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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: To be competitive, companies must develop capabilities that allow them to react rapidly to market demands. The innovation methods of the past are not adapted to the turbulence of the modern world. In the last decade, increasing globalization of markets and Industry 4.0 have caused profound changes in the best way to manage the innovation process. This e-book includes a collection of thirteen papers that discuss theoretical approaches, case studies, and surveys focused on issues related to open innovation and its mechanisms.
    Keywords: eco-innovation ; cleaner production ; strategy ; performance ; natural resource-based view ; stakeholder theory ; decision making ; forest management ; Nash Bayesian Equilibrium (NBE) ; Harsanyi’s Transformation (HT) ; risk management ; project management ; sustainability ; social network analysis ; collaborative networks ; project lifecycle ; project critical success factors ; open innovation ; predictive model ; project outcome likelihood ; organizational competencies ; innovation ecosystem ; evolutionary economics ; Panarchy ; resilience ; adaptation ; competitiveness ; innovation ; new products ; functional framework ; SIFSNPIP ; case studies ; ecosystem ; organic wine ; Tuscany ; virtual enterprise ; fuzzy logic ; systems engineering ; entrepreneurship ; technopreneurial intentions ; grand challenges ; innovation ecosystems ; mission-oriented innovation ; SDGs ; sustainable innovation ; systematic literature review ; SLR ; transformative innovation ; typology ; architecture engineering and construction (AEC) industry ; building information modelling (BIM) ; cultivation ; Technological Readiness Level ; smart farming ; viticulture ; lean ; business model canvas ; circular economy ; user integration ; cars ; electric vehicles ; biofuels ; logit models ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-23
    Description: This Special Issue includes contributions about occupants’ sustainable living in buildings and communities, highlighting issues surrounding the sustainable development of our environments and lives by emphasizing smart and green design perspectives. This Special Issue specifically focuses on research and case studies that develop promising methods for the sustainable development of our environment and identify factors critical to the application of a sustainable paradigm for quality of life from a user-oriented perspective. After a rigorous review of the submissions by experts, fourteen articles concerning sustainable living and development are published in this Special Issue, written by authors sharing their expertise and approaches to the concept and application of sustainability in their fields. The fourteen contributions to this special issue can be categorized into four groups, depending on the issues that they address. All the proposed methods, models, and applications in these studies contribute to the current understanding of the adoption of the sustainability paradigm and are likely to inspire further research addressing the challenges of constructing sustainable buildings and communities resulting in a sustainable life for all of society.
    Keywords: sustainability ; regionalism ; climate ; unit plan ; apartment ; Singapore ; Korea ; sustainable architecture ; space syntax ; partitioning theory ; total depth ; intelligibility ; movement economies ; architecture ; building performance simulation ; performance-based design ; agent-based model ; Gaussian process ; electroencephalography ; virtual reality ; monument architecture ; stress ; data visualization ; deep learning ; smart building ; interactive experience ; “five senses” interaction ; people-oriented ; embedding ; recommender system ; collaborative filtering ; housing preference ; housing decision ; human behavior simulation ; virtual users ; social sustainability ; performance analysis ; evaluation method ; architectural design education ; eye tracking ; virtual environment ; street robbery ; CPTED ; crime prevention ; fixation count ; people with physical disabilities ; job retention ; path analysis ; perceived workplace safety ; workplace disability facilities ; work satisfaction ; social housing ; social economy actors ; Seoul ; South Korea ; sustainable development ; sustainable design ; energy efficiency ; public rental housing ; building simulation ; elderly ; biophilia ; biophilic experience ; smart home ; smart-home service ; service framework ; water distribution ; water war ; conflict ; ownership ; divided Cyprus ; blue-collar workers ; intervention study ; health promotion ; cardiovascular disease ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::A The Arts ; thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: Anthropogenic and natural disturbances to freshwater quantity and quality are a greater issue for society than ever before. To successfully restore water resources requires understanding the interactions between hydrology, climate, land use, water quality, ecology, and social and economic pressures. This Special Issue of Water includes cutting edge research broadly addressing investigative areas related to experimental study designs and modeling, freshwater pollutants of concern, and human dimensions of water use and management. Results demonstrate the immense, globally transferable value of the experimental watershed approach, the relevance and critical importance of current integrated studies of pollutants of concern, and the imperative to include human sociological and economic processes in water resources investigations. In spite of the latest progress, as demonstrated in this Special Issue, managers remain insufficiently informed to make the best water resource decisions amidst combined influences of land use change, rapid ongoing human population growth, and changing environmental conditions. There is, thus, a persistent need for further advancements in integrated and interdisciplinary research to improve the scientific understanding, management, and future sustainability of water resources.
    Keywords: physical habitat ; aquatic ecology ; stream health ; environmental flows ; land use ; hydrology ; hydroecology ; ecohydrology ; climate change ; Appalachia ; reforestation ; land use-land cover ; land-atmosphere coupling ; water quality ; environmental perceptions ; human dimensions ; spatial models ; socioeconomics ; urban watershed management ; municipal watershed ; water quality impairment ; collaborative adaptive management ; water resources ; urban watersheds ; endocrine disrupting chemical ; opioid ; pathway analysis ; ontology ; metabolomics ; decision-making ; logit regression ; farmer perceptions ; social networks ; public funds ; water conservation adoption ; good governance ; sanitation ; sustainability ; water supply ; water-saving agriculture ; Chinese provincial input efficiency ; three-stage DEA model ; environmental variables ; Boufakrane river watershed ; remote sensing ; LULCC ; water balances ; vulnerability ; total dissolved solids ; drinking water ; Appalachian Mountains ; streamflow sensitivity ; water security ; water balance partitioning ; Budyko ; Escherichia coli ; Suspended particulate matter ; Water quality ; Land use practices ; Watershed management ; basin ; hydrologic model ; reaeration rates ; stream metabolism ; watershed ; physicochemistry ; land use practices ; experimental watershed ; suspended particulate matter ; stream water temperature ; watershed management ; bacteria ; land-use practices ; environmental persistence ; saturated hydraulic conductivity ; pedotransfer function ; model validation ; Chesapeake Bay Watershed ; experimental watershed study ; human dimensions of water ; watershed modeling ; hydrological modeling ; water pollutants ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: The book is intended to collect the recent contributions (either research or review papers) to the development of the “Materials Chemistry” research fields by the Editorial Board Members of the Materials Chemistry Section of Molecules. The aim is to present the recent progress in the fields and to highlight the key role of Materials Chemistry in a multidisciplinary research context.
    Keywords: hypergolic reactions ; sodium peroxide ; carbon nanosheets ; fullerols ; useful energy ; gold nanoparticles ; photothermal effect ; nanoink ; inkjet printing ; secure writing ; anti-counterfeit ; crosslinking polymerization (curing) ; decomposition ; degradation ; liquid and solid state ; phase transitions ; thermal analysis ; colloidal heterostructures ; seed mediated growth ; heterogeneous nucleation ; PbS/TiO2 heterostructure ; TiO2 nanocrystal defects ; antiferromagnet ; double perovskite ; high-κ dielectric ; nickel ; tellurium ; tungsten ; central nervous system (CNS) ; blood–brain barrier (BBB) ; self-assembled polymeric nanoparticles ; intranasal delivery ; biodistribution ; dendrimers ; microwaves ; hexaazatrinaphthylenes ; graphene nanoplatelets ; honeycomb structures ; modified couple stress theory ; quasi-3d hyperbolic shear deformation theory ; sandwich structures ; vibration analysis ; polymer-derived ceramics ; nanocomposites ; TiN ; TiC ; Si3N4 ; SiC ; structural properties ; cross-coupling reactions ; microwave irradiation ; ultrasounds ; mechanochemistry ; solvent-free ; water ; ionic liquids ; deep eutectic solvents ; sustainability ; nanomaterials ; electrochemical sensors ; hydroxycinnamic acids ; caffeine ; nitrite ; lead halide perovskites ; sensors ; photoluminescence ; amplified spontaneous emission ; thin films ; hybrid hydrogels ; controlled drug delivery ; protein crystallization ; lysozyme ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: This book is relevant to architects, urban designers, planners, and policy makers concerned with enhancing climate-sensitive urban form and planning. It discusses building and neighborhood design: layout and design features that maximize energy efficiency and thermal comfort without compromising the ability of other buildings to enjoy similar benefits; the use of interstitial spaces (piazzas, streets, and parks) to improve the microclimate at the neighbourhood-level; design intervention case studies; innovative uses of interstitial spaces to improve the local climate at the neighborhood level; and urban radiative cooling solutions to mitigate the unintended climate consequences of urban growth and suggestions for ways forward.
    Keywords: cooling effect ; urban park ; thermal comfort ; physiological equivalent temperature ; perceived thermal comfort ; urban heat island ; air temperature ; sustainable cities ; smart cities ; urban health ; global warming ; urban green spaces ; sustainable urban development ; climate change mitigation and adaptation ; urban resilience  ; heatwaves ; urban overheating ; urban heat island intensity ; energy budget equation ; sensible heat flux ; latent heat flux ; advective heat flux ; Australian climatic conditions ; coastal cities ; desert climate ; surface urban heat island effect ; land use/land cover ; partial least square regression ; nonlinear programming ; Shanghai ; China ; urban form ; urban microclimate design ; city ; sustainability ; sustainable development ; cool roof ; passive radiative cooling ; metamaterials ; prototype ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics::PHH Thermodynamics & heat
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: This book covers the latest development of bioprocess technology including theoretical, numerical, and experimental approaches in biotechnology as well as green technology that bridge conventional practices and Industry 4.0. Bioprocessing is one of the key factors in several emerging industries of biofuels, used in the production of biogas, bioethanol, and biodiesel; industrial enzymes; waste management through biotechnology; new vaccines; and many more. It is hoped that the novel bioprocess and green biotechnologies presented in this book are useful in assisting the global community in working towards fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations.
    Keywords: extraction ; leaf ; liquid biphasic flotation ; polygonum ; protein ; date fruits ; proximate analysis ; physico-chemical characteristics ; date sugar ; phytoconstituents ; amino acids ; biomaterials ; Ficus carica ; diabetes mellitus ; proteomics ; sperm quality ; bioeconomy ; bioprocesses ; applications ; policy ; social welfare ; sustainability ; nanofiltration ; lipase ; Fusarium heterosporum ; fatty acid methyl ester ; electronics package ; induction heating ; magnetic field ; electric field ; TM110 single-mode cavity ; solder ; eddy current ; GABA ; fermented food ; functional food ; non-protein amino acid ; soy sauce fermentation ; lignocellulosic biomass ; holocellulose ; CMC ; degree of substitution ; excipient ; non-edible ; oil ; biodiesel production ; fuel ; Lactobacillus isolation ; lag phase ; bacteria sequencing ; breast milk ; chitosan ; co-loaded nanoparticles ; hydrophobic modification ; l-ascorbic acid ; thymoquinone ; sustainable supply chain management (SSSCM) ; social sustainability ; qualitative research ; Pakistan ; biohydrogen production ; immobilised cells ; entrapment ; alginate ; activated carbon ; carbon dioxide ; culture media ; microorganism ; optimization ; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria ; oil palm seedlings nursery ; biofertilizers ; chemical fertilizer ; n/a ; sago hampas ; amylase ; cellulase ; substrate feeding ; saccharification ; biomass ; waste cooking oil ; green fuel ; biodiesel ; heterogeneous catalyst ; deoxygenation ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: Food waste is becoming an important and growing concern at both local and global levels. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), one-third of all food production is wasted globally, and in particular, 1.3 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is wasted per year, representing an economic loss of EUR 800 billion. The main foods wasted are represented by vegetables, fruits, meat, and fish. Considering the high availability and the composition of food waste, there is an increasing interest in their bio-valorization. Moreover, according to the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 12 and 13), an appropriate waste management represents an essential prerequisite for the sustainable development.This reprint collects interesting manuscripts regarding innovative research focused on food waste valorization through fermentation processes for obtaining value-added products such as enzymes, feed additives, biofuels, animal feeds as well as other useful chemicals or products, food-grade pigments, and single-cell protein (SCP), enhancing food security and environmentally sustainable development.
    Keywords: industrial food waste ; valorization ; biorefinery ; bioenergy ; biobased materials ; promotion policy ; rice husk ; pyrolysis ; porous biochar ; pore property ; surface composition ; microbial red pigment ; Monascus purpureus ; simultaneous hydrolysis and fermentation ; sustainability ; whey ; RSM ; bioethanol ; yeast fermentation ; sugar beet molasses ; industrial by-product ; scale-up ; agricultural waste ; wastewater ; microbial fuel cell ; techno-economic ; commercialization ; life cycle assessment ; Neurospora intermedia ; bread ; process development ; cheese whey ; Aspergillus awamori ; β-galactosidase ; lactose hydrolysis ; Acetobacter xylinum ; bacterial cellulose ; biosurfactant ; bioemulsifier ; waste frying oil ; Bacillus cereus ; food additives ; cookie ; microalgae ; DHA ; lignocellulosic biomass ; organosolv fractionation ; liquid fraction ; solid pulp ; omega-3 fatty acids ; soap ; olives ; olive oil ; fermentation ; food waste ; fish waste ; citrus peel ; aquafeed ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; Lactobacillus reuteri ; whey product ; proteins ; ultrafiltration ; nanofiltration ; keratinocytes scratch assay ; mozzarella cheese manufacturing ; pressing residue ; grape ; apple ; silage ; animal production ; enzyme production ; polyphenols ; Juglans regia L. ; walnut green husk ; agricultural wastes ; soil conditions ; glucans ; pectins ; Aspergillus oryzae ; rice hull ; paper mill wastewater ; bioremediation ; amylase ; solid-state fermentation (SSF) ; goat feeding ; durian peel ; silage additives ; propionate ; methane mitigation ; nitrogen balance ; waste management ; biofuel production ; circular economy ; single cell protein ; value-added product ; food and feed production ; yeast ; probiotics ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TC Biochemical engineering::TCB Biotechnology
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    Publication Date: 2022-10-25
    Description: This edited volume contains 18 articles published in Sustainability from late 2018 to early 2021. During that time, the world faced the fatal and widespread health crisis, COVID-19, which had threatened the social and public health systems at every corner for quite some time.As the Guest-Editors and also a contributing authors, we are glad that the academic contents from the Special Issue will now be put together in this volume, making the authors' hard work and efforts accessible to the larger audience.
    Keywords: mobile phone penetration ; divorce rate ; marital happiness ; well-being ; physical exercises and sports ; sex ; educational background ; social public health ; health communication ; sleep hygiene ; health ; old people ; association ; logistic regression ; periodic general health examination ; fear of illness detection ; Vietnam ; depression ; acculturation stress ; social connectedness ; international students ; university students ; ASSIS ; Mindsponge ; multicultural ; emotional labor ; surface acting ; emotional dissonance ; occupational stress ; moderated mediation ; hospital ; rural and urban hospitals ; healthcare ; sustainable rural health ; the financial condition ; government health expenditure (GHE) efficiency ; data envelopment analysis (DEA) method ; Moran’s I value ; spatial spillover effect (SSE) ; spatial Durbin model (SDM) ; diet ; nutrition ; intake ; public health ; health professionals ; dietary risk ; depressive disorder ; university student ; scientific output ; international collaboration ; funding ; Korea ; Japan ; China ; scientific impact ; scientific quality ; coronavirus ; COVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2 ; pandemic ; policy response ; social media ; science journalism ; public health system ; healthcare systems ; aged populations ; job insecurity ; health and consumption indicators ; gender inequalities ; sustainable preventive policies ; readmission ; social capital ; economics ; mental health ; drug abuse ; space–health nexus ; older women ; spatial planning perspective ; interdisciplinary expert dialogue ; retrospective qualitative study ; knowledge transfer ; health policy analysis ; efficiency ; gender ; CEO ; top management team (TMT) ; data envelopment analysis (DEA) ; truncated regression ; bootstrap ; upper echelon theory ; public health authorities ; public communication ; risk communication ; social networks ; lockdown ; crisis ; COVID-19 pandemic ; sustainability ; NSP ; harm reduction ; harm minimization ; low threshold settings ; PWID ; sustainable implementation qualities ; bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health & preventive medicine
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: In recent years, the implementation of sustainable concrete systems has been a topic of great interest in the field of construction engineering worldwide, as a result of the large and rapid increase in carbon emissions and environmental problems resulting from traditional concrete production and industry. For example, the uses of supplementary cementitious materials, geopolymer binder, recycled aggregate and industrial/agricultural wastes in concrete are all approaches to building a sustainable concrete system. However, such materials have inherent flaws due to their variety of sources, and exhibit very different properties compared with traditional concrete. Therefore, they require specific modifications in preprocessing, design, and evaluation before use in concrete. This reprint, entitled “Advances in Sustainable Concrete System”, covers a broad range of advanced concrete research in environmentally friendly concretes, cost-effective admixtures, and waste recycling, specifically including the design methods, mechanical properties, durability, microstructure, various models, hydration mechanisms, and practical applications of solid wastes in concrete systems.
    Keywords: high-strength concrete ; energy evolution ; elastic strain energy ; brittleness evaluation index ; concrete ; humidity ; moisture absorption ; moisture desorption ; numerical simulation ; acoustic emission ; AE rate process theory ; corrosion rate ; damage evolution ; axial load ; precast concrete structure ; lattice girder semi-precast slabs ; bending resistance ; FE modelling ; concrete damage ; GSP ; high strength ; hydration ; strength ; penetrability ; rice husk ash ; sustainable concrete ; artificial neural networks ; multiple linear regression ; eco-friendly concrete ; green concrete ; sustainable development ; artificial intelligence ; data science ; machine learning ; bagasse ash ; mechanical properties ; natural coarse aggregate ; recycled coarse aggregate ; two-stage concrete ; materials design ; recycled concrete ; crumb rubber concrete ; crumb rubber ; NaOH treatment ; lime treatment ; water treatment ; detergent treatment ; compressive strength ; materials ; adhesively-bonded joint ; temperature aging ; residual strength ; mechanical behavior ; failure criterion ; steel slag powder ; compound activator ; mortar strength ; orthogonal experiment ; GM (0, N) model ; ultrafine metakaolin ; silica fume ; durability ; fiber-reinforced concrete ; damage mechanism ; uniaxial tension ; cracked concrete ; crack width ; crack depth ; tortuosity ; sustainability ; concrete composites ; sulfate and acid attacks ; WPFT fibers ; coal gangue ; gradation ; cement content ; unconfined compressive strength ; freeze–thaw cycle ; minimum energy dissipation principle ; three-shear energy yield criterion ; damage variable ; constitutive model ; phosphorus slag ; limestone ; sulphate-corrosion resistance ; volume deformation ; blast furnace ferronickel slag ; alkali-activated material ; dosage of activator ; reactive powder concrete ; beam-column joint ; FE modeling ; crack ; cementitious gravel ; fly ash ; age ; optimal dosage ; bamboo ; sawdust ; pretreatment ; bio-based material ; mechanical property ; self-compacting concrete ; supplementary cementitious materials ; hydration mechanisms ; microstructure ; fresh properties ; synthetic polymer ; high temperature ; bentonite-free drilling fluid ; rheology ; filtration ; FRP reinforced concrete slab ; punching shear strength ; SHAP ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building::TNK Building construction and materials::TNKX Conservation of buildings and building materials
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: In light of the considerable impact of global food supply chains on climate change, more sustainable ways of producing, distributing, and consuming food appear critical for sustainable development. With the aim of contributing to this topic, this Special Issue on sustainable food consumption and food marketing addresses various relevant issues related to food consumption, including innovative and sustainable forms of food production and consumption, animal welfare and meat consumption, price transmission, social media communication, alternative food production, and organic agriculture, among others. As such, this Special Issue sheds light on more sustainable and carbon-friendly food production and consumption systems from various angles. It delivers valuable scientific evidence for the transformation of current carbon-based food supply chains to more eco-friendly, fair, and future-oriented food supply chains.
    Keywords: aquaponics ; Structural Equation Modeling ; consumer behavior ; purchase intention ; willingness to pay ; sustainability ; food market ; veganic ; vegan-organic ; vegan ; stockless ; attitudes ; environmental marketing ; green product ; green consumer ; green purchase decision ; consumer behaviour ; theory of planned behaviour ; sustainable consumption ; Bangladesh ; out-of-home catering ; sustainable nutrition ; variety seeking ; spontaneous choice ; company canteens ; trust ; social media ; small and medium enterprises ; Bresse Gauloise ; choice experiment ; dual-purpose breeds ; faba beans ; Kollbecksmoor ; theory of planned behavior ; Vorwerkhuhn ; White Rock ; green products ; palm oil free ; structural equation modeling ; SEM ; sustainable food consumption ; food waste ; theoretical framework ; food tourism ; community-based tourism ; sustainable development ; community engagement ; rural development ; food heritage ; carbon-friendly food ; emotions ; animal welfare ; cured ham ; discrete choice experiment ; latent construct model ; market instability ; nonlinear empirical dynamics ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: Over the last two decades, the literature on political participation has flourished, reflecting the increasing use of diverse modes of citizen involvement. These include established modes of participation, such as voting, protests, mass demonstrations, and petition signing, but also newer modes specific to the online environment (ICT-related), participation in referendums, public consultations, or engagement in political deliberation. The importance and intensity of these modes is reflected both in the number of people getting involved and in the increasing number of policies that are subject to various modes of participation on a regular basis. There is extensive literature about how these modes of participation function, why people get involved, and the consequences of their participation. However, limited attention is paid to the relationship between political participation and the pursuit of sustainability at a local, regional, or central level. Existing studies indicate that citizen engagement can be a cost-effective method to characterize changes of local environments; however, not much is known beyond this process. This Special Issue aims to address this void in the literature and brings together contributions that analyze how participation can be associated with sustainability and local development in various settings. It explores the relationship between political participation and the management of their local environment. This Special Issue enhances the existing knowledge and understanding about how modes of participation can be reflected in stronger sustainability. The Special Issue provides the space for an academic debate that addresses issues such as climate change, resource allocation, or the pursuit of sustainability programs and policies. The contributions include a mix of single-case studies and comparative analyses across European countries.
    Keywords: deliberation ; future generations ; future design ; political participation ; citizen engagement ; political institutions ; sustainability ; participation ; digitalization ; local government ; innovation ; mixed deliberation ; referendums ; municipal mergers ; democratic sustainability ; social trust ; political trust ; political efficacy ; citizens’ juries ; natural experiment ; opinion change ; windfarms ; Scotland ; deliberative mini-publics ; democratic innovations ; public opinion ; participatory budgeting ; ecology ; local level ; citizens ; support ; Romania ; citizens’ assemblies ; climate change ; decarbonization ; agenda setting ; deliberative democracy ; mini-publics ; environmental politics ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Description: In a VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous), organizations, in order to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, must learn to mitigate risk and prioritize performance and innovation. In the last decade, as a way to respond to market demands, projects emerge as a way for organizations to implement their strategic objectives in order to respond to a need, opportunity, or threat in an efficient way. This e-book includes a collection of 11 papers that discuss theoretical approaches and case studies, focused on a combined effect between Project Risk Assessment and corporate behaviour in order to support the sustainability and business resilience in a competitive environment. The e-book will be of particular interest to entrepreneurs, researchers, and policymakers.
    Keywords: the ECA method ; UN SDGs ; COVID-19 coronavirus ; Islamic banking ; Maqasid al-Shariah ; sustainability practices ; sustainability indicators ; SDG governance ; green human resource management practices ; corporate sustainability ; developing country ; industry perspective ; renewable energy ; emerging management practices ; knowledge management ; decentralization ; sustainable organizational performance ; entrepreneurial orientation ; innovation performance ; organizational commitment ; transformational leadership ; small and medium-sized enterprises ; communication ; formal communication ; informal communication ; communication willingness ; conflict ; project manager ; project management ; risk management ; social network analysis ; cooperative networks ; business intelligence ; project cooperative risks ; knowledge creation ; sustainable business ; project risks ; corporate behavior ; project critical success factors ; sustainable cooperative partnerships ; entrepreneurial leadership ; product innovation performance ; risk ; design thinking ; intra-firm networks ; absorptive capacity ; collaborative innovation project ; sustainable development ; project performance ; influencing factors ; SEM ; sustainability ; collaborative networks ; logistics ; transportation sector ; risk assessment and management ; Monte Carlo method ; graph-centrality metrics ; project outcome ; project lifecycle ; individual performance ; collective performance ; correlation ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KJ Business & management::KJC Business strategy ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KJ Business & management::KJM Management & management techniques::KJMV Management of specific areas
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-23
    Description: This Special Issue is designed to discuss and examine relevant legal issues concerning ocean governance in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the long-lasting benefits of the international community. It will cover, inter alia, the safety of navigation and maritime security, the sustainable use of marine resources (living and non-living), marine environmental protection, climate change, and marine scientific research.
    Keywords: transfer of mining technology ; commercial condition ; protection of intellectual property ; direct technology purchasing ; investment cooperation ; universal jurisdiction ; maritime piracy ; piracy trials ; Somali piracy ; maritime crime ; sustainability ; community interests ; marine genetic resources ; common heritage of mankind ; BBNJ ; integrated coastal management ; land and sea coordination ; ecological environment ; ocean law ; sustainable development ; fishery resources ; community interest ; international cooperation ; climate change ; fishery management ; legal principles ; LOSC ; precautionary approach ; ecosystem ; seasonal closure ; CCAMLR ; MPAs ; RFMOs ; conservation measures ; China ; ocean governance ; sustainable development goals (SDGs) ; SDG 14 ; marine environment ; international environmental law ; Law of the Sea ; ocean acidification ; rising-sea-levels ; meta-governance ; ocean action ; global environment ; regulatory governance ; IMO ; China’s role ; submissions’ adoption ; law of the sea ; deep seabed mining ; national legislation ; sponsoring state ; marine ecological environment ; multiple subjects ; co-management ; ocean community with a shared future ; cruise ships ; public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) ; international obligations ; rule of law ; COVID-19 ; China’s white paper for Arctic policy ; fisheries resources ; Arctic Ocean ; Chinese legal rights ; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) ; regional integration and cooperation ; SDGs ; Sanchi ship ; oil spill accident ; marine ecology ; ecological damage compensation ; the precautionary principle ; nuclear safety regulation ; UNCLOS ; international law ; thema EDItEUR::A The Arts
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    Publication Date: 2022-10-25
    Description: The present book contributes to the public administration literature by providing new insights into corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability initiatives, and stakeholder engagement in the higher education context. The fourteen papers published in this Special Issue discuss the role of public universities in promoting sustainability actions, university missions, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) embedded in the 2030 UN Agenda. In each contribution, avenues for research are suggested and, most importantly, stronger analytical connections are advocated between these inter-related research areas. In more detail, two papers focus their attention on university transparency and the processes’ complexity in public institutions. Furthermore, two papers focus on CSR teaching and education, three papers analyze universities’ social responsibility initiatives, and five papers focus on the SDGs. Lastly, taking into account how social networks have changed university communication and become powerful tools for building relationships with stakeholders, two papers of the Special Issue consider social media’s role in university communications.
    Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals ; higher education ; sustainability reporting ; Global Reporting Initiative ; thematic analysis ; CSR ; SDGs ; sustainable development ; institutionalization ; strategic plan ; performance measurement ; university ; university social responsibility ; universities ; social responsibility ; CSR reporting ; Italy ; sustainable development goals ; case study ; strategies ; reporting ; education ; Economia Aziendale ; CSR3 ; business ethics ; corporate social responsibility disclosure ; stakeholders engagement ; social network ; Twitter ; sustainability ; Italian universities ; stakeholder engagement ; social media ; disclosure ; corporate social responsibility (CSR) ; corporate strategy ; transparency ; public research institutes ; information disclosure ; public administration ; social justice ; university leadership ; efficiency ; support activities ; processes ; SDG 5 ; gender reporting ; gender budgeting ; Italian university ; the impact ranking ; social accounting theories ; CRUI guidelines ; teaching ; responsibility ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNT Media, information & communication industries::KNTX Information technology industries
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Today, modern Geotechnical Engineers, who in the past would have considered the phenomena occurring in the (primarily soil) environment, are faced with developments in environmental sciences that are becoming increasingly more detailed and sophisticated, with the natural phenomena and processes surrounding the civil engineering infrastructure being modeled, designed, monitored, and assessed in a more holistic way. This book brings together the state of the art in geotechnics with a focus on sustainable design, resilience, construction, and monitoring of the performance of geotechnical assets from ground investigations, through foundation and drainage design to soil stabilization and reinforcement. Engineers and scientists working in the fields of green infrastructure, nature-based solutions, sustainable drainage, eco-engineering, hydro-geology, landscape planning, plant science, environmental biology or bio-chemistry, earth sciences, GIS, and remote sensing are represented here by articles that show significant geotechnical components or applications. Case studies showcasing the application of the sustainable development principles (e.g., reuse, recycle, reduce; stakeholder engagement; public health; UN Global Sustainability Goals) in Geotechnics are also included in this book.
    Keywords: machine learning ; random forest ; particle swarm optimization ; Vietnam ; Seepage ; Earth-fill dam ; Experimental analysis ; Numerical analysis ; SEEP/W model ; Dam safety and sustainability ; highway construction ; environmental protection ; soil loss ; erosion control ; risk ; hazard ; vulnerability ; landslides ; multicriteria assessment ; analytical hierarchy process ; calcium sulfoaluminate cement ; stabilized soil ; unconfined compressive strength ; hydration products ; microstructure ; sustainability ; geosynthetics ; poly(lactic acid) ; biopolymers ; geogrids ; tensile strength ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: This book was proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the field of testing of materials and elements in civil engineering. For this reason, the articles highlighted in this editorial relate to different aspects of testing of different materials and elements in civil engineering, from building materials to building structures. The current trend in the development of testing of materials and elements in civil engineering is mainly concerned with the detection of flaws and defects in concrete elements and structures, and acoustic methods predominate in this field. As in medicine, the trend is towards designing test equipment that allows one to obtain a picture of the inside of the tested element and materials. Interesting results with significance for building practices were obtained.
    Keywords: rock bolt ; grouting quality ; dynamic response ; natural frequency ; finite element method ; monitoring ; historical masonry wall ; hygrothermal processes ; internal insulation ; testing of building materials ; test uncertainty ; validation of test methods ; sustainable test methods ; recycling ; foamed asphalt mixtures with cement (FAC) ; base layer ; reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) ; fatigue durability ; GFRP ; FRP reinforcement ; shear ; capacity ; reinforced concrete beams ; column ; stiffness ; FRCM ; PBO mesh ; PBO–FRCM ; carpentry joints ; scarf and splice joints ; stop-splayed scarf joints (‘bolt of lightning’) ; static behaviour ; experimental research ; concrete ; non-destructive testing ; ultrasounds ; ultrasonic tomography ; acoustic methods ; defects ; diagnostic ; detection ; convolutional neural networks ; transfer learning ; monitoring FBG ; power transmission tower ; civil engineering ; X-ray microtomography ; microstructure characteristics ; infiltration damage ; high-strength concrete ; steel fibres ; flexural tensile strength ; fracture energy ; numerical analysis ; concrete floors ; compressive strength ; strength distribution ; industrial floors ; ultrasound tests ; ventilated facades ; large-scale facade model ; fire safety ; fiber cement board ; large-slab ceramic tile ; plasterboards ; moisture content ; hydration processes ; mechanical properties ; ultrasound measurements ; ESD resin ; expansion joint ; quasi-plastic material ; energy absorption ; asphalt mix ; compaction index ; volumetric parameters ; stiffness modulus ; moisture resistance ; roughness ; texture ; close-range photogrammetry ; bond strength ; random field generation ; semivariograms ; hybrid truss bridge ; steel–concrete connection joint ; mechanical behavior ; failure mode ; strain ; static test ; static elastic modulus ; dynamic elastic modulus ; machine learning ; P-wave ; S-wave ; resonance frequency test ; nondestructive method ; Al–Ti laminate ; fracture ; acoustic emission diagnostic ; pattern recognition ; clustering AE signal ; storage systems ; tab connector ; flexural test ; capable design moment ; restrained ring test ; autogenous shrinkage cracking ; concrete cracking test ; concrete shrinkage cracking test ; restrined ring calibration ; cement–fiber boards ; acoustic emission method ; k-means algorithm ; wavelet analysis ; fiber composites ; ground penetrating radar (GPR) ; HMA dielectric constant ; road pavement thickness estimation ; early age concrete ; damage processes detection before loading ; strength of structures ; aggregate ; classification ; wire mesh ; roundness ; tilting angle ; opening size ; concrete centrifugation ; morphology ; image processing ; porosity ; cement ; waste paper sludge ash (WPSA) ; controlled low-strength material (CLSM) ; unconfined compressive strength ; bearing capacity ; backfill material ; P-wave velocity ; amplitude attenuation ; resistivity ; CT scan ; sandstone ; damage variable ; nuclear magnetic resonance ; spin-lattice relaxometry ; proton ; hydration kinetics ; superplasticizer ; ready-mixed concrete ; construction material ; quality assessment ; conformity criteria ; statistical-fuzzy method ; FRTP ; rivet ; connection ; polyethylene pipe ; mechanical properties of polyethylene ; resistance strain ; computer simulation ; residual shear stress ; particle crushing ; ring shear test ; particle flow code (PFC2D) ; frictional work ; fibre-reinforced concrete ; recycled steel fibres ; micro-computed tomography ; scanning electron microscopy ; tensile strength ; reinforced concrete ; diagnostic testing ; corrosion ; carbonation ; galvanostatic pulse method ; phase composition analysis ; X-ray analysis ; thermal analysis ; quasi-brittle cement composites ; low-module polypropylene fibres ; elastic range ; digital image correlation ; Arcan shear test ; wood ; orthotropic shear modulus ; elastic-plastic material ; shear wave velocity ; sand ; bender elements test ; grain-size characteristics ; complex modulus ; shrinkage analysis ; reclaimed asphalt ; mineral–cement emulsion mixtures ; cement dusty by-products (UCPPs) ; degradation of glass panels ; effective area ratio ; relative mass loss ; visible light transmittance ; windblown sand ; wood-plastic composites ; methods of testing resistance to fungi ; methods of assessment ; ground-penetrating radar (GPR) ; non-destructive techniques (NDT) ; corrosion of reinforcement ; slip resistance ; granite floor ; slip resistance value ; ramp test ; acceptance angle ; sliding friction coefficient ; comparability of test methods ; wall temperature ; fibre bragg grating sensors ; freeze-thaw cycles ; signal analysis ; short-time Fourier transform ; fast Fourier transform ; brine ; sodium chloride ; X-ray ; partition walls ; brick walls ; bending strength ; cracking ; post-tension ; cable ; girder ; destructive test ; non-destructive test ; structural health monitoring ; safety ; monitoring fibre Bragg grating ; mining areas ; strain/stress distribution ; geopolymer concrete ; fly-ash ; bottom-ash ; neural network ; sustainability ; industrial waste management ; flexural strength ; cladding ; AE acoustic emission ; micro-events ; sound spectrum ; traditional and quasi-brittle cement composites ; residual-state creep ; saturation front ; landslides ; erosional stability ; laboratory testing ; grout mixtures ; groundwater ; test apparatus ; testing ; building materials ; elements ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: This book discusses the role of environmental and social impact assessments in companies, such as profit and non-profit realities as a pathway for sustainable development and the role of hybrid organizations in the context of growth and change. The book includes theoretical analyses, case studies, and literature reviews on impact assessment using broad perspectives. Finally, the links between social assessment and social finance are addressed.
    Keywords: environmental and social impact assessment ; dam and mega-projects ; forced displacement and resettlement ; land eviction and expropriation ; Borneo and Orang Ulu ; first nations and ethnic minorities ; social finance ; social banking ; sustainable development ; bibliometric analysis ; principle of sustainable development ; public interest ; individual interest ; cultural heritage ; law ; hybrid organization ; social impact ; value creation ; civil service ; social impact assessment ; social impact models ; sustainability ; third sector ; SIA models ; comprehensive review ; human capital ; integrated reporting ; building information modelling (BIM) ; construction and demolition waste (CDW) ; design build (DB) ; environmental assessment ; public client ; waste minimization ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNT Media, information & communication industries::KNTX Information technology industries
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-23
    Description: The current Special Issue launched with the aim of further enlightening important CH areas, inviting researchers to submit original/featured multidisciplinary research works related to heritage crowdsourcing, documentation, management, authoring, storytelling, and dissemination. Audience engagement is considered very important at both sites of the CH production–consumption chain (i.e., push and pull ends). At the same time, sustainability factors are placed at the center of the envisioned analysis. A total of eleven (11) contributions were finally published within this Special Issue, enlightening various aspects of contemporary heritage strategies placed in today’s ubiquitous society. The finally published papers are related but not limited to the following multidisciplinary topics:Digital storytelling for cultural heritage;Audience engagement in cultural heritage;Sustainability impact indicators of cultural heritage;Cultural heritage digitization, organization, and management;Collaborative cultural heritage archiving, dissemination, and management;Cultural heritage communication and education for sustainable development;Semantic services of cultural heritage;Big data of cultural heritage;Smart systems for Historical cities – smart cities;Smart systems for cultural heritage sustainability.
    Keywords: 3D modeling ; 3D reconstruction ; event detection ; Twitter ; spectral clustering ; cultural heritage ; social media ; news ; journalism ; semantic analysis ; big data ; data center ; digital marketing ; eco-friendly ; environmental communication ; green websites ; green culture ; green hosting ; sustainability ; software sustainability ; multimedia tools ; static analysis ; evolution analytics ; interactive documentary ; audience engagement ; digital storytelling ; intangible heritage ; media users’ engagement ; marine heritage ; biocultural heritage ; heritage management ; heritage communication ; digital narrative ; Instagram ; UNESCO ; marine protected areas of outstanding universal value ; soundscapes ; audiovisual heritage ; semantic audio ; data-driven storytelling ; content crowdsourcing ; requirements engineering ; authoring tools ; 3D content ; IEEE 830 standard ; semantic indexing ; text classification ; Greek literature ; TextRank ; BERT ; smart cities ; energy transition ; Évora ; POCITYF ; relation extraction ; distant supervision ; deep neural networks ; Transformers ; Greek NLP ; literary fiction ; metadata extraction ; Katharevousa ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATF Films, cinema ; thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATJ Television
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-28
    Description: The future food systems will have to provide food and nutrition security while facing unprecedented sustainability challenges: this underlines the need for a transition to more sustainable food systems. Taking into account these premises and considering the complexity of food systems, this book aims to present original research articles, reviews, and commentaries concerning the following:Advancements in food and beverage;Dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, and functional food;Food allergy and public health;Food and nutritional toxicology;Food biotechnology and food processing;Food microbiology and food safety;Food packaging;Food safety and food inspection;Food security and environmental impacts;Food waste management;Nutrition and metabolism;Sustainable food systems and agro-ecological food production.
    Keywords: perceived consumer effectiveness ; green food consumption ; social trust theory ; social ideal theory ; psychological wellbeing ; China ; food additives ; food industry ; food safety ; health impacts ; maltitol ; metabolism ; sweeteners ; consumer’s perceptions and attitudes ; food security ; natural food products ; natural sweeteners ; sustainability ; food sovereignty ; reindeer herding ; food value chain ; Indigenous peoples ; COVID-19 pandemic ; the Arctic ; Western Siberia ; Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ; epistemic trust ; risk perception ; genetically modified food ; public acceptance ; partial least squares structural equation modeling ; community-based intervention ; diet ; home food availability ; home food environment ; sugar sweetened beverages ; fruit and vegetable intake ; Mediterranean diet ; Mediterranean diet pyramid ; sustainable diets ; environmental concerns ; nutrition ; food-based dietary guidelines ; migrants ; diabetes ; food habits ; culturally tailored diet ; transcultural mediator ; café ; green ambience ; Delphi method ; indicator design ; grain production ; spatial–temporal characteristic ; influencing factors ; the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain ; Crepis vesicaria L. subsp. taraxacifolia ; nutritional value ; phenolic profile ; chicoric acid ; antioxidant ; anti-inflammatory ; Brazil ; community restaurants ; food handlers ; food insecurity ; low-income ; COVID-19 ; families ; children ; food acquisition ; restaurants ; biofilms ; food microbiology ; dietary guidelines ; Mediterranean ; the USA ; Japan ; Argentina ; South Africa ; egg quality traits ; ginger ; immunity ; Japanese quail performance ; halal food performance ; availability ; healthy/nutritional factor ; accreditation ; clean/safe/hygiene factor ; trust ; attachment ; halal-friendly image ; retention ; muslim travelers ; Escherichia coli ; bacterial retention ; surface topographies ; meat exudate ; wipe cleaning ; conditioning film ; Cape Verde ; cereals ; metals ; dietary intake ; risk assessment ; Indigenous health ; food systems ; colonialism ; community-based ; participatory ; n/a ; dysphagia ; the elderly ; food products ; processing ; rheology ; texture ; capital endowment ; ecological cognition ; environment-friendly technology ; adoption level ; Hackman model ; environmental health ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences ; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Description: This book is a collection of review articles and research articles, which was published in the Special Issue “Multifunctional Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications” of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
    Keywords: magnetite nanoparticles ; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ; microfibres ; elimination ; biodegradation ; SeNPs ; TeNPs ; nanofactories ; biosynthesis ; biomass ; mechanistic aspects ; bioactivity ; bioapplications ; sustainability ; nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite ; composite biomaterials ; raloxifene ; drug delivery system ; magnesium ions ; silicate ions ; Prussian blue analogues ; hybrid nanoparticles ; multicatalytic activity ; ROS-scavenge ; ROS generation ; superoxide dismutase-like activity ; catalase-like activity ; redox potential ; liposomes ; nanotechnology ; nanotheragnostics ; metallic nanoparticles ; compliant walls ; constricted channel ; pulsatile flow ; blood flow ; nanoparticles ; hybrid nanofluid ; synthesis ; microstructure ; composite ; sensing ability ; enhanced mechanism ; benzene ; partial hydrogenation ; cyclohexene ; reaction modifier ; ZnSO4 ; MnSO4 ; FeSO4 ; zinc oxide ; quantum dot ; polyvinylpyrrolidone ; photodynamic therapy ; photosensitizers ; reactive oxygen species ; nanoparticle ; SW480 cancer cell ; buprofezin ; AAO template ; tunable particle size ; gold catalyst ; cluster ; hydrotalcite ; oxidative esterification ; methyl isobutyrate ; XFI ; X-ray fluorescence imaging ; T cell ; immunotherapy ; gold ; palladium ; simulation ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-12
    Description: This book focuses on the much-needed efforts to design sustainable, well-being-oriented economies, based on appropriate energy use in all sectors of a country´s development. Carbon neutrality, energy efficiency and effectiveness, renewable energies, circular economy strategies, environmental consequences of energy use, engagement and empowerment of local communities in decision making, energy and environmental impacts of consumer behavior, and finally science-based approaches towards sustainable production and consumption are the main focus of the research activities described within this book. An effort to go beyond energy scarcity, to promote energy communities, to explore new technologies, and overall, to understand and address the population-lifestyle-energy nexus towards increased and shared well-being is the final result jointly provided by the book authors. All in all, the aim is for the book to be the starting point of a deeper research and understanding of the importance of a radical improvement in energy use in society, beyond considering energy as just a resource in the world market. Circular economy aspects are also investigated, showing the energy saving potential associated with the appropriate design and recovery of material resources.
    Keywords: energy consumption for heating ; CO2 emissions ; income ; buildings ; cities ; Spain ; emissions ; CO2 ; GWP ; functional unit ; natural gas ; SOFC ; optimal layout ; wake effect ; fluctuation ; wind farm ; ramping rate ; energy policy investments ; cost-benefit analysis ; social discount rate ; dual discounting ; energy transition index ; energy consumer ; behavioural model ; consumer segmentation ; socioeconomic characteristics ; end user profile ; energy awareness ; electricity ; efficiency ; multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis ; multifractality ; MLM ; rolling window ; smart grids ; demand response ; island communities ; social acceptance ; technology readiness ; sustainability ; Italy ; Ireland ; multi-regional input–output ; nexus ; trade ; Belt and Road ; renewable energy ; potential ; Indonesia ; literature review ; 100% renewables ; scenario ; energy savings ; circular economy ; construction and demolition waste ; recycled aggregates ; agri-food by-products ; urban building energy model ; UBEM ; level of detail ; LOD ; shadowing ; thermal zoning ; s-LCA ; LCA ; energy communities ; empowerment ; energy justice ; resource sustainability ; exergy ; exergy cost accounting ; exergy cost of biological resources ; decarbonisation ; climate neutrality ; industrial energy saving ; strategic decision making ; net-zero ; road mapping ; energy efficiency ; ideal mix ; sustainability strategy ; energy efficiency index ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: This Special Issue on “Business Models and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)” presents five research studies that examine transformative business models designed to support the United Nations SDG Agenda for 2030. The studies examine SDGs from the firm to national levels. Every organization has a business model that defines how the organization is designed to function. It is the engine that powers an organization, defining the value proposition of the venture, how it balances resources with the ecosystem where it operates, and how it generates cash flow and creates value. Changes to an organization’s business model are recognized as a fundamental approach to implementing innovations for sustainability. The capability to transform or transition to new business models is an important source of competitive advantage, providing leverage to improve the performance of an organization. A sustainable business model includes pro-active management, monetary and non-monetary value for a broad range of stakeholders, and takes a long-term perspective. A sustainable business model is where change, success, and hope for our planet’s future rests.
    Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs) ; sustainability ; sustainable development ; project success ; infrastructure project ; strategy ; public management ; sustainable business model canvas ; sustainable business model archetype ; materiality matrix ; winery ; agri-food sector ; information technology ; enterprise ; business model ; business sustainability ; sustainable business model ; IT ; IS ; BM ; SBM ; green buildings ; LEED certification ; real estate development process ; drivers of sustainability ; incumbents ; sustainability transitions ; transitioning economy ; case of Lithuania ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNT Media, information & communication industries::KNTX Information technology industries
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: A rigorous examination of the most recent advancements in blockchain technology (BCT) and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled supply chain networks is provided in this book. The edited book brings together the perspectives of a number of authors who have presented their most recent views on blockchain technology and its applications in a variety of disciplines. The submitted papers contribute to a better understanding of how blockchain technology can improve the efficacy of human activities during a pandemic, improve traceability and visibility in the automotive supply chain, support food safety and reliability through digitalisation of the food supply chain, and increase the performance of next-generation digital supply chains, among other things. The book attempts to address and prepare a way to address the complicated issues that supply chains are encountering as a result of the global pandemic.
    Keywords: sustainable agricultural supply chain management ; web design elements ; blockchain ; variable demand ; cooperative advertisement ; uncertain environment ; supply chain ; digitalization ; Ethereum blockchain ; IPFS ; COVID-19 pandemic ; visibility ; transparency ; smart contracts ; sustainability ; supply chain management ; literature review ; automotive supply chains ; simulation ; case study ; Industry 4.0 ; humanitarian activities (HAs) ; humanitarian organization (HO) ; pandemic disruption ; COVID-19 ; blockchain-enabled digital humanitarian networks (BT-DHN) ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-28
    Description: The transport sector, which is currently almost completely based on fossil fuels, is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Heading towards a more sustainable development of mobility could be possible with more energy efficient automotive technologies such as battery electric vehicles. The number of electric vehicles has been increasing over the last decade, but there are still many challenges that have to be solved in the future. This Special Issue “Prospects for Electric Mobility: Systemic, Economic and Environmental Issues” contributes to the better understanding of the current situation as well as the future prospects and impediments for electro mobility. The published papers range from historical development of electricity use in different transport modes and the recent challenges up to future perspectives.
    Keywords: electricity ; transportation ; e-mobility ; CO2 emissions ; decarbonization ; marginal cost ; sustainability ; V2G ; bidirectionally chargeable electric vehicles ; smart charging ; unmanaged charging ; spot markets ; day-ahead market ; intraday auction ; continuous intraday trading ; mixed integer linear optimization ; revenues potentials of EVs ; electric mobility ; charging strategies ; economics ; promotion policies ; mixed-integer optimization ; flexible systems ; charging infrastructure ; load management ; battery electric vehicle ; urban area ; multi-apartment building ; zero emission mobility ; private charging ; second life of batteries ; electromobility ; battery energy system storage ; ancillary service ; frequency regulation ; economic evaluation ; electric vehicle ; life cycle assessment ; AC charging ; DC charging ; economic assessment ; mountain rescue operations ; emergency response ; multi-method-research ; best–worst scaling ; shared parking ; sharing economy ; P + R car park ; low-power chargers ; battery electric vehicles ; public transport ; emissions ; policies ; distributed energy systems ; cost- and GHG emission minimization ; environment ; passenger cars ; mobility-as-a-Service ; electric vehicles ; e-car sharing ; e-scooter sharing ; sustainable mobility ; suburban area ; choice-based conjoint ; latent class analysis ; willingness to pay ; market simulations ; genetic algorithm ; V2G services ; valley filling ; peak shaving ; flexibility ; motorized private transport ; modelling electricity demand ; driving patterns ; electricity demand profile ; transport ; electricity sector ; demand side integration ; total system costs ; COVID-19 pandemic ; transportation modeling ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: The papers included in this Special Issue address a variety of important aspects of plant biodiversity and genetic resources, including definitions, descriptions, and illustrations of different components and their value for food and nutrition security, breeding, and environmental services. Furthermore, comprehensive information is provided regarding conservation approaches and techniques for plant genetic resources, policy aspects, and results of biological, genetic, morphological, economic, social, and breeding-related research activities. The complexity and vulnerability of (plant) biodiversity and its inherent genetic resources, as an integral part of the contextual ecosystem and the human web of life, are clearly demonstrated in this Special Issue, and for several encountered problems and constraints, possible approaches or solutions are presented to overcome these.
    Keywords: climate change ; combined drought and heat stress ; drought ; heat ; landraces ; maize ; Rhododendron ; conservation strategies ; genetic differentiation ; gene flow ; populations contraction ; AFLP ; genetic diversity ; invasive ; Poaceae ; population genetics ; range expansion ; genebanks ; forage germplasm ; grasses ; legumes ; seed storage ; conservation ; seed longevity ; seed germination ; monitoring ; regeneration ; pea landraces ; Amorgos ; Schinoussa ; DNA Barcoding ; ISSR genotyping ; HRM analysis ; powdery mildew ; ex situ conservation ; germination ; longevity ; plant genetic resources ; agrobiodiversity ; genebank ; genebank management ; seed physiology ; seed quality management ; Carthamus tinctorius ; genotyping by sequencing ; germplasm characterization ; GWAS ; oilseed crop ; DArT markers ; macadamia ; dendrogram ; principal coordinate analysis ; population structure ; wild species ; malnutrition ; food security ; vegetables ; genetic resources ; home gardens ; community seedbanks ; variety introduction ; vegetable breeding ; high-throughput phenotyping ; statistical modelling ; phenotypic breeding ; genomic selection ; Solanum chacoense ; stress tolerance ; Brassica oleracea ; diversity ; SNP ; atolls ; leafy vegetables ; non-communicable diseases (NCD) ; nutrition security ; mineral nutrients ; natural biofortification ; crop wild relatives ; biological features ; use ; local ; national and global efforts ; policy ; gene donors ; pre-breeding ; breeding ; cross-sectoral collaboration ; crop wild relatives (CWR) ; drylands ; Kitui county ; wild food plants ; Cyprus ; domestication ; microsatellites ; Vitis vinifera subsp. sativa ; Vitis vinifera subsp. Sylvestris ; Fraxinus spp. ; manna ; local varieties nSSR ; cpSSR ; cytometry ; morphological traits ; documentation ; agricultural biodiversity ; wheat ; genome-wide association studies ; association mapping ; stripe rust ; anti-inflammatory activity ; antioxidants ; catechin ; Erodium crassifolium ; underutilized species ; agro-biodiversity ; centres of origin ; geographic distribution ; phylogenetic diversity ; useful plants ; Vavilov centres ; plant breeding ; climate change adaptation ; developing countries ; Punica protopunica Balf. ; Punica granatum L. ; Punica genera ; Lythraceae ; nitrogen fixation ; symbiosis ; bean ; landrace ; PPB ; participatory breeding ; climate resilient ; Honduras ; banana ; desiccation tolerance ; Musa ; Papua New Guinea ; seed conservation ; seed storage behaviour ; crop diversity ; drought tolerance ; genetic approaches ; neglected and underutilized species ; plant genetic resources for food and agriculture ; access and benefit sharing ; multilateral system ; CGIAR ; nutrition data ; multi-sectoral collaboration ; payment for ecosystem services ; payment for environmental services ; agrobiodiversity conservation ; agricultural adaptation ; clonal crops ; collection management ; cryobiotechnology ; cryopreservation ; field collections ; field maintenance ; germplasm storage ; in vitro conservation ; recalcitrant seeds ; genetic erosion ; ex situ and in situ conservation ; diversification ; sustainability ; food and nutrition security ; crop genetic resources ; diagnostics ; germplasm ; crop breeding ; pathogen ; pest ; Plant Treaty ; phytosanitary regulations ; transboundary pests ; invasive species ; prevention ; quarantine ; seed ; seed health ; virus indexing ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Description: Meat and meat products are an important part of the human diet. Even though non-essential, they provide high amounts of protein, vitamins, and minerals in a concentrated form. However, the consumption of meat and meat products has been associated with an increased risk of health-related problems. Once the harmful components of meat and meat products are elucidated, novel technologies can help in identifying, removing, replacing, and/or minimising their deleterious effects. In addition, meat products can be and are being utilised as carriers of added bioactive compounds due to their processing versatility and high worldwide consumption. New strategies in the field of meat and meat product development are certainly needed in order to overcome not only the health-related problems these products might contribute to, but also from the sustainability and economy perspective. This book compiles ten original studies and two comprehensive reviews that will tackle some of these issues.
