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{ "abstract": "In this study, we exploit the excellent fouling resistance of polymer zwitterions and present electrospun nanofiber mats surface functionalized with poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (polyMPC). This zwitterionic polymer coating maximizes the accessibility of the zwitterion to effectively l...
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PMC4651090
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{ "abstract": "Lignin is a complex aromatic polymer found in plant cell walls that makes up 15 to 40% of plant biomass. The degradation of lignin substructures by bacteria is of emerging interest because it could provide renewable alternative feedstocks and intermediates for chemical manufacturing industries. We have...
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PMC3768782
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{ "abstract": "Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biodegradable and biocompatible green thermoplastics, synthesized by wide variety of bacteria as an intracellular carbon and energy storage intermediate. They are used as an alternative to nonrenewable petroleum derived plastics. The current interest in these biopolyeste...
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{ "abstract": "In this manuscript, we investigate the memristor-based implementation of neuronal ion channels in a mathematical model and an experimental circuit for a neuronal oscillator. We used a FitzHugh-Nagumo equation system describing neuronal excitability. Non-linearities introduced by the voltage-gated ion c...
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{ "abstract": "Summary To find links between the biotic characteristics and abiotic process parameters in anaerobic digestion systems, the microbial communities of nine full‐scale biogas plants in South Tyrol (Italy) and Vorarlberg (Austria) were investigated using molecular techniques and the physical and chemical p...
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PMC8223434
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{ "abstract": "In this paper, a\nmethod for preparing a high-stability superhydrophobic\npaper with temperature-induced wettability transition is proposed.\nFirst, a temperature-responsive superhydrophobic triblock polymer\nPHFMA–PTSPM–PNIPAAm was prepared by one-step polymerization\nof TSPM, HFMA, and NIPAAm in a ma...
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PMC10495451
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{ "abstract": "Analog hardware-based training provides a promising solution to developing state-of-the-art power-hungry artificial intelligence models. Non-volatile memory hardware such as resistive random access memory (RRAM) has the potential to provide a low power alternative. The training accuracy of analog hardw...
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PMC4486974
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{ "abstract": "Ralstonia eutropha is a facultative chemolithoautotrophic bacterium that uses the Calvin–Benson–Bassham (CBB) cycle for CO 2 fixation. This study showed that R. eutropha strain H16G incorporated 13 CO 2 , emitted by the oxidative decarboxylation of [1- 13 C 1 ]-glucose, into key metabolites of the...
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PMC4101014
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{ "abstract": "We recently evaluated the relationship between abiotic environmental stresses and lutein biosynthesis in the green microalga Dunaliella salina and suggested a rational design of stress-driven adaptive evolution experiments for carotenoids production in microalgae. Here, we summarize our recent findin...
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{ "abstract": "Abstract Acetogenic gas fermentation is increasingly studied as a promising technology to upcycle carbon‐rich waste gasses. Currently the product range is limited, and production yields, rates and titres for a number of interesting products do not allow for economically viable processes. By pairing pro...
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{ "abstract": "Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) modified gold anodes are used in single chamber microbial fuel cells for organic removal and electricity generation. Hydrophilic (N(CH3)3(+), OH, COOH) and hydrophobic (CH3) SAMs are examined for their effect on bacterial attachment, current and power output. The differ...
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{ "abstract": "The microbial electrolysis cell assisted anaerobic digestion holds great promises over conventional anaerobic digestion. This article reports an experimental investigation of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the expression of genes associated with extracellul...
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{ "abstract": "Inspired by how geckos abduct, rotate, and adduct their setal foot toes to adhere to different surfaces, we have developed an artificial muscle material called ion-exchange polymer-metal composite (IPMC), which, as a synthetic adhesive, is capable of changing its adhesion properties. The synthetic adhe...
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{ "abstract": "Biofuels are anticipated to enable a shift from fossil fuels for renewable transportation and manufacturing fuels, with biohydrogen considered attractive since it could offer the largest reduction of global carbon budgets. Currently, lignocellulosic biohydrogen production remains inefficient with pretr...
