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Multiple‐stressor effects on leaf litter decomposition in freshwater ecosystems: A meta‐analysis
Functional Ecology, Volume 38, Issue 7, Page 1523-1536, July 2024.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Recent years have witnessed a surge in research on the effects of multiple stressors in freshwater ecosystems. While studies have increased, the synthesis of their findings into a broader understanding of ecosystem‐level effects remains an ongoing endeavour. Leaf litter
Graciela Medina Madariaga +6 more
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Evaluación de mezclas de biodiésel de Jatropha curcas (L.) en bancos de motores diésel
Pastos y Forrajes, 2018 El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar diferentes mezclas del biodiésel extraído de Jatropha curcas (L.) en bancos de motores diésel, para su posterior uso en el transporte agrícola en Cuba. Para ello, se prepararon mezclas del combustible diésel con 5,
Indira Tobío-Pérez +4 more
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Advances in Condensed Matter Physics, 2013 Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were grown by nonreactive RF sputtering at room temperature under varying argon pressures (PAr). Their optical band gap was found to increase from 3.58 to 4.34 eV when the argon pressure increases from 2.67 to 10.66 Pa.
M. Acosta, I. Riech, E. Martín-Tovar
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Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2024.Abstract The latest barometer of food safety in Catalonia conducted by the Catalan Food Safety Agency (ACSA for its initials in Catalan) in 2021 shows that 28.7% of the population consumes meat analogues (substitutes). The main reasons for consuming this type of food are animal welfare, followed by environmental and health reasons.
Martí Nadal Lomas +5 more
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The role of sediments in the carbon and pollutant cycles in aquatic ecosystems
Acta Limnologica BrasiliensiaAim Anthropogenic modifications in the landscape are accelerating biogeochemical cycles and causing unbalances in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with still unknow impacts on biotic and abiotic processes.
Simone Jaqueline Cardoso +3 more
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Quantifying water effluent violations and enforcement impacts using causal AI
Policy &Internet, Volume 16, Issue 2, Page 317-338, June 2024.Abstract In the landscape of environmental governance, controlling water pollution through the regulation of point sources is vital as it preserves ecosystems, protects human health, ensures legal compliance, and fulfills global environmental responsibilities.
Yingjie Wang +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2024.Urbanization alters ecosystems and evolutionary processes. Processes like air pollution by tropospheric ozone contribute to the decline of urban and peri‐urban ecosystems, such as Abies religiosa forests in the peripheral mountains southwest of Mexico City.
Verónica Reyes‐Galindo +10 more
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In-Plane Behavior of Non-Structural Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Masonry Walls with Flexible Joints
BuildingsNowadays there is still a lack of requirements for the design of non-structural masonry walls. For the case of non-structural autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) walls with perimeter flexible joints, experimental studies are scarce, and there are no ...
Jorge Varela-Rivera +4 more
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The Effect of Steel Reinforcement Diameter on the Behavior of Concrete Beams with Corrosion
BuildingsCorrosion is one of the main problems affecting reinforced concrete (RC) structures, yet there remains a lack of studies in which the electrochemical and structural behavior of corroded RC elements are studied together.
Joel Moreno-Herrera +4 more
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