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An ecological network for large carnivores as a key tool for protecting landscape connectivity in the Carpathians

Journal of Maps
The main aim of our study was to delineate a coherent ecological network for large carnivores, using a unified methodology, which would be flexible and serve as a basis for nature and habitat connectivity protection across the Carpathians.
Kristýna Vlková, Vladimír Zýka, Cristian Remus Papp, Dušan Romportl   +3 more
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Does functional soil microbial diversity contribute to explain within-site plant beta-diversity in an alpine grassland and a dehesa meadow in Spain? [PDF]

, 2017
Questions: Once that the effects of hydrological and chemical soil properties have been accounted for, does soil microbial diversity contribute to explain change in plant community structure (i.e. within-site beta-diversity)?
Araya, Yoseph N., Bartelheimer, Maik, Crujeiras, Rosa M., García-Baquero, Gonzalo, Valle, Cipriano J.   +4 more
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Closed‐loop Recycling of Sulfide Solid Electrolytes from Spent Solid‐State Sodium Batteries

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Closed‐loop recycling of sulfide solid electrolyte via a mild dissolution–recrystallization–thermal treatment process enables efficient recovery from spent all‐solid‐state sodium batteries. The regenerated material preserves the crystal structure, local coordination, and chemical states, maintaining high ionic conductivity, reduced interfacial ...
Yongtai Xu, Radwa Elawadly, Renita M. D'Souza, Enzhong Jin, Yanchang Yang, Vinicius Martins, Yijia Wang, Yi Gan, Mingrui Yang, Ruirui Zhang, Yining Huang, Xin Pang, Xiaotu Ma, Qingsong Howard Tu, Yang Zhao   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing an efficient urban tree strategy to improve microclimate conditions while considering water scarcity: a case study of Cairo

Discover Sustainability
This study aims to develop an efficient urban tree strategy (UTS) to enhance the microclimate conditions of cities that suffer from heat stress and strong solar radiation, such as the metropolitan area of Greater Cairo.
Ahmed Yasser Abdelmejeed, Dietwald Gruehn   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Micropillar‐Engineered Hybrid Adhesive Patch for Surface‐Conformable and Directional Adhesion

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This work presents a surface‐conformable hybrid adhesive integrating height‐optimized hexagonal micropillars with open‐rectangular cuts. The micropillars enhance rough‐surface contact and microscale crack arrest, while the cuts guide and reverse interfacial cracks for strong and directional adhesion. The multiscale architecture achieves robust pull‐off
Seongjin Park, Dong Kwan Kang, Haejin Bae, Ho‐Sup Jung, Hoon Eui Jeong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of vector control on the prevalence of Theileria cervi in farmed Florida white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Vector-borne diseases exert a global economic impact to the livestock industry. Understanding how agriculture practices and acaricide usage affect the ecology of these diseases is important for making informed management decisions.
Allison Cauvin, Karen Hood, Rebecca Shuman, Jeremy Orange, Jason K. Blackburn, Katherine A. Sayler, Samantha M. Wisely   +6 more
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Vision‐Augmented Wearable Interfaces: Bioinspired Approaches for Realistic AI‐Human‐Machine Interaction

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review presents recent progress in vision‐augmented wearable interfaces that combine artificial vision, soft wearable sensors, and exoskeletal robots. Inspired by biological visual systems, these technologies enable multimodal perception and intelligent human–machine interaction.
Jihun Lee, Gwuidong Ryu, Kisoo Kim, Feng Xu, Won Gu Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rivers and flooded areas identified by medium-resolution remote sensing improve risk prediction of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Thailand

Geospatial Health, 2013
Thailand experienced several epidemic waves of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 between 2004 and 2005. This study investigated the role of water in the landscape, which has not been previously assessed because of a lack of high ...
Weerapong Thanapongtharm, Thomas P. Van Boeckel, Chandrashekhar Biradar, Xiangming Xiao, Marius Gilbert   +4 more
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Soft Robotic Snake with Tunable Undulatory Gait for Efficient Underwater Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study designs an underwater soft snake robot using 3D‐printed soft actuators, controlled by specific signals to generate sinusoidal undulation. Results show a positive correlation between speed and swing amplitude, with optimal performance at 2/3π phase offset, PLA tail, 1.2 voltage growth rate, and 6s undulation period achieving a maximum speed ...
Huichen Ma, Junjie Zhou, Raye Yeow
wiley   +1 more source

Leveraging open source land use and land cover data for urban and regional planning in transforming areas

Regional Studies, Regional Science
A steadily growing repository of publicly available land use and land cover (LULC) data holds great potential for addressing pressing challenges, e.g., associated with climate change or profound societal and economic transformations. However, significant
Florian Klopfer, Dietwald Gruehn
doaj   +1 more source