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The segregation of Calb1, Calb2, and Prph neurons reveals distinct and mixed neuronal populations and projections to hair cells in the inner ear and central nuclei

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Three populations of hair cells have a distinct expression of Calb1 and Calb2. (A, A′D) The central is highly positive for Calb1 while surrounding HC are positive for Calb2. Later, a calyx forms primarily with Calb1. (B, B′, D′, D″) Saccule and utricle start out positive for Calb2 but will upregulate the Calb1 in the striola that is primarily forming ...
Jeong Han Lee, Ebenezer N. Yamoah, Jennifer Kersigo, Karen Elliott, Niya LaRoda, Gabriela Pavlinkova, Bernd Fritzsch   +6 more
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Redesigning octopus traps

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2014
Octopus, squids, lobsters, cuttlefish, etc., are traditionally caught with traps that are placed in the seabed for several months. Nowadays, the traps (Covos) used in the North of Portugal are made of a rigid structure of cast iron covered with a 152 to ...
Eduarda Gomes, João C. C. Abrantes
doaj   +1 more source

Photoreversible Polyurea Actuators With Spatiotemporal Control and Adaptive Mechanics

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A light–thermal responsive polyurea network incorporating reversibly dimerizable anthracene units enables spatiotemporal modulation of cross‐linking density and nearly 400‐fold stiffness tuning. Integrating programmable anisotropy, photopatterning, self‐healing, and photowelding within a single framework, this bioinspired “one network–multifunction ...
Zhiwen Song, Wang Li, Xinru Guo, Rui Pu, Wenxin Wang, Yujun Cheng, Liang Shen, Fei Gao   +7 more
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Rational design of Ni‐based catalysts for methane dry reforming: Recent advances and future perspectives

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Addressing the challenges inherent in dry reforming of methane (DRM), this paper focuses on the structural design and performance optimization of Ni‐based catalysts. The modulation strategies for DRM are systematically reviewed across four dimensions: the micromorphology of active metals, metal‐support interactions, electronic modifications by ...
Bowei Cao, Junlei Zhang, Wanglei Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Sex-specific bacterial microbiome variation in octopus vulgaris skin

Frontiers in Microbiology
Growing knowledge of the host-microbiota of vertebrates has shown the prevalence of sex-specific differences in the microbiome. However, there are virtually no studies assessing sex-associated variation in the microbiome of cephalopods.
Deiene Rodríguez-Barreto, Deiene Rodríguez-Barreto, Juan Carlos Sanz-González, M. Virginia Martín, Jesús M. Arrieta, Eduardo Almansa   +5 more
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Bio‐inspired nanophotonics: Structural color, chirality, and resonance metasurfaces

InfoMat, EarlyView.
A butterfly‐wing‐inspired anisotropic plasmonic flatband resonant metasurface. Insets, photo of the butterfly, Sasakia charonda, and the SEM image of its wing scale (above); the SEM image of the metasurface (below). Abstract The dazzling colors of butterfly wings and hummingbird feathers are not painted with pigments, but crafted by nature's invisible ...
Weihan Liu, Yao Liang, Din Ping Tsai
wiley   +1 more source

Using body mapping to explore perceptions of resilience with 7–12‐year‐old Muslim children in East London: A qualitative study

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
This study explored resilience in Black and South Asian Muslim children aged 7–12 in East London, an underrepresented group affected by deprivation and discrimination. Using body mapping, children depicted resilience as personal strength and described the importance of support systems.
Aisling Murray, Imogen I. Hensler, Eleanor Keiller, Faiza Durrani, Patrisiya Ali Taleb, Maria Grazia Turri, Jennifer Y. F. Lau   +6 more
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Microbial communities and functional diversity in seafood

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Functional diversity encompasses ecosystem processes that enhance adaptability to environmental change. This study explores the diversity of microorganisms associated with seafood. In this paper, we present our knowledge of microbial diversity in relation to seafood.
Christian Larbi Ayisi, Samuel Ayeh Osei, Grace Afumwaa Boamah, Gertrude Dzifa Mensah   +3 more
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Benthic megafauna and the functioning of macroalgal forests and urchin barrens

Oikos, EarlyView.
Two temperate rocky reef food‐web models, representing the trophic diversity of the Mediterranean rocky reef communities, were built for the two stable states: macroalgal forests and barren grounds, which are characterized by opposite amounts of erect macroalgal biomass.
Chiara Bonaviri, Davide Agnetta, Stefania Pinna, Luigi Piazzi, Fabio Badalamenti, Giulia Ceccherelli, Davide Iaciofano, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Francesco Di Trapani, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Vesna Mačić, Anna Maria Mannino, Francesco Mura, Luigi Musco, Laura Tamburello, Tomás Vega Fernández, Salvatrice Vizzini, Trevor Willis, Paola Gianguzza   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Matching habitat choice could be brightness‐based instead of hue‐based in green‐brown polymorphic grasshoppers

Oikos, EarlyView.
Some prey species have evolved background matching, that is they resemble their surrounding environment in terms of colour and/or brightness. When prey populations inhabit patchy environments, they may even have evolved specialised phenotypes: each phenotype matching a specific subset of patches.
Lilian Cabon, Holger Schielzeth
wiley   +1 more source