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Cicada Wing‐Inspired Skeleton‐GO Networks in Melamine Foams for Multifunctional High‐Performance Composites

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Inspired by the intricate microstructure of cicada wings, researchers developed a novel in situ skeleton‐graphene membrane architecture within lightweight foams. This bioinspired design dramatically enhances multifunctional performance: vibration attenuation time decreases by ∼83.3%, damping capacity increases by ∼179.3%, and compressive modulus rises ...
Jigang Feng, Anhao Li, Babak Safaei, Yun Kong, Yizhen Miao, Zhaoye Qin, Fulei Chu   +6 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

EVOLUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN DURING THE LATE LANGHIAN - EARLY SERRAVALLIAN: AN INTEGRATED PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC APPROACH

Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 2002
An integrated (multidimensional) faunal and geochemical dataset has been generated by the study of a Middle Miocene sedimentary section (Ras il Pellegrin) outcropping in the Malta Island (central Mediterranean) and referred to the Late Langhian-Early ...
ADRIANA BELLANCA, FRANCA SGARRELLA, RODOLFO NERI, BIANCA RUSSO, MARIO SPROVIERI, GIOACCHINO BONADUCE, DANIELA ROCCA   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomimetic Nanoparticle Delivering Colchicine to Target Endothelial Inflammation for Atherosclerosis Treatment

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Platelet membrane‐coated layered double hydroxide nanoparticles were engineered to target inflamed endothelium at early‐stage atherosclerosis and enhance therapeutic efficacy. The biomimetic platform improves stability, immune escape, and inflamed vascular cell targeting, resulting in reduced oxidative stress and downregulated adhesion molecules.
Xiuwen Zhang, Lingqing Zong, Ashish Misra, Sanjay Patel, Zi Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic Enhancement of Antioxidant Activity in Arbutus unedo Leaf Extract by Biological Fluids: Implications for Functional and Nutraceutical Applications

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of biological fluids (saliva, blood plasma, and urine) on the antioxidant capacity of an aqueous extract derived from Arbutus unedo leaves. The extract displayed a concentration‐dependent reducing activity in the ferric reducing power assay (IC50 = 292 ± 7.54 µg/mL) and phosphomolybdenum assays (IC50 = 461.67 ± 4.
Idir Moualek, Hamdi Bendif, Karima Benarab, Giulio Lupidi, Fehmi Boufahja, Stefania Garzoli, Karim Houali   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dissolved gaseous Hg (DGM) in the Mediterranean surface and deep waters

E3S Web of Conferences, 2013
Dissolved gaseous mercury (DGM) was studied in surface and deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea for last 12 years during several oceanographic cruises on board the Italian research vessel Urania and covered both Western and Eastern Mediterranean Basins ...
Kotnik J., Horvat M.
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges and Future Directives of Synthetic Biology in Engineering Plant–Microbe Partnerships for Sustainable Agriculture

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Synthetic biology has recently proven to be a valuable tool for enhancing agriculture even in the face of environmental and biological stresses. Understanding the challenges that militate synthetic biology will assist in ensuring safe, stable, and scalable crop production.
Ben Jesuorsemwen Enagbonma, Rebaona Reaobaka Molefe‐Madlaliso, Alaba Adewole Adebayo, Oghoye Priscilla Oyedoh, Godfrey Okainemen Oribhabor, Oluwaseun Emmanuel Shittu, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A statistical approach to unveil phytoplankton adaptation to ocean fronts [PDF]

Advances in Statistical Climatology, Meteorology and Oceanography
Fine-scale oceanic fronts are ubiquitous and ephemeral physical features that separate contrasting water masses, creating significant heterogeneity in the physical seascape and plankton distributions.
T. Garcia, L. Oms, X. Milhaud, A. M. Doglioli, M. Messié, P. Vandekerkhove, C. Lacour, G. Grégori, D. Pommeret   +8 more
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Ocean Circulation And Water Masses Distribution In Seamounts In The Path Of The Mediterranean Outflow Waters

, 2017
The objective of the physical oceanography contribution during the cruise was to determine if the vertical water mass distribution and specifically the Mediterranean Outflow Waters (MOW) affects the vertical distribution of cold-water corals on the slopes of the seamounts.
Safo Piñeiro, Pedro Vélez-Belchí, Alan Fox, Juan Antonio Jiménez, Jose Luis López-Jurado, Jesus Reis   +5 more
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Flight of the dragons: a global review of migration in Odonata

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insects are the most abundant and ecologically important animal migrants. Yet, we know relatively little about the patterns and processes underlying insect migration. Dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) comprise the ancient insect order Odonata, whose ancestors were the first organisms to fly on Earth.
Johanna S.U. Hedlund, Myles Menz, Jason W. Chapman, Alexander Hayward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source