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Biofunctool®: a new set of indicators to assess the impact of land management onsoil functioning [PDF]

, 2019
The concept and methods to assess soil quality have been widely debated in the literature for the last twenty years. We developed a new framework to assess soil quality following an integrative approach based on the measurement of soil dynamic functions ...
Bessou, Cécile, Brauman, Alain, Gay, Frédéric, Panklang, Phantip, Suvannang, Nopmanee, Thaler, Philippe, Thoumazeau, Alexis, Tivet, Florent   +7 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

Soil Fertility: A summary of research conducted under the German Federal Programme for Organic Agriculture and other forms of Sustainable Agriculture [PDF]

, 2012
Since 2002, the federal research programme for organic agriculture has supported research projects on soil fertility. Research projects at the beginning studied specific subject areas such as comparison of various mulch materials, nutrient mobilisation ...
ANON
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Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani, Carlo Antonini, Teresa Gatti, Mengjiao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of charcoal production on soil micronutrients, enzyme activities, microbial composition, and biomass phosphorus in a derived savannah ecosystem of Nigeria

Scientific Reports
Soil functions as the active force managing diverse biogeochemical processes in tropical forest ecosystems, including storing and recycling nutrients and decomposing organic matter.
A. J. Adeyemo, I. A. Oluwagbemi, W. O. Ajiboye, E. A. Akinnagbe, T. Y. Akande, M. B. Oyun, M. A. Awodun, D. M. S. Oliveira, D. A. F. Freitas   +8 more
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Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker, Jelle de Vries, Johannes T. B. overvelde   +2 more
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Sources of nitrogen for winter wheat in organic cropping systems [PDF]

, 2013
In organic cropping systems, legumes, cover crops, residue incorporation, and manure application are used to maintain soil fertility, but the contributions of these management practices to soil nitrogen (N) supply remain obscure.
Amato, Anderson, Askegaard, Askegaard, Bent T. Christensen, Biederbeck, Buchmann, Carpenter-Boggs, Cavigelli, Chirinda, Christensen, Christensen, Christensen, Christensen, Constantin, Cookson, Djurhuus, Doltra, Franzluebbers, Gregorich, Hanselman, ICROFS, Jørgen E. Olesen, Kallenbach, Kanazawa, Keeney, Keeney, Luxhøi, Mulvaney, Myrold, Olesen, Olesen, Olesen, Olesen, Per Schjønning, Petersen, Petersen, Petersen, Raison, Ros, Schjønning, Schomberg, Six, Søren Christensen, Søren O. Petersen, Thomsen, Thomsen, Thomsen, Trinsoutrot, Wallenstein, Walley, Wander, Whalen, Yu   +53 more
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A Multidirectional Textile Interface for Remote Control Using Dynamic Area‐Based Capacitance Modulation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Here, we present a textile, wearable capacitive interface enabling multidirectional remote control by dynamically modulating electrode overlap and spacing via a freely gliding upper electrode. A forearm‐mounted prototype drives robotic and media tasks with 12–15 ms latency, maintains < 0.8% drift after 500 cycles, and remains stably functional at 90 ...
Cagatay Gumus, Fulya Yenilmez, Kadir Ozlem, Hakan Kestir, Eren Tasdemir, Berkant Bakisli, Gökhan Ince, Ozgur Atalay, Asli Tuncay Atalay   +8 more
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Sustainable Development Goals: The Challenges Emanating from Soil Utilization Practices and the Levels of Conservation Education and Awareness Among Rural Farmers in Nigeria. [PDF]

Bulgarian Journal of Soil Science, 2019
Sustainable Development is the utilization of resources to ensure the creation of materials and/or facilities/ devices that improve the well-being of man and his habitat in such a way and manner that the resources continue to be available for ...
P.O. Simeon, N. J. Apaji, H. E Jijingi
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Soil management in organic fruit growing [PDF]

, 2000
In the EU-standards you will find a period of three years for converting your orchard from conventional into organic. But conversion of your way of thinking about the orchard system and conversion of your root system and soil will take double time.
Bloksma, Joke
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