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Modified MXene Aerogel With Broadband Microwave Absorption Inspired by Melanophila Acuminata Beetle

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work introduces a novel biomimetic strategy inspired by the infrared‐sensing sensilla of the Melanophila acuminata beetle. We have designed a multi‐level aerogel, featuring a three‐dimensional carbon framework decorated with synergistic CeO2 nanoparticles and Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets.
Zhiwei Liu, Dingyu Xu, Zhaobo Liu, Haitian Song, Qianqian Zhang, Junxiao Zhou, Xiewen Wen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organisational ethics context factors in a public energy utility company: A millennial view

Acta Commercii
Orientation: Millennials have become the largest age cohort in the modern world of work. Understanding the phenomenological experiences of millennials may be the key to facilitating more ethical organisational cultures. Research purpose: The aim of this
Reneilwe M. Matabologa, Aden-Paul Flotman   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions of Millennials’ Media Attitudes and Use: A Comparison of U.S. and Indian Millennials

Marketing Management Journal, 2016
Previous research finds demographic characteristics affects perceptions of value and informativeness of advertising, thereby impacting the perception of media relevance.
RAJESH IYER, JACQUELINE K. EASTMAN, HEATHER MONTEIRO, HEIDI ROTTIER, SEEMA SINGH ZOKARKAR   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geração Millennials: Como capta e valoriza a comunicação do recurso turístico [PDF]

Dos Algarves, 2017
Geração Millennials, com elevada representatividade na economia e no turismo nacional e internacional, é também responsável por uma elevada taxa de utilização da Web e das novas tecnologias.
Pedro Alves Trindade
doaj   +1 more source

A Millennial Myosin Census [PDF]

Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2001
The past decade has seen a remarkable explosion in our knowledge of the size and diversity of the myosin superfamily. Since these actin-based motors are candidates to provide the molecular basis for many cellular movements, it is essential that motility researchers be aware of the complete set of myosins in a given organism.
J S, Berg, B C, Powell, R E, Cheney
openaire   +2 more sources

AI‐Based Immortality: The Ethical Advantage of the Aretai Approach

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The convergence of artificial intelligence, digital identity technologies, and biogerontological ambitions has produced a novel set of philosophical problems that have not yet been adequately addressed within mainstream bioethical discourse. Digital life extension—encompassing AI‐generated avatars, neural data preservation, mind uploading, and
Mirko Daniel Garasic
wiley   +1 more source

Ion Transfer During Ionomer Contact Electrification: Binding Affinity Controls Charging

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.
The binding affinity between mobile ions and fixed ionomer groups determines the amount of charge transferred during contact electrification. Ionomers with a series of mobile alkali cations as well as mobile anions establish a clear ordering in charge transfer, where higher interaction strength leads to lower charge transfer.
John R. Hoffman, Stefan A. Freunberger, Scott Waitukaitis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source