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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen, Patryk Wąsik, Juan Fernando Cucuyame Morales, Marie Kate Palau, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Phani Saketh Dasika, Jin Hee Kim, Radhika Laxminarayana, Eric Hintsala, Greta Chang, Junzhi Liao, Lizhi Sun, Nathan Lord, Atsushi Arakaki, Paul Bardunias, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus   +16 more
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Hydrogels Augmented With Artificial Sweeteners can Inhibit Multidrug‐Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Growth and Biofilm Formation While Demonstrating Safety in Pre‐Clinical Pilot Human Trials

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Using PVA–borax hydrogels as carriers for off‐the‐shelf artificial sweeteners to fight multidrug‐resistant A. baumannii. These soft, biocompatible hydrogels rapidly reduce bacterial viability within multidrug‐resistant A. baumannii biofilms by more than 99% within one hour and sustain antimicrobial activity over time, while demonstrating safety in both
Jie Han, Mohamed Soliman, Bin Zhang, Dominika Krawiel, Ronan R. McCarthy   +4 more
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Effects of plant root exudates enzyme activities on rhizosphere soil enzyme activities and nutrients in karst areas

Guangxi Zhiwu
In order to explore the effects of enzyme activities from plant root exudates on rhizosphere soil enzyme activities and nutrients in karst areas, the activities of β-1,4-glucosidase (βG), β-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase (NAG), leucine aminopeptidase (LAP ...
QIN Menger, LI Zhen, DOU Li, LIANG Yueming, ZHANG Wei, WANG Jing, PAN Fujing   +6 more
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Allelopathic Potential of Sweet Sorghum Root Exudates and Identification of the Relevant Allelochemicals

Agrochemicals, 2023
This study determined the influence of cattle manure compost, chemical fertilizers, and mulch on the growth of weeds, sugar content, and growth of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench).
Kifayatullah Kakar, Tran Dang Xuan, Tran Dang Khanh   +2 more
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Conjugated Porphyrin Polymer With Superior Charge Transfer for Photodynamic‐Immunomodulatory Prevention of CIED Infection in Diabetes

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Under NIR irradiation, PTCPP generates ROS to eliminate MRSA biofilms and promote M1 macrophage polarization for phagocytosis. After bacterial clearance, the material is phagocytosed by macrophages, shifting their polarization to M2 phenotype via metabolic reprogramming, which synergistically enhances anti‐infection therapy and wound healing.
Honghao Ma, Jinguo Xu, Rongrong Gu, Chuanhui Dong, Te Chen, Yi Mu, Jing Zhu, Yating Wang, Wen Wang, Yingying Zhang, Hongyu Ma, Xiaochen Wang, Sheng Ye, Cheng Cheng   +13 more
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2‐Deoxyglucose Dendrimer‐Enabled Niclosamide Delivery to FRβ‐Expressing Macrophages Alleviates Endometriosis Progression and Associated Hyperalgesia

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A folic acid (FA)‐conjugated 2‐deoxyglucose dendrimer selectively targets FRβ+ macrophages in endometriotic lesions, enabling precise intracellular delivery of niclosamide. This nonhormonal nanomedicine enhances drug solubility, provides controlled intracellular release, suppresses lesion growth, reduces inflammation and pain, and establishes FRβ ...
Anubhav Dhull, Mingxin Shi, Madeleine E. Harvey, Taylor M. Page, Rishi Sharma, Kenneth John Goody, Aqib Iqbal Dar, Nash S. Moawad, Vijay Kumar Sirohi, Paul S. Cooke, Kanako Hayashi, Anjali Sharma   +11 more
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Establishment of a method to collect root exudates from olive plants and its validation by determining the effect of root exudates against Verticillium dahliae

, 2022
Aims The aim of this study was to establish a method to collect root exudates from olive plants. The method was validated by determining the effect of root exudates on the viability of Verticillum dahliae conidia and microsclerotia.
López-Moral, Ana, Trapero Casas, Antonio, Sánchez-Rodríguez, Antonio Rafael   +2 more
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Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu, Omid Mazaheri, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Jingqu Chen, Yuang Gu, Xia Liang, Deli Chen, Frank Caruso   +8 more
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Validation of the Chemotaxis of Plant Parasitic Nematodes Toward Host Root Exudates

Journal of Nematology, 2019
Plant parasitic nematodes (PPN) are microscopic soil herbivores that cause damage to many economic crops. For the last century, it has been proposed that chemotaxis is the primary means by which PPN locate host plant roots.
Liu Wenshan, Jones Alexis L., Gosse Heather N., Lawrence Kathy S., Park Sang-Wook   +4 more
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Solid Harmonic Wavelet Bispectrum for Image Analysis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The Solid Harmonic Wavelet Bispectrum (SHWB), a rotation‐ and translation‐invariant descriptor that captures higher‐order (phase) correlations in signals, is introduced. Combining wavelet scattering, bispectral analysis, and group theory, SHWB achieves interpretable, data‐efficient representations and demonstrates competitive performance across texture,
Alex Brown, Mathilda Avirett‐Mackenzie, Carolin Villforth, Georgios Exarchakis   +3 more
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