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Optimizing Energy Use, Cost and Carbon Emission through Building Information Modelling and a Sustainability Approach: A Case-Study of a Hospital Building

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
The construction industry (CI) has a significant impact on the environment and on climate change due to the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. Globally accepted Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), specifically SDG 7 (Access to Affordable,
S. Khahro   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How design concepts influence carbon footprints of load bearing structures

open access: yesActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2022
In recent years, it has become essential to consider the total carbon footprint of a construction project. Commonly, the question has been: ’What is the best material to be used in this context?’ In this paper we argue that this question is incomplete ...
Anne Rønning   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sabotage at the Powerhouse? Unraveling the Molecular Target of 2-Isopropylbenzaldehyde Thiosemicarbazone, a Specific Inhibitor of Aflatoxin Biosynthesis and Sclerotia Development in Aspergillus flavus, Using Yeast as a Model System

open access: yesMolecules, 2019
Amongst the various approaches to contain aflatoxin contamination of feed and food commodities, the use of inhibitors of fungal growth and/or toxin biosynthesis is showing great promise for the implementation or the replacement of conventional pesticide ...
Cristina Dallabona   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Properties of Antidepressants and Antipsychotics—Possibilities and Implications

open access: yesPharmaceuticals, 2021
The spreading of antibiotic resistance is responsible annually for over 700,000 deaths worldwide, and the prevision is that this number will increase exponentially.
Marina Caldara, Nelson Marmiroli
doaj   +1 more source

Soil Arthropod Responses in Agroecosystem: Implications of Different Management and Cropping Systems

open access: yesAgronomy, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

The Introduction of Green Finance: A Curse or a Benefit to Environmental Sustainability?

open access: yesEnergy RESEARCH LETTERS, 2021
In this study, we examine the role of green finance in achieving a sustainable environment for 11 of the top countries in terms of investment in environmental protection from 2006 to 2017.
A. Zakari, Irfan Khan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SDG-11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

open access: yes, 2022
AbstractCity governance is vital for sustainable development goals and resource management and allocation as well as urban climate-related initiatives, as it is estimated that more people will reside in the urban areas in further years. As more people migrate to cities, the world steadily becomes more urbanised.
Shyama V. Ramani, Hiroshan Hettiarachchi
openaire   +2 more sources

Nanomaterials Induced Genotoxicity in Plant: Methods and Strategies

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2022
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
doaj   +1 more source

Avenues for improving farming sustainability assessment with upgraded tools, sustainability framing and indicators. A review

open access: yesAgronomy for Sustainable Development, 2021
The sustainability of agriculture is questioned due to major negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts. To improve the state of agriculture, various management changes have been proposed.
P. Chopin   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Role of Smart Contracts in Sustainability: Worldwide Research Trends [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The advent and development of digital technologies has had a significant impact on the establishment of contracts. Smart contracts are designed as computer code containing instructions for executing user agreements, offering a technologically secure ...
Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco Rogelio   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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