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Effects of presenting forest simulation results on the forest values and attitudes of forestry professionals and other forest users in Central Labrador [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This research tested whether demonstration of the long term effect of different forest management scenarios in a large forested area changes people's forest values and attitudes.
Berninger, Kati   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Smart Face Masks as Wearable Respiratory Sensors: A Review of Sensor Technologies, Materials, and Future Directions

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in smart face masks that actively monitor breathing. By integrating humidity, gas, temperature, pressure, strain, and triboelectric sensors, these masks track key respiratory parameters in real time. The article summarizes sensor mechanisms, compares performance across studies, and discusses challenges and future ...
Negin Faramarzi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forestry in the Next Millennium: Challenges and Opportunities for the USDA Forest Service [PDF]

open access: yes
Throughout the globe, forestry faces predictable trends associated with the transition from reliance on natural forests to ones created through human stewardship.
Binkley, Clark
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Reform or Reversal: the Impact of REDD+ Readiness on Forest Governance in Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Indonesia has turned its alleged role as global leader of land-based carbon emissions into a role as a global trailblazer exploring modalities for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+ ).

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Unveiling the Role of Curvature in Carbon for Improved Energy Release of Ammonium Perchlorate

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
High‐curvature carbon materials identified via machine learning and simulation can enhance the heat release and combustion performance of ammonium perchlorate. ABSTRACT The catalytic role of carbon curvature in the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) remains largely unexplored. To address this gap, this study employs machine learning and
Dan Liu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and Characterization of Endophytic Fungi Isolated From the Tropical Mangrove Species, Rhizophora mucronata, and Identification of Potential Antagonists Against the Soil-Borne Fungus, Fusarium solani

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Rhizophora mucronata is an important ecosystem entity of the Malaysian mangrove forest. Since the species grows in a harsh environment, any organism that is isolated from this species would be of huge interest due to its potential in having novel ...
Tuan Noraida Tuan Hamzah   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Public Compensation for Disaster Damages on Private Insurance and Forest Management Decisions [PDF]

open access: yes
Politicians have a tendency to compensate victims of natural disasters. This article explores the impact of such public relief programmes on a non-industrial private forest owner’s insurance expenditures or on forest management activities.
Marielle Brunette, Stephane Couture
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Resilience of New Zealand indigenous forest fragments to impacts of livestock and pest mammals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A number of factors have combined to diminish ecosystem integrity in New Zealand indigenous lowland forest fragments surrounded by intensively grazed pasture.
Barker, Gary M.   +7 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

Management of virgin beech forests in Serbia and the dynamics of changes in their basic structural elements

open access: yesNova Geodesia
The aim of this paper is to analyze virgin beech forest stands, both those with a certain protection status and those without a legal or planned protection status that are managed by applying regular management methods.
Bratislav KISIN   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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