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Bird functional traits affect seed dispersal patterns of China’s endangered trees across different disturbed habitats

Avian Research, 2018
Background The most dominant global threat to natural forests and their biodiversity is land-cover change, which has negative impacts on both species persistence and ecosystem functions.
Ning Li, Zheng Wang, Xinhai Li, Zhaohui Li   +3 more
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Tissue‐Adhesive Fabric‐Based Bioelectronics for Wearable and Implantable Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An implantable and wearable bioelectronic textile (iTextile) is introduced as a unified platform bridging wearable and implantable systems. By integrating a self‐healing polymer, stretchable silk fabric, conductive composite electrodes, and an adhesive hydrogel, the platform enables conformal, stable interfacing with soft tissues. The iTextile supports
Soojung An, Yewon Kim, Kyoungryong Kim, Heewon Choi, Sungjun Yoon, Jaewon Ju, Mikyung Shin, Donghee Son   +7 more
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Divergent seed dispersal outcomes: Interactions between seed, disperser, and forest traits [PDF]

Ecology
AbstractAnimals disperse seeds in various ways that affect seed deposition sites and seed survival, ultimately shaping plant species distribution, community composition, and ecosystem structure. Some animal species can disperse seeds through multiple pathways (e.g., defecation, regurgitation, epizoochory), each likely producing distinct seed dispersal ...
Bastien Dehaudt, Tom Bruce, Vincent Deblauwe, António Ferraz, Brett Gardner, Tafon Godwin ‘Babs’ Bibila, Matthew LeBreton, Gaston Mempong, Kevin Njabo, Standly Nkemnyi Nkengbeza, Elsa M. Ordway, Lucas Pavan, Nicholas J. Russo, Thomas B. Smith, Matthew Scott Luskin   +14 more
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Si‐Doped Nanocrystalline Diamond as Highly Sensitive Luminescence Thermometer for the Physiological Temperature Range

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this work, diamonds with negative charged silicon‐vacancy (SiV−) centers have been designed for use as thermometers in biomedical applications. Multiparametric analysis of the emission characteristics of the SiV− centers provides extraordinary sensitivity for temperature detection in the physiological temperature range.
María Gragera, Iván Carrillo‐Berdugo, Josue Millán, Paulius Pobedinskas, Antonio Freire, Ken Haenen, Javier Navas   +6 more
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Catalytically Enhanced Near Room‐Temperature Hydrogen Sensing Using Pd‐ZnO Colloidal Crystals

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Pd‐decorated ZnO colloidal crystal monolayers demonstrate excellent performance across a wide hydrogen concentration range at 33°C, with high selectivity and reproducible device fabrication. The sensors show strong responses even at low‐ppm H2 concentrations and an ultra‐low detection limit of 82 ppb, indicating their suitability for diverse hydrogen ...
Hamidah Alluhaybi, Samuel J. Ippolito, Chung Kim Nguyen, Durairaj Mahendiran, Michelle J. S. Spencer, Edwin L. H. Mayes, Billy James Murdoch, Jason Choi, Shamali De Silva, James Tardio, Adrian Trinchi, Ahmad E. Kandjani, Mohammad Al Kobaisi, Ylias Sabri   +13 more
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Functionalizing Micro‐to‐Mesoscopic Electrode Architectures for Regulating Electron Transfer Behaviors in Electrocatalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A systematic review is conducted to assess the influence of electrode architecture across micro‐ to mesoscopic length scales on electron‐transfer pathways in electrocatalysis. We discuss the structure‐activity relationships in electrocatalytic applications, including resource recovery and environmental remediation, and provide cost‐effective, efficient
Manshu Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhang, Shideng Yuan, Xinmeng Yu, Keming Wan, Xiaoguang Duan, Zhining Wang   +6 more
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Nanodiamond Sensing in Dynamic Environments With Fast‐Tracking Through Four‐Point Positioning

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A four‐point positioning tracking (4PPT) platform enables fast 3D feedback translational tracking of fluorescent nanodiamonds while simultaneously recording ODMR spectra. By integrating real‐time translational tracking with quantum sensing, mobile nanodiamonds are used for in‐situ nanothermometry, nanorheometry, and 6D translation–rotation tracking in ...
Guoli Zhu, Ming‐Zhong Ai, Zhi‐Yu Zhao, Weng‐Hang Leong, Shi‐Ning Chen, Xi Liu, Jing‐Wei Fan, Xi Feng, Ren‐Bao Liu, Yue Cui, Quan Li   +10 more
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The Dispersal of Seeds

Journal of the New York Botanical Garden, 1925
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Sulfation‐Tunable Peptide‐Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogels for Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Expansion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Co‐assembly of rationally designed glycosaminoglycan‐binding peptides with sulfated glycosaminoglycans yields supramolecular hydrogels with tunable mechanics and matrix‐mediated cytokine retention. The glycosaminoglycans thereby act as cofactors, driving a coil‐to‐β‐sheet transition that triggers gelation.
Shirel Veretnik, Prannoy Seth, Maximilian Fusenig, Jens Friedrichs, Nicole Fertala, Passant Atallah, Uwe Freudenberg, Ayala Lampel, Carsten Werner   +8 more
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Seed predation and passage time through the digestive tract of captive golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Seed predation and dispersal by mammals are two key processes affecting the dynamics of plant populations and regeneration of forest trees. Colobine monkeys often consume fruits and are usually assumed to be seed predators, but their role as seed ...
Yanpei Bai, Yuan Chen, Haochun Chen, Hui Yao, Wanji Yang, Xiangdong Ruan, Zuofu Xiang   +6 more
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