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Modeling and Analysis of a Simple Flexible Wing-Thorax System in Flapping-Wing Insects. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel), 2022
Cote B, Weston S, Jankauski M.
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An Enclosed Nest Can Increase the Risk of Predation on Adults

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
We document a rare predation event where an Amur rat snake, after consuming nestlings inside an enclosed nest box of the Daurian Redstart, remained concealed to ambush and capture a returning male parent. This finding reveals that enclosed nests can become lethal traps for adult birds, highlighting an overlooked cost of cavity‐nesting strategies ...
Yu Zhang, Huiyue Jiang, Yunwei Li, Kevin H. Mayo, Duo Liu, Mingju E   +5 more
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PPO-Based Reinforcement Learning Control of a Flapping-Wing Robot with a Bio-Inspired Sensing and Actuation Feather Unit. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Hussain S, Messaoudi M, Imran M, Tang D.
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Embodied airflow sensing for improved in-gust flight of flapping wing MAVs. [PDF]

Front Robot AI, 2022
Wang C, Wang S, De Croon G, Hamaza S.
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Time Is Aorta: Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Surgical Timelines in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection? A Comprehensive Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Acute Type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a surgical emergency in which delays in diagnosis, transfer, and operative activation increase mortality and organ damage. Artificial intelligence (AI) may support earlier recognition, faster imaging interpretation, and more efficient multidisciplinary communication.
Ibrahim Antoun, Georgia R. Layton, Riyaz Somani, Mokhtar Ibrahim, G. André Ng, Giovanni Mariscalco, Mustafa Zakkar   +6 more
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Insect-scale flapping-wing MAVs with variable transmission ratio and wingspan: achieving payload adaptability, and self-stabilizing hovering. [PDF]

Microsyst Nanoeng
Lu X, Wu Y, Chen J, Chen Y, Wu X, Xiao D.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Snapshot of the UK Blood Donor Plasma Virome: A Retrospective Cross‐Sectional Cohort Study

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 98, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Estimates of population prevalence and genetic diversity of bloodborne viruses in healthy humans are essential to support population‐scale monitoring for transfusion transmission risk. In the UK and globally, blood donations are routinely screened for a limited number of high‐consequence pathogens, but the full composition of the plasma virome
Kai Kean, Richard M. Mayne, Kaitlin Reid, Shannah Secret, Belinda K. Singleton, Rebecca Rockett, Piya Rajendra, Heli Harvala, Judith Breuer, M. Azim Ansari, Katrina Lythgoe, Peter Simmonds, Tanya Golubchik   +12 more
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Flapping-wing robot achieves bird-style self-takeoff by adopting reconfigurable mechanisms. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Chen A, Song B, Liu K, Wang Z, Xue D, Qi H.   +5 more
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Soft Molds with Micro-Machined Internal Skeletons Improve Robustness of Flapping-Wing Robots. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel), 2022
Gao H, Lynch J, Gravish N.
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Physical Anchoring‐Assisted Mechanically Guided Assembly for Material‐Independent 3D Mesostructures

Small, Volume 22, Issue 44, 7 August 2026.
Conventional mechanically guided 3D assembly relies on selective chemical bonding between 2D precursors and elastomeric substrates, imposing fundamental limitations on material compatibility and scalability. Here, we present a physically anchored, buckling‐guided assembly platform based on a rod array patterned elastomeric substrate (RPES).
Yeonhee Heo, Pei Liu, Jeongmin Yoo, Jae Hyuk Hwang, Gooyoon Chung, Dong‐Gyun Kim, Raudel Avila, Yoonseok Park   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source