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Characterising the high spatial heterogeneity of urban flood resilience under extreme rainfall using mobile signal data

Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
Characterisation of the spatial heterogeneity of urban flood resilience (UFR) under extreme rainfall events can support decision-making in urban planning and emergency management.
Junqi Mao, Xiaoyan Cao, Runqiao Zhang, Junqing Tang, Pengjun Zhao, Huapeng Qin   +5 more
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ECO-EFFICIENCY AS A PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN BUSINESS IN THE CONDITIONS OF GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS

Green, Blue and Digital Economy Journal, 2023
Eco-efficiency is a concept accepted in the economic sphere that refers to strategies aimed at maximizing the efficiency of production processes while minimizing the negative impact on the environment.
Iulia Caprian, Birca Iulita, Nataliia Trushkina   +2 more
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Development of Sustainable MgO–C Refractories Using MgO–C Recyclates and a Novel Eco‐Friendly Fructose–Tannin Binder Crosslinked With Citric Acid

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study develops sustainable MgO–C refractories using recycled materials and eco‐friendly fructose–tannin binders. The enhanced performance of citric acid as a cross‐linker and functional additives on mechanical and thermomechanical properties was examined. Characterization included strength tests, immersion trials, and microstructural and inclusion
Dinesh K. Gunasekar, Jana Hubálková, Steffen Dudczig, Gert Schmidt, Florian Kerber, Thomas Schemmel, Patrick Gehre, Christos G. Aneziris   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the unknown viral world in groundwater

Nature Communications
Viruses as the prevailing biological entities are poorly understood in underground realms. Here, we establish the first metagenomic Groundwater Virome Catalogue (GWVC) comprising 280,420 viral species ( ≥ 5 kb) detected from 607 monitored wells in seven ...
Zongzhi Wu, Tang Liu, Qian Chen, Tianyi Chen, Jinyun Hu, Liyu Sun, Bingxue Wang, Wenpeng Li, Jinren Ni   +8 more
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Dual‐Mode Film Based on Highly Scattering Nanofibers and Upcycled Chips‐Bags for Year‐Round Thermal Management

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Intelligent radiative cooling devices, adaptable to various weather conditions, have the potential for year‐round energy savings. This study introduces a sustainable dual‐mode film made from polycaprolactone nanofibers and upcycled chip bags for effective thermal management.
Qimeng Song, Stefan Rettinger, Chengzhang Xu, Ulrich Mansfeld, Markus Retsch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance improvements of recycled concrete and ceramic aggregates using graphene oxide nanocoating

Scientific Reports
Construction and demolition waste (CDW) represents—35% of global waste and—40% of related emissions. Recycled aggregates from CDW support sustainability and circular economy strategies.
Andrea Antolín-Rodríguez, Julia García-González, Manuel Ignacio Guerra-Romero, Andrés Juan-Valdés   +3 more
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Using ensemble machine learning to predict and understand spatiotemporal water quality variations across diverse watersheds in coastal urbanized areas

Ecological Indicators
In the coastal urbanized areas, watersheds exhibit diverse geographic and pressure factors that drive spatiotemporal variations in water quality. However, existing studies are more focused on single watersheds and lack modeling and attribution frameworks
Fangnan Xiao, Runqiao Zhang, Zhanqiang Jian, Wei Liu, Taotao Sun, Weicheng Pang, Long Han, Huapeng Qin   +7 more
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Measurement of the eco-efficiency of small business in the supply chain oil and gas, applying the taxonomy CE7

Acta Scientiarum: Technology, 2019
This article intends to contribute to studies concerning environmental sustainability in the oil and gas industry by measuring the eco-efficiency of small business in the supply chain of oil and gas in Brazil.
Paulo Ricardo Cosme Bezerra, Marcela Marques Vieira, Júlio Francisco Dantas de Rezende   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heterogeneous effect of “Belt and Road” on the two-stage eco-efficiency in China's provinces

Ecological Indicators, 2021
This paper divides the industrial eco-economic system into manufacturing stage and environmental protection stage, uses the improved metabolic GM(1,1) model and TOPSIS-DEA cross-efficiency model to evaluate the two-stage eco-efficiency of China’s ...
Fanlin Meng, Wenping Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Value chain upgrading in a textile dyeing industry [PDF]

, 2016
Eco-efficiency has been widely recognized during the last two decades as a suitable measure of a given system’s progress towards a greener and sustainable development.
Alexandratou, Anastasia, Angelis-Dimakis, Athanasios, Balzarini, Anna   +2 more
core   +1 more source