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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
doaj  

Sunscreen‐Inspired Nano‐Pesticide for UV‐Shielding and Laccase‐Responsive Delivery of Mancozeb With Enhanced Fungicidal Efficacy and Ecological Safety

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The sunscreen‐inspired nano‐pesticide, MCB@URFSL, provides UV‐shielding, enhanced rainfastness, and laccase‐responsive delivery for improved fungicidal efficacy and high ecological safety. ABSTRACT Fungicides are a crucial tool for protecting crops and ensuring consistent food supply.
Jin Yan, Xin Ye, Linping He, Cheng Hong, Xu‐Huan Zhao, Gizachew Mulugeta Manahelohe, Xiao‐Tong Feng, Yu‐Cheng Gu, Qiang Bian, Min Wu, Ming‐Zhi Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Earthworms: Interactions with management; impacting plant growth? [PDF]

, 2012
This paper reviews several studies of earthworms in agricultural soil in Norway.
Pommeresche, Reidun, Riley, Hugh, Løes, Anne-Kristin, Hansen, Sissel   +3 more
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Self‐Sensing Artificial‐Muscle‐Empowered Humanlike Perception, Interaction, and Positioning

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
The proposed self‐sensorized artificial muscle (SSAM) can sense its length change as small as 0.01 mm via a seamlessly integrated multi‐segment induction coil. The SSAM provides accurate length information regardless of its loadings, driving pressure, or muscle design, adequate for robust data‐driven feedback control.
Houping Wu, Chenchen Li, Yufeng Wang, Zhengyan Wang, Yulian Peng, Zhipeng Wei, Hongbo Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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 Review on Recent Trends of Bioinspired Soft Robotics: Actuators, Control Methods, Materials Selection, Sensors, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker, Tamzid Ul Islam, Md. Robiul Islam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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 Penetration by Earthworms and Plant Roots--Mechanical Energetics of Bioturbation of Compacted Soils. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
We quantify mechanical processes common to soil penetration by earthworms and growing plant roots, including the energetic requirements for soil plastic displacement. The basic mechanical model considers cavity expansion into a plastic wet soil involving
Siul Ruiz, Dani Or, Stanislaus J Schymanski   +2 more
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Effect of earthworm and papain enzyme concentration on antioxidant activity of earthworm (Eudrilus eugeniae) protein hydrolysate

Advances in Food Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Agroindustrial Engineering, 2023
The earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae (African Night Crawler) can be used as a raw material for making protein hydrolysates. Hydrolysis of earthworms using papain enzyme produces peptides that have bioactivity as antioxidants. Antioxidant activity in earthworm
Dianah Salsabila, Nur Hidayat, Suprayogi
doaj   +1 more source

Design and Characterization of a Dual‐Mode Soft Robotic Flapping Propeller With Pneumatic Stiffness Modulation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A novel soft robotic propeller overcomes traditional efficiency‐flexibility tradeoffs via a hybrid pneumatic‐cable actuation strategy. This architecture enables active stiffness modulation with dual‐mode locomotion: tunable biomimetic swimming and earthworm‐inspired wriggling for confined spaces.
Jiazi Geng, Hua Shao, Yiyang Li, Lin Liang, Jinfeng Yang, Xianhong He, Fengran Xie   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source