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{ "abstract": "The hyperaccumulation trait allows some plant species to allocate remarkable amounts of trace metal elements (TME) to their foliage without suffering from toxicity. Utilizing hyperaccumulating plants to remediate TME contaminated sites could provide a sustainable alternative to industrial approaches. A...
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{ "abstract": "Background The modern society primarily relies on petroleum and natural gas for the production of fuels and chemicals. One of the major commodity chemicals 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO), which has an annual production of more than 0.5 million tons in the United States, is currently produced by chemical pro...
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PMC7816431
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{ "abstract": "Background Renewable chemicals have attracted attention due to increasing interest in environmental concerns and resource utilization. Biobased production of industrial compounds from nonfood biomass has become increasingly important as a sustainable replacement for traditional petroleum-based producti...
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PMC10318857
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{ "abstract": "Over the past two decades, nanofillers have attracted significant interest due to their proven chemical, mechanical, and tribological performances. However, despite the significant progress realized in the application of nanofiller-reinforced coatings in various prominent fields, such as aerospace, aut...
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PMC10440698
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{ "abstract": "The potential low-energy feature of the spiking neural network (SNN) engages the attention of the AI community. Only CPU-involved SNN processing inevitably results in an inherently long temporal span in the cases of large models and massive datasets. This study introduces the MAC array, a parallel arch...
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PMC8035421
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{ "abstract": "Background: Lignin is the largest natural aromatic polymer in nature and is also a unique aromatic-based biopolymer, accounting\nfor nearly 30% of the earth’s organic carbon. Generally, lignin is regarded as waste and is mainly used as a low- value\nfuel that is burned to generate heat and energy to s...
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{ "discussion": "Discussion The work described herein identified an operon that was essential for assimilating LA into the β-oxidation pathway of P. putida . Through an integrated genetic and in vitro biochemistry study, we demonstrated that the genes lvaABCDE were upregulated in the presence of LA and were suff...
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{ "abstract": "First springtail-inspired omniphobic surface by hierarchical structure to repel liquids even with high pressure of droplets.", "introduction": "INTRODUCTION Springtails are small soil-dwelling arthropods that have remarkable cuticles with intrinsically omniphobic surfaces displaying both static repel...
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{ "abstract": "Psychrophilic methanotrophic bacteria are abundant and play an important role in methane removal in cold methanogenic environments, such as boreal and arctic terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They could be also applied in the bioconversion of biogas and natural gas into value-added products (e.g., ch...
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PMC6026345
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{ "abstract": "In the wake of the uprising global energy crisis, microalgae have emerged as an alternate feedstock for biofuel production. In addition, microalgae bear immense potential as bio-cell factories in terms of producing key chemicals, recombinant proteins, enzymes, lipid, hydrogen and alcohol. Abstraction o...
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PMC9037143
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{ "abstract": "The application of bacterial inoculums for improving plant growth and production is an important component of sustainable agriculture. However, the efficiency of perennial crop inoculums depends on the ability of the introduced endophytes to exert an impact on the host-plant over an extended period of ...
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PMC4857112
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{ "abstract": "Microalgae biosynthesize high amount of lipids and show high potential for renewable biodiesel production. However, the production cost of microalgae-derived biodiesel hampers large-scale biodiesel commercialization and new strategies for increasing lipid production efficiency from algae are urgently n...
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PMC6129962
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{ "abstract": "Food web theory predicts that current global declines in marine predators could generate unwanted consequences for many marine ecosystems. In coastal plant communities (kelp, seagrass, mangroves, and salt marsh), several studies have documented the far-reaching effects of changing predator populations....
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{ "abstract": "We report the design of 'slippery' nanoemulsion-infused porous surfaces (SNIPS). These materials are strongly anti-fouling to a broad range of substances, including microorganisms. Infusion with water-in-oil nanoemulsions also endows these slippery coatings with the ability to host and control or susta...
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PMC8320526
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{ "abstract": "DNA origami has emerged as a powerful molecular breadboard with nanometer resolution\nthat can integrate the world of bottom-up (bio)chemistry with large-scale, macroscopic\ndevices created by top-down lithography. Substituting the top-down patterning with\nself-assembled colloidal nanoparticles now ta...
