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How do biodiversity patterns of river animals emerge from the distributions of common and rare species? [PDF]

, 2008
We studied the patterns of commonness and rarity for one vertebrate (fish) and four freshwater insect taxa (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera and Coleoptera) in southwestern France (57,000 km²), and we analysed the relationships between the location
Cucherousset, Julien, Figuerola, Jordi, Santoul, Frédéric, Céréghino, Régis   +3 more
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Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko, Chiamaka Akah, Ravinder Dahiya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu, Omid Mazaheri, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Jingqu Chen, Yuang Gu, Xia Liang, Deli Chen, Frank Caruso   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stable isotope analyses of web-spinning spider assemblages along a headwater stream in Puerto Rico [PDF]

PeerJ, 2015
Web-spinning spiders that inhabit stream channels are considered specialists of aquatic ecosystems and are major consumers of emerging aquatic insects, while other spider taxa are more commonly found in riparian forests and as a result may consume more ...
Sean P. Kelly, Elvira Cuevas, Alonso Ramírez   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Nature‐Derived Chitosan Biopolymer: A Promising Candidate for Sustainable Electronics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
In the creation of environmentally friendly devices, nature‐derived chitosan biopolymer is a promising contender for sustainable electronic research. It can be utilized to create more ecologically friendly scalable gadgets and has a variety of uses in different active layers of electronics.
Joshua McDonald, Ali Nawaz, Amandeep Singh, Prashant Sonar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfabrication of Soft Millirobots Propelled by Low Voltage Electrohydraulic Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Manual layer‐by‐layer assembly is replaced by wafer‐level MEMS batch fabrication for compliant polymer‐based electrohydraulic actuators. The microfabricated devices integrate sacrificially defined microcavities, Parylene‐C‐sealed inlets, and multilayer polymer–metal films.
Shai Shmulevich, Florian Hartmann, Herbert Shea   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA in Environmental Samples from South America [PDF]

, 2014
The occurrences of many environmentally-persistent and zoonotic infections are driven by ecosystem changes, which in turn are underpinned by land-use modifications that alter the governance of pathogen, biodiversity and human interactions.
Aaron Morris (517026), Daniel Sanhueza, Andreou Demetra, Pierre Couppié, Marsollier Laurent, Demetra Andreou, Andreou, D., Demetra Andreou (104360), D. Andreou, Couppié, P., Rodolphe Gozlan, E. Marion, Estelle Marion (171420), Couppié, Pierre, Marsollier, Laurent, Andreou, Demetra, Laurent Marsollier (57028), Couppié Pierre, R. Ruffine, Marion, Estelle, D. Sanhueza, Jean-François Guégan, Marion Estelle, Ruffine, R., Pierre Couppié (342022), Jean-François Guégan (6271), Marion, E., Daniel Sanhueza (517027), Sanhueza, D., A. Morris, Rolland Ruffine (517028), Ruffine, Rolland, R. Gozlan, Guégan, Jean-François, Sanhueza Daniel, Sanhueza, Daniel, Gozlan Rodolphe, Morris, Aaron, L. Marsollier, Marsollier, L., Gozlan, Rodolphe Elie, Estelle Marion, Rolland Ruffine, Ruffine Rolland, J.F. Guégan, Rodolphe Gozlan (218574), P. Couppié, Laurent Marsollier, Morris Aaron, Guégan Jean-François, Aaron Morris, Guégan, J-F., Gozlan, Rodolphe   +52 more
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How did amber get its aquatic insects? Water-seeking polarotactic insects trapped by tree resin [PDF]

, 2021
Amber contains numerous well-preserved adult aquatic insects (e.g., aquatic beetles — Coleoptera, water bugs — Heteroptera, dragonflies — Odonata, caddisflies — Trichoptera, mayflies — Ephemeroptera, stone flies — Plecoptera).
Horváth, Gábor, Kriska, György, Egri, Á. (Ádám), Kriska, G. (György), Egri, Ádám, Meyer-Rochow, V. B. (V. Benno), Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno, Horváth, G. (Gábor)   +7 more
core   +1 more source

3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source