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Recent Advances on Thermochromic Inks for Security Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Thermochromic security inks have garnered interest in recent years as security elements for authentication, information encryption, and anti‐counterfeiting. This review outlines different types of thermochromic materials, how they have been developed as functional inks, and how advancements in property enhancement, sustainability, and printing ...
Duarte B. Oliveira, Andreia Araújo, Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins, Marta C. Corvo, Emanuel Carlos   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel species of Huntiella from naturally-occurring forest trees in Greece and South Africa [PDF]

MycoKeys, 2020
Huntiella species are wood-infecting, filamentous ascomycetes that occur in fresh wounds on a wide variety of tree species. These fungi are mainly known as saprobes although some have been associated with disease symptoms.
FeiFei Liu, Seonju Marincowitz, ShuaiFei Chen, Michael Mbenoun, Panaghiotis Tsopelas, Nikoleta Soulioti, Michael J. Wingfield   +6 more
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Multi‐Material Additive Manufacturing of Soft Robotic Systems: A Comprehensive Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores the transformative role of multi‐material additive manufacturing (MMAM) in the development of soft robotic systems. It presents current techniques, materials, and design strategies that enable functionally graded and adaptive structures.
Ritik Raj, Quan‐Chen Song, Jia‐Yang Juang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distinct responses of soil respiration to experimental litter manipulation in temperate woodland and tropical forest [PDF]

, 2018
Global change is affecting primary productivity in forests worldwide, and this, in turn, will alter long‐term carbon (C) sequestration in wooded ecosystems.
Allen, Billings, Bingeman, Boone, Cavelier, Crow, Dixon, Fenn, Graaff, Hamer, Hedges, Heijden, Hoosbeek, Jobbagy, Jones, Kicklighter, Kuzyakov, Kuzyakov, Lopez-Sangil, Malhi, Nottingham, Putten, Raich, Rasmussen, Sayer, Sayer, Sayer, Sayer, Schlesinger, Sulzman, Trueman, Vance, Vries, Windsor, Wright, Xu, Yavitt   +36 more
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TreeSpider: In‐Canopy Exploration With Tether‐Based Aerial Modular Arms

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A tethered drone with perching arms and a 360° ring enables unprecedented maneuverability within dense forest canopies. By dynamically adjusting tether length and decoupling pitch from the frame, it navigates between branches, senses multiple trees, and interacts physically with foliage.
Luca Romanello, Tian Lan, Salaheldin Hassan, Maximilian Leutschafft, Erdem Ekinci, Sophie F. Armanini, Mirko Kovac, Basaran Bahadir Kocer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

European beech spring phenological phase prediction with UAV-derived multispectral indices and machine learning regression

Scientific Reports
Acquiring phenological event data is crucial for studying the impacts of climate change on forest dynamics and assessing the risks associated with the early onset of young leaves. Large-scale mapping of forest phenological timing using Earth observation (
Stuart Krause, Tanja Sanders
doaj   +1 more source

Radial Growth Characteristics and Climate on the East and West Banks of the Nestos River, Greece: Vegetation Strategic Management Insights

Proceedings
In Greece, water scarcity is a key factor limiting forest growth, with a strong correlation observed between water availability and tree ring growth in Mediterranean forests.
Panagiotis P. Koulelis, Evangelia Avramidou, Evangelia Korakaki, Alexandra Solomou   +3 more
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Utilizing Mediterranean Plants to Remove Contaminants from the Soil Environment: A Short Review

Agriculture, 2022
The use of contaminated soils in food production imposes the need for the reduction in heavy metals concentrations, using various techniques, in order to eliminate the toxic effects of pollution and ensure safety in the consumption of agricultural ...
Alexandra D. Solomou, Rafaelia Germani, Nikolaos Proutsos, Michaela Petropoulou, Petros Koutroumpilas, Christos Galanis, Georgios Maroulis, Antonios Kolimenakis   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Resilience of New Zealand indigenous forest fragments to impacts of livestock and pest mammals [PDF]

, 2011
A number of factors have combined to diminish ecosystem integrity in New Zealand indigenous lowland forest fragments surrounded by intensively grazed pasture.
Barker, Gary M., Burns, Bruce, Didham, Raphael, Dodd, Mike, Innes, John G., King, Carolyn M., Smale, Mark, Watts, Corinne   +7 more
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High-severity wildfire leads to multi-decadal impacts on soil biogeochemistry in mixed-conifer forests. [PDF]

, 2020
During the past century, systematic wildfire suppression has decreased fire frequency and increased fire severity in the western United States of America.
Bell C. W., Dillon G. K., Fox J., Johnson D. W., Parker K. W., R Development Core Team, Restaino C. R., Sun H.   +7 more
core   +2 more sources