Bee Hotels as a Tool for Post-Fire Recovery of Cavity-Nesting Native Bees by Kit Stasia Prendergast, Rachele S. Wilson

“…The project “Bee hotels to boost bees after bushfires” supported the recovery of native bee populations by installing artificial nesting substrates (bee hotels) in areas of high biodiversity value that were impacted by the 2019/2020 bushfires. …”
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Highly Efficient Polarization-Insensitive Grating Couplers on Thin-Film Lithium Niobate with an Integrated Gold Layer by Alaa Sultan, Mostafa Khalil, Leila Mehravar, Chang-qing Xu

“…The inserted gold layer, i.e., that inside the substrate layer, boosts the CEs of the optimal TE- and TM-mode GC by about 50%, resulting in a highly efficient, polarization-insensitive solution. …”
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T cell specific adapter protein (TSAd) interacts with Tec kinase ITK to promote CXCL12 induced migration of human and murine T cells. by Tone Berge, Vibeke Sundvold-Gjerstad, Stine Granum, Thorny C B Andersen, Gunn B Holthe, Lena Claesson-Welsh, Amy H Andreotti, Marit Inngjerdingen, Anne Spurkland

“…<h4>Principal findings</h4>We show that TSAd is required for tyrosine phosphorylation of the Lck substrate IL2-inducible T cell kinase (Itk). Presence of Itk Y511 was necessary to boost TSAd's effect on CXCL12 induced migration of Jurkat T cells. …”
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Low-cost fabrication and comparative evaluation of machine learning algorithms for flexible PDMS-based hexagonal patch antenna by Srivatsan Sarvesan, Mettu Goutham Reddy, S. S. Karthikeyan, Praveen K. Sekhar

“…Abstract This article focuses on the design and development of a flexible hexagonal microstrip patch antenna fabricated on a Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate for potential use in 5G and wearable applications. …”
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Mechanistic basis for the emergence of EPS1 as a catalyst in salicylic acid biosynthesis of Brassicaceae by Michael P. Torrens-Spence, Jason O. Matos, Tianjie Li, David W. Kastner, Colin Y. Kim, Ziqi Wang, Christopher M. Glinkerman, Jennifer Sherk, Heather J. Kulik, Yi Wang, Jing-Ke Weng

“…Our findings illustrate the evolutionary adaptation of an ancestral enzyme’s active site to enable a novel catalytic mechanism that boosts SA production in Brassicaceae plants.…”
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Surface engineering for enhanced wicking: The role of laser machining and surface roughness by Elham Lori Zoudani, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Navid Kashaninejad

“…Microchannels were fabricated on a pre-laser-machined hydrophobic square on a silicon substrate, and their wicking performance, i.e., flow rate, water meniscus shape, and durability, was evaluated under various conditions, including different laser parameters, channel orientation, and engraving designs. …”
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Enhanced photovoltaic efficiency through 3D-Printed COC/Al₂O₃ anti-reflective coversheets by Naif Almakayeel, Gobinath Velu Kaliyannan, Raja Gunasekaran, Rajasekar Rathanasamy

“…The application of antireflective materials on the photovoltaic substrates can enhance the absorption of sunlight and minimize the reflection. …”
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LE « SICKNESS COUNTRY » (PARC DE KAKADU, AUSTRALIE): ENTRE MYTHE, RÉALITÉ ET MISE EN VALEUR TOURISTIQUE by ERIC FOUACHE, CÉCILE FOUACHE, CHRISTINE SYREN

“…So, when it comes to protected natural sites, the problem is to make a decision between using information, or upholding the traditional representation to boost tourism.…”
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The Role of Microalgae in Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion: A Bibliometric Review by İremsu Kayan, Nilgün Ayman Oz

“…Adding microalgae as a co-substrate in anaerobic reactors has emerged as a promising strategy to boost AD process efficiency. …”
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Porous aluminum supported carbon nanotubes-based 2.7 V supercapacitor for AC filtering by Ecem Erman, Nayereh Soltani, Raghunandan Ummethala, Per Ohlckers, Kaiying Wang, Xuyuan Chen, Pai Lu

“…Here, this work reports a novel electrode design for satisfying the high frequency response requirement of AC filtering based on the growth of carbon nanotube (CNT) electrode materials onto the pre-etched porous aluminum substrate, via an atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD) method. …”
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High isolation 16-port massive MIMO antenna based negative index metamaterial for 5G mm-wave applications by Alya Ali Musaed, Samir Salem Al-Bawri, Wazie M. Abdulkawi, Khaled Aljaloud, Zubaida Yusoff, Mohammad Tariqul Islam

