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Combating Farmland Degradation and Abandonment: The Rehabilitative Role of High‐Standard Farmland Construction in China

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 14, Page 10371-10386, 30 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Farmland abandonment, driven by rapid urbanization and rural labor migration, has become a major catalyst for land degradation and threatens agricultural sustainability in China. While the High‐Standard Farmland Construction (HSFC) program was initiated to rehabilitate degraded soils and upgrade agricultural infrastructure, empirical evidence ...
Yahui Wang, Jinrong Yang, Qingyuan Yang
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Land Use Transformation and Climate Resilience in Smart Cities: Role of ICT in Modern Urban Planning

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 13, Page 9144-9154, 15 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Modern urban planning is experiencing a transition from traditional planning to the integration of information technology, which defines the concept of a “smart city”. The study analyses the evolution of urban planning practices with an emphasis on the role of engineering and architecture in the process of urbanization, the transition to the ...
Dariusz Cichoń
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Breeding and Seed Production of Aquaculture Species in Bangladesh: Current Status, Challenges and Prospects

open access: yesAquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Aquaculture has become one of the fastest‐growing food production sectors in Bangladesh and contributes significantly to food security, nutrition, livelihoods and the national economy. In Bangladesh, aquaculture mainly relies on the culture of major carps, catfishes and shrimp, which are also widely farmed across Asia and other parts of the ...
Zakiur Rahman Sarker   +4 more
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Interindividual Variation in Chronic Inflammation in Northern Lao People's Democratic Republic

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives In many rural regions of developing countries, increasing market access is reshaping local food systems. Traditional diets rooted in local agriculture are being replaced by market‐driven alternatives. It is suspected that this dietary transition will contribute to rising risks of non‐communicable diseases through increased chronic ...
Zhuren Zhang   +10 more
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Strategic Risk Assessment of High‐Speed Rail Development in India Using an Integrated SWOT–Fuzzy DEMATEL Framework

open access: yesEngineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2026.
High‐speed rail projects involve complex technical, financial, environmental, and regulatory challenges. This study proposes an integrated SWOT–Fuzzy DEMATEL framework to systematically identify and analyze the interactions among strategic factors affecting HSR development in India.
Sathvik Sharath Chandra   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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