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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

De la Vara al Metro: La recepción del Sistema Métrico Decimal en la escuela española del siglo XIX. From the Yard to the Meter: The reception of the Decimal Metric System in the nineteenth century Spanish School.

Cabás, 2016
(ES) A lo largo del siglo XIX se asistió en gran parte de los países de Europa, entre ellos España, a la implantación de un sistema métrico universal que venía elaborándose desde finales de la centuria anterior, desligado del desordenado conjunto de ...
Juan Gómez Ruiz
doaj  

The Optimization of the Dehydration Temperature of Peels from Prickly Pears

Foods
The optimization of the prickly pear peel (PPP) dehydration temperature was addressed. Two indicators of efficiency were used to select the optimal dehydration temperature: one related to the process productivity, another to the energy consumption.
Olimpia Panza, Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte   +2 more
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World Heritage List: Does it Make Sense? [PDF]

The UNESCO World Heritage List contains the 900 most treasured Sites of humanity’s culture and landscapes. The World Heritage List is beneficial where heritage sites are undetected, disregarded by national decision-makers, not commercially exploitable ...
Bruno S. Frey, Lasse Steiner
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Satellite-based damage assessment of cultural heritage sites [PDF]

, 2016
Cultural heritage around the world suffers from intentional attacks, collateral damage, looting and the effects of natural disasters.  Reaching affected sites and areas quickly to monitor the situation, plan for restoration and prevent further loss ...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization   +1 more
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Cultivating Circularity: Harnessing Industry 4.0 and Stakeholder Engagement for a Sustainable Agrifood Future in Brazil

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzed Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technology applications in agribusiness and the role of strategic stakeholders, engagement methods, and other critical aspects data sharing, confidentiality, integrity, decision‐making, and sector‐specific requirements in promoting circularity.
Simone Sehnem, Lucila M. S. Campos, Tais Provensi, Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Escape room in 3D virtual worlds: Reflections on new digital skills for innovative teaching by special educational teachers in training

Italian Journal of Educational Technology
The introduction of virtual worlds and digital escape rooms in education marks a significant milestone for inclusive education. This study explored the impact of 3D Learning Virtual Worlds and escape rooms on the motivation and digital skills of 840 ...
Alfonso Filippone, Umberto Barbieri, Emanuele Marsico   +2 more
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Sustainability in Italian Dining: A Comparative Study of Perceptions in Full‐Service Restaurants and Agritourism

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how sustainability is perceived and prioritized by consumers within full‐service restaurants and rural agritourism settings in Italy, examining the socio‐cultural and economic role of the HoReCa sector in promoting sustainable practices and analyzing gender and generational differences in consumer behavior.
Roberta Minazzi, Patrizia Gazzola, Daniele Grechi, Andrea Vitareti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

La colección de libros y cuadernos de un maestro: Configuraciones y usos de la historia de la educación en Brasil en el siglo XX. // teacher´s collection of books and notebooks: Patterns and practice of History of Education in Brazil in the twentieth century.

Cabás, 2014
(ES) El artículo presenta un estudio sobre la colección personal de 414 libros y 45 cuadernos pertene-cientes al profesor de historia Víctor Márcio Konder (1920-2005). Victor Márcio Konder era un activista intelectual en el Partido Comunista de Brasil en
María Teresa Santos Conha
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Conceptualising Supply Chain Resilience Within Social Enterprises

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research seeks to conceptualise supply chain resilience (SCRes) in a social enterprise (SE) context, focusing on SEs with a social mission to tackle food insecurity and food poverty. Despite the increasingly mature field of SCRes and awareness of the critical role SEs play in tackling social challenges such as food poverty, no studies ...
Alexander James Jones, Helen Walker, Yingli Wang, Ken Peattie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source