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FUNDAMENTOS: No Brasil, doenças provocadas por picadas de insetos são frequentes, o que torna extremamente importante a execução de medidas profiláticas de forma adequada, sobretudo, em áreas endêmicas como a Amazônia, que recebe um grande contingente de
Jonas Ribas, Ana Maria Carreño
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Soft robotics, featuring intrinsic compliance and biomimetic adaptability, emerges as transformative in next‐generation intelligent systems. This review outlines how advancements in four foundational domains—actuation, materials, manufacturing, and control—drive the evolution of bioinspired intelligent soft robotics, poised to redefine the boundaries ...
Xiaopeng Wang+7 more
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ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang+3 more
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Autonomous Navigation of Bio‐Intelligent Cyborg Insect Based on Insect Visual Perception
The bio‐intelligent cyborg insect (BCI) introduces a noninvasive ultraviolet‐based control method, leveraging natural sensory behaviors for adaptive navigation. By integrating biological and artificial intelligence, BCI minimizes habituation and enhances locomotion in complex environments.
Chowdhury Mohammad Masum Refat+4 more
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Os autores apresentam e discutem aspectos dos acidentes causados por larvas de lepidópteros (mariposas), enfatizando as manifestações dermatológicas e a dor intensa que caracterizam estes agravos.
Alberto Eduardo Cox Cardoso+1 more
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A thorough analysis of event‐based vision for flapping‐wing robots is presented, with emphasis on hardware integration, suitability under challenging flight conditions, and real‐time performance. Theoretical and experimental studies demonstrate how these sensors enable robust and efficient onboard perception for ornithopters, thereby advancing autonomy
Raul Tapia+5 more
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Objectives: Rauwolfia vomitoria is a medicinal plant which is used locally for the treatment of a variety of disorders including snake and insect bites and stings, insomnia and insanity.
Mokutima A Eluwa
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The Chemistry and Biology of the Tetrodotoxin Natural Product Family
Tetrodotoxin is best known as the poison of the pufferfish, which is a delicacy in Japanese cuisine. Its toxicity arises from the selective blockage of NaV channels, which is depicted for the NaV1.7 pore, highlighting the DEKA motif, which permeates sodium ions.
Benedikt Nißl+6 more
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Part I: Insect stings and bites—Beyond the realm of bee and wasp allergies [PDF]
Carole Guillet+4 more
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Mandible composition and properties in two selected praying mantises (Insecta, Mantodea)
Abstract Insects process their food with their cuticle‐based mouthparts. These feeding structures reflect their diversity and can, in some cases, showcase adaptations in material composition, mechanical properties, and shape to suit their specific dietary preferences.
Malo Roze+3 more
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