“…The array elements are positioned on top of a Rogers RT5880 substrate, with ENG metamaterial unit cells interposed in between to mitigate coupling effects. …”
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Converting copper sulfide to copper with surface sulfur for electrocatalytic alkyne semi-hydrogenation with water by Yongmeng Wu, Cuibo Liu, Changhong Wang, Yifu Yu, Yanmei Shi, Bin Zhang

“…Sulfur anion-hydrated cation (S2−-K+(H2O) n ) networks between the surface adsorbed S2− and K+ in the KOH electrolyte boost the production of active H* from water electrolysis. …”
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Origins of lithium inventory reversibility with an alloying functional layer in anode-free lithium metal batteries by Lennart Wichmann, Shi-Kai Jiang, Johannes Helmut Thienenkamp, Marvin Mohrhardt, Bing Joe Hwang, Martin Winter, Gunther Brunklaus

“…Abstract Alloying coatings are widely accepted to boost the reversibility of lithium inventory in anode-free cell configurations. …”
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Cross-species comparison of ultramafic rock bio-accelerated weathering performance by Luke Plante, Jacob D. Klug, Joseph J. Lee, Adrian Hornby, James Adair, Sabrina Marecos, Matthew C. Reid, Esteban Gazel, Buz Barstow

“…Increasing pulp density boosted metal dissolution by G. oxydans and S. desiccabilis but inhibited P. simplicissimum above 2% pulp density. …”
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Unlocking higher methane yields and digestate nitrogen availability in soil through thermal treatment of feedstocks in a two-step anaerobic digestion by Jared Onyango Nyang’au, Jihane El Mahdi, Henrik Bjarne Møller, Peter Sørensen

“…To improve the digestion of recalcitrant feedstocks and boost biogas yields, many biogas plants now employ two-step AD systems, extending substrate residence times. …”
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Inkjet‐printed reconfigurable and recyclable memristors on paper by Jinrui Chen, Mingfei Xiao, Zesheng Chen, Sibghah Khan, Saptarsi Ghosh, Nasiruddin Macadam, Zhuo Chen, Binghan Zhou, Guolin Yun, Kasia Wilk, Georgios Psaltakis, Feng Tian, Simon Fairclough, Yang Xu, Rachel Oliver, Tawfique Hasan

“…Abstract Reconfigurable memristors featuring neural and synaptic functions hold great potential for neuromorphic circuits by simplifying system architecture, cutting power consumption, and boosting computational efficiency. Building upon these attributes, their additive manufacturing on sustainable substrates further offers unique advantages for future electronics, including low environmental impact. …”
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Metabolic characterization of selected probiotic consortia during gluten and wheat bread simulated digestion by Mirco Vacca, Giuseppe Celano, Olga Nikoloudaki, Bodo Speckmann, Francesco Maria Calabrese, Marco Gobbetti, Maria de Angelis

“…While exerting their metabolic activities in the gastrointestinal milieu, probiotics impact the host well-being by boosting immunity, treating metabolic disorders, and modulating microbiota and metabolome. …”
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Systematic metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for efficient production of phytohormone abscisic acid by Mei-Li Sun, Ziyun Zou, Lu Lin, Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Kaifeng Wang, Xiao-Jun Ji

“…Lastly, rate-limiting enzymes were assembled to facilitate substrate trafficking. Moreover, ABA production was further improved by strengthening the mevalonate pathway. …”
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Anaerobic Digestion of High-Solid Chicken Manure (CM) at Different Temperature: Intestinal Microbiome Efficiency, Inhibition, and Microbial Community Evolution by Xujing Chen, Qigui Niu, Jingyi Li, Zijing Zhou, Yue Wu, Guixue Song, Rutao Liu

“…EEM-FRI results revealed that high temps boost coenzyme F_420, while TS predominately driver the microbial production. …”
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Characterization of extracellular chitin deacetylase from Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus isolated from marine crustacean shell by Poonam Das, Manisha Das, Sheela Kumari Sahoo, Jagneshwar Dandapat, Jyotsnarani Pradhan

“…The partially purified enzyme has Km and Vmax values of 98.455 µM and 909.09 µmole/min, for non-chitinous substrate such as p-nitroacetanilide. For chitinous substrates like glycol chitin, N-acetyl glucosamine hexamer and colloidal chitin, the enzyme exhibited Km of 96.96, 111.75 and 127.86 µM, respectively, Vmax for these substrates were 23.31, 10.12 and 10.772 µmole/min, respectively. …”
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