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The Long Trajectory of Rubber Physics: 3500+ Years and Counting

Journal of Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Natural rubber's trajectory is traced from Mesoamerican use of Castilla elastica through vulcanization and the pneumatic tire to macromolecular physics and modern solid‐state refrigeration. Illustrations of C. elastica and an H. brasiliensis plantation frame the historical progression from indigenous material, then industrial crop and on to advanced ...
Gregory B. McKenna
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions of a