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Upscaling Pulsed Laser Fragmentation in Liquids by Advanced Free‐Flow Setups

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Advanced flow setups providing thin colloid films are introduced to upscale pulsed laser fragmentation in liquids for sustainable nanoparticle synthesis. Their potential is demonstrated by yielding remarkably small ZnO nanoparticles of <7 nm. Numerical simulations complement the study, revealing that the superior performance can be attributed to ...
Jan Lino Kricke, Zongwen Fu, Sebastian Burgmann, Uwe Janoske, Carlos Doñate‐Buendía, Bilal Gökce   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ash dieback and hydrology affect tree growth patterns under climate change in European floodplain forests

Scientific Reports
Floodplain forests are currently undergoing substantial reorganization processes due to the combined effects of management-induced altered hydrological conditions, climate change and novel invasive pathogens.
Stefanie Henkel, Ronny Richter, Karl Andraczek, Roger Mundry, Madeleine Dontschev, Rolf A. Engelmann, Timo Hartmann, Christian Hecht, Hans Dieter Kasperidus, Georg Rieland, Mathias Scholz, Carolin Seele-Dilbat, Michael Vieweg, Christian Wirth   +13 more
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Unreclaimed mines are key habitats for pioneer specialists: A case study on natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) microhabitat occupancy

Global Ecology and Conservation
Post-mining areas are populated by many taxa and are particularly important for pioneer species whose primary habitats, such as dynamic floodplains, have largely been degraded. For such species, habitats must be optimally managed beyond the end of mining
Leonard Bolte, Klaus Henle, Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unpacking the plural values of urban waterscapes for sustainability: local perspectives from four Indian megacities

Ecosystems and People
Urban waterscapes hold multiple values for local people and are important for ensuring the future sustainability of cities. However, few studies have examined the potential of plural values of waterscapes for mitigating urban sustainability challenges ...
Koushik Chowdhury, Pramila Thapa, Emmeline Topp, Harini Nagendra, Paulo Pereira, Tobias Plieninger   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Lin Guo, Kilian Schäfer, Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Xiaotao Wang, Florian Hofmann, Matthias Lutzi, Mark Suppelt, Proloy Taran Das, Jan Schmidtpeter, Imants Dirba, Stephan Rinderknecht, Mario Kupnik, Denys Makarov, Oliver Gutfleisch   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social–ecological mismatches create conservation challenges in introduced species management [PDF]

, 2019
This is the final version. Available from the Ecological Society of America via the DOI in this recordIntroduced species can have important effects on the component species and processes of native ecosystems.
Sarah L Crowley, Robert Al‐Chokhachy, Hazel A Jackson, Steven L Petersen, Al-Chokhachy, R, Simberloff, D, Beever, EA, Crowley, SL, Jackson, HA, Erik A Beever, Petersen, SL, Daniel Simberloff   +11 more
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Multimodal Engagement Assessment in Children During Invented Story Paradigm With a Social Robot

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A multimodal framework is proposed to assess children's engagement during storytelling interactions with a social robot. Gaze, physiological, and behavioral data are combined and validated against observer ratings. An automated gaze‐labeling strategy is introduced, and supervised classifiers achieve high accuracy. The study supports scalable engagement
Laura Fiorini, Elena Adelucci, Stefano Scatigna, Lorenzo Pugi, Alice Bruni, Benedetta Carotenuto, Chiara Pecini, Filippo Cavallo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plural valuation in southwestern Ethiopia: Disaggregating values associated with ecosystems in a smallholder landscape

People and Nature
Recognizing the diversity of preferences for, and values ascribed to, ecosystems in decision‐making can help to realize more sustainable and equitable policies for transformative change.
Maria Brück, Jannik Schultner, Birhanu Bekele Negash, Dadi Feyisa Damu, David J. Abson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source