Yi Xiao

Dec 28, 2024 | nature.com | Yifan Liu |Jiawen Pan |Yi Xiao |Abyot Abdela Ali

The research explored the impacts of diverse leadership styles on employee performance in Ethiopian sports organizations. It specifically examined the mediating effects of job satisfaction and the moderating impact of education level. In this study a cross-sectional survey design was employed, with 463 participants from various sports organizations. Validated scales were used for the data collection of leadership styles, job satisfaction, and employee performance. The analysis of the data was conducted using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling with software SPSS and Smart PLS4. The findings indicated that the perceived transformational leadership approach showed the strongest positive correlation with job satisfaction and employee performance, followed by the transactional leadership approach. In contrast, the laissez-faire leadership interaction with both employee job satisfaction and performance was demonstrated negatively. Job satisfaction was partially mediated in the relation between all three leadership styles and employee performance. Moreover, education level moderated the interaction between transformational leadership and job satisfaction. Drawing upon these findings, recommendations were provided for Ethiopian sports organizations to improve leadership styles and enhance employee performance, with a focus on understanding the mediating effect of job satisfaction and moderating effect of education level.

Dec 2, 2024 | nature.com | Yagoub Adam |Robert T. Batey |Eugene F. Baulin |Janusz M Bujnicki |Kristy A. Carpenter |Wah Chiu | +44 more

AbstractRNA-Puzzles is a collective endeavor dedicated to the advancement and improvement of RNA three-dimensional structure prediction. With agreement from structural biologists, RNA structures are predicted by modeling groups before publication of the experimental structures. We report a large-scale set of predictions by 18 groups for 23 RNA-Puzzles: 4 RNA elements, 2 Aptamers, 4 Viral elements, 5 Ribozymes and 8 Riboswitches.

Aug 29, 2024 | nature.com | Zhiwen Chen |Yi Xiao |Xiyang Wang |Ning Chen |Zhongchao Tan

AbstractAchieving large-scale electrochemical CO2 reduction to multicarbon products with high selectivity using membrane electrode assembly (MEA) electrolyzers in neutral electrolyte is promising for carbon neutrality. However, the unsatisfactory multicarbon products selectivity and unclear reaction mechanisms in an MEA have hindered its further development.

Mar 20, 2024 | dx.doi.org | Ying Zheng |Zhiwei Ye |Xue Zhang |Yi Xiao

Feb 15, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Ying Zheng |Zhiwei Ye |Xue Zhang |Yi Xiao

AbstractSuper-resolution imaging in a single-molecule localization approach has transformed the bulk fluorescence requirements to a single-molecule level, raising a revolution in the fluorophore engineering. Yet, it is a challenge to structurally devise fluoro-phores manipulating the single-molecule blinking kinetics.