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WorMa: An Undulatory Robot With Center of Mass Regulation via Internal Fluid Redistribution for Amphibious Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
WorMa is an amphibious undulatory robot that uses Center of Mass redistribution as the sole terrain adaptation mechanism. This mechanism is based on internal fluid mass redistribution through a pump‐driven latex balloon system that creates three profiles: head‐biased, balanced, and tail‐biased.
Daniil Filimonov, Nana Obayashi
wiley   +1 more source

Fit-for-purpose land administration guiding principles

, 2015
Existing investments in land administration have been built on legacy approaches, have been fragmented and have not delivered the required pervasive changes and improvements at scale. The solutions have not helped the most needy - the poor and disadvantaged that have no security of tenure. The ‘Fit-For-Purpose Land Administration Guiding Principles’ is
Enemark, Stig, McLaren, Robin, Lemmen, C.H.J.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Enhancing Amphibious Flipper‐Based Locomotion Through Terrain‐Dependent Bayesian Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Control

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A sea turtle‐inspired amphibious robot uses simulation‐guided optimization to adapt its flipper coordination to different environments. Sensitivity analysis and multiobjective Bayesian optimization identify terrain‐dependent controllers that are validated on hardware.
Nnamdi C. Chikere, Yasemin Ozkan‐Aydin
wiley   +1 more source

Measures to address challenges of communal property associations in South Africa: The case of Elandskloof, Western Cape province

Town and Regional Planning
Communal property associations (CPAs) were introduced in South Africa to provide a governance system that affords communal settlements functional and sustainable land governance. However, CPAs are characterised by numerous land governance challenges. For
Masilonyane Mokhele
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating Ecology and Economics in Agent‐Based Models to Support Agricultural Policy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Agent‐based models are valuable tools for studying social‐ecological systems in agriculture. This review maps how existing agent‐based models represent the human and natural domains of agriculture, and discusses developments in economic and ecological agent‐based modeling.
Daniel Vedder, Judith Josephin Rakowski, Lea‐Deborah Kolb, Greta Sophie Theilen‐Loges, Sebastian Lakner, Guy Pe'er   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Versatile‐Designable Framework for Active and Programmable Shape‐Morphing Soft Matter Systems: From Inverse Design to Closed‐Loop Control

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A versatile framework integrates addressable electrothermal actuation and strain‐constraint mechanisms to construct programmable shape‐morphing soft matter systems. By combining an analytical inverse design strategy for high‐fidelity 3D surface reconstruction with deep learning‐based closed‐loop control, this approach enables zero‐energy shape locking,
Kai Liu, Peiling Xie, Ruitong Song, Banghan Liu, Rui Guo, Jiu‐an Lv   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participatory Land Administration on Customary Lands: A Practical VGI Experiment in Nanton, Ghana

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2017
Land information is one of the basic requirements for land management activities such as land consolidation. However, the dearth of land information on customary lands limits the development and application of land consolidation.
Kwabena Asiama, Rohan Bennett, Jaap Zevenbergen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Applications of a Magnetism‐Aware General‐Purpose Atomic Cluster Expansion Potential for the Fe‐O‐H Ternary System

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Hydrogen‐driven iron oxide reduction, water‐iron corrosion, and hydrogen embrittlement of metallic iron share the same Fe‐O‐H chemistry. A general‐purpose Atomic Cluster Expansion potential covers this chemistry across the full concentration range with explicit Ising‐like treatment of magnetism.
Baptiste Bienvenu, Mira Todorova, Jörg Neugebauer, Dierk Raabe, Matous Mrovec, Ralf Drautz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration: Status, Success, and Scaling for Sustainable Development [PDF]

This paper presents an overview of the Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration (FFPLA) approach, examining its current status, implementation successes, and strategies for scaling to address global land tenure challenges.
Oluwaseun Taiwo, Israel, Dijkstra, Paula
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Drought Stress Mediated Changes in Food Crops: Mechanisms and Remediation Strategies

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents a multi‐scale framework for flavonoid‐mediated drought tolerance in staple food crops, integrating ROS redox regulation, antioxidant defense, rhizosphere microbial interactions, and sustainable agronomic practices. This interdisciplinary model provides core insights to develop climate‐resilient cropping systems and enhance global ...
Xiaoyi Duan, Litao Wang, Tuuli‐Marjaana Koski, Lizhe An, Thomas Efferth, Yujie Fu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source