it City unseen: new visions of an urban planet / Karen C. Seto and Meredith Reba By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:31:05 EDT Rotch Library - QH541.5.C6 S45 2018 Full Article
it Mixed plantations of eucalyptus and leguminous trees: soil, microbiology and ecosystem services / Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueira Cardoso, José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves, Fabiano de Carvalho Balieiro, Avílio Antônio Franco, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:31:05 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Pushing our limits: insights from Biosphere 2 / Mark Nelson By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:31:05 EDT Hayden Library - QH541.27.N45 2018 Full Article
it A theory of global biodiversity / Boris Worm and Derek P. Tittensor By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:31:05 EDT Barker Library - QH541.15.B56 W67 2018 Full Article
it Agronomic crops. Mirza Hasanuzzaman, editor By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:31:05 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it The Great Barrier Reef: biology, environment and management / Pat Hutchings, Michael Kingsford, and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:31:05 EDT Hayden Library - QH541.5.C7 G74 2019 Full Article
it Insect sex pheromone research and beyond: from molecules to robots / Yukio Ishikawa, editor By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:31:05 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / Colin Davey with Thomas A. Lesser ; foreword by Kermit Roosevelt III By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:31:05 EDT Barker Library - QH70.U62 N485 2019 Full Article
it Landscape patterns in a range of spatio-temporal scales Alexander V. Khoroshev, Kirill N. Dyakonov, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 09:41:51 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Neotropical diversification: patterns and processes / Valentí Rull, Ana Carolina Carnaval, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 09:41:51 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it The Relation Between Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and Rural Households: Evidence from Ethiopia and Tanzania / Giulia Barbanente By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 09:41:51 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Plastidules to humans: Leopoldo Maggi (1840-1905) and Ernst Haeckel's naturalist philosophy in the Kingdom of Italy: with an edition of Maggi's letters to Ernst Haeckel / Rainer Brömer ; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geschichte und Theorie d By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 09:41:51 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it New frontiers in stress management for durable agriculture Amitava Rakshit, Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Anand Kumar Singh, Uma Shankar Singh, Leonardo Fraceto, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 09:41:51 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Future of rice demand: quality beyond productivity / Antonio Costa de Oliveira, Camila Pegoraro, Vívian Ebeling Viana, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 09:41:51 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it 10 Open Source Calendar UI Layouts Built With CSS By 1stwebdesigner.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 06:04:33 +0000 Building a full calendar UI is tough work. There are major differences between calendars on the web and calendars for mobile apps, so it’s good to study examples and see what’s out there. After scouring through CodePen, I’ve organized … Full Article Collections CSS JavaScript
it Building WordPress Websites With Zurb Foundation or Bootstrap: Comparisons and Starter Themes By 1stwebdesigner.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 11:57:47 +0000 WordPress is super versatile. You know that. I know that. But sometimes this can be an overwhelming prospect. How on earth will you get your site up and running? What platform will you use? Zurb Foundation and Bootstrap are two … Full Article Web Design Bootstrap CSS development Foundation
it How to Easily Animate Website Elements on Scroll Using the Free AOS Library By 1stwebdesigner.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:30:36 +0000 On-scroll animations can add quite the elegant effect to your website. A little animated polish can go a long way towards making your site look well-rounded and complete. With JavaScript and CSS, you can make elements fade, slide, or even … Full Article UX Design Web Design Animation CSS
it Phase separation driven by production of architectural RNA transcripts By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/C9SM02458A, PaperTetsuya Yamamoto, Tomohiro Yamazaki, Tetsuro HiroseWe here use an extension of the Flory-Huggins theory to predict that the phase separation is driven by the production of architectural RNA (arcRNA) at a DNA locus with a...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Viscoelastic interfaces comprising of cellulose nanocrystals and lauroyl ethyl arginate for enhanced foam stability By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3981-3990DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02392E, PaperAgnieszka Czakaj, Aadithya Kannan, Agnieszka Wiśniewska, Gabriela Grześ, Marcel Krzan, Piotr Warszyński, Gerald G. FullerAt submillimolar concentrations of lauroyl ethyl arginate, cellulose nanocrystals aggregate and form elongated fibres. This interfacial assembly efficiently stabilises foams.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Role of molecular bend angle and biaxiality in the stabilization of the twist-bend nematic phase By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00078G, CommunicationWojciech Tomczyk, Lech LongaWithin mean-field theory for V-shaped molecules, we have investigated how the alteration of a molecule's structural features influence the stabilization of modulated and non-modulated nematic phases.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Observation of transition cascades in sheared liquid crystalline polymers By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3891-3901DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00275E, PaperRyan J. Fox, M. Gregory Forest, Stephen J. Picken, Theo J. DingemansWe observe anomalous shear thickening behavior of a lyotropic liquid crystalline polymer due to the dynamics of the nematic director.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Melting scenarios of two-dimensional Hertzian spheres with a single triangular lattice By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3962-3972DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02262G, PaperE. N. Tsiok, E. A. Gaiduk, Yu. D. Fomin, V. N. RyzhovWe present a molecular dynamics simulation study of the phase diagram and melting scenarios of two-dimensional Hertzian spheres with exponent 7/2.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it How clay particulates affect flow cessation and the coiling stability of yield stress-matched cementing suspensions By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3929-3940DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02414J, PaperIman Mehdipour, Hakan Atahan, Narayanan Neithalath, Mathieu Bauchy, Edward Garboczi, Gaurav SantTransition from closely-packed to fractally-architected structures with clay addition improves homogeneity and prevents local dewatering, thus enhancing coiling stability of layer-wise extruded cementing suspensions during 3D-printing.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Gait-optimized locomotion of wave-driven soft sheets By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3991-3999DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02103E, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Pearson W. Miller, Jörn DunkelInspired by the robust locomotion of limbless animals, the development of soft robots capable of moving by localized swelling, bending, and other deformation modes has become a target for soft matter research over the last decade.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Rotation of a submerged finite cylinder moving down a soft incline By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4000-4007DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02344E, PaperBaudouin Saintyves, Bhargav Rallabandi, Theo Jules, Jesse Ault, Thomas Salez, Clarissa Schönecker, Howard A. Stone, L. MahadevanA fluid-immersed solid cylinder moves along a soft incline and rotates at a rate that depends on its aspect ratio and the stiffness of the incline.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Normal and shear forces between boundary sphingomyelin layers under aqueous conditions By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3973-3980DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00215A, PaperYifeng Cao, Nir Kampf, Weifeng Lin, Jacob KleinSphingomyelin boundary layers can maintain extremely low friction under high pressures both in water and at high salt concentration.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Engineering interfacial entropic effects to generate giant viscosity changes in nanoparticle embedded polymer thin films By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4065-4073DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00019A, PaperAparna Swain, Nafisa Begam, Sivasurender Chandran, M. S. Bobji, J. K. BasuWe demonstrate a new method to study the viscosity of PNC thin films, consisting of polymer grafted nanoparticles (PGNPs) embedded in un-entangled homopolymer melt films, using atomic force microscopy based force–distance spectroscopy.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Using microprojectiles to study the ballistic limit of polymer thin films By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3886-3890DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00295J, CommunicationShawn H. Chen, Amanda J. Souna, Christopher L. Soles, Stephan J. Stranick, Edwin P. ChanIn this work, a microballistic impact test called laser induced projectile impact test (LIPIT) was used to study the perforation behavior of polycarbonate thin films to demonstrate the importance of film thickness on the film's ballistic limit.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Correction: Preparation of electrospray ALG/PDA–PVP nanocomposites and their application in cancer therapy By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4074-4074DOI: 10.1039/D0SM90064H, Correction Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yangjie Xu, Jiulong Zhao, Zhilun Zhang, Jing Zhang, Mingxian Huang, Shige Wang, Pei XieThe content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Uniform conductivity in stretchable silicones via multiphase inclusions By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00383B, PaperR. Adam Bilodeau, Amir Mohammadi Nasab, Dylan S. Shah, Rebecca Kramer-BottiglioA thin, stretchable (200% linear strain), multiphase (solid–liquid) silicone composite with uniform electrical conductivity, for Joule heating and high-deformation sensing.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Marangoni puffs: dramatically enhanced dissolution of droplets with an entrapped bubble By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00093K, PaperJosé M. Encarnación Escobar, Jaap Nieland, Arie van Houselt, Xuehua Zhang, Detlef LohseWe present a curious effect observed during the dissolution process of water-immersed long-chain alcohol drops with an entrapped bubble. When the drop-water interface and the air bubble contact each other, a rapid cyclic motion that accelerates the drop's dissolution is found. We name this eye-catching phenomenon puffing.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Self similarity of liquid droplet coalescence in a quasi-2D free-standing liquid-crystal film By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00457J, PaperChristoph Klopp, Torsten Trittel, Ralf StannariusFlat droplets coalescing on smectic free-standing films show self-similar dynamics.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Quantifying the non-equilibrium activity of an active colloid By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00398K, PaperSarah Eldeen, Ryan Muoio, Paris Blaisdell-Pijuan, Ngoc La, Mauricio Gomez, Alex Vidal, Wylie AhmedActive matter systems exhibit rich emergent behavior due to constant injection and dissipation of energy at the level of individual agents. We characterize the dissipation of single active colloids.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Structural universality in disordered packings with size and shape polydispersity By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00110D, PaperYe Yuan, Wei Deng, Shuixiang LiNormalized free volume collapses on normalized particle size in polydisperse-sized packings for a given non-spherical particle.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Bioactive scaffolds based on collagen filaments with tunable physico-chemical and biological features By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00233J, PaperTing Lu, Hong Hu, Yuanqi Li, Qingsong Jiang, Jinlei Su, Hai Lin, Yun Xiao, Xiangdong Zhu, Xingdong ZhangNative tissues such as nerve bundles, blood vessels and tendons have extracellular matrices with a characteristic linear orientation, which cannot be fully achieved with the current technology for the development of regenerative biomaterials.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Review and reproducibility of forming adsorbed layers from solvent washing of melt annealed films By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00565G, PaperMichael F. Thees, Jennifer A. McGuire, Connie B. RothEfforts to reproduce the “Guiselin’s experiment” procedure finds hads(t) curves to be far less reliable than implied in the literature, being strongly dependent on solvent washing conditions, consistent with how adsorption in solution is understood.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Developing Super Tough Gelatin-based Hydrogels by Incorporating Linear Poly(methacrylic Acid) to Facilitate Sacrificial Hydrogen Bonding By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00422G, CommunicationHui Jie Zhang, Li Ni Wang, Xuechuan Wang, Qingxin Han, Xiangyou YouMechanically robust protein-based hydrogels are strongly desired but their construction remains a significant challenge. In this work, gelatin, together with methacrylic acid, is used to construct a novel hydrogen-bonded hydrogel...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Simultaneous determination of interfacial molarities of an alcohol, bromide ion, and water during an alcohol induced microstructural transition: The difference between medium and long chain alcohols. By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00665C, PaperKaixin Yao, Lijie Sun, Xiaoxuan Ding, Yuzhao Wang, Tianze Liu, Changyao Liu, Jiajing Tan, Li Zhao, Baocai Xu, Laurence S. RomstedThe transitions between surfactant aggregate structures are triggered by changes in chemical or physical stimulations, including addition of additives. Effects of added alcohols on aggregate morphologies correlate strongly with alcohol...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Evaluation of the subtle trade-off between physical stability and thermo-responsiveness in crosslinked methylcellulose hydrogels By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0SM00269K, PaperLorenzo Bonetti, Luigi De Nardo, Fabio Variola, Silvia FareMethylcellulose (MC) hydrogels, undergoing sol-gel reversible transition upon temperature changes, lend themselves to smart system applications. However, their reduced stability in aqueous environment and unsatisfactory mechanical properties limit the breadth...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Self-assembly of isomeric naphthalene appended glucono derivatives: nanofibers and nanotwists with circularly polarized luminescence emission By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4115-4120DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02542A, PaperZongwen Liu, Yuqian Jiang, Jian Jiang, Donghua Zhai, Decai Wang, Minghua LiuTwo isomers of naphthalene derivatives are self-assembled into nanofibers and nanotwists with CPL emission, respectively.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Photo-tunable hydrogel mechanical heterogeneity informed by predictive transport kinetics model By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4131-4141DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00052C, PaperCallie I. Higgins, Jason P. Killgore, Frank W. DelRio, Stephanie J. Bryant, Robert R. McLeodPhoto-tunable hydrogel mechanical heterogeneity using a single resin is presented here, informed by a predictive transport kinetics and swelling model.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Pinning dislocations in colloidal crystals with active particles that seek stacking faults By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4182-4191DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02514F, PaperBryan VanSaders, Sharon C. GlotzerBy designing the shape of an active particle, its transport through a dense crystal can be tailored, as well as its interaction with dislocation defects present in the host crystal.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Lattice self-consistent field calculations of confined symmetric block copolymers of various chain architectures By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4311-4323DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00293C, PaperJingxue Zhang, Jiaping Wu, Run Jiang, Zheng Wang, Yuhua Yin, Baohui Li, Qiang WangThe effects of chain architecture on the structural details and orientation of confined lamellae formed by symmetric AB-type block copolymer melts are studied.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it High antisite defect concentrations in hard-sphere colloidal Laves phases By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4155-4161DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00335B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Berend van der Meer, Frank Smallenburg, Marjolein Dijkstra, Laura FilionWe show that the equilibrium Laves phase in binary hard-sphere mixtures contains an extraordinarily high concentration of antisite defects: we find stable regions where up to 2% of the large-particle lattice sites are occupied by a small particle.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Characterizing the fluid–matrix affinity in an organogel from the growth dynamics of oil stains on blotting paper By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4200-4209DOI: 10.1039/C9SM01965K, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Qierui Zhang, Frieder Mugele, Piet M. Lugt, Dirk van den EndeFluid–matrix affinity in an organogel is characterized by capillarity-induced oil release using absorbing paper.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it A theory for the temperature effect on the chain length dependence of the diffusivity of oligomers By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4283-4289DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02505G, PaperChi Pui Jeremy Wong, Phillip ChoiTemperature effect on the size dependence of the diffusivity of oligomers is explained by free volume theory.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Effect of network homogeneity on mechanical, thermal and electrochemical properties of solid polymer electrolytes prepared by homogeneous 4-arm poly(ethylene glycols) By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4290-4298DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00289E, PaperMonami Tosa, Kei Hashimoto, Hisashi Kokubo, Kazuhide Ueno, Masayoshi WatanabeThe effect of network inhomogeneity in solid polymer electrolytes on its electrolyte properties was investigated by employing a model polymer network composed of a homogeneous 4-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (tetra-PEG) network and Li salt.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Rapid analysis of cell-generated forces within a multicellular aggregate using microsphere-based traction force microscopy By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4192-4199DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02377A, PaperBuğra Kaytanlı, Aimal H. Khankhel, Noy Cohen, Megan T. ValentineWe measure cell-generated forces from the deformations of elastic microspheres embedded within multicellular aggregates. Using a computationally efficient analytical model, we directly obtain the full 3D mapping of surface stresses within minutes.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Rapid characterization of neutral polymer brush with a conventional zetameter and a variable pinch of salt By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4274-4282DOI: 10.1039/C9SM01850F, PaperMena Youssef, Alexandre Morin, Antoine Aubret, Stefano Sacanna, Jérémie PalacciWe take advantage of the nanoscopic nature of the Debye length and used it as a probe to characterize polymer brushes on colloidal particles.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
it Surface-topology-controlled mechanical characteristics of triply periodic carbon Schwarzite foams By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4324-4338DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00136H, PaperHao Gong, Jinjie Liu, Ke Xu, Jianyang Wu, Yang LiCarbon Schwarzites exhibit unique mechanical characteristics that are dominated by their topologies, rather than the mass density.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