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PMC9612328
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{ "abstract": "A superhydrophobic composite coating consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and poly(acrylic acid)+ β-cyclodextrin (PAA + β-CD) was prepared on an aluminum alloy AA 6061T6 substrate by a three-step process of electrospinnig, spin coating, and electrospraying. The electrospinning technique is used...
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PMC6607131
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{ "abstract": "Abstract Transparent, durable coating materials that show excellent liquid repellency, both water and oil, have multiple applications in science and technology. In this perspective, herein, a simple aqueous chemical formulation is developed that provides a transparent slippery coating without any lubri...
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{ "abstract": "A major question remaining in the field of evolutionary biology is how prokaryotic organisms made the leap to complex eukaryotic life. The prevailing theory depicts the origin of eukaryotic cell complexity as emerging from the symbiosis between an α-proteobacterium, the ancestor of present-day mitochon...
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{ "abstract": "A major question remaining in the field of evolutionary biology is how prokaryotic organisms made the leap to complex eukaryotic life. The prevailing theory depicts the origin of eukaryotic cell complexity as emerging from the symbiosis between an α-proteobacterium, the ancestor of present-day mitochon...
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{ "abstract": "We present an efficient and scalable partitioning method for mapping large-scale neural network models with locally dense and globally sparse connectivity onto reconfigurable neuromorphic hardware. Scalability in computational efficiency, i.e., amount of time spent in actual computation, remains a huge...
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PMC10141480
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{ "abstract": "The pollution of soil by trace elements is a global problem. Conventional methods of soil remediation are often inapplicable, so it is necessary to search intensively for innovative and environment-friendly techniques for cleaning up ecosystems, such as phytoremediation. Basic research methods, their s...
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{ "abstract": "Ostreobium sp. (Bryopsidales, Ulvophyceae) is a major microboring alga involved in tropical reef dissolution, with a proposed symbiotic lifestyle in living corals. However, its diversity and colonization dynamics in host’s early life stages remained unknown. Here, we mapped microborer distribution and...
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{ "abstract": "Fluorinated (F6) and zwitterionic, as well as phosphorylcholine (MPC) and sulfobetaine (MSA), copolymers containing a low amount (1 and 5 mol%) of 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (PTMSi) were prepared and covalently grafted to glass slides by using the trimethoxysilyl groups as anchorage points....
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{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT Here we report the complete genome sequence of two moderately thermophilic methanotrophs isolated from a landfill methane biofilter, Methylococcus capsulatus (Norfolk) and Methylocaldum szegediense (Norfolk)." }
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{ "abstract": "Despite almost a century of research on energetics in biological systems, we still cannot explain energy regulation in social groups, like ant colonies. How do individuals regulate their collective activity without a centralized control system? What is the role of social interactions in distributing th...
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{ "abstract": "Abstract Microalgae have long been considered as one of most promising feedstocks with better characteristics for biofuels production over conventional energy crops. There have been a wide range of estimations on the feasibility of microalgal biofuels based on various productivity assumptions and data ...
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{ "abstract": "Summary Many naturally occurring bacteria lead a lifestyle of metabolic dependency for crucial resources. We do not understand what factors drive bacteria toward this lifestyle and how. Here, we systematically show the crucial role of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in dependency evolution in bacteria. ...
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{ "abstract": "Microorganisms can form biofilms, which are multicellular communities surrounded by a hydrated extracellular matrix of polymers. Central properties of the biofilm are governed by this extracellular matrix, which provides mechanical stability to the 3D biofilm structure, regulates the ability of the bio...
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{ "abstract": "Biofilms, or surface-attached communities of cells encapsulated in an extracellular matrix, represent a common lifestyle for many bacteria. Within a biofilm, bacterial cells often exhibit altered physiology, including enhanced resistance to antibiotics and other environmental stresses. Additionally, bi...
