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Environmental crises and narrative consciousness in Maja Lunde's the History of Bees

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Humanities Open
Literature plays a crucial role in raising consciousness and promoting a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness between human nature and its surroundings. However, there is widespread debate in academic discourse about how contemporary narratives
Marwan Kadhim Mohammed
doaj   +1 more source

Enzymatic degradation of biopolymers in amorphous and molten states: mechanisms and applications

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review explains how polymer morphology and thermal state shape enzymatic degradation pathways, comparing amorphous and molten biopolymer structures. By integrating structure–reactivity principles with insights from thermodynamics and enzyme engineering, it highlights mechanisms that enable efficient polymer breakdown.
Anđela Pustak, Aleksandra Maršavelski
wiley   +1 more source

How to improve the consistency of consumers’ food waste reduction intentions and behaviors? An analysis based on the expanded Motivation–Opportunity–Ability framework

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
The increasingly serious problem of food waste in China has become an important bottleneck constraining sustainable development, posing a great challenge to food security, resource and the environment.
Lijie Shan, Qian Lu, Xia Tong
doaj   +1 more source

“I Am a Football Player and/or a Girl”: Psychosemantics of Self-Consciousness among Teenage Female Football Players

open access: yesPsychology in Russia: State of Art
Background. Women’s football (soccer), despite official recognition and growing popularity, is perceived as a gender-non-typical sport. This contradiction can be implicitly transmitted by society and acts as a condition of conflict in the self ...
Olga G. Lopukhova
doaj   +1 more source

Informational Mode of the Brain Operation and Consciousness as an Informational Related System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Introduction: the objective of the investigation is to analyse the informational operating-mode of the brain and to extract conclusions on the structure of the informational system of the human body and consciousness.
Gaiseanu, Florin
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The role of lipid metabolism in neuronal senescence

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Disrupted lipid metabolism, through alterations in lipid species or lipid droplet accumulation, can drive neuronal senescence. However, lipid dyshomeostasis can also occur alongside neuronal senescence, further amplifying tissue damage. Delineating how lipid‐induced senescence emerges in neurons and glial cells, and how it contributes to ageing and ...
Dikaia Tsagkari   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The maps of meaning consciousness theory

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
In simple terms, consciousness is constituted by multiple goals for action and the continuous adjudication of such goals to implement action, which is referred to as the maps of meaning (MoM) consciousness theory.
Scott Andersen, Scott Andersen
doaj   +1 more source

Brain-inspired conscious computing architecture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
What type of artificial systems will claim to be conscious and will claim to experience qualia? The ability to comment upon physical states of a brain-like dynamical system coupled with its environment seems to be sufficient to make claims.
Duch, Prof Wlodzislaw
core   +1 more source

Modeling consciousness for autonomous robot exploration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Proceeding of: Second International Work-Conference on the Interplay between Natural and Artificial Computation (IWINAC) 2007. La Manga del Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain, 18-21 June, 2007.This work aims to describe the application of a novel machine ...
Arrabales, Raúl   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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