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The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais, Andre Chiaradia, Richard D. Reina   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships: A Review of Cybersecurity Challenges, Countermeasures, and Future Perspectives

IEEE Access
Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) have brought a transformative wave in the marine industry, yielding unprecedented operational advancements and efficiency gains.
Nimra Tabish, Tsai Chaur-Luh
doaj   +1 more source

From Ship to Shore: A Review of Vessel‐To‐Grid Bidirectional Charging for Sustainable Maritime Transport

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
As maritime transport electrifies, bidirectional charging (V2G) offers a dual‐purpose solution for energy resilience and economic viability. This work identifies key technological advancements and lifecycle challenges utilizing practical case studies to demonstrate how V2G systems can drive decarbonization and grid stability in the marine sector ...
Jonathan Bloor, Tamer Kamel, Sarah Fear, Lee J. Durndell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fish Scales: A Multifunctional Biomaterial from Nature

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fish scales demonstrate nature's solution to impact protection through overlapping multilayered architecture. This biological design combines mineralized surfaces with collagen networks to achieve both flexibility and fracture resistance. The structural principles inspire advanced protective materials and biomedical implants, where damage tolerance ...
Liyao Dong, Xiaojie Sun, Xiguang Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Securing Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships: Cyber Threat Scenarios and Testbed Validation

IEEE Access
The maritime industry is undergoing rapid digital transformation, with Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) at the forefront, introducing unprecedented cybersecurity challenges.
Seongmin Lee, Yonghun No, Juwon Cho, Guckhyeon Jin, Jeongho Kim, Jeongmin Lee, Sanghyun Jeon, Faisal Abdulaziz Alfouzan, Kyounggon Kim   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design of a Hydroelectronic Solar‐Tracking System for Solar Panels

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
A prototype of a passive solar‐tracking system utilizing buoyant force based on water level was developed, and its MATLAB/Simulink model was implemented. This study is expected to encourage researchers to design solar‐tracking mechanisms using metals with different thermal expansion coefficients, air, oil, and other fluids. ABSTRACT This study presents
Ufuk Süğürtin, Türker Fedai Çavuş
wiley   +1 more source

A negotiation method for cooperative collision avoidance between ships in mixed navigation scenarios: model construction, strategy driving, and unilateral learning

Brodogradnja
With the gradual development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), sea traffic is expected to remain in mixed navigation scenarios where autonomous and conventional ships operate concurrently.
Xiaohui Wang, Yingjun Zhang, Shaobo Wang, Zhiyuan Jiang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differential Proteomic Analysis to Reveal the Mechanism of Heat Damage in Soybean Using a Data‐Independent Acquisition (DIA) Strategy

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Heat‐stressed soybeans adapt to elevated temperatures through coordinate regulation of destructive and protective protein expression ‐ suppressing detrimental proteins while enhancing beneficial ones. ABSTRACT Soybean represents the largest imported agricultural product in China. Imported soybeans are typically transported via maritime shipping. During
Pengdi Ding, Qinfei Xie, Jiajing Duan, Yinghao Feng, Fengzhong Wang, Yufeng Sun   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transformative Impact of the EU AI Act on Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships

Laws
The International Maritime Organization collaborates with member states to develop the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) Code to establish an international agreement framework.
Young-Gyu Lee, Chang-Hee Lee, Young-Hun Jeon, Jae-Hwan Bae   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source