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Plants, 2022 Aeschynanthus pulcher (Blume) G. Don, the “lipstick plant” is a prized ornamental plant with distinctive flowers. Here, we introduce a novel in vitro regeneration method for A.
Honglin Yang +5 more
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Sustainability, 2023 To accurately identify the land ecological security in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, we measured the land ecological security based on the PSR model, selected a total of 19 indicators, such as population density, and applied the ...
Song Yu +5 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
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What Drives the Global Land Rush? [PDF]
This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models are estimated using data on bilateral investment relationships, together with newly constructed indicators of agro-ecological ...
Harris Selod +2 more
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Household food security and dietary diversity in different agro-ecological zones in Western Kenya [PDF]
, 2015 Poster presented at Tropentag 2014. International Conference on Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development. "Bridging the Gap between Increasing Knowledge and Decreasing Resources" Prague (Czech Republic) Sep 17-19 ...
Herrmann, J. +4 more
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The different dimensions of livelihood impacts of Payments for Environmentals Services (PES) schemes: A systematic review [PDF]
, 2018 Through a systematic review of peer-reviewed and grey literature, this paper analyzes evidence of the livelihood impacts of Payments for Environmental Services (PES). Forty-six studies assessed PES livelihood impacts.
Bax, Vincent +5 more
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Analysing trade-offs and synergies between SDGs for urban development, food security and poverty alleviation in rapidly changing peri-urban areas: a tool to support inclusive urban planning [PDF]
, 2020 Transitional peri-urban contexts are frontiers for sustainable development where land-use change involves negotiation and contestation between diverse interest groups.
Butcher, Bradley +6 more
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Land, 2023 Mining activities have contributed to the growth of the city, but also raised non-negligible eco-geological environmental issues that threaten ecological safety.
Zixuan Li +3 more
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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 +3 more
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Market-based Approaches to Environmental Management: A Review of Lessons from Payment for Environmental Services in Asia [PDF]
, 2009 Market-based approaches to environmental management, such as payment for environmental services (PES), have attracted unprecedented attention during the past decade. PES policies, in particular, have emerged to realign private and social benefits such as
Bhim Adhikari
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