    Keywords: oleogel ; emulsion gel ; dry fermented sausages ; healthier lipid content ; chia oil ; olive oil ; spice ; ingredient ; colour ; ready-to-cook ; meat preparation ; meat extenders ; meat products ; meat substitutes ; sustainability ; plant-based proteins ; insects ; by-products ; pulses ; mushrooms ; beef burgers ; soluble fiber ; TPA ; consumer evaluation ; fatty acid composition ; Juniperus communis L. ; essential oil ; sodium nitrite ; dry fermented sausage ; traditional wet market ; food product’s label ; nutritional information ; willingness to pay ; meat ; authentication ; triacylglycerols ; ambient mass spectrometry ; DNA ; PCR ; iota carrageenan ; chemical composition ; consumer acceptance ; descriptive analysis ; ham ; ostrich ; phosphate ; polysaccharide ; processed ; restructured meat ; sensory profile ; plant-based meat analog ; commercial texture vegetable protein ; texture soy isolate protein ; methylcellulose ; phosphate elimination ; emulsified meat products ; proteins ; standardized meat matrix ; clean label ; nitrites alternatives ; phosphates alternatives ; coffee by-products ; chicken burger ; meat formulation ; cooking yield ; volatile compounds ; warmed off-flavours ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), as open-field crops, play an important role in multifunctional and sustainable agriculture as a result of their low energy requirements for cultivation and their many avenues of use, from the production of nutraceuticals, phytonutrients, and phytotherapy to land valorization. This Special Issue of Agriculture, “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Agricultural Research when Considering Multifunctionality and Sustainability Criteria”, aims to illustrate the role of MAPs in agriculture in low-impact farming practices, and the benefits they can generate in terms of functional products. This Special Issue covers all research aspects related to MAPs, including a number of scientific macro-areas, such as agronomy, chemistry and pharmacy, ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology, food and nutrition, and ecology. Key topics in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following: Sustainable agricultural practices of MAPs; Breeding and germplasm preservation of MAPs; The biodiversity of MAPs; The conservation of cultivated and wild MAPs; Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology; Phytotherapy, phytochemistry, and phytopharmacology; Essential oils and secondary metabolites; Functional foods and MAPs; MAPs and degraded and marginal land recovery; The global marketing of MAPs; The legislation of MAPs.
    Keywords: laurel ; microbial load ; oven drying ; real time monitoring ; sage ; sensor ; spike lavender ; essential oil ; 1,8-cineole ; linalool ; camphor ; edaphic characteristics ; altitude ; latitude ; longitude ; aromatic species ; alternative substrates ; irrigation ; plant habitus ; sustainable cultivation ; Calotropis procera leaves ; chronic inflammatory model ; cytokines ; Freund’s complete adjuvant ; indomethacin ; medicinal and aromatic plants ; crop diversification ; sustainability ; leaf yield ; biofunctional products ; genotypic variability ; extra-virgin olive oil ; aromatic and medicinal plants ; gas-chromatography and mass spectrometry analyses ; antioxidant ; oleic acid ; caper plant ; island of Linosa ; morphological and productive characteristics ; growing ; St. John’s wort ; Hypericum perforatum ; secondary metabolites ; cropping technique ; hops ; Humulus lupulus L. ; Mediterranean environment ; trellising system ; medicinal plant ; industrial crop ; hop shoots ; powdery mildew ; downy mildew ; Japanese beetle ; maypop ; Ficus carica L. ; Taxus cuspidata Sieb. et Zucc. ; medicinal-agroforestry system ; soil enzyme activity ; photosynthesis ; polyphenols ; Berberis ; negative fruits ; organic agriculture ; rooting ; hardwood cuttings ; iron chelates ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-28
    Description: The notion of smart and sustainable cities offers an integrated and holistic approach to urbanism by aiming to achieve the long-term goals of urban sustainability and resilience. In essence, a smart and sustainable city is an urban locality that functions as a robust system of systems with sustainable practices to generate desired outcomes and futures for all humans and non-humans. This book contributes to improving research and practice in smart and sustainable metropolitan as well as regional cities and urbanism by bringing together literature reviews and scholarly perspective pieces, forming an open access knowledge warehouse. It contains contributions that offer insights into research and practice in smart and sustainable metropolitan and regional cities by producing in-depth conceptual debates and perspectives, insights from the literature and best practice, and thoroughly identified research themes and development trends. This book serves as a repository of relevant information, material, and knowledge to support research, policymaking, practice, and the transferability of experiences to address challenges in establishing smart and sustainable metropolitan as well as regional cities and urbanism in the era of climate change, biodiversity collapse, natural disasters, pandemics, and socioeconomic inequalities.
    Keywords: regional towns ; regional cities ; regional Australia ; regional lifestyle location ; regional innovation system ; regional turnaround ; post-pandemic urban growth ; COVID-19 impact ; regional planning ; sustainable urban development ; smart cities ; blockchain ; building information management (BIM) ; city information management (CIM) ; sustainable building ; life cycle ; VOSviewer ; commuting ; employment ; housing price ; GDP ; income ; big data ; prediction ; urbanization ; sustainability ; corporate social responsibility ; ready-made garments ; framework for strategic sustainable development ; Bangladesh ; PCB shield ; HX711 ; amplifier chip ; Sim900A ; e-commerce ; virtual store ; firmware ; embedded system ; virtual reality and haptic sensing ; urban sustainability ; sustainable behavior ; sustainability understanding ; awareness ; perception ; attitude ; pro-environmental behavior ; influencing factors ; Turkey ; Istanbul ; sustainable city ; sustainable development ; environmental performance ; online platform ; municipalities ; artificial intelligence (AI) ; green AI ; sustainable AI ; responsible AI ; ethical AI ; explainable AI ; AI regulation ; green sensing ; sustainable development goals ; waste sorting ; supply chain redesigning ; function allocation ; path planning ; incinerable waste ; smart city ; smart city industry ; industrial ecosystem ; input–output analysis ; structural path analysis ; knowledge-based development ; knowledge-based urban development ; smart and sustainable city ; local development ; urban development ; knowledge cities world summit ; international events ; Bento Gonçalves ; Brazil ; technology ; governance ; knowledge workers ; knowledge precincts ; open data ; Gold Coast ; digital engineering ; information requirements ; infrastructure asset management ; technology integration matrix ; master-planned estate ; community ; community identity ; social connectedness ; social infrastructure: physical infrastructure ; housing developments ; longitudinal study ; social capital ; neighbourhoods ; sustainable social development ; ecological study ; ordinal logistic regression ; northern Sweden ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general ; thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Description: This book collects fifteen papers published in s Special Issue of Mathematics titled “Fuzzy Sets in Business Management, Finance, and Economics”, which was published in 2021. These paper cover a wide range of different tools from Fuzzy Set Theory and applications in many areas of Business Management and other connected fields. Specifically, this book contains applications of such instruments as, among others, Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis, Neuro-Fuzzy Methods, the Forgotten Effects Algorithm, Expertons Theory, Fuzzy Markov Chains, Fuzzy Arithmetic, Decision Making with OWA Operators and Pythagorean Aggregation Operators, Fuzzy Pattern Recognition, and Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets. The papers in this book tackle a wide variety of problems in areas such as strategic management, sustainable decisions by firms and public organisms, tourism management, accounting and auditing, macroeconomic modelling, the evaluation of public organizations and universities, and actuarial modelling. We hope that this book will be useful not only for business managers, public decision-makers, and researchers in the specific fields of business management, finance, and economics but also in the broader areas of soft mathematics in social sciences. Practitioners will find methods and ideas that could be fruitful in current management issues. Scholars will find novel developments that may inspire further applications in the social sciences.
    Keywords: Bonferroni means ; prioritized aggregation operators ; induced aggregation operators ; OWA operator ; transparency ; fuzzy sets ; fuzzy numbers ; linguistic variables ; fuzzy data analysis ; correlation between fuzzy variables ; poverty policy ; efficiency ; Debreu–Farrell productivity index ; cryptocurrencies ; bitcoin ; blockchain ; fintech ; unified theory of acceptance and use of technology ; intention to use ; fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis ; bonus-malus system ; fuzzy number ; fuzzy transition probability ; fuzzy Markov chain ; fuzzy stationary state ; SDGs ; The Quintuple Helix of Innovation Model ; sustainability ; Latin America ; knowledge systems ; Forgotten Effects Theory ; Fuzzy Logic ; tourist destination competitiveness ; experton theory ; forgotten effects theory ; Hamming distance ; decision making ; expert group ; neuro-fuzzy assessment ; evaluation of specialists ; smart city ; assessment risk ; smart transport ; mobility ; transparent selection ; public financial resources ; recovery plan ; selection of quality methods ; manufacturing process ; intuitionistic fuzzy sets ; genetic algorithm ; adoption of environmental practices ; human resource costs ; organizational learning capability ; information technology support ; size ; education level ; experience ; university ranking ; unsupervised pattern recognition ; clustering techniques ; corruption perception ; corruption normalization ; gender ; entrepreneurial intention ; STEM ; family entrepreneurial background ; fsQCA ; household income ; pythagorean membership ; financial knowledge ; decision-making ; fuzzy logic ; fuzzy arithmetic ; extension principle ; economic models ; Harrod’s growth ; enhancement strategy ; brand attachment ; convenience stores ; fuzzy quality function deployment ; audit team leader ; audit risk assessment ; small- and medium-sized audit firms ; planification ; fuzzy theory ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: Microgrids are a growing segment of the energy industry, representing a paradigm shift from centralized structures toward more localized, autonomous, dynamic, and bi-directional energy networks, especially in cities and communities. The ability to isolate from the larger grid makes microgrids resilient, while their capability of forming scalable energy clusters permits the delivery of services that make the grid more sustainable and competitive. Through an optimal design and management process, microgrids could also provide efficient, low-cost, clean energy and help to improve the operation and stability of regional energy systems. This book covers these promising and dynamic areas of research and development and gathers contributions on different aspects of microgrids in an aim to impart higher degrees of sustainability and resilience to energy systems.
    Keywords: microgrid ; distribution network operator ; double externalities ; subsidy ; PV system ; PI controller ; fuzzy control ; MPPT ; tracking speed ; error ; Micro Grid ; VSG ; power sharing ; inertia support ; energy support ; small signal stability ; day-ahead operational scheduling ; reconfigurable microgrid ; DRNN Bi-LSTM ; aggregated load forecasting ; bulk photovoltaic power generation forecasting ; solar potential assessment ; resource mapping ; geographic information systems (GIS) ; site selection ; Iran ; earthquake ; power distribution network ; resilience improvement planning ; water distribution network ; load disaggregation ; non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) ; dimensionality reduction ; principal component analysis (PCA) ; smart home ; solar renewable ; thermal load ; stochastic operation ; energy storage ; sustainability ; desalination ; renewable energy ; water–energy-nexus ; photovoltaic grid-connected system ; power fluctuation ; DC bus voltage stabilization ; prescribed performance ; command-filtered adaptive backstepping control ; centralized control architecture ; DC microgrid ; distributed control architecture ; electricity price constraint ; hybrid control architecture ; power flow control strategy ; data pre-processing ; electricity theft ; imbalance data ; parameter tuning ; smart grid ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: Children today face significant challenges in response to living in a globalised world and the impact of environmental threats to the planet. As such, there is an increasing need for schools to have a global perspective and to cultivate a critical sense of environmental and social responsibility in students. Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) in schools is frequently promoted as a route to achieving this, as it has the potential to empower learners to develop the necessary knowledge, understanding, skills, or competences to respond to the complex socio-environmental issues. However, there remains a general lack of pedagogical consensus as to how to teach either about or for ESE within school contexts.To develop effective ESE pedagogies, some educators look to transformative learning theory to encourage learners to move beyond the simple acquisition of knowledge to a change in worldview which not only affects their deeper level of understanding but, importantly for ESE, builds their capacity to think critically and plays an active role in providing a sustainable transformation of society. This book explores the pedagogy and practice of ESE, particularly focus on transformative pedagogies. Exploring themes including the attitudes of the teachers who are implementing transformative pedagogies, the tensions and emotional loads that teachers experience when seeking to develop their professional identity in the context of ESE, and how learning through ESE-informed practice involves and is intimately connected with emotions, this book will be of significant value for researchers and practitioners globally looking to develop transformative ESE practice.
    Keywords: education ; didactics ; teaching ; learning ; pragmatism ; sustainability commitment ; sustainability ; sustainable development ; cultural diversity ; teacher quality ; transculturalism ; educational transformation ; Environmental and Sustainability Education ; geography teacher ; teacher identity ; Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) ; secondary schools ; Initial Teacher Education (ITE) ; selective traditions ; teaching traditions ; teaching habits ; environmental and sustainability education ; functions of teaching ; functions of education ; ESD teaching approaches ; transformative sustainability learning ; collaborative reflection ; sport and the environment ; sport ecology ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: The concept of nitrogen gap (NG), i.e., its recognition and amelioration, forms the core of this book entitled Site-Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM). Determination of the presence of an NG between fields on a farm and/or within a particular field, together with its size, requires a set of highly reliable diagnostic tools. The necessary set of diagnostic tools, based classically on pedological and agrochemical methods, should be currently supported by remote-sensing methods. A combination of these two groups of methods is the only way to recognize the factors responsible for yield gap (YG) appearance and to offer a choice of measures for its effective amelioration. The NG concept is discussed in the two first papers (Grzebisz and Łukowiak, Agronomy 2021, 11, 419; Łukowiak et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1959). Crop productivity depends on a synchronization of plant demand for nitrogen and its supply from soil resources during the growing season. The action of nitrate nitrogen (N–NO3), resulting in direct plant crop response, can be treated by farmers as a crucial growth factor. The expected outcome also depends on the status of soil fertility factors, including pools of available nutrients and the activity of microorganisms. Three papers are devoted to these basic aspects of soil fertility management (Sulewska et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1958; Grzebisz et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1701; Hlisnikovsky et al., Agronomy 2021, 11, 1333). The resistance of a currently cultivated crop to seasonal weather variability depends to a great extent on the soil fertility level. This aspect is thoroughly discussed for three distinct soil types and climates with respect to their impact on yield (Hlisnikovsky et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1160—Czech Republic; Wang et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1237—China; Łukowiak and Grzebisz et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1364—Poland). In the fourth section of this book, the division a particular field into homogenous production zones is discussed as a basis for effective nitrogen management within the field. This topic is presented for different regions and crops (China, Poland, and the USA) (Cammarano et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1767; Panek et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1842; Larson et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1858).
    Keywords: Triticum aestivum L. ; farmyard manure ; mineral fertilizers ; crude protein content ; soil properties, site-specific requirements ; yield ; site-specific nitrogen management ; regional optimal nitrogen management ; net return ; nitrogen use efficiency ; spatial variability ; temporal variability ; seed density ; N uptake ; indices of N productivity ; mineral N ; indigenous Nmin at spring ; post-harvest Nmin ; N balance ; N efficiency ; maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem II ; chlorophyll content index ; soil enzymatic activity ; biological index fertility ; nitrogenase activity ; microelements fertilization (Ti ; Si ; B ; Mo ; Zn) ; soil ; nitrate nitrogen content ; contents of available phosphorus ; potassium ; magnesium ; calcium ; cardinal stages of WOSR growth ; PCA ; site-specific nutrient management ; soil brightness ; satellite remote sensing ; crop yield ; soil fertility ; winter wheat ; winter triticale ; vegetation indices ; NDVI ; grain yield ; number of spikes ; economics ; normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) ; on-the-go sensors ; winter oilseed rape → winter triticale cropping sequence ; N input ; N total uptake ; N gap ; Beta vulgaris L. ; organic manure ; weather conditions ; soil chemistry ; sugar concentration ; climatic potential yield ; yield gap ; soil constraints ; subsoil ; remote sensing-techniques ; field ; a field ; crop production ; sustainability ; homogenous productivity units ; nitrogen indicators: in-season ; spatial ; vertical variability of N demand and supply ; spectral imagery ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-31
    Description: Dyslipidemia, and particularly hypercholesterolemia, remains a main cardiovascular disease risk factor, partly reversible with the improvement of life-style, including dietary, habits. Even when a pharmacological treatment is begun, dietary support to lipid-lowering is always desired. This book will provide a selection of new evidence on the possible lipid-lowering effects of some dietary and medicinal plant components, reporting some interesting reviews, experimental data and results from clinical trials. The book is adapted for experts in nutrition but also for all scientists involved in cardiovascular disease prevention.
    Keywords: beta-glucan ; fiber ; lipid profile ; cholesterol ; intestinal function ; green tea ; epigallocatechin gallate ; chitosan ; microspheres ; Eudragit ; metabolic diseases ; LCD score ; CHNS ; dyslipidemia ; dietary factor ; plant based ; animal based ; Chinese adults ; nutraceuticals ; PCSK9 ; SREBP ; HNF1α ; berberine ; metabolic syndrome ; plant extracts ; natural antioxidant ; polyphenols ; bergamot ; blackcurrant ; liver steatosis ; ovariectomized ; phytoestrogen ; vitamin B12 ; healthy ; Saudi Arabia ; serum cholesterol ; serum triglycerides ; serum low density lipoprotein ; serum high density lipoprotein ; dietary intake ; lifestyle ; black raspberry ; excessive choline ; TMAO ; hypercholesterolemia ; hepatic inflammation ; review ; CVD ; cardiovascular health ; dietary fats ; dietary fiber ; phytosterols ; plant-based diet ; dietary pattern ; sustainability ; propolis ; formononetin ; gastric ulcer ; rats ; Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat leaves ; obesity ; lipidomics ; liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry ; phospholipid ; sphingolipid ; monacolins ; LDL-cholesterol ; red yeast rice ; clinical trial ; endothelial function ; alpha-linolenic acid ; flaxseed ; lipids ; omega-3 ; walnuts ; type 2 diabetes mellitus ; glibenclamide ; omega-3 fatty acids ; high fat diet ; transcription factors ; streptozotocin ; Armolipid Plus® ; nutraceutical ; supplementation ; blood pressure ; fasting plasma glucose ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Description: Decision-making on real-world problems, including individual process decisions, requires an appropriate and reliable decision support system. Fuzzy set theory, rough set theory, and neutrosophic set theory, which are MCDM techniques, are useful for modeling complex decision-making problems with imprecise, ambiguous, or vague data.This Special Issue, “Multiple Criteria Decision Making”, aims to incorporate recent developments in the area of the multi-criteria decision-making field. Topics include, but are not limited to:- MCDM optimization in engineering;- Environmental sustainability in engineering processes;- Multi-criteria production and logistics process planning;- New trends in multi-criteria evaluation of sustainable processes;- Multi-criteria decision making in strategic management based on sustainable criteria.
    Keywords: triangular fuzzy neutrosophic sets (TFNSs) ; MABAC method ; MCGDM problems ; TFNNs-MABAC method ; invested technology enterprise ; sub-tour elimination constraint (SEC) ; asymmetric traveling salesman problem (ATSP) ; multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) ; simultaneous evaluation of criteria and alternatives (SECA) ; data envelopment analysis (DEA) ; additive Holt-Winters model (LTS(A,A,A)) ; epsilon-based measurement (EBM) ; packaging industry ; reverse logistics ; recycling ; outsource ; e-commerce ; triangular fuzzy number ; FAHP ; FTOPSIS ; decision making ; sustainability ; aggregation ; Lipschitz ; computation ; idempotent ; multicriteria decision making model (MCDM) ; location selection ; Spherical Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (SF-AHP) ; Combined Compromise Solution (CoCoSo) ; distribution center ; human development index ; OWA operators ; prioritized ; subjectivity ; time allocation ; decision support system ; computational intelligence ; uncertainty management ; Fermatean fuzzy set ; Fermatean fuzzy linguistic set ; Fermatean fuzzy linguistic number ; MAGDM ; supplier selection ; MCDA ; grey interval numbers ; group decision-making ; Python ; T-spherical fuzzy set ; interval-valued T-spherical fuzzy set ; Hamacher aggregation operators ; multi-attribute decision-making methods ; q-ROFS ; trust propagation model ; confidence level ; consensus interaction model ; evaluation of online teaching quality ; spherical linear diophantine fuzzy set (SLDFS) ; spherical linear diophantine fuzzy soft rough set (SLDFSRS) ; score function ; core ; reduct ; MCDM ; logistics provider ; TOPSIS ; GRA ; neutrosophic set ; single-valued neutrosophic set ; EDAS ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNT Media, information & communication industries::KNTX Information technology industries
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    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Description: Asset pricing, investment, and trading strategies are very important in finance. They are useful in various situations, for example, supporting the decision-making process of choosing investments; determining the asset-specific required rate of return on the investment; pricing derivatives for trading or hedging; getting portfolios from fixed incomes or bonds, stocks, and other assets; evaluating diverse portfolios; determining macroeconomic variables affecting market prices; calculating option prices; and incorporating features such as mean reversion and volatility, etc. They can also be applied in financial forecast for assets, portfolios, business projects.Understanding, modeling, and using various asset pricing models, investment models, and models for different trading strategies is paramount in many different areas of finance and investment, including banking, stocks, bonds, currencies, and related financial derivatives. Different asset pricing models, investment models, and models for different trading strategies also allow us to compare the performances of different variables through the analysis of empirical real-world data.This Special Issue on "Asset Pricing, Investment, and Trading Strategies” will be devoted to advancements in the theoretical development of various asset pricing models, investment models, and models for different trading strategies as well as to their applications.The Special Issue will encompass innovative theoretical developments, challenging and exciting practical applications, and interesting case studies in the development and analysis of various asset pricing models, investment models, and models for different trading strategies in finance and cognate disciplines.
    Keywords: quantile ; correlogram ; dependence ; predictability ; market efficiency ; state ownership ; risk-taking behavior ; investment ; Vietnam ; GMM ; nonlinearity ; trading strategy ; trade-offs ; transport operations ; competitiveness ; sustainability ; growth ; ARDL ; stock exchange ; capitalization ; turnover ; value traded ; agricultural commodity future prices ; extreme value ; NON-stationary Extreme Value Analysis (NEVA) ; Newton-optimal method ; high-frequency data ; market liquidity ; sovereign bonds ; spillover ; backwardation ; economic regimes ; momentum strategy ; systematic trading ; jumps identification ; swap variance ; integrated volatility ; realized volatility ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics & emerging economies
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: The synthesis of enantiopure organic compounds is a key issue for several applications in pharmacology, food chemistry, agricultural chemistry, perfumery, materials science and other industrial sectors. Nowadays, asymmetric catalysis is undoubtedly the most important tool to achieve this goal. This technology, in fact, enables the production of large amounts of enantiomerically enriched compounds, employing relatively small quantities of chiral enantiopure catalysts, which is exactly what is accomplished by enzymes in nature. Since the pioneering works of Noyori, Knowles and Sharpless, which later earned them the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, asymmetric catalysis has experienced a rapid and relentless development in the last fifty years. The tremendous expansion of enantioselective transformations, the design of novel and more efficient organometallic and organic catalysts, the development of sophisticated bioreactors and cell factories, are just some of the elements responsible for such growth. However, new challenges of asymmetric catalysis are devoted to enhancing the process’s sustainability, by the introduction of recyclable and low-cost catalysts, and the use of renewable starting materials and energy source. This book provides an overview of some of these development directions and comprises a collection of review papers and a research article authored by renowned researchers actively involved in this field. The topics covered by the review papers are photoredox-catalyzed reactions of imines, asymmetric catalytic electrosynthesis, cooperative catalysis of chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes and Lewis acid, and asymmetric ring-opening reactions of epoxides catalyzed by metal–salen complexes. The research article presents a proline-catalyzed aldol reaction in water–methanol solvent mixture.
    Keywords: N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) ; Lewis acid ; cooperative catalysis ; asymmetric synthesis ; umpolung ; amines ; imines ; photoredox catalysis ; radical additions ; radical–radical couplings ; stereoselectivity ; umpolung chemistry ; visible light ; proline ; organocatalysis ; asymmetric aldol reaction ; methanol/water mixtures ; sustainability ; asymmetric catalysis ; salen complexes ; ring-opening ; epoxide ; kinetic resolution ; organic electrosynthesis ; electrochemistry ; enantioselectivity ; transition-metal catalysis ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: The enormous contribution of agricultural cooperative societies to the rural world has not gone unnoticed. This is corroborated by many international entities. The International Cooperative Alliance estimates that 12% of the world's population is linked to one of the 3 million cooperatives that exist worldwide. Therefore, cooperative societies are not a marginal phenomenon. In relation to the role played by agricultural cooperatives in the world, it should be said that the agricultural cooperative is an enterprise unconditionally and stably linked to the rural environment, to the farmer and the stockbreeder. For this reason, it plays a leading role in the local economy and in the fixation of the population to the territory, thus contributing to the balance and management of the territory, which makes them true agents of rural development. On the other hand, cooperative societies have been the guarantors of the structuring of agriculture in rural areas in many countries. These organizations constitute the main structured, organized, professionalized and stable network established throughout the territory, in contact with the rural environment, with the capacity to communicate with and influence farmers and stockbreeders. They directly or indirectly provide much of the employment in the rural world and cooperative societies by nature develop their activity under cooperative principles and values that make them exponents of socially responsible enterprises and, therefore, are the key to sustainable development, as promulgated by the United Nations through the SDGs.
    Keywords: agroindustrial ; agricultural cooperative ; technology adoption ; technology and competitiveness ; information and communication technology ; digital transformation ; agri-food cooperatives ; co-operative creation policy ; contingent valuation ; reasoned action approach ; Kazakhstan ; COVID-19 ; self-identity ; agricultural non-economic function perception ; agricultural economic function perception ; land-responsibility behaviour intention ; Facebook ; cooperatives ; beekeeping ; fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis ; agricultural markets ; generalized propensity score ; cooperative organizations ; small-scale farm ; cooperation ; contractual integration ; willingness to cooperate ; farm profile ; Lithuanian case ; agricultural producer organizations ; rural women’s circles ; local action groups ; mergers ; failure ; integration ; approval ; negotiations ; social and solidarity economy ; evolutionary approach ; territorial-driven approach ; agricultural cooperatives ; technical efficiency ; dairy processing sector ; sustainability ; milk production capacity ; supply chain ; data envelopment analysis ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2022-11-17
    Description: The purpose of this Special Issue is to celebrate 25 years of “World Wetlands Day”. There is no other ecosystem that has its very own Ramsar Convention or such a challenge impacting ecosystem sustainability. Papers for this Special Issue provide an overview of wetland status and function within different regions of the world. The papers in this Special Issue of Land consist of three review papers, ten research articles and one perspective paper. Edward Maltby’s review paper provides us with an overview of the paradigm shift of how we value and assess wetlands over time. Ballut-Dajud et al. provide us with a worldwide perspective on factors affecting wetland loss. Finally, Jan Vymazal provides us with a historical overview of the development of water quality treatment wetlands in Europe and North America. The research papers can be grouped into four groups: 1) use of remote sensing to analyze stability and dynamic factors affecting wetlands; 2) factors affecting the wetlands’ ability to store carbon; 3) assessment of wetlands effect on water quality; and 4) understanding historical use and value of wetlands, farmer’s attitudes about wetland management, and how we can value wetland ecosystem services. Finally, Bryzek et al. remind us that, as wetland researchers and managers, we should minimize damage to wetlands even through field monitoring work.
