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Micromachines, 2021 Ship ballast water contains high concentration of plankton, bacteria, and other microorganisms. If the huge amount of ballast water is discharged without being inactivated, it will definitely spell disaster to the marine environment.
Yanjuan Wang +3 more
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Mortars From Punic and Hellenistic–Roman Solunto: Materials, Formulations, and Technology
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents an archaeometric investigation of 18 hydraulic rendering and bedding mortars from Punic and Hellenistic–Roman Solunto (NW Sicily). The research aimed to characterize raw materials, reconstruct manufacturing sequences, and evaluate technological proficiency through mineralogical and petrochemical analyses.
G. Montana +4 more
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WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, 2021 Ships use ballast water to ensure their buoyancy and stability. A significant amount of them is transported in various water basins of the World Ocean. Thus, together with ballast water, many microorganisms, phytoplankton and zooplankton are transported.
Yuriy Dachev +2 more
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Which Decolonization? Theorizing Decolonization beyond Decoloniality and its Critics
Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The debate on decolonial thought has reached an unhelpful stalemate. A core problem in assessing decolonial thought is that the term ‘decolonization’ has been stretched so widely that it now allows for many competing uses. For some critics of decolonial thought such as Nigerian philosopher Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, this overuse points to conceptual ...
David Myer Temin
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From products to smart solutions: A value‐creation approach
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract Smart solutions comprise a synergy of products, services, software, connectivity, data, and intelligence. This study examines the evolution of a manufacturer into a smart solution provider, highlighting the role of value‐creation capabilities, activities, and practices. Through a longitudinal, in‐depth single‐case study of a leading technology
Tayyab Warraich +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013 Ballast water is a major transport vector of exotic aquatic species and pathogenic microorganisms. The wide-ranging spread of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 from harbor areas has been frequently ascribed to discharge of contaminated ballast water into ...
Irma Nelly G. Rivera +3 more
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The Greenland–Scotland Ridge in a Changing Ocean: Time to Act?
Marine Ecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Greenland–Scotland Ridge is a submarine mountain that rises up to 500 m below the sea surface and extends from the east coast of Greenland to the continental shelf of Iceland and across the Faroe Islands to Scotland. The ridge not only separates deeper ocean basins on either side, that is, the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, but also ...
Christophe Pampoulie +2 more
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Applied SciencesThe ballast tank is a critical system for LNG carriers, ensuring structural safety and stability during navigation. When LNG carriers navigate in polar regions, the ballast tank is prone to freezing, which will reduce the efficiency of ballast water ...
Xu Bai, Cao Xu, Daolei Wu
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Preventing Maritime Transfer of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 Organisms, including Vibrio cholerae, can be transferred between harbors in the ballast water of ships. Zones in the Caribbean region where distance from shore and water depth meet International Maritime Organization guidelines for ballast water exchange
Nicole J. Cohen +10 more
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The Impact of Russia–Ukraine War in Maritime Data
The World Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyses weekly port calls from 2019 to 2026 to evaluate the Russia–Ukraine war's impact on maritime trade. The data reveals clear structural shifts that Ukrainian traffic moved from high‐risk areas like Odesa to safer Danube River ports.
Daiki Sera, Kenmei Tsubota, Yujiro Wada
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