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Hydrogels Augmented With Artificial Sweeteners can Inhibit Multidrug‐Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Growth and Biofilm Formation While Demonstrating Safety in Pre‐Clinical Pilot Human Trials

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Using PVA–borax hydrogels as carriers for off‐the‐shelf artificial sweeteners to fight multidrug‐resistant A. baumannii. These soft, biocompatible hydrogels rapidly reduce bacterial viability within multidrug‐resistant A. baumannii biofilms by more than 99% within one hour and sustain antimicrobial activity over time, while demonstrating safety in both
Jie Han, Mohamed Soliman, Bin Zhang, Dominika Krawiel, Ronan R. McCarthy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of geospatial technology and decision model in the development of improved food security index

Scientific Reports
Most developing countries are currently experiencing a severe food security crisis. A good policy to mitigate food insecurity is dependent on accurate assessment.
E. C. Chukwuma, O. O. D. Afolabi, C. C. Okonkwo, O. O. Olamigoke, C. E. Okonkwo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electrospun Core–Shell Bioadhesive Nanofiber Sheets Enable Durable Pulmonary Air Leak Sealing Under Wet and Dynamic Conditions

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A core–shell electrospun nanofiber sheet provides strong adhesion and durable sealing on the wet and dynamic lung surface. The engineered fibrous architecture maintains airtight integrity and offers a potential alternative to fibrin sealants for pulmonary air leak management in thoracic surgery.
Tomohito Okubo, Kouji Hara, Naoyuki Hatayama, Kota Takahashi, Eriko Yamazoe, Takaaki Ito, Takao Takeuchi, Yoko Koide, Mayumi Yamada, Munekazu Naito, Kohei Tahara   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cities, Poverty and Food: The role of municipalities in enhancing food security

Urbana - Urban Affairs & Public Policy, 2021
Food security is an critical issue in most African cities. Local government initiatives such as the City of Johannesburg Food Resilience Strategy are established to enhance food security in the city. The article draws insight from literature across multiple disciplines to examine the extent to which the Food Resilience Strategy relates food security to
Adrino Mazenda, Tinashe Mushayanyama, Tyanai Masiya, Moreblessing Simawu, Tinashe Mushayanyama, Tyanai Masiya, Moreblessing Simawu   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

Microfluidic Engineering of Microgels: A Review of Emerging Technologies, Materials, Fabrication Strategies, and Applications

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent advances in microfluidic technologies for microgel fabrication are critically reviewed, highlighting the capabilities and limitations of major microfluidic platforms and discussing how platform design, material selection, and crosslinking strategies influence microgel architecture and functionality. Current challenges and future opportunities in
Afshin Abrishamkar, Laura Neely, Cynthia Pham, Nada Ibrahim, Alexis Larios‐Cervantes, Ben A. Kertesz, Todd Hoare   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neuromorphic Electronics for Intelligence Everywhere: Emerging Devices, Flexible Platforms, and Scalable System Architectures

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The perspective presents an integrated view of neuromorphic technologies, from device physics to real‐time applicability, while highlighting the necessity of full‐stack co‐optimization. By outlining practical hardware‐level strategies to exploit device behavior and mitigate non‐idealities, it shows pathways for building efficient, scalable, and ...
Kapil Bhardwaj, Roshni Satheesh Babu, Yuxin Xia, Eva Bestelink, Radu Sporea, Nikos Hastas, Ioannis Zeimpekis, Dimitra G. Georgiadou, Sayani Majumdar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of assistance on poverty and food security in a fragile and protracted-crisis context: the case of West Bank and Gaza Strip

Bio-based and Applied Economics, 2020
This paper assesses the impact of assistance on the wellbeing of Palestinian households. The impact evaluation analysis uses a difference-in-difference approach for the treatment of sample selection bias. The paper uses data from the 2013 and 2014 rounds
Donato Romano, Gianluca Stefani, Benedetto Rocchi, Ciro Fiorillo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Smelltronics”—From Gas to Smell Sensing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The emerging field of smelltronics, encompassing sensing technologies for complex volatile organic compounds, holds significant potential for extracting valuable chemical information. It facilitates the noninvasive, real‐time monitoring of humans, food, and the environment.
Takeshi Ono, Tsunaki Takahashi, Jiangyang Liu, Haruka Honda, Zeng Jing, Wataru Tanaka, Takuro Hosomi, Takeshi Yanagida   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nexus between food insecurity, poverty, and climate change: a cross-regional multifactorial analysis

Frontiers in Environmental Economics
Climate change, by exacerbating poverty and food insecurity, creates complex dynamics that threaten global food security. This study aims to examine the complex interactions between these phenomena (climate change, poverty and food security), adopting a ...
Kossivi Fabrice Dossa, Yann Emmanuel Miassi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 and Food Security in Bangladesh

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020
First paragraph: The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global health crisis, and the long-term impact of the pan­demic is predicted to reach far beyond today.
Debashish Dev, Khondokar Kabir
doaj   +1 more source