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Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of the atmospheric boundary layer on nocturnal layers of noctuids and other moths migrating over southern Britain [PDF]

, 2006
Insects migrating at high altitude over southern Britain have been continuously monitored by automatically-operating, vertical-looking radars over a period of several years.
AD Smith, AD Smith, AG Gatehouse, AJ Thorpe, Alan D Smith, AN Mel’nichenko, AP Lock, B Campistron, CG Johnson, CR Vaughn, Curtis R Wood, D Gregory, DE Pedgley, DE Pedgley, DE Pedgley, DE Pedgley, DO Greenbank, Donald R Reynolds, DP Clark, DR Reynolds, DR Reynolds, DR Wilson, EB Larsen, GW Schaefer, HQ Feng, HQ Feng, Ian P Woiwod, IP Woiwod, Janet F Barlow, Jason W Chapman, JR Garratt, JR Riley, JR Riley, JR Riley, JR Riley, JR Riley, JW Chapman, JW Chapman, JW Chapman, JW Chapman, KR Beerwinkle, L Mahrt, LR Taylor, LR Taylor, LR Taylor, ME Irwin, MJP Cullen, PD Lingren, RA Farrow, RBB Dickison, RC Rainey, RL Chen, SE Hobbs, T Lewis, VA Drake, VA Drake, VA Drake, VA Drake, VA Drake, VA Drake, WW Wolf   +60 more
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The role of ecological infrastructure on beneficial arthropods in vineyards

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2016
Weeds and non-cultivated plants have a great impact on abundance and diversity of beneficial arthropods in agriculture. The main aim of this work was to study the influence of the ecological infrastructure (meadows and weedy margins) on the arthropod ...
Gabrijela Kuštera
doaj   +1 more source

Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beneficial Insects - Nature's Pest Control

, 2008
A 4 page overview of some common kinds of beneficial ...
Johnson, Warren T., Klass, Carolyn
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Cross-talk between signaling pathways leading to defense against pathogens and insects [PDF]

, 2008
In nature, plants interact with a wide range of organisms, some of which are harmful (e.g. pathogens, herbivorous insects), while others are beneficial (e.g.
de Vos, M., Dep Biologie, Dicke, M., Joosten, R., Koornneef, A., Lorito, M., Léon Reyes, A., Phytopathology, Pieterse, C.M.J., Ritsema, T., Scala, F., van Oosten, V., Verhage, A., Woo, S.   +13 more
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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

Lady beetles or bean leaf beetles [PDF]

, 2002
Misidentification of insects is not uncommon. The colors, shapes, and sizes of the legions of insects that inhabit Iowa often exceed our own imaginations.
Rice, Marlin E.
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Beneficial interactions between insects and gut bacteria [PDF]

Indian Journal of Microbiology, 2009
Insects are amongst the most successful of animals, both in terms of diversity and in colonizing all ecological niches. Recent studies have highlighted the benefi ciary roles that bacteria play in the success and establishment of insects. By adopting techniques like 16S rRNA sequencing we are now in a position to understand the diversity of bacteria ...
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Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source