Continuity and Change in the Arbëreshë Wild Food Plant Foraging in Inland Southern Italy. [PDF]
Pieroni A +7 more
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Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir +4 more
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Integrating developmental and macroevolutionary approaches reveals a staminodial origin of all alternisepalous organs in Caryophyllaceae. [PDF]
Rees RJ, Appleton AD, Schenk JJ.
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Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou +4 more
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Past and present of the enigmatic genus <i>Lanayrella</i> Salvador & Cunha, 2020 (Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. [PDF]
Di Luca J, Pastorino G.
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Bioinspired Soft‐Skeleton Robotics With Cooperative Shape Transformation and Stiffness Adaptation
A bioinspired soft‐skeleton robot that integrates variable‐stiffness chain skeletons into a soft textile skin is developed. The chain skeletons are highly flexible initially but can stiffen upon pneumatic actuation, enabling large deformation and enhanced load‐bearing capacity.
Mengyuan Niu +5 more
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Case Report: Transitional meningioma in a free ranging mantled howler monkey (<i>Alouatta palliata</i>). [PDF]
Romero-Vega M +4 more
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Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings +6 more
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Phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus <i>Purpureocillium</i> based on multilocus nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences, with the description of <i>Purpureocillium xinfangense</i> sp. nov. (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from Southwestern China. [PDF]
Liu X +6 more
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