    Keywords: cyanobacteria ; phosphorus ; restoration ecology ; water quality ; wetland ; wetland soil ; microbial respiration ; CO2 efflux ; Everglades ; enzyme activity ; grazing ; created wetlands ; freshwater marshes ; carbon cycling ; wetlands ecosystems ; moral norms ; self-identity ; theory of planned behavior ; sustainability ; Poyang Lake ; ecosystem service value ; lakeshore zone ; Landsat ; remote sensing ; spatial–temporal changes ; human activities ; ghost forest ; forested wetland ; aboveground biomass ; soil carbon ; carbon dating ; constructed wetlands ; macrophytes ; pollution ; wastewater ; wetlands ; colonization ; nature-culture relationship ; perceptual typology ; coastal wetlands ; tidal flat reclamation ; stability ; impact ; Jiangsu coastal area ; anthropogenic activities ; climate change ; terrestrial ecosystems ; environmental impacts ; greenhouse gases ; cleaning ; efficacy ; ethics ; researcher impacts ; wetland decontamination ; wetland management history ; Ramsar convention ; wise use ; wetland assessment methods ; wetland valuation ; wetlands paradigm shift ; ecosystem approach ; wholescapes ; sustainable development ; World Charter for wetlands ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: The world of adult education needs information on instruments that provide behavioral changes and support the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of modern individuals. Under this scope, this Special Issue incorporates articles about modern perspectives on diet and coaching approaches that lead to new dietary habits.
    Keywords: diet ; nutrition ; oral health coaching ; older adults ; senior coaching ; motivational interviewing ; cognitive behavioral coaching techniques ; independent elderly ; healthy food ; Mediterranean diet ; food system ; sustainability ; conscious consumption ; normal oral fibroblast ; squamous carcinoma cell ; Khat ; myofibroblasts ; cytotoxicity ; cell death ; food insecurity ; mushroom nutrition ; poverty ; health promotion ; health foods ; probiotics ; prebiotics ; synbiotics ; dental caries ; effector strain ; prevention ; oral health ; honey ; Staphylococcus aureus ; Streptococcus mutans ; Fusobacterium nucleatum ; antibacterial activity ; oral cavity ; artificial saliva ; breast milk ; microbiome ; lactic acid bacteria ; entero-mammary pathway ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCV Food & society
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    Publication Date: 2022-11-17
    Description: The Special Issue on “Properties and Performance of Concrete Materials and Structures” presents the current and relevant research and advances in the field of concrete composites, as well as covering a broad range of experimental studies in relation to high-performance, fiber-reinforced, self-compacting, and eco-efficient concrete materials and structures. Furthermore, analytical studies and numerical simulations are presented to show developments in the design methods of concrete composites. This Special Issue collects the most recent experimental techniques, analytical and numerical methods in relation to concrete materials and structures.
    Keywords: tall building ; framed tube ; lateral load type ; plan geometry ; shear lag ; structural behavior ; concrete service life ; binding capacity ; exposure site ; transport model ; diffusion ; bond ; corrosion ; lap splice beam ; carbon fiber-reinforced polymer ; concrete ; partial depth repair ; stirrups ; sustainable concrete ; sustainable materials ; recycled coarse aggregate ; used nano-silica ; compressive strength ; sustainable construction materials ; recycled concrete ; materials design ; composite materials ; green concrete ; shredded rubber ; crumbed rubber ; steel fiber ; recycled tire ; pavement ; waste materials ; sustainability ; high-durability concrete ; fly ash ; silica fume ; ground granulated blast-furnace slag ; sulfate corrosion inhibitor ; chloride penetration ; sulfate corrosion ; freezing and thawing ; self-compacting SFRC ; axial tensile strength ; splitting tensile strength ; notched section ; axial tensile toughness ; prediction ; carbon nanofiber reinforced concrete ; impact load ; dynamic compressive strength ; pore structure characteristics ; fractal dimension ; high-performance concrete ; mechanical properties ; loading test ; pretensioned beam ; cement-based materials ; waste glass ; sustainable construction ; durability ; elastoplastic ; hardening ; homogenization ; J2 flow ; composites ; fiber reinforcement ; finite element ; dehydroxylation ; superabsorbent polymers ; superplaticiser ; meta-illite calcined clay ; supplementary cementitious materials ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: The book “Community and Family-Focused Public Health and Sustainable Development” was originally published in the renowned International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. This Special Issue encompassed novel aspects of applications that are connected with sustainability issues in community and family-focused public health studies. Contributions have a significant impact on solving public health problems at the family and community levels. The Special Issue originally published scientific papers, including review articles, that fell under this Special Issue’s remit and that were relevant to audiences worldwide. Currently, the term “family health” is most commonly to describe mother and child health and reproductive health. It is rare for family health to include the family as an important context for health development and that includes all family members and the family’s social environment. Authors of scientific research covering issues related to the impact of the family and the environment in which the family lives and functions on its members’ health in the present and in the future were encouraged to contribute their work. In addition, we were especially interested in scientific reports on social, economic, and health inequalities in the context of achieving the sustainable development goals.
    Keywords: family ; living with children ; parenthood ; mother ; father ; self-rated health ; health behavior ; mental health ; Germany ; gut microbiome ; antimicrobial activity ; pathogen overgrowth ; smoking ; tobacco smoke ; exposure to tobacco smoke ; ETS ; anti-tobacco law ; hospitality venues ; quality of life ; the elderly ; seniors ; health ; cardiovascular diseases ; physical and psychological well-being ; health behaviors ; pregnancy ; rural area ; urban area ; CHEK2 ; MEN ; Cushing syndrome ; hypertension ; multiple endocrine glands tumors ; cervix uteri ; epidemiology ; screening ; mortality ; time trends ; east-central Europe ; depression ; bone markers ; osteocalcin ; β-CTX ; vitamin D ; metabolomics ; metabolites ; amino acids ; biomarkers ; asthma ; diagnosis ; children ; community health services ; postmodern education theories ; factor analysis ; genetic testing ; umbilical cord blood banking ; women health ; air pollution ; PM2.5 ; pregnancy outcomes ; sustainable development ; spatio-temporal data ; NUTS-1 ; kernel discriminant coordinates method ; super macroregions ; proteomics ; mass spectrometry ; MALDI-MSI ; tissue imaging ; ovarian tumors ; gestational diabetes mellitus ; diabetes ; obesity ; cesarean section ; health policy ; health inequalities ; healthcare access ; spatial distribution of the health situation ; cluster analysis ; functional discriminant coordinates ; multivariate functional coefficient of variation ; adenomyosis ; infertility ; GnRH ; in vitro fertilisation ; type 1 diabetes ; proteomic profile ; C4 complement ; PURE study ; noncommunicable diseases ; urban ; rural ; FRAP ; TBARS ; anaerobic threshold ; peakVO2 ; lifestyle ; training ; exercises ; intergenerational relations ; academic youth ; standardized questionnaire WHOQOL-BREF ; alcohol ; cohort study ; PURE ; pro-health behaviours ; anti-health behaviour ; prevention ; patient ; 50+ population ; chronic diseases ; special motor fitness ; speed ; flexibility ; endurance ; physical activity ; health training ; women ; WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire ; Bangladesh ; gender violence ; multidimensional poverty ; poverty reduction ; women’s empowerment ; color vision ; anomaloscope ; Moreland ; Rayleigh ; Hashimoto’s disease ; oxidative stress ; zinc ; copper ; child health ; child nutrition ; dairy ; food security ; food systems ; nutrition ; sustainability ; sustainable food systems ; working population ; Poland ; Ukraine ; spinal cord injury ; hematological parameters ; peak oxygen uptake ; sleep duration ; bedtime ; access to health care ; health care services ; hospital emergency departments ; spatial analysis ; public health management ; testosterone ; cortisol ; creatinine ; overtraining ; bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health & preventive medicine
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Entitled “Natural Fiber-Based Composites”, this Special Issue has the objective to give an inventory of the latest research in the area of composites reinforced with natural fibers. Fibers of renewable origin have many advantages. They are abundant and cheap, they have a reduced impact on the environment, and they are also independent from fossil resources. Their ability to mechanically reinforce thermoplastic matrices is well known, as their natural heat insulation ability. In the last twenty years, the use of cellulosic and lignocellulosic agricultural by-products for composite applications has been of great interest, especially for reinforcing matrices. The matrices can themselves be of renewable origin (e.g., proteins, starch, polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates, polyamides, etc.), thus contributing to the development of 100% bio-based composites with a controlled end of life. This Special Issue’s objective is to give an inventory of the latest research in this area of composites reinforced with natural fibers, focusing in particular on the preparation and molding processes of such materials (e.g., extrusion, injection-molding, hot pressing, etc.) and their characterization. It contains one review and nineteen research reports authored by researchers from four continents and sixteen countries, namely, Brazil, China, France, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, and Vietnam. It provides an update on current research in the field of natural fiber based composite materials. All these contributions will be a source of inspiration for the development of new composites, especially for producers of natural fibers, polymer matrices of renewable origin and composite materials. Generally speaking, these new materials are environmentally friendly and will undoubtedly find numerous applications in the years to come in many sectors. Dr. Philippe Evon Guest Editor
    Keywords: biopolymers ; sunflower protein concentrate ; municipal bio-waste ; urea ; slow-release fertilizers ; lime mortar ; mucilaginous plants ; bio-products ; Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) characterization ; cellulosic ; fiber ; flame retardant ; ecofriendly ; cotton ; coating ; exterior wall paints ; stain resistance ; western city ; volatile organic compounds (VOCs) ; cellulose nanofiber ; pretreatment ; lignin ; hemicellulose ; physicochemical properties ; natural-fiber-reinforced polymer composites ; chemical treatments ; natural fibers ; manufacturing techniques ; green composites ; amaranth stem ; bark ; pith ; insulation blocks ; hardboards ; green composite ; nonwoven ; sound absorption ; structure ; profiling ; natural dye ; Himalayan balsam ; invasive plant ; printing ; textile ; paper ; olive stone ; biocomposite ; LCA ; circular economy ; filler ; sericin ; poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) ; cotton fabrics ; electrospinning ; microcapsules ; chitosan ; essential oil ; bio functional material ; chitin nanofiber ; composite particle ; Pickering emulsion polymerization ; polystyrene ; scaled-down ; wastewater treatment ; differential scanning calorimetry ; tensile properties ; proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ; packaging ; hybrid yarns ; hemp ; PA11 ; woven fabric ; bio-based composite ; mechanical characterisation ; biobased carbon materials ; meso- and microporous carbons ; dye adsorption ; chemical adsorption ; electrostatic interactions ; flax tows ; ultrasound ; gamma treatment ; DVS ; environmental analysis ; mechanical properties ; composite materials ; linseed flax ; straw ; fibre mechanical extraction ; shives ; mean fibre length ; mean fibre diameter ; geotextiles ; antibacterial activity ; kapok fibre ; polycaprolactone ; sound-absorption performance ; fractal dimension ; epoxy ; sustainability ; flame retardancy ; coffee wastes ; biowaste ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-30
    Description: The current demand for healthy and sustainable foods has encouraged the development of new alternatives, even in traditional products. Improved foods may be produced by reducing the amount of some ingredients, adding new ones, or replacing traditionally used ingredients for others. By reformulating their products, manufacturers can offer healthier choices for an ever-growing number of consumers interested in maintaining a balanced diet. In addition, market demand for more sustainable foods contributes to a lower environmental impact in their production. In this regard, current areas of interest include the production of foods using a lower amount of inputs, as well as the utilization of food by-products to improve the amount and quality of available foods. Another aspect to be considered is that not all consumers are willing to eat foods produced with new ingredients or novel technologies. Hence, the development of innovations in food products should take into account the influence of the so-called consumer food neophobia. For this reason, papers dealing with the consumer acceptance of these food innovations are also welcome. Thus, the aim of this Special Issue of Foods is to provide documents focused on the production of healthier and more sustainable foods by using novel ingredients, food by-products, or new production processes.
    Keywords: melon-seed oil ; fruit waste ; tocopherols ; tocotrienols ; unsaturated fatty acids ; screw press ; tree nuts ; chemical composition ; proteins ; carbohydrates ; minerals ; phytochemicals ; polyphenols ; antioxidants ; volatile compounds ; saffron ; crocetin ; obesity ; agri-food marketing ; consumer behaviour ; economic and social crisis ; health ; innovation ; GM foods ; food labelling ; soybean oil ; willingness to pay ; choice experiment ; LC-mass spectrometry ; antioxidant capacity ; vacuum impregnation ; polyphenolic profile ; lulo fruit juice ; spermidine ; food innovation ; chia ; flax ; proximate composition ; sesame ; poppy ; product innovation ; process innovation ; neophobia ; food technology neophobia ; wine neophobia scale ; ham ; slices ; Crocus sativus L. ; pH ; color ; sensorial quality ; safranal ; pulsed electric fields ; pecan nut oil ; oil extraction yield ; microstructural analysis ; oil stability ; enzyme activity ; novel foods ; functional food ; food by-product ; sustainability ; food neophobia ; thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJC Business strategy
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: This second volume of the Special Issue includes 13 contributions, from across the world, with very interesting research topics such as: Energy Intensity Reduction; Large-Scale Non-Residential Buildings; Dynamic Control of HVAC with Heat Pumps; Reed Potential as a Regenerative Building Material and Their Performance Characterisation; Experimental Evaluation of Energy-Efficiency in a Holistically Designed Building; A Case Study of Design and Energy Performance Analysis of a Hotel Building in a Hot and Dry Climate; Internal Convective and Radiative Heat Transfer Coefficients for a Vertical Wall in a Residential Building; Passive Façade Performance Evaluation with Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) during the Architectural Design Process; Thermal Performance Improvement of Double-Pane Lightweight Steel Framed (LSF) Walls Using Thermal Break Strips (TBS) and Reflective Foils; Energy Performance of Buildings with Thermochromic Windows in Mediterranean Climates; Energy Performance and Benchmarking for University Classrooms in Hot and Humid Climates; Effect of HVAC’s Management on Indoor Thermo-Hygrometric Comfort and Energy Balance: In Situ Assessments on a Real nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB); Stochastic-Based Optimisation Approach towards the Integration of Photovoltaic Panels in Multi-Residential Social Housing; Effect of Climate Change and Occupant Behaviour on the Environmental Impact of the Heating/Cooling Systems of a Real Apartment: A Parametric Study through Life Cycle Assessment; Road Thermal Collector for Building Heating in South Europe (Italy): Numerical Modeling and Design of an Experimental Set-Up.
    Keywords: energy efficiency improvement ; HVAC operation ; dynamic optimization ; sustainability ; reed (Arundo donax) ; material characterisation ; natural materials ; vernacular architecture ; holistic ; energy management system ; sustainable ; building performance ; thermal performance ; indoor comfort ; energy performance ; design parameters ; energy simulation ; building envelope ; convection ; radiation ; heat transfer coefficient ; correlation ; climate-adaptive building shells ; sustainable design ; energy efficiency ; shape-memory alloy ; climate change ; experimental assessment ; double-pane ; lightweight steel frame (LSF) ; partition walls ; aerogel thermal break strips ; aluminium reflective foils ; thermochromic coatings ; solar transmittance ; solar reflectance ; Energy Use Intensity ; higher education buildings ; energy consumption ; benchmarking ; hot and humid climates ; EnergyPlus ; nZEB ; HVAC management ; monitoring campaign ; load matching ; computational fluid dynamics ; social housing ; energy demand ; energy refurbishment ; internal gains ; occupation rate ; life cycle cost ; life cycle assessment (LCA) ; ReCiPe indicator ; global warming potential (GWP) indicator ; environmental impact ; heating and cooling systems ; occupant behaviour ; road thermal collector ; borehole thermal storage ; alternative energy system ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TD Industrial chemistry and manufacturing technologies::TDC Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: In this book, the articles published in the special issue of the journal Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050), entitled “Sustainable Integrated Clean Environment for Human & Nature” are re-printed. The objective of this book is to answer the following questions regarding technical, economic, and social approaches:1. What is the current state of the environment? Is it clean?2. How can we make our environment clean and suitable for humans as well as nature?3. How can we keep our environment clean through sustainable practices? The re-printed research articles and review papers aim to cover the subjects mentioned below: 1. COVID-19 and the sustainability of a clean environment for humans and nature: visions, challenges, and solutions2. Clean technologies and nature-based approaches, including environmental remediation and resource circulation3. Global sanitation, hygiene, and public health issues4. Economic approaches, including the development of economic models, life cycle assessment, and the circular economy5. Social awareness and effective education on human rights for procuring clean air and water Through including the latest studies in the above-mentioned fields, this book addresses the technicians, economists, social activists, and decision-makers who are concerned about clean environment concepts for sustainable development of the current and next-generation through respectful interactions between humans and nature.
    Keywords: resource-oriented sanitation ; sanitation sustainability index ; SDG6 ; sustainability assessment ; sustainable development goals ; sustainable sanitation ; urban geomorphology ; sustainable environment ; suitability model-GIS ; environmental analytical hierarchical process (EAHP) ; Failaka Island ; disinfection ; COVID-19 ; sterility assurance level ; medical masks ; inactivation ; UV irradiation ; climate indicators ; air quality ; environment ; pandemic ; coronavirus ; sustainability ; industry 4.0 ; sustainable investment ; corporate social responsibility ; sustainable standards ; sustainable reporting ; smart manufacturing ; renewable energy ; cleaner production ; cattle farming ; COVID-19 pandemic ; economic point of view ; food safety ; HOMER ; hybrid system ; smallholder ; thin-film coating ; Basic Brown 16 ; adsorption ; durian shell ; mechanism ; techno-economic analysis ; secondhand smoke ; time activity ; smoke-free ; exposure assessment ; lockdown ; social distancing ; mobility ; SEM ; sustainable development strategies ; community development plans ; small island developing states ; governance ; sanitation ; water supply ; hygiene ; WASH ; census results ; top-down versus bottom-up ; gender and age ; university education ; academic policy ; educational system ; educational sustainability ; artificial intelligence and higher education ; air pollution ; wind energy ; coronavirus disease ; SARS-CoV-2 ; sustainable development ; sustainable technologies ; subsidy ; automotive industry ; prognosis ; environmental impact ; life-cycle analysis ; PM2.5 ; biomass burning ; long-range transport of PM2.5 ; source of PM2.5 ; immobilization ; mixed culture ; Metanil Yellow ; response surface methodology ; bioremediation ; dye decolorization ; metanil yellow ; ecological corridors ; cultural corridors ; protection prioritization ; MCR model ; integrated network ; capitalization ; capital return rate deficiency ; expected value ; carbon storage ; estate fertility ; carbon rent ; blue infrastructure ; spatial planning ; urban planning ; ecosystem services ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-06-24
    Description: This addresses current advances and challenges in fisheries and aquaculture science. Exposure of larval fish to elevated temperatures during embryological development may induce craniofacial and morphological alterations, which are suggested possible impacts of global warming. Molecular markers shed new light on the ontogenetic migration of stream fishes. Fast growth rates, early age at maturity, moderate fecundity, and diverse diet explain the potential for introduced fishes to dominate fish communities in their native and introduced range. Taking videos of marine benthic habitats supports low-impact, real-time monitoring of species occurrence. Among heavily fished species, almost half had outdated demographic assessments that would benefit from the integration of data from fisheries sources and improved collaboration among fishery stakeholders and managers. The continued growth of aquaculture will depend upon developing feeds that improve the growth, oxidative status, and immune response of fed cultured organisms. New aquaculture feedstuffs might be derived from plants or microbes, and new additives would include ghrelins and dietary symbiotics. The effects of these constituents on survival, growth, gut histomorphology, immune response were assessed for cultured freshwater and marine species. The results provide suggestions for advances in aquafeeds for the species studied and for cultured fishes more generally. The scientific advances realized with the use of new tools provide the basis for addressing global challenges to fisheries, aquaculture and for ongoing scientific research.
    Keywords: Aurantiochytrium sp. ; docosahexaenoic acid ; histology ; Oreochromis niloticus ; physiology ; temperature ; underwater video ; ichthyofauna ; seagrass bed ; macroalgae soft substrate ; perireefal ; synbiotic ; acidifier ; organic salt ; humoral immune response ; antioxidant enzymes ; digestive enzymes ; disease resistance ; fishing importance ; FAO ; IUCN Red List ; RAM Legacy ; overfishing ; sustainability ; aquaculture feeds ; plant byproducts ; enzymatic pretreatment ; skeletal development ; ossification ; morphological alterations ; bullhead ; black bullhead ; ameiurus ; Ameiurus melas ; life history ; growth ; reproductive potential ; fecundity ; maturity ; sex ratio ; conservation planning ; dispersal ; genetic markers ; mating system ; parentage analysis ; visual tags ; aquaculture ; ghrelin ; gilthead sea bream ; growth hormone secretagogue ; feed intake ; metabolism ; welfare ; alternative ingredients ; gut digesta ; gut histomorphology ; gut mucosa ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNA Primary industries::KNAF Fisheries & related industries
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: Despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge of realizing sustainability across the triple bottom line of social, environmental, and economic development remains an urgent priority. If anything, it is now imperative that we work towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the global challenges are significant. Many of the societal challenges represent complex problems that require multifaceted solutions drawing on multidisciplinary approaches.Engineering management involves the management of people and projects related to technological or engineering systems—this includes project management, engineering economy and technology management, as well as the management and leadership of teams. Systems engineering involves the design, integration and management of complex systems over the full life cycle—this includes requirements capture and integrated system design, as well as modelling and simulation. In addition to the theoretical underpinnings of both disciplines, they also provide a range of tools and techniques that can be used to address technological and organisational complexity. The disciplines of engineering management and systems engineering are therefore ideally suited to help tackle both the challenges and the opportunities associated with realising a sustainable future for all.This book provides new insights on how engineering management and systems engineering can be utilised as part of the journey towards sustainability. The book includes a discussion of a broad range of different approaches to investigate sustainability through utilising quantitative, qualitative and conceptual methodologies. The book will be of interest to researchers and students focused on the field of sustainability as well as practitioners concerned with devising strategies for sustainable development.
    Keywords: sustainability ; project success ; business–society ; business models ; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ; sustainable development ; infrastructure project ; fuzzy analytic hierarchy process ; project selection ; sustainable projects ; multi-criteria decision making ; COVID-19 ; food and beverage ; manufacturing ; complexity theory ; engineering management ; management ; conceptual ; carbon neutral ; electric vehicle ; vehicle-to-grid ; renewable energy ; smart charging ; net-zero ; circular economy ; design methods ; whole systems thinking ; data centre industry ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Industrial energy efficiency has been recognized as a major contributor, in the broader set of industrial resources, to improved sustainability and circular economy. Nevertheless, the uptake of energy efficiency measures and practices is still quite low, due to the existence of several barriers. Research has broadly discussed them, together with their drivers. More recently, many researchers have highlighted the existence of several benefits, beyond mere energy savings, stemming from the adoption of such measures, for several stakeholders involved in the value chain of energy efficiency solutions. Nevertheless, a deep understanding of the relationships between the use of the energy resource and other resources in industry, together with the most important factors for the uptake of such measures—also in light of the implications on the industrial operations—is still lacking. However, such understanding could further stimulate the adoption of solutions for improved industrial energy efficiency and sustainability.
    Keywords: contaminated soil ; polluted soil ; thermal desorption ; thermal remediation ; energy analysis and exergy analysis ; energy saving ; heat integration ; operability ; retrofit ; oil refinery ; interviews ; heat transfer ; waste heat recovery ; dusty flue gas ; granular bed ; buried tubes ; iron and steel industry ; techno-economic pathways ; decarbonization ; CO2 emissions ; carbon abatement measures ; construction ; building ; supply chain ; roadmap ; heavy industry ; carbon abatement ; emissions reduction ; climate transition ; multi-agent cooperation ; reduced-dimension Q(λ) ; optimal carbon-energy combined-flow ; energy efficiency ; compressed air systems ; energy efficiency measures ; nonenergy benefits ; assessment factors ; industrial energy efficiency ; energy efficiency culture ; energy efficiency practices ; energy management ; cogeneration ; trigeneration ; sustainability ; tropical climate country ; biomass ; advanced exergoeconomic analysis ; spray dryer ; exergy destruction cost rate ; energy management practices ; assessment model ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: Sustainable industrial engineering addresses the sustainability issue from economic, environmental, and social points of view. Its application fields are the whole value chain and lifecycle of products/services, from the development to the end-of-life stages. This book aims to address many of the challenges faced by industrial organizations and supply chains to become more sustainable through reinventing their processes and practices, by continuously incorporating sustainability guidelines and practices in their decisions, such as circular economy, collaboration with suppliers and customers, using information technologies and systems, tracking their products’ life-cycle, using optimization methods to reduce resource use, and to apply new management paradigms to help mitigate many of the wastes that exist across organizations and supply chains. This book will be of interest to the fast-growing body of academics studying and researching sustainability, as well as to industry managers involved in sustainability management.
    Keywords: information and communication technologies ; green supply chain ; update and sustainable ; sustainability ; green degree ; game model ; sustainable supplier selection ; DEMATEL ; ANP ; fuzzy VIKOR ; IVTFN ; hybrid information aggregation ; TBL theory ; energy intensity ; income ; education ; eco-efficiency ; circular economy ; equipment development task ; foreseeable rework ; hidden rework ; uncertainty ; complexity ; blockchain ; supply chain ; use cases ; applications ; quality level ; reliability demonstration test ; Bayesian approach ; conjugacy ; beta-binomial distribution ; sequential sampling ; one-shot devices ; finite population ; express delivery service ; last mile delivery ; pricing ; collaboration ; market share ; reverse supply chain ; collection strategy ; waste mobile phones ; evolutionary game theory ; evolution mechanism ; reward-penalty mechanism ; ammunition incineration ; down-cycling ; energetic material recycling ; industrial ecology ; life-cycle assessment ; cap-and-trade ; production ; carbon emissions reduction ; consumers’ environmental preferences ; newsvendor model ; Lean Manufacturing ; Industry 4.0 ; economic ; environmental ; and social ; structure equations modeling ; sustainable global supply chain ; single- and multi-objective optimization method ; sustainability design constraint ; software application ; real case study ; pulp and paper industry ; comparative index ; cross-country analysis ; JIT implementation ; suppliers in JIT ; operational benefits ; human factor in JIT ; material flow ; structural equation model ; carbon credit ; environmental cost accounting ; pyrolysis ; solid waste ; vendor selection ; product life cycle ; multi-objective linear programming ; multi-choice goal programming ; additive manufacturing ; social change ; social impacts ; 3D printing ; rapid prototyping ; recycling investment strategy ; demand uncertainty ; Stochastic nonlinear Programming ; Monte-Carlo based sample average approximation method ; memetic algorithm ; industrial symbiosis ; potential industrial symbiosis ; eco-industrial parks ; sustainable supply chain management ; research methods ; scientific production ; metrics ; indicators ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: The severity of interconnected socio-economic and environmental impacts on landscapes and people across Africa are exacerbated as a result of land degradation, conflict, poor governance, competition for land and inequality, and exacerbated by climate change. In pursuing pathways towards a more resilient future, collaborative and multi-stakeholder governance and management of landscapes have been promoted by government agencies, NGOs and conservation organisations as a possible solution. However, there is no single way to achieve effective collaboration, and different landscape projects have experimented with different entry points and engagement processes. Grounded in partnerships amongst researchers, practitioners and development partners with expertise in landscape governance and management in Africa, this book describes and collates key lessons from practice for supporting more resilient and equitable landscapes.
