Qingying Feng

Abstract Semitransparent solar cells hold significant potential for application in energy-efficient buildings. The light utilization efficiency (LUE), defined as the product of power conversion efficiency (PCE) and average visible transmittance (AVT), is widely adopted as the figure of merit for semitransparent solar cells. However, their performance evaluation is complicated by the inherent trade-off between PCE and AVT.

Abstract Innate immunity, the first line of defense against pathogens, relies on efficient elimination of invading agents by phagocytes. In the co-evolution of host and pathogen, pathogens developed mechanisms to dampen and evade phagocytic clearance. Here, we report that bacterial pathogens can evade clearance by macrophages through mimicry at the mammalian anti-phagocytic signaling axis between CD47 (ligand) and SIRPα (receptor).

Abstract Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi) is a bacterial spirochete that can cause Lyme disease after infecting a susceptible host. Immune responses to the bacteria are highly variable and host specific. The murine substrain, C3H/HeJ, is a frequently utilized mouse model of Lyme disease. In this study, we sought to investigate the correlation of age with onset and severity of dermatitis, both in mice infected with B. burgdorferi as well as humans who have had a diagnosis of Lyme disease.