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Amidst (waste) abundance: world‐making and struggles in hosting a municipal landfill in the Bolivian lowlands Au milieu de l'abondance (de déchets) : fabrication du monde et luttes liées à la gestion d'une décharge municipale dans les basses terres de Bolivie

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In recent decades, solid waste has proliferated worldwide, becoming a pressing global issue. This article explores the role of Indigenous people dwelling within and upon emerging waste scenarios, with a specific focus on involved forms of sociality and ontological contestation. Drawing on the case of a municipal landfill sited on a Guarani community in
Vanesa Martín Galán
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Analyse multicritère de la production de soja dans des exploitations agricoles contrastées du Sud-Ouest de la France

Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids, 2015
L’objectif de l’étude était d’évaluer l’impact de l’insertion du soja dans les systèmes de cultures du Sud-Ouest au niveau économique, environnemental et social. Une analyse multicritère a été effectuée, avec l’outil SYSTERRE®,
Jouffret Pierre, Labalette Françoise, Parachini Elie   +2 more
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Déficit d’assainissement urbain : facteur de la prolifération des déchets ménagers solides et de la dégradation environnementale à N’Djamena (Tchad) [PDF]

Pensées Genre, Penser Autrement
La prolifération des déchets ménagers solides constitue un problème réel dans la ville de Ndjamena. L’objectif de cette recherche est d’analyser les facteurs de prolifération des déchets et de proposer les recommandations. La méthodologie s’est basée sur
Naskida MBATBRAL, Ngoussou MBAILAOU , Ngaramndi RIMHOUDAL   +2 more
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Coping With Changing Skill Requirements: Does Disaffirmation Versus Affirmation Affect Auditors' Reliance on AI‐Supported Advice From Specialists? Composer avec l'évolution des aptitudes requises : la dévalorisation (par rapport à l'affirmation) influence‐t‐elle le recours des auditeurs aux conseils de spécialistes qui s'appuient sur l'IA ?

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The digital evolution in auditing has triggered a rapid shift in auditors' required skill sets, with audit firms heavily investing in and extolling advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. However, this strong emphasis on newly required digital skills can lead many experienced auditors, who perceive these ...
Mark E. Peecher, Christian P. R. Pietsch, Sebastian Stirnkorb, Isaac L. Yamoah   +3 more
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Passive environmental DNA sampling: A review of current practices, limitations and future directions for biodiversity monitoring

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Passive environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling is rapidly emerging as a powerful alternative to active sampling methods (e.g. direct water sampling), with a rapidly growing diversity of tested approaches but little methodological convergence.
Fidji Sandré, Marie‐Pier Brochu, Valérie S. Langlois   +2 more
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L’impact environnemental d’une habitation écologique

Revue des Énergies Renouvelables, 2010
Une maison écologique, désigne plus un concept qu’un type défini d’habitation. L’idée est de combiner les différents modes de chauffage, de ventilation, d’alimentation des appareils pour réduire massivement la consommation d’énergie, donc une ...
M.A. Boukli Hacène, N.E. Chabane Sari, B. Benyoucef, S. Amara   +3 more
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A novel approach for distinguishing noise and information in forest MLS‐point clouds

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract 3D laser scanning is a cornerstone of modern forest and ecological research, allowing detailed insight into forest structures and dynamics. Although point cloud processing and noise management are crucial steps in the exploitation of LiDAR data, traditional denoising methods are usually based on the assumption of a Gaussian noise distribution,
Marie‐Eve Charlebois, Pascal Rochon, Philippe Nolet   +2 more
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Monitoring African Megafauna in an Anthropogenic Landscape: A 15‐Year Case Study of the Vulnerable West African Giraffe

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
We used pattern recognition software to correct misidentifications in a 15‐year photographic database of the last, vulnerable West African giraffe population in Niger. After revealing substantial methodological errors that had inflated population estimates by nearly 19%, we corrected individual encounter histories and applied capture‐mark‐recapture ...
Mara Vukelić, Ella W. White, Julian Fennessy, Abdoul Razack Moussa Zabeirou, Kateřina Gašparová, Simon Valle, Michael B. Brown, Thomas Rabeil, Karolína Brandlová   +8 more
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Évaluation du poids socio-économique et environnemental de la filière biodiesel en France

Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids, 2013
La filière EMHV (ester méthylique d’huile végétale ou biodiesel) poursuit une expansion continue en France depuis près de 20 ans et a pris un essor particulier à partir de 2008 suite à la fixation d’objectifs d’incorporation de biodiesel dans les ...
Raes Thierry, Spiegel Isabelle, Lubek Jeanne   +2 more
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‘Missing persons’: Ancient legacies of human–environment interaction in tropical natural properties inscribed under the 1972 World Heritage Convention

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Cultural and natural values form the core of World Heritage designation. Properties displaying both values, however, comprise a fraction of inscriptions (currently c. 3%) to the World Heritage List. In 1992, when that fraction stood at c. 5%, adoption of the popular ‘cultural landscapes’ category of cultural heritage in 1992 was therefore ...
Ryan J. Rabett
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