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Incentives for nature conservation in urban landscapes [PDF]

The aim of this article is to contribute to the development of ecological-economic incentives in conservation policy. Our approach uses strategies for establishing habitat networks as an example to develop spatially-oriented incentives in urban ...
Frank, Karin, Kneer, Georg, Ring, Irene
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Effect of Implementing a Dashboard with or without a Best Practice Alert on HLA‐B*58:01 Testing Rates among Allopurinol Users at VA Medical Centers

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective The American College of Rheumatology recommends HLA‐B*58:01 allele testing before the initiation of allopurinol, specifically among Asian and Black/African American patients, due to their increased risk for severe hypersensitivity reactions.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge, Gabriela Schmajuk, Sristi Sharma, Colleen P. Flanagan, Sara Faghihi‐Kashani, Ning Zhang, Mary A. Whooley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitochondrial genome provides species-specific targets for the rapid detection of early invasive populations of Hylurgus ligniperda in China

BMC Genomics
Background Hylurgus ligniperda, a major international forestry quarantine pest, was recently found to have invaded and posed a serious threat to the Pinus forests of the Jiaodong Peninsula in China.
Chengjin Li, Buxin Wang, Yingchao Ji, Lan Huang, Xiaoyi Wang, Wenxia Zhao, Yanhong Wang, Hongyi Wang, Yanxia Yao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Balancing tourism development and nature protection across national park borders – a case study of a coastal protected area in Norway

, 2018
Knut Bjørn Stokke, J. Haukeland
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Mechanical Strength of 3D‐Printed Iron Polylactic Acid for Marine Applications via Laser Surface Texturing

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Laser surface texturing significantly improves the corrosion resistance and mechanical strength of 3D‐printed iron polylactic acid (Ir‐PLA) for marine applications. Optimal laser parameters reduce corrosion by 80% and enhance tensile strength by 25% and ductility by 15%.
Mohammad Rezayat, Mojtaba Karamimoghadam, Mohammadreza Lalegani Dezaki, Ali Zolfagharian, Giuseppe Casalino, Antonio Mateo, Mahdi Bodaghi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Portugal really so arteriosclerotic? Results from a cross-country analysis of labor adjustment [PDF]

Reputation indexes of employment protection have proven popular constructs in studies of the covariation of labor market institutions and macroeconomic outcomes.
Addison, John T., Teixeira, Paulino
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Composite Electrospun Fibers Containing Optimized B‐ and Cu‐Doped Bioactive Glass Sol‐Gel Particles for Potential Soft Tissue Engineering Applications

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article describes the preparation and characterization of poly(ε‐caprolactone) electrospun composite fibers incorporating sol‐gel‐derived bioactive glass particles doped with B and Cu. Scanning electron microscopy, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, contact angle, acellular bioactivity, mechanical and ...
Elisa Piatti, Marta Miola, Liliana Liverani, Paolo Sartori, Enrica Verné, Aldo R. Boccaccini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hurricanes: enlist nature's protection [PDF]

Nature, 2017
openaire   +2 more sources

Unlocking the Power of Quercetin‐Encapsulated Mesoporous Bioactive Glass Nanoparticles: A Multifunctional Approach to Bone Regeneration

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles (MBGNs) are investigated for bone regeneration given their remarkable structural and functional properties. MBGNs are functionalized with Mn and Cu and incorporated with quercetin, a natural flavonoid exhibiting antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties.
Giovanni Lo Bello, Qaisar Nawaz, Pier Francesco Ferrari, Laura Pastorino, Roberto Raiteri, Aldo R. Boccaccini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

International Share Ownership, Profit Shifting and Protectionism. [PDF]

In this paper, I examine the implications of increasing globalisation of stock market ownership on the economics of protection. Current data on European, Japanese and Australian stock exchanges indicate that in most cases over 30 per cent of the stock ...
T.Huw Edwards
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