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Energy efficiency and carbon footprint assessment in artisanal and small-scale mining processing plants in Ecuador. [PDF]

Environ Geochem Health
Moya M, Martínez-Gómez J, Carabajo C, Toapanta A, Cruz C.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Transparent, solvent‐free, and pressure‐tolerant antifouling coatings via molecular nanocomposite engineering

Smart Molecules, EarlyView.
This work developed a solvent‐free, room temperature–curable transparent coating. Featuring an ultrasmall nanocomposite network, it achieves robust liquid‐repellent and anti‐fingerprint properties with eco‐friendly and scalable potential for multifunctional protection.
Jieran Li, Xiubin Xu, Yueyan Liang, Hongchun Mu, Yang Xue, Jianwei Liu, Daijiang Cai, Yue Lan, Jiahui Tang, Sizhe Wang, Zhenxuan Wei, Xu Wu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breaking from the past? Environmental narratives, logics of power, and the (re)production of food insecurity in South Sudan. [PDF]

Disasters
Sennesael F, Verhoeven H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Why Does Individualism Affect Economic Development: Is It Values, Policies, or Institutions?

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A substantial body of literature highlights the positive roles of individualism and economic freedom in fostering prosperity, and recent work links the two. This paper disentangles their contributions to economic development. In cross‐country data, we show that both are independently associated with per capita income, even after extensive ...
Lewis S. Davis, Claudia Williamson Kramer   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Industrialization and environmental sustainability in Africa: The moderating effects of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption. [PDF]

Heliyon
Aquilas NA, Ngangnchi FH, Mbella ME.
europepmc   +1 more source

Chemical Recycling as a Tool for Enabling a Second Life for Polyesters

SusMat, EarlyView.
This review presents the elucidation of the life cycle of main polyesters, detailing end‐of‐life methods, with focus of solvolysis technologies, then an analysis of LCA and TEA on literature data, an original data analytic, and, finally, a current industrial mapping of the main processes with a critical perspective on the plastic life‐cycle ecosystem ...
Nícolas Soares Urruth, Cristian de Oliveira Romera, Caio Gomide Otoni, Bruno Francisco Oechsler, Pedro Henrique Hermes de Araújo, Claudia Sayer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new functional classification of U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas. [PDF]

PLoS One
Pendergrass RW.
europepmc   +1 more source

Constructing Difference: Maternal Boundary‐Work in Science‐Based and Natural Mom Groups on Facebook

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Boundary‐work describes the activities of social groups as they seek to differentiate themselves from others to establish credibility, authority, or to protect their interests. While a growing body of literature explores occupational boundary‐work in health care, limited research has focused on how lay actors practice boundary‐work online.
Darryn DiFrancesco
wiley   +1 more source

Voluntary sustainability standards and trading-up in tropical agrifood commodities. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Bemelmans J, Depoorter C, Marx A, Maertens M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Impact of Technological Innovation, Environmental Policy, and Policy Inclusion on Renewable Energy Adoption in Sub‐Sahara Africa

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the factors influencing renewable energy consumption and renewable electricity in Sub‐Sahara Africa (SSA) using the Lewbel 2SLS approach, panel quantile regression and Driscoll and Kraay estimator. It focuses on a panel dataset covering 41 countries from 1998 to 2020.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Simplice A. Asongu
wiley   +1 more source