    Keywords: landscape ; governance ; assessment ; inclusive ; sustainable ; multi-stakeholder ; climate and development ; forest conservation ; REDD ; sustainable land management ; project monitoring and evaluation ; mangroves ; academic intermediaries ; Kenya ; landscape governance ; sustainable energy ; urban informal settlements ; perceptions ; Agoro-Agu ; Mount Elgon ; inclusive decision-making ; dialogue ; SenseMaker® ; communities ; Uganda ; boundary-crossing ; integrated landscape management ; multi-stakeholder collaboration ; relational agency ; relationality ; social-ecological systems ; actors ; collaboration ; land degradation ; learning ; social capital ; Social Network Analysis ; transformative spaces ; landscapes ; biosphere reserves ; stakeholder participation ; conservation ; sustainable development ; management ; communication ; capacity building ; local collaboration ; governance regime ; local attitudes ; local perceptions ; protected area ; indigenous knowledge (IK) ; local/traditional ecological knowledge (LEK/TEK) ; interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary research ; indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) ; Gonarezhou ; sustainability ; community engagement ; Zimbabwe ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Description: Fruit production has faced many challenges in recent years as society seeks to increase fruit consumption while increasing safety and reducing the harmful effects of intensive farming practices (e.g., pesticides and fertilizers). In the last 50 years, the population has more than doubled and is expected to grow to 9 billion people by 2050. Per capita consumption of fruit is also increasing during this time and the global fruit industry is facing a major challenge to produce enough fruit in quantity and quality. The need for sustainable production of nutritious food is critical for human and environmental health.This book provides some answers to people who are increasingly concerned about the sustainability of fruit production and the fruit industry as a whole.
    Keywords: Cornus mas ; yield ; weight ; biochemical characteristics ; business models ; innovation ; resource efficiency ; sustainability ; environmental assessment ; fruit production ; cleaner production ; life cycle assessment (LCA) ; carbon footprint ; stevia leaves ; aronia pomace ; encapsulation ; polyphenols ; Halyomorpha halys ; green insecticides ; anthocyanin ; ExtendayTM ; fruit colouration ; light reflection ; LumilysTM ; plastic recycling ; reflective films ; resource conservation ; sustainable horticulture ; sea buckthorn ; biodiversity ; biochemical composition ; underutilized fruit ; fruit and nut trees ; chilling ; heat accumulation ; modeling ; New Mexico ; computing image analysis ; deep learning ; yield mapping in an orchard ; fruit counting ; computer vision ; apricot ; Sekerpare ; nutraceuticals ; Prunus persica L. ; colour ; chemical contents ; antioxidant capacity ; sugar ; native germplasm ; temperate fruit ; wild fig ; conservation ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: This reprint presents advances in operation and maintenance in solar plants, wind farms and microgrids. This compendium of scientific articles will help clarify the current advances in this subject, so it is expected that it will please the reader.
    Keywords: wind turbine ; electric generator ; spectral analysis ; fault diagnosis ; photovoltaic power forecasting ; data-driven ; deep learning ; variational autoencoders ; RNN ; angle swinging ; grid frequency oscillations ; electromechanical system ; inertial masses ; microgrids ; coordination protection ; distributed generation ; photovoltaic resources ; DigSILENT ; photovoltaic module ; defect detection ; power plant ; efficiency ; thermal image ; photovoltaic aging ; dark I-V curves ; bidirectional power inverter ; online distributed measurement of dark I-V curves ; sustainability ; compressive strength ; Bolomey formula ; sustainable concrete ; glass powder ; solar cell ; solar panel ; parameter extraction ; analytical ; Lambert W-function ; spacecraft solar panels ; I-V curve ; modeling ; wind power ; non-conventional renewable energy ; forecasting ; energy bands ; combinatorial optimization ; deep learning (DL) ; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ; photovoltaic (PV) systems ; image-processing ; image segmentation ; semantic segmentation ; faults diagnostic ; artificial intelligence ; unbalanced datasets ; synthetic data ; artificial neural network based MPPT ; hybrid boost converter ; renewable energies ; solar power system ; microgrid ; control system ; storage system ; primary control ; photovoltaic (PV) plants ; coverage path planning (CPP) ; corrosion monitoring ; FPGA ; offshore wind turbines ; ultrasound ; thickness loss ; SCADA ; visualisation ; software ; wind-turbine ; windfarm ; cross-platform ; HMI ; GUI ; corrosion ; monitoring ; photovoltaic systems ; expected energy models ; fleet-scale ; lasso regression ; performance modeling ; machine learning ; fault location in photovoltaic arrays ; failure modes simulation ; fault detection criterion ; adaptive protection ; distributed power generation ; power distribution ; power system protection ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: Integrating biomass production of short rotation woody crops (SRWCs), with their use in environmental applications to produce income, sequester carbon, and clean the environment, provides an opportunity to enhance livelihoods and increase ecosystem services in rural and urban communities. This book consists of 20 papers from the special issue on the Growth and Development of SRWCs for Rural and Urban Applications highlighting four genera (Phalaris L., Populus L., Robinia L., Salix L.) from 13 countries. In addition to the development and management of a Salix cultivar database, rural and urban applications represented in the book included: a) forest buffers, b) forest health screening, c) phytoremediation, d) short rotation coppice, e) volume production, and f) wastewater reuse.
    Keywords: cutback ; mulch ; Salix ; short-rotation coppice ; weed control ; woody biomass ; intensive silviculture ; Populus maximowiczii × P. deltoides × P. trichocarpa ; fast-growing tree species ; severe soil disturbance ; foliar nutrition ; soil inorganic N ; deer browsing ; short rotation coppice ; yield loss ; bioenergy plantation ; Populus ; renewable energy ; Populus × euramericana ; Lonsdalea populi ; canker diseases ; poplar diseases ; bacterial canker of poplars ; die-back of poplars ; MLSA ; short rotation coppice (SRC) ; biomass ; white poplar ; black locust ; monocultures ; mixture ; leaf litter ; SRC (Short Rotation Coppice) ; short rotation woody crops ; sustainability ; Mediterranean conditions ; management ; review ; fuelwood ; seasoning ; log diameter ; splitting ; heating value ; moisture content ; agroforestry ; red maple ; white ash ; trembling aspen ; fast growing trees ; poplar hybrids ; poplar clones ; tree height ; DBH ; stem volume ; yield ; Kyrgyzstan ; Kazakhstan ; Tajikistan ; ecosystem services ; multi-environmental trials (MET) ; phenotypic plasticity ; phyto buffers ; phyto-recurrent selection ; phytotechnologies ; poplars ; effluent water treatment ; short rotation coppice willow ; irrigation ; growth response ; biomass crops ; mineral content ; tree growth ; tree biomass ; volume forest stand ; thickness classes ; clonal selection ; genotype × environment (G × E) interactions ; evapotranspirative willow system ; resource recovery ; sustainable wastewater treatment ; oil sands reclamation ; end-pit lake ; balsam poplar ; salt tolerance ; Populus sp. ; bioenergy ; SRC ; financial analysis ; break-even-point ; net present value ; proof-of-concept: use case ; spreadsheet ; CSV file ; SQL ; database ; data integrity ; GitHub ; Linux ; poplar ; salt stress ; gene expression analyses ; radical scavenger capacity ; osmolytes ; cottonwood leaf beetle (Chrysomela scripta) ; stand density ; fertilizer application ; soil quality ; Melampsora rust ; energy crops ; land use ; reed canary grass (RCG) ; Phalaris arundinacea L. ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNA Primary industries::KNAL Forestry & related industries
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: The protection and maintenance of environmental resources for future generations require responsible interaction between humans and the environment in order to avoid wasting natural resources. According to an ancient Native American proverb, “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” This indigenous wisdom has the potential to play a significant role in defining environmental sustainability. Recent technological advances could sustain humankind and allow for comfortable living. However, not all of these advancements have the potential to protect the environment for future generations. Developing societies and maintaining the sustainability of the ecosystem require appropriate wisdom, technology, and management collaboration. This book is a collection of 19 important articles (15 research articles, 3 review papers, and 1 editorial) that were published in the Special Issue of the journal Sustainability entitled “Appropriate Wisdom, Technology, and Management toward Environmental Sustainability for Development” during 2021-2022.addresses the policymakers and decision-makers who are willing to develop societies that practice environmental sustainability, by collecting the most recent contributions on the appropriate wisdom, technology, and management regarding the different aspects of a community that can retain environmental sustainability.
    Keywords: metals ; arsenic ; pollution ; Mexico ; developing countries ; landfill ; urban solid waste ; disposal ; waste management ; sustainable development goals ; ethnobotany ; human health ; poverty ; traditional knowledge ; sustainable agriculture ; wheat ; seed rate ; yield effect ; dose–response ; seed recycling ; cost–benefit analysis ; blockchain ; SDGs ; innovation ; COVID-19 ; green recovery ; scorecard ; construction sector ; economy ; intersectoral linkages ; VECM ; forecasting ; sustainable development ; eco-friendly sound-absorbing material ; corrugated cardboard ; perforated corrugated cardboard ; sound-absorption coefficient ; sound transmission loss ; transfer function method ; transfer matrix method ; multi-frequency resonator ; self-compacting concrete ; crumb rubber ; strength ; silica fume ; response surface methodology ; biodiesel ; engine performance ; emissions ; natural feedstocks ; production method ; ethical marketing ; extended marketing mix ; consumer brand relationships ; brand loyalty ; sustainability ; rice husk ; power plants ; CO2 ; emission reductions ; Clean Development Mechanism ; rural clean heating project ; rural Gansu ; potential solutions ; benchmarking ; fisheries ; aquaculture ; food security ; Bangladesh ; humanitarian logistics ; pandemic ; economic reactivation ; spatial modelling ; sustainable construction ; construction waste reduction ; modelling of waste (reduce, reuse and recycle) ; PLS-SEM ; industry 4.0 ; circular economy ; environmental regulations ; manufacturing supply chains ; Internet of Things (IoT) ; groundwater level ; groundwater resource ; groundwater management models ; groundwater monitoring system ; wireless sensor network ; MENA Islamic cities ; urban management ; sustainable built environment ; supplier selection ; product life cycle cost ; geometric mean weighting ; penalty weighting ; multiobjective linear programming ; revised multichoice goal programming ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology
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    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Description: Multibody systems with flexible elements represent mechanical systems composed of many elastic (and rigid) interconnected bodies meeting a functional, technical, or biological assembly. The displacement of each or some of the elements of the system is generally large and cannot be neglected in mechanical modeling. The study of these multibody systems covers many industrial fields, but also has applications in medicine, sports, and art. The systematic treatment of the dynamic behavior of interconnected bodies has led to an important number of formalisms for multibody systems within mechanics. At present, this formalism is used in large engineering fields, especially robotics and vehicle dynamics. The formalism of multibody systems offers a means of algorithmic analysis, assisted by computers, and a means of simulating and optimizing an arbitrary movement of a possibly high number of elastic bodies in the connection. The domain where researchers apply these methods are robotics, simulations of the dynamics of vehicles, biomechanics, aerospace engineering (helicopters and the behavior of cars in a gravitational field), internal combustion engines, gearboxes, transmissions, mechanisms, the cellulose industry, simulation of particle behavior (granulated particles and molecules), dynamic simulation, military applications, computer games, medicine, and rehabilitation.
    Keywords: symmetry ; asymmetry ; measure of skewness ; decile ; Monte Carlo algorithm ; Gibbs–Appell ; energy of accelerations ; finite element ; nonlinear system ; elastic elements ; analytical dynamics ; robotics ; Hilbert’s inequality ; Fubini theorem ; Fenchel-Legendre transform ; time scale ; fractional derivative ; skin tissues ; thermal damages ; Laplace transforms ; Kane’s equations ; planar mechanism ; Lagrange’s equations ; dynamics ; finite element method (FEM) ; multibody system (MBS) ; wind water pump ; strands wire rope ; experimental transitory vibrating regime ; stiffness ; damping ; joint time-frequency analysis ; Prony method ; matrix pencil method ; multibody ; propulsion drive ; linear motion ; eccentric trajectory ; reusable launch vehicles ; soft landing ; magnetorheological fluid ; numerical simulation ; multibody systems with flexible elements ; elastic bonds ; vibrations ; initial matrix ; stiffness matrix ; stability ; laser ; nuclear installation ; insulation ; Extreme Light Infrastructure ; gamma ray ; flexible coupling ; bolt ; non-metallic element ; finite element method ; elastic characteristic ; Light Sport Aircraft ; conceptual aircraft design ; wing ; flap ; aileron ; weight estimation ; symmetric profile ; sustainability ; mosquito borne diseases ; Aedes Aegypti ; Wolbachia invasion ; impulsive control ; time scales ; Noether theory ; conserved quantity ; elastic coupling ; non-metallic elements ; dynamic rigidity ; non-collinearly shafts ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Construction is one of the main sectors that generates greenhouse gases. This industry consumes large amounts of raw materials, such as stone, timber, water, etc. Additionally, infrastructure should provide service over many years without safety problems. Therefore, their correct design, construction, maintenance, and dismantling are essential to reducing economic, environmental, and societal consequences. That is why promoting sustainable construction has recently become extremely important. To help address and resolve these types of questions, this book explores new ways of reducing the environmental impacts caused by the construction sector, as well promotes social progress and economic growth. The chapters collect the papers included in the “Sustainable Construction” Special Issue of the Sustainability journal. The papers cover a wide spectrum of issues related to the use of sustainable materials in construction, the optimization of designs based con sustainable indicators, the life-cycle assessment, the decision-making processes that integrate economic, social, and environmental aspects, and the promotion of durable materials that reduce future maintenance.
    Keywords: rheological properties ; self-sensing ; piezo-resistivity ; graphene nanoplatelets ; structural health monitoring ; urban regeneration ; sustainable construction ; environmental effects ; surface urban heat island ; albedo ; sustainable concrete ; fly ash ; ultra fine fly ash ; sulphuric acid ; nitric acid ; exterior wall painting ; automation robot ; life cycle cost ; performance evaluation ; sustainable business strategies ; competitive advantage ; corporate sustainability ; bio-inspiration ; sustainability assessment ; function ; resource ; burden ; Design for sustainability ; life cycle thinking ; bio-flexi ; apartment housing ; construction process ; CO2 emissions ; high-speed railway (HSR) ; sustainable development ; unascertained measure ; analytic hierarchy process (AHP) ; Harbin-Dalian Passenger Dedicated Line (PDL) ; rebar corrosion ; cracked RC material ; aggressive environment ; durability ; electrochemical test methods ; SDGs ; construction ; supply networks ; sustainability ; FSC ; modern slavery ; bridges ; life-cycle assessment ; optimization ; ReCiPe ; Life Cycle Assessment ; Social Life Cycle Analysis ; reinforced concrete ; chloride corrosion ; preventive measures ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: The goal of this Special Issue is to discuss new challenges in the simulation and management problems of both traditional and innovative bike-sharing systems, to ultimately encourage the competitiveness and attractiveness of BSSs, and contribute to the further promotion of sustainable mobility. We have selected thirteen papers for publication in this Special Issue.
    Keywords: bike sharing ; rebalancing ; clustering ; optimization ; sustainability ; bike-sharing ; public bicycles ; shared use mobility ; cycling ; sustainable transport ; Free-Floating Bike-sharing Systems ; causes of disorderly parking ; factor analysis ; sustainable mode of transportation ; bike-sharing system ; public bicycle ; complex network ; network structure ; e-bike sharing ; transport sustainability ; mobile depot ; cruise tourism ; ordered probit model ; bikeway network design ; selective nodes ; elimination heuristic ; demand coverage ; bike share ; cycling safety ; night-time visibility ; cognitive difference between cyclists and drivers ; free-floating bike-sharing system ; influence factor ; social-psychological variables ; intention ; use frequency ; post-sharing era ; bikesharing ; brand choice ; conditional Logit model ; sustainable development ; public bike sharing ; cluster analysis ; categorization ; data collection ; sharing economy ; stated preference ; discrete choice models ; bike-sharing rebalancing problem ; multi-energy mixed fleets ; traffic restrictions ; simulated annealing ; variable neighborhood structures ; BSS station efficiency ; data envelopment analysis ; spatial analysis in transport ; bike-sharing station ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-28
    Description: Developing sustainable organic agriculture and resilient agribusiness sector is fundamental, keeping in mind the value of the opportunity presented by the growing demand for healthy and safe food globally, with the expectation for the global population to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, and 11 billion by 2100.Lately, the main threats in Europe, and worldwide, are the increasingly dynamic climate change and economic factors related to currency fluctuations. While the current environmental policy provides several mechanisms to support agribusinesses in mitigating organic food for daily increasing human population and stability of the currency, it does not contemplate the relative readiness of individuals and businesses to act correctly.Organic farming is the practice that relies more on using sustainable methods to cultivate crops and produce food animals, avoiding chemicals and dietary synthetic drug inputs that do not belong to the natural ecosystem. Organic agriculture can also contribute to meaningful socioeconomic, ecologically sustainable development, and significantly in the development of the agribusiness sector, especially in developing countries.
    Keywords: Moringa oleifera ; Japanese quail ; fertility ; egg production ; livestock ; agriculture ; organic production ; land ; taxation ; tax incentives ; income ; revenue ; property ; medicinal plants ; sustainable ; poultry ; organic ; eggs ; fatty acids ; organic farming ; production structure ; production intensity ; Ukraine ; meat ; biotic ; natural ; economic efficiency ; costs ; willingness to pay ; honey ; local ; Serbia ; bank ; job satisfaction ; team ; rural ; urban ; the Republic of Serbia ; biomass ; crop residue ; crop production ; energy purposes ; sustainability ; apiculture investment ; research and development ; beekeepers ; geographical origin ; food ; label ; Apis mellifera ; Nosema spp. ; Protofil® ; biochemical analysis ; sustainable livestock production ; added value ; buffalo milk ; dairy products ; chemical composition ; nutritional properties ; kids ; Garganica ; Maltese ; Derivata di Siria ; meat quality ; biodiversity ; marketing in higher education ; marketing mix instruments in higher education ; higher education institutions ; students’ satisfaction ; Republic of Serbia ; Spain ; dyslipidemia ; sea buckthorn ; grape ; high-fat diet ; rats ; phytotherapy ; atorvastatin ; sustainable development ; sustainable tourism development ; rural tourism ; image of a rural tourism destination ; cognitive component ; dimensions of the cognitive component ; farm development ; farm machinery ; labor ; farm investment ; productivity ; sustainable public procurement (SPP) ; green public procurement (GPP) ; consumer behavior ; GPP barriers ; green Romanian agriculture ; consumption ; green marketing ; organic consumer ; cost-effectiveness ; flame weeding ; maize ; organic agricultural production ; plant protection product residues ; organic and conventional agriculture ; LC-MS/MS ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-28
    Description: Herbaceous field crops include several hundred plant species worldly widespread for different end-uses, from food to no-food applications. Among them are included cereals, grain legumes, sugar beet, potato, cotton, tobacco, sunflower, safflower, rape, flax, soybean, alfalfa, clover spp. and other fodder crops, but only 15–20 species play a relevant role for the worldly global economy. Nowadays, to meet the food demand of the ever-increasing world population in a scenario of decreased arable lands, the development of holistic agricultural management approaches to boost contemporaneously yield and quality of herbaceous field crops is essential. Accordingly, this book represents an up-to-date collection of the current understanding of the impact of several agricultural management factors (i.e., genetic selection, planting density and arrangement, fertilization, irrigation, weed control and harvest time) on the yield and qualitative performances of 11 field crops (wheat, cardoon, potato, clary sage, basil, sugarcane, canola, cotton, tomato, lettuce and hemp). On the whole, the topics covered in this book will ensure students and academic readers, such as plant physiologists, environmental scientists, biotechnologists, botanists, soil chemists and agronomists, to get the information about the recent research advances on the eco-sustainable management cultivation of herbaceous field crops, with a particular focus on varietal development, soil nutrient and water management, weed control, etc.
    Keywords: planting density ; fertilization ; the central composite design ; fiber yield ; analog optimization ; potato ; nitrogen fertilization ; environmental sustainability ; cost-effective ; nitrogen use efficiency ; tuber yield ; EONFR ; growth ; specific leaf nitrogen ; critical nitrogen uptake ; cotton ; dry matter yield ; root growth ; root physiology ; water productivity ; nitrogen productivity ; drip irrigation quota ; lint yield ; biomass ; leaf chlorophyll fluorescence ; leaf gas exchange ; leaf structure ; drought tolerance ; dry weight yield ; essential oil content ; leaf area index ; Ocimum basilicum ; potassium ; fertilizer ; biomass accumulation ; fiber quality ; organic farming system ; yield ; pH ; soluble solid content ; Bostwick viscosity ; phosphorus sensitivity ; phosphorus ; reproductive organ biomass ; nutrients accumulation ; plant density ; nitrogen fertilization rate ; photosynthesis rate ; SPAD readings ; nitrogen efficiency indices ; tuber nutritional composition ; cereal crops ; plant water extracts ; bioherbicides ; weed management ; allelopathy ; dual purpose canola ; nitrogen fertilizer ; oil content ; grazing ; sustainable agriculture ; integrated weed management ; yield losses ; preventive weed control ; mechanical weed control ; physical weed control ; biological weed control ; herbicides ; hybrids ; wheat ; weeds ; competition ; genetic gain ; genomic selection ; quantitative genetics ; sugarcane breeding ; pit plantation ; planting patterns ; ratoon crop ; sowing techniques ; sugarcane yield ; quality ; seasonal variation ; fatty acids ; free sugars ; chemical composition ; Cynara cardunculus L. ; cardoon ; organic acids ; clary sage ; essential oil ; aromatic plant species ; biometric and agronomic characteristics ; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ; organic farming ; calcareous soils ; crop physiology ; sustainability ; diatomaceous earth ; monosilicic acid ; Si application method ; soil water conditions ; wheat cultivar ; tocopherols ; lipidic fraction ; companion plants ; N-fertilization ; partial land equivalent ratio (PLER) ; weed control ; grain quality ; productivity ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: This book deals with sustainable agriculture at a time of climate change. It seeks to identify a number of solutions to deal with the agricultural stresses caused by climate change. These range from the identification and cultivation of appropriate crop varieties and the adoption of climate adaptive agricultural practices. Significant sustainable agricultural innovation is required to deal with these challenges. Intellectual property rights (IPRs) may be of crucial importance for modern agriculture. They serve to make R&D in agriculture attractive, by encouraging investment in new technologies and generating tradeable assets. A number of the chapters of this book refer to the principal IPRs relevant to agricultural innovation, namely: (i) patents, which protect inventions; (ii) plant variety rights, which protect the breeding of new and distinct plant varieties; and (iii) trademarks and geographical indications, which facilitate the marketing of products by providing protection for the symbols of their manufacturing or geographic origin. The United Nations Climate Change Panel has urged the consideration of the agricultural practices of traditional communities and some of these practices particularly involving rice, banana, and brassica cultivation are explored in the book. This book is essential reading for officials of governments and international organizations concerned with sustainability, as well as scholars and students concerned with these subjects
    Keywords: alternative energy source ; Ethiopian mustard ; sustainability ; agricultural green development ; entropy weight method ; spatial heterogeneity ; spatial spillover effect ; China ; rice yields ; climate change ; phenology ; relative contribution ; partial correlation ; seed security ; banana tissue culture planting material ; uptake ; banana farmers ; central Uganda ; traditional rice economics ; institutional ; socio-demographic factors ; multinomial logit model ; constraints ; China-Africa cooperation ; agricultural program ; agricultural training ; technology adoption ; dams ; agriculture ; livelihoods ; health ; schistosomiasis ; restoration ; sustainable development ; climate adaptation ; rice–wheat cropping system ; South Asia ; water requirements ; nitrogen ; direct seeding ; agricultural science, technology and innovation ; Innovation efficiency ; DEA ; G20 ; productivity ; efficiency ; food security ; digital agriculture ; smart farming ; digitalization ; digital technologies ; Middle East and North Africa ; decision making ; instrumental variable ; neighbourhood effects ; rice farmers ; risk attitudes ; spatial dependence ; agricultural innovation ; sustainable agriculture ; plant breeding ; cereals ; intellectual property ; agricultural law ; plant variety rights ; seed marketing ; European Union ; fertilizer ; knowledge ; attitude ; ease of use ; motivation ; work performance ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Description: Horticultural research has been undergoing fundamental changes to improve crop plants as a result of the emergence of new biochemical and molecular techniques. In addition, integration of new technologies with the desire to develop more sustainable production systems has also spurred production level research. The highlighted Feature Papers here reflect the diversity of the types of research performed on horticultural plant species, spanning basic to applied studies, production systems, and postharvest studies, in addition to highlighting some critical issues facing horticultural plant species.
