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Causal Relationship Between Indicators of Human Health, the Environment and Socioeconomic Variables for the OECD Countries [PDF]

There has been a lot of debate regarding the impact of emissions of pollutants on human health and the environment. Epidemiological studies tend to show the impact of increased ambient concentrations of pollutants on increased hospital admissions ...
Mariam, Yohannes
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UTact: Underwater Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor with Geometry Reconstruction and Contact Force Estimation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Embedded flexible sensing technologies advance underwater soft robotics, yet most systems still suffer from hysteresis and limited perceptiveness. Instead, vision‐based tactile sensors provide reliable and rapid feedback essential for complex underwater tasks.
Qiyi Zhang, Zonghao Zuo, Haoxuan Wang, Bin Liu, Yilidusi Yilihamu, Li Wen   +5 more
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TreeSpider: In‐Canopy Exploration With Tether‐Based Aerial Modular Arms

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A tethered drone with perching arms and a 360° ring enables unprecedented maneuverability within dense forest canopies. By dynamically adjusting tether length and decoupling pitch from the frame, it navigates between branches, senses multiple trees, and interacts physically with foliage.
Luca Romanello, Tian Lan, Salaheldin Hassan, Maximilian Leutschafft, Erdem Ekinci, Sophie F. Armanini, Mirko Kovac, Basaran Bahadir Kocer   +7 more
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Marginal External Costs of Peak and Non Peak Urban Transport in Belgium [PDF]

This paper discusses intermediate results of an ongoing research project to estimate all external costs from all transport modes in Belgium. It gives estimates of the marginal external costs of air pollution from urban transport.
Guido Wouters, Leo De Nocker, Luc Vinckx, Stef Vergote   +3 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Rational Design of Optical Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube‐Based Nanosensors with Biological Recognition Elements

Advanced Sensor Research, EarlyView.
This Review focuses on assessing and providing perspective on the field of rationally‐designed optical sensors constructed with single‐walled carbon nanotubes. The literature is reviewed and evaluated for SWCNT‐based sensors constructed with biomolecular recognition elements, including proteins, peptides, and oligonucleotides, as well as their methods ...
Amelia K. Ryan, Atara Israel, Maria Celina Stefoni, Catarina Ferraz, Ryan M. Williams   +4 more
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Long-range transport of Asian dust and air pollutants to Taiwan: observed evidence and model simulation

, 2006
International audienceLong-range transport of Asian dust and air pollutants are major environmental concerns of Taiwan during the winter monsoon season when northeasterly winds prevail following passages of cold fronts.
Chang, S.-Y., Chen, W.-N., Chou, C. C. K., Lin, C.-Y., Sugimoto, N., Wang, Z., Zhao, X.   +6 more
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Long‐Term Elevated CO2 Improves Soil Health and Rice Yields in Paddy Fields

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Combining the two longest‐running rice free‐air CO2 enrichment experiments with a global data synthesis, this study demonstrates that long‐term elevated CO2 consistently enhances soil health. In rice paddies, this improvement sustains the CO2 fertilization effect over decades.
Fan Jiang, Wenchao Du, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Josep Peñuelas, Scott X. Chang, Lian Song, Chuang Cai, Yu Wang, Lin Deng, Zhengkun Hu, Weishou Shen, Qicong Wu, Haiyang Yu, Ying Yin, Fuxun Ai, Wei Zhou, Dongming Wang, Jianqiang Sun, Xiaoyuan Yan, Renfang Shen, Jiabao Zhang, Hongyan Guo, Chunwu Zhu   +22 more
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Hyperelastic Starch Hydrogel Configures Edible and Biodegradable All‐Components for Soft Robots

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Hyperelastic starch hydrogel is tailored via a phase separation strategy of solvent‐antisolvent co‐modulation. The mechanical performance of starch hydrogel is widely tuned with maximum strains: 194.4–361.4%; maximum tensile stresses: 34–192 kPa; and Young's moduli: 36.0–205.8 kPa. Notably, the hydrogel achieves complete soil degradation within 24 days
Siyu Yao, Haohao Hu, Mengfan Zhang, Qingqing Zhu, Donghong Liu, Shaoxing Qu, Guoyong Mao, Enbo Xu   +7 more
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Ultra‐High Friction and Adhesion in Hydrogel Layer Driven by Wet‐to‐Dry Transition Dynamics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work reveals a critical wet‐to‐dry transition in polyacrylamide hydrogel layers that induces volumetric shrinkage, resulting in enhanced interfacial contact and dramatically increased friction and adhesion. Leveraging this transition enables strong, reversible gripping on diverse surfaces, offering new insights for hydrogel‐based gripping ...
Chenxu Liu, Tianhui Sun, Wenqing Chen, Hongjian Zhang, Pan Huang, Lin Yang, Yuan Yao, Qiongyao Peng, Ying Hu, Yonggang Meng, Yu Tian, Hongbo Zeng   +11 more
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