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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
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Diversity of Pharmaceuticals Enhances Antibiotic Resistance in the Invertebrate Gut via Biofilm‐Mediated Mechanisms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Pharmaceutical diversity acts as an independent driver of antibiotic resistance in soil invertebrates. While bulk soil remains unaffected, the collembolan gut microbiome exhibits significant resistance gene enrichment under complex chemical exposure and diurnal warming.
Yi‐Fei Wang, Ya‐Ning Wang, Da Lin, Jia‐Yang Xu, Feng‐Yuan Qi, Hui‐Ling Cui, Hui‐Jie Lu, Min Qiao, Edward Topp, Dong Zhu, Matthias C. Rillig, Yong‐Guan Zhu   +11 more
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ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS ON THE NEW SPECIES OF EARTHWORM FROM ORISSA [PDF]

Exploratory Animal and Medical Research, 2020
Earthworms are natural tillers of the soil and are known as the farmer’s friends. The earthworm physiology is capable of combating pollution and pathogens and is therefore worth exploring.
Shyamasree Ghosh, Mriganaka Sadhukha, Subrajeet Rout, Biswajit Mallick, Md. Nurul Hasan, Chandrakanta Mandal   +5 more
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Sewage Sludge-Induced Effect on Growth, Enzyme Inhibition, and Genotoxicity can be Ameliorated Using Wheat Straw and Biochar in Pheretima posthuma Earthworms

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Sewage sludge, rich in organic matter and nutrients, is widely used as a fertilizer to increase the fertility of soil. The direct application of sewage sludge without any treatment causes soil contamination as well as significantly affects the earthworm ...
Hira Khalid, Muhammad Kashif Zahoor, Danish Riaz, Madeeha Arshad, Rabia Yaqoob, Kanwal Ranian   +5 more
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A Worm‐Inspired Origami Robot with Multimodal Locomotion for Adaptive Mobility in Complex Pipeline Environments

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An origami worm‐inspired robot achieves multimodal locomotion in confined pipelines through mechatronic integration that embeds actuation, control, and communication within each origami module. Large, reversible configuration and dimensional changes enable 25 gaits synthesized by a unified framework across peristaltic, inchworm, and wheel‐rolling modes
Qiwei Zhang, Kangning Tan, Zihan He, Hongsen Pang, Yanjie Wang, Hongbin Fang, Jian Xu   +6 more
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Electrohydraulic Folding Ring Actuators for Radially Contracting Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents an Electrohydraulic Folding Ring Actuator that combines high‐performance electrohydraulic actuation with origami‐inspired folding geometry to achieve constricting radial actuation. This integration yields significant inner lumen constriction, alongside a gripping force capable of holding objects exceeding four times the actuator's ...
Gavril Yong En Tan, Quan Xiong, Jonathan William Ambrose, Zeynep Altundal, Raye Chen‐Hua Yeow   +4 more
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Influences of earthworm activity and mucus on Cd phytoremediation based on harvesting different leaf types of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea).

PLoS ONE
To explore cost-effective and efficient phytoremediation strategies, this study investigated the distinct roles of earthworm activity and mucus in enhancing Cd phytoextraction from soils contaminated by Festuca arundinacea, focusing on the comparative ...
Hongwei Li, Jie Luo, Min Cao, Wenquan Luo, Xingying Li, Zongqi Shao, Lianming Zhu, Siyao Feng   +7 more
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Soil BON Earthworm - A global initiative on earthworm distribution, traits, and spatiotemporal diversity patterns

Soil Organisms
Recent research on earthworms has shed light on their global distribution, with high alpha richness in temperate zones and high beta diversity in tropical areas. Climate and agricultural practices, notably plowing and conservation methods, were shown to
Pierre Ganault, Christian Ristok, Helen R ¨Phillips, Mickael Hedde, Yvan Capowiez, Nicolas Bottinelli, Thibaud Decaëns, Daniel Marchan, Sylvain Gerard, Jérôme Mathieu, Anton Potapov, Erin K Cameron, George Brown, Marie Bartz, Romy Zeiss, Yacouba Zi, Maria Tsiafouli, David J Russell, Carlos Guerra, Nico Eisenhauer   +19 more
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A Disaggregation Strategy for Nanopesticide Fabrication: Investigating the Impact of Nanosizing on Pesticide Biointeractions

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
To explore the impact of nanosizing on pesticide biointeractions, a 7‐nm (average) emamectin benzoate nanopesticide without nanocarriers or surfactants is fabricated via HOAc‐mediated disaggregation. Nanosizing enhances bioactivity against Megalurothrips usitatus and Meloidogyne enterolobii and improves plant penetration.
Jiaqi Wei, Jianxin Feng, Huiting Zhu, Kunzhong Lin, Chenhan Liu, Lin Li, Zhuoyan Xiao, Daihao Huang, Rong Liu, Huipeng Pan, Lingda Zeng, Hanhong Xu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal Changes in the Function of Bacterial Assemblages Associated With Decomposing Earthworms

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Soil invertebrate corpse decomposition is an ecologically significant, yet poorly understood, process affecting nutrient biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.
Yao-Qin Sun, Yao-Qin Sun, Yuan Ge, Yuan Ge   +3 more
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