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CO₂ Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems—A Comprehensive Review

Energies, 2019
An increased awareness of the impacts of synthetic refrigerants on the environment has prompted the refrigeration industry and researchers worldwide to seek better alternatives in terms of technical, economic and environmental performance.
Frank Bruno, Martin Belusko, Edward Halawa   +2 more
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Light attenuation characteristics of glacially-fed lakes [PDF]

, 2014
Transparency is a fundamental characteristic of aquatic ecosystems and is highly responsive to changes in climate and land use. The transparency of glacially-fed lakes may be a particularly sensitive sentinel characteristic of these changes.
Allan, Mathew Grant, Cabrol, N, Fischer, JM, Hamilton, David P., McBride, Chris G., Olson, MH, Rose, Kevin, Saros, JE, Williamson, CE   +8 more
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Pathogenic built environment? Reflections on modeling spatial determinants of health in urban settings considering the example of COVID-19 studies

Frontiers in Public Health
The triad of host, agent, and environment has become a widely accepted framework for understanding infectious diseases and human health. While modern medicine has traditionally focused on the individual, there is a renewed interest in the role of the ...
Tobia Lakes, Tobia Lakes, Tillman Schmitz, Henning Füller   +3 more
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Death by a thousand cuts: the challenges and diverse landscape of lignocellulosic hydrolysate inhibitors

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014
Lignocellulosic hydrolysate (LCH) inhibitors are a large class of bioactive molecules that arise from pretreatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation of plant biomass.
Jeff Scott Piotrowski, Yaoping eZhang, Trey eSato, Irene eOng, David eKeating, Donna eBates, Robert eLandick   +6 more
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Forest soil biotic communities show few responses to wood ash applications at multiple sites across Canada

Scientific Reports, 2022
There is interest in utilizing wood ash as an amendment in forestry operations as a mechanism to return nutrients to soils that are removed during harvesting, with the added benefit of diverting this bioenergy waste material from landfill sites. Existing
Emily Smenderovac, Caroline Emilson, Teresita Porter, Dave Morris, Paul Hazlett, Amanda Diochon, Nathan Basiliko, Nicolas Bélanger, John Markham, P. Michael Rutherford, Ken van Rees, Trevor Jones, Lisa Venier   +12 more
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A Statistically Rigorous Approach to Experimental Design of Vertical Living Walls for Green Buildings

Urban Science, 2019
Living walls (LW) have been widely proposed as a form of green infrastructure to improve aesthetics, energy consumption, and microclimate in urban environments by adding densely-planted vegetation to the outside walls of buildings.
Rosmina A. Bustami, Chris Brien, James Ward, Simon Beecham, Robyn Rawlings   +4 more
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Modelling the Benefits and Impacts of Urban Agriculture: Employment, Economy of Scale and Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Horticulturae, 2023
This paper examines the social, economic and environmental potential of Urban Agriculture (UA) based on information from forty distinct locations in each of the two regions: Adelaide, South Australia and Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, representing the diverse ...
Arun Kafle, James Hopeward, Baden Myers
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Experimental test of magnetic photons

, 2004
A "magnetic" photon hypothesis associated with magnetic monopoles is tested experimentally. These photons are predicted to easily penetrate metal. Experimentally the optical transmittance T of a metal foil was less than 2 x 10^-17.
Barrow, Davies, Dirac, Fineberg, Goldhaber, Hagen, Ignatiev, Katz, Kühne, Lakes, Luo, Marques, Proca, R.S. Lakes, Salam, Taylor   +15 more
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Opportunities and challenges for the sustainability of lakes and reservoirs in relation to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) [PDF]

, 2019
Emerging global threats, such as biological invasions, climate change, land use intensification, and water depletion, endanger the sustainable future of lakes and reservoirs.
Goethals, Peter, Ho, Long Tuan
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Soil Origin and Plant Genotype Modulate Switchgrass Aboveground Productivity and Root Microbiome Assembly

mBio, 2022
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is a model perennial grass for bioenergy production that can be productive in agricultural lands that are not suitable for food production.
Pedro Beschoren da Costa, Gian Maria Niccolò Benucci, Ming-Yi Chou, Judson Van Wyk, Morgane Chretien, Gregory Bonito   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source