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{ "abstract": "Hydrophilic or superhydrophilic materials in some cases are considered to be potentially icephobic due to a low ice-adhesion strength to such materials. Here, the evolution of the properties of a superhydrophilic aluminum alloy with hierarchical roughness, fabricated by laser processing, was studied in...
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PMC10802671
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{ "abstract": "Microbial ecosystems are commonly modeled by fixed interactions between species in steady exponential growth states. However, microbes often modify their environments so strongly that they are forced out of the exponential state into stressed or non-growing states. Such dynamics are typical of ecologic...
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PMC10802591
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{ "abstract": "Microbial ecosystems are commonly modeled by fixed interactions between species in steady exponential growth states. However, microbes often modify their environments so strongly that they are forced out of the exponential state into stressed or non-growing states. Such dynamics are typical of ecologic...
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{ "abstract": "Coral harbor diverse and specific bacteria play significant roles in coral holobiont function. Bacteria associated with three of the common and phylogenetically divergent reef-building corals in the South China Sea, Porites lutea , Galaxea fascicularis and Acropora millepora , were investigated usi...
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PMC8261503
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{ "abstract": "Abstract High‐performance biodegradable electronic devices are being investigated to address the global electronic waste problem. In this work, a fully biodegradable ferroelectric nanogenerator‐driven skin sensor with ultrasensitive bimodal sensing capability based on edible porcine skin gelatine is de...
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PMC10770442
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{ "abstract": "The Internet of Things (IoT) connects devices, enabling real-time data acquisition, automation, and collaboration. Wireless sensor networks are one of the important components of the Internet of Things, consisting of many wireless sensor nodes distributed in space. These nodes can perceive environmenta...
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PMC8953468
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{ "abstract": "Modern temperate alley-cropping systems combine rows of trees with rows of crops (agroforestry), which allows for diverse interspecific interactions such as the complementary and competitive use of resources. The complementary use of resources between trees and crops is considered the main advantage of...
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{ "abstract": "Abstract Marine foundation species are critical for the structure and functioning of ecosystems and constitute the pillar of trophic chains while also providing a variety of ecosystem services. In recent decades, many foundation species have declined in abundance, sometimes threatening their current ge...
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{ "abstract": "Microbial communities can perform a variety of behaviors that are useful in both therapeutic and industrial settings. Engineered communities that differ in composition from naturally occurring communities offer a unique opportunity for improving upon existing community functions and expanding the range...
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PMC6286981
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{ "abstract": "Sulfate is the predominant electron acceptor for anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) in marine sediments. This process is carried out by a syntrophic consortium of anaerobic methanotrophic archaea (ANME) and sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) through an energy conservation mechanism that is still poorly ...
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{ "abstract": "Polymer networks possessing reversible covalent crosslinks constitute a novel material class with the capacity for adapting to an externally applied stimulus. These covalent adaptable networks (CANs) represent a trend in polymer network fabrication towards the rational design of structural materials po...
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{ "abstract": "Researchers demonstrate the replication of 3D natural gyroid nanostructures with superior optical performance and properties.", "introduction": "INTRODUCTION Gyroid structures within butterfly wings are chiral periodic structures with a cubic symmetry ( 1 – 4 ). They are the subject of rapidly increa...
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PMC10105947
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{ "abstract": "Background Amino acid production features of Corynebacterium glutamicum were extensively studied in the last two decades. Many metabolic pathways, regulatory and transport principles are known, but purely rational approaches often provide only limited progress in production optimization. We recently ...
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PMC9033746
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{ "abstract": "Productive biofilms are gaining growing interest in research due to their potential of producing valuable compounds and bioactive substances such as antibiotics. This is supported by recent developments in biofilm photobioreactors that established the controlled phototrophic cultivation of algae and cy...
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PMC12018788
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{ "abstract": "Abstract Restoration of soil microbial communities, and microbial mutualists in particular, is increasingly recognized as critical for the successful restoration of grassland plant communities. Although the positive effects of restoring arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi during the restoration of these syste...
