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Understanding values associated with stormwater remediation options in marine coastal ecosystems: A case study from Auckland, New Zealand [PDF]

This paper describes the design and implementation of a choice experiment to understand Aucklanders’ preferences for environmental qualities associated with the effects of urban run-off on marine coastal environments.
Bastone, Chris, Kerr, Geoffrey N., Meister, Anton D., Sharp, Basil M.H., Stewart-Carbines, Megan   +4 more
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Support for Integrated Ecosystem Assessments of NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserves System (NERRS), Volume I: The Impacts of Coastal Development on the Ecology and Human Well-being of Tidal Creek Ecosystems of the US Southeast [PDF]

, 2008
A study was conducted, in association with the Sapelo Island and North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs), to evaluate the impacts of coastal development on sentinel habitats (e.g., tidal creek ecosystems), including potential impacts ...
Bergquist, D., Blair, A., Chapman, R., DiDonato, G., Jones, S., Riekerk, G., Sanger, D., Stewart, J., Vandiver, L., Washburn, T., Whitall, D., White, D., White, S., Wirth, E.   +13 more
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Pattern Formation in Non‐Equilibrium Architected Materials

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This article demonstrates an artificial mechanical system ‐ a robotic metamaterial ‐ as an accessible and versatile platform within which to explore and prescribe the reaction‐diffusion driven pattern formation hitherto associated with comparatively less accessible and versatile non‐equilibrium biological and chemical systems.
Vinod Ramakrishnan, Michael J. Frazier
wiley   +1 more source

Quality Assessment and Identification of Key Areas for Ecological Conservation Projects in Inner Mongolia

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In the context of global climate change, implementing ecological projects in China is critical for improving ecosystem quality, conservation, and sustainable development.
Tianqi Li, Panyu Chen, Jiayi Lin, Quanlong Wu, Hailin Zhang, Jinyan Zhan   +5 more
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Methods of determining the quality of water using the functional characteristics of algae [PDF]

, 1980
In the study of questions relating to the quality of raw water and the biological produc- tivity of water bodies algal indicators have an important place.
Sirenko, L.A.
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Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani, Carlo Antonini, Teresa Gatti, Mengjiao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of temporal/spatial rainfall heterogeneities on peak runoff distribution and intensities for an urban river basin of south China

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In this research, a modeling approach of rainfall generator coupled with high resolution rainfall products were proposed to generate designed rainfall events under multiple spatial and temporal distributions, which was then employed to analyze the ...
Yanpeng Cai, Yueying Yang, Qian Tan, Chao Dai, Zhihua Zhu, Xiaodong Zhang   +5 more
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Spatiotemporal Evolution and Driving Force Analysis of Habitat Quality in the Beibu Gulf Urban Agglomeration

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The ecological environment is crucial for human survival and development. As ecological issues become more pressing, studying the spatiotemporal evolution of ecological quality (EQ) and its driving mechanisms is vital for sustainable development.
Jing Jing, Hong Jiang, Feili Wei, Jiarui Xie, Ling Xie, Yu Jiang, Yanhong Jia, Zhantu Chen   +7 more
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Micropillar‐Engineered Hybrid Adhesive Patch for Surface‐Conformable and Directional Adhesion

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This work presents a surface‐conformable hybrid adhesive integrating height‐optimized hexagonal micropillars with open‐rectangular cuts. The micropillars enhance rough‐surface contact and microscale crack arrest, while the cuts guide and reverse interfacial cracks for strong and directional adhesion. The multiscale architecture achieves robust pull‐off
Seongjin Park, Dong Kwan Kang, Haejin Bae, Ho‐Sup Jung, Hoon Eui Jeong   +4 more
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Institutions Don't Rule: Direct Effects of Geography on Per Capita Income [PDF]

In a series of papers, my colleagues and I have demonstrated that levels of per capita income, economic growth, and other economic and demographic dimensions are strongly correlated with geographical and ecological variables such as climate zone, disease
Jeffrey D. Sachs
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