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4.2. Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT)The analysis of changes in the inverted electrical resistivity profiles attests to several tendencies, resulting in four units with different characteristics (Figure 5): 1. a relatively…

1. IntroductionOver the last few years, the emerging players in the automotive manufacturing sector have expedited the shift toward a greener and low-carbon automobile industry. The advancement of electric vehicles is seen as a crucial…

As the remnants of Ida moved into the Northeast it merged with a second weather system, creating severe weather and flash flooding across a wide region from eastern Pennsylvania to New York. Flash flood emergencies were declared in New…

1. IntroductionAccess to adequate and healthy food stands out among the key issues of food and nutrition sovereignty and security. It is central to the public agendas of countries with high levels of poverty, social inequalities and…

The opportunity to discuss conflict and crisis is the calling of many who are part of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) community. The Alumni Hour, hosted every third Thursday, features the express opinions of…

1. IntroductionWell-being can be defined as a person’s perception of being able to develop and realize one’s qualities and talents , in terms of personal self-fulfillment and positive functioning within one’s valued life contexts . In…

Sustainability, Vol. 16, Pages 2595: Improving the Quality of Warehousing Processes in the Context of the Logistics Sector Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su16062595 Authors: Nijolė Batarlienė Aldona Jarašūnienė Logistics processes…

NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has released the final 2020 update to its Billion-dollar disaster report (www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions), officially confirming what communities across the nation experienced…

4.1. Inter-Annual Variation of the Onset ApproachesWe explore the inter-annual yield response to varying sowing dates and evaluate the year-to-year changes of the onset to identify any particular features. Figure 3a shows the…

1. IntroductionGreen and Sustainable Chemistry Education (GSCE) is a growing multidisciplinary field that provides environmentally sustainable practices in the teaching and learning process . Historically, the concepts of Green…

As the remnants of Ida moved into the Northeast it merged with a second weather system, creating severe weather and flash flooding across a wide region from eastern Pennsylvania to New York. Flash flood emergencies were declared in New…

2. The Innovative FOCUS Program 2.1. GoalsEducation for sustainable development can succeed if it is based on the principles of transformative education and central ESD skills are taught . For this reason, the InFOCUS program was…

In the literature, the “Urban Food Forest” is described as “an emerging multifunctional and interdisciplinary approach that is used to increase sustainability and urban resilience as it relates to food security” , to restore unproductive…

The NOAA, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has released the final update to its 2022 Billion-dollar disaster report (www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions),…

The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has released the final update to its 2022 Billion-dollar disaster report (www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions), confirming another intense year of costly disasters and extremes…

4.1. Knowledge and Behavior of Respondents Regarding the Sorting of Household WasteIn this study, almost 90% of respondents declared that they sort waste. This result is comparable (96%) with results obtained by Ober and Karwot in…

1 April 2018POSTHCARDUniversity Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerlandplatform for caregivers of Alzheimer patients1 June 2018vINCINational Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest), Romaniaevidence-based IoT…

1. IntroductionThe increase in greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), resulting from economic growth poses significant risks and challenges to human society, economies, and ecosystems, thereby threatening…

1. IntroductionCunninghamia lanceolata, endemic to China, is a predominant afforestation species in southern China. It covers one-fourth of the country’s artificial arboreal forests in area and one-third in volume, amounting to 9.87…

1. IntroductionUnderwater images serve as invaluable repositories of oceanic information, with their quality playing a pivotal role in advancing marine resource exploration. However, due to the presence of suspended particles and light…

1. IntroductionWith the development of information technology, all kinds of social media are widely integrated into people’s daily lives. Social media plays an important role in the sustainable development and decision making of…

1. IntroductionSustainable social development connected with the promotion of ecological transport and systematic development of widely understood personal transport influences the popularity of the use of bicycles, electric scooters,…

1. IntroductionNitrous oxide (N2O) abuse induces peripheral neurological damage through a spectrum of clinical presentations, ranging from mild sensory disturbances to severe motor deficits. Recent advances in our understanding of these…

1. Introduction 1.1. Aim of the StudyThis study aimed to assess the current level of accessibility of gene therapy medicinal products (GTs) in Bulgaria, with a specific emphasis on the different legal tools to access GTs and their…

3.1. Analysis of Development in CE DefinitionTo carry out content and thematic analysis, the sampled definitions of the CE were chosen through a snowball technique. The snowball technique continues the collection of samples until the…

1. Introduction and BackgroundOver the last 20 years, the external structure of higher education as an organisation has been undergoing significant changes and/or transformations, as well as internal changes that are taking place or are…

