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Low doses of ivermectin cause sensory and locomotor disorders in dung beetles [PDF]

, 2015
Ivermectin is a veterinary pharmaceutical generally used to control the ecto- and endoparasites of livestock, but its use has resulted in adverse effects on coprophilous insects, causing population decline and biodiversity loss.
Cortez, Vieyle, González Rodríguez, Estela, Lobo, Jorge M., Lumaret, Jean-Pierre, Martinez-Pinna, Juan, Numa, Catherine, Ortiz, Antonio J., Sánchez-Piñero, Francisco, Verdú, José R.   +8 more
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3D‐Printed Dynamic Heart Model With Left‐Side Anatomy and Integrated Sensor for Edge‐to‐Edge Repair and Regurgitation Reduction

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This work presents a fully synthetic, 3D‐printed dynamic heart model with left‐side anatomy featuring sutured mitral valve chordae tendineae analogs, embedded actuators for physiologic wall contraction, and customized flexible pressure sensors for the left ventricle.
Alejandro Guillen Obando, Hongyi Shen, Myles McGovern, Yusen Zhang, Vivien Lin, Darryl Fu, Ryan Baumwart, Kaiyan Qiu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Landscape attributes shape dung beetle diversity at multiple spatial scales in agricultural drylands

Basic and Applied Ecology, 2022
Land-use change is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide, but its negative effects can vary depending on the spatial scale analyzed.
Anderson Estupiñan-Mojica, Renato Portela-Salomão, Carolina N. Liberal, Bráulio A. Santos, Célia C.C. Machado, Helder F.P. de Araujo, Juan Von Thaden, Fredy Alvarado   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) community structure across a forest- agriculture habitat ecotonein South Western Ghats [PDF]

, 2018
Ecotones are zones of transition between biomes or ecosystems.Ecotones, natural or anthropogenic, can greatly affect insect community structure across habitats.Scarabaeinae dung beetles are ideal biological indicators that are used to study effects of ...
Latha, T. (Thomas), Sabu, T. K. (Thomas)
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3D Printed Omniphobic Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surfaces for Low Surface Tension Repellency

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A 3D printing strategy fabricates omniphobic slippery liquid‐infused porous structures with lubricant reservoirs and interconnected microchannels. A post‐printing surface treatment modifies the porous surface to ensure compatibility with the infused fluorinated lubricant.
Noa Trink, Shlomo Magdassi
wiley   +1 more source

New country record for Tetramereia convexa (Harold, 1869) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) [PDF]

, 2013
Tetramereia convexa (Harold, 1869) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) is reported for the first time from Loreto in Peru, being the western most record of the species in South America.Tetramereia convexa (Harold, 1869) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae ...
Ampudia Gatty, Christian, Grández, Rita Vanesa Estrella, Noriega, Jorge Ari   +2 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA Condensates Enable Crosstalk‐Free Operation of Identical DNA Computing Cascades

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
DNA condensates have been developed and employed in dynamic DNA nanotechnology to provide compartmentalization for DNA computing cascades. This versatile strategy enables parallel, crosstalk‐free DNA reactions among systems with identical sequence designs, demonstrating a high degree of orthogonality.
Weixiang Chen, Rahmetullah Demirci, Miao Xie, Andreas Walther   +3 more
wiley   +2 more sources

A Multidirectional Textile Interface for Remote Control Using Dynamic Area‐Based Capacitance Modulation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Here, we present a textile, wearable capacitive interface enabling multidirectional remote control by dynamically modulating electrode overlap and spacing via a freely gliding upper electrode. A forearm‐mounted prototype drives robotic and media tasks with 12–15 ms latency, maintains < 0.8% drift after 500 cycles, and remains stably functional at 90 ...
Cagatay Gumus, Fulya Yenilmez, Kadir Ozlem, Hakan Kestir, Eren Tasdemir, Berkant Bakisli, Gökhan Ince, Ozgur Atalay, Asli Tuncay Atalay   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dung beetles as bioindicators of environmental change from artisanal small-scale gold mining

Environmental Research: Ecology
The expansion of gold mining across Amazonia is a major driver of deforestation, yet its impacts on biodiversity are understudied. Dung beetles (Scarabaeinae) are excellent bioindicators and have been shown to be highly sensitive to habitat modification,
Sean J Glynn, Matthew J Struebig, Breon Allicock, Jean Herce, Lara Hall, Zoe G Davies, Jake E Bicknell   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source