BUFFALO, NY- December 18, 2024 – A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as “Aging (Albany NY)” and “Aging-US” by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 21 on November 22, 2024, entitled, “Anti-aging effect of extracellular vesicles from mesenchymal stromal cells on senescence-induced chondrocytes in osteoarthritis.”

In a paper published in the National Science Review, a team of Artificial Intelligence (AI) scholars comprehensively reviews the latest advancements of one the most cutting-edge research realms, Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs). The paper not only summarizes the essential components of MLLMs, including architecture, training, data, and evaluation, but also provides an in-depth discussion of relevant research topics, such as Multimodal Hallucinations, Multimodal In-context Learning, Multimodal Chain-of-Thought, and LLM-Aided Visual Reasoning.

Land use and land cover (LULC) analysis has become increasingly significant in environmental studies due to its direct impact on the environment. Changes in LULC affect the ecological and climatic balance, in addition to increase the terrain’s susceptibility to hazardous phenomena. However, one of the key challenges in analyzing LULC time series is the presence of classification errors, which can result in invalid transitions. Invalid transitions, which represent unlikely or impossible land cover changes in a given period, can lead to misinterpretations of causes or consequences of hazard events, especially in highly susceptible areas, such as mountainous regions. 

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, Researchers employed a self-assembled monolayer of 4-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)phenylboronic acid (4PBA) as hole-selective contact providing a chemically stable buried interface for Sn-Pb perovskite solar cell. 4PBA can formed a robust and low-corrosive anchoring on the FTO and reduced the energy level mismatch between the perovskite and the substrate through its substantial dipole moment, providing a rapid extraction pathway for hole. Additionally, 4PBA enhanced the interfacial contact between the perovskite and the substrate, improving the crystallization quality of the perovskite, and prevented acid-induced degradation of Tin-Lead perovskite caused by PEDOT:PSS, further minimizing defects in the perovskite device. This strategy offered insights into developing high-efficiency, stable Tin-Lead perovskite solar cells with energy band alignment and interfacial chemical stability.

A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research has found that open-world video games can significantly improve relaxation and mental well-being among postgraduate students.

In a paper published in SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry, based on the design of a composite lithium metal anode (Li-10% ZnF₂), the effect of hybrid SEI (LiCl/LiF/LiZn) on the interface between lithium metal anode and sulfide electrolyte was studied. The research results showed that hybrid SEI can effectively induce uniform deposition of lithium ions, inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites, and achieve a more stable anode/electrolyte interface.