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Thickness‐Dependent Infrared Emissivity of Ultrathin Freestanding MoSiN Nanocomposite Membranes

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Metals and dielectrics show opposite trends in thickness‐dependent infrared emissivity: metallic films exhibit a rise in emissivity below a critical thickness, while dielectric films show a corresponding decline. For applications demanding both high emissivity and mechanical strength in membranes with nanoscale thickness, combining these ...
Reethu Sebastian, Amrid Amnache, Nadi Braidy, Luc G. Fréchette   +3 more
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Enhanced rates of particulate organic matter remineralization by microzooplankton are diminished by added ballast minerals [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2013
To examine the potentially competing influences of microzooplankton and calcite mineral ballast on organic matter remineralization, we incubated diatoms in darkness in rolling tanks with and without added calcite minerals (coccoliths) and ...
F. A. C. Le Moigne, M. Gallinari, E. Laurenceau, C. L. De La Rocha   +3 more
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Soft Robotic Excretory Care Simulator for Nursing Education: Functional and Perceptual Biomimetics Approach

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa, Sota Suzuki, Shizuka Watanabe, Zebing Mao, Young Ah Seong, Toshinori Fujie, Tatsuhiro Horii, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, Shingo Maeda   +10 more
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THE USE OF C/N RATIO IN ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF LAND-BASED MATERIAL IN COASTAL WATER OF SOUTH SULAWESI AND SPERMONDE ARCHIPELAGO, INDONESIA

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016
Measurement of C-N magnitude and C/N ratio from particulate matter is used to explain the source of terrestrial and sea particulates. Therefore, this study aimed at using C/N ratio in assessing land-based material in the west coast of Spermonde area ...
Andriani Nasir, Muhammad Lukman, Ambo Tuwo, Muhammad Hatta, Rahmadi Tambaru, Nurfadilah Nurfadilah   +5 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Transport and retention of artificial and real wastewater particles inside a bed of settled aerobic granular sludge assessed applying magnetic resonance imaging

Water Research X, 2020
The removal or degradation of particulate organic matter is a crucial part in biological wastewater treatment. This is even more valid with respect to aerobic granular sludge and the impact of particulate organic matter on the formation and stability of ...
Florian Ranzinger, Maximilian Matern, Manuel Layer, Gisela Guthausen, Michael Wagner, Nicolas Derlon, Harald Horn   +6 more
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In Vivo Microplastic Detection With Photoacoustic Imaging

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Microplastics are posing an escalating threat to both ecological systems and human health. Yet, current methods for investigating their bioaccumulation are highly invasive, requiring destructive analysis of ex vivo tissues via mass spectrometry, dye labelling, or Raman microspectroscopy.
Joseph C. Bear, Olumide Ogunlade, Jayvian Mavi, Emily J. Deniszczyc, Daolong Chen, Heeva Javaheri, Paul Beard, Mark F. Lythgoe, Daniel J. Stuckey, P. Stephen Patrick   +9 more
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Microbial degradation and watershed weathering jointly regulate soil organic matter stabilization in alpine wetlands

Communications Earth & Environment
Wetland soils store more organic carbon than upland soils, yet the role of catchment weathering in shaping soil organic matter remains underexplored. Here, we investigated how short-term biological and long-term weathering processes influence organic ...
Bin Niu, Tianzhu Lei, Qiuyu Chen, Yilun Hu, Hailiang Dong, Yibo Yang, Jizhong Zhou, Gengxin Zhang   +7 more
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Soil Organic Matter Dynamics in the Ericaceous and Afroalpine Belts of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia: Influence of Vegetation, Fire, and Topographic Factors

Soil Systems
Soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics in tropical montane ecosystems remain poorly understood, particularly regarding the relative importance of particulate versus mineral-associated fractions under varying disturbance regimes.
Zerihun Asrat, Mekbib Fekadu, Zerihun Woldu, Sebsebe Demissew, Betelhem Mekonnen, Lars Opgenoorth, Georg Miehe, Wolfgang Zech   +7 more
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Nanocellulose Alleviates Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy via Gut Microbiota‐Mediated Bile Acid Homeostasis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Nanocellulose, derived from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) through sulfuric acid hydrolysis or mechanical grinding to produce CNC or CNF, was tested in a rat ICP model. Particularly, CNF improved gut microbiota composition, reduced secondary bile acid metabolism, and restored bile acid homeostasis through modulation of the gut–liver axis.
Muhua Yu, Hongjie Dai, Xiaocui Zhong, Qibin Li, Hui Yuan, Yang Yang, Daiyong Huang, Lei Zhang, Rui Ran, Tian He, Yuanzhi Huang, Silas Villas‐Boas, Sergey Tumanov, Richard D. Cannon, Boris Novakovic, Richard Saffery, Yuhao Zhang, Xiaojing Dong, Ting‐Li Han   +18 more
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