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Plant Community Assembly [PDF]

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 2014
In graduate school in the 1970s, discussions of Hutchinson’s multivariate niche (1957) and the role of competitive exclusion in structuring communities provided exciting new insights into patterns of community assembly. At the same time, however, I was immersed in the literature of plant community ecology and building my own impressions of tropical and
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Metabolic specialization and the assembly of microbial communities [PDF]

The ISME Journal, 2012
Abstract Metabolic specialization is a general biological principle that shapes the assembly of microbial communities. Individual cell types rarely metabolize a wide range of substrates within their environment. Instead, different cell types often specialize at metabolizing only subsets of the available substrates.
Johnson, David R., Goldschmidt, Felix, Lilja, Elin E., Ackermann, Martin   +3 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Patterns and Processes of Microbial Community Assembly [PDF]

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2013
SUMMARY Recent research has expanded our understanding of microbial community assembly. However, the field of community ecology is inaccessible to many microbial ecologists because of inconsistent and often confusing terminology as well as unnecessarily polarizing debates.
Diana R, Nemergut, Steven K, Schmidt, Tadashi, Fukami, Sean P, O'Neill, Teresa M, Bilinski, Lee F, Stanish, Joseph E, Knelman, John L, Darcy, Ryan C, Lynch, Phillip, Wickey, Scott, Ferrenberg   +10 more
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Bioinspired Co‐Assembly Enables Multiscale Architected Hydrogels for 3D Printing With Integrated Antibacterial and Bioactive Functions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A multicomponent supramolecular hydrogel integrating cell‐adhesive and antibacterial peptides within an alginate‐cellulose nanofibril matrix is developed. Peptide co‐assembly simultaneously strengthens the hydrogel network, improves extrusion printability, and imparts cell‐adhesive and antibacterial functions, offering a versatile platform for ...
Mor Tsuriano‐Zernichov, Francesca Netti, Sigal Rencus‐Lazar, Moran Aviv, Lihi Adler‐Abramovich   +4 more
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Dynamically Actuated Reconfigurable Topographical Surface Enables Active Control of Implant‐Associated Infections

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dynamically actuated reconfigurable topographical surface (DARTS) integrates contact‐mediated bactericidal nanotopography with programmable mechanical actuation to actively disrupt bacterial biofilms. Dynamic surface reconfiguration enhances bacterial killing and suppresses implant‐associated infections in vivo, providing a new strategy for active ...
Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash, Jihun Lee, J. Scott VanEpps, Sungmin Nam, Jouha Min   +4 more
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Microbial community assembly is taxon- and habitat-dependent in an arid inland river basin, Northwest China

Global Ecology and Conservation
Oasis habitats play a critical role in arid areas, yet little is known regarding microbial community assembly processes and their divergence between oasis and desert habitats in arid inland river basins.
Wenjuan Wang, Yiming Ding, Mingxun Ren, Jingwen Li   +3 more
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Disappearing Minds in the Age of Artificial Intelligence [PDF]

İnsan & Toplum
Disappearing Minds in the Age of Artificial Intelligence was published as a Letter to the Editor.
Matjaz Perc, Mahmut Özer
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Biodegradable 3D‐Printable and Coatable Antifouling Composites for Marine Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine biofouling damages submerged surfaces and raises greenhouse gas emissions. Biodegradable antifouling biocomposites were developed by hot‐mixing beeswax, Tween 80, and calcium stearate or stearic acid. Adjusting the component ratio enables processing via hot‐pressing, 3D‐printing, or dip‐coating.
Gabriele Corigliano, Lorenzo Ravelli, Martina Nardi, Ruowen Tu, Elena Bellini, Valerio Isa, Carlo Filippeschi, Roberta Finazzi, Luca Ceseracciu, Niloofar Paknezhad, Vincenzo Scribano, Paolo Galli, Silvia Lavorano, Simone Montano, Barbara Mazzolai, Marco Contardi, Pietro Cataldi, Athanassia Athanassiou   +17 more
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Assembly of the African Union Thirteenth Ordinary Session 1 – 3 July 2009 Sirte, Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya [PDF]

, 2009
Decisions and Declarations. Progress Report of the Commission on the Implementation of Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.199(XI) adopted by the Assembly in Sharm El- Sheikh, Egypt in July 2008 as well as Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.213 (XII) on the Abuse of the ...
The Assembly
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