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Microbiology ResearchSoil microbial communities are fundamental to soil health and ecosystem functioning in agricultural landscapes. This study assessed how soil nutrient variation influences microbial community structure and ecosystem multifunctionality in tea gardens ...
Lili Nian +9 more
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Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Implementing soft yet strong and intelligent soft grippers request innovative and creative solutions in designing soft bodies and seamlessly integrating actuated systems with hierarchical sensing. This review systematically analyses soft grippers with a deep understanding of core components, from fundamental design principles to actuation and sensing ...
Haneul Kim +4 more
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Optimizing soil multifunctionality of coastal peat grasslands
Geoderma RegionalSoils have the capacity to provide a wide range of soil functions that can help address socio-environmental challenges, such as climate change and biodiversity loss. Here, we apply the Functional Land Management framework aimed at optimally balancing supply and demand of soil functions at a landscape-scale to drained coastal peat (Histosols) in ...
Kraamwinkel, C.T. +5 more
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Liquid Jetting‐Based Miniature Robotic Navigation in Confined Fluidic Spaces
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.We introduce a new class of liquid‐jetting‐based miniature robots (JetBots) ranging in size from mm‐to‐cm, featuring a unified approach in design, fabrication, and actuation. They demonstrate fast locomotion (30.3 cm/s), rapid steering (648.8°/s), and diverse functions, such as puncturing soft materials and unlimited cargo sampling and delivery, paving
Debasish Roy, Tianlu Wang
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GeodermaSoil organisms, with their extremely high diversity, play essential roles in maintaining soil health and supporting key ecological processes.
Qinglan Hu +6 more
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Applying Multifunctionality to U.S. Farm Policy [PDF]
Agricultural and Food Policy,
Freshwater, David
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Biopolymer‐Coated Paper Composites for Sustainable Packaging
Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Conventional plastic packaging, though dominant in food and flexible applications, poses serious environmental concerns due to its persistence and limited recyclability. To address this challenge, this study develops bio‐based coated paper composites as sustainable alternatives. Paper, while biodegradable, lacks adequate barrier properties. To
Shane Annabella Nusa Pratiwi +2 more
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Nanoclay‐Engineered Scaffolds for the Controlled Delivery of Biomolecules in Regenerative Medicine
Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Regenerative medicine combines biomaterials, cells, scaffolds, and bioactive agents via modern technologies to aid in the reconstruction and repair of damaged tissues. Among these, nanoclay scaffolds have demonstrated unique advantages in facilitating the delivery of therapeutic agents.
Mehri Shadi +2 more
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Working Lands Agri-environmental Policy Options and Issues for the Next United States Farm Bill [PDF]
U.S. farm legislation is due to be updated in 2007, to become effective with the 2008 crop year. Major questions surround the role of environmental or conservation provisions in the new Federal farm bill. In this paper, I first present some background on
Dobbs, Thomas L.
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The Impacts of Alternative Policy Scenarios on Multifunctionality [PDF]
This paper provides first results of the sector model approach to analyze the effects of alternative policy scenarios on the multifunctional role of Finnish agriculture.
Lankoski, Jussi E. +3 more
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