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Towards Right Answer for the Right Reasons in Global Land Carbon Sink Estimates. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Zhang H, Ryu Y, Jeong S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Soft Robotic Excretory Care Simulator for Nursing Education: Functional and Perceptual Biomimetics Approach

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa, Sota Suzuki, Shizuka Watanabe, Zebing Mao, Young Ah Seong, Toshinori Fujie, Tatsuhiro Horii, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, Shingo Maeda   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the Hidden Drivers: How Vegetation Cover, Season and Forest Management Shape the Soil Microbial Community in Two Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol Rep
Picariello E, De Nicola F.
europepmc   +1 more source

Asymmetry in Skipping Enhances Viability Against Control Input Noise

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Quadruped animals use asymmetric galloping gaits at high speeds, yet the functional role of this asymmetry remains unclear. This study shows that left–right asymmetry in touchdown angles enhances robustness to control noise. Using a simple two‐legged locomotion model and viability theory, it demonstrates that asymmetric skipping substantially enlarges ...
Yuichi Ambe, Alvin So, Shinya Aoi
wiley   +1 more source

Undisturbed forest canopies slow understory warming by one-third across Europe

Haesen S, Senf C, Seidl R, Lembrechts J, Lenoir J, De Frenne P, Aalto J, Christiansen DM, Greiser C, Kemppinen J, Klinges D, Kopecký M, Niittynen P, Nijs I, de Vondel SV, Bertrand R, Blandino C, Borg M, Brůna J, Bury S, Conradi T, Dahlgren J, Djukic I, Dyderski M, Ehrlen J, Hederová L, Heurich M, Hylander K, Kovács B, Luoto M, Macek M, Man M, Matula R, Merinero S, Meysman F, Plichta R, Rausch R, Rissanen T, Rita A, Römer G, Rossi S, Růžičková A, Saracino A, Saulino L, Spicher F, Tyystjärvi V, Vanneste T, Verdonck S, Weigel R, Wild J, Zehetner F, Zellweger F, Meerbeek KV.   +52 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Land conversion from forest to agriculture redistributes but does not reduce soil organic carbon stores in northeastern Ontario, Canada. [PDF]

Discov Soil
Murray B, Diochon A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Gait Analysis of Pak Biawak: A Necrobot Lizard Built using the Skeleton of an Asian Water Monitor (Varanus Salvator)

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds, Donan Satria Yudha, Parvez Alam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wetland Expansion Reduces CO₂-Equivalent Emissions and Strengthens the Congo Basin's Role as a Net Carbon Sink. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Byrne A, Williams J, Pettorelli N.
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Drought and fragmentation shape successional trajectories of isolated urban forests in South Korea. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Kim I, Sou HD, Kim JS, Cho HJ, Jeong J, Oh JH, Park CR.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source