In this research, we investigated the attitudes of city and other organizational employees towards the acceptance or rejection of DT implementation in the setting of smart cities. Through a comprehensive analysis, we found both external…

1. IntroductionRomania’s energy system is based on a mix, which includes both the use of non-renewable resources (fossil and nuclear fuels) and renewable ones (wind, solar, hydro and biomass).Even though coal-based energy (lignite)…

1. IntroductionThe search for processes based on renewable resources is of great interest to industry given environmental issues such as climate change and energy security. Currently, the global chemical industry, a sector responsible…

The HADS was developed by Zigmond and Snaith in 1983 to detect and identify anxiety disorder and depression among individuals admitted to non-psychiatric hospitals . This self-assessment scale is verified to be reliable for detecting…

1. IntroductionA vital stage of social progress is urbanization. Data from the WHO of the United Nations suggested that by 2050, urbanization would rise to 68% worldwide, with an urban population of 6.7 billion . Such a large amount…

2. Background and Literature Review 2.1. BackgroundAccording to the Strategy for Socio-Economic Development of Russia until 2020, within the next five years, the Russian Federation should become a leader in the world markets of…

By Aashni Jain ’24 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment of a series highlighting the 2023 Fellows’ key…

1. IntroductionClimate change, manifested as increases in number, duration, frequency and severity of extreme weather events, is undermining efforts of nations geared towards the attainment of the sustainable development targets . The…

1. IntroductionFilm noir, a term belatedly coined by French critics to discuss a trickle of Hollywood crime thrillers in the 1940s, has been extensively studied as a discursive construct, a genre, a mood, or a movement for half a…

2.2. Organisational Ambidexterity and the Big Five Model Organisational ambidexterity is a concept linked to company performance and refers to their capacity to manage, simultaneously, processes of exploration and exploitation .…

2.1. Participants and SettingsThis study analyzed data collected from three samples of Chinese participants mainly from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Sample 1: An online convenience sample of young adults mainly from Hong Kong and Taiwan.…

Participants. The survey of Midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS), a multi-stage probability sample, provided data for this study . Eligible participants in the MIDUS core national sample were non-institutionalized English-speaking adults aged 25…

1. Introduction“Aging with Disability” is a term that refers to people living with the long-term effects of disabilities acquired early in life who are now surviving into mid- and later life . Increased life expectancy among those with…

Sustainability, Vol. 16, Pages 379: Augmented Reality in A Sustainable Engineering Design Context: Understanding Students’ Collaboration and Negotiation Practices Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su16010379 Authors: Mobina…

RCT (Two Studies)AustraliaBetween July 2007 and January 2009To investigate the effectiveness of clinical supervision (CS) in mental health settings in Queensland, Australia, and to contribute to the evidence base regarding the…

As a consequence, it seems to be probable that the observed gender differences in access to care in trauma centers are multifactorial. Conscious or unconscious gender bias on the part of treating physicians was also identified as a…

MIT community members can learn more about the Israel-Hamas conflict through a recently developed online course organized by Middle East and North Africa (MENA)/MIT at MIT’s Center for International Studies. The three-session course,…

As part of on ongoing effort by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) to provide research-based programming on the current situation in the Middle East, Scott Sagan and Allen Weiner joined moderator Janine Zacharia…

1. IntroductionDue to its many positive effects on individual, public, and environmental health , cycling has become a common form of urban transportation in many cities around the globe . However, cycling can also be risky, especially…

can economies in the worlds fastest-growing region ensure sustainable and inclusive growth in the long term?Dimensions to be addressed:- Risk and resolution for regional stability- Sharing prosperity and resilient income growth- Shifting…

The Rohevik Green Growth Forum looked to the future on October 2012 -- one that will be built on a sustainable and environmentally friendly way of life. Rohevik 2012 included the following events: 18-19 October: Nordic-Baltic conference…

http://www.weforum.org/How are technological, economic and geopolitical changes shaping the future energy landscape? Alex Molinaroli, Chief Executive Officer, Johnson Controls, USA Patrick Pouyann, Chief Executive Officer and President of…

http://www.flackcheck.org - A TV ad from an environmental group called the League of Conservation Voters edits a quote about climate change from Rep. Rodney Davis (R., Ill.) to alter its meaning.

Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Henry M. Paulson, Jr., presented the 2014 Malcolm Wiener Lecture on International Political Economy. He emphasized the importance of strong relations between China and the United States; discussed the…