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Ecological engineering for controlling water pollution in Latin America [PDF]

, 2013
Ecological engineering is a discipline that combines ecology and engineering to design, construct, restore and manage ecosystems. The design of constructed wetlands (CWs) and anaerobic digesters (ADs) are two applications of ecological engineering to ...
Maria Elizabeth Hernandez
core  

Flavor Changes in Reduced-Salt Sour Meat During Synergistic Fermentation with Salt Substitutes and Lactobacillus plantarum SJ-4: Based on Microbial Community and Metabolomic Analyses

Foods
This study investigated the effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum SJ-4 inoculation, partial replacement of sodium chloride (NaCl) with potassium chloride (KCl) and calcium ascorbate (CaA), and their combined treatment on the fermentation quality of ...
Ning Liu, Ying Chen, Yuqian Guan, Lihua Shang, Chaoyue Yang, Cinan Li, Yuanyuan Liu, Qiujin Zhu, Ying Zhou   +8 more
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Self‐Sintering Ionogel Binder for Flexible, Recyclable, and Healable Printed Giant Magnetoresistive Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electronic waste has emerged as a major environmental challenge, driven by the massive consumption and a limited lifetime of modern electronic devices, stimulating the development of sustainable electronics. Here, an all‐biomaterial gelatin‐choline‐citric acid ([Ch][CA]) ionogel is developed as an active binder to realize self‐sintered ...
Lin Guo, Xiaotao Wang, Guannan Mu, Proloy Taran Das, Igor Veremchuk, Conrad Schubert, Aaron D. Cross, Yevhen Zabila, Xuan Peng, Larysa Baraban, Denys Makarov   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterizing the Endophytic Microbiome and Microbial Functional Assemblages Associated with Fengtang Plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) Development and Resistance

Horticulturae
Fengtang plum, a novel cultivar recently developed in China, has gained huge popularity due to its large fruit size, crisp sweetness, distinctive aroma, and notable resistance to brown rot caused by Monilinia spp.
Jiqing Lei, Yinna Shi, Hong Li, Rui Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of institutional quality on ecological footprint: New insights from G20 countries

, 2023
The complex relationship between institutional quality and ecological footprint (ECF) has been verified in prior literature; however, the subject is still inadequately explored and often disregarded to highlight areas where specific policy tensions exist.
Azimi, Mohammad Naim, Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Mohammad Naim Azimi   +3 more
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Contrasting effects of iron minerals on soil organic carbon stability in mangrove wetlands with different salinities

Ecological Processes
Background Iron (Fe) oxides are vital for the stability of soil organic carbon (SOC) in wetlands, yet their impact on SOC stability in mangrove wetlands with varying salinity levels remains unclear.
Haixiao Zhao, Qian Tan, Sibo Zhang, Wei Yang, Xiao Ma, Cangbai Li   +5 more
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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen, Patryk Wąsik, Juan Fernando Cucuyame Morales, Marie Kate Palau, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Phani Saketh Dasika, Jin Hee Kim, Radhika Laxminarayana, Eric Hintsala, Greta Chang, Junzhi Liao, Lizhi Sun, Nathan Lord, Atsushi Arakaki, Paul Bardunias, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of Land Use/Land Cover Considering Ecosystem Services for a Dense-Population Watershed Based on a Hybrid Dual-Subject Agent and Cellular Automaton Modeling Approach

Engineering
Land use/land cover represents the interactive and comprehensive influences between human activities and natural conditions, leading to potential conflicts among natural and human-related issues as well as among stakeholders.
Yutong Li, Yanpeng Cai, Qiang Fu, Xiaodong Zhang, Hang Wan, Zhifeng Yang   +5 more
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Dynamic monitoring and analysis of factors influencing ecological quality in rapidly urbanizing areas based on the Google Earth Engine

Geocarto International, 2023
Rapid urbanization poses significant challenges to ecological preservation in karst ecologically fragile regions. Systematically monitor and evaluate of its urban ecological pattern change and driving factors are the basis for achieving regional ...
Fuxianmei Zhang, Zhongfa Zhou, Denghong Huang, Xiandan Du, Fangfang Deng, Yue Yang, Shuanglong Du   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source