In Situ Polymerized PAN-Assisted S/C Nanosphere with Enhanced High-Power Performance as Cathode for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries.

Carbonaceous and polymer materials are extensively employed as conductor and container to encapsulate sulfur particles and limit polysulfide dissolution. Even so, high-power performance is still far from satisfaction due to the expansion and collapse of the electrode materials during thousands of charge-discharge process. Herein, it is found that colloidal carbon sphere with high elastic coefficient can be utilized as a framework to load sulfur, which can trap soluble polysulfides species in the pores within the sphere and efficaciously improve the electronic conductivity of the cathode. After modified by polyaniline (PAN) through in situ polymerization, PAN-assisted S/C nanosphere (PSCs-73, with 73 wt % sulfur) effectively minimize polysulfide diffusion, enhance the electron transfer rate and overcome the problem of volume expansion. The fabricated PSCs-73 cell shows outstanding long high-power cycling capability over 2500 charge/discharge cycles with a capacity decay of 0.01% per cycle at 5 C. Substantially, this composite can drive 2.28 W white indicators of LED robustly after minutes of charging by three lithium batteries in series, showing a promising potential application in the future.

[Advances in the study of fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss].

Fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss（FSNHL） is a special type of sensorineural hearing loss, which can be manifested in many clinical diseases. In this paper, some clinical diseases associated with FSNHL are summarized, such as Meniere's disease, large vestibular aqueduct syndrome, acute low frequency sensorineural hearing loss, delayed endolymphatic hydrops, autoimmune inner ear disease and syndromes leading to FSNHL. The pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of FSNHL were summarized in order to improve clinicians' understanding of FSNHL, reduce the probability of misdiagnosis of related diseases and improve the prognosis of patients.

Vestibular function in children with cochlear implant: Impact and evaluation.

Over the last 30 years, cochlear implant (CI) has been dedicated to improving the rehabilitation of hearing impairments. However, CI has shown potential detrimental effects on vestibular function. For children, due to atypical symptoms and difficulty in cooperating with vestibular function tests, systematic and objective assessments of vestibular function with CI have been conducted sparsely. This review focuses on the impact of vestibular function in children with CI and summarized the evaluation of vestibular function in children. In addition, some recommended strategies are summarized and proposed.