Nanomaterials Induced Genotoxicity in Plant: Methods and Strategies
In recent years, plant-nanomaterial interactions have been studied, highlighting their effects at physiological and molecular levels. Transcriptomics and proteomics studies have shown pathways and targets of nanomaterial exposure and plant response, with
Marta Marmiroli+2 more
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The Collaborative Management of Sustained Unsustainability: On the Performance of Participatory Forms of Environmental Governance [PDF]
n modern democratic consumer societies, decentralized, participative, and consensus-oriented forms of multi-stakeholder governance are supplementing, and often replacing, conventional forms of state-centered environmental government.
Blühdorn, Ingolfur, Deflorian, Michael
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Soil Arthropod Responses in Agroecosystem: Implications of Different Management and Cropping Systems
The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP 2014–2020) on soil management points to the combination of sustainable food production with environmental protection, reduction of CO2 emissions, and safeguarding of soil biodiversity.
Cristina Menta+4 more
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The Po Plain (northern Italy) is one of the largest aquifers in Europe, and 67% of the utilized agricultural land in this area is classified as a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ). However, it hosts intensive agriculture and livestock farming.
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People Make the Difference: An Explorative Study on the Relationship between Organizational Practices, Employees’ Resources, and Organizational Behavior Enhancing the Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development [PDF]
The most recent developments in the field of sustainability science and the emergence of a psychologyofsustainabilityandsustainabledevelopmenthavecontributedtocollectevidencesabout the fact that modern organizations need healthy and motivated employees to
GIANCASPRO, MARIA LUISA, Manuti, Amelia
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Cadmium Sulfide Quantum Dots Adversely Affect Gametogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
In the last decades, nanotechnology-based tools have attracted attention in the scientific community, due to their potential applications in different areas from medicine to engineering, but several toxicological effects mediated by these advanced ...
Riccardo Rossi+6 more
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Seasonal Correction of Offshore Wind Energy Potential due to Air Density: Case of the Iberian Peninsula [PDF]
A constant value of air density based on its annual average value at a given location is commonly used for the computation of the annual energy production in wind industry.
Carreno-Madinabeitia, Sheila+4 more
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Soil Health and Arthropods: From Complex System to Worthwhile Investigation
The dramatic increase in soil degradation in the last few decades has led to the need to identify methods to define not only soil quality but also, in a holistic approach, soil health.
Cristina Menta, Sara Remelli
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Can Grasslands in Photovoltaic Parks Play a Role in Conserving Soil Arthropod Biodiversity?
Under the increasing global energy demand, the new European Union Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 encourages combinations of energy production systems compatible with biodiversity conservation; however, in photovoltaic parks, panels shadowing the effects ...
Cristina Menta+4 more
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Sustainability of ICT hardware procurement in Switzerland -- A status-quo analysis of the public procurement sector [PDF]
Sustainable procurement requires organizations to align their purchasing behavior with regard to broader goals linked to resource efficiency, climate change, social responsibility and other sustainability criteria. The level of sustainability in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hardware procurement is analyzed for two reasons: First, ICT ...
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