Our results demonstrated Fc-peptides, Fc-FF and Fc-FY, may play effective roles in the development of new therapeutic drugs or strategies for amyloid-related disorders, and the molecular dynamics simulation may be helpful for designing appropriate inhibitors of anti-amyloidosis diseases.The first spin-crossover (SCO) complex with an organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite structure (PPN)[FeAu(CN)23] (1) is reported, which displays three-step SCO behaviour. The light-induced excited spin-state trapping measurement gives T0 = 134 K for a three-dimensional FeL3-type (L = bis-monodentate ligand) SCO complex. Moreover, spin-state dependent fluorescence is observed in 1.An efficient CuBr2-catalyzed diastereoselective allylation of a cyclic hemiacetal with allyltrimethylsilane as a nucleophile has been developed. The protocol offers a cost effective, protecting group tolerant, and operationally simple approach to 2,6-trans-disubstituted tetrahydropyran with excellent diastereoselectivity. Furthermore, the application of this methodology has been demonstrated in the total synthesis of decytospolides A and B and their C6-epimers.The contact resistance (Rc) and the effective carrier mobility (μeff) are considered as the important indicators of the performance of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). Conventionally, the contact resistance is regarded as the interface effect between the metal electrodes and the organic semiconductors, while the carrier mobility is correlated to the crystallinity and π-π stacking of the organic molecules. In the staggered OFETs, Rc is actually closely correlated to μeff through the channel sheet resistance. Besides, the accuracy of the carrier mobility directly extracted from the non-ideal transfer curves with significant contact effect is always questionable. Herein, a diffusion-lead surface doping approach is employed to improve the contact resistance and mobility issues simultaneously. By suppressing the trap states in the sublimated 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (C8-BTBT) organic semiconductor with 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4-TCNQ), we observed a 3-fold increase in the carrier mobility from 0.5 to 1.6 cm2 V-1 s-1, and the Rc also drops remarkably from 25.7 kΩ cm to 5.2 kΩ cm. Moreover, the threshold voltage (VTH), subthreshold swing (SS) and the bias stability of the OFETs are also significantly improved. Based on the detailed characterization of the C8-BTBT film upon surface doping, including X-ray diffraction (XRD) for the film crystallinity, Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) for the surface potential, trap state investigation by density of states (DOS) measurement and electrical circuit modeling for partial doping analysis, we confirmed that the spontaneous charge transfer process due to the diffusion of the F4-TCNQ dopants in the C8-BTBT matrix can lead to an effective trap filling. This technique and findings can be potentially developed into a general approach for the improvement of different performance parameters of OFETs.Among numerous crystalline phases of ice, the Ih phase is the most stable above 72 K at atmospheric pressure. It is well established that the orientations of water molecules in the bulk of ice Ih are statistical without long-range order. However, the orientational order of water at the surface of ice Ih has been enigmatic. Here we show that the surface of ice Ih at 100 K has hydrogen order with the OH group pointing upward to the air (“H-up” orientation). We applied nonlinear optical spectroscopy and theoretical modeling to the surface of isotopically pure and diluted ice Ih and observed OH stretch vibrational signatures attributed to H-up ordering. Furthermore, we found that this hydrogen order takes place despite a more inhomogeneous microenvironment at the surface than in the bulk. Our results suggest the prominent role of the surface to allow the reorientation of water molecules for hydrogen ordering that is virtually prohibited in the bulk.The interaction of methane with pristine surfaces of bulk MoC and Mo2C is known to be weak. In contrast, a series of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) experiments, combined with thermal desorption mass spectroscopy (TDS), for MoCy (y = 0.5-1.3) nanoparticles supported on Au(111)-which is completely inert towards CH4-show that these systems adsorb and dissociate CH4 at room temperature and low CH4 partial pressure. 2APV This industrially-relevant finding has been further investigated with accurate density functional theory (DFT) based calculations on a variety of MoCy supported model systems. The DFT calculations reveal that the MoCy/Au(111) systems can feature low C-H bond scission energy barriers, smaller than the CH4 adsorption energy. Our theoretical results for bulk surfaces of Mo2C and MoC show that a simple Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi (BEP) relationship holds for C-H bond scission on these systems. However, this is not the case for methane activation on the MoCy nanoparticles as a consequence of their unique electronic and chemical properties. The discovery that supported molybdenum carbide nanoparticles are able to activate methane at room temperature paves the road towards the design of a new family of active carbide catalysts for methane activation and valorisation, with important implications in climate change mitigation and carbon cycle closure.The anti-tumor activity of Cu complexes is well established in cancer research. We developed a biotin-tagged Cu-chelating prodrug that is activated by one-photon and two-photon irradiation for the target-specific and spatio-temporally controlled in situ generation of a Cu complex. In this way, we transform copper from a “cancer-promoting” agent to an anticancer agent.BACKGROUND The request for informed consent to join a clinical trial often creates mistrust and hesitation in the patient who should be enrolled. In our study, we evaluated the reasons for refusing to participate in a clinical trial. METHODS In the last 10 years of cardiovascular clinical research, we asked an informed consent to 2586 patients for intervention studies. Overall, 59% agreed to join clinical trials, 40% refused. The 1% initially accepted and then withdrew the consent. Those who refused were more frequently women, relatively younger (mean age 62 ± 5 vs 74 ± 9 years) and had a higher level of education and income. We asked all these patients who refused to answer a brief questionnaire about the reasons for rejection. RESULTS Of 1031 patients, 629 (61%), accepted to answer the interview; 176 (28%) answered they refused on relatives’, friends’ or other doctors’ advices, or after Internet searches; 157 (25%) answered they did not agree about how the trials were carried out (double-blind control procedure, use of placebo); 126 (20%) did not trust official medicine; 63 (10%) could not guarantee their presence at the follow-up visits; 69 (11%) did not want to undergo additional medical examinations; 31 (5%) had previous bad research experiences (feeling like a guinea pig); 7 (about 1%) refused for other reasons.