Development of Highly Stretchable Ag-MWCNT Composite for Screen-Printed Textile Electronics with Improved Mechanical and Electrical Properties.

Introduction: The rapid growth of flexible and wearable electronics has created a need for materials that offer both mechanical durability and high conductivity. Textile electronics, which integrate electronic pathways into fabrics, are pivotal in this field but face challenges in maintaining stable electrical performance under mechanical strain. This study develops highly stretchable silver multi-walled carbon nanotube (Ag-MWCNT) composites, tailored for screen printing and heat-transfer methods, to address these challenges.

Phenolic Compounds in Berries of Winter-Resistant Miq. and Maxim.: Evidence of Antioxidative Activity.

Variations between fruit cultivars can significantly impact their biochemical composition. The present research examined the variability in the qualitative and quantitative content of phenolic compounds in berry extracts of and cultivars. Additionally, antioxidant activities of berry extracts were evaluated.

CNT/Graphite/SBS Conductive Fibers for Strain Sensing in Wearable Telerehabilitation Devices.

Rapid growth of personal electronics with concurrent research into telerehabilitation solutions discovers opportunities to redefine the future of orthopedic rehabilitation. After joint injury or operation, convalescence includes free active range of movement exercises, such as joints bending and straightening under medical supervision. Flexion detection through wearable textile sensors provides numerous potential benefits such as: (1) reduced cost; (2) continuous monitoring; (3) remote telerehabilitation; (4) gamification; and (5) detection of risk-inducing activities in daily routine.

Spatiotemporal Variations in Seed Set and Pollen Limitation in Populations of the Rare Generalist Species in Poland.

A vast majority of angiosperms are pollinated by animals, and a decline in the number and diversity of insects often affects plant reproduction through pollen limitation. This phenomenon may be particularly severe in rare plant species, whose populations are shrinking. Here, we examined the variability in factors shaping reproductive success and pollen limitation in red-listed L.

Visibility and attractiveness of Fritillaria (Liliaceae) flowers to potential pollinators.

Visual floral characters play an important role in shaping plant-pollinator interactions. The genus Fritillaria L. (Liliaceae), comprising approximately 140 species, is described as displaying a remarkable variety of flower colours and sizes.

Evolution of Bird and Insect Flower Traits in L. (Liliaceae).

Pollinators are often perceived as a primary selective agent influencing flower traits such as colour, size, and nectar properties. The genus L. (Liliaceae), comprising approximately 150 species, is described as generally insect pollinated.

Intraspecific Variation in Nectar Chemistry and Its Implications for Insect Visitors: The Case of the Medicinal Plant, L.

Floral nectar, being a primary reward for insect visitors, is a key factor in shaping plant-pollinator interactions. However, little is known about the variability in nectar traits, which could potentially affect pollinators and the reproduction of the species. We investigated intraspecific variation in nectar traits in 14 populations of a Red-listed plant.

Author Correction: Diversity of nectar amino acids in the Fritillaria (Liliaceae) genus: ecological and evolutionary implications.

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Improvement of Flow Velocity Measurement Algorithms Based on Correlation Function and Twin Plane Electrical Capacitance Tomography.

This article discusses the correlation method for time delay estimation, its disadvantages, and drawbacks. It is shown that the correlation method for material velocity measurement based on images of instantaneous changes of the concentration material inside measured by twin planes electrical tomography has serious limitations, especially in the case of plug regime. The basic problem is the non-stationarity of measured data, therefore the requirement of of input data should be fulfilled.

Diversity of nectar amino acids in the Fritillaria (Liliaceae) genus: ecological and evolutionary implications.

Nectar is considered to be a primary food reward for most pollinators. It mostly contains sugars, but also has amino acids. The significance of the concentration and composition of amino acids in nectar is often less understood than that of its volume, sugar concentration and composition.

Stretchable and Washable Electroluminescent Display Screen-Printed on Textile.

Stretchable polymer composites are a new group of materials with a wide range of application possibilities in wearable electronics. The purpose of this study was to fabricate stretchable electroluminescent (EL) structures using developed polymer compositions, based on multiple different nanomaterials: luminophore nanopowders, dielectric, carbon nanotubes, and conductive platelets. The multi-layered EL structures have been printed directly on textiles using screen printing technology.

Functional Diversity of Nectary Structure and Nectar Composition in the Genus (Liliaceae).

is a genus consisting of 130 to 140 species of bulbous plants, native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Generally viewed as an insect pollinated genus with the exception of two North American species, and , which are described as hummingbird-pollinated and the Asian species, , described as passerine-pollinated. These pollinator shifts are possibly the result of adaptive changes to the structure and morphology of the nectary, as well as a change in the nectar concentration and composition.

Spatiotemporal variation in the pollination systems of a supergeneralist plant: is Angelica sylvestris (Apiaceae) locally adapted to its most effective pollinators?

Background And Aims: In terms of pollination systems, umbellifers (plants of the carrot family, Apiaceae) are regarded as generalists, since their (usually dichogamous) flowers are visited by a wide range of insects representing several taxonomic orders. However, recent analyses of insect effectiveness revealed that these plants may be pollinated effectively by a narrow assemblage of insect visitors. Of particular interest was whether populations of an umbellifer species varied in pollinator assemblages and whether this could lead to local specialization of the pollination system.

Modelling of dynamic experiments in MCNP5 environment.

The design of radiation measurement systems includes a modelling phase which ascertains the best 3D geometry for a projected gauge. To simulate measured counts by a detector, the widely-used rigorous phenomenological model is used. However, this model does not consider possible source or/and detector movement during a measurement interval.