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Determining the total structure of metal nanoparticles is vital to understand their properties. In this work, the first all-alkynyl-protected Ag nanocluster, Ag(C≡CPh), was synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal diffraction. Ag atoms are arranged in a Ag@Ag@Ag three shell structure and all 44 phenylethynyl ligands coordinated with Ag in a μ mode. In spite of being absent in nanocluster, P NMR study reveals that bidentate phosphine first reacts with Ag(I) to form a dinuclear complex, from which Ag atoms are then released to phenylethynyl ligands. This phosphine mediated strategy may find general application in synthesis of alkynyl-protected Ag nanoclusters.

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The genome-wide transcriptome profiling of cancerous and normal tissue samples can provide insights into the molecular mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression. RNA Sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a revolutionary tool that has been used extensively in cancer research. However, no existing RNA-Seq database provides all of the following features: (i) large-scale and comprehensive data archives and analyses, including coding-transcript profiling, long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) profiling and coexpression networks; (ii) phenotype-oriented data organization and searching and (iii) the visualization of expression profiles, differential expression and regulatory networks. We have constructed the first public database that meets these criteria, the Cancer RNA-Seq Nexus (CRN, http://syslab4.nchu.edu.tw/CRN). CRN has a user-friendly web interface designed to facilitate cancer research and personalized medicine. It is an open resource for intuitive data exploration, providing coding-transcript/lncRNA expression profiles to support researchers generating new hypotheses in cancer research and personalized medicine.

A diaminotriazine-decorated porphyrin-based microporous hydrogenbonded organic framework has been successfully prepared and characterized using single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Its activated phase exhibits permanent porosity, gas separation, and proton conductivity under humid conditions.