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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Earthworm-mycorrhiza interactions can affect the diversity, structure and functioning of establishing model grassland communities.

PLoS ONE, 2011
Both earthworms and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are important ecosystem engineers co-occurring in temperate grasslands. However, their combined impacts during grassland establishment are poorly understood and have never been studied. We used large
Johann G Zaller, Florian Heigl, Andrea Grabmaier, Claudia Lichtenegger, Katja Piller, Roza Allabashi, Thomas Frank, Thomas Drapela   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil biological quality of grassland fertilized with adjusted cattle manure slurries in comparison with organic and inorganic fertilizers [PDF]

, 2009
We studied the effect of five fertilizers (including two adjusted manure slurries) and an untreated control on soil biota and explored the effect on the ecosystem services they provided.
Bloem, J., Boer, Herman, de, Brussaard, L., Eekeren, N.J.M., van, Goede, R.G.M., de, Rutgers, M., Schouten, T.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

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

Soil heterogeneity and earthworms independently promote growth of two bamboo species

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Soils are commonly spatially heterogeneous and earthworms are widely distributed in terrestrial ecosystems. While both soil heterogeneity and earthworms can influence the performance of plants, whether they can interact to affect the growth of bamboo ...
Chao Si, Wei Xue, Zi-Wu Guo, Jian-Feng Zhang, Meng-Meng Hong, Yi-Yue Wang, Jing Lin, Fei-Hai Yu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promotion of leaf degradation by earthworms under laboratory conditions [PDF]

, 2006
Organic materials were applied to leaves from organic apple trees. Then, leaves were fed to earthworms in a laboratory culture. The objective was to select materials which promote leaf degradation by earthworms and consequently reduce the inoculum ...
de Jager, Anton, de Jong, Peter Frans, Heijne, Dr. Bart   +2 more
core  

Using deuterated PAH amendments to validate chemical extraction methods to predict PAH bioavailability in soils [PDF]

, 2011
Validating chemical methods to predict bioavailable fractions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by comparison with accumulation bioassays is problematic.
Collins, Christopher David, Gomez-Eyles, J L, Hodson, Mark Edward   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Earthworms’ role in the management and regulation of croplands: Comparative research on field and laboratory studies revealed by bibliometric analysis

Ecological Indicators
Environmental changes in croplands pose new threats to earthworms, one of the most well-known soil biota. In this study, we conducted a comparative bibliometric analysis of experimental studies on earthworms in croplands at the field and laboratory ...
Jie Chen, Jinshan Zhao, Haiyan Du, Miu Xu, Yu Lei, Wenyan Chen, Liujie Xu, Jinlong Chao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Edible earthworms in a food safety perspective: Preliminary data

Italian Journal of Food Safety, 2019
The world population and global food demand are increasing, particularly the demand for animal protein sources. At the same time, society produces large quantities of food waste.
Cecilia Conti, Marta Castrica, Claudia M. Balzaretti, Doriana E.A. Tedesco   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source