    Keywords: Olea europaea ; fat content ; fatty acid profile ; phenolic content ; volatile compounds ; hedgerow planting systems ; adaptive management ; conservation science ; Guam ; Mariana Islands ; Rota ; growing efficiency ; hydroponic nutrient solution ; raw material standardization ; soilless culture system ; system design ; brown rot ; inoculum application ; Monilinia ; phenotyping ; phenotypic instability ; stone fruit ; sweet cherry ; fruit growth ; hysteresis ; fruit maturation ; vapor pressure deficit (VPD) ; chilling requirement (CR) ; floral bud ; dormancy ; microsporogenesis ; relative growth rate (RGR) ; BBCH scale ; biological control ; cycad ; Cycas micronesica ; invasion biology ; gene silencing ; Huanglongbing ; sweet orange ; crop protection ; sustainability ; Capsicum annuum L. ; functional food ; pepper pre-breeding ; horticulture ; sensory analysis ; root development ; root morphology ; abiotic stress ; growth regulators ; biostimulants ; plant choice ; Capparis spinosa ; seed propagation ; vegetative propagation ; in vitro propagation ; Mediterranean basin ; crystals ; microscopy ; mycorrhizal fungi ; orchids ; suspensor ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-28
    Description: Cultural landscapes are the result of social-ecological processes that have co-evolved throughout history, shaping high-value sustainable systems. The current processes of global change, such as agricultural intensification, rural abandonment, urban sprawl, and socio-economic dynamics, are threatening cultural landscapes worldwide. Whereas this loss is often unstoppable due to rapid and irreversible social-ecological changes, there are also examples where rationale protection measures can preserve cultural landscapes while promoting the sustainability of social-ecological systems. However, not all conservation policy-making processes consider the value of cultural landscapes, which makes their preservation even more difficult. Indeed, conservation policies focused on the wilderness paradigm are often counterproductive to conserving highly valuable cultural landscapes. The chapters in this book cover a wide spectrum of topics related to the preservation and sustainability of cultural landscapes, using different methodological approaches and involving regions from all over the world. This book can be useful for both researchers and professionals interested in using the socio-ecological framework in their scientific and applied work.
    Keywords: sustainability ; cultural landscape ; Linpan ; traditional settlement ; spatial analysis ; cultural landscape corridor planning ; participation ; conflicts ; development preferences ; alternative future assessments ; scenario planning ; agricultural heritage ; folk nomenclature ; floristic composition ; traditional knowledge ; small-scale fisheries ; ICT4F ; South Africa ; value chains ; Real Utopias ; technology ; co-design ; urban heritage conservation ; historic urban landscapes ; urban planning and management ; cultural heritage ; Surat’s heritage ; sustainable development ; integrated environmental management ; cultural landscapes ; stakeholder participation ; landscape planning ; systems thinking ; group modeling ; participatory modeling ; conservation ; wilderness ; wilderness discourse ; Placetelling® ; local heritage ; islands ; sustainable tourism ; Cape Verde ; Inuit ; decolonization ; self-determination ; community planning ; urban rivers ; urban planning ; natural landscape ; waterfowl ; riparian birds ; historical landscape ; land use ; landscape stability ; ecotourism ; cultural heritage garden ; tourists’ preference ; Tokyo ; view factor ; campsites ; landscape identity ; architectural strategies ; itinerant tourism ; Mediterranean tradition ; inside and outside protected areas ; intensity of change ; IUCN’s Category V ; landscape structure ; management effectiveness ; rurality loss ; spatial heterogeneity ; spatial-temporal patterns ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere
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    Publication Date: 2022-11-17
    Description: This book focuses on aspects related to new perspectives and challenges in traffic and transportation engineering supporting energy saving in smart cities. Transportation, like other spheres of human activity, is constantly changing due to economic development. People are constantly improving the ways of moving using various energy sources, expanding infrastructures, and adapting cities to increasing traffic volumes. Many of the contents presented in this book are characterized by a multidisciplinary approach to a global problem. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: road traffic measurements; data analysis; road traffic (micro-, meso-, macro-) modeling; simulation models; road and intersection capacity; optimization, route choice; human factor in road traffic and transportation engineering; road safety; pedestrian and bicycle traffic and infrastructure; public transportation solutions; parking issues; contemporary problems of road traffic engineering and sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); traffic control and management; smart grid services; electric mobility; environmental impacts of transportation systems; life cycle analysis (LCA) of alternative energy vectors for road vehicles; transportation systems and process modeling; sustainable transportation development; life cycle impact; fuel consumption; and emissions.
    Keywords: traffic calming ; transition zone ; chicane ; speed restriction ; speed reduction ; solar cells ; electromobility ; emission costs ; electric vehicles ; zero-emission buses ; air pollution ; public transport ; sustainable transport ; transport management ; renewable energy sources ; signal-controlled intersections ; back-of-queue model ; traffic monitoring ; video analysis ; drivers behaviours ; traffic engineering ; road transport ; variable message signs ; driver’s behavior ; traffic diverting ; traffic modelling ; volume–delay functions ; traffic assignment ; cargo bicycles ; last-mile logistics ; MTSP ; CVRP ; travel behaviour ; service disruption ; real-time information ; RTI ; calming of traffic ; Tempo-30 zone ; traffic calming measures ; choker ; speed tables ; raised pedestrian crossing ; sustainable urban mobility planning ; macroscopic transport model ; bicycle traffic model ; modal shift ; modal split ; environmental impact ; cargo bikes ; transport modelling ; investment ; impact ; sustainability ; energy savings ; urban-port road system ; shared mobility ; cost ; ridesharing ; allocation ; traffic calming measure ; radar speed camera ; urban area ; road safety ; rural roads ; pedestrian ; crosswalk ; horizontal deflection ; central island ; surrounding landscape ; landscaping ; roundabout ; vehicle-specific power ; pollutant emission ; microsimulation ; road infrastructure ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Description: The book comprises a selection of papers addressing some of the most relevant challenges and opportunities for addressing SDGs from many different perspectives. Papers in this collection cover the most recent lines and approaches of research in addressing SDGs and are all novel propositions that deepen the analysis of environmental, social and governance strategies in the adaptation of the society to meet the 17 SDGs.
    Keywords: ecological footprint ; environmental performance of SMEs ; 2030 Agenda ; sustainable development goals (SDGs) ; systemic sustainability analysis ; SDG targets prioritization ; sustainability ; project management ; scheduling ; public infrastructures ; Z-fuzzy number ; sustainable development goals ; facilitating factors ; implementation ; regional and local planning ; Norway ; capability assessment ; business incubator ; maturity model ; Thailand ; agro-food business ; small and medium enterprise (SME) ; Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ; Agenda 2030 ; regime analysis ; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ; ecosystem services ; forest ; forestry ; management practices ; European Green Deal ; sustainable development ; financing ; impact fund ; sustainable urban drainage systems ; green infrastructures ; stormwater green infrastructure ; Mediterranean climate ; arid climate ; template climate ; Spain ; hazardous waste shipment ; network analysis ; gross domestic product per capita ; disposal ; proximity principle ; self-sufficiency principle ; complex systems ; industrial ecology ; urban-industrial symbiosis ; urban-industrial systems ; urban metabolism ; ecosystem service ; observational scale ; trade-off ; hot/cold-spot ; Ussuri watershed ; country risk ; developing economies ; governance ; institutional quality ; low-income countries ; SDGs ; community empowerment ; energy transition ; rural depopulation ; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics & emerging economies
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: The world’s transport network has developed over thousands of years; emerging from the need of allowing more comfortable trips to roman soldiers to the modern smooth roads enabling modern vehicles to travel at high speed and to allow heavy airplanes to take off and land safely. However, in the last two decades the world is changing very fast in terms of population growth, mobility and business trades creating greater traffic volumes and demand for minimal disruption to users, but also challenges, such as climate change and more extreme weather events. At the same time, technology development to allow a more sustainable transport sector continue apace. It is within this environment and in close consultation with key stakeholders, that this consortium developed the vision to achieve the paradigm shift to Sustainable Multifunctional Automated and Resilient Transport Infrastructures. SMARTI ETN is a training-through-research programme that empowered Europe by forming a new generation of multi-disciplinary professionals able to conceive the future of transport infrastructures and this Special Issue is a collection of some of the scientific work carried out within this context. Enjoy the read.
    Keywords: accelerated pavement testing (APT) ; fatigue ; piezoelectric sensor ; pavement responses ; longitudinal strain ; pavement management system ; embedded sensors ; piezoelectric sensors ; accelerated pavement testing ; life cycle assessment ; environmental impact ; solar road ; semi-transparent layer ; factorial design ; polyurethane ; road pavement distress ; low-cost technologies ; 3D models ; structure-from-motion ; semi-analytical model ; Joints ; rigid pavement ; falling weight deflectometer ; rolling wheel deflectometer ; load transfer ; monitoring ; instrumentation ; road pavement ; sensors ; mechanomutable asphalt materials ; MAMs ; smart materials ; smart roads ; magnetic fields ; pavement monitoring ; accelerometers ; geophones ; pavement instrumentation ; pavement displacement ; condition assessments ; smart infrastructure ; sustainability ; resilience ; land use optimisation ; transport ; geotechnical asset management ; embankment degradation ; railway track degradation ; maintenance ; Euler Bernoulli beam ; poissonian loading ; tuned mass damper ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Publication Date: 2022-11-17
    Description: Innovations in Food Systems should be: Inclusive: ensuring economic and social inclusion for all food system actors, especially smallholders, women, and youth; Sustainable: minimizing negative environmental impacts, conserving scarce natural resources, and strengthening resiliency against future shocks; Efficient: producing adequate quantities of food for global needs while minimizing postharvest loss and consumer waste; Nutritious and healthy: enabling the consumption of a diverse range of healthy, nutritious, and safe foods. These are ambitious goals that will require multidisciplinary effort—from engineering to life sciences, biotechnology, medical sciences, social sciences, and economic sciences. New technologies and scientific discoveries are the solutions to the increasing demand for sufficient, safe, healthy, and sustainable foods influenced by the increased public awareness of their importance.
    Keywords: cook–chill technology ; foods ; packaging ; shelf-life ; sustainability ; food industry ; big data ; application prospect ; sustainable development ; dairy products ; territoriality ; safety perception ; intention to buy ; multi-group analyses ; olive mill wastewater ; polyphenols ; antioxidant features ; tara gum ; pudding ; rheological properties ; entomophagy ; novel food ; mealworm ; grasshopper ; cricket ; locust ; acceptance ; alternative protein ; neophobia ; smart data ; search engine concept ; search engine visualisation ; interoperability ; food supply chain ; food safety ; nutritional quality ; traceability ; authenticity ; food transparency ; white pigment ; E171 alternative ; layered double hydroxides ; casein ; carboxymethyl cellulose ; sustainability index ; seafood ; fisheries resources ; vulnerable marine ecosystem ; environmental change ; conservation ; Mediterranean ; alternative food networks (AFNs) ; human needs ; food sovereignty ; Civil Economy (CE) ; Economy for the Common Good (ECG) ; agri-food supply chain ; quality safety ; price compensation ; market demand ; cost-sharing contracts ; EVOO ; antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties ; health claim ; human studies ; n/a ; emotions ; neuromarketing ; traditional cheese ; agri-food products ; jellyfish ; safety ; quality ; nutritional traits ; organic calcium salts ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: The growing demand for new forms of energy has led to a significant increase in the use of biomass as a primary source of energy. Although in many situations, the use of biomass is clearly well studied, in other cases, it is a new world, where knowledge is absent regarding how to best value and recycle these forms of biomass, many of which are classified as waste as a result of production processes. Thermochemical conversion technologies could provide an alternative for the processing of these materials, allowing for a reuse value through the transformation of their properties. The purpose of this Special Issue is to contribute to the increase in knowledge in this area when new forms of biomass appear that are cheaper and more available, but also are potentially more problematic, namely in terms of the effects that can be associated with the use of these new products.This Special Issue is focused on the recycling and recovery of biomass materials. Several innovative and alternative concepts can be presented, and the topics of energy recovery, circular economy, life cycle assessment, and supply chain could play a major role. Models on various temporal and geographical scales to understand the conditions of technical as well as organizational change are welcome, as are new methods of modeling that can fulfil technical and physical boundary conditions and consider economic, environmental, and social aspects.
    Keywords: olive pomace ; thermochemical conversion ; energy recovery ; circular economy ; biomass waste ; feedstock ; waste cooking oil ; engine characteristics ; exhaust emissions ; specific energy consumption ; fuel consumption ; abattoir wastes ; biogas ; biofertilizer ; anaerobic digestion ; environmental pollution ; potassium carbonate ; cocoa pod husk ; biomass ash ; batik ; clean production ; natural ; organic materials ; Semarang City ; commercial crab species ; red king crab ; waste processing ; hepatopancreas ; proteases ; hyaluronidase ; flotation ; seawater ; collectors ; vegetable oil ; recycled vegetable oil ; waste lubricating oil ; characterization ; used oil management ; invasive forest species ; wood pellets ; sustainability ; value chain ; biodegradation ; bioplastics ; lignocellulosic fibers ; microbial polyesters ; energy recovery of agricultural waste ; biomass pellets ; ENplus® ; essential oil production ; agro-waste recycling ; mushroom cultivation ; closing the loop ; HPLC-MS analysis ; residue valorization ; hydrothermal liquefaction ; biorefinery ; macroalgae ; value-added products ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-12
    Description: The decarbonization of all sectors is essential in addressing the global challenge of climate change. Bioenergy can contribute to replacing our current dependence on fossil fuels and offers significant possibilities in many conventional and advanced applications, from power to heating and cooling installations. Energy systems in the building and industrial sectors can convert biomass to other usable forms of energy and improve energy performance. Moreover, bioenergy sustainability means energy can be managed for an extended period of time. Further research is needed to develop better green energy production methods and new procedures to evaluate and valorize biomass in a circular economy context. Some of the most critical bottlenecks to increase the use of bioenergy are energy conversion and management from resource to final energy. The countries where this source is strengthened can achieve security of energy supply and energy independence. In addition, biomass boilers and biomass district heating systems are interesting options to achieve nearly zero-energy buildings, contributing the needed biomass harvesting to rural development and to improve resource planning and distribution. The aim of this book is to present a comprehensive overview and in-depth technical research papers addressing recent progress in biomass-based systems and innovative applications.
    Keywords: green tide ; parameter optimization ; pyrolysis kinetics ; Shuffled Complex Evolution ; Kissinger method ; clean technology ; renewable energy ; life cycle assessment ; zero discharge ; waste treatment ; sustainability ; bibliometric analysis ; analysis of science mapping ; SciMAT ; systematic literature review ; municipal solid waste ; organic fraction ; biomass ; olive waste ; energetic densification ; pretreatment ; torrefaction ; energy conversion ; energy management ; technology ; thermal system ; biogas ; energy transition ; water hyacinth ; anaerobic digestion ; optimisation ; sustainable cities ; particle emission ; biomass combustion ; biomass cooking stoves ; domestic heating ; local circularity ; decentralized biowaste management ; circular economy ; resource recovery ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: Despite many years of efforts to reduce the emission of toxic pollutants into the environment, the contamination of air, soils and water by heavy metals and organic xenobiotics is still a serious problem. This has urged many scientists around the world to undertake research that aims to find effective methods of removing pollutants from the environment. Special attention is paid to biological methods, which, thanks to their numerous advantages, meet the expectations of the whole society. As part of the Special Issue “Study of Biodegradation and Bioremediation”, in the MDPI journal Processes, several valuable articles have been published, which together form a picture of the current state of advanced research on the effective fight against environmental pollution. These include papers on the biodegradation of petroleum compounds or synthetic dyes by microorganisms or the enzymes they produce. In addition, the Special Issue includes papers on the bioremediation of dangerous heavy metals such as mercury and copper, and the results make a valuable contribution to our current state of knowledge on this topic. A separate and valuable part of this collection of publications are review articles devoted to the remediation of antineoplastic drugs, as well as the hopes and challenges connected with the application of nanotechnology in bioremediation. We are pleased that so many researchers from different parts of the world have submitted their articles on this topic. We are very grateful to them. We hope that readers of this collection will find many interesting ideas and relevant information that will lead to new solutions in the bioremediation and biodegradation of emerging environmental contaminants. Prof. Ewa Kaczorek Dr. Wojciech Smułek
    Keywords: corn stalk biochar ; KOH modification ; H3PO4 modification ; Methylene blue ; Adsorption ; bacteria ; bioavailability ; biodegradation ; creosote ; PAHs ; fungi ; screening ; plastic-polymer degradation ; Trichoderma hamatum ; biotoxicity test ; constructed wetlands ; treated tannery effluent ; morphological changes ; behavioural response ; Ctenopharyngodon idella ; crude enzyme laccase ; white-rot fungi ; membrane filtration ; emerging contaminants ; enzymatic degradation ; enzymatic membrane reactor ; antineoplastic drug ; environment ; toxicity ; remediation ; copper ; heavy metals ; Jatropha curcas ; near infrared hyperspectral imaging ; phytoremediation ; contaminants ; nanomaterial ; bioremediation ; sustainability ; bioaugmentation ; biostimulation ; crude oil ; first-order reaction rate model ; Monod model ; natural attenuation ; l-cysteine ; SiO2 ; ZrO2 ; laccase ; catalysis ; kinetic ; decolorization ; Cupriavidus metallidurans ; mercury ; aerobic ; anaerobic ; coal discard ; diesel-contaminated soil ; discard dumps ; phylogeny ; plant growth-promoting bacteria ; biosurfactant ; drilling waste ; iron-stimulation ; characterization ; antimicrobial properties ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: Many agricultural crops worldwide suffer from zinc (Zn) deficiency. Despite widespread interest in Zn, plant professionals often lack current information on this indispensable essential mineral nutrient. G. Hacisalihoglu, PhD, in Unraveling the Mechanisms of Zinc Efficiency in Crop Plants, and a host of recognized experts address this gap with the up-to-date importance of Zn nutrition. This book examines research aimed at understanding how plants uptake and utilize Zn. It has been peer-reviewed and multi-authored by expert plant biology scientists with related expertise. The editor provides a comprehensive overview of zinc (Zn) nutrition in plants, seeds, roots, and soil, which renders this book a good reference for plant biology professionals. Agricultural sustainability in the time of the growing world population will be one of the major challenges in the next 30 plus years. Zn is one of the most important essential mineral nutrients required for metabolic processes, so a shortage of Zn constrains crop yield and quality worldwide. Zinc efficiency and higher growth and yield under low Zn supply make it a promising sustainable solution for developing cultivars that are zinc efficient. Several articles are included in this book that provide an overview of current developments and trends in the times of high-throughput genomics and phenomics data analysis. Furthermore, this book presents research findings in various experimental models and areas ranging from maize to alfalfa, flax, and sorghum.Unraveling the Mechanisms of Zinc Efficiency in Crop Plants is a must read for researchers and plant biology professionals.
    Keywords: zinc ; sustainability ; food security ; seed quality ; zinc efficiency ; staple foods ; crops ; functional genomics ; homeostasis ; hormonal regulation ; iron ; maize ; malnutrition ; photosynthesis ; Adsorption ; desorption ; landscape position ; isotherm ; plant available Zn ; bioindication ; bryophytes ; moss ; cell shape ; particulate matter ; biofortification ; micronutrients ; nutrient uptake ; plant nutrition ; ZIP transporters ; nicotianamine ; metal tolerance protein (MTP) ; yellow stripe-like protein (YSL) ; zinc-induced facilitators (ZIF) ; heavy metal transporters (HMA) ; sodium selenate ; zinc sulfate ; cereal ; rainfed conditions ; forage yield ; 65Zn ; soil ; soil solution ; barley ; lability ; specific activity ; potential buffer capacity ; forms ; labile zinc pool ; silicon ; Zn-deficiency ; Zn-sufficiency ; Zn re-fertilization ; n/a ; nutrient dense ; superfood ; multi minerals ; health benefits ; gluten free ; percent daily value ; elevated CO2 ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: Construction is one of the main sectors that generates greenhouse gases. This industry consumes large amounts of raw materials, such as stone, timber, water, etc. Additionally, infrastructure should provide service over many years without safety problems. Therefore, their correct design, construction, maintenance, and dismantling are essential to reducing economic, environmental, and societal consequences. That is why promoting sustainable construction has recently become extremely important. To help address and resolve these types of questions, this book explores new ways of reducing the environmental impacts caused by the construction sector, as well promotes social progress and economic growth. The chapters collect the papers included in the “Sustainable Construction II” Special Issue of the Sustainability journal. The papers cover a wide spectrum of issues related to the use of sustainable materials in construction, the optimization of designs based con sustainable indicators, the life-cycle assessment, the decision-making processes that integrate economic, social, and environmental aspects, and the promotion of durable materials that reduce future maintenance
    Keywords: vertical extension method ; underground ; existing building ; economic impact ; CO2 emission ; earth-retaining walls ; optimization ; black hole ; min–max discretization ; Sustainable construction ; environmental impact and traffic disruptions ; self-anchored suspension bridge ; design-oriented analytical approach ; concrete structure ; environmental zonation ; concrete durability ; fuzzy set ; rough set ; sustainability ; LCA ; S-LCA ; social assessment ; ecoinvent ; SOCA ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building::TNK Building construction and materials::TNKX Conservation of buildings and building materials
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    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Description: The innovations in construction materials that have been made due to the development of different varieties of concrete have led to innovations in structural applications and design. This Special Issue mainly focuses on state-of-the-art research progress in high-performance concrete, including the effect and characteristics of fibers on the properties of high-performance concrete, the CO2 curing efficiency of high-performance cement composites, and the effect of nano materials when used in ultra-high-performance concrete. This Special Issue also contains two comprehensive review articles covering the following topics: the role of supplementary cementitious materials in ultra-high-performance concrete and recent progress in nanomaterials in cement-based materials. Readers working towards conducting research on innovative construction materials will be exposed to findings related to this topic in this Special Issue.
    Keywords: ultrahigh-performance concrete ; nanosilica ; dynamic light scattering ; zeta potential ; pore solution ; alkali-activator ; GGBFS ; Na2O content ; Ms (SiO2/Na2O) ; workability ; setting time ; steel fiber ; fiber content ; aspect ratio ; toughness index ; high-strength concrete ; fibers ; smart materials ; fiber/matrix bond ; physical properties ; heat treatment ; alkali-activated material ; calcium sulfoaluminate-based expansive additive ; concrete shrinkage ; modulus of elasticity ; shrinkage stress ; SIFRCC ; fiber volume fraction ; direct tensile strength ; energy absorption capacity ; direct tensile test ; carbon nanotubes ; cement-based materials ; concrete infrastructure ; graphene ; graphene oxide ; mechanical strength ; nanomaterials ; nano-Al2O3 ; nano-Fe2O3 ; nano-SiO2 ; nano-TiO2 ; smart infrastructure ; slurry-infiltrated fiber-reinforced cementitious composite ; high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composite ; compressive stress ; stress-strain relationship ; filling slurry matrix ; bio-slime ; sulfate attack ; chloride attack ; service life ; multi-layer diffusion ; repair ; concrete ; dynamic compression ; Split Hopkinson Pressure Bars (SPHB) ; brittle materials ; simulation ; calcined zeolite sand ; ultra-high-performance concrete ; pre-wetted ; autogenous shrinkage ; internal curing ; reactive powder concrete ; strength ; basalt fibers ; abrasion ; porosity ; microscopic image processing ; X-ray CT analysis ; porous cementitious materials ; 3D tomographic image ; CO2 curing ; size effect ; colloidal silica ; cement-based material ; casting method ; ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete ; densified silica fume ; agglomeration ; pozzolanic reaction ; densification ; alternative alkali-activated material ; ground granulated blast-furnace slag ; strength development ; CSA expansive additive ; ultrasonic pulse velocity ; temperature ; high performance concrete (HPC) ; C-shape magnetic probe test ; fibre orientation angle ; flexural test ; attenuation factor ; ultra-high-performance steel fiber-reinforced concrete ; multiscale finite element modeling ; multi-point constraint ; multi-scale interface connection ; concrete damage plasticity model ; ABAQUS ; ultra high-performance concrete (UHPC) ; supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) ; sustainability ; compressive strength ; flowability ; shrinkage ; railway sleeper ; static bending test ; numerical simulation ; structural performance ; high performance fiber reinforced concrete (HPFRC) ; polypropylene fiber (PP) ; polyvinyl alcohol fiber (PVA) ; residual flexural strength ; splitting tensile strength ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-12
    Description: Graphene is a two-dimensional, one-atom-thick material made entirely of carbon atoms, arranged in a honeycomb lattice. Because of its distinctive mechanical (e.g., high strength and flexibility) and electronic (great electrical and thermal conductivities) properties, graphene is an ideal candidate in myriad applications. Thus, it has just begun to be engineered in electronics, photonics, biomedicine, and polymer-based composites, to name a few. The broad family of graphene nanomaterials (including graphene nanoplatelets, graphene oxide, graphene quantum dots, and many more) go beyond and aim higher than mere single-layer (‘pristine’) graphene, and thus, their potential has sparked the current Special Issue. In it, 18 contributions (comprising 14 research articles and 4 reviews) have portrayed probably the most interesting lines as regards future and tangible uses of graphene derivatives. Ultimately, understanding the properties of the graphene family of nanomaterials is crucial for developing advanced applications to solve important challenges in critical areas such as energy and health.
    Keywords: graphene oxide ; electrochemical synthesis ; oxidation level ; exfoliation degree ; morphology ; interlayer spacing ; surface defects ; electrical resistance ; graphene ; mass production ; shear exfoliation ; physical exfoliation ; superlattice ; 2d materials ; electrocatalytic ; modified graphene nanoplates ; graphene additives ; antifriction ; engine lubricant oil additives ; antiwear ; carbon nanofibers ; reduced graphene oxide nanofibers ; hydrothermal reduction ; capacitance ; amine ; cryogel ; CO2 capture ; sol-gel ; silico-phosphate composite films ; optical limiting functionality ; ultrashort laser pulses ; carbon nanotubes ; hot-filament CVD ; field electron emission ; laser machining ; nanotechnology ; graphene-derived materials ; mud cake ; rheology ; effect of nanocomposites ; fluid loss ; water-based drilling fluids ; cement composite ; characterization ; rheological ; application ; energy harvesting ; α-lipoic acid ; UV-VIS spectroscopy ; SERS spectroscopy ; thermal properties ; electrical properties ; strain sensing ; joule heating ; reduced graphene oxide ; tissue regeneration ; 2D-scaffolds ; hydrogels ; fibers ; stem cell differentiation ; cadmium sulphide ; PVK ; hybrid light-emitting device ; electroluminescence ; nanocrystals ; graphite ; few-layer graphene ; Raman ; TEM ; UV-vis ; Lorentzian fitting ; nanocellulose ; conductive inks ; liquid-phase processing ; film fabrication ; sustainability ; metal-free electrodes ; graphyne-like materials ; synthesis and doping ; electronic and magnetic properties ; electronic transport ; photodetectors ; reduce graphene oxide ; dyes ; heavy metals ; pollutant removal ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-12
    Description: This reprint focuses on interdisciplinary research that reveals the problems of resource provision of the economy, both from the perspective of local projects and from the point of view of the creation of global infrastructure that contributes to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. Considerable attention is paid to the development of the Arctic territories as one of the most promising sources of mineral and fuel resources as of 2021. This reprint also includes selected papers from European Raw Materials Conferences 2020–2021, held despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, and will be published with the financial support of the International competence Centre for mining-engineering education under the auspices of UNESCO: - Russian–UK Raw Materials Dialogue (21–23 October 2020); - Russian–German Raw Materials Conference (30 November–1 December 2020).
