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CAUIM: Amazonian Cassava‐Based Programmable Biocolloid

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Bridging indigenous heritage and computation, this work introduces the usage of cauim, a traditional Amazonian cassava fermented beverage, as a programmable memristive‐like substrate and resistance switching. The material exhibits frequency‐dependent dynamics enabling reconfigurable Boolean logic operations.
Raphael Fortulan, Noushin Raeisi Kheirabadi, Clay Palmeira, Davin Browner, Alessandro Chiolerio, Andrew Adamatzky   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citizen Science Contributions to Address Biodiversity Loss and Conservation Planning in a Rapidly Developing Region

Diversity, 2021
Biodiversity data support conservation research and inform conservation decisions addressing the wicked problem of biodiversity loss. However, these data often need processing and compilation before use, which exceed the time availability of professional
Diana L. Soteropoulos, Caitlin R. De Bellis, Theo Witsell   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi, Casianus Gemoh, Denise Chapman, Edmund Hypolite, Simon Angok, Melanie Baak, Joel Windle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Microtopographic Engineering with Native Plant Functional Diversity to Support Restoration of Degraded Arid Ecosystems

Land
Active restoration structures such as microtopographic water-harvesting designs are widely implemented in dryland ecosystems to improve soil moisture, reduce erosion, and promote vegetation recovery.
Yassine Fendane, Mohamed Djamel Miara, Hassan Boukcim, Sami D. Almalki, Shauna K. Rees, Abdalsamad Aldabaa, Ayman Abdulkareem, Ahmed H. Mohamed   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

Blackland Prairies of Southwestern Arkansas [PDF]

, 1989
The Blackland Prairie community type has been described in Texas; related communities exist in Alabama and Mississippi. The Arkansas variant of the community has not been described in detail.
Foti, Thomas L.
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Influence of Botanical Origin on the Optical, Surface, and Nanomechanical Properties of Nanocellulose‐Based Films: A Comparative Study

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Schematic representation of the processing and multiscale characterization of nanocellulose films from different botanical sources. ABSTRACT Although the influence of botanical origin on nanocellulose properties is well recognized, an integrated multiscale framework linking chemical composition, fractal surface descriptors, and nanomechanical behavior ...
Márcia da Silva Costa, Erveton Pinheiro Pinto, Mário Vanoli Scatolino, Rodrigo Prioli Menezes, Adriano Reis Prazeres Mascarenhas, Matheus Cordazzo Dias, Gustavo Henrique Denzin Tonoli, Lina Bufalino, Francisco Tarcísio Alves Junior, Tiago Marcolino de Souza   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proprietary methodology of sociological text analysis [PDF]

Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini, 2015
This article considers experience of applying such sociological methods as content analysis and information-goal analysis to studying the heritage of representatives of pre-revolution Russian social conception (P. I. Novgorod- tsev, B. P.
Tsarkov Petr E.
doaj   +1 more source

Semi‐automated assessment for NatureServe subnational conservation status ranks for state floras

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Conservation status ranks measure the potential risk of extinction for species at global, national, and subnational levels, taking into account rarity, threats, and trends. These assessments are largely incomplete due to funding and resource limitations.
Julia H. Prins, Joey Shaw
wiley   +1 more source