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PMC6858561
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{ "abstract": "Synthetic microbial consortia have an advantage over isogenic synthetic microbes because they can apportion biochemical and regulatory tasks among the strains. However, it is difficult to coordinate gene expression in spatially extended consortia because the range of signaling molecules is limited by d...
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PMC8567373
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{ "abstract": "Energy harvesting\nfrom natural resources has gained much attention\ndue to the huge increase in the demand for portable electronic devices\nand the shortage of conventional energy resources in general. In the\npresent work, the fabrication and realistic applications of a piezoelectric\nnanogenerator (...
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PMC9685601
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{ "abstract": "A novel contact–separation triboelectric generator\nconcept\nis proposed in this study, which is composed of a double-sided tape\nwith acrylic adhesive material and a metalized polyester (PET/Al)\nfilm (an aluminum layer coating on one side). The proposed concept\nis very cost-effective and easy to fab...
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PMC8747654
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{ "abstract": "The paper presents the viscoelastic properties of new hybrid hydrogels containing poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC), bovine serum albumin (BSA) and reduced glutathione (GSH). After heating the mixture at 55 °C, in the presence of GSH, a weak network is formed due to partial BSA un...
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PMC9141142
pmc
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{ "abstract": "Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) could achieve the removal of antibiotics and generate power in the meantime, a process in which the bacterial community structure played a key role. Previous work has mainly focused on microbes in the anode, while their role in the cathode was seldomly mentioned. Thus, this ...
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{ "abstract": "Post-translational modification of proteins is a strategy widely used in biological systems. It expands the diversity of the proteome and allows for tailoring of both the function and localization of proteins within cells as well as the material properties of structural proteins and matrices. Despite t...
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PMC11514727
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{ "abstract": "Self-cleaning glass surfaces have emerged as a focal point in the field of materials science due to their potential to reduce the accumulation of pollutants, enhance transparency, and improve durability. In recent years, significant advancements have been made in self-cleaning technologies based on pho...
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PMC10327653
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{ "abstract": "Swarming is a collective bacterial behavior in which a dense population of bacterial cells moves over a porous surface, resulting in the expansion of the population. This collective behavior can guide bacteria away from potential stressors such as antibiotics and bacterial viruses. However, the mechani...
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PMC5584521
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{ "abstract": "Background Over three-fifths of the world’s known crude oil cannot be recovered using state-of-the-art techniques, but microbial conversion of petroleum hydrocarbons trapped in oil reservoirs to methane is one promising path to increase the recovery of fossil fuels. The process requires cooperation bet...
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{ "abstract": "The extracellular matrix (ECM) has force-responsive (i.e., mechanochemical) properties that enable adaptation to mechanical loading through changes in fibrous network structure and interfiber bonding. Imparting such properties into synthetic fibrous materials will allow reinforcement under mechanical l...
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PMC8191904
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{ "abstract": "Liquid manure (slurry) from livestock releases methane (CH 4 ) that contributes significantly to global warming. Existing models for slurry CH 4 production—used for mitigation and inventories—include effects of organic matter loading, temperature, and retention time but cannot predict important effect...
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PMC9115875
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{ "abstract": "Although microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been widely studied as wastewater treatment technologies that convert organic matter to electricity, there are few reports of large-scale MFCs that treat both organic matter and nitrogen compounds. In this study, a 226 L reactor equipped with 27 MFC units was p...
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PMC5729428
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2,923
{ "abstract": "Background Recent studies have suggested that addition of electrically conductive biochar particles is an effective strategy to improve the methanogenic conversion of waste organic substrates, by promoting syntrophic associations between acetogenic and methanogenic organisms based on interspecies elect...
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PMC9827592
pmc
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{ "abstract": "Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a favorite polymer with excellent piezoelectric properties due to its mechanical and thermal stability. This article provides an overview of recent developments in the modification of PVDF fibrous structures and prospects for its application with a major focus on energ...
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{ "abstract": "The ability to recognize and react to specific environmental cues allows bacteria to localize to environments favorable to their survival and growth. Synthetic biologists have begun to exploit the chemosensory pathways that control cell motility to reprogram how bacteria move in response to novel signa...
