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Use of eDNA to Determine Source Locations of Deadly Jellyfish (Cubozoa) in an Open Coastal System

Coasts
Challenges associated with cubozoan jellyfish detection and the limitations of current detection techniques limit the ability of scientists to fill critical knowledge gaps surrounding their ecology. Environmental DNA (eDNA), however, has proven useful as
Scott J. Morrissey, Dean R. Jerry, Michael J. Kingsford   +2 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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The bilaterally symmetric rhopalial nervous system of box jellyfish

, 2006
Cubomedusae, or box jellyfish, have the most elaborate visual system of all cnidarians. They have 24 eyes of four morphological types, distributed on four sensory structures called rhopalia.
Ekström, Peter, Skogh, Charlotta, Ekström, Peter,, Nilsson, Dan-E, Nilsson, Dan-E,, Lund University., Garm, Anders   +6 more
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Electrohydraulic Folding Ring Actuators for Radially Contracting Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents an Electrohydraulic Folding Ring Actuator that combines high‐performance electrohydraulic actuation with origami‐inspired folding geometry to achieve constricting radial actuation. This integration yields significant inner lumen constriction, alongside a gripping force capable of holding objects exceeding four times the actuator's ...
Gavril Yong En Tan, Quan Xiong, Jonathan William Ambrose, Zeynep Altundal, Raye Chen‐Hua Yeow   +4 more
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Swimming behavior analysis of small box jellyfish (Carybdea brevipedalia)

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
In this study, the swimming behavior of a small box jellyfish (Carybdea brevipedalia), which consists of inhaling external seawater and expelling it through its mouth to generate forward thrust, was characterized using particle image velocimetry (PIV ...
Yongbeom Pyeon, Jinho Chae, Wooseok Oh, Doo Jin Hwang, Kyounghoon Lee   +4 more
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The Central Nervous System of Box Jellyfish

, 2008
Cubomedusae, or box jellyfish, are renowned for their immense stingingpower, but another truly remarkable feature is their visual system. Theyhave four sensory structures called rhopalia, and each of the rhopalia containssix eyes of four morphological ...
Ekström, Peter, Ekström, Peter,, Garm, Anders Lydik, Garm, Anders   +3 more
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T2T Genome Assembly and Multi‐Omics Data Reveal Terrestrial Adaptation and Mucus Biosynthesis in Tropical Leatherleaf Slug (Laevicaulis alte)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A gap‐free genome assembly and multi‐omics comparison of the terrestrial slug Laevichaulis alte with an aquatic relative reveal that expansion of the VEGF family orchestrates mucus production, lipid metabolism, and immune defense—highlighting key molecular innovations for conquering life on land.
Gang Wang, Shaofang He, Zhongkai Wang, Aobo Pang, Xiaoli Sun, Rongchen Liu, Fang Wang, Sisi Chen, Zhijuan Bian, Dongcheng Wei, Liuhan Wu, Siyao Zhao, Qiuting Ji, Yiqi Sun, Niying Sun, Yushinta Fujaya, Boping Tang, Kianann Tan, Daizhen Zhang, Lianfu Chen   +19 more
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Functional morphology of the pharyngeal teeth of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Many fish use a set of pharyngeal jaws in their throat to aid in prey capture and processing, particularly of large or complex prey. In this study—combining dissection, CT scanning, histology, and performance testing—we demonstrate a novel use of pharyngeal teeth in the ocean sunfish (Mola mola), a species for which pharyngeal jaw anatomy had ...
Benjamin Flaum, Michael J. Blumer, Mason N. Dean, Laura J. Ekstrom   +3 more
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Multiple opsins in a reef-building coral, Acropora millepora

Scientific Reports, 2023
Opsins, light-sensitive G protein-coupled receptors, have been identified in corals but their properties are largely unknown. Here, we identified six opsin genes (acropsins 1–6) from a coral species Acropora millepora, including three novel opsins ...
Benjamin M. Mason, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Tomohiro Sugihara, Makoto Iwasaki, Vladlen Slepak, David J. Miller, Yusuke Sakai, Akihisa Terakita   +7 more
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Comparative Assessment and Benchmarking of Metaheuristic Algorithms for Dynamic Photovoltaic Array Reconfiguration Under Diverse Shading Environments

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, which are essential for renewable energy systems, are vulnerable to partial shading, resulting in considerable power losses and operational inefficiencies. The dynamic reconfiguration of PV arrays has become an effective strategy to mitigate these effects by adaptively modifying the array topology to ...
Manoharan Premkumar, Ravichandran Sowmya, Jagarapu S. V. Siva Kumar, Mustafa Abdullah   +3 more
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