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Understanding and enhancing future infrastructure resiliency: a socio-ecological approach [PDF]

, 2014
The resilience of any system, human or natural, centres on its capacity to adapt its structure, but not necessarily its function, to a new configuration in response to long-term socio-ecological change.
Adey, Adger, Anderson, Borjeson, Bosher, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cairns, Coaffee, Crichton, CRS (Congressional Research Service), De Jouvenel, Folke, Foresight, Foresight, Goodier, Guldi, Hallett, Harty, Holling, Holling, Holling, Hughes, IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), Maliszewski, Manyena, Mokrech, NIAC (National Infrastructure Advisory Council), Pandolfi, Paton, Reginster, Richardson, Schwartz, Shapiro, Shearer, Sircar, Smith, The 9/11 Commission, UN (United Nations), US Congress, Varum, Walker, Xu   +42 more
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Sensorized Engineered Tissues with Built‐in Thermoregulation and Nutrient Supply

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces a granular hydrogel‐based tissue engineering platform that includes a closed‐loop temperature control to maintain 37°C and sustainably releases nutrients, thereby enabling cells to retain a high viability even if stored at room temperature for up to 24 h.
Antonia Georgopoulou, Jakob Schreiner, Miriam Filippi, Aiste Balciunaite, Robert K. Katzschmann, Esther Amstad   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulated Ion‐Diffusion Hydrogels for Subtle and Multimodal Temperature‐Strain Sensing in Wound Monitoring

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A soft, dual‐channel hydrogel patch enables simultaneous detection of wound temperature and strain by integrating ion‐diffusion‐mediated thermoelectric and resistive sensing. The conformal design maintains stable performance during motion, capturing subtle inflammatory and mechanical changes for continuous wound monitoring.
Yu Fang, Xinglong Pan, Zhiwei Li, Wanheng Lu, Chang Liu, Yi Zhou, Guo Tian, Ghim Wei Ho   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robust Polymer Hydrogels Improve Electric‐Fish‐Inspired Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electric‐fish‐inspired hydrogel batteries based on ion‐concentration gradients offer an attractive route to soft power sources; however, the poor mechanical properties of existing hydrogels limit device assembly and performance. Here, we report poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate hydrogels that enable ion‐gradient batteries composed of
Nick Zahnd, Satyajit Das, John Marc C. Puguan, Carolina Pierucci, Michael Mayer, Christoph Weder   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Non‐Reciprocal Architected Porous Medium

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In several fluid flow, energy‐dumping, and energy‐harvesting applications, a dominant flow direction or dominant resistance direction is desirable. In this study, we propose a simple modular geometry that doubles flow resistance in one direction relative to the opposite direction, while maintaining laminar viscous flow.
Clément Vezies, Pablo Zavattieri, Nicolás Silin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Professional doctorates: applicability to the construction industry in increasing societal resilience to disasters [PDF]

, 2015
With the increase in occurrence of high impact disasters, the role of Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in enhancing the disaster related knowledge and skills of construction professionals is highly recognised.
Adeniyi, Onaopepo, Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Haigh, Richard, Keraminiyage, Kaushal, Malalgoda, Chamindi, Perera, Srinath   +5 more
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Small Extracellular Vesicles from Neural Cells: Physiological and Pathological Roles, and Potential in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Neural cell–derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are emerging as pivotal mediators in neurodegenerative diseases, exerting both pathogenic and therapeutic functions. This review synthesizes current evidence on how sEVs from distinct neural cell types regulate neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, biomarker discovery, and targeted drug delivery ...
Muhammad Waqas Salim, Wei Zhang, Lyndsey Collins‐Praino, Yuling Wang, Andrew Care   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Face Masks as Wearable Respiratory Sensors: A Review of Sensor Technologies, Materials, and Future Directions

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in smart face masks that actively monitor breathing. By integrating humidity, gas, temperature, pressure, strain, and triboelectric sensors, these masks track key respiratory parameters in real time. The article summarizes sensor mechanisms, compares performance across studies, and discusses challenges and future ...
Negin Faramarzi, Naseeh Backer Kannanthodi, Alice Nicole Casling, Babar Ali, Samira Lakouraj Mansouri, Alessandro Giuseppe D'aloia, Hossein Cheraghi Bidsorkhi, Maria Sabrina Sarto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Children’s emerging concepts of resilience: insights from using body mapping in an East London cohort sample of 7-10-year-old children

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundUnderstanding resilience factors in children is essential for developing early mental health interventions. Middle childhood is an understudied developmental stage, with many quantitative measures lacking validation for this age group and not ...
Aisling Murray, Dominie Mahala Smith Scott, Milena Nikolajeva, Daniele Porricelli, Francois van Loggerenberg, Dennis Ougrin, Jennifer Y. F. Lau   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family Communication Patterns and Academic Resilience

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011
AbstractThis study was examined the relationship between family communication patterns and academic resilience. Six-hundred-six high school students (309 girls and 297 boys) were participants of the study. Youth Development Module scale (RYDM) and Family Communication Patterns scale (FCP) were used as measures of the study.
Jowkar, Bahram, Kohoulat, Naeimeh, Zakeri, Hamidreza   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source