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MODELLING THE IMPACTS OF MACROECONOMIC AND TRADE POLICIES ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR [PDF]

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the importance of macroeconomic and trade policies on the agricultural sector in South Africa. Macroeconomic and trade policies are determined outside the agricultural sector and since the 1990s South Africa ...
Kirsten, Johann F., Letsoalo, Anthony
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Sustainable Catalyst‐Free PLG Networks: Recyclability, Biodegradability, and Functional Performance

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A catalyst‐additive free covalent adaptable network is developed from star‐shaped poly(lactide‐co‐glycolide) cross‐linked with pyromellitic dianhydride, enabling internal carboxylic acid‐driven transesterification. The resulting biodegradable network exhibits mechanical robustness (Young's modulus ≈1.6 GPa), complete recyclability, rapid biodegradation
Lars Schwarzer, Emilia Fulajtar, Seema Agarwal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

2D Magnetic and Topological Quantum Materials and Devices for Ultralow Power Spintronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
2D magnets and topological quantum materials enable ultralow‐power spintronics by combining robust magnetic order with symmetry‐protected, Berry‐curvature‐driven transport. Fundamentals of 2D anisotropy and spin‐orbit‐coupling induced band inversion are linked to scalable growth and vdW stacking.
Brahmdutta Dixit, Yifei Yang, Shawn Li, Yu‐Chia Chen, Qi Jia, Jian‐Ping Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanothermometry in Living Cells: Physical Limits, Conceptual and Material Challenges

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Heat and temperature are fundamental to life. When nanothermometers began probing regions as small as a living cell, they triggered controversial claims of large intracellular temperature gradients. We review physical constraints energy‐conservation, entropy production, thermodynamic fluctuations, and molecular dynamics.
Taras Plakhotnik
wiley   +1 more source

4D‐Printed Magneto‐Plasmonic Microrobots for Programmable Spatiotemporal De‐Icing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 4D‐printing strategy is introduced to achieve programmable de‐icing devices. By aligning gold–magnetite nanofillers within a photosensitive resin, the printed structures exhibit dual magnetic and plasmonic functionalities, enabling precise spatio‐temporal ice removal through thermoplasmonic effects.
Amélie Pérot, Andrea Cosola, Eléonore Aïdonidis, Jérôme Fresnais, Clément Sanchez, Philippe Belleville, Giancarlo Rizza, Marco Faustini   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shaping of Biohybrid Functional Living Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work demonstrates a strategy for shaping living mycelium into functional materials by directing its natural growth. Nanoparticles armor hyphae, micron‐scale particles entangle within the network, and printed hydrogel architectures steer expansion, creating defined geometries.
Sarah Schyck, Mark Ablonczy, Sourav Patranabish, Kunal Masania   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfluidic Platform for Multiparametric Profiling of Fibrin Permeability, Fibrinolysis, and Cell Invasion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper introduces a single‐channel H‐junction microfluidic assay that profiles fibrin's evolving function in repair and thrombosis by measuring, in one ∼3 µL gel, permeability, fibrinolysis kinetics, fibroblast invasion, and clot extension in real time.
Halston Deal, Elizabeth M. Byrnes, Sanika Pandit, Halle J. Cantor, Muskan Aslam, Stacy Ban, Megan Palmisano, Rosemary Bayless, Ashley C. Brown, Michael Daniele   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artifact‐Minimizing Ultrathin Transparent Electrodes Fabricated via iCVD for In Vivo Optogenetic Stimulation and Neural Signal Monitoring of Primary Visual Cortex

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We present ultrathin flexible transparent electrodes through iCVD‐enabled molecular control of 10 nm gold films on poly(dimethylaminomethylstyrene). In vivo validation demonstrated photoelectric artifact reduction vs. opaque electrodes and preservation of natural neural dynamics.
Tae Jin Mun, Minju Kim, Chaesung Kim, Yunyoung Choi, In‐Yeop Baek, Younghak Cho, Gyeongyong Lee, Yerim Jang, Min‐Ho Nam, Wonryung Lee, Maesoon Im, Hyejeong Seong   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pedestrian Trajectory Dataset of Public European Squares. [PDF]

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Wolff N, Perry L, Venverloo T, Slingerland G, Wreyford J, Santi P, Duarte F.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Parallel 3D Bioprinting on SLIPS‐Microarrays

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces the first truly parallel 3D bioprinting method, enabling both the simultaneous fabrication of hundreds of cell laden hydrogel 3D structures and their HTS in individual liquid compartments. By integrating Digital Light Processing (DLP) stereolithography with functional micropatterns, the platform decouples printing time from array ...
Julius von Padberg, Julian A. Serna, Maike Schliephake, Pavel A. Levkin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source