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The Cuttlebone Blueprint for Multifunctional Metamaterials: Design Taxonomy, Functional Decoupling, and Future Horizons

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cuttlebone‐inspired metamaterials exploit a septum‐wall architecture to achieve excellent mechanical and functional properties. This review classifies existing designs into direct biomimetic, honeycomb‐type, and strut‐type architectures, summarizes governing design principles, and presents a decoupled design framework for interpreting multiphysical ...
Xinwei Li, Zhendong Li
wiley   +1 more source

Gendered interplay between socioeconomic position, urbanization and excess weight: a multilevel analysis in Spain

Discover Public Health
In a global context of increasingly urban populations, inequities, and obesity prevalence, the evidence about the joint influence of socioeconomic position (SEP), gender, and urbanization is crucial for defining effective and equitable actions.
Natalia Tumas, Juan M. Pericàs, Santiago Rodríguez López, Francesc Belvis Costes, Eliana Martínez Herrera, Mariana Gutiérrez-Zamora Navarro, Lucinda Cash-Gibson, Joan Benach   +7 more
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Clean Up Behind You ‐ Novel Patterning Approach for Solid Immersion Lenses

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A focused ion beam (FIB) milling strategy enables rapid fabrication of solid immersion lenses (SILs) with smooth, debris‐free surfaces eliminating the need for post‐processing. The optimized pattern improves efficiency and surface quality. SILs containing NV centers are also investigated, confirming the technique's suitability for quantum and photonic ...
Aleksei Tsarapkin, Stefan Facsko, Wentao Zhang, Anna Mogilatenko, Kilian Unterguggenberger, Bailiang Li, Cem Güney Torun, Gerhard Hobler, Tommaso Pregnolato, Tim Schröder, Katja Höflich   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

What kinds of policies to reduce health inequalities in the UK do researchers support? [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Despite a wealth of research and policy initiatives, progress in tackling the UK's health inequalities has been limited. This article explores whether there appears to be consensus among researchers about the kinds of policies likely to ...
Kandlik Eltanani, Mor, Smith, Katherine E   +1 more
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Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
wiley   +1 more source

A comparison of assessment tools for childcare centers in high vs. low resource settings

Frontiers in Public Health
Studies suggest issues may arise when using childcare setting assessment tools designed for high-resource settings in low-resource settings to assess and improve the quality of care, including placing disproportionate weight on features of the childcare ...
Hy V. Huynh, Eve Puffer, Eve Puffer, Jan Ostermann, Jan Ostermann, Andrew K. Weinhold, Meghan E. Lopez, Melissa McGovern, Kathryn Whetten, Kathryn Whetten   +9 more
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Chronic Hypoxia Disrupts Spermatogenesis Through ASXL2–EZH2–Mediated Microtubule Destabilization

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals the mechanism by which chronic hypoxia impairs spermatogenesis via the ASXL2–EZH2 axis, hindering the transition of spermatids from round to elongated forms. Key findings reveal that under hypoxic conditions, downregulated ASXL2 expression reduces EZH2 binding to the CEP162 promoter, leading to decreased H3K27me3 modification and ...
Jun Yin, Mengjie Zhang, Wenying Liu, Wenlong Shen, Debao Li, Hongming Miao, Fang Deng, Gang Zhang, Yi Tian, Yi Zhang, Zhihu Zhao, Bing Ni   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequality and polarisation in health systems’ responsiveness: a cross-country analysis [PDF]

, 2011
The World Health Report 2000 proposed three fundamental goals for health systems encompassing population health, health care finance and health systems responsiveness. The goals incorporate both an efficiency and equity dimension.
Abul Naga, Allison, Anderson, Andrew M. Jones, Apouey, Apouey, Autor, Bago d’Uva, Bago d’Uva, Bossert, Contoyannis, Deckovic-Vukres, Donabedian, Duclos, Erreygers, Esteban, Esteban, Foster, Haddad, Kakwani, Kapteyn, King, Kristensen, Love, Madden, Nigel Rice, Ortiz, Pedro Rosa Dias, Poggi, Rice, Silvana Robone, Valentine, Valentine, van Doorslaer, van Doorslaer, van Doorslaer, van Doorslaer, van Doorslaer, van Doorslaer, Wagstaff, Wagstaff, Wagstaff, Wagstaff, Williams, Wolfson, Wolfson, World Health Organization, Zheng, Üstün   +48 more
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An Increasing Misalignment Between Crop Distribution and Environmental Resources Under Climate Change in China

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Climate change reshapes the spatial alignment between crop production and environmental resources. Using multi‐source data and a crop model, integrated climatic, water, and soil endowments for maize and wheat are quantified and compared with harvest distributions.
Zheng'e Su, Zhentao Zhang, Jin Zhao, Xia Liang, Chuang Zhao, Zhijuan Liu, Minghao Zhuang, Jing Sun, Bo Lu, Ke Liu, Johannes W. M. Pullens, Matthew T. Harrison, Deli Chen, Xiaoguang Yang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disparities in cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, treatment and mortality across socioeconomic groups in Finland: a register-based population study

BMJ Public Health
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in various cancer-related indicators exist globally, but the evidence is fragmented even within countries.
Peng Li, Pekka Martikainen, Kaarina Korhonen, Mikko Myrskylä, Luca Dei Bardi, Xianhua Zai, Margherita Moretti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source