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Effects of Human Choices on Characteristics of Urban Ecosystems [PDF]

, 2007
Most urban ecology in cities remains an ecology in cities rather than an ecology of cities. Accomplishing the latter requires the inclusion of humans within the concept of ecosystem, both how humans alter the properties of urban ecosystems and how ...
Baker, Lawrence A., Brazel, Anthony J., Bryne, Loren, Felson, Alex, Grove, Morgan, Hill, Kristina, Nelson, Kristen C., Shandas, Vivek, Walker, Jason   +8 more
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Multifunctional Bamboo Based Materials Empowered by Multiscale Hierarchical Structures—A Critical Review

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the latest progress in transforming renewable bamboo resources into high‐value functional materials. It emphasizes how to leverage bamboo's multiscale hierarchical structures to realize innovative applications in energy, construction, environment, and medicine, providing key insights for developing high‐performance bio‐based ...
Yuxiang Huang, Juan Hu, Yahui Zhang, Yanglun Yu, Daihui Zhang, Qiumei Jing, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Saddick Donkor, Chi Chen, Chuan Wei Zhang, Ximin He, Ben Bin Xu, Shengbo Ge, Wenji Yu   +13 more
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The First Review on Nano‐Agricultural Applications of MXene and MBene‐Based Materials for Plant‐Immunoengineering, Controlled Protection, and Inducing Biostimulation Mechanisms

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
MXene and MBene nanomaterials show significant potential in addressing critical challenges in biomedicine, applied biology, agriculture, and the environment. From a nano‐agricultural perspective, this relatively young field has witnessed emerging advances towards applications for plant‐immunoengineering, biostimulation, and controlled delivery ...
Alireza Rafieerad, Ahmad Amiri, Maik Böhmer, Soofia Khanahmadi   +3 more
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The Role of Food Antioxidants, Benefits of Functional Foods, and Influence of Feeding Habits on the Health of the Older Person: An Overview

Antioxidants, 2017
This overview was directed towards understanding the relationship of brain functions with dietary choices mainly by older humans. This included food color, flavor, and aroma, as they relate to dietary sufficiency or the association of antioxidants with ...
Douglas W. Wilson, Paul Nash, Harpal Singh Buttar, Keith Griffiths, Ram Singh, Fabien De Meester, Rie Horiuchi, Toru Takahashi   +7 more
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Does Inertia Pay Off? Empirical assessment of an evolutionary-ecological model of human capital decisions at firm level [PDF]

This paper empirically assesses the validity of a model which combines organisational ecology and evolutionary theory to analyse human capital accumulation decisions at firm level.
Aurora Teixeira
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Structure‐Tunable Fluorinated Polyester Electrolytes with Enhanced Interfacial Stability for Recyclable Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Fluorinated polyesters are shown to regulate lithium‐ion coordination and promote stable electrode–electrolyte interfaces. The rational structural design enables uniform lithium deposition, suppressed dendrite growth, and enhanced cycling performance in lithium‐metal batteries.
Xinke Dai, Hai‐Mu Ye, Guoyong Huang, Ge Li   +3 more
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The use of firewood in protected forests: collection practices and analysis of legal restrictions to extractivism

Acta Botânica Brasílica
Restrictions to the collection of timber resources in protected areas have been scarcely studied. The aim of this study was to describe the practices of firewood collection in a protected forest and the perceptions of collectors, particularly with regard
Luciana Gomes de Sousa Nascimento, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Elcida de Lima Araújo   +3 more
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Technology Games [PDF]

, 2008
Technology games are parts of ways of life. The rules of technology games are the customary restrained practices people engage in, in consort with artefacts.
Monk, John
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced 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

How human ecology landscapes shape the circulation of H5N1 avian influenza: A case study in Indonesia. [PDF]

One Health, 2023
Tang Z, Carrel M, Koylu C, Kitchen A.
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