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PMC11865525
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{ "abstract": "Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) play pivotal roles in determining temperate forest ecosystem processes. We tracked root EMF community succession across saplings, juveniles, and adults of three temperate broadleaf trees ( Acer mono , Betula platyphylla , and Quercus mongolica ) in Northeast China. Adult s...
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PMC6267296
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{ "abstract": "Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG), which utilize contact electrification of two different material surfaces accompanied by electrical induction has been proposed and is considered as a promising energy harvester. Researchers have attempted to form desired structures on TENG surfaces and successfully ...
1,872
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PMC6621912
pmc
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{ "abstract": "Real-world applications such as first-person video activity recognition require intelligent edge devices. However, size, weight, and power constraints of the embedded platforms cannot support resource intensive state-of-the-art algorithms. Machine learning lite algorithms, such as reservoir computing, ...
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PMC6683508
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2,931
{ "abstract": "Background Acetoin (AC) and 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) as highly promising bio-based platform chemicals have received more attentions due to their wide range of applications. However, the non-efficient substrate conversion and mutually transition between AC and 2,3-BD in their natural producing strains no...
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PMC4158751
pmc
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{ "abstract": "Ruminant livestock represent the single largest anthropogenic source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, which is generated by methanogenic archaea residing in ruminant digestive tracts. While differences between individual animals of the same breed in the amount of methane produced have been observe...
1,983
35455118
PMC9031894
pmc
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{ "abstract": "The spiking neural network (SNN) is regarded as a promising candidate to deal with the great challenges presented by current machine learning techniques, including the high energy consumption induced by deep neural networks. However, there is still a great gap between SNNs and the online meta-learning ...
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PMC7775722
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2,935
{ "abstract": "Due to the non-renewable nature of fossil fuels, microbial fermentation is considered a sustainable approach for chemical production using glucose, xylose, menthol, and other complex carbon sources represented by lignocellulosic biomass. Among these, xylose, methanol, arabinose, glycerol, and other alt...
1,599
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PMC4962555
pmc
2,936
{ "abstract": "Microbial chemosynthesis within deep-sea hydrothermal vent plumes is a regionally important source of organic carbon to the deep ocean. Although chemolithoautotrophs within hydrothermal plumes have attracted much attention, a gap remains in understanding the fate of organic carbon produced via chemosyn...
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PMC10202376
pmc
2,937
{ "abstract": "Repelling liquid drops from engineering surfaces has attracted great attention in a variety of applications. To achieve efficient liquid shedding, delicate surface textures are often introduced to sustain air pockets at the liquid–solid interface. However, those surfaces are prone to suffer from mechan...
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PMC11934508
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{ "abstract": "Background Porous environments constitute ubiquitous microbial habitats across natural, engineered, and medical settings, offering extensive internal surfaces for biofilm development. While the physical structure of the porous environment is known to shape the spatial organization of biofilm inhabitant...
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PMC5844986
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2,939
{ "abstract": "Asynchronous event-based sensors, or “silicon retinae,” are a new class of vision sensors inspired by biological vision systems. The output of these sensors often contains a significant number of noise events along with the signal. Filtering these noise events is a common preprocessing step before usin...
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PMC5476291
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2,941
{ "abstract": "Microalgae are promising microorganisms for the production of numerous molecules of interest, such as pigments, proteins or triglycerides that can be turned into biofuels. Heterotrophic or mixotrophic growth on fermentative wastes represents an interesting approach to achieving higher biomass concentra...
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PMC9298193
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2,942
{ "abstract": "Summary \n Terpios hoshinota is an aggressive, space‐competing sponge that kills various stony corals. Outbreaks of this species have led to intense damage to coral reefs in many locations. Here, the first large‐scale 16S rRNA gene survey across three oceans revealed that bacteria related to the taxa ...
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PMC2375130
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{ "abstract": "Background Compared to other omics techniques, quantitative metabolomics is still at its infancy. Complex sample preparation and analytical procedures render exact quantification extremely difficult. Furthermore, not only the actual measurement but also the subsequent interpretation of quantitative met...
