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Microplastics from Wearable Bioelectronic Devices: Sources, Risks, and Sustainable Solutions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioelectronic devices (e.g., e‐skins) heavily rely on polymers that at the end of their life cycle will generate microplastics. For research, a holistic approach to viewing the full impact of such devices cannot be overlooked. The potential for devices as sources for microplastics is raised, with mitigation strategies surrounding polysaccharide and ...
Conor S. Boland
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic monogamy and mate choice in a pair-living primate

Scientific Reports, 2020
In pair-living mammals, genetic monogamy is extremely rare. One possible reason is that in socially monogamous animals, mate choice can be severely constrained, increasing the risk of inbreeding or pairing with an incompatible or low-quality partner.
Sofya Dolotovskaya, Christian Roos, Eckhard W. Heymann   +2 more
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Modelling Primate Behavioral Ecology

International Journal of Primatology, 2002
Models play an important role in any mature science because they force us to make explicit our assumptions about how a phenomenon works and allow us to explore the way in which different variables influence a complex biological system. I review the principal kinds of models that could be used to study primate behavior and ecology: linear programming ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Solar Heating Enhanced Selective Recovery of Metal Ions Through Flowing Electrodes Enabled by Hybrid Carbon Nanostructures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A new electrochemical system based on a microporous hybrid of carbon nanoplatelets and nanotubes to selectively capture Ni2+ from wastewater is constructed. The system temperature rises rapidly when irradiated with sunlight, which enhances the Ni2+ removal rate by 250% and the selectivity by 53%, and the energy consumption is also reduced by 51 ...
Ziquan Wang, Jiaqi Chen, Qiuru Lin, Mingxing Liang, Bo Yang, Yantao Chen, Minjun Kim, Yusuke Yamauchi, Stephen J. Eichhorn, Zhiqun Lin, Magdalena Titirici, Libo Deng   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life as Thermodynamic Evidence of Algorithmic Structure in Natural Environments

Entropy, 2012
In evolutionary biology, attention to the relationship between stochastic organisms and their stochastic environments has leaned towards the adaptability and learning capabilities of the organisms rather than toward the properties of the environment ...
David A. Rosenblueth, James A. R. Marshall, Carlos Gershenson, Hector Zenil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE ART OF WAR: PATTERNS AND MECHANISMS UNDERLYING PREDATOR-INDUCED PLASTICITY OF AMPHIBIANS [PDF]

, 2013
Organisms often employ phenotypic plasticity as a strategy to cope with variable environments. This is particularly true of predation threats, wherein prey induce defenses to reduce detection or capture by predators.
Relyea, Rick A, Shaffery, Heather M
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Turbidity influences individual and group level responses to predation in guppies, Poecilia reticulata [PDF]

, 2015
© 2015 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. Increasing turbidity (either sedimentary or organic) from anthropogenic sources has significant negative impacts on aquatic fauna, both directly and indirectly by disrupting behaviour.
Kimbell, Helen S., Morrell, Lesley, Morrell, Lesley J.   +2 more
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Switchable Supramolecular Adhesive by Tuning Interfacial Bonding and Modulus

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The supramolecular adhesive (HyDiP) shows reversible adhesion and recyclability. In the dehydrated state, it is dense, stiff (E ≈445 MPa), transparent, and provides strong bonding with adhesion strengths up to 4.65 MPa. In the hydrated state, it becomes porous, soft (E ≈0.11 MPa), and detaches easily, enabling sustainable high‐strength applications ...
Rumin Fu, Cairong Xiao, Zihao Du, Changhong Linghu, Yongdong Shi, Chuyang Xiang, Mingxin Wan, Guoxin Tan, Limin Lu, Chengyun Ning, K Jimmy Hsia   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Step selection techniques uncover the environmental predictors of space use patterns in flocks of Amazonian birds

Ecology and Evolution, 2014
Understanding the behavioral decisions behind animal movement and space use patterns is a key challenge for behavioral ecology. Tools to quantify these patterns from movement and animal–habitat interactions are vital for transforming ecology into a ...
Jonathan R. Potts, Karl Mokross, Philip C. Stouffer, Mark A. Lewis   +3 more
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Upcycling of Disposable Face Masks into Water‐Resistant and Flame Retardant Foams

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Disposable mask waste is upcycled into lightweight polypropylene‐based foams with tunable porosity and composite architectures reinforced by ear‐loop fibers. The sustainable solvent‐based process enables upcycling rates of 91% and solvent recovery of >90%.
Jingjing Pan, Erlantz Lizundia, Hao Jia, Lennart Bergström   +3 more
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