Anti-freeze hydrogel-based sensors for intelligent wearable human-machine interaction

Z Fu, H Liu, Q Lyu, J Dai, C Ji, Y Tian - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
As human–machine interaction (HMI) is inseparable from our daily life, it drives people to
pursue a more convenient and intelligent way of life. Most of the traditional HMI devices are …

Natural deep eutectic solvent: A promising eco-friendly food bio-inspired antifreezing

X Li, JY Li, MF Manzoor, QY Lin, J Shen, L Liao… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Bio-antifreezing is a green and highly effective strategy to inhibit ice nucleation. Bio-inspired
antifreezing faces the severe challenges of significant toxicity and complex manufacturing …

Climate drivers of bark beetle outbreak dynamics in Norway spruce forests

L Marini, B Økland, AM Jönsson, B Bentz, A Carroll… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Bark beetles are among the most devastating biotic agents affecting forests globally and
several species are expected to be favored by climate change. Given the potential …

Natural history and ecology of bark beetles

KF Raffa, JC Gregoire, BS Lindgren - Bark beetles, 2015 - Elsevier
Scolytine beetles show enormous diversity in their mating behaviors, host plant
associations, chemical and acoustic signaling, symbiotic relationships, and other critical …

Climate change amplifies the interactions between wind and bark beetle disturbances in forest landscapes

R Seidl, W Rammer - Landscape Ecology, 2017 - Springer
Context Growing evidence suggests that climate change could substantially alter forest
disturbances. Interactions between individual disturbance agents are a major component of …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-inspired eutectogels enabled by binary natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs): Interfacial anti-frosting, freezing-tolerance, and mechanisms

Y Tian, DW Sun, L Xu, TH Fan, Z Zhu - Food Hydrocolloids, 2022 - Elsevier
To explore food-grade anti-freezing strategies for the frozen food industry, three bio-inspired
binary natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) comprising proline, glucose, and sorbitol …

Ips typographus and Dendroctonus ponderosae Models Project Thermal Suitability for Intra- and Inter-Continental Establishment in a Changing Climate

BJ Bentz, AM Jönsson, M Schroeder… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Climate change is altering legacies of native insect-caused disturbances and contributing to
non-native invasions globally. Many insect fitness traits are temperature dependent and …

Climate affects severity and altitudinal distribution of outbreaks in an eruptive bark beetle

L Marini, MP Ayres, A Battisti, M Faccoli - Climatic Change, 2012 - Springer
Temperature warming and the increased frequency of climatic anomalies are expected to
trigger bark beetle outbreaks with potential severe consequences on forest ecosystems. We …

How do animals survive extreme temperature amplitudes? The role of natural deep eutectic solvents

A Gertrudes, R Craveiro, Z Eltayari… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Recent findings have reported the reason why some living beings are able to withstand the
huge thermal amplitudes between winter and summer in their natural habitats. They are able …

Modeling bark beetle responses to climate change

BJ Bentz, AM Jönsson - Bark beetles, 2015 - Elsevier
Bark beetles that feed on live tissue are major contributors to global tree mortality and can
also cause declines in crop systems. Many bark beetle life history traits that influence …