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Asia Pacific world views in evaluation: Inspiring regional culturally responsive practice

African Evaluation Journal
Background: This article pays tribute to Dr Sulley Gariba, a pioneer of global and African evaluation, by examining the growing movement of culturally responsive evaluation (CRE) and culturally responsive Indigenous evaluation (CRIE) in the Asia Pacific.
Kathryn T. Dinh
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Moisture‐Adaptive Triboelectric Materials and Platforms: Design Strategies, Performance Enhancement, and Applications in Energy Harvesting and Wearable Electronics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes moisture‐adaptive strategies that enable triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) to operate across diverse moisture conditions. It examines moisture‐management methods, including exclusion, directional transport, removal, and utilization, with charge‐regulation approaches based on interfacial, dielectric, and structural engineering.
Junzhe Gan, Zhao Sha, Xuehua Zhang, Hoang‐Phuong Phan, Jin Zhang   +4 more
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Genome-wide identification and expression pattern of the PIN gene family under abiotic stress in Nelumbo nucifera

Xibei zhiwu xuebao
[Objective] To characterize NnPIN gene family in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and analyze their roles in abiotic stress, in order to provide genetic resources for the breeding of new lotus varieties with stress resistance.
CHENG Zhipeng, WANG Zhongyi, KUANG Jianhua, ZHAO Hanqian, CHEN Longqing, HU Huizhen   +5 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
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Performance–Complexity Trade‐Offs in Battery Lifetime Prediction with Task‐Aware Transformers

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
FAST‐BatPro integrates convolutional feature extraction, flash Attention, and sparse attention for efficient battery lifetime prediction. Using limited early‐cycle data across multiple chemistries and operating conditions, it achieves robust accuracy while reducing inference latency, computational cost, and energy consumption.
Jingyuan Zhao, Misheng Cai, Zhenghong Wang, Yan Wang, Yuqi Li, Bo Dong, Hewu Wang, Andrew F. Burke, Simona Onori, Stephen J. Harris   +9 more
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Effect of 6-BAP and Sucrose Pulsing on Vase Life of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

Tropical Agricultural Research, 2011
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) belonging to the family Nelumbonaceae has high demand, especially for religious purposes and floral decorations. Lotus is widely distributed in tanks in the dry zone of Sri Lanka.
KBB Chathuri, KH Sarananda
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Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing Analysis of Fusarium commune Provides Insights into the Pathogenic Mechanisms of the Lotus Rhizome Rot

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Fusarium wilt, a vascular wilt caused by F. commune, has been a serious problem for the lotus. Although some F. commune isolate genomes have been sequenced, little is known about the genomic information of the strain that causes Fusarium wilt of aquatic ...
Weigang Kuang, Lianhu Zhang, Lifang Ye, Jian Ma, Xugen Shi, Yachun Lin, Xiaotang Sun, Ruqiang Cui   +7 more
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Recent Advances in Carbon Cathode Materials toward High‐Performing Zinc‐Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Aqueous zinc‐ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZHSCs) have emerged as promising next‐generation electrochemical energy‐storage devices. Porous carbon materials have been extensively studied as cathodes, with advances in tailoring pore structures and material properties to enhance performance.
Take Hirooka, Zhaolin Liu, Ivan P. Parkin, Guanjie He   +3 more
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Single‐cell Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Gene Regulatory Networks and Key Genes in the Root Epidermis and Cortical Cells Associated with Early Nodulation in Glycine Max

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Single‐cell transcriptomics of soybean roots soon after rhizobial inoculation reveals epidermal and cortical cell‐specific programs and gene‐regulatory networks acting in symbiosis establishment. We identify an ethylene‐driven regulatory circuit involving WRKY6.3/6.4 transcription factors targeting select Nod19 genes that promotes infection‐thread ...
Yongbin Zhuang, Yu Geng, Xinyu Guo, Chen Wang, Yongjing Sun, Luqi Liu, Li Liu, QianQian Gao, XinFang Zhu, Hongxiang Cao, Gengshuo Zhang, Yunxia Liu, Guobin Zhang, Baoyin Chen, Jinfei Zhang, Xin Hou, Xiaoming Li, Dajian Zhang   +17 more
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Genome-wide identification of CYP90 family and functional analysis of NnCYP90B1 on rhizome enlargement in lotus

Vegetable Research
The CYP90 family is a crucial group of enzymes involved in the structural modification of brassinosteroids (BRs) and plays a pivotal role in regulating plant growth and development. However, information regarding the CYP90 family in lotus remains limited.
Minghua Zhang, Heyun Song, Xianbao Deng, Mei Yang   +3 more
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