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Modulating Stiffness and Shape of a Soft, Textile‐Based Structure Through Glass Transition of a Conductive Phase‐Changing Polymer

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A variable stiffness structure with shape morphing and shape memory capabilities made from layered textiles and 3D printing material is developed. Direct printing of cPLA on textile electrodes maximizes the electrodes' contact area. This work presents a new method for achieving variable stiffness in small segments of soft, deformable structures, using ...
Johannes Frey, John Nassour, Gordon Cheng   +2 more
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Performance of augmentorium as a sanitation technique against fruit flies (Diptera: tephritidae) in Reunion Island [PDF]

, 2010
Background. Tephritid fruit flies cause severe damage to fruit and vegetable crops in Reunion Island. Instead of the curative approach to reduce existing populations, the first step proposed for their management is sanitation.
Atiama-Nurbel, Toulassi, Deguine, Jean-Philippe, Delatte, Hélène, Douraguia Quessary, Elisabeth, Jacquard, Cathy, Quilici, Serge, Simiand, Christophe   +6 more
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Vision‐Assisted Avocado Harvesting with Aerial Bimanual Manipulation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work outlines the design and implementation of a bimanual aerial robot that employs visual perception and learning to detect, reach, and harvest avocados. A new gripper and fixer arm assembly is used to harvest avocados, while visual perception enables the detection of avocados and estimation of their position and orientation for determining ...
Zhichao Liu, Jingzong Zhou, Caio Mucchiani, Konstantinos Karydis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The production of elevated flight force compromises manoeuvrability in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster [PDF]

, 2001
In this study, we have investigated how enhanced total flight force production compromises steering performance in tethered flying fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster.
Dickinson, Michael H., Lehmann, Fritz-Olaf   +1 more
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The CRL7FBXW8 Complex Controls the Mammary Stem Cell Compartment through Regulation of NUMB Levels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In breast cancer (BC), NUMB loss of function (LOF) is common and mainly driven by protein hyper‐degradation. The CRL7FBXW8 complex is the E3 ligase responsible for NUMB degradation. Inhibition of CRL7FBXW8 in NUMB‐LOF BC cells restores NUMB levels, and decreases the number of cancer stem cells and tumorigenic ability in vivo. Targeting CRL7FBXW8 offers
Simone Sabbioni, Maria Grazia Filippone, Letizia Amadori, Stefano Confalonieri, Roberta Bonfanti, Stefano Capoano, Ivan Nicola Colaluca, Stefano Freddi, Giovanni Bertalot, Giovanni Fagà, Elisa Zagarrí, Mario Varasi, Rosalind Helen Gunby, Ciro Mercurio, Salvatore Pece, Pier Paolo Di Fiore, Daniela Tosoni   +16 more
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The scaling of carbon dioxide release and respiratory water loss in flying fruit flies (Drosophila spp.) [PDF]

, 2000
By simultaneously measuring carbon dioxide release, water loss and flight force in several species of fruit flies in the genus Drosophila, we have investigated respiration and respiratory transpiration during elevated locomotor activity.
Dickinson, Michael H., Lehmann, Fritz-Olaf, Staunton, Jocelyn   +2 more
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Estimating Orientation of Flying Fruit Flies

PLOS ONE, 2015
The recently growing interest in studying flight behaviours of fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster, has highlighted the need for developing tools that acquire quantitative motion data. Despite recent advance of video tracking systems, acquiring a flying fly's orientation remains a challenge for these tools. In this paper, we present a novel method for
Yan Qiu Chen, Zhi-Ming Qian, Xi En Cheng, Shuo Hong Wang   +3 more
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Genetics‐Based Targeting Strategies for Precise Neuromodulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this Review, the fundamental principles and implementation protocols of genetics‐based precision neuromodulation are first introduced. Then, wireless and low‐invasive strategies based on nano‐transducing materials are highlighted, along with a dissection and analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of representative studies.
Yuyuan He, Zhidong Wei, Jianda Xu, Fei Jin, Tong Li, Lili Qian, Juan Ma, Weiying Zheng, Negar Javanmardi, Ting Wang, Kangjian Sun, Zhang‐Qi Feng   +11 more
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Pengaruh Minyak Kayu Putih (Melaleuca Leucadendron L.) Dan Minyak Serei (Cymbopogon Nardus L.) Serta Campurannya Terhadap Tangkapan Lalat Buah Bactrocera [PDF]

, 2013
Indonesia has so numerous species of plants especially for the species of fruit plants, but there is aproblem which the total of fruit production caused by the pest of fruit flies.
Muh. Liwa Ilhamdi, Fitri Aulani, I Putu Artayasa
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Chromosome‐Level Genome Assembly of the Leafcutter Bee Megachile rotundata Reveals Its Ecological Adaptation and Pollination Biology

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The genome of Megachile rotundata, an extensively managed solitary pollination bee species, has been sequenced, covering 280.68 Mb and predicting 10 701 genes. The study reveals significant expansions of the Toll gene family and their abundant expression in diapause prepupae, highlighting enhanced immune responses during diapause. This genome serves as
Rangjun Shi, Pan Duan, Mengmeng Zhu, Rong Zhang, Zihua Zhao, Xin Nie, Hanhou He, Li Hou, Xianhui Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source