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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
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Spatial Distribution of Soil Organic Carbon Along a Toposequence Using Quantile Regression Forest in Lesotho

Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a dynamic component of soil organic matter, playing numerous roles in soil health, quality, and fertility for agronomic and environmental purposes.
Maleshoane Teleki, Makoala V. Marake, Botle E. Mapeshoane, Molutsoane Motšoane, Mantsatsi Moleleki, Kotelo Nkunyane, Motlatsi Lekokotoana, Thabo Masobeng, Selebalo Ramakhanna, Mashekoe Liemo Likoti   +9 more
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Conservation Connection

, 2002
This newsletter from the Freehold Soil Conservation District lists the "Gift of Trees in New Jersey" school children contest winners, describes the conservation activities of the organization, and highlights staff news.Purpose: To inform members of the ...

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Defect‐Engineered Microwave‐Responsive Ni@C Composites From Waste PET for Catalytic Plastic Upcycling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A circular upcycling strategy transforms waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) bottles into microwave‐responsive Ni@C catalyst featuring lattice‐distorted nickel cores and defective carbon shells. These strain‐rich heterointerfaces enhance dielectric loss and promote localized microwave hotspots, accelerating peroxymonosulfate activation and polymer‐chain
Xiao Lu, Shiying Ren, Jingkai Lin, Kunsheng Hu, Yalan Mo, Shaobin Wang, Wenjie Tian, Xiaoguang Duan   +7 more
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Spatial Pattern of Extreme Rainfall-Induced Forest Aboveground Biomass Loss and Its Influencing Factors in the Tableland-Gully Region of the Loess Plateau, China

Remote Sensing
Extreme rainfall-induced forest aboveground biomass (AGB) loss poses a serious threat to ecosystem stability and carbon stocks amid intensifying climate extremes.
Xiaoqing Luo, Yayi Li, Menghan Yang, Yuhang Zhang, Jiaxi Wang, Mengmeng Li, Runqiu Deng, Feng Yang, Juying Jiao   +8 more
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Edible Pouch Motors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Edible robotics is an emerging field that leverages edible materials to construct robotic systems. This study presents a method to create thin, lightweight, yet powerful edible soft actuators, namely edible pouch motors. The successful operation of these edible actuators and grippers renders their potential to advance future developments in edible ...
Keigo Takahashi, Kazuma Takai, Ryuma Niiyama, Jun Shintake   +3 more
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Microbial regulation mechanisms of soil organic carbon sequestration by biochar application

Biochar
The application of biochar to agricultural soils is a promising strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing carbon sequestration. However, the microbially mediated mechanisms by which biochar influences soil carbon cycling remain unclear.
Gehao Zhang, Lei Deng, Yang Liao, Jianzhao Wu, Xining Zhao, Zhouping Shangguan   +5 more
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Conserving Soil

Soil Science, 1956
Includes bibliography. ; Mode of access: Internet.
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Data‐Driven Bulldozer Blade Control for Autonomous Terrain Leveling

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A simulation‐driven framework for autonomous bulldozer leveling is presented, combining high‐fidelity terramechanics simulation with a neural‐network‐based reduced‐order model. Gradient‐based optimization enables efficient, low‐level blade control that balances leveling quality and operation time.
Harry Zhang, Ganesh Arivoli, Huzaifa Unjhawala, Luning Bakke, Radu Serban, Dan Negrut   +5 more
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Divergent responses of plant biomass and diversity to short-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition in three types of steppe in Inner Mongolia, China

Ecological Processes, 2022
Background Understanding the response of the plant community to increasing nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs is helpful for managing and protecting grassland ecosystems in semiarid areas.
Ning Guo, Mingyang Xie, Zhao Fang, Feng Jiao, Xiaoyu Han   +4 more
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