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Pre and post fire carbon dynamics in a Florida Scrub oak [PDF]

, 2010
Scrub oak is a xeromorphic shrub ecosystem discontinuously distributed in coastal and inland Florida. It supports a high biodiversity which includes a large number of endangered and threatened species.
C. Ross Hinkle, Cassondra Thomas, Jiahong Li, Rosvel Bracho, Rosvel Bracho, Thomas Powell   +5 more
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Upcycling of Disposable Face Masks into Water‐Resistant and Flame Retardant Foams

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Disposable mask waste is upcycled into lightweight polypropylene‐based foams with tunable porosity and composite architectures reinforced by ear‐loop fibers. The sustainable solvent‐based process enables upcycling rates of 91% and solvent recovery of >90%.
Jingjing Pan, Erlantz Lizundia, Hao Jia, Lennart Bergström   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bioresorbable Neural Interface for On‐Demand Thermal Pain Block

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioresorbable, implantable neural electronics provide dynamic, on‐demand thermal modulation of peripheral nerves for safe, drug‐free pain relief. A microscale thin‐film heater and temperature sensor embedded within biodegradable encapsulants enable precise temperature control via real‐time feedback.
Jeonghwan Park, Hak‐Young Ahn, Minho Seong, Taehoon Kim, Yulin Zhou, Yameng Xu, Jaehee Lee, Ritika Raj Menghani, Yujin Choi, Minsu Park, Nadir Muzaffar, Youngeun Lee, Seung Gi Seo, Jong Uk Kim, Sang Min Won, Jahyun Koo, Elena Aprea, Taeyeon Kim, Ying Yan, Matthew R. MacEwan, Wilson Z. Ray, Raudel Avila, Geumbee Lee, John A. Rogers   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

FIRE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Proceedings on Engineering Sciences, 2019
Emergency situations cause loss of life and financial losses in enterprises every year. However, this can be prevented. If businesses are prepared for such situations, damage and injury or loss of life can be prevented, their impact can be reduced, and businesses can return to their normal lives more quickly.Whether operating in a multi-storey building
Bülent EKER, Yalçın KARGÖZLER
openaire   +2 more sources

Fire risk and smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon: why have institutional arrangements failed so far? [PDF]

, 2013
In the Brazilian Amazon, uncontrolled fire is one of the main drivers of forest degradation leading to important loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES). Smallholders are often considered as the main actors responsible for these damages, as they
Bommel, Pierre, Cammelli, Federico, Coudel, Emilie, Ferreira, J., Navegantes-Alves, Livia de Freitas, Piketty, Marie-Gabrielle   +5 more
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Microneedle Technology in Psoriasis Management: Mechanistic Insights, Technological Innovation, Clinical Progress, and Challenges

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores the evolving role of microneedle systems in psoriasis management, highlighting their potential for enhanced drug delivery, diagnosis, and disease monitoring. It also discusses unmet clinical needs for psoriasis management and technical challenges, while outlining strategic directions to advance microneedle integration into routine ...
Fatma Moawad, Yasmine Ruel, Roxane Pouliot, Davide Brambilla   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptual Framework of an Effective Decision Support System in Forest Fire Management

Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi, 2020
Forest fire management organizations require accurate, timely and readily available information to be successful in forest fire suppression. A sound decision support system is necessary to acquire and make this information available to fire management ...
Kadir Alperen Coşkuner, Ertuğrul Bilgili   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐Time 3D Ultrasound Imaging with an Ultra‐Sparse, Low Power Architecture

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents a novel, ultra‐sparse ultrasound architecture that paves the way for wearable real‐time 3D imaging. By integrating a unique convolutional array with chirped data acquisition, the system achieves high‐resolution volumetric scans at a fraction of the power and hardware complexity.
Colin Marcus, Md Osman Goni Nayeem, Aastha Shah, Jason Hou, Shrihari Viswanath, Maya Eusebio, David Sadat, Anantha P. Chandrakasan, Tolga Ozmen, Canan Dagdeviren   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pre-European fire regimes in Australian ecosystems [PDF]

, 2008
We use multiple lines of evidence, including palaeo-environmental, ecological, historical, anthropological and archaeological, to investigate pre-European fire regimes in Australia, with particular focus on the extent to which the use of fire by ...
Enright, N.J., Thomas, I.
core   +2 more sources

Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source