, Bin Peng et al.     Highly-ordered and conformal iron oxide nanotube arrays on an atomic scale are successfully prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD) with controlled oxidization states and …               • Careers & Jobs         naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Postdoctoral Research Associate     The Scripps Research Institute - Florida            Junior Research Group Leader positions     IBEC (Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia)            Research Assistant     University of Bristol            Senior Laboratory Research Scientist     Francis Crick Institute            Institut Curie COFUND International PhD Program - 12 PhD positions in October 2016     Institut Curie            Postdoctoral Research Fellow     Cardiovascular Research Center - Mass General Hosp            Post doctoral fellow in neuroscience     Uppsala University            PhD Positions     Medical University Graz            Research Associate     University of Glasgow            Research Technician     University of Exeter          No matter what your career stage, student, postdoc or senior scientist, you will find articles on naturejobs.com to help guide you in your science career. 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