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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Microbiome-Metabolomics Reveals Prebiotic Benefits of Fucoidan Supplementation in Mice

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
Fucoidan is a kind of polysaccharide with antitumor and antioxidant properties, which is mainly isolated from brown algae. Although there are many reports about the prebiotic effects of polysaccharides on hosts, there are few reports about the effects of
Jingyi Yuan, Song Qin, Wenjun Li, Yubing Zhang, Yuting Wang, Xiulian Chang, Lili Li   +6 more
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Microbial Contribution to Soiling and Its Impact on Photovoltaic Module Soiling in Arid Zones of the Atacama Desert

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
Microorganisms colonizing photovoltaic surfaces in the Atacama desert form biofilms that enhance particle adhesion and reduce energy yield. This study identifies UV‐resistant bacteria and carotenoid‐producing strains that interfere with PV performance.
Douglas Olivares, Ricardo Ortíz, Luis Rojas‐Araya, María Teresa Mata, Felipe Galleguillos, Jaime Llanos, Carlos Portillo, Valentina Escobar, Aitor Marzo   +8 more
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Inverting the Concentrations of Chlorophyll-a and Chemical Oxygen Demand in Urban River Networks Using Normalized Hyperspectral Data

Sensors
Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) are key indicators for water quality evaluation. In previous research on the inversion of Chl-a and COD concentrations using hyperspectral data, disparities in hyperspectral data types have ...
Rongda Guan, Yingzhuo Hou, Maham Arif, Qianguo Xing   +3 more
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Preparation of Doxorubicin-Loaded Carboxymethyl-β-Cyclodextrin/Chitosan Nanoparticles with Antioxidant, Antitumor Activities and pH-Sensitive Release

Marine Drugs, 2022
In this study, chitosan nanoparticles (HF-CD NPs) were synthesized by an ionic gelation method using negatively charged carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin and positively charged 2-hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan bearing folic acid.
Yingqi Mi, Jingjing Zhang, Wenqiang Tan, Qin Miao, Qing Li, Zhanyong Guo   +5 more
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Coastal zone ecology [PDF]

Nature, 1978
The Coastline. Edited by R. S. K. Barnes. Pp. 356. (Wiley: Sussex, New York and Sydney, 1977.) £12.50; $24.50.
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Tri–Band and Dual–Response Smart Windows With Asymmetric Mid–Infrared Emissivity for Year–Round Energy Conservation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Our promising smart window exhibits exceptional optical properties, enabling the indoor temperature reduction of 12°C during summer and delivering the annual energy savings of 14.2%–24.4% across mid–to–low latitudes. ABSTRACT Building energy consumption accounts for 20%–40% of global energy usage, with windows among the least energy–efficient ...
Cheng Wang, Junwei Liu, Zhihua Zhou, Yuechao Chao, Xueqing Yang, Yan Liang, Yifan Zhou, Weiyi Zhang, Yahui Du, Wufan Wang, Shuqi Zhang, Jinyue Yan   +11 more
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The coastal environmental profile of Brunei Darussalam: resource assessment and management issues [PDF]

Coastal zone management, Resource development, Coastal zone, Environmental profile, Brunei Darussalam, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,
Anonymous, Ming, Chou Loke, Sadorra, Marie Sol M.   +2 more
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Effects of Urbanization Expansion on Landscape Pattern and Region Ecological Risk in Chinese Coastal City: A Case Study of Yantai City

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
Applied with remote sensing, GIS, and mathematical statistics, the spatial-temporal evolution characteristics of urbanization expansion of Yantai city from 1974 to 2009 was studied.
Di Zhou, Ping Shi, Xiaoqing Wu, Jinwei Ma, Junbao Yu   +4 more
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Molecular imprinting-based indirect fluorescence detection strategy implemented on paper chip for non-fluorescent microcystin

Nature Communications, 2023
Fluorescence analysis is a fast and sensitive method, and has great potential application in trace detection of environmental toxins. However, many important environmental toxins are non-fluorescent substances, and it is still a challenge to construct a ...
Bowei Li, Ji Qi, Feng Liu, Rongfang Zhao, Maryam Arabi, Abbas Ostovan, Jinming Song, Xiaoyan Wang, Zhiyang Zhang, Lingxin Chen   +9 more
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