ACS Omega Monthly Update - May 2021
What's New
Welcome Prof. Dipankar Chatterji to ACS Omega
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dipankar Chatterji to the ACS Omega team. Prof. Chatterji joined us as an Associate Editor on June 1st and is a Professor in the Molecular Biophysics Unit at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. He brings a wide range of expertise to our editorial board, including molecular biology, microbiology and biophysical chemistry and is renowned for his pioneering research on bacterial transcription.
Thank you, Dr. June Tang and Welcome Dr. Christina Bennett
It is with both sadness and gratitude that we announce Dr. June Tang (Senior Associate Publisher, Beijing, China) has left the team this month to take up a new role as Senior Associate Publisher, Partner Publishing assuming responsibility for strategically focused activities in China. While she will be sorely missed, this is a fantastic new opportunity and we at ACS Omega wish her all the best in her new role. Thank you to June for everything you have done for the journal and congratulations on the new position.
The team at ACS Omega also extend a very warm welcome to Dr. Christina Bennett (Publisher, Washington D.C., USA), who will be taking over June’s responsibilities to guide the strategy of ACS Omega going forward to ensure the continued success of the journal along with the rest of the team.
ACS Omega - In The News
The yeast Candida albicans can cause itchy, painful urinary tract and vaginal yeast infections. For women in low-resource settings who lack access to healthcare facilities, these infections create substantial social and economic burdens. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Omega have developed color-changing threads that turn bright pink in the presence of C. albicans. When embedded in tampons or sanitary napkins, they could allow women to quickly and discreetly sel-diagnose vulvovaginal yeast infections. Read more at MedicalXpress.com
Naresh Kumar Mani* et al, Knitting Thread Devices: Detecting Candida albicans Using Napkins and Tampons, ACS Omega (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00806
Key Journal Metrics
- ACS Omega published 245 articles in the month of May 2021, for a total of 1,338 YTD.
- Articles published by ACS Omega were downloaded 606,548 times in May, a 44.5% increase in usage compared to May 2020, and brings the total YTD usage for ACS Omega articles to 2,777,211.
Published Issues
May 4, 2021
Vol. 6, Issue 17
May 11, 2021
Vol. 6, Issue 18
May 18, 2021
Vol. 6, Issue 19
May 25, 2021
Vol. 6, Issue 20
Featured Articles
Binnemans* et al. Determination of Chlorides in Ionic Liquids by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry, ACS Omega (2021) DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00586
Binnemans and co-workers at KU Leuven present wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometry for the direct measurement of chlorides in ionic liquids. Compared to other analytical techniques for this purpose, the strengths of WDXRF include ease of use, rapid measurement and near absence of sample preparation.
Christiane N. Stachl* and Anne M. Baranger et al. Improving the Academic Climate of an R1 STEM Department: Quantified Positive Shifts in Perception, ACS Omega (ASAP). DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01305
Stachl, Baranger and co-workers at the University of California Berkeley assess the academic climate in the Department of Chemistry at their institution and discuss how it can be improved. The study confirms that the positive outcomes of having a practical, sustainable and data-driven framework for affecting change within the graduate community.
Veera Gnaneswar Gude* et al. Transitioning Wastewater Treatment Plants towards Circular Economy and Energy Sustainability, ACS Omega (2021) DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05827
Gude and co-workers at Mississippi State University provide evaluation and perspective on two potential routes for developing more sustainable wastewater treatment systems with a circular economy in mind. These processes include a bioeletrochemical energy recovery scheme and co-digestion of organic sludge for biogas generation in anaerobic digesters.
Catherine L. Drennan* et al. Crystal Structure of the [4Fe-4S] Cluster-Containing Adenosine-5’-phosphosulfate Reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, ACS Omega (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01043
Drennan and co-workers present the crystal structure of the [4Fe-4S] cluster-containing adenosine-5’-phosphosulfatereductase (APSR) from M. tuberculosis and compare it to previously determined structures of sulfonucleotide reductases. These studies provide structural data for structure-based drug design aimed at combating TB.
Abd El-Galil E. Amr* and Ayman H. Kamel* et al. Paper-Based Peptiometric Sensors for Nicotine Determination in Smoker’s Sweat, ACS Omega (2021) DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00301
Amr, Kamel and co-workers present the design and fabrication of a paper-based nicotine sensor in which a miniaturized paper reference electrode is integrated for potentiometric measurements. The sensors provide a portable, inexpensive and disposable method for measuring trace levels of nicotine in human sweat of heavy smokers.
Jize Zhang*, Bhavya Kailkhura* and T. Yong-Jin Han*. Leveraging Uncertainty from Deep Learning for Trustworthy Material Discovery Workflows, ACS Omega (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00975
Zhang, Kailkhura and Han utilize predictive uncertainty of deep neural networks to answer challenging questions materials scientists often encounter in machine learning-based material applications workflows. The authors demonstrate that leveraging uncertainty-aware deep learning can significantly improve the performance and dependability of classification models.
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