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Hydrogel‐Based Smart Materials for Wound Healing and Sensing

Aggregate, EarlyView.
The graphical abstract illustrates the role of hydrogel‐based flexible materials in advancing biomedical applications, including wound healing, point‐of‐care diagnostics, smart patches, and wearable devices. Hydrogels are particularly promising in modern wound care due to their high‐water content, flexibility, and biocompatibility.
Thi Kim Ngan Duong, Thi Thuy Truong, Thi Nhat Linh Phan, Thi Xuan Nguyen, Vu Hoang Minh Doan, Truong Tien Vo, Jaeyeop Choi, Umapada Pal, Prodyut Dhar, Byeongil Lee, Junghwan Oh, Sudip Mondal   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pollination deficit in open-field tomato crops (Solanum lycopersicum L., Solanaceae) in Rio de Janeiro state, Southeast Brazil

Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2013
More than 70% of world’s crops benefit from biotic pollination, and bees are their main pollinators. Despite the fact that some of these insects have been broadly studied, understanding the interactions between plant crops and their pollinators with a ...
Mariana Scaramussa Deprá, Geovana Girondi Delaqua, Leandro Freitas, Maria Cristina Gaglianone   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios, Léon Chiriatti, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, Vincent Le Houérou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floristic response to urbanization: Filtering of the bioregional flora in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA [PDF]

, 2017
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Globally, urban plant populations are becoming increasingly important, as these plants play a vital role in ameliorating effects of ecosystem disturbance and climate change.
Aronson, Myla F.J., Dolan, Rebecca W., Hipp, Andrew L.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Spring and Power in Hovering Ornithopters

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Only small ornithopters can hover, longest at the hummingbird size. This article reviews the drive and power of these hovering machines, focusing on elastic energy and thrust boosters. Unlike two‐winged designs, X‐winged and multiple‐V‐winged ornithopters benefit from lower disk loading and slower, smaller wingbeats, and the clap‐and‐fling effect ...
Gih‐Keong Lau, Yao‐Wei Chin, Shih‐Chun Lin, Yu‐Hsiang Lai, Boo Cheong Khoo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stingless bee further improve apple pollination and production [PDF]

, 2014
The use of Africanised honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier) hives to increase pollination success in apple orchards is a widespread practice.
Blandina Felipe, Viana, Bragança Gastagnino, Guido Laercio, da Encarnação Coutinho, Jeferson Gabriel, Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro, Gramacho, Katia Peres, Oliveira da Silva, Fabiana   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Combined stress from parasites, pesticides and lack of flowers drives bee declines [PDF]

, 2015
Bees are subject to numerous pressures in the modern world. The abundance and diversity of flowers has declined, bees are chronically exposed to cocktails of agrochemicals, and they are simultaneously exposed to novel parasites accidentally spread by ...
Botias Talamantes, Cristina, Goulson, Dave, Nicholls, Beth, Rotheray, Ellen   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Autonomous Navigation of Bio‐Intelligent Cyborg Insect Based on Insect Visual Perception

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
The bio‐intelligent cyborg insect (BCI) introduces a noninvasive ultraviolet‐based control method, leveraging natural sensory behaviors for adaptive navigation. By integrating biological and artificial intelligence, BCI minimizes habituation and enhances locomotion in complex environments.
Chowdhury Mohammad Masum Refat, Mochammad Ariyanto, Ryo Tanaka, Kotaro Yamamoto, Keisuke Morishima   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A spatially extended model to assess the role of landscape structure on the pollination service of Apis mellifera [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
Apis mellifera plays a crucial role as pollinator of the majority of crops linked to food production and thus its presence is currently fundamental to our health and survival. The composition and configuration of the landscape in which Apis mellifera lives will likely determine the well-being of the hives and the pollination service that their members ...
arxiv  

The Dynamics of Pollination Markets [PDF]

The economic problem of a commercial beekeeper is akin to that of a traveling salesman with the important difference that bees simultaneously pollinate crops and feed on them.
Champetier, Antoine
core   +1 more source