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Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
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The decline of ground nesting birds in Europe: Do we need to manage predation in addition to habitat?

Global Ecology and Conservation
Bird populations are declining globally with losses recorded in many European breeding birds. Habitat management measures have not resulted in widespread reversal of these declines. We analysed national bird population trends from ten European countries (
Barry J. McMahon, Susan Doyle, Francois Mougeot, Beatriz Arroyo   +3 more
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Dynamic Etching‐Induced Cl‐Terminated Ti3C2Clx/Ti3ZnC2 Heterostructure for Ammonia Electrosynthesis and Zinc‐Nitrogen Batteries

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A stable Ti3C2Clx/Ti3ZnC2 heterostructure, fabricated by dynamic etching, exhibits outstanding electrocatalytic NRR activity (NH3 yield: 20.1 µg h−1 mg−1, FE: 38.1%) in alkaline media. The corresponding Zn‐N2 battery achieves a peak power density of 36.5 µW cm−2 and an NH3 yield of 13.1 µg h−1 mg−1, providing an advanced strategy for NH3 and ...
Yu Wang, Ying Sun, Liqun Ye, Jichi Liu, Hui Li, Yang Fu, Fengzhan Sun, Jieshan Qiu, Chang Yu, Tianyi Ma   +9 more
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao, Yiming Ma, Baihao Shao, Molly M. Stevens   +3 more
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Birds of the Entella river (Genoa, Italy): a qualitative assessment of bird diversity in an urbanizing biotope, with implications for management and conservation

Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2019
This work presents the first assessment of the birds of the Entella river (Genoa, Liguria), a small wetland embedded in an urbanized matrix. Data were collected through standardized in situ censuses from April 2012 to June 2017 and integrated with ...
Andrea Simoncini, Daniela Papi, Enrico Ruggeri   +2 more
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Advances and Perspectives in Graphene‐Based Quantum Dots Enabled Neuromorphic Devices

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Graphene‐based QDs are zero‐dimensional carbon nanomaterials with pronounced quantum confinement and tunable electronic structures. Herein, we summarize their synthesis strategies and functionalization methods, and highlight their functional roles and operating mechanisms in devices, as well as recent advances in neuromorphic electronics. We anticipate
Yulin Zhen, Wei Zeng, Zherui Zhao, JiYu Zhao, Ziyan Huang, Zhuo Chen, Kui Zhou, Guanglong Ding, Su‐Ting Han, Ye Zhou   +9 more
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A Versatile‐Designable Framework for Active and Programmable Shape‐Morphing Soft Matter Systems: From Inverse Design to Closed‐Loop Control

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A versatile framework integrates addressable electrothermal actuation and strain‐constraint mechanisms to construct programmable shape‐morphing soft matter systems. By combining an analytical inverse design strategy for high‐fidelity 3D surface reconstruction with deep learning‐based closed‐loop control, this approach enables zero‐energy shape locking,
Kai Liu, Peiling Xie, Ruitong Song, Banghan Liu, Rui Guo, Jiu‐an Lv   +5 more
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StackingNet: Collective Inference Across Independent AI Foundation Models

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) built on large foundation models has transformed language understanding, computer vision, and reasoning, yet these systems remain isolated and cannot readily share their capabilities. Coordinating the complementary strengths of independently developed, black‐box foundation models is essential for trustworthy ...
Siyang Li, Chenhao Liu, Dongrui Wu, Zhigang Zeng, Lieyun Ding   +4 more
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Drivers for the Diversity of Mollusc Communities in Unique Calcareous Fen Habitats

Diversity
The research was carried out in calcareous fen habitats which share coverage with Natura 2000 sites designated under the EU Habitats and the Birds Directive. A total of 27 taxa of molluscs were recorded: 23 gastropod and 4 bivalve species.
Iga Lewin, Adam Tarkowski, Piotr Sugier, Wojciech Płaska, Edyta Buczyńska, Paweł Buczyński   +5 more
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Archéo-écologie des plaines alluviales de la Meuse en France et de la Moselle au Luxembourg

Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie, 2018
Archaeological excavations in alluvial environments, carried out before the extraction of aggregate, allow us to better understand both palaeoenvironmental data and human occupations.
Olivier Brun, Henri-Georges Naton, Caroline Schaal, Guillaume Jamet, Laurent Brou, Foni Le Brun-Ricalens   +5 more
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