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Fabrication of Functional Polymers with Gradual Release of a Bioactive Precursor for Agricultural Applications

Gels
Biodegradable and biocompatible polymeric materials and stimulus-responsive hydrogels are widely used in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, biomedical, and consumer sectors.
Oscar G. Marambio, Rudy Martin-Trasancos, Julio Sánchez, Felipe A. Ramos, Guadalupe del C. Pizarro   +4 more
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Volatile Relay Biosensing and Mobile Phone Imaging for Detection of Influenza Virus

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Detection of volatile organic compounds is performed via a coupled enzymatic assay with mobile phone detection of the signal. Specific application demonstrated herein is the detection of influenza virus, across multiple levels of biological complexity, up to patient‐derived samples.
Dante G. Andersen, Josefine H. Jakobsen, Mikkel Høj Nielsen, Shreyans Chatterjee, Detlef Michel, Jan Münch, Rüdiger Gross, Alexander N. Zelikin   +7 more
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Real-Time Object Detection for Edge Computing-Based Agricultural Automation: A Case Study Comparing the YOLOX and YOLOv12 Architectures and Their Performance in Potato Harvesting Systems

Sensors
In this paper, we presents a case study involving the implementation experience and a methodological framework through a comprehensive comparative analysis of the YOLOX and YOLOv12 object detection models for agricultural automation systems deployed in ...
Joonam Kim, Giryeon Kim, Rena Yoshitoshi, Kenichi Tokuda   +3 more
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Polymer Substrates for Flexible Sensors: Advances and Contributions to Smart Agriculture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in polymer‐based flexible sensors for smart agriculture, focusing on polymer substrate design, interface engineering, and applications in soil, plant, animal, aquaculture, and post‐harvest monitoring.
Yihui Li, Zhangzheng Xiao, Zheng Yan, Adnan Raza Altaf, Qun Song, Dingding Yao, Afshan Sohail, Yixin Wang, Wenxiu Ma, Shanjun Li, Yaohui Chen, Peiwen Liu, Kai Zhang   +12 more
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PriBeL-Net: Extending betel leaf dataset with CNN-based image classification

MethodsX
Deep learning is core to precision agriculture. In this research, the authors compare four deep-learning frameworks: MobileNetV2, EfficientNetB0, ResNet50V2, and DenseNet121, on a custom dataset under controlled and on-field environments.Whereas ...
Gauri Mane, Raghav Bhise, Rutuja Kadam, Gagandeep Kaur, Gitanjali Shinde, Grishma Bobhate, Sonal Fatangare   +6 more
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Ultrafast Thermal Shock Synthesis of CuNiSnLa Medium‐Entropy Metallic Glass for Sustainable Nitrogen Fixation via Plasma‐Coupled Electrocatalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces an ultrafast thermal shock strategy to synthesize a CuNiSnLa medium‐entropy metallic glass (MEMG). The rapid heating and cooling process generates a robust, highly active catalyst for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia (NRA).
Hongbo Chen, Peng‐Jun Deng, Yang Liu, Shenglong Huang, Shuo Sun, Haoxuan Li, Jiajia Lu, Panagiotis Tsiakaras   +7 more
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Growing in red: impact of different light spectra and lighting conditions on lentil microgreens growth in vertical farming

Frontiers in Plant Science
Vertical Farming Systems (VFS) emerge as an approach to optimize plant growth in urban and controlled environments, by enabling sustainable and intensive production in reduced spaces.
Marlus Dias Silva, Jaqueline Martins Vasconcelos, Fábia Barbosa da Silva, Adriano Soares de Oliveira Bailão, Ítalo Moraes Rocha Guedes, Márcio da Silva Vilela, Adriano Carvalho Costa, Márcio Rosa, Fabiano Guimarães Silva   +8 more
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Snap‐Through–Driven Liquid Crystal Elastomers for High‐Power Remote Microneedle Actuation Toward Smart Livestock Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A magnetically assisted snap‐through liquid crystal elastomer transforms photochemical deformation into a high‐power mechanical impulse, enabling remote microneedle actuation and highlighting its potential for future smart livestock intervention systems.
Chae Won Lee, Nankyung Kim, SeungHyun Park, Dae Seok Kim   +3 more
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Reconfigurable Au Nanoparticle Monolayers on Regenerated Cellulose Hydrogels: Highly Sensitive SERS Detection of Polystyrene Micro/Nanoplastics With Interpretable Deep Learning

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A regenerated cellulose (RC) hydrogel‐based SERS substrate integrating a Marangoni‐transferred gold nanoparticle self‐assembled monolayer (Au‐SAM) is fabricated. Reswelling‐induced hotspot formation enhances polystyrene micro/nanoplastics (PS MNPs) detection in complex matrices, providing reproducible, high‐throughput SERS signals across diverse ...
Youngho Jeon, Yu‐Jin Jeon, Suji Lee, Jeseong Kim, Dae‐Hyun Jung, Jungmok You   +5 more
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Validation of the Positioning Accuracy Parameters of the UAV Control System in Controlled-Environment Agriculture

Сельскохозяйственные машины и технологии
The paper demonstrates that positioning an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in controlled agricultural environments is possible without reliance on satellite navigation. Modifications to the standard flight controller software, specifically, the integration
M. A. Litvinov, R. K. Kurbanov, N. I. Zakharova, S. I. Krivko   +3 more
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