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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Aslihan Arslan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship Between Micro‐Level Circular Economy and Sustainable Performance in the Metalworking Industry

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The large multinational metalworking industry has increasingly adopted micro‐level circular economy (MLCE) practices; however, the extent to which these initiatives translate into sustainable performance remains insufficiently understood. This study examines the relationship between MLCE and economic, environmental, and social performance ...
Paulo Caracciolo, Plinio Centoamore, Thadeu Alfredo Farias Silva, Henrricco Nieves Pujol Tucci, Dirceu da Silva, Geraldo Cardoso de Oliveira Neto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Hidden Harvest: Harnessing Colorado's Geodiversity and Environmental Heterogeneity for Sustainable Agritourism

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Colorado's geologic, pedologic, topographic, hydrological, and climatic contrasts create strong but under‐synthesized opportunities for sustainable agritourism. This review investigates how geodiversity, and the broader environmental heterogeneity within which it operates, can be used to diversify farm income, strengthen place‐based visitor ...
Bonface O. Manono
wiley   +1 more source

Development of Solid Control System on 5 000 m Desert Rig

Shiyou jixie, 2018
The solid control system on the 5 000 m desert rig has the common problems of poor system redundancy performance, poor zero discharge system and incapability of quick assembling and disassembling.
Zhang Hushan, Lu Junkang, Liu Yuanbo, Jiang Xiaogang, Liu Xiaofeng   +4 more
doaj  

Application of Circular Economy Principles to Power Generation: Extending the Life of A Hydropower Plant by Pumped Hydro Energy Storage

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The application of circular economy, which aims to maximize efficiency and reduce waste, to renewable energy sources necessitates, given the intermittent nature of the latter, robust energy storage solutions to ensure grid stability and avoid wasting energy.
Ó. Martín‐Llorente, E. Jiménez‐Macias, J. C. Sáenz‐Diez Muro, E. Martínez‐Cámara, J. Blanco‐Fernández   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution Path Planning of Mud System in Offshore Drilling Operations

Shiyou jixie
As offshore drilling advances towards environmental protection， safety and efficiency， drilling fluid services need to meet higher performance requirements.
Zhou Bo, Zhang Yi, Han Jinkun, Huang Lei, Wang Jintang, Hou Lin, Zhang Hang   +6 more
doaj  

Cyanogenic Compounds, Physicochemical Parameters and Metals in Water From Cassava Processing Areas: A Study in the Brazilian Amazon, Using Multivariate Analysis

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the water quality of artesian wells and effluents generated in cassava processing in a rural area of Bragança, Pará, with emphasis on physicochemical parameters, multielement composition, and cyanogenic compounds. The well water presented specific nonconformities, highlighting pH values below the recommended level and high
Alana Coêlho Maciel, Mariane Gama Nabiça, Luciana Pinheiro Santos, Thiago de Melo e Silva, Elivaldo Nunes Modesto Junior, Heronides Adonias Dantas Filho, Charles Miller de Souza Borges, Kelly das Graças Fernandes Dantas, Simone de Fátima Pinheiro Pereira, Ivan Carlos da Costa Barbosa, Beni Jequicene Mussengue Chaúque, Rosinelson da Silva Pena, Nayara Macêdo Peixoto Araújo, Alessandra Santos Lopes   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Contaminant Accumulation in Freshwater Turtles Inhabiting Three Rivers of the Permian Basin, New Mexico, USA

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Freshwater turtles are valuable sentinels of aquatic systems due to their long lifespans and resilience in environments impacted by contaminants. The Permian Basin, dominated by the oil and gas sector, spans western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, USA, including the Pecos River and its tributaries, the Delaware and Black Rivers.
Ana G. G. Sapp, W. Gregory Cope, Christopher E. Moorman, Frank X. Weber, Ivana Mali   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on the gas-liquid-solid coupled slag discharge flow field and optimization of cutterhead slag suction port in shaft drilling

Meitan xuebao
Aiming at the problems of gas lift reverse circulation shaft washing slag discharge and low drilling efficiency in the application of vertical shaft drilling method in the Jurassic strata coal mines in western China, taking ϕ4.2 m advanced drilling of ...
Hua CHENG, Longhui GUO, Zhishu YAO, Guang YANG, Chuanxin RONG   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent progress on the development of hydrogel‐based microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

VIEW, EarlyView.
This study provides a comprehensive and up‐to‐date analysis of recent progress in HMN technology, covering fundamental transdermal delivery mechanisms and design principles, biomaterials used in HMN fabrication, drug loading and release strategies, and emerging therapeutic applications.
Mohammad Muhtasim Ittisaf, Salman Farsi Taharat, Md. Sadek Miah, Hasan Tasnim Salehin, M. Azam Ali, Shoeb Ahmed   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source