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Understorey plant community and light availability in conifer plantations and natural hardwood forests in Taiwan [PDF]

, 2015
Questions: What are the effects of replacing mixed species natural forests with Cryptomeria japonica plantations on understorey plant functional and species diversity?
Anderson M.C., Boufford D.E., Chang N.H., Chang‐Yang C.H., Chazdon R.L., Chen W.C., Cheng C.T., Chu P.C., Delta‐T, Horng F.H., Hsia Y.J., Kimmins J.P., Kuo S.R., Kuo Y.L., Kuo Y.L., Kuo Y.L., Kuo Y.L., Liang J.C., Lin K.C., Lin T.C., Liou C.Y., TFB, TFB, TFRI, Wang H.H., Williams H.   +25 more
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Root‐Stimulated Movements in Mimosa Pudica for Biohybrid Robotic Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that thermal and electrical stimulation of Mimosa pudica root induces movement of the petiole and pinnules without direct stimulation of the aerial organs, thereby enabling a plant‐based robotic gripper and providing a foundation for the development of intelligent and sustainable systems.
Misao Sato, Kazuya Murakami, Yu Ikeda, Yuki Sakashita, Hayato Kurusu, Ken Yokawa, Jun Shintake   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological consequences of the playgrounds' reconstruction of specialized "park-stadium Khimmash", in Yekaterinburg [PDF]

, 2019
In connection with the World Cup in 2018 in the Russian Federation, including the qualifying matches of the World Championship in Yekaterinburg, the Government of the Sverdlovsk Regiondecided to place a training ground on the territory of the "Park ...
Atkina, L. I., Lukin, D., Mezenina, O. B., Zhukova, M.   +3 more
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Understanding preferences for tree attributes: the relative effects of socio-economic and local environmental factors [PDF]

, 2014
Urban plant biodiversity is influenced by both the physical environment and attitudes and preferences of urban residents for specific plant types. Urban residents are assumed to be disconnected from their immediate environment, and cultural and societal ...
Avolio, ML, Gillespie, TW, Jenerette, GD, McCarthy, HR, Pataki, DE, Pincetl, S   +5 more
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Advances in Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Intelligent Robotics and Electronics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) integrate molecular anisotropy with electrical functionality to enable programmable actuation and reconfigurable electronics. This review classifies eLCEs into robotic actuators and adaptive electronics, summarizes key actuation mechanisms, and highlights fabrication strategies that bridge materials to ...
Kavita Ramesh Rathod, Sena Chon, Jae Hyuk Hwang, Sung Hyuk Park, Woohwa Lee, Joonmyung Choi, Shi Hyeong Kim, Seung Hwan Ko, Changsoon Choi, Seon Jeong Kim, Dong‐Gyun Kim, Habeom Lee, Kyung Gook Cho, Woon‐Hong Yeo, Hyun Kim   +14 more
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Development and application of a new Forestation Index: global forestation patterns and drivers [PDF]

, 2013
Deforestation has long been heavily studied; several proximate and underlying causes behind the global decrease of forest extent have been discussed. However, systematic analyses of positive examples are sparse, even if forestation is happening in almost
Benedek, Zsófia, Fertő, Imre
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PD‐1 Inhibits CD4+ TRM‐Mediated cDC1 Mobilization via Suppressing JAML in Human NSCLC

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
CD4+ tissue‐resident memory T cells (TRMs) in non‐small cell lung cancer recruit conventional type 1 dendritic cells via XCL1‐XCR1 signaling, orchestrating antitumor immunity. The costimulatory molecule JAML is essential for this process. PD‐1 blockade restores JAML expression and cDC1 mobilization, while JAML agonists synergize with anti‐PD‐1 therapy,
Zheyu Shao, Qinyuan Liu, Zhongwei Xin, Zhiyao Zhou, Mingjie Lin, Di Chen, Zhixing Hao, Yongyuan Chen, Wenxuan Wu, Shuyang Zhang, Xiaoke Chen, Xia Xu, Jinfan Li, Wei Lin, Yuhao Lu, Dang Wu, Pin Wu   +16 more
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Land Cover in a Managed Forest Ecosystem: Mexican Shade Coffee [PDF]

Managed forest ecosystems—agroforestry systems in which crops such as coffee and bananas are planted side-by-side with woody perennials—are being touted as a means of safeguarding forests along with the ecological services they provide.
Albers, Heidi J., Blackman, Allen, Crooks, Lisa, Ávalos Sartorio, Beatriz   +3 more
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Bird Population Changes Following the Establishment of a Diverse Stand of Woody Plants in a Former Crop Field in North Dakota, 1975– 2015 [PDF]

, 2018
Changes in the coverage of trees and shrubs on the North Dakota landscape since Euro- American settlement have likely had a pronounced impact on bird species that favor woody vegetation.
Igl, Lawrence D., Kantrud, Harold A., Newton, Wesley   +2 more
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Noncooperatively Optimized Tolerance: Decentralized Strategic Optimization in Complex Systems [PDF]

, 2011
We introduce noncooperatively optimized tolerance (NOT), a generalization of highly optimized tolerance (HOT) that involves strategic (game theoretic) interactions between parties in a complex system.
D. Fudenberg, Jackson R. Mayo, Joseph R. Ruthruff, Robert C. Armstrong, Yevgeniy Vorobeychik   +4 more
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