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PMC9191679
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{ "abstract": "Significance In this study, we ask how ant colonies integrate information about the external environment with internal state parameters to produce adaptive, system-level responses. First, we show that colonies collectively evacuate the nest when the ground temperature becomes too warm. The threshold te...
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{ "abstract": "Velocity of capillary flow in closed or open channels decreases as the flow proceeds down the length of the channel, varying as the inverse of the square root of time or as the inverse of travel distance. In order to increase the flow rate-and extend the duration of the flow-capillary pumps have been d...
429
35071893
PMC8771958
pmc
2,947
{ "abstract": "Superwetting surfaces\nare widely used in many engineering fields\nfor reducing energy and resistance loss. A facile and efficient method\nusing laser etching has been used to fabricate and control superwettable\ndrag reduction surfaces. Inspired by the self-cleaning theory of lotus\nleaves, we propose...
9,068
22761019
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2,948
{ "abstract": "This paper gives an overview of elastomeric valve- and droplet-based microfluidic systems designed to minimize the need of external pressure to control fluid flow. This Concept article introduces the working principle of representative components in these devices along with relevant biochemical applica...
197
33850714
PMC8039717
pmc
2,949
{ "abstract": "Increasing understanding of metabolic and regulatory networks underlying microbial physiology has enabled creation of progressively more complex synthetic biological systems for biochemical, biomedical, agricultural, and environmental applications. However, despite best efforts, confounding phenotypes ...
4,547
29208745
PMC5717390
pmc
2,952
{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT The genome of the bacterium Burkholderia thailandensis encodes three complete LuxI/LuxR-type quorum sensing (QS) systems: BtaI1/BtaR1 (QS-1), BtaI2/BtaR2 (QS-2), and BtaI3/BtaR3 (QS-3). The LuxR-type transcriptional regulators BtaR1, BtaR2, and BtaR3 modulate the expression of target genes i...
5,439
29053149
PMC5776459
pmc
2,954
{ "abstract": "Rising sea surface temperature is the main cause of global coral reef decline. Abnormally high temperatures trigger the breakdown of the symbiotic association between corals and their photosynthetic symbionts in the genus Symbiodinium . Higher genetic variation resulting from shorter generation times ...
286
37467178
PMC10355445
pmc
2,957
{ "abstract": "DNA origami purification is essential for many fields, including biophysics, molecular engineering, and therapeutics. The increasing interest in DNA origami has led to the development of rate-zonal centrifugation (RZC) as a scalable, high yield, and contamination-free method for purifying DNA origami n...
2,364
29259923
PMC5723315
pmc
2,959
{ "abstract": "Quorum Sensing (QS) mechanism, a bacterial density-dependent gene expression system, governs the Serratia marcescens pathogenesis through the production of virulence factors and biofilm formation. The present study demonstrates the anti-quorum sensing (anti-QS), antibiofilm potential and in vivo pr...
6,756
35847276
PMC9280763
pmc
2,960
{ "abstract": "The development of\nflexible materials with higher piezoelectric\nproperties and electrostrictive response is of great significance\nin many applications such as wearable functional devices, flexible\nsensors, and actuators. In this study, we report an efficient fabrication\nstrategy to construct a hig...
7,299
20161249
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2,961
{ "abstract": "The role of disturbance in community ecology has been studied extensively and is thought to free resources and reset successional sequences at the local scale and create heterogeneity at the regional scale. Most studies have investigated effects on either the disturbed patch or on the entire community,...
458
36095129
PMC9508829
pmc
2,962
{ "abstract": "Abstract Natural methylotrophs are attractive methanol utilization hosts, but lack flexible expression tools. In this study, we developed yeast transcriptional device libraries for precise synthesis of value-added chemicals from methanol. We synthesized transcriptional devices by fusing bacterial DNA-b...
4,131
20073090
null
s2
2,963
{ "abstract": "The development of renewable alternatives to diesel and jet fuels is highly desirable for the heavy transportation sector, and would offer benefits over the production and use of short-chain alcohols for personal transportation. Here, we report the development of a metabolically engineered strain of Es...
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