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A spatially explicit impact assessment of road characteristics, road-induced fragmentation and noise on bird species in Cyprus [PDF]

, 2020
The rapid increase of transportation infrastructure during the recent decades has caused a number of effects on bird species, including collision mortality, habitat loss, fragmentation and noise. This paper investigates the effects of traffic noise and road-induced fragmentation on breeding bird richness in Cyprus.
arxiv   +1 more source

Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Antimicrobial Touch Surfaces to Prevent Cross‐Contamination

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A MOF‐based antimicrobial door handle cover is developed. It completely inhibits the cross‐contamination of Gram‐positive bacterial species (Staphylococcus aureus, and Enterococcus faecalis), Gram‐negative bacterial species (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii), and fungi (Candida albicans). Abstract Infection diseases
Javier Fonseca, Mary Cano‐Sarabia, Pilar Cortés, Jordi Saldo, David Montpeyó, Julia Lorenzo, Montserrat Llagostera, Inhar Imaz, Daniel Maspoch   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Redlistr: tools for the IUCN Red Lists of ecosystems and threatened species in R

Ecography, 2019
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of ecosystems and Red List of threatened species are global standards for assessing risks of ecosystem collapse and species extinction.
Calvin K. F. Lee, D. Keith, Emily Nicholson, N. Murray   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conductive Polymer Coatings Control Reaction Selectivity in All‐Iron Redox Flow Batteries

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Aqueous redox flow batteries are limited by the competing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at their negative electrodes. In this work, conductive polymers are conformally coated on porous carbonaceous electrodes to improve the reaction selectivity of hybrid all‐iron redox flow batteries.
Emre B. Boz, Ameya Bondre, Ronald de Bruijne, Antoni Forner‐Cuenca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Biomaterials Derived from Protein Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation and Liquid‐to‐Solid Transition

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Protein can undergo liquid–liquid phase separation and liquid‐to‐solid transition to form liquid condensates and solid aggregates. These phase transitions can be influenced by post‐translational modifications, mutations, and various environmental factors.
Tianchen Li, Dea Ilhamsyah, Benedict Tai, Yi Shen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene family amplification facilitates adaptation in freshwater Unionid bivalve Megalonaias nervosa [PDF]

, 2020
As organisms are faced with intense rapidly changing selective pressures, new genetic material is required to facilitate adaptation. Among sources of genetic novelty, gene duplications and transposable elements (TEs) offer new genes or new regulatory patterns that can facilitate evolutionary change.
arxiv   +1 more source

The role played by invasive species in interactions with endangered and threatened species in the United States: a systematic review

Biodiversity and Conservation, 2018
Invasive species are considered to be a leading cause of the decline of threatened species. However, this view has been disputed because much of the evidence base is anecdotal.
Manuel A. Duenas, Holly J. Ruffhead, Nicola H. Wakefield, P. Roberts, David J. Hemming, H. Díaz-Soltero   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Livestock guardian dogs establish a landscape of fear for wild predators: Implications for the role of guardian dogs in reducing human–wildlife conflict and supporting biodiversity conservation

Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) are increasingly used to protect livestock from predators, but their effects on the distribution and behaviour of wild predators are mostly unknown.
Linda vanBommel, Michael Magrath, Graeme Coulson, Chris N. Johnson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ex situ conservation of threatened higher plants in Chinese botanical gardens

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Ex situ conservation of botanical gardens is one of the important approaches to protect threatened plants. Through 52 investigated botanical gardens which had the major function of ex situ conservation, we analyzed the status and problems of ex situ ...
Xiao Zhao, Hui Chen, Jianyong Wu, Hai Ren, Jianhe Wei, Pengcheng Ye, Qin Si   +6 more
doaj  

Materials Advances in Devices for Heart Disease Interventions

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines the crucial role of materials in heart disease interventions, focusing on strategies for monitoring, managing, and repairing heart conditions. It discusses the material requirements for medical devices, highlighting recent innovations and their impact on cardiovascular health.
Gagan K. Jalandhra, Lauryn Srethbhakdi, James Davies, Chi Cong Nguyen, Phuoc Thien Phan, Zachary Och, Aditya Ashok, Khoon S. Lim, Hoang‐Phuong Phan, Thanh Nho Do, Nigel H. Lovell, Jelena Rnjak‐Kovacina   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source