White-headed Vultures Trigonoceps occipitalis show visual field characteristics of hunting raptors [PDF]
, 2017 The visual fields of Aegypiinae vultures have been shown to be adapted primarily to meet two key perceptual challenges of their obligate carrion-feeding behaviour: scanning the ground and preventing the sun’s image falling upon the retina.
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Beyond Earth: Resilience of Quasi‐2D Perovskite Solar Cells in Space
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.In the article (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202520433), Christoph Putz and co‐workers demonstrate rigid quasi‐2D perovskite solar cells operating in low Earth orbit, delivering stable power for more than 100 days under real‐space conditions. In‐orbit performance is correlated with extensive ground‐based thermal and proton‐irradiation studies on rigid and ...
Christoph Putz +17 more
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AI–Guided 4D Printing of Carnivorous Plants–Inspired Microneedles for Accelerated Wound Healing
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This work presents an artificial intelligence (AI)‐guided 4D‐printed microneedle platform inspired by carnivorous plants for wound healing. A thermo‐responsive shape memory polymer enables body temperature–triggered self‐coiling for autonomous wound closure.
Hyun Lee +21 more
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Satellite Tracking of Adult and Immature Eastern Imperial Eagles
Пернатые хищники и их охрана, 2018 Four adult males, two adult females and two immature Imperial Eagles were trapped near Taif in Saudi Arabia close to the Red Sea while wintering. Three of theses eagles were trapped up to three times.
Bernd-Ulrich Meyburg, Christiane Meyburg
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Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A review
Raptor JournalRaptors have been successfully used to disperse and often control flocks of pest birds. However, the question that has not been resolved is, “If the raptor kills a small number of the target flock, does this improve the efficiency of control?” This mini ...
Wallis Robert, Coles Graeme
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Behaviourally mediated predation avoidance in penguin prey: in situ evidence from animal-borne camera loggers [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Predator dietary studies often assume that diet is reflective of the diversity and relative abundance of their prey. This interpretation ignores species-specific behavioural adaptations in prey that could influence prey capture.
Jonathan M. Handley +4 more
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Harvesting and Conversation in a Predator-Prey System [PDF]
, 2001 Optimal harvesting of prey in a predator-prey ecosystem is studiedunder the condition that the existence of the predator has value. Predators (birds) and humans (fishers) compete for prey (shellfish).
Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. van den +1 more
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Influence of spatial and temporal dynamics of agricultural practices on the lesser kestrel [PDF]
, 2011 1. European agriculture is facing dramatic changes that are likely to have marked impacts on farmland biodiversity. There is an urgent need to develop land management strategies compatible with the conservation of biodiversity.2.
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A Comparative Study on Early‐Stage Icing Evaluation Techniques for Passive Ice Protection Systems
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.This study addresses the lack of standardized methodologies for evaluating the early‐stage icing performance of passive ice protection systems. A unified experimental protocol is proposed and applied to representative hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces under controlled conditions.
Lorenzo Facco +4 more
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Impact of Oxygen Plasma Pre‐Treatment on Thermal Oxidation and Reliability of SiO2 on 4H‐SiC
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.We investigate how oxygen plasma pre‐treatment affects the thermal oxidation of silicon carbide. While plasma modification increases growth rates by 84%, it reduces dielectric breakdown strength by 18%. Our findings reveal that although plasma improves the interface state density, it introduces structural damage, highlighting a critical trade‐off ...
Chezhiyan Nanjappan +3 more
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