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The travels of Ibn Jubayr: a medieval journey from Cordoba to Jerusalem / Ibn Jubayr ; translated from the original Arabic by Ronald Broadhurst ; with an introduction by Robert Irwin

Rotch Library - DS46.I213 2020




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Transcolonial Maghreb: imagining Palestine in the era of decolonization / Olivia C. Harrison

Rotch Library - PN849.A355 H37 2016




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The Ottoman Middle East: studies in honor of Amnon Cohen / edited by Eyal Ginio and Elie Podeh

Rotch Library - DR485.O869 2014




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Les mosquées ibadites du djebel Nafusa: architecture, histoire et religions du nord-ouest de la Libye (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle) / Virginie Prevost ; photographie, Axel Derriks ; cartes, plans et dessins, Mathieu Favresse

Rotch Library - DT229.P74 2016




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Order at the bazaar: power and trade in Central Asia / Regine A. Spector

Rotch Library - HF5475.K982 B57 2017




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Persian historic urban landscapes: interpreting and managing Maibud over 6000 years / Eisa Esfanjary

Rotch Library - HT147.I6 E84 2017




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Beginning theory : an introduction to literary and cultural theory / Peter Barry

Barry, Peter, 1947- author




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Orlando : a biography / Virginia Woolf ; with introductions by Peter Ackroyd and Margaret Reynolds

Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941




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A guide to writing as an engineer / David Beer, David McMurrey

Beer, David F., author




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Engaging with multicultural YA literature in the secondary classroom : critical approaches for critical educators / edited by Ricki Ginsberg and Wendy J. Glenn




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Goliath : original screenplay / by Burleigh Smith

Smith, Burleigh, 1979- author




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Daisy's getting married : original screenplay / by Burleigh Smith

Smith, Burleigh, 1979- author




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[ASAP] Some Items of Interest to Process R&D Chemists and Engineers

Organic Process Research & Development
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.0c00197




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Atomic-scale engineering of metal–oxide interfaces for advanced catalysis using atomic layer deposition

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00304B, Perspective
Lina Cao, Junling Lu
Two main routes to optimization of metal–oxide interfaces: reducing metal particle size and oxide overcoating.
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Development of an engineered thermostable amine dehydrogenase for the synthesis of structurally diverse chiral amines

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10,2353-2358
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00071J, Paper
Lei Liu, Dong-Hao Wang, Fei-Fei Chen, Zhi-Jun Zhang, Qi Chen, Jian-He Xu, Zhi-Long Wang, Gao-Wei Zheng
Structurally diverse chiral amines and amino alcohols were synthesized using an engineered thermostable amine dehydrogenase, demonstrating its extensive synthesis potential.
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Loop engineering of aryl sulfotransferase B for improving catalytic performance in regioselective sulfation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10,2369-2377
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00063A, Paper
Yu Ji, Shohana Islam, Haiyang Cui, Gaurao V. Dhoke, Mehdi D. Davari, Alan M. Mertens, Ulrich Schwaneberg
Loop engineering of aryl sulfotransferase B improves catalytic performance in regioselective sulfation.
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Origin of CO2 as the main carbon source in syngas-to-methanol process over Cu: theoretical evidence from a combined DFT and microkinetic modeling study

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00602E, Paper
Dongyang Xu, Panpan Wu, Bo Yang
A theoretical study combining DFT and microkinetic modeling provides evidence that CO2 is the main carbon source in methanol synthesis from syngas (CO, CO2 and H2) over Cu.
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Insights into isothiourea-catalyzed asymmetric [3 + 3] annulation of α,β-unsaturated aryl esters with 2-acylbenzazoles:Mechani-sm, origin of stereoselectivity and switchable chemoselectivity

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00295J, Paper
Congcong Wang, Shi-Jun Li, Qiao-Chu Zhang, Donghui Wei, Lina Ding
Recently, isothiourea-catalyzed asymmetric [3 + 3] annulation reactions of α,β-unsaturated aryl esters with 2-acylbenzothiazole (or 2-acylbenzoxazole) were reported with switchable chemoselectivity to form either dihydropyridone or dihydropyrone, but predicting the...
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Semi-rational hinge engineering: modulating the conformational transformation of glutamate dehydrogenase for enhanced reductive amination activity towards non-natural substrates

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9CY02576F, Paper
Xinjian Yin, Yayun Liu, Lijun Meng, Haisheng Zhou, Jianping Wu, Lirong Yang
The hinge region was identified to be a promising hotspot for activity engineering of GluDHs, providing a potent alternative for developing high-performance biocatalysts toward valuable optically pure L-amino acid production.
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Batman/The Shadow: the murder geniuses / story by Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando ; script by Steve Orlando ; art by Riley Rossmo ; colors by Ivan Plascencia ; letters by Clem Robins ; cover art and original series covers by Riley Rossmo

Barker Library - PN6728.B36 S674 2017




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Comics and sacred texts: reimagining religion & graphic narratives / edited by Assaf Gamzou, Ken Koltun-Fromm

Dewey Library - PN6712.C53 2018




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Self/made / writer, Mat Groom ; artist, Eduardo Ferigato ; colorist, Marcelo Costa ; color flats, Mariana Calil ; letterer, A Larger World Studios' Troy Peteri ; editor, Kyle Higgins

Barker Library - PN6728.S437 G76 2019




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Wakanda forever / writers, Nnedi Okorafor, Priest, Don McGregor & Reginald Hudlin ; artists, Alberto Alburquerque, Oleg Okunev, Mike Perkins, Daniel Acuna & Ken Lashley ; inkers, Ray-Anthony Height, Alberto Alburquerque, Juan Vlasco & Keith C

Barker Library - PN6728.W255 O36 2018




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Mister Miracle / Tom King, writer ; Mitch Gerads, artist and colorist ; Clayton Cowles, letterer ; Mitch Gerads, collection cover art ; Nick Derington, original series cover art

Barker Library - PN6728.M53 K56 2019




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A polymeric nanocarrier with a tumor acidity-activatable arginine-rich (R9) peptide for enhanced drug delivery

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2255-2263
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00069H, Paper
Liting Zhang, Chengtao Jiang, Fanjun Zeng, Haiyu Zhou, Dongdong Li, Xinyu He, Song Shen, Xianzhu Yang, Jun Wang
The cell-penetrating function of R9 peptide of DA@R9-NPDOX was masked in the blood circulation, while reactivated in tumor tissue for enhanced tumor cellular uptake.
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Two-step tumor-targeting therapy via integrating metabolic lipid-engineering with in situ click chemistry

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2283-2288
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00088D, Paper
Guihong Lu, Liping Zuo, Jinfeng Zhang, Houshun Zhu, Wanru Zhuang, Wei Wei, Hai-Yan Xie
A highly efficient two-step targeting strategy integrating metabolic lipid-engineering with in situ click chemistry is developed, thus significantly improved the tumor theranostic performance of the red blood cells ghosts based drug delivery.
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The use of auxetic materials in tissue engineering

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2074-2083
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM01928F, Review Article
Paul Mardling, Andrew Alderson, Nicola Jordan-Mahy, Christine Lyn Le Maitre
A number of biological tissues have been shown to behave in an auxetic manner, defined by having a negative poissons ratio. Thus mimicking this environment has a number of potential applications especially in tissue engineering.
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MT1-MMP activatable fluorogenic probes with enhanced specificity via high-affinity peptide conjugation for tumor imaging

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2308-2317
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM02007A, Paper
Xiuru Ji, Shuping Xie, Yan Jiao, Xiaojuan Zhang, Duxin Sun, Victor C. Yang, Mei Wang, Huining He, Lu Sun
A novel MT1-MMP activatable fluorogenic probe for tumor detection with enhanced specificity was developed via high-affinity and specific peptide conjugation.
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Stabilization of indocyanine green dye in polymeric micelles for NIR-II fluorescence imaging and cancer treatment

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2245-2254
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM02010A, Paper
Gil Yeroslavsky, Masakazu Umezawa, Kyohei Okubo, Karina Nigoghossian, Doan Thi Kim Dung, Keiji Miyata, Masao Kamimura, Kohei Soga
Encapsulation of ICG and IR-1061 in PCL–PEG micelles producing agents with increased stability of ICG and tunable PTT and PDT activity. The micelles are also useful for NIR imaging and NIR nanothermometry.
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Strategic reconstruction of macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles as a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00128G, Paper
Sagar Rayamajhi, Ramesh Marasini, Tuyen Duong Thanh Nguyen, Brandon L. Plattner, David Biller, Santosh Aryal
Reconstruction of extracellular vesicles with imaging agents allows precise downstream analysis using clinical imaging modalities, for example, MRI. This will further improve the biocompatibility of agents thereby enhancing clinical investigations.
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A bioartificial liver support system integrated with a DLM/GelMA-based bioengineered whole liver for prevention of hepatic encephalopathy via enhanced ammonia reduction

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM01879D, Paper
Guohua Wu, Di Wu, James Lo, Yimin Wang, Jianguo Wu, Siming Lu, Han Xu, Xin Zhao, Yong He, Jun Li, Utkan Demirci, Shuqi Wang
The developed bioartificial liver support system integrated with the decellularized liver matrix/GelMA-based bioengineered whole liver can potentially help elevate liver functions and prevent hepatic encephalopathy via enhanced ammonia reduction.
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In situ preparation of gold–polyester nanoparticles for biomedical imaging

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00175A, Paper
Mohamed F. Attia, Meenakshi Ranasinghe, Roman Akasov, Jeffrey N. Anker, Daniel C. Whitehead, Frank Alexis
Hybrid gold-polyester nanoparticles were synthesized by UV irradiation of a gold salt and photoinitiator encapsulated in a polyester nanoparticle. The resulting materials exhibit excellent cellular imaging and surface plasmon resonance properties.
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An engineered exosome for delivering sgRNA:Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex and genome editing in recipient cells

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00427H, Paper
Yangyang Ye, Xiang Zhang, Fei Xie, Bin Xu, Ping Xie, Ting Yang, Qian Shi, Chen-Yu Zhang, Yujing Zhang, Jiangning Chen, Xiaohong Jiang, Jing Li
CRISPR-Cas9 components delivered by engineered exosomes achieve genome editing in recipient cells.
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Antibiofilm coatings based on protein-engineered polymers and antimicrobial peptides for preventing implant-associated infections

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00155D, Paper
Sergio Acosta, Arturo Ibañez-Fonseca, Conrado Aparicio, J. Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello
Protein-engineered polymers can be used as multivalent platforms for AMP tethering on implant surfaces as cytocompatible coatings with strong antibiofilm properties.
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Near-infrared-persistent luminescence/bioluminescence imaging tracking of transplanted mesenchymal stem cells in pulmonary fibrosis

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00063A, Paper
Yuyang Xia, Hongying Bao, Jie Huang, Xiaodi Li, Chenggong Yu, Zhijun Zhang, Haishui Wang
A dual-labeling strategy integrating near-infrared-persistent luminescence and RfLuc-based bioluminescence imaging techniques has been developed to track the transplanted stem cells, deepening the understanding of the role played by stem cells in PF treatment.
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Dendritic cells reprogrammed by CEA messenger RNA loaded multi-functional silica nanospheres for imaging-guided cancer immunotherapy

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00395F, Communication
Yue Hu, Yuyin Tang, Xiao-Jing Zhang, Xiao-Tong Yang, Ying-Ying Tang, Su Li, Linyu Hu, Peng Chen, Dong Zhu
Multi-functional and hierarchically structured silica nanospheres are rationally designed and fabricated, which encapsulate quantum dots to permit near infrared deep tissue imaging and are loaded with carcinoembryonic antigen messenger RNA (CEAmRNA) to enable stable and abundant antigen expression in DCs.
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Core–shell particles for drug-delivery, bioimaging, sensing, and tissue engineering

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM01872G, Review Article
Ratchapol Jenjob, Treethip Phakkeeree, Daniel Crespy
Core–shell particles offer significant advantages in their use for bioimaging and biosensors.
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19 F magnetic resonance imaging enabled real-time, non-invasive and precise localization and quantification of the degradation rate of hydrogel scaffolds in vivo

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00278J, Paper
Qinghua Li, Zujian Feng, Huijuan Song, Jianhua Zhang, Anjie Dong, Deling Kong, Weiwei Wang, Pingsheng Huang
19 F MRI is able to precisely monitor the localization and quantify the degradation rate of implantable/injectable hydrogels in real-time and noninvasive manner, with no interference of endogenous background signals and limitation of penetration depth.
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Fluorescence Imaging-Guided Multifunctional Liposomes for Tumor-Specific Phototherapy for Laryngeal carcinoma

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00249F, Paper
Di Wu, zheng zhao, nan wang, xinrui zhang, honghong yan, xiaoqi chen, yunyun fan, weiwei liu, xuekui liu
Reliable diagnosed and efficient targeted therapy regime is important and may in turn lead to more effective laryngeal carcinoma treatments. Multifunctional nano-theranostic agents demonstrate great potential in tumor theranostic applications....
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A conductive PEDOT/alginate porous scaffold as a platform to modulate the biological behaviors of brown adipose-derived stem cells

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM02012H, Paper
Boguang Yang, Fanglian Yao, Lei Ye, Tong Hao, Yabin Zhang, Lei Zhang, Dianyu Dong, Wancai Fang, Yan Wang, Xiaoyang Zhang, Changyong Wang, Junjie Li
The development of three-dimensional conductive scaffolds is vital to support the adhesion, proliferation and myocardial differentiation of stem cells in cardiac tissue engineering.
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In situ conversion of rose bengal microbubbles into nanoparticles for ultrasound imaging guided sonodynamic therapy with enhanced antitumor efficacy

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2526-2536
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM02046B, Paper
Rui Hou, Xiaolong Liang, Xiaoda Li, Xu Zhang, Xiaotu Ma, Fan Wang
Sonosensitizer microbubbles enhance drug accumulation and the antitumor efficacy of sonodynamic therapy by ultrasound mediated micro to nano conversion.
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Engineering red-emitting multi-functional nanocapsules for magnetic tumour targeting and imaging

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2590-2599
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00314J, Paper
Julie Tzu-Wen Wang, Umberto Martino, Rehan Khan, Maasoomeh Bazzar, Paul Southern, Dönüş Tuncel, Khuloud T. Al-Jamal
Self-red-emitting magnetic PLGA-PEG nanocapsules for optical imaging and magnetic tumour targeting.
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A nanosystem loaded with perfluorohexane and rose bengal coupled upconversion nanoparticles for multimodal imaging and synergetic chemo-photodynamic therapy of cancer

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2488-2506
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM02081K, Paper
Hai-yan Wang, Li Hou, Hai-liang Li, Xu Wang, Yang Cao, Bo-yu Zhang, Jing-tao Wang, Shi-jie Wei, Hong-wan Dang, Hai-tao Ran
A novel nanosystem (FURH-PFH-NPs) combined with LIFU and laser irradiation realized multimodal imaging, targeted release of HCPT, UCNPs-RB and synergetic chemo-photodynamic therapy of cancer.
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NIR-emitting semiconducting polymer nanoparticles for in vivo two-photon vascular imaging

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2666-2672
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM02063B, Paper
Xiao-Ting Gong, Wenguang Xie, Jing-Jing Cao, Shengxiang Zhang, Kanyi Pu, Hao-Li Zhang
A NIR-emitting TPF probe (NESPN) was prepared using semiconducting polymers and used for continuously monitoring the whole process of ischemic stroke and subsequent reperfusion. This work provides a new and versatile tool for vascular research and diagnosis of vascular diseases.
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Spatial immobilization of endogenous growth factors to control vascularization in bone tissue engineering

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2577-2589
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00087F, Paper
Marta R. Casanova, Catarina Oliveira, Emanuel M. Fernandes, Rui L. Reis, Tiago H. Silva, Albino Martins, Nuno M. Neves
An engineered biofunctional system comprises endogenous BMP-2 and VEGF bound in a parallel pattern. It successfully enabled obtaining the spatial osteogenic and angiogenic differentiation of human hBM-MSCs under basal culture conditions.
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Optically controlled hybrid metamaterial of plasmonic spiky gold inbuilt graphene sheets for bimodal imaging guided multimodal therapy

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00312C, Paper
Kunnumpurathu Jibin, Jayaram S. Prasad, Giridharan Saranya, Sachin J. Shenoy, Kaustabh K. Maiti, Ramapurath S. Jayasree
Gold–graphene nanohybrid for simultaneous dual-imaging guided triple therapy as a new paradigm in light-triggered cancer theranostics. The material demonstrates excellent therapeutic efficacy and treatment monitoring features.
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Surface engineering of titanium alloy using metal-polyphenol network coating with magnesium ions for improved osseointegration

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00566E, Paper
Sangmin Lee, Yun-Young Chang, Jinkyu Lee, Sajeesh Kumar Madhurakkat Perikamana, Eun Mi Kim, Yang-Hun Jung, Jeong-Ho Yun, Heungsoo Shin
Although titanium-based implants are widely used in orthopedic and dental clinics, improved osseointegration at the bone–implant interface is still required.
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Conductive-bridging random-access memories for emerging neuromorphic computing

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01671C, Review Article
Jun-Hwe Cha, Sang Yoon Yang, Jungyeop Oh, Shinhyun Choi, Sangsu Park, Byung Chul Jang, Wonbae Ahn, Sung-Yool Choi
This review covers CBRAM-based artificial synapses and neurons towards emerging computing applications from the operation principles of CBRAMs to state-of-the-art experimental demonstrations.
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Multi-praseodymium-and-tungsten bridging octameric tellurotungstate and its 2D honeycomb composite film for detecting estrogen

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01901A, Paper
Yan Zhang, Jun JIang, Yifan Liu, Pan Li, Yong Liu, Lijuan Chen, Junwei Zhao
Under coordination driving force of tungsten and rare-earth (RE) bridges, we synthesized a novel giant multi-tungsten-and-RE—bridging octameric tellurotungstate (TT) [H2N(CH3)2]16K8Na6H10[Pr8(H2O)20W16O48][B-α-TeW9O33]8·70H2O (1) in CH3CN-H2O mixed solvent. The cluster anion {[Pr8(H2O)20W16O48][B-α-TeW9O33]8}40– features...
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Emerging pnictogen-based 2D semiconductors: sensing and electronic devices

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02932G, Review Article
Pradip Kumar Roy, Jan Luxa, Zdeněk Sofer
Pnictogens have drawn tremendous attention due to their electronic structure and semiconducting character. Their fascinating features provide a novel platform for new devices in 2D materials which will pave the way for new nanodevices.
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