    Keywords: energy sector ; hydrocarbon resources ; liquified natural gas ; LNG ; alternative energy technologies ; state regulation ; market conditions ; energy balance ; sustainable development ; oil and gas education ; personnel training ; Arctic education system ; oil and gas projects ; international cooperation ; sustainability ; socio-economic development of the northern territories ; innovation ; projects ; Arctic ; liquefied natural gas ; hydrogen production ; methanol production ; ammonia production ; storage of hydrogen ; hydrogen transport ; development of the Arctic ; arctic zone ; mining industry ; mines ; labor safety ; occupational injury rate ; risk-based methodology ; risk of injuries ; injury risk diagram ; correlation analysis ; labor resources ; mineral resources ; resource potential ; migration attractiveness ; econometric models ; modeling ; migration processes ; complex-valued economy ; SDG-goals ; energy supply ; scenario modeling ; technological demand ; energy scenarios ; sustainable energy ; hydrogen ; renewable energy sources ; sanding ; sand control ; poorly consolidated reservoir ; prepack test ; slotted liner ; geomechanical modeling ; Arctic shelf ; permafrost ; global warming ; ground thawing ; modular pile foundation ; physical and mathematical modeling ; temperature stabilization ; Timan–Pechora oil and gas province ; seismic exploration ; hydrocarbon potential ; Russian Arctic ; oil and gas ; digital technologies ; digitalization ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Publication Date: 2022-11-17
    Description: The seeds and fruits (or their parts) of IberoAmerican crops have high nutritional and functional properties that could be utilized in a wide range of foods. The crops included in this book are amaranth (Amaranthus spp.), quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), kañiwa (Chenopodium pallidicaule), chia (Salvia hispanica L.), Andean maize (Zea mays L.), moringa (Moringa oleifera), broad beans (Vicia faba L.), kurugua (Sicana odorifera), sacha inchi (Plukenetia huayllabambana), and tarwi (Lupinus mutabilis), all of which are still underutilized. Their cultivation is low; nevertheless, in recent years, worldwide demand of some of them has increased immensely, resulting in an increase in their production. Ancient IberoAmerican crops have been widely recognized for their nutritional value by food scientists and food producers because they contain high-quality proteins, large quantities of micronutrients such as minerals and vitamins, and bioactive compounds. Moreover, they are gluten-free, which makes them suitable for people suffering from various gluten intolerances. This book summarizes the large amount of investigations in this field in the recent years and provides knowledge of all the relevant areas of food science. The editors hope that this book will contribute to their increased use in human nutrition by consumers worldwide.
    Keywords: composition ; carotenes ; antioxidants ; total phenol compounds ; biowaste ; Cucurbita ; fatty acids ; oil ; byproducts ; circular economy ; food innovation ; sustainability ; upcycling ; wastes ; amino acid content ; antioxidant capacity ; color ; Moringa oleifera ; Andean maize ; bread ; extrusion ; gluten-free ; whole-grain flours ; database ; food ; Latin American ; native ; grains ; chia oil ; endothelial function ; glucose intolerance ; hypercholesterolemia ; metabolicsyndrome ; rabbits ; amaranth ; fruit jam ; nutritional profile ; vegetable protein ; quinoa ; freeze-dryer ; microcapsules ; spray-dryer ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: The purpose of this book was not to provide a comprehensive overview of the vast arena of how fungi and fungal metabolites are able to improve human and animal nutrition and health; rather, we, as Guest Editors, wished to encourage authors working in this field to publish their most recent work in this rapidly growing journal in order for the large readership to appreciate the full potential of wonderful and beneficial fungi. Thus, this Special Issue welcomed scientific contributions on applications of fungi and fungal metabolites, such as bioactive fatty acids, pigments, polysaccharides, alkaloids, terpenoids, etc., with great potential in human and animal nutrition and health.
    Keywords: fungal pigment ; natural dye ; spalting ; Scytalidium cuboideum ; dramada ; sustainable clothing ; selenium ; biofortification ; transporters ; mycorrhizal fungi ; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) ; fungal pigments ; textile dyeing ; toxicity testing ; biotechnological approaches ; challenges ; limits ; Saccharomyces boulardii ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; probiotics ; gastrointestinal tract ; Alginate ; β-glucan ; oligosaccharides ; elicitation ; Sargassum species ; Sparassis latifolia ; polyphenol ; antioxidant ; agave mezcalero bagasse ; apple bagasse ; solid-state fermentation ; secondary metabolites ; Pleurotus ostreatus ; Endophytic fungi ; Hyptis dilatata ; Pestalotiopsis mangiferae ; Pestalotiopsis microspora ; chemical elicitors ; antibacterial activity ; LC–ESI–Q–TOF–MS ; yeast ; biological control ; postharvest decay ; fruit ; mycorrhizae ; elevated CO2 ; Thymus vulgare ; growth ; photosynthesis ; metabolites ; biological activity ; Candida albicans ; non-albicans Candida species ; Candida auris ; aromatic alcohols ; fungi ; metabolomics ; NTCD ; additives ; functional foods ; nutraceuticals ; sustainability ; healthy aging ; Mortierella alpina ; animal fat by-product ; arachidonic acid ; ATR-FTIR spectroscopy ; Mucor circinelloides ; high-throughput screening ; metal ions ; phosphorus ; lipids ; biofuel ; FTIR spectroscopy ; bioremediation ; co-production ; natural colorants ; filamentous fungi ; stirred-tank bioreactor ; biodegradable films ; food package ; bioactive compounds ; FIP ; human health ; immunomodulation ; induced apoptosis ; lectin ; medicinal mushrooms ; polysaccharide ; terpenes and terpenoids ; melanin ; carotenoids ; polyketides ; azaphilones ; antitumor ; medical roles ; sphinganine-analog mycotoxins ; fumonisins ; AAL-toxin ; chemical structure ; toxicity ; genetics and evolution ; biosynthesis ; livestock ; ewes ; energy ; cytokines ; yeasts ; liquid swine diets ; MALDI-TOF ; biochemical identification ; growth temperature Ancom Gas Production System ; Candida krusei ; Candida lambica ; M. purpureus ; red yeast rice ; cholesterol reduction ; probiotic potential ; natural colorant ; extraction ability ; marine fungi ; Talaromyces albobiverticillius ; aqueous two-phases system extraction ; ionic liquids ; feed additive ; probiotic ; Sporidiobolus ruineniae ; tannase ; micro-fungi ; macro-fungi ; Ganoderma ; kombucha ; anticancer ; carotenoid ; medicinal mushroom ; mycobiome ; antimicrobial ; antifungal ; bioconversion ; cheese ; dairy ; Sclerotinia ; secondary metabolite ; endophytic fungi ; uncommon secondary metabolites ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Computational models provide intelligent environmental decision support systems to understand how human decisions are shaped by, and contribute to changes in, the environment. These models provide essential tools to tackle the important issues raised by climate change, including migrations and conflicts due to resource scarcity (e.g., water resources), while accounting for the necessity of co-managing ecosystems across a population of stakeholders with diverse goals. Such socio-environmental systems are characterized by their complexity, which is reflected by an abundance of open questions. This book explores several of these open questions, based on the contributions from over 50 authors. While several books account for methodological developments in modeling socio-environmental systems, our book is unique in combining case studies, methodological innovations, and a holistic approach to training the next generation of modelers. One chapter covers the ontological, epistemological, and ethical issues raised at the intersection of sustainability research and social simulation. In another chapter, we show that the benefits of simulations are not limited to managing complex eco-systems, as they can also serve an educational mission in teaching essential rules and thus improve systems thinking competencies in the broader population.
    Keywords: goal frames ; restoration decision-making rules ; restoration decision-making processes ; mixed qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis ; farmer stakeholders ; Central Malawi ; computer modeling ; human simulation ; social simulation ; sustainability ; development studies ; assemblage theory ; ontology ; epistemology ; ethics ; agent-based modeling ; housing markets ; Urban Shrinkage ; cities ; Detroit ; GIS ; agent-based model ; model development ; IoT sensors ; smart cities ; real-time data ; MARS ; simulation correction ; decision support systems ; urban planning ; multimodal travel ; human responses ; quantitative modeling ; water resources planning ; water availability ; water shortage ; drought ; Congo Basin ; Lake Chad ; climate change ; water ; migrations ; conflicts ; gender ; resilient development ; modeling ; hybrid modeling ; hybrid simulation ; usability ; high school education ; physics education ; user experience ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-02
    Description: This volume comprises a series of research articles dedicated to the UNESCO 2019 Forum on Education for Sustainable Education and Global Citizenship. Given the imperative of education in sustainable development, especially in developing countries, the volume covers a wide range of topics: the mobility and mental health of international students, reading habits and academic achievements of junior high school students, core competencies of mid-level managers in higher education, adoption of an international publishing standard, legal rights for education and socio-cultural adaptation of ethnic minorities, and, most recently, students’ learning behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Keywords: international student ; higher education ; sustainability ; student loyalty ; Vietnam ; sustainable education ; internationalization ; international university ; help-seeking ; acculturative stress ; depression ; social connectedness ; Japan ; reading practices ; reading abilities ; junior high school students ; education for sustainable developments ; gender ; STEM ; occupational aspiration ; parental influence ; socioeconomic background ; academic achievement ; quality education ; sustainable development goal 4 ; competency ; heads of department ; mid-level academic managers ; mid-level management ; sustainable development ; interior ethnic boarding school ; inclusive and equitable quality education ; sociocultural adaptation ; latent class analysis ; research ; international publishing ; university ; Delphi method ; socio-economic status ; parental education ; digital literacy ; digital resilience ; Sustainable Development Goal 4 ; digital age ; bayesvl ; educational rights ; ethnic minorities ; sustainable development goals ; multi-cultural education ; learning habit ; school closure ; socioeconomic ; COVID-19 ; SDG4 ; secondary school ; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History ; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-02
    Description: This book focuses on the contemporary challenges faced by rural areas across the globe. These include common efforts to address food production and security; engaging with climate change and the fundamental transformations in everyday practices that this requires; the exodus of young people from rural areas; an ageing farming population; and the growth of rural poverty. The common goal throughout is one of exploring ways in which environmental, economic and social goals need to be addressed in a cohesive way while being cognizant of the diversity of people, environments, economies and traditions that exist across rural space.
    Keywords: family farm ; ageing farmers ; retirement ; succession ; emotions ; decision making ; belonging ; respect ; rural sustainability ; Northern Ireland ; multi-scale scenarios ; participatory scenario planning ; social-ecological system ; poverty alleviation ; land use change ; nature’s contributions to people ; Mozambique ; organics ; viability farm collaboration ; rural exodus ; rural livelihood ; rural migration ; rural youth ; generational renewal ; sustainability ; education ; Hungary ; access to land ; farming traditions ; older farmers ; wellbeing ; identity ; social gerontology ; age-friendly environments ; innovation ; rural development ; quality of life ; migration balance ; Eastern Moravia ; cross-border projects ; smallholder farmer ; input sourcing ; Tanzania ; poverty reduction ; grounded theory ; rural agriculture ; Special Areas of Conservation ; designation ; results-based payments ; farmer participation ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History ; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: The recently established Sustainable Development Goals call for a paradigm shift in the way that buildings and infrastructures are conceived. The construction industry is a major source of environmental impacts, given its great material consumption and energy demands. It is also a major contributor to the economic growth of regions, through the provision of useful infrastructure and generation of employment, among other factors. Conventional approaches underlying current building design practices fall short of covering the relevant environmental and social implications derived from inappropriate design, construction, and planning. The development of adequate sustainable design strategies is therefore becoming extremely relevant regarding the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda Goals for Sustainable Development. This book comprises 11 chapters that highlight the actual research trends in the construction sector, aiming to increase the knowledge on sustainable design practices by highlighting the actual practices that explore efficient ways to reduce the environmental consequences related to the construction industry, while promoting social wellbeing and economic development. The chapters collect papers included in the Special Issue “Trends in Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure” of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
    Keywords: multi-scale assessment ; hierarchical relational modeling ; cascading impacts ; adaptive capacity ; infrastructure integrated planning ; road network ; decentralization optimization ; green housing ; neuro decision matrix ; neuro correlation matrix ; video neuro-advertising ; COPRAS and ViNeRS Methods ; multivariate design and multiple criteria analysis ; bridges ; sustainability ; design ; life cycle assessment ; greenhouse gas ; environmental impact ; cable-stayed bridge ; life-cycle assessment ; sustainable construction ; life cycle costing ; environmental externalities ; indicator ; multi-criteria decision analysis ; civil engineering ; bridge ; local spatial planning stage ; policy decision-making ; social network analysis ; convergence analysis ; text mining analysis ; biopolymer ; numerical simulation ; micro-behavior ; green technology ; Archimedean screw turbine ; green energy ; resilient structures ; mega infrastructure projects ; operation and maintenance management ; assessment level ; indicator system ; sustainable development ; LCIA ; LCCA ; SILA ; GDP ; green building ; policy evolution ; bibliometric analysis ; text mining ; China ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-02
    Description: This book offers insights on the contributions that Sociology of Education, in a broad sense (encompassing the most diverse formal, non-formal and informal processes of education, instruction, schooling and/or socialization), can provide in the analysis of sustainable development in diverse contexts and publics, respecting its paradigmatic plurality.
    Keywords: bibliotherapy ; bibliotherapy education ; social emotional skills ; psychological counselling and guidance students ; tobacco ; alcohol ; physical aggression ; verbal aggression ; impulsivity ; Gramsci ; Weber ; culture ; pleasure ; enchantment/disenchantment ; social change ; Global South ; Education for Sustainable Development ; lifelong learning ; public administration ; digitalisation ; educational system ; sustainability ; labor market ; post-communist era ; Validation ; Questionnaire ; Personal Learning Environment ; Sociology of education ; education for sustainability ; ESD ; teachers ; learning for sustainability ; sociology of education for a sustainable future ; Agenda 2030 ; Sustainable Development Goals ; School Agenda 21 ; Sociology of Education for a sustainable future ; Sociology of Education ; socio-educational intervention ; education ; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History ; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: This Special Issue addresses a topic that is of great relevance as, nowadays, in developed countries, individuals spend most of their time indoors and, depending on each person, the presence at home ranges between 60% and 90% of the day, with 30% of that time spent sleeping. Considering these data, indoor residential environments have a direct influence on human health, especially considering that, in developing countries, significant levels of indoor pollution make housing unsafe, having an impact on the health of inhabitants. Therefore, housing is a key health factor for people all over the world, and various parameters, such as air quality, ventilation, hygrothermal comfort, lighting, physical environment, and building efficiency, can contribute to healthy architecture, as well as to the conditions that can result from the poor application of these parameters. The articles in this Special Issue thus address issues concerning indoor environmental quality (IEQ), which is described, more simply, as the conditions inside a building. This includes air quality, but also access to daylight and views, pleasant acoustic conditions, and occupant control over lighting and thermal comfort. IEQ also includes the functional aspects of the space, such as whether the layout provides easy access to tools and people when needed and whether there is sufficient space for the occupants. Building managers and operators can increase building occupant satisfaction by considering all aspects of IEQ rather than focusing on temperature or air quality alone.
    Keywords: indoor air quality ; thermal comfort ; airtightness ; natural ventilation ; educational buildings ; thermal insulation ; sustainable materials ; fique ; thermal conductivity ; thermogravimetry ; green architecture ; urban heat island ; microclimate ; feed-forward neural networks ; air temperature measurements ; in-situ measurements ; urban models ; urban environment ; climate change ; COVID-19 ; MgO-based cement ; sustainability ; energy efficiency ; architecture ; building evaluation ; functional adequacy ; human-centered ; IEQ ; learning space ; place attachment ; social interaction ; social participation ; sustainable building ; quality air ; epidemiology ; data analysis ; statistics ; nursing homes ; geopolymer ; fly ash ; basalt fiber ; basalt waste aggregate ; mechanical properties ; lean manufacturing ; modular construction ; sustainability architecture ; efficient buildings ; lean construction ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: Concrete is the most widely utilized construction material in the world. Thus, any action intended to enhance the sustainability of the construction industry must consider the supply chain, production, distribution demolition and eventual disposal, landfilling or recycling of this composite material. High-performance concrete may be one of the most effective options to make the construction sector more sustainable. Experience proves that the use of recycled concrete aggregates, as well as the partial replacement of ordinary Portland cement with other supplementary cementitious materials or alternative binders, are generally accepted as the most realistic solutions to reduce the environmental impacts, leading to sufficiently high mechanical performances. In structural applications such as those concerning the seismic and energy retrofitting of existing buildings, the use of high-performance cementitious composites often represents the more cost-effective solution, which allows us to minimize the costs of the intervention and the environmental impact. Eventually, the challenge of enhancing sustainability by raising durability of concrete structures is particularly relevant in those applications where maintenance is particularly expensive and impactful, in terms of both direct intervention costs and indirect costs deriving from downtime. The present Special Issue aims at providing readers with the most recent research results on the aforementioned subjects and further foster a collaboration between the scientific community and the industrial sector on a common commitment towards sustainable concrete constructions.
    Keywords: recycled concrete aggregate ; recycled aggregate concrete ; durability ; freeze-thaw cycles ; mechanical properties ; concrete ; recycled concrete ; recycled aggregate ; shrinkage ; slags ; cement replacement ; existing beams ; retrofitting method ; environmental assessment ; fly ash ; moment–curvature relationship ; precast elements ; basalt ; concrete properties ; recycled natural basalt ; recycled concrete powder ; seismic retrofitting ; multilayer coating ; Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortar ; energy performance of buildings ; point thermal bridges ; thermal behavior in summer ; case study ; prestressed concrete ; prestress losses ; bridges ; flexural strength ; shear strength ; drying and autogenous shrinkage ; creep ; sustainability ; shear bond ; UHPFRC ; push-off test ; tensile bond strength ; concrete overlay ; strengthening ; existing infrastructures ; digital microscopy ; surface roughness ; mortars ; MSWI bottom ash ; pozzolanic activity ; supplementary cementing materials ; water-retaining structures ; aggressive environment ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-23
    Description: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue titled “Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Urban Cultural Heritage” hosted at the Atmosphere journal. This topic has been chosen in light of cities’ ever-growing role and immense potential in the climate adaptation and mitigation discourse and the particular challenges regarding urban heritage making and conservation. It is critical to recognise the complex set of factors governing the physical, social and political future of urban heritage in cityscapes in constant transformation and in an era of planetary urbanisation. The 10 papers (seven research papers, two reviews and one opinion piece) that comprise the issue give a broad cross-section of the issues pertinent to this important topic – accounts on practices and conceptual/methodological improvements in energy retrofit and reuse, risk mapping, urban planning, climate vulnerability assessment, and community engagement by 38 authors from seven countries are used to delineate the implications of current and likely future climates on heritage materials and systems, knowledge and practice gaps, as well as steps that need to be taken to ensure both their safeguarding and their valorisation to achieve climate resiliency.
    Keywords: historic buildings ; risk assessment ; WDR ; resilience ; sustainability ; extreme value analysis ; heritage values ; energy efficiency ; thermal comfort ; heritage conservation ; original features ; system dynamics ; social practices ; decision-making ; historic building ; durability ; performance ; life cycle analysis ; land-use ; tropics ; urban microclimate ; built heritage retrofit ; energy-efficient retrofit policy ; conservation policy ; UK ; Turkey ; earthquakes ; fire ; floods ; historic sites ; landslides ; museums ; insects ; sea level rise ; typhoons ; visitors ; extreme events ; climate projection ; Central Europe ; ProteCHt2save ; climate risk indices ; heritage climatology ; cultural heritage safeguarding ; preparedness ; energy-efficient retrofit ; historic residential buildings ; energy consumption prediction ; heritage buildings ; lithotype ; salt weathering ; kaolinisation ; microcracking ; weather events ; cultural heritage ; urban planning ; climate change ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::A The Arts
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: This book focuses on the analysis, design and implementation of future smart grid systems. This book contains eleven chapters, which were originally published after rigorous peer-review as a Special Issue in the International Journal of Energies (Basel). The chapters cover a range of work from authors across the globe and present both the state-of-the-art and emerging paradigms across a range of topics including sustainability planning, regulations and policy, estimation and situational awareness, energy forecasting, control and optimization and decentralisation. This book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners and scholars working in areas related to future smart grid systems.
    Keywords: industry 4.0 ; digitalization ; demand response ; HVAC control ; dynamic programming ; nonlinear optimization ; energy storage ; regulatory barriers ; storage policy ; market regulations ; SWOT analysis ; deep neural networks ; short-term load forecasting ; renewable energy ; sustainability ; island communities ; demand flexibility ; energy management ; optimization ; hydrogen economy ; cost analysis ; life cycle costing ; methane reforming ; water electrolysis ; centralised hydrogen production ; smart grids (intelligent networks) ; phasor machine learning ; binary logistic regression ; wireless network ; Sensors ; decentralized ; community energy management ; lithium-ion battery ; capacity prediction ; state of health estimation ; time–frequency image analysis ; continuous wavelet transform (CWT) ; two-stage optimization ; risk-based hybrid demand response ; uncertainties ; conditional value at risk ; improved multi-layer artificial bee colony algorithm ; interconnected power system ; cybersecurity ; FPID controller ; automatic intrusion mitigation unit ; Virtual Oscillator Control ; parameter tuning ; voltage-mode inverter ; microgrid ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Description: Microalgae have been intensively studied for CO2 capture, nutrient removal from wastewater, and biofuels production. These photosynthetic microorganisms use solar energy with efficiency ten times greater than terrestrial plants and are responsible for about 50% of the world’s oxygen production. Therefore, microalgae have been considered a sustainable solution for CO2 capture. Besides carbon, their growth also requires other macronutrients: nitrogen and phosphorus. To avoid the addition of fertilizers (increasing the production costs), these nutrients can be supplied if wastewater is used as the culture medium. The integration of biomass production with wastewater treatment enables a reduction in operational costs and the environmental impact. Microalgae are also known for their high lipid contents and high growth rates and are a promising oil source for biodiesel production. This Special Issue Book presents the recent research activities concerning the environmental applications of microalgae and their potential for biofuels production, focusing on the main challenges for their large-scale application. Since microalgal culturing can address different environmental and non-environmental issues, the achievements from the integration of multiple microalgal applications are also considered in this Special Issue Book.
    Keywords: fungi ; algae ; lichen ; lipids ; biofilm ; lipid extraction ; electro-Fenton reaction ; cell wall disruption ; microalgae ; inclined solid–liquid separator ; hydrocarbon recovery ; biofuel ; energy balance ; harvesting ; cell growth ; chlorophyll ; carotenoids ; energetic yield ; biomass ; photobioreactors ; power consumption ; Chlorella ; power input ; sustainability ; temperature stress ; photoinhibition ; mixed culture ; Lipomyces starkeyi ; Chloroidium saccharophilum ; Single Cell Oils (SCOs) ; Arundo donax ; biorefinery ; tubular photobioreactor ; pilot-scale ; operation regimes ; outdoor cultivation ; Nannochloropsis oceanica ; docosahexaenoic acid ; Schizochytrium sp. ; crude glycerin ; optimization ; Plackett–Burman design ; response surface methodology ; microfluidic ; UV mutagenesis ; green alga ; nutrient content ; N:P ratio ; salt tolerance ; nutrient removal ; salt content reduction ; bioreactor ; carbon capture ; carbon dioxide ; eutrophication ; immobilization ; latex polymers ; process intensification ; wastewater ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: Rural areas have a very important role in society and the economy. They provide residence and employment and also serve as recreational sites, enabling visitors to enjoy unspoiled nature. Rural areas not only supply raw materials and products, but they also provide space for other functions. Spatial planning has a very important role in the process of rural space modeling. It is also important to study local and external conditions. A rural development framework can be proposed based on an evaluation of the observed phenomena. The following list provides some examples of topics of interest to ensure the consistency of the papers in this Special Issue: - Spatial planning;- Spatial order;- Institutional efficiency;- Spatial, financial, and environmental effects of planning studies;- The urbanization of rural areas;- Town–village relationships;- Social, cultural, economic, environmental, and spatial aspects of rural development. Dynamically growing new technologies (e.g., multi-criteria methods and GIS tools) are gaining popularity worldwide as tools for use in spatial analysis. This Special Issue focuses on the practice and theory of the application of modern technologies in rural space modeling and rural area development planning.The monograph includes papers on contemporary research directions on rural space modeling in areas such as spatial planning, spatial order, spatial–temporal analysis, land use change, environmental aspects, etc. The integration of different data, GIS tools and modeling can provide valuable support for rural space modeling and decision making.
    Keywords: rural areas ; sustainability ; geographic information systems ; data sources ; determinants of development ; spatial analysis ; land fragmentation ; land consolidation ; plot patchwork ; GIS ; algorithm ; participation ; engagement ; optimal degree ; land-use planning ; land-use plan ; land use ; land use change ; scenario ; carbon stock changes ; simulation ; forest ; producing land ; grassland ; land-use change ; forests ; spatial autocorrelation ; regression ; agri-environment-climate measures ; organic farming ; sustainable development ; typology ; CAP ; Poland ; village planning ; potential assessment ; village classification ; planning strategy ; rural development ; hunting grounds ; rural ; factor analysis ; underdeveloped regions ; European integration ; Serbia ; public space ; town square ; small towns ; spatial order ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: Environmentally sustainable and economic waste management is of significant importance to various fields, including the healthcare, mining, industrial, metal-processing, municipal and commercial sectors. This book provides a global perspective and covers a wide range of state-of-the-art topics on waste management, recycling, material and energy recovery, industrial waste, etc. Information in the form of in-depth reviews and research articles will be a valuable resource for academics, professionals and regional as well as international organizations.
    Keywords: thermo-electrochemical cell ; waste heat harvesting ; carbon fiber ; surface modification ; efficiency ; sustainability ; healthcare waste management ; Saudi Arabia ; social responsibility ; assessment method ; policy analysis ; solid wastes ; MSW ; industrial wastes ; iron/steel sector ; aluminium sector ; copper mining ; decision support system ; combustible MSW ; energy potential ; power potential ; selection of power plant ; dross ; roasting ; calcium chloride ; ammonium chloride ; impurities ; sublimation ; extraction ; zinc ; zinc oxide ; red mud ; iron recovery ; waste utilization ; smelting ; low grade iron ore ; reduction ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: The ocean plays a central role in the life and development of human kind. Besides space for navigation and trade (roughly 10 billion tons of commodities are transported across the oceans each year), the provision of biological and non-living resources is the most important service of the marine ecosystems. Yet, these ecosystems are increasingly impeded by human activities and interventions. Human and naturally induced changes in climate are buffered by the ocean, but its capacity to compensate the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere is at its limit. The increase of global temperatures and the decrease of oxygen concentration and pH are severe stressors for aquatic species and thus for the whole ecosystem. Urbanisation and population growth at the coast, along with severe levels of pollution, are stressing coastal environments and hampering or interrupting life cycles of species as well as the well established and naturally balanced internal interconnections within and between ecosystems. Mining for oil and gas is interfering with fisheries, competing for space with other sectors and increasing the risks for large scale pollution. The result is a decline in ecosystem services and a negative feedback into the socio-economic systems. The recent reports by IPBES and IPCC underline the degrading conditions in which the ecosystems are situated today. The IPBES report evaluates a number of direct and indirect drivers. Population increase, technical development, malfunctioning of governance and spreading of conflicts affect direct drivers such as sea use change, direct exploitation, climate change, pollution, invasive species and others. Following a series of summits and conventions that prompted the United Nations in recent decades, Rio de Janeiro in 1992, Johannesburg in 2002 and Rio+20 in 2012, all of which were rather land-based, the Sustainable Development Goals 2015 set a new landmark in which the ocean, too, was finally acknowledged as significant to global development. The Ocean Conference in New York in June 2017 led the international community to formulate clear goals for the development of the ocean. The volume Transitioning to Sustainable Life below Water will address critical issues in ocean use and reflect against goals and targets of SDG 14 and other relevant SDGs. Transitioning to Sustainable Life below Water is part of MDPI's new Open Access book series Transitioning to Sustainability. With this series, MDPI pursues environmentally and socially relevant research which contributes to efforts toward a sustainable world. Transitioning to Sustainability aims to add to the conversation about regional and global sustainable development according to the 17 SDGs. Set to be published in 2020/2021, the book series is intended to reach beyond disciplinary, even academic boundaries. *The chapters listed below, are pre-publication chapters and the final page numbers will be assigned once the book is published as a whole. For citation purposes, cite each article independently as indicated below:(Author 1, and Author 2. 2021. Chapter Title in Transistioning to Sustainable Life below Water. Edited by Werner Ekau and Anna-Katharina Hornidge.
    Keywords: biodiversity ; oceans ; sustainability ; life below water ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-11-17
    Description: Providing the security of a broad-based energy and slowing the speed of climate change are the main challenges today of the basic of legal framework to stimulate the development of alternative energy sources. Energy from renewable sources is one part of the system, which not only enables to provide energy self-sufficiency, but also contributes to the reduction heating of the Earth’s atmosphere. International climate agreements indicate the need to intensify the prevention of global warming and accelerate the reduction in CO2 emissions. The implementation of such challenging plans as outlined in the European Green Deal or "Fit for 55," among others, entails the almost complete elimination of GHG emissions in the energy sector, which can be very challenging for some member states. In the EU, the preferred direction of development of RES use is distributed generation and increasing the share of the use of by-products and organic waste for the production biofuels. This creates great opportunities for rural areas, which until the last century were identified with agriculture and the production of food or raw materials. While the role of agriculture will not diminish, as incomes are rising in relatively poor countries with a high elasticity of demand for food, these areas will increasingly perform a number of other important functions as well. The production of energy raw materials and energy, which is no longer a mere idea, but is becoming, thanks to the development of new technologies, a mainstream energy sector that can make contribution to improving energy security and achieving climate neutrality.
    Keywords: agricultural biogas ; bioenergy ; biomethane ; GHG emission ; economic performance ; regional analysis ; Ukraine ; biogas plant ; energetic optimization ; substrates ; manure ; wheat straw ; rural areas ; energy efficiency ; photovoltaic systems ; energy security ; support mechanisms ; public policy ; energy policy ; prosumer energy ; single-family houses ; food prices ; crude oil prices ; cointegration ; vector autoregressive model ; Granger causality ; green agriculture ; agri-environmental indicators ; green performance index ; taxonomic methods ; zero unitarization method ; comparative analysis ; local investments ; renewable energy sources ; municipal economy ; EU funds ; Poland ; biogas ; biomass ; data envelopment analysis (DEA) ; efficiency ranking ; renewable energy ; regional potential ; EROI ; edible energy ; food production ; direct energy use ; energy consumption ; agriculture ; development strategies ; EU countries ; cost of capital ; WACC ; European energy sector ; intra-industry analysis ; external cost ; opencast lignite ; plant production ; depression funnel ; cereals ; sugar beet ; potatoes ; distributed generation ; settlement systems ; local development ; sustainable development ; energy ; the SDG 7 ; sectoral structure of production ; European Union ; animal production ; investment attractiveness of regions ; economic entities ; sustainability ; energy innovation ; energy patents ; convergence ; club convergence ; R&D expenditure ; HRST ; environmental policy stringency ; local authorities ; European Union funds ; sustainable energy ; energy poverty ; Polish households ; photovoltaic installations ; solar installations ; farmers’ households ; agricultural holding ; agricultural production ; investments in renewable energy sources ; solid biomass ; bioenergy potential ; rural communities ; forest residues ; agricultural residues ; straw ; energy crops ; GHG ; farms ; FADN ; autonomous energy regions ; PV systems ; renewable energy resources ; economic value ; consumer behaviour ; consumer innovativeness ; renewable energy production ; agricultural land ; profit maximization ; social welfare ; greenhouse gas emissions ; landscape ; biodiversity ; climate policy ; GHGs emissions ; PCA ; IPCC ; CSA ; biofuels ; biodiesel ; legal sources on renewable energy ; oilseeds and rape ; profitability of production ; crop rotation ; beekeeping ; short rotation coppice of willow/poplar ; marginal land use ; agricultural law ; agricultural policy ; economic profitability ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-12
    Description: The available range of ornamental plants (cut flowers, potted plants, perennials, bulbous, woody ornamental plants) is constantly being supplemented with new species and cultivars; thus, new methods for their production are required. The sustainable development of the floriculture industry requires modern and environmentally friendly solutions that can maximize the plant’s potential. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt flower production methods to actual conditions and take into account the energy transformation and biological, technical, and organizational advances. This Special Issue is a collection of seven well-written research works covering the current state-of-the-art of ornamental crop production. The main body of the Special Issue gives an interesting coverage of new strategies that can be utilized for plant reproduction, regulating their growth and flowering, adapting production technologies to fit the concept of sustainable development, and optimizing supply chain management. This Special Issue will provide a good reference source for growers, research scientists, and advanced undergraduate students.
    Keywords: life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) ; plant protection ; compost ; sustainable greenhouse production ; biostimulants ; polysaccharides ; bulb coating ; plant enhancement ; metabolites ; roses ; gerberas ; chrysanthemums ; sustainability ; floriculture ; environmental impact ; CO2 footprint ; abscission ; cape primrose ; eco-dormancy ; flowering pot plant ; hydroponics ; Gesneriaceae ; root zone heating ; phyllomorphy ; Streptocarpus formosus ; plant growth regulators ; salicylic acid ; oxalic acid ; DPPH ; antioxidant activity ; reducing power ability ; 1-Naphthylacetic acid ; stimulants ; propagation ; rooting ; shrubs ; supply chain performance ; floricultural sector ; SCOR ; AHP ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: Efficiency and productivity assessment are essential to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of countries, services and processes. In the last few years, there has been an increasing interest in the environmental effects of economic activities, and the need to assess the environmental and energy efficiency has been internationally recognized. Energy and environmental efficiency assessments of decision-making units (DMUs), such as countries, utilities, processes and services are relevant and have strong implications for companies, regulators, stakeholders, policy makers, and customers. To improve both the decision-making process and the management of DMUs, fundamental and practical knowledge about energy and environmental efficiency and productivity is essential
    Keywords: electricity consumption (EC) ; undesirable outputs model ; data envelopment analysis (DEA) ; efficient ; inefficient ; data envelopment analysis ; energy efficiency ; performance ; bootstrap ; water treatment ; composite indicator ; sustainability ; water utilities management ; multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) ; evaluation ; energy ; environment ; efficiency ; transport ; DEA ; TOPSIS ; transit-oriented development (TOD) ; transit efficiency ; smartcard data ; network slacks-based measure data envelopment analysis (NSBM DEA) ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: This book was proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the field of testing of materials and elements in civil engineering. For this reason, the articles highlighted in this editorial relate to different aspects of testing of different materials and elements in civil engineering, from building materials to building structures. The current trend in the development of testing of materials and elements in civil engineering is mainly concerned with the detection of flaws and defects in concrete elements and structures, and acoustic methods predominate in this field. As in medicine, the trend is towards designing test equipment that allows one to obtain a picture of the inside of the tested element and materials. Interesting results with significance for building practices were obtained.
    Keywords: rock bolt ; grouting quality ; dynamic response ; natural frequency ; finite element method ; monitoring ; historical masonry wall ; hygrothermal processes ; internal insulation ; testing of building materials ; test uncertainty ; validation of test methods ; sustainable test methods ; recycling ; foamed asphalt mixtures with cement (FAC) ; base layer ; reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) ; fatigue durability ; GFRP ; FRP reinforcement ; shear ; capacity ; reinforced concrete beams ; column ; stiffness ; FRCM ; PBO mesh ; PBO–FRCM ; carpentry joints ; scarf and splice joints ; stop-splayed scarf joints (‘bolt of lightning’) ; static behaviour ; experimental research ; concrete ; non-destructive testing ; ultrasounds ; ultrasonic tomography ; acoustic methods ; defects ; diagnostic ; detection ; convolutional neural networks ; transfer learning ; monitoring FBG ; power transmission tower ; civil engineering ; X-ray microtomography ; microstructure characteristics ; infiltration damage ; high-strength concrete ; steel fibres ; flexural tensile strength ; fracture energy ; numerical analysis ; concrete floors ; compressive strength ; strength distribution ; industrial floors ; ultrasound tests ; ventilated facades ; large-scale facade model ; fire safety ; fiber cement board ; large-slab ceramic tile ; plasterboards ; moisture content ; hydration processes ; mechanical properties ; ultrasound measurements ; ESD resin ; expansion joint ; quasi-plastic material ; energy absorption ; asphalt mix ; compaction index ; volumetric parameters ; stiffness modulus ; moisture resistance ; roughness ; texture ; close-range photogrammetry ; bond strength ; random field generation ; semivariograms ; hybrid truss bridge ; steel–concrete connection joint ; mechanical behavior ; failure mode ; strain ; static test ; static elastic modulus ; dynamic elastic modulus ; machine learning ; P-wave ; S-wave ; resonance frequency test ; nondestructive method ; Al–Ti laminate ; fracture ; acoustic emission diagnostic ; pattern recognition ; clustering AE signal ; storage systems ; tab connector ; flexural test ; capable design moment ; restrained ring test ; autogenous shrinkage cracking ; concrete cracking test ; concrete shrinkage cracking test ; restrined ring calibration ; cement–fiber boards ; acoustic emission method ; k-means algorithm ; wavelet analysis ; fiber composites ; ground penetrating radar (GPR) ; HMA dielectric constant ; road pavement thickness estimation ; early age concrete ; damage processes detection before loading ; strength of structures ; aggregate ; classification ; wire mesh ; roundness ; tilting angle ; opening size ; concrete centrifugation ; morphology ; image processing ; porosity ; cement ; waste paper sludge ash (WPSA) ; controlled low-strength material (CLSM) ; unconfined compressive strength ; bearing capacity ; backfill material ; P-wave velocity ; amplitude attenuation ; resistivity ; CT scan ; sandstone ; damage variable ; nuclear magnetic resonance ; spin-lattice relaxometry ; proton ; hydration kinetics ; superplasticizer ; ready-mixed concrete ; construction material ; quality assessment ; conformity criteria ; statistical-fuzzy method ; FRTP ; rivet ; connection ; polyethylene pipe ; mechanical properties of polyethylene ; resistance strain ; computer simulation ; residual shear stress ; particle crushing ; ring shear test ; particle flow code (PFC2D) ; frictional work ; fibre-reinforced concrete ; recycled steel fibres ; micro-computed tomography ; scanning electron microscopy ; tensile strength ; reinforced concrete ; diagnostic testing ; corrosion ; carbonation ; galvanostatic pulse method ; phase composition analysis ; X-ray analysis ; thermal analysis ; quasi-brittle cement composites ; low-module polypropylene fibres ; elastic range ; digital image correlation ; Arcan shear test ; wood ; orthotropic shear modulus ; elastic-plastic material ; shear wave velocity ; sand ; bender elements test ; grain-size characteristics ; complex modulus ; shrinkage analysis ; reclaimed asphalt ; mineral–cement emulsion mixtures ; cement dusty by-products (UCPPs) ; degradation of glass panels ; effective area ratio ; relative mass loss ; visible light transmittance ; windblown sand ; wood-plastic composites ; methods of testing resistance to fungi ; methods of assessment ; ground-penetrating radar (GPR) ; non-destructive techniques (NDT) ; corrosion of reinforcement ; slip resistance ; granite floor ; slip resistance value ; ramp test ; acceptance angle ; sliding friction coefficient ; comparability of test methods ; wall temperature ; fibre bragg grating sensors ; freeze-thaw cycles ; signal analysis ; short-time Fourier transform ; fast Fourier transform ; brine ; sodium chloride ; X-ray ; partition walls ; brick walls ; bending strength ; cracking ; post-tension ; cable ; girder ; destructive test ; non-destructive test ; structural health monitoring ; safety ; monitoring fibre Bragg grating ; mining areas ; strain/stress distribution ; geopolymer concrete ; fly-ash ; bottom-ash ; neural network ; sustainability ; industrial waste management ; flexural strength ; cladding ; AE acoustic emission ; micro-events ; sound spectrum ; traditional and quasi-brittle cement composites ; residual-state creep ; saturation front ; landslides ; erosional stability ; laboratory testing ; grout mixtures ; groundwater ; test apparatus ; testing ; building materials ; elements ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: Due to the increased focus on circular bioeconomies, the full utilization of marine biomasses, including side streams from the seafood processing industry, as well as the utilization of hitherto unexploited biomasses, such as star fish, mussels, seaweed, and microalgae, are receiving increased attention from both academia and the industry. These marine biomasses contain a wide array of bioactive compounds with beneficial and/or functional health properties, which can be exploited for applications in food, feed, dietary supplements, or pharma. New technologies are being developed for the recovery and preservation of bioactive compounds from these resources. Technologies for preserving perishable bioactive compounds are particularly important during the storage of seafood side streams before extraction as well as during the extraction, concentration, purification, and storage of the extracted compounds. Advanced application refers to new applications of the bioactive compounds in, for example, food products or new technologies for the incorporation of these bioactive compounds in food, feed, dietary supplements, or drugs.
    Keywords: green crab ; protein hydrolysates ; enzymatic hydrolysis ; type 2 diabetes ; anti-hyperglycemia ; antiradical activity ; hydrolysates ; hydrothermal extracts ; A. broughtonii ; omega-3 ; microencapsulation ; spray-drying ; whey protein ; lipid oxidation ; food fortification ; sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) ; seaweed ; blanching ; freezing ; iodine ; nutrients ; bioactives ; antioxidant activity ; emulsifying properties ; statistical modelling ; optimization ; protein emulsifiers ; physical stability ; oxidative stability ; algae ; industrial seaweeds ; vegan protein ; combined extraction ; bioactive compounds ; sustainability ; bioeconomy ; functionality ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-29
    Description: The concept of resilience has arisen as a “new way of thinking”, becoming a response to both the causes and effects of ongoing global challenges. As it strongly stresses cities’ transformative potential, resilience’s final purpose is to prevent and manage unforeseen events and improve communities’ environmental and social quality. Although the resilience theory has been investigated in depth, several methodological challenges remain, mainly related to the concept’s practical sphere. As a matter of fact, resilience is commonly criticised for being too ambiguous and empty of meaning. At the same time, turning resilience into practice is not easy to do. This will arguably be one of the most impactful global issues for future research on resilience. The Special Issue “Bridging the Gap: The Measure of Urban Resilience” falls under this heading, and it seeks to synthesise state-of-the-art knowledge of theories and practices on measuring resilience. The Special Issue collected 11 papers that address the following questions: “What are the theoretical perspectives of measuring urban resilience? What are the existing methods for measuring urban resilience? What are the main features that a technique for measuring urban resilience needs to have? What is the role of measuring urban resilience in operationalising cities’ ability to adapt, recover and benefit from shocks?”
    Keywords: urban resilience ; spatial planning ; vulnerability ; measuring ; mapping ; decision-making ; multi-risk ; flood ; fire ; indicators ; regional resilience ; adaptive capacity ; sectoral industry composition ; urban vs. inner areas ; green infrastructure ; resilience ; sustainability ; social-ecological indicators ; indicator ; monitoring ; climate change ; climate adaptation ; n/a ; dynamic models ; decision making ; scenario planning ; energetic resilience ; solar radiation ; geographic information system ; land use planning ; urban regulation ; urban energy resilience ; buildings energy balance ; urban hourly model ; residential buildings ; urban variables ; place-based analysis ; community resilience ; systematic overview ; resilience modelling ; knowledge representation ; resilience assessment ; information visualisation ; walkability ; walkability measure ; quantitative ; qualitative and mixed models and methods ; urban planning ; public space ; shift-share analysis ; employment dynamics ; sector composition ; metro-regions ; thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: Streets are an integral part of every city on Earth. They channel the people, vehicles, and materials that help make urban life what it is. They are conduits for the oft-taken-for-granted infrastructures that carry fresh water, energy, and information, and that remove excess stormwater and waste. The very air that we breathe—fresh or foul—flows through our street canyons. That streets are the arteries of the city is, indeed, an apt metaphor. But city streets also function as a front yard, linear ecosystem, market, performance stage, and civic forum, among other duties. In their various forms, streets are places of interaction and exchange, from the everyday to the extraordinary. As the editors affirm, the more we scrutinize, share, and activate sustainable approaches to streets, the greater the likelihood that our streets will help sustain life in cities and, by extension, the planet. While diverse in subject, the papers in this volume are unified in seeing the city street as the complex, impactful, and pliable urban phenomenon that it is. Topics range from greenstreets to transit networks to pedestrian safety and walkability. Anyone seeking interdisciplinary perspectives on what makes for good city streets and street networks should find this book of interest.
    Keywords: public transport network ; complex network theory ; network analysis ; logistics management ; sustainability ; Visual Pollution Assessment (VPA) ; Visual Pollution Objects (VPOs) ; Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) ; urban visual pollution ; urban areas ; evidence based policy ; urban planning ; street edge ; visual engagement ; mobile eye-tracking ; ground floors ; pedestrian streets ; non-pedestrianised streets ; Pedestrian Priority Street ; shared space ; paving design ; pedestrian safety ; walking environment ; creative street regeneration ; socio-spatial sustainability ; perception ; traditional city centre ; Podgorica ; green street ; green infrastructure ; urban sustainability ; street life ; pedestrian density ; fear of crime ; quality of life ; density threshold theory ; pedestrian mobility ; AHP method ; itineraries selection ; sustainable mobility ; pedestrian behavior ; transdisciplinary collaboration ; sustainable development ; air quality ; black carbon ; knowledge-transfer ; innovation ; measurement technology ; emissions mitigation ; broken windows theory ; crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) ; crime prevention methods through social development (CPSD) ; criminology ; delinquency ; routine activities theory ; safe cities ; safe streets ; urban studies ; eye-tracking ; signboard ; commercial street ; streetscapes ; incivilities ; health ; Malaysia ; place attachment ; place identity ; urban neighbourhood ; n/a ; green streets ; street design ; stormwater management ; right-of-way ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: The book is devoted to contemporary issues regarding the safety of motor vehicles and road traffic. It presents the achievements of scientists, specialists, and industry representatives in the following selected areas of road transport safety and automotive engineering: active and passive vehicle safety, vehicle dynamics and stability, testing of vehicles (and their assemblies), including electric cars as well as autonomous vehicles. Selected issues from the area of accident analysis and reconstruction are discussed. The impact on road safety of aspects such as traffic control systems, road infrastructure, and human factors is also considered.
    Keywords: computer simulation ; dummy ; crash test ; safety of autonomous motor vehicle ; autonomous motor vehicle with a trailer ; critical road situations ; vehicle trajectory planning ; mathematical modelling motor vehicle with a trailer ; control system of an autonomous motor vehicle ; road safety ; pedestrian safety ; pedestrian crossing ; behaviour of drivers and pedestrians ; driver behavior ; driving profile ; aggressive driving ; yaw marks striations ; tire model ; multibody dynamics ; vehicle accident simulation ; reliability measures ; two-lane highways ; travel speed ; travel time ; empirical research ; ADAS ; lateral support systems ; lane detection ; automated driving ; visibility ; lane keeping systems ; parking generation ; freight handling ; autonomous vehicles ; driver-less parking ; autonomous level ; autonomous technology ; vehicles ; road traffic ; survey study ; electric vehicle ; electric vehicle range ; depth of discharge ; autonomous vehicle ; dual camera ; real vehicle test ; test scenario ; motorcycle dynamics ; steering system ; vibrations ; wobble ; shimmy ; Bode plot ; LabVIEW ; electric vehicles ; infrastructure planning ; public health ; sustainable mobility ; transport policy ; multi-criteria analysis ; automotive airbag ; capacitive tactile sensor ; occupant detection ; passive safety ; vehicle crash ; fatigue ; selective attention ; functional brain imaging ; road vehicles ; traffic safety ; human factors ; communication campaigns ; mass media ; transport planning ; mobility ; sustainability ; autonomous driving ; trajectory planning ; path tracking ; sequential convex programming ; linear programming ; quadratic constraints ; autonomous racing car ; renewable energy ; fuzzy comprehensive evaluation ; usage analysis ; fuzzy logic ; non-pneumatic tire ; airless tire ; radial stiffness ; spoke deformation ; vehicle safety ; driving simulator tests ; EMG ; universal design ; custom design ; EDR ; accident reconstruction ; vehicle dynamics ; vehicle motion reconstruction ; road accidents ; signal countdown timer ; SCT ; GSCT ; RSCT ; traffic signals ; traffic lights ; road traffic control ; traffic engineering ; active road studs ; highway infrastructure ; vehicle speeds ; road features ; public transport ; bus seat ; seating comfort analysis ; FEM model ; structural safety assessment ; ergonomics ; clearance on the rocker arm pin ; vehicle steerability ; steerability tests ; vehicle driving simulator ; curve driving behavior ; validation ; multiple bi-directional long short-term memory (Mul–Bi–LSTM) ; lane change ; manoeuvre duration ; empirical calculation ; vehicle stability ; lateral acceleration ; road unevenness ; multibody system dynamics ; rear suspension system ; wheel hub motor ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: The pandemic period has caused severe socio-economic damage, but it is accompanied by environmental deterioration that can also affect economic opportunities and social equity. In the face of this double risk, future generations are ready to be resilient and make their contribution not only on the consumption side, but also through their inclusion in all companies by bringing green and circular principles with them. Policy makers can also favor this choice.
    Keywords: mobility choice ; COVID-19 ; best–worst method ; multi-criteria decision making ; air pollution ; air quality ; health effects ; economic burden ; food system ; circular economy ; sustainability ; EU ; Twitter ; COVID-19 pandemic ; local community ; perception analysis ; econometric modeling ; data science ; reflexive governance ; climate change ; infrastructure ; urban resilience ; social sustainability ; economic sustainability ; environmental sustainability ; China ; business ; innovation ecosystem ; innovation strategy ; electric vehicle ; dominant design ; crisis ; pandemic ; higher education ; digitalization ; distance learning ; Covid-19 outbreak ; resilience ; n/a ; strategic resilience ; multi-domain resilience ; strategic agility ; change ; sustainability strategy ; financialization ; TFP ; innovation ; resilience of city ; infectious disease ; urban planning ; supply chain resilience ; IT disruptions ; efficiency measurement ; warehouse logistics ; DEA ; resilient supply chains ; external capital ; customer–supplier relationship ; circular network ; cyber-security ; e-commerce ; Europe ; supply chain collaboration ; small- and medium-sized enterprises ; grey DEMATEL ; fuzzy best-worst method ; agrivoltaic system ; solar photovoltaics ; agronomic management ; crop production ; Food-Energy-Water nexus ; sustainable integration ; women’s leadership ; America Latina ; small and medium-sized enterprises ; renewable energy ; sustainable electricity production ; socio-economic sustainability ; sustainable development goals ; emission level ; levelized cost ; gross domestic product ; pig farmers ; adoption willingness of IoT traceability technology ; Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology ; Latent Moderate Structural Equations ; biomethane ; natural gas grid ; bioenergy ; biogas ; gas supply decarbonization ; incentives ; competences ; digitization ; digital transformation ; Asia Pacific ; CO2 emission ; demand shock ; hypothetical extraction method ; input–output model ; sectoral linkage ; emerging cities ; sustainable operations ; case studies ; the Asian region ; resilience decisions ; cybersecurity ; consumers’ awareness ; methodology ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Description: The topic of bioenergy is a multidisciplinary one, where the use of resources and skills can be optimized for the development of sustainable models. It is a time for green strategies, but also for action. It is, therefore, necessary to implement projects that address virtuous examples of the circular bioeconomy. All politicians are called on to contribute, because this global goal can only be achieved if a contribution is made by all countries.
    Keywords: sustainability ; green economy ; circular economy ; bioeconomy ; bioenergy ; biofuel ; energy policy ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics & emerging economies
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Sensory analysis and consumer research are relevant tools in innovation andnew product development, from design to commercialization. This Special Issuehas collected 13 valuable scientific contributions, including 1 review, 12 originalresearch articles and an editorial. The SI provides an interesting outlookand better understanding of sensorial analysis with the different techniques andconsumer research on new product development. Important practical applicationshave been reported on the development of different novel, functional andenhanced products (meat, fish, biscuits, yogurt, porridge, hybrid meat, molecularproducts, etc.), which helps increase knowledge in this field. This SI isvery useful for both present and future uses for the different players involved inthis kind of product development (industry, companies, researchers, scientists,marketing, merchandising, consumers, etc.).
    Keywords: maize-based stiff porridge ; enrichment ; hydrothermally treated soybeans ; acceptability ; new product development ; consumer research ; sensory profiling ; meat products ; ethanol extracts of spices ; stevia ; steviol glycosides ; rebaudiosides ; Reb A ; Reb D ; Reb M ; aftertaste ; CATA ; PROP ; consumer ; preference ; food acceptability ; knowledge management ; quality ; entomophagy ; edible insect ; novel food ; check-all-that-apply method ; oat biscuit ; functional food ; yoghurt ; tea ; oolong tea ; sensory quality ; texture properties ; food design ; sensory profile ; consumer test ; meat product ; consumers ; flexitarianism ; corpus linguistics ; online product reviews ; fish valorization ; unexploited ; low commercial value ; hedonic tests ; sustainability ; product reformulation ; molecular and Note by Note products ; classical dishes ; emotions ; sensory analysis ; food quality ; sensory attributes ; new meat product development ; healthier meat products ; Quantitative Descriptive Analysis (QDA) ; Check All That Apply (CATA) ; Napping ; Flash Profile ; Temporal Dominance of Sensations (TDS) ; sensory evaluation ; sensory analytical test ; affective test ; food industry ; Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) ; new product development (NPD) ; texture ; snacks ; ideation ; white space ; marketplace ; sensory properties ; healthier products ; food quality and safety ; quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA) ; check-all-that-apply (CATA) ; napping ; flash profile (FP) ; temporal dominance of sensations (TDS) ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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