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Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker, Jelle de Vries, Johannes T. B. overvelde   +2 more
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ChicGrasp: Imitation‐Learning‐Based Customized Dual‐Jaw Gripper Control for Manipulation of Delicate, Irregular Bio‐Products

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Automated poultry processing lines still rely on humans to lift slippery, easily bruised carcasses onto a shackle conveyor. Deformability, anatomical variance, and hygiene rules make conventional suction and scripted motions unreliable. We present ChicGrasp, an end‐to‐end hardware‐software co‐designed imitation learning framework, to offer a ...
Amirreza Davar, Zhengtong Xu, Siavash Mahmoudi, Pouya Sohrabipour, Chaitanya Pallerla, Yu She, Wan Shou, Philip Glen Crandall, Dongyi Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agriculture, Food Security and Export Diversification In Nigeria

This study examines the interconnectedness between agriculture, food security, and export diversification in Nigeria, highlighting the challenges and opportunities within these sectors. Nigeria's vast agricultural potential and diverse resources pose significant obstacles to sustainable development.
Osmond, Okonkwo, Kalu, Idika Ngozi, Agwu, Kalu Sunday   +2 more
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Food security and natural resources: diversification strategies

, 2022
This chapter deals with two major issues rural households face in tropical areas: preserving natural resources and guaranteeing food security. Tackling these two challenges simultaneously may require developing profitable production systems that can both guarantee food security for farmers, while also ensuring sustainable management of natural ...
Cardinael, Rémi, Deheuvels, Olivier, Leroux, Louise, Subervie, Julie, Suwa-Eisenmann, Akiko, Bessou, Cécile, Bouquet, Emmanuelle, Catry, Thibault, Chikowo, Regis, Corbeels, Marc, Demarchi, Gabriela, Diouf, Abdoul Aziz, Falconnier, Gatien, Faye, Ndeye Fatou, Gignoux, Jérémie, Icard-Vernière, Christèle, Jahel, Camille, Katic, Pamela, Libois, François, Mercier, Sabine, Mouquet-Rivier, Claire, Namatsheve, Talent, Renk, Andréa, Sirdey, Ninon, Tritsch, Isabelle, Verger, Eric O.   +25 more
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GPR124 Alleviates Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption by Enhancing Microvascular Endothelial Function after Traumatic Brain Injury

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Our study reveals the protective role of GPR124 in maintaining BBB integrity and promoting neurological recovery following TBI. It makes a significant contribution by uncovering a novel molecular interaction between GPR124 and FGFBP1 and linking this to activation of the Wnt/β‐catenin signaling pathway in vascular repair mechanisms.
Chen Wang, Lin Cai, Qiuyuan Gong, Yang Yang, Yuqing Liang, Xinyu Niu, Lai Wei, Ze Liu, Shengju Wu, Yinghui Men, Yaohui Tang, Jun Ding, Hengli Tian, Hao Chen   +13 more
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Agnuside Stabilizes the Complex I Assembly Factor NDUFAF6 to Reinforce Mitochondrial Efficiency and Thermogenic Responsiveness

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brown and beige adipocytes dissipate energy as heat, yet effective strategies to enhance their mitochondrial efficiency remain limited. Here, we identify Agnuside (AGN) as a selective stabilizer of the complex I assembly factor NDUFAF6. AGN directly binds cytosolic NDUFAF6, suppresses its ubiquitination, prolongs its half‐life, and facilitates
Qingwen Zhao, Li Xie, Qianzhuo Wang, Shuying Dai, Bei Li, Yingjuan Zhang, Zhe Sun, Yue Gao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Canagliflozin Alleviates Diabetic Glomerular Endothelial Injury via Melibiose in a Microbiota‐Dependent Manner

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Canagliflozin treatment reshapes the gut microbiota in DKD and elevates levels of melibiose, a metabolite derived from Roseburia intestinalis. Melibiose directly binds to and enhances the enzymatic activity of glyoxalase 1, leading to decreased methylglyoxal accumulation.
Wei Zhang, Yi Song, Changkun Li, Yuanyuan Luo, Mingwei Shao, Feng Guo, Fangyi Wei, Xunjie Fan, Wenwen Guo, Fengmei Xu, Yanhong Sang, Dongming Zhang, Yanhong Zhou, Lianwei Wang, Zhiqiang Kang, Yingjun Yang, Chunhua Song, Yanxia Liu, Xiaojun Ma, Jiao Wang, Chong Li, Shengnan Ma, Lin Zhao, Zhi Qin, Guolan Xing, Qiubo Zhao, Jun Li, Shumin Song, Dan Zhao, Ting Huang, Qingzhu Wang, Yanyan Zhao, Guijun Qin   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cross Kingdom Metabolic Engineering Paradigm Elevating Sustainable Protein Production

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Confronting the dual crisis of escalating global protein demand and unsustainable agriculture necessitates transformative solutions. Here, we pioneer evolutionary insights from maize nitrogen optimization via asparagine synthetase (ASNS) to rewire metabolism in Pichia pastoris.
Yuanyuan Du, Changyu Pi, Kai Hong, Le Gao, Xin Wu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A 3D Human Bone and Bone Marrow‐on‐a‐Chip Model for In Vitro Bone Remodeling and Immune Cell Maintenance

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a human Bone (and Bone Marrow)‐on‐a‐Chip model based on native human bone scaffolds and autologous cells. Dynamic perfusion and sequential cell seeding replicate the physiological bone remodeling process in vitro, enabling the long‐term culture of functional, mature bone marrow immune subpopulations.
Nina Stelzer, Melanie‐Jasmin Ort, Kristian Händler, Emely Bortel, Ioanna Maria Dimitriou, Martin Textor, Georg N. Duda, Janosch Schoon, Uwe Marx, Uwe Kornak, Annika Winter, Bernhard Hesse, Stefanie Donner, Sebastian Hardt, Oliver Klein, Simon Reinke, Malte Spielmann, Sven Geißler   +17 more
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A Toolkit for Targeted Neuromodulation of Striatal Direct Pathway Neurons Rescues Parkinsonian Motor Deficits in Mice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An adeno‐associated virus (AAV) toolkit enables selective anatomical and functional targeting of striatal D1‐MSNs through retrograde transduction. Enhanced capsids and engineered enhancers drive robust transgene expression across murine and primate models.
Zexuan Hong, Yujing Zhang, Junjiao Zhang, Hanhe Liu, Qiwei Liu, Yanglei Li, Lixin Yang, Lixia Li, Zhongjie Liu, Zhen Yuan, Zhonghua Lu, Yefei Chen, Yuantao Li, Yuwu Jiang, Taian Liu   +14 more
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