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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in Aphid—Plant Interactions under Increased Temperature

open access: yesBiology, 2021
Thermal stress in living organisms causes an imbalance between the processes of creating and neutralizing reactive oxygen species (ROS). The work aims to explain changes in the aphid–host plant interaction due to an increase in temperature.
Jan Dampc   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Potential of Laser Shock Peening Compared with Cold Expansion for Improving Fatigue Resistance of Riveted Lap Joints of Aerospace Grade 7175 Al Alloy

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates laser shock peening for enhancing fatigue performance of riveted aerospace aluminum joints. A comparative approach with cold expansion combines fatigue testing and synchrotron X‐ray methods. Integrating mechanical testing with residual stress and strain characterization provides insights into how different treatments affect the ...
Ogün Baris Tapar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodiversity in the neotropics: ecological, economic and social values

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
Biodiversity in the neotropical region is of enormous importance, specially related to the future exploitation of this natural resource for food production, medical applications and restoration ecology and technology.
JG. Tundisi, T. Matsumura-Tundisi
doaj   +1 more source

A lag in the advancement of biotechnology: reliable control of maize stem borers in Africa

open access: yesJournal of Plant Protection Research, 2018
The future of food security in Africa is being severely threatened due to an exponential increase in population, which is almost three times the increase of food production.
Adeyinka Olawale Samuel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global Climate Change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Vivid, accessible and pedagogically informed, this book will be a key resource for undergraduate and taught postgraduate students in geography, environment, and ecology; as well as students of the social sciences with an interest in environmental ...
Woodward, John, Buckingham, Susan
openaire   +1 more source

Enabling Digital Continuity in Virtual Manufacturing for Eco‐Efficiency Assessment of Lightweight Structures by Means of a Domain‐Specific Structural Mechanics Language: Requirements, Idea and Proof of Concept

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents a solver‐agnostic domain‐specific language (DSL) for computational structural mechanics that strengthens interoperability in virtual product development. Using a hierarchical data model, the DSL enables seamless exchange between diverse simulation tools and numerical methods.
Martin Rädel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transilluminating Climate Change

open access: yesComunicazioni sociali, 2021
This essay studies the problematics of visualizing climate change through research and photography. Messages in the media about climate change have often been stereotypical, extreme or controversial. This type of imagery may be shocking, but it may also make the issue feel distant, abstract and difficult to relate to.
openaire   +3 more sources

Climate Change Governance [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2010
IED working paper ...
Thomas Bernauer, Lena Maria Schaffer
openaire   +3 more sources

Manufacturing Continuous Fiber‐Reinforced Printing Filaments: Development of a Post‐Consolidation Unit

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A novel, temperature‐controlled post‐consolidation unit is developed to test its potential to improve the melt impregnation process used to manufacture continuous fiber‐reinforced filaments for additive manufacturing of high‐performance thermoplastics.
Daniel Beermann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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