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Water Governance Under International Pressure: Policy Narratives, Food Security, Scarcity, and the Politics of Survival in Iran

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water governance is increasingly influenced by a paradox at the nexus of environmental scarcity and food security. Escalating water scarcity crises coincide with geopolitical disruptions that have exposed the fragility of global food supply chains, prompting states to expand domestic food production at the expense of water conservation ...
Alireza Raisi
wiley   +1 more source

Review of the Palaearctic species of Apsilocera Bouček, 1956 (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae), with descriptions of the eight new species [PDF]

ZooKeys
Palaearctic species of the genus Apsilocera Bouček, 1956 are reviewed. Twelve Palaearctic species are recognized based on females, of which eight new species are described: Apsilocera bradburyi Tselikh, Lee & Ku, sp. nov.
Ekaterina V. Tselikh, Jaehyeon Lee, Michael Haas, Mircea-Dan Mitroiu, Deok-Seo Ku   +4 more
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Phytochemistry, Chemotypic Diversity and Antimicrobial Potential of Essential Oils From Native Aromatic Plants of the Americas: A Systematic Review

Flavour and Fragrance Journal, EarlyView.
This review bridges ancestral indigenous knowledge with modern pharmacology, summarizing the phytochemistry and antimicrobial properties of essential oils from seven native American species. It highlights their significant activity against bacterial, fungal and parasitic pathogens, emphasizing their potential as sustainable therapeutic and agricultural
Arley Rey Páez, Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira, João Paulo Viana Leite   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Memòria resum d’actuacions Parc Natural dels Ports 2020 [PDF]

, 2021
Gestió efectuada durant el 2020 al Parc Natural dels Ports, destacar les accions estratègiques i les fites més rellevants en cada un dels àmbits i línies de treball.info:eu-repo/semantics ...
Parc Natural dels Ports
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Flexible organic electrodes for batteries: A mini‐review

FlexMat, EarlyView.
This review surveys progress and challenges in flexible organic electrodes (FOEs) for batteries. We discuss their fabrication methods, electrochemical performance, and mechanical tolerance, covering both planar and fibrous architectures, and compare them with flexible inorganic and rigid organic electrodes.
Yang Liu, Haowen Chen, Jingwen Wang, Jiena Weng, Zong‐Qiong Lin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence and liquidation: Reality, destiny and fantasy

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping the administration of corporate liquidation. Beyond its established role in financial prediction and data analytics, AI is now assisting insolvency practitioners in identifying the onset of financial distress, managing creditor communications, tracing and valuing assets and enhancing ...
Kai Zhang, Jingchen Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

Reduce Pests With Natural Enemies

, 2023
Natural enemies such as predators and entomopathogens are beneficial organisms that attack multiple pests. Natural enemies can also be pest specific, such as parasitoids. This method of control is called biological control.
Jawwad Qureshi
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Potential value of the fibre nettle Urtica dioica as a resource for the nettle aphid Microlophium carnosum and its insect and fungal natural enemies [PDF]

, 2010
The perennial stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) is a wild plant that provides resources for aphid natural enemies and can therefore benefit crop protection.
J. K. Pell, Porcel, M., Pell, J. K., S. J. Clark, J. E. Copeland, Copeland, J. E., Baverstock, J., J. Baverstock, Clark, S. J., M. Porcel   +9 more
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Rice insect pests and their natural enemies complex in direct seeded and transplanted rice (Oryza sativa) of Chidambaram areas of Cuddalore, India [PDF]

, 2020
Rice is the cereal grain that feeds half the planet. Rice fields are economically important as well as ecologically valuable. Rice fields are one of the biggest ecosystems that can be found in the tropics, including diverse insect pests and their natural
Lisha, J Mary, Kanagarajan, R., Baskaran, V., Vijay , S.   +3 more
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Must Longtermists Wish Us All Dead? A Quadrilemma

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Longtermists assign great moral importance to making the long‐term future as good as possible, especially by ensuring the survival of humanity. We argue, to the contrary, that on assumptions that are plausible, conservative, or shared by leading longtermists, human extinction will likely augment total utility among human and non‐human animals ...
Nir Eyal, Bastian Steuwer, Shai Meiri
wiley   +1 more source