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Bamboo Medical Application: A State‐of‐the‐Art Review

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review presents a structured classification of bamboo's current use in healthcare. It organizes applications into medical textiles and medical devices, with further divisions based on function and level of invasiveness. It also examines material utilization based on bamboo's structural role, highlighting how it supports both protective and ...
Haymanot Beza Lamesgin, Koosje van der Stoel, Vera Popovich, Paul Breedveld   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intra-Host Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 During Persistent Infection of Pediatric COVID-19 Patients

Viruses
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a profound global impact, yet children exhibited distinct clinical and epidemiological patterns compared to adults.
Charlie R. Boyle, Tien Doan, Estefany Rios-Guzman, Jessica Maciuch, Lacy M. Simons, Dulce S. Garcia, David B. Williams, Arghavan Alisoltani, Egon A. Ozer, Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo, Judd F. Hultquist   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biodegradable Wireless Soil Urea Sensor Using Metamaterial Perfect Absorber for Distributed Deployment in Precision Agriculture

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
In this study, we propose a biodegradable wireless soil urea sensor for precision agriculture. The sensor's electromagnetic response varies depending on the urea concentration, allowing the measurement of relative soil urea concentrations by analyzing the time‐transient electromagnetic response.
Yu Tanaami, Ken Sakabe, Tetsuya Yarimizo, Yasutaka Murakami, Tetsuo Kan, Hiroaki Onoe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hijacking competitor-derived signals: RcsB/C drives Lysobacter enzymogenes to exploit farnesol for enhanced antifungal capacity

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Microbial antagonism is a fundamental ecological process that shapes community composition and maintains ecosystem balance. However, the molecular signals, such as cross-kingdom interactions between bacteria and fungi in natural environments, remain ...
Fang Nan, Huihui Song, Min Sun, Lei Cui, Zeran Bian, Jie Yin, Zipeng Lin, Yan Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dual‐Functional Ingestible Passive Capsules for High‐Throughput Intestinal Sampling with Sealed Containment and Targeted Drug Delivery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
To address challenges in high‐throughput intestinal sampling with sealed containment and target drug delivery, we developed a dual‐functional ingestible passive capsule with a dual‐triggered control system based on pH‐response and mechanical actuation.
Libing Huang, Houyu Ling, Xizong Chen, Yufei Duan, Yu Liu, Shuntian Cai, Yandan Ren, Wenlong Li, Lei Ren, Miao Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Implications of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Fatty Acid Profiles for Their Thiamine Status

Ecology and Evolution
Thiamine deficiency is an ongoing issue across the Northern Hemisphere, causing reproductive failure in multiple salmonid populations. In the Baltic Sea, a large brackish water system in northern Europe, previous research has suggested that this ...
Vittoria Todisco, Marc M. Hauber, Michael T. Brett, Charlotte Axén, Kjetil Hindar, Petter Tibblin, Samuel Hylander   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A more significant role for insertion sequences in large-scale rearrangements in bacterial genomes

mBio
Insertion sequences (ISs) are mobile pieces of DNA that are widespread in bacterial genomes. IS movements typically involve (i) excision of the IS element, (ii) cutting of target site DNA, and (iii) IS element insertion. This process generates a new copy
Wing Y. Ngan, Lavisha Parab, Frederic Bertels, Jenna Gallie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A State‐Adaptive Koopman Control Framework for Real‐Time Deformable Tool Manipulation in Robotic Environmental Swabbing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a state‐adaptive Koopman linear quadratic regulator framework for real‐time manipulation of a deformable swab tool in robotic environmental sampling. By combining Koopman linearization, tactile sensing, and centroid‐based force regulation, the system maintains stable contact forces and high coverage across flat and inclined surfaces.
Siavash Mahmoudi, Amirreza Davar, Dongyi Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immune-deficient bacteria serve as gateways to genetic exchange and microbial evolution. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Figueroa W, Sabnis A, Ibarra-Chávez R, Gorzynski J, Fitzgerald JR, Penadés JR.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Surface microlayer-mediated virome dissemination in the Central Arctic

Microbiome
Background Aquatic viruses act as key players in shaping microbial communities. In polar environments, they face significant challenges such as limited host availability and harsh conditions.
Janina Rahlff, George Westmeijer, Julia Weissenbach, Alfred Antson, Karin Holmfeldt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source