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Synthesis of functionalized polyolefins in a new continuous bench‐scale reactor apparatus

AIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In‐reactor functionalized polyolefins (FPOs), produced by molecular catalysts, are a new class of polymer materials with applications ranging from high performance adhesives to bitumen compatibilization. In this work, we disclose a procedure for the synthesis of FPOs in a new Continuous Bench‐scale Reactor Apparatus (COBRA).
Miloud Bouyahyi, Job Guzman, Travis Conant, Reggie Tennyson, Christoph Brose, Riccardo Conti, Peter Kolb, Andreas Müller   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The association between land fragmentation and depressive symptoms among Chinese rural households. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Zhou L, Wan S, Ding Z, Tang Y, Yang L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sound‐Based Assembly of Magnetically Actuated Soft Robots Toward Enhanced Release of Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Magnetic soft robots offer promise in biomedicine due to their wireless actuation and rapid response, but current fabrication methods are complex and have limited cellular compatibility. A new, contactless bioassembly strategy using hydrodynamic instabilities is introduced, enabling customizable, centimeter‐scale robots.
Wei Gao, Riccardo Tognato, Micaela Natta, Elena Della Bella, Alessandro Cianciosi, Tiziano Serra   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conversion from farmland to orchard or agroforestry improves soil carbon sequestration by enhancing microbial biological activity in Northwest China. [PDF]

PLoS One
Wang W, Petticord DF, Zhao S, Yang G, Chen Y, Huang X.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Stochastic Locomotion Emerging From Body–Environment Interactions in a Mexican Jumping Bean–Inspired Robot

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Inspired by the Mexican jumping bean, this study presents a centimeter‐scale, electronics‐free robot that merges principles from both the animal and plant kingdoms. A thermo‐responsive actuator mimicking larval motion, enclosed within a uniquely shaped plant‐seed‐inspired shell, generates jumping, rolling, flipping, sliding, and climbing through ...
Ragesh Chellattoan, Alessio Mondini, Edoardo Sinibaldi, Barbara Mazzolai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From concrete to canopy: Illuminating moth biodiversity in New York City's urban jungle. [PDF]

PLoS One
Linsk S, Thonis A, Winchell KM.
europepmc   +1 more source

How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar, Laura Meriluoto, Richard Watt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post-disaster deterritorialisation and 'roof-centred' recovery: enduring policy impacts on marginalised groups in Brazil. [PDF]

Disasters
Oyama AC, Lahournat F, Sayama T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang, Enoch Owusu‐Sekyere, Karin Alvåsen, Helena Hansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source