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Land-Use and Height of Pollen Sampling Affect Pollen Exposure in Munich, Germany
Atmosphere, 2020 Airborne pollen concentrations vary depending on the location of the pollen trap with respect to the pollen sources. Two Hirst-type pollen traps were analyzed within the city of Munich (Germany): one trap was located 2 m above ground level (AGL) and the ...
Jesús Rojo +8 more
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Ecological Monographs, 2018 Floral chemistry mediates plant interactions with pollinators, pathogens, and herbivores, with major consequences for fitness of both plants and flower visitors.
E. Palmer-Young +7 more
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Elastic Energy Storage in Biological Materials: Internal Stresses and Their Functionality
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Harnessing and storing internally generated elastic energy is a clever strategy by biological materials to perform functions like shape transformation, movement, and predation. This review explores how biological systems manipulate mechanisms like atomic or protein integration into minerals, protein conformational shifts, phase transitions, and osmotic
Shahrouz Amini +3 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review highlights recent advancements in 3DP techniques that incorporate emerging multifunctional SMP materials for applications in e‐electronics, soft actuators, biomedical devices, and more. Abstract Shape memory polymers (SMP) have recently gained significant attention as multifunctional materials for flexible and wearable electronics ...
Muhammad Yasir Khalid +4 more
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Getting to the heart of cardiovascular evolution in humans
eLife, 2019 Differences in the response of cardiomyocytes to oxygen deprivation in humans and chimpanzees may explain why humans are more prone to certain heart diseases.
Alex Pollen, Bryan J Pavlovic
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Clinical and Translational Allergy, 2023 Background Artemisia pollen is the most prevalent outdoor aeroallergen causing respiratory allergies in Beijing, China. Pollen allergen concentrations have a direct impact on the quality of life of those suffering from allergies.
Zhaoyin Yin +3 more
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Impact of Local Grasslands on Wild Grass Pollen Emission in Bavaria, Germany
Land, 2022 Meteorological conditions and the distribution of pollen sources are the two most decisive factors influencing the concentration of airborne grass pollen.
Stephan Jung +10 more
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Food for Pollinators: Quantifying the Nectar and Pollen Resources of Urban Flower Meadows
PLoS ONE, 2016 Planted meadows are increasingly used to improve the biodiversity and aesthetic amenity value of urban areas. Although many ‘pollinator-friendly’ seed mixes are available, the floral resources these provide to flower-visiting insects, and how these ...
D. Hicks +16 more
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Advanced Theory and Simulations, EarlyView.The seal louse Echinophthirius horridus has uniquely shaped setae that may reduce drag during its host's dives. Using numerical simulations, this study demonstrates that their natural inclination promotes vortex formation, minimizing friction and energy loss. These findings provide insights into biological surface adaptations and may inspire the design
Anika Preuss +3 more
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Variation in pollen-donor composition among pollinators in an entomophilous tree species, Castanea crenata, revealed by single-pollen genotyping. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 BACKGROUND:In plants, reproductive success is largely determined by the composition of pollen (i.e., self-pollen and outcross-pollen from near and distant pollen-donors) transported as a result of pollinator foraging behavior (e.g., pollen carryover ...
Yoichi Hasegawa +2 more
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