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4D Printing of Magnetically Responsive Shape Memory Polymers: Toward Sustainable Solutions in Soft Robotics, Wearables, and Biomedical Devices

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Merging 4D printing with magneto‐responsive shape memory polymers opens new avenues for intelligent, reconfigurable systems. This review navigates cutting‐edge fabrication techniques, magnetic fillers, and smart polymer matrices, unveiling their potential in soft robotics, biomedical devices, and wearable tech.
Kiandokht Mirasadi, Mohammad Amin Yousefi, Liuchao Jin, Davood Rahmatabadi, Majid Baniassadi, Wei‐Hsin Liao, Mahdi Bodaghi, Mostafa Baghani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of ecologically meaningful, multiple-species conservation strategies under the California and U.S. Endangered Species Acts

California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2021
The California and U.S. Endangered Species Acts prohibit take of protected species, but allow for authorization of take incidental to otherwise lawful activities provided the take is minimized and mitigated.
Erica Fleishman, T. Luke George, Eric C. Hansen, Julie Heinrichs   +3 more
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Expected Effects of Correlated Habitat Variables on Habitat Quality and Bird Distribution [PDF]

The Condor, 2007
Abstract Abstract. Habitats are composed of multiple variables, each of which may affect one or more population demographic rates. The patterns of correlation among habitat variables can introduce correlations among demographic rates, even if any single habitat variable affects only a single demographic rate and is independent of others.
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Principles for Rigorous Design and Application of Synthetic Microbial Communities

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
SynComs are artificially designed to enable inter‐species metabolic interactions, metabolic division of labor, and ecological interactions that can elicit phenotypes like colonization stability and environmental adaptation. This systematic review explores the processes used to construct SynComs, the assessment of the mechanisms of metabolic interaction
Yuxiao Zhang, Minyu Jing, Lihui Lyu, Li Nie, Xihui Xu, Ru Sun, Xiyuan Xu, Siyu Chen, Shuobing He, Yumeng Zhang, Ping Huang, Weijie Luo, Jiaojiao Liang, Guifeng Gao, Kunkun Fan, Teng Yang, Liyan Zhang, Xiao Fu, Sarah M. Allard, Jack A. Gilbert, Jiabao Zhang, Haiyan Chu   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationships between habitat area, habitat quality, and populations of nesting Marbled Murrelets

Journal of Ecosystems and Management, 2009
We review relationships between the area and quality of apparently suitable nesting habitat (as defined by canopy structure) and the population size of Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) which such habitat might support. This information is important to manage the old seral forest nesting habitat of this threatened seabird.
Alan E. Burger, F. Louise Waterhouse
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Bacon\u27s Swamp- Ghost of a Central Indiana Natural Area Past [PDF]

, 2014
Bacon’s Swamp was identified in the 1920s as a ca. 12 ha glacial kettle lake bog system at the southernmost limits of these habitats in Indiana. Located just 9.6 km from the center of Indianapolis, the site was all but destroyed in the mid-20th century ...
Dolan, Rebecca W.
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Miniature Robotic Swimmer with Precise 2D Motion Control via Acoustic Vortex‐Induced Propulsion

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this work, a miniature robotic swimmer achieves precise 2D motion using sound waves with customized 3D‐printed lenses. Localized acoustic vortices drive both translation and rotation of the swimmer without mechanical parts. This contactless approach offers a novel route to controlled micro‐scale movement, with promising applications in biomedical ...
Chadi Ellouzi, Nicholas Andrianto, Glen Vosgerichian, Farhood Aghdasi, Joshua Lloyd, Ali Zabihi, Chen Shen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global Urbanization and Habitat Quality: Interactive Coercive Relationships

Land
Urbanization is inevitably accompanied by drastic changes in regional land use and therefore presents an evident influence on ecosystems. Habitat quality (HQ) reflects the ability of a habitat to provide suitable conditions for the survival of an ...
Weisong Li, Jiahui Wu, Yanghaoyue Yuan, Binqiao Duan, Sipei Pan, Wanxu Chen, Yan Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inferring habitat quality and habitat selection using static site occupancy models

, 2016
When evaluating the ecological value of land use within a landscape, investigators typically rely on measures of habitat selection and habitat quality. Traditional measures of habitat selection and habitat quality require data from resource intensive study designs (e.g., telemetry or mark-recapture).
Patton, Philip T., Pacifici, Krishna, Collazo, Jaime   +2 more
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Fish Habitat Utilization Patterns and Evaluation of the Efficacy of Marine Protected Areas in Hawaii: Integration of NOAA Digital Benthic Habitat Mapping and Coral Reef Ecological Studies [PDF]

, 2006
Over the past four decades, the state of Hawaii has developed a system of eleven Marine Life Conservation Districts (MLCDs) to conserve and replenish marine resources around the state. Initially established to provide opportunities for public interaction
Brown, Eric, Clarke, Athline, Friedlander, Alan M., Monaco, Mark E.   +3 more
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