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A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori, Tiziana Cossu, Hicham El Zein, Udayangani Liu, Tiziana Ulian, Gianluigi Bacchetta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical insights into the medicinal and food uses of Lamiaceae in the Mediterranean region: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres, Joan Vallès, Teresa Garnatje, Airy Gras   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship Between Heart Rate, Muscle, and Peripheral Oxygen Saturation During Dry Static Apnea

Oxygen
Background: During an apnea, oxygen depletion occurs at all tissue levels, so apnea duration is influenced by the mammalian dive reflex, which includes a bradycardia resulting in reduced cardiac oxygen consumption.
Dario Vrdoljak, Colin D. Hubbard, Geoff B. Coombs, Andrew T. Lovering, Ivan Drvis, Nikola Foretic, Joseph W. Duke, Željko Dujić   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ashwagandha: Is It Safe? Part 1: A Regulatory Review

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last decade, ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, AS) has been brought under increasing scrutiny by EU regulators regarding its safety for the use in food supplements, culminating in a recent recommendation for an Article 8 procedure according to Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 in the European Union (EU).
T. Brendler, R. Al‐Mondhiry, L. Lang, R. Marles, M. Tallon, A. Raghu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Impact on Groundwater Vulnerability to Nitrate in Northern Croatia

ACS - Agriculturae conspectus scientificus, 2013
There is noticeable negative impact on soil and water quality caused by nutrient leaching, especially nitrate. Five regions in Croatia are preliminary delineated as nitrate vulnerable zones, including potentially vulnerable zones (PVZ) and vulnerable zones (VZ), one of them being Varaždin County. Agricultural land spreads on 59% of its total area.
Bubalo, Marina, Romić, Davor, Zovko, Monika, Kuspilić, Neven   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Cameras do not always take a full picture: wolf activity patterns revealed by accelerometers versus road‐positioned camera traps

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Camera traps have become an increasingly popular non‐invasive alternative to animal‐attached devices for studying wildlife behaviour. This study compared wolf (Canis lupus) activity patterns derived from collar accelerometers and road‐positioned camera traps and revealed strong overall agreement but also important seasonal and diel mismatches between ...
Katarzyna Bojarska, Michał Żmihorski, Morteza Naderi, J. David Blount, Mark Chynoweth, Emrah Coban, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Josip Kusak   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Happiness Be Sustainable? Monitoring Global Consumption Footprints From 2015 to 2024

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how happiness relates to resource consumption requires considering not only domestic environmental impacts but also the broader transnational effects embedded in global trade. To address this gap, this study introduces the Consumption Footprint–Happiness Ratio (CHR), a visual analytic metric that captures the intensity of ...
Chong‐Wen Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrogeology of the western part of the Drava Basin in Croatia

Journal of Maps, 2018
This paper presents a hydrogeological map of the western part of the Drava Basin in northern Croatia. An area of approximately 660 km2 is included in the hydrogeological map at a scale of 1:100,000. The map was made using ESRI ArcGIS 10 and ArcMap 10.2.1.
Željka Brkić, Maja Briški
doaj   +1 more source

On an Aggregation Theory for Indicators Expressing Behaviors of Complex Systems With an Application to Sustainability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain attributes of large‐scale complex systems are often expressed through sets of indicators. For example, the sustainability of an entity, be it a nation, a city, an energy system, a corporation etc., can be effectively represented by indicators and corresponding data series.
Vassilis S. Kouikoglou, Yannis A. Phillis   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Horizons and Challenges: An Overview of Strategies for Circular Economy Education in Schools

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Education is fundamental to preparing future professionals for the transition to a circular economy (CE), and it requires the development of competences from the earliest stages of schooling. Nevertheless, teachers continue to face challenges in integrating the circular economy into classroom practice. This article presents a literature review
Maiara Lais Marcon, Simone Sehnem
wiley   +1 more source