AbstractIn the US central and southern Great Plains, canola (Brassica napus) is a winter annual crop.It is pollinated by insects, particularly native bees and introduced honeybees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758).Canola is beset by many insect pests.Producers rely on insecticides to kill harmful insects, however, these chemicals can negatively impac
In today's Anthropocene Epoch, human-induced individual traumas are rapidly transforming into human-induced societal traumas, and vice versa.The Anthropocene Epoch has created "dystopian societies" characterized by "uncertainty traumas", "uncertainty anxieties", and "epidemic traumas" which have pluraliz
Pneumatically-actuated soft robots have advantages over traditional rigid robots in many applications.In particular, their flexible bodies and gentle air-powered movements make them more suitable for use around humans and other objects that could be injured or damaged by traditional robots.However, existing systems for controlling soft robots curre