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Environmental Statecraft, Fragmented Authoritarianism, and Technocratic Governance: The Structure and Agency of China's Local Environmental Politics

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local environmental politics in China is often said to be dominated by state‐controlled modes of multi‐level governance. However, top‐down governance is embedded within and transformed by local politics, adding complexity to governance practices and environmental outcomes.
Minsi Liu, Kevin Lo
wiley   +1 more source

Ship and Oil-Spill Detection Using the Degree of Polarization in Linear and Hybrid/Compact Dual-Pol SAR [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Monitoring and detection of ships and oil spills using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) have received a considerable attention over the past few years, notably due to the wide area coverage and day and night all-weather capabilities of SAR systems.
Shirvany, Reza   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Revolutionizing Healthcare With Paper‐Based Nucleic Acid Testing

open access: yesExploration, EarlyView.
This work summarizes strategies to enhance paper‐based devices for nucleic acid testing. Key approaches include optimizing paper platforms, improving nucleic acid amplification, and refining labeling/signaling methods. These advancements aim to boost sensitivity, speed, and usability, making paper‐based diagnostics more effective for point‐of‐care ...
Hong Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance Investigation on the High-Resolution Wide-Swath SAR System Operating in Stripmap Quad-Pol and Ultra-Wide Scansar Mode [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The High-Resolution Wide-Swath (HRWS) is the spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar system, promoted by the German Aerospace Centre, conceived to obtain simultaneously high spatial resolution and width swaths.
Bordoni, Federica   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Borophene‐based sensing platforms: Pioneering ultrasensitive detection

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Schematic Diagram of Performance Optimization Strategies and Sensing Application Characteristics of Two‐Dimensional Boron‐Based Materials in Novel Sensors. Abstract Borophene is an emerging two‐dimensional (2D) material. Since significant breakthroughs were achieved in the experimental synthesis of borophene, the exploration and development of ...
Chi Yuan, Yanpeng Ji, Yi Liu, Guoan Tai
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Beamforming and MIMO SAR: Review and New Concepts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a unique tool for large scale Earth observation, but the current generation of SAR sensors suffers from some fundamental limitations with regard to their imaging and mapping capabilities.
Villano, Michelangelo   +10 more
core  

Magneto‐responsive fibers and fabrics for soft systems

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract The combination of functional materials in fiber form has led to a surge in the integration of functional fibers and fabrics into soft systems that span sensing, communication, and actuation domains. A key subset is magnetic fibers and fabrics.
Hanlin Zhu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced Concepts for High-Resolution Wide-Swath SAR Imaging [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper reviews advanced multi-channel SAR system concepts for the imaging of wide swaths with high resolution. Several novel system architectures employing both direct radiating arrays and reflector antennas fed by a digital array are introduced ...
Patyuchenko, Anton   +6 more
core  

Cysteine Peptidases in Antitumor Immunity: Unraveling Antigen‐Presenting Cell Regulation and Therapeutic Potential

open access: yesiMetaMed, EarlyView.
This review systematically summarizes the central role of cysteine peptidases in modulating antigen‐presenting cell (APC) function and antitumor immune responses, highlighting their critical significance in overcoming tumor immune evasion. Current research has established that cysteine peptidase subtypes, including cathepsins B, S, L, and X, exert ...
Yimao Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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