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Plant Robotics for Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Robots: Insights from Actuation Characteristics

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Plants are promising materials for building sustainable and eco‐friendly robots due to their inherent multifunctionality, with actuation playing a crucial role. This article focuses on the physical movements of plants and, from the perspective of actuation characteristics, explores representative plant species and their behaviors, the current state of ...
Kazuya Murakami   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reaction Mechanism, Challenges, and Strategies of High‐Energy‐Density Sodium‐Ion Batteries

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Focusing on high‐energy‐density sodium‐ion batteries, this review highlights the advantages offered by conversion‐type cathode materials. The currently studied cathode materials are systematically introduced. By analyzing sulfur, oxygen, and transition metal halides and other conversion‐type cathodes, the key challenges associated with these cathodes ...
Dan Yu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pesticide Use on Fruit and Vegetable Crops in Ohio 1990 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
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Etzkorn, David S.   +2 more
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Swing Regulates Movement Direction in the Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus in the Presence of Food Cue: New Insights into Movement Patterns

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Regulating movement direction is essential in the locomotion of animals. Sea cucumbers, as eyeless animals, do not have eyes for the perception of the surrounding environment and food.
Zihe Zhao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oxidative Stress Associated with Chilling Injury in Immature Fruit: Postharvest Technological and Biotechnological Solutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Immature, vegetable-like fruits are produced by crops of great economic importance, including cucumbers, zucchini, eggplants and bell peppers, among others. Because of their high respiration rates, associated with high rates of dehydration and metabolism,
Carvajal Moreno, Fátima   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Growth and Survival of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella on Whole and Sliced Cucumbers.

open access: yesJournal of Food Protection, 2019
Cucumbers were associated with four multistate outbreaks of Salmonella in the United States between 2013 and 2016. This study evaluated the fate of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella on whole and sliced cucumbers at various storage temperatures ...
Cameron A. Bardsley   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Diffuse Light on Crops [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Light is not evenly distributed in Dutch glass greenhouses, but this can be improved with diffuse light. Modern greenhouse coverings are able to transform most of the light entering the greenhouse into diffuse light. Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture
Dueck, T.A.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Chemical Biodiversity and Bioactivities of Saponins in Echinodermata with an Emphasis on Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea)

open access: yesOceans, 2019
Echinoderms are a source of a broad range of secondary metabolites with a large variety of bioactive properties. Although pigment and lipid derivatives are the major groups of bioactive compounds found in crinoids and ophiuroids, saponins represent the ...
Elham Kamyab   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sustainable Cellulose Ionogels With Promising Physical Structure, Properties, and Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Physics Research, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive overview of cellulose functional gels, focusing on their molecular network design and physical properties. The extensive potential applications of cellulose gels in flexible electronics, biomedicine, and smart engineering are explored in depth. This work provides valuable insights and guidance for future research and
Wenjuan Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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