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Erosion and Flooding Risks in the Marly Basins of the Eastern Prerif Mountains (Morocco): A Response to Exceptional Climate Events or to Anthropogenic Pressure

Revista de Estudios Andaluces, 2020
The Eastern Rif Mountains are frequently subject to exceptional rainfall events, whose consequences are sometimes disastrous. The impact of these phenomena on environments is more important as the majorities of slopes are bare and subject to strong human
Abdellatif Tribak
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Liquid Metal Resistive Sensing Architectures for Measuring Diaphragm Strain Responses on Obstructed Surfaces

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A liquid metal‐based strain‐sensing architecture to measure the deformation of a circular diaphragm against obstructed surfaces is formulated using finite element modeling and confocal imaging to establish the mechanical framework and is utilized to control diaphragm‐induced confinement on a bead array, as validated by biomolecular loading level ...
Abdullah‐Bin Siddique, Jui‐Hong Weng, Deng‐Kai Yang, Chia‐Fu Chou, Nathan S. Swami   +4 more
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Multidirectional Motion Strategy of Miniature Water Surface Robot Actuated by Single Exciter

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel multidirectional motion strategy on the water surface based on a single exciter is proposed, and a single‐exciter single‐plate module is developed for actuation. The driving forces generation mechanism of the module is revealed from the perspective of the asymmetric surface wave field.
Haoxuan He, Dehong Wang, Jing Li, Shijing Zhang, Yingxiang Liu   +4 more
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Expert perceptions regarding the effectiveness and feasibility of nature‐based solutions for climate change adaptation in a large Mediterranean Basin

People and Nature
Floods and droughts are becoming increasingly frequent and intense in the Mediterranean region. Nature‐based solutions (NBS) are being put forward as cost‐effective solutions for climate change adaptation to reduce the impacts of floods and droughts and ...
Raquel Luján Soto, Carolina Boix‐Fayos, Joris deVente   +2 more
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Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
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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
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NeuroSuite for Long‐Term Functional and Structural Studies of Air‐Liquid Interface Cerebral Organoids

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
NeuroSuite provides a modular hardware‐software platform integrating Neuroweb and NeuroMaps to enable long‐term, in situ electrophysiological interrogation of air–liquid interface organoid slices while preserving tissue architecture. Its components can be used together or independently to capture real‐time activity, spatial network dynamics, and ...
Belquis Haider, Sagnik Middya, Daniel J. Lloyd‐Davies‐Sánchez, Nino F. Läubli, Sulay Vora, Jakob Träuble, Rohan N. Krajeski, Yuqing Feng, Daniel Duncko, Josiah S. Riley, Rubén Ruiz‐Mateos Serrano, Ole Paulsen, Madeline A. Lancaster, George G. Malliaras, Gabriele S. Kaminski Schierle   +14 more
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Sensitivity to Data Choice for Index‐Based Flood Insurance

Earth's Future
Despite increasing adoption of earth observations data to inform disaster response and recovery, deciding which measurements to use—and how—remains an open question.
Alex Saunders, Beth Tellman, Elinor Benami, Kevin Anchukaitis, Sazzad Hossain, Andrew Bennett, A. K. M. Saiful Islam, Jonathan Giezendanner   +7 more
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Transcription Factor Promiscuity Drives Regulatory Rewiring and Evolvability in Gene Networks in Bacteria

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
When a master transcription factor (TF) is lost, bacteria can rapidly rewire gene regulatory networks by co‐opting related regulators. Using experimental evolution in Pseudomonas fluorescens, we show that TF promiscuity (low‐level, non‐cognate binding) provides the raw material for rewiring. Successful co‐option follows a predictable hierarchy governed
Tiffany B. Taylor, Alan M. Rice
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