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Toward Fully Soft and Multifunctional Shape Sensing via Optical Waveguide Arrays

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work develops a sheet made with arrays of soft optical fibers that can reconstruct its 3D surface shape. Synergy of the waveguides’ responses to bending and pressing force allows shape reconstruction with resilience to damage. Applied onto surfaces of robotic or living systems, our design can be implemented in virtual reality, teleoperation ...
Qifan Yu, Nina Cao, Kaitlyn Becker
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Phenetic Relationship of Rubber Tree Clones

Biologia plantarum, 2003
Twenty clones of the breeding population of Hevea brasiliensis were evaluated for phenetic diversity. The test-clones included six clones developed in Nigeria, ten Malaysian clones, two clones from Indonesia and a clone from each of Brazil and Sri Lanka. Data collected on fifteen seed characters in 1998 and 1999 were utilized for multivariate analysis.
K.O. Omokhafe, J.E. Alika
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A Soft Robotic Finger With Deep Learning‐Enhanced Tactile Sensing for Texture and Softness Recognition

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Inspired by human touch, a tendon‐driven soft robotic finger combines multimodal tactile sensing and deep learning to simultaneously perceive texture and softness on deformable surfaces. A CNN‐LSTM model fuses pressure, accelerometer, and gyroscope signals to accurately classify material properties, achieving up to 95.4% texture and 97.0% softness ...
Gorkem Anil Al, Arya Shabani, Nicos Hadjigeorgiou, James Fant‐Male   +3 more
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Genome-Wide Identification of AP2/ERF Family Genes in Rubber Tree: Two HbAP2/ERF Genes Regulate the Expression of Multiple Natural Rubber Biosynthesis Genes

Agronomy
The AP2/ERF (APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factor) superfamily is one of the largest transcription factor families in plants and is not only vital for plant growth and development but also participates in responding to various abiotic stresses.
Xiaoyu Du, Yi Sun, Wenqing Cao, Shaohua Wu, Xiaomin Deng, Shuguang Yang, Minjing Shi, Hongmei Yuan, Jinquan Chao   +8 more
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Thermally Drawn Bioelectric Catheters: Enabling Proprioceptive Endovascular Navigation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work introduces a novel bioelectric navigation system eliminates the need for harmful fluoroscopy during endovascular surgeries. A bespoke 16‐electrode catheter is fabricated using rapid thermal drawing and laser micro‐machining. Paired with a real‐time tracking algorithm fusing vascular geometry detection and distance estimation, this technology ...
Alex Ranne, Heiko Maier, Jinshi Zhao, Songli Moey, Ayhan Aktas, Manik Chana, Burak Temelkuran, Nassir Navab, Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena   +8 more
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Seasonal Fluctuations of Plastochromanol‐8 and α‐Tocopherol Amounts in the Leaves of Cecropia Trees

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plastochromanol‐8 (PC‐8) is a homologue of γ‐tocotrienol with a longer side chain (eight instead of three isoprene units) and therefore also a representative of the tocochromanol (vitamin E) group. PC‐8 has been determined in various plants and seeds, with Cecropia sp. leaves showing unusually high levels.
Rosalie Ormos, Jörg Rau, Walter Vetter
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Interspecific differences in total flavonoid and sugar content in Taraxacum in Shergyla Mountain and their variation with altitude and slope orientation

Xibei zhiwu xuebao
[Objective] Taraxacum is an important medicinal and edible herb distributed commonly in Xizang. We aim to determine the content of the major pharmacologically active ingredients, including total flavonoids, polysaccharides, and other sugars, in ...
JIANG Yi, SHI Minjing, DAI Mingjun, GE Lixin, ZHANG Shixin, ZHANG Hua   +5 more
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Contrasts in Areas of Rubber Tree Clones in Regard to Soil and Biomass Carbon Stocks

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2015
Rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) crop may accumulate significant amounts of carbon either in biomass or in the soil. However, a comprehensive understanding of the potential of the C stock among different rubber tree clones is still distant, since clones ...
Anderson Ribeiro Diniz, Marcos Gervasio Pereira, Fabiano de Carvalho Balieiro, Eduardo Vinicius da Silva, Felipe Martini Santos, Francy Junio Gonçalves Lisboa, Aldo Bezerra de Oliveira, Renato Barbosa da Cruz   +7 more
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Descriptive, comparative, and functional anatomy of the facial musculature in cattle (Bos taurus)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Facial expressions can provide insight into animal emotions and pain, but no standardized system for assessing the entire facial display in cattle (Bos taurus Linnaeus) exists. The Facial Action Coding System (FACS), originally developed for humans, identifies distinct facial movements based on mimetic muscles.
Maja Söderlind, Bridget Cain, Katrina Ask, Jean‐Francois Valarcher, Elin Hernlund, Pia Haubro Andersen, Marie Rhodin   +6 more
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Building rubber without rubber trees [PDF]

Science, 2015
Plant Science![Figure][1] Lettuce plants are also a source of natural rubber PHOTO: © FLOWERPHOTOS/ALAMY Natural rubber trumps synthetic, petroleum-derived rubber in useful qualities such as elasticity and abrasion resistance.
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