From Nature to Engineering: Mortar Volume and Interfacial Mechanics in Bioinspired Ceramics
Inspired by natural armors like nacre, this study explores how varying the volume fraction of the soft mortar layer impacts the interfacial strength and toughness of bioinspired ceramics. Experimental and computational analysis reveals that higher mortar volumes increase energy dissipation but reduce interfacial stiffness, offering insights for ...
Ehsan Azad+4 more
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Evolution of queen pheromone receptor tuning in four honeybee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apis)
Summary: Honeybees (genus: Apis) use a plethora of pheromones for intraspecific communication. The primary compound produced by the queen’s mandibular glands, 9-ODA, is involved in mating in all Apis species. It is the ligand of the most highly expressed
Julia Mariette+10 more
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Terminology in ecology and evolutionary biology disproportionately harms marginalized groups. [PDF]
Rice MM+12 more
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Pan-Africanism vs. single-origin of Homo sapiens: Putting the debate in the light of evolutionary biology. [PDF]
Meneganzin A, Pievani T, Manzi G.
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Beyond Arabidopsis. Translational Biology Meets Evolutionary Developmental Biology [PDF]
Vivian F. Irish, Philip N. Benfey
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Integrating selective RNA shortcut, targeted gene isolation, and micro‐arrayed nanoimaging, the NanoPick‐array platform excels in detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) at just 60 copies µL−1 and accurately differentiating variants at the single‐nucleotide level. It ensures 100% accuracy for samples with cycle threshold (
Zixun Wang+9 more
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MAPK/ERK-PK(Ser11) pathway regulates divergent thermal metabolism of two congeneric oyster species
Summary: Pyruvate kinase (PK), as a key rate-limiting enzyme in glycolysis, has been widely used to assess the stress tolerance and sensitivity of organisms. However, its phosphorylation regulatory mechanisms mainly focused on human cancer research, with
Chaogang Wang+8 more
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Population Size in Evolutionary Biology Is More Than the Effective Size. [PDF]
Mergeay J.
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Minimally invasive biomarkers in human and non-human primate evolutionary biology: Tools for understanding variation and adaptation. [PDF]
Urlacher SS+4 more
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