Hierarchical coexistence of universality and diversity controls robustness and multi-functionality in intermediate filament protein networks [PDF]
, 2007 Proteins constitute the elementary building blocks of a vast variety of biological materials such as cellular protein networks, spider silk or bone, where they create extremely robust, multi-functional materials by self-organization of structures over ...
Markus J. Buehler, Theodor Ackbarow
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Fodder function of trees and shrubs for domestic ruminants in arid areas: Characterization with multi-dimensional functional traits [PDF]
, 2013 Farmers in arid regions traditionally know trees and shrub species with fodder and medicinal interest. This knowledge has been capitalized by naturalists.
Guérin, Hubert, Ickowicz, Alexandre
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Soft pneumatic gripper integrated with multi‐configuration and variable‐stiffness functionality
Cognitive Computation and Systems, 2021 Soft grippers are compliant and self‐adaptive, and can be highly compatible with the surrounding environment in grasping tasks. Currently, most soft pneumatic grippers are developed with a single grasping configuration, which leads to poor universality ...
Zean Yuan, Li Wu, Xiangjian Xu, Rui Chen
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The multi-functional foot in athletic movement: Extraordinary feats by our extraordinary feet [PDF]
, 2016 The unique architecture of the foot system provides a sensitive, multi-tensional method of communicating with the surrounding environment. Within the premise of the paper, we discuss three themes: complexity, degeneracy and bio-tensegrity.
Kiely, J, Wilson, J
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 The main objectives of the study are to establish a rural-area multi-functionality evaluation index system, reveal the characteristics and identify influencing factors of rural-area multi-functionality differentiation in Hebei Province.
Lijun Ma +4 more
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Earth's Future, 2021 Many forest resource systems depend heavily on shared and coupled infrastructures in applying their management strategies. Addressing a question of sustainability for relevant contemporary social‐ecological systems (SES) can be tackled by understanding ...
Mojtaba Houballah +2 more
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Аппарат для комплексной фототерапии с расширенными функциональными возможностями [PDF]
, 2010 Представлено новое устройство для проведения процедур комплексной фототерапии продвинутой функциональности. Описываются особенности его структуры и способы достижения многофункциональности устройства.The new device for carrying out procedures complex ...
Кипенский, Андрей Владимирович +4 more
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Highly programmable 4D printed multi-shape gradient metamaterials and multifunctional devices
International Journal of Extreme ManufacturingMetamaterials, owing to their exceptional physical characteristics that are absent in natural materials, have emerged as a crucial constituent of intelligent devices and systems.
Chunli Yang +6 more
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Multifunctions and contributions of grassland-based livestock systems in North-West Vietnam [PDF]
, 2019 In Northwest mountains of Vietnam, the smallholder livestock farms depend largely on natural pastures for animal feed. However, the management or improvement of grazing areas has not yet been recognized or regulated by local authorities.
Blanchard, Melanie +2 more
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Quality Assessment of Privately Managed Public Space: Āgenskalns Market Exploratory Case Study
Urban ScienceThis exploratory study addresses the problem of limited research on quality assessments of newly emerging multi-use market formats that function as social hubs and their management as privately managed public spaces.
Miks Braslins, Talis Tisenkopfs
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