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Grip and Grasp: Lizard Claw Inspired Robotic Manipulators

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Our study identifies the most effective lizard claw shape for use as an end effector in a bioinspired robotic manipulator. By examining key geometric features and combining them into comparative indices, the Crotaphytus collaris claw is found to be the best fit.
Hyeon Lee, Kate Douglas, Asyiah Bray, Andrea Rummel, Parvez Alam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Immune Tissues from Schizothorax prenanti

Animals
Schizothorax prenanti is an economically important cold-water fish in China. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can induce an immune response in S. prenanti; however, little is known about the effects of LPS on oxidative stress (OS) and apoptosis in S.
Jiqin Huang, Wei Jiang, Hongying Ma, Han Zhang, Hu Zhao, Qijun Wang, Jianlu Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the Growing Stem Volume of the Planted Forest Using the General Linear Model and Time Series Quad-Polarimetric SAR Images

Sensors, 2020
Increasing the area of planted forests is rather important for compensation the loss of natural forests and slowing down the global warming. Forest growing stem volume (GSV) is a key indicator for monitoring and evaluating the quality of planted forest ...
Jiangping Long, Hui Lin, Guangxing Wang, Hua Sun, Enping Yan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reviving egalitarianism in the Global Transformation: Building occupational security [PDF]

, 2008
The world is in the midst of a Global Transformation, reflecting the painful creation of a global market society. Globalization was the disembedded phase, in which inequalities and insecurities multiplied as national systems of regulation, social ...
Standing, Guy
core   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Does a Time-Lagged Effect Exist Between Landscape Pattern Changes and Giant Panda Density?

Land
Land use and land cover change (LULCC) can influence giant panda distributions by altering landscape structure and configuration. However, the spatial impacts and potential time lag effects of landscape pattern changes on giant pandas remain ...
Qingxia Zhao, Qifeng Zhu, Jiqin Huang, Yueduo Cui, Yutai Liu, Dong Chen, Xuelin Jin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Market-based Approaches to Environmental Management: A Review of Lessons from Payment for Environmental Services in Asia [PDF]

, 2009
Market-based approaches to environmental management, such as payment for environmental services (PES), have attracted unprecedented attention during the past decade. PES policies, in particular, have emerged to realign private and social benefits such as
Bhim Adhikari
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Rapid Invasion of Spartina Alterniflora in the Coastal Zone of Mainland China: Spatiotemporal Patterns and Human Prevention [PDF]

, 2019
Given the extensive spread and ecological consequences of exotic Spartina alterniflora (S. alterniflora) over the coast of mainland China, monitoring its spatiotemporal invasion patterns is important for the sake of coastal ecosystem management and ...
Jia, Mingming, Li, Lin, Liu, Mingyue, Man, Weidong, Mao, Dehua, Wang, Zongming, Zhang, Yuanzhi   +6 more
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Telomere‐to‐Telomere Genomes Reveal that Multiscale Evolution Shapes the Largest Metabolic Arsenal of Diaporthe Fungi

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents the first telomere‐to‐telomere genomes and population resources for Diaporthe pathogens, uncovering the largest known fungal repertoire of secondary metabolite gene clusters. Structural variations and horizontal gene transfer drive cluster diversification, while specific rapidly evolving clusters control virulence, offering novel ...
Kainan Li, Chen Zhang, Zhichao Zhang, Jiaheng Cheng, Qiuyan Gao, Long Gao, Xiaolin Zhao, Wei Yan, Yuanchao Wang, Wenwu Ye   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Environmental DNA for Assessing the Distribution and Biomass of Brachymystax lenok Tsinlingensis in the Zhouzhi Heihe River

Animals
In recent years, the population of Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis has experienced a rapid decline due to habitat degradation caused by overfishing and dam construction.
Hu Zhao, Han Zhang, Kunyang Zhang, Jie Deng, Cheng Fang, Jianlu Zhang, Fei Kong, Wei Jiang, Qijun Wang, Hongying Ma   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source