Sclerenchyma cell thickening through enhanced lignification induced by <i>OsMYB30</i> prevents fungal penetration of rice leaves

Weitao Li, Kang Wang, Mawsheng Chern, +24

New Phytologist

New insights into <i>bsr‐d1</i>‐mediated broad‐spectrum resistance to rice blast

Ziwei Zhu, Junjie Yin, Mawsheng Chern, +19

Molecular Plant Pathology

Improved nematic mesophase stability of benzoxazole-liquid crystals via modification of inter-ring twist angle of biphenyl unit

Dingqian Shi, Kun Hu, Pei Chen, +5

Liquid Crystals

Materials ScienceEngineeringCrystal MaterialBiphenyl UnitBenzoxazole-liquid Crystals +11

Dramatic Drop in the X-Ray Polarization of Swift J1727.8–1613 in the Soft Spectral State

Jiří Svoboda, Michal Dovčiak, James F. Steiner, +34

The Astrophysical Journal Letters

X-ray SpectroscopyEngineeringSoft Spectral StateX-ray ImagingX-ray Technology +15

X-Ray Polarization of the Black Hole X-Ray Binary 4U 1630–47 Challenges the Standard Thin Accretion Disk Scenario

Ajay Ratheesh, Michal Dovčiak, H. Krawczynski, +111

The Astrophysical Journal

Relativistic AstrophysicsBlack Hole DynamicPhotometryEngineeringPhysics +10

Benzoxazole-terminated liquid crystals with high birefringence and large dielectric anisotropy

Kun Hu, Ran Chen, Jian Li, +5

Liquid Crystals

Materials ScienceEngineeringCrystal MaterialOptical PropertiesApplied Physics +12

An IXPE-led X-Ray Spectropolarimetric Campaign on the Soft State of Cygnus X-1: X-Ray Polarimetric Evidence for Strong Gravitational Lensing

James F. Steiner, Edward Nathan, Kun Hu, +132

The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Improved mesophase stability of benzoxazole derivatives via dipole moment modification

Kun Hu, Pei Chen, Dingqian Shi, +3

Liquid Crystals

Materials ScienceOrganic Material ChemistryMesophase StabilityEngineeringEnhanced Dipole–dipole Interaction +8

Nematic mesophase enhanced via lateral monofluorine substitution on benzoxazole-liquid crystals

Dingqian Shi, Kun Hu, Pei Chen, +5

Liquid Crystals

Materials ScienceCrystal StructureChemical Engineering-Benzoxazole DerivativesEngineering +11

The First X-Ray Polarization Observation of the Black Hole X-Ray Binary 4U 1630–47 in the Steep Power-law State

Nicole Rodriguez Cavero, Lorenzo Marra, H. Krawczynski, +106

The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Relativistic AstrophysicsX-ray SpectroscopyEngineeringDirect DetectionSteep Power-law State +15