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Estimation of Excess Ice and Thaw Settlement in Frozen Soil Using Industrial Computed Tomography

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Permafrost thaw can induce terrain instabilities and hazards as a result of the loss of excess ice from host sediments. The loss of excess ice threatens the integrity of infrastructure and drives ecosystem changes across northern landscapes. This study tests a nondestructive approach to estimate excess ice and potential thaw settlement using ...
Jordan Harvey, Mahya Roustaei, Joel Pumple, Evan Francis, Duane Froese   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subterranean Mine Inspection Using the Prometheus Re‐Configurable Drone

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper describes the design, development, and real‐world testing of an autonomous drone for subterranean exploration, known as “Prometheus.” Driven by requirements from industry that the drone be able to be deployed through areas of restricted access, Prometheus was designed to be directly deployed through a 150 mm aperture.
Liam Brown, Robert Clarke, Ali Akbari, Ferdian Jovan, Jameel Marafie, Ognjen Marjanovic, Sara Bernardini, Tom Richardson, Simon Watson   +8 more
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The first evidence of breeding by Crocothemis sanguinolenta and Zygonyx torridus (Odonata: Libellulidae) in Iran [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
For the first time, exuviae of Crocothemis sanguinolenta and Zygonyx torridus were collected from southern parts of Iran. Females of Z. torridus were also observed mating and ovipositing in two habitats.
Mohsen Kiany, Saber Sadeghi, Mehregan Ebrahimi   +2 more
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From 0D to 3D liquid crystal elastomers architectures: Fabrications and applications

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
This review presents a dimension‐oriented overview of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), highlighting their molecular alignment, fabrication strategies, and programmable deformations from 0D particles to 3D architectures. Emphasis is placed on how dimensionality guides design principles, enables diverse actuation modes, and bridges fundamental ...
Mingxuan Liu, Zongxuan Wu, Jinquan Zheng, Yidan Zhu, Yanjun Liu, Lingling Ma, Wei Hu, Yan‐Qing Lu, Dan Luo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

ChitoSilkBioPatch: A bio‐inspired wound dressing scaffold for antibiotic‐free diabetic wound management

VIEW, EarlyView.
We present ChitoSilkBioPatch, a maleimide‐functionalized chitosan/dACM hydrogel integrated with a stretchable nanopatterned silk mesh to provide intrinsic, antibiotic‐free antibacterial activity and bioactive wound support. The scaffold eliminates S. aureus and P.
Dorsa Dehghan‐Baniani, Babak Mehrjou, Yucong Li, Zhaowei Jiang, Xiaomin Lu, Yin Xiao, Huanxiong Chen, Tsz Lam Yiu, Chi Chiu Wang, Hongkai Wu, Gang Li, Paul K. Chu, Wayne Yuk Wai Lee   +12 more
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AML‐Net: Attention‐based multi‐scale lightweight model for brain tumour segmentation in internet of medical things

CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Brain tumour segmentation employing MRI images is important for disease diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment planning. Till now, many encoder‐decoder architectures have been developed for this purpose, with U‐Net being the most extensively utilised. However, these architectures require a lot of parameters to train and have a semantic gap. Some
Muhammad Zeeshan Aslam, Basit Raza, Muhammad Faheem, Aadil Raza   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Micro‐Computed Tomography beamline at the Australian Synchrotron: data acquisition and processing pipeline

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, EarlyView.
The Micro‐Computed Tomography (MCT) beamline at the Australian Synchrotron has undergone significant advancements in data acquisition and processing infrastructure to support the growing diversity of user needs and experimental techniques. Recent developments in data acquisition and processing infrastructure at the beamline are presented.The Micro ...
Darren Thompson, Benedicta D. Arhatari, Andrew Stevenson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city’s circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
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Exploring marking methods for the predatory hoverfly Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Insect Science, EarlyView.
As important pollinators and predators of aphids, hoverflies play an important role in ecosystems. This study focuses on identifying the best marking technique for the model species Sphaerophoria rueppellii that can be used to track hoverfly feeding and oviposition sites, evaluating three methods: rubidium (RbCl), fluorescein, and fluorescent dusts ...
Michele Violi, Elena Costi, Elena Monari, Daniele Sommaggio, Lara Maistrello   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hox Gene Variation Drives Morphological Specialization of Humpback Grouper Cromileptes altivelis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Cromileptes altivelis exhibits a distinctive “sunken head and humpback” morphology, formed through cranial remodeling. Genetic analyses identified unique amino acid variants in Hoxa7a and Hoxa10b, with functional tests confirming their role in enhancing osteoblast activity and driving cranial remodeling.
Xiaoying Cao, Zhaowei Zhong, Lisheng Wu, Quanyin Liu, Shaoxiong Ding   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source