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Dynamically Actuated Reconfigurable Topographical Surface Enables Active Control of Implant‐Associated Infections

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dynamically actuated reconfigurable topographical surface (DARTS) integrates contact‐mediated bactericidal nanotopography with programmable mechanical actuation to actively disrupt bacterial biofilms. Dynamic surface reconfiguration enhances bacterial killing and suppresses implant‐associated infections in vivo, providing a new strategy for active ...
Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash, Jihun Lee, J. Scott VanEpps, Sungmin Nam, Jouha Min   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Planning Perspective on Food Resilience Assessment and Practice in the Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area, China

Land
This study aims to assess and analyze the urban food resilience of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area, proposing innovative assessment frameworks and methodologies.
Yi Gu, Jinyu Sun, Jianming Cai, Yanwen Xie, Jiahao Guo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The economic insurance value of ecosystem resilience [PDF]

Ecosystem resilience, i.e. an ecosystem’s ability to maintain its basic functions and controls under disturbances, is often interpreted as insurance: by decreasing the probability of future drops in the provision of ecosystem services, resilience insures
Sebastian Strunz, Stefan Baumgärtner
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Gradient‐Conductivity Architecture Enables Synchronous Enhancement of Sensitivity and Detection Range in Multifunctional All‐Paper Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A gradient‐engineered all‐paper sensor is fabricated by integrating MXene and in situ grown AgNPs within hierarchical cellulose networks. The device breaks the sensitivity–detection range trade‐off through cascaded conductive pathways, enabling ultrahigh pressure sensitivity, humidity–pressure decoupled dual‐mode sensing, and outstanding EMI shielding,
Ao Li, Jun Xu, Dezhong Xu, Zhaohui Zhang, Jiyi Li, Daxian Cao, Kefu Chen, Mizi Fan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Streamlined Assessments are Integral to Operationalizing Resilience

Environmental Management
Abstract As infrastructure systems face growing challenges from threats and increasing complexity, resilience has become a critical focus in sustaining essential services and managing risks. However, existing frameworks for assessing resilience are often impractical for owner-operators of critical infrastructure like dams and watersheds due ...
Watson, Garrett, Deegan, Michael, Hogewood, Luke, Jin, Andrew, Keebaugh, Holden, Randon, Frank, Linkov, Igor   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Bone‐Inspired Recyclable Composites for Damage‐Tolerant Circular Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bone‐inspired architected composites are developed by combining osteon‐like reinforcements with a recyclable Elium thermoplastic matrix. The hierarchical architecture redirects cracks and promotes energy dissipation, while enabling recovery of intact, aligned, load‐bearing reinforcement units that retain their original stiffness, revealing a route ...
Alessandro Stagni, Nastaran Bahrami Novin, Luigi Benvenuto, Enrico Lertora, Flavia Libonati   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resilience Assessment of Safety System in EPB Construction Based on Analytic Network Process and Extension Cloud Model

Applied Sciences
In urban underground construction, Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunneling faces complex geological uncertainties and dynamic operational risks. Traditional safety management approaches often struggle under such conditions.
Jinliang Bai, Xuewei Li, Xinqing Hao, Dapeng Zhu, Yangkun Zhou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Resilience Assessment and Resilience-based Risk Mitigation for Community Building Portfolios [PDF]

, 2018
The resilience of a community is determined by its ability to withstand and recover from disruptions due to natural or manmade hazards. While a consensus has developed in disaster-related research in recent years that community infrastructure should be ...
Lin, Peihui Jr
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Advancing SafeWax, A Bio‐Inspired Superhydrophobic Coating, Toward Sustainable and Climate‐Resilient Crop Protection

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study advances SafeWax, a bio‐inspired, fatty‐acids‐based superhydrophobic coating, by identifying an agriculturally compliant solvent and revealing how solvent‐controlled Fatty acid crystallization governs the coating's microscopic structure and performance.
Niv Ben‐Arie, Iryna Polishchuk, Franziska Tauber, Coralie Schneider, Elena Prudnikov, Alessia Calora, Silvia Milita, Simona Fermani, Mireia Alejandra Ibanez Revert, Ilaria Filippetti, Claudio Ratti, Matthias Kellermeier, Markus Rueckel, Boaz Pokroy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Melanin's Role in Balancing Mechanical Strength and Reproductive Output in Environmentally Stressed Fungal Spores

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Melanin content directly controls fungal spore mechanical properties, with pigmented spores achieving rupture forces two orders of magnitude higher than hyaline spores. Environmental stress drives this quantity‐quality tradeoff; stressed species invest energy in melanin‐reinforced, mechanically superior thick‐walled, super‐hydrophobic spores, while ...
Atul Agrawal, Steven E. Naleway
wiley   +1 more source