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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li, Shuai Liu, Xinyi Wang, Xinglong Gong, Shouhu Xuan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dual‐Functional Ingestible Passive Capsules for High‐Throughput Intestinal Sampling with Sealed Containment and Targeted Drug Delivery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
To address challenges in high‐throughput intestinal sampling with sealed containment and target drug delivery, we developed a dual‐functional ingestible passive capsule with a dual‐triggered control system based on pH‐response and mechanical actuation.
Libing Huang, Houyu Ling, Xizong Chen, Yufei Duan, Yu Liu, Shuntian Cai, Yandan Ren, Wenlong Li, Lei Ren, Miao Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple aspects of the selfing syndrome of the morning glory Ipomoea lacunosa evolved in response to selection: A Qst‐Fst comparison

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
The frequent transition from outcrossing to selfing in flowering plants is often accompanied by changes in multiple aspects of floral morphology, termed the “selfing syndrome.” While the repeated evolution of these changes suggests a role for natural ...
Joanna L. Rifkin, Irene T. Liao, Allan S. Castillo, Mark D. Rausher   +3 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Scaling Relationships Among the Floral Organs of Rosa chinensis var. minima: Implications for Reproductive Allocation and Floral Proportionalities

Plants
Although the allocation of biomass among floral organs reflects critical trade-offs in plant reproductive strategies, the scaling relationships governing biomass allocations remain poorly resolved, particularly in flowers.
Zhe Wen, Karl J. Niklas, Yunfeng Yang, Wen Gu, Zhongqin Li, Peijian Shi   +5 more
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Selfing rates vary with floral display, pollinator visitation and plant density in natural populations of Mimulus ringens. [PDF]

J Evol Biol, 2021
Christopher DA, Karron JD, Semski WR, Smallwood PA, Trapnell DW, Mitchell RJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Root‐Stimulated Movements in Mimosa Pudica for Biohybrid Robotic Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that thermal and electrical stimulation of Mimosa pudica root induces movement of the petiole and pinnules without direct stimulation of the aerial organs, thereby enabling a plant‐based robotic gripper and providing a foundation for the development of intelligent and sustainable systems.
Misao Sato, Kazuya Murakami, Yu Ikeda, Yuki Sakashita, Hayato Kurusu, Ken Yokawa, Jun Shintake   +6 more
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Corrigendum: Divergent Responses of Floral Traits of Lonicera nervosa to Altitudinal Gradients at the Eastern Margin of Hengduan Mountains

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Wenkai Chen, Wenkai Chen, Lihua Wang, Lihua Wang, Jinniu Wang, Jinniu Wang, Srijana Joshi, Shuang Xiang, Akash Tariq, Akash Tariq, Xiaodan Liu, Yuchen Liao, Yan Wu   +12 more
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Gut Mycobiota‐Associated Tryptophan Catabolites Protect Against Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accumulating evidence suggests that the intestinal microbiota participates in the progression of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) through microbiota‐host interaction. However, the beneficial role of commensal mycobiota in MASLD progression remains poorly understood.
Shuping Qiao, Shuangya Fan, Juan Xu, Zhen Xu, Chen Peng, Junxing Qu, Ziqian Bing, Shizhen Zhou, Sunan Shen, Guifang Xu, Yue Zhao, Tingting Wang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of local variation in light availability on pollinator visitation, pollen and resource limitation of female reproduction in Hosta ventricosa

Botanical Studies, 2017
Background Light availability may have direct effects on reproduction through resource availability, and indirect effects on female reproduction by influencing plant-pollinator interactions. Floral display size, pollinator visitation per flower, resource
Guo-Xing Cao, Bi-Xian Wu, Xu-Jian Xu, Xie Wang, Chun-Ping Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source