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- Beal, Jacob, et al.
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Robust estimation of bacterial cell count from optical density
- 2020
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Ingår i: Communications Biology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2399-3642. ; 3:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Optical density (OD) is widely used to estimate the density of cells in liquid culture, but cannot be compared between instruments without a standardized calibration protocol and is challenging to relate to actual cell count. We address this with an interlaboratory study comparing three simple, low-cost, and highly accessible OD calibration protocols across 244 laboratories, applied to eight strains of constitutive GFP-expressing E. coli. Based on our results, we recommend calibrating OD to estimated cell count using serial dilution of silica microspheres, which produces highly precise calibration (95.5% of residuals <1.2-fold), is easily assessed for quality control, also assesses instrument effective linear range, and can be combined with fluorescence calibration to obtain units of Molecules of Equivalent Fluorescein (MEFL) per cell, allowing direct comparison and data fusion with flow cytometry measurements: in our study, fluorescence per cell measurements showed only a 1.07-fold mean difference between plate reader and flow cytometry data.
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- Song, Xianli, et al.
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Enhanced transport and favorable distribution of Li-ion in a poly(ionic liquid) based electrolyte facilitated by Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 nanoparticles for highly-safe lithium metal batteries
- 2021
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Ingår i: Electrochimica Acta. - : Elsevier. - 0013-4686 .- 1873-3859. ; 368
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Solid-state batteries, which exhibit characteristics including uniform Li deposition, non-flammability and low interfacial resistance, are desirable for novel energy storage devices. Herein, a self-standing, fireproof and electrochemically stable organic-inorganic composite ionogel electrolyte was carefully designed and prepared by using polymerized ionic liquid (PIL), ionic liquid (IL), lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) and lithium aluminum titanium phosphate (LATP) nanoparticles. The incorporation of LATP nanoparticles into polymer backbone was found to facilitate ionic transport due to the homogenous Li+ distribution, which would further boost the ionic conductivity and mechanical properties. In addition, the introduction of IL favored the reduction of interface resistance. Benefiting from the nonflammability, the thermal shrinkage performance of as-prepared electrolyte could stand over a broad operating temperature range. A Li/Li symmetric cell containing optimized PIL-14 wt% LATP could be cycled steadily for over 2000 h at 50 °C. A lithium metal battery containing composite ionogel electrolyte exhibited an outstanding specific capacity of 145 mAh g−1 and 95% capacity retention at 50°C even after 100 cycles. This study indicates that the co-employment of IL and inorganic nanoparticle is an effective strategy for the construction of organic-inorganic hybrid electrolytes for high-safety solid-state lithium metal batteries (LMBs).
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- Liu, Weihua, et al.
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Effects of smart agricultural production investment announcements on shareholder value : Evidence from China
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Management Science and Engineering. - China : KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.. - 2096-2320. ; 7:3, s. 387-404
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The advent of the era of the smart economy has made agricultural production more intelligent. An increasing number of companies have launched a series of investment activities aimed at smart agricultural production (SAP). However, whether smart agricultural production investment (SAPI) impacts the stock market has yet to be confirmed. Therefore, based on the sample data of 118 listed companies in China from 2010 to 2019, this study empirically examines the impact of SAPI announcements on shareholder value, as indicated by abnormal returns of stocks. Further, we tested the moderating effect of certain characteristic factors on abnormal stock returns. The research results illustrate a significant positive connection between SAPI announcements and shareholder value. Moreover, considering the announcement content and company factors, this study investigates the impacts of different investment targets and industries on the market reaction to SAPI announcements. We find that non-agricultural companies have a more positive market reaction to SAPI than agricultural companies; the higher the liability-asset ratio, the more positive will be the stock market reaction to SAPI.
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- Santangelo, James S., et al.
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Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover
- 2022
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Ingår i: Science. - : American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). - 0036-8075 .- 1095-9203. ; 375
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Urbanization transforms environments in ways that alter biological evolution. We examined whether urban environmental change drives parallel evolution by sampling 110,019 white clover plants from 6169 populations in 160 cities globally. Plants were assayed for a Mendelian antiherbivore defense that also affects tolerance to abiotic stressors. Urban-rural gradients were associated with the evolution of clines in defense in 47% of cities throughout the world. Variation in the strength of clines was explained by environmental changes in drought stress and vegetation cover that varied among cities. Sequencing 2074 genomes from 26 cities revealed that the evolution of urban-rural dines was best explained by adaptive evolution, but the degree of parallel adaptation varied among cities. Our results demonstrate that urbanization leads to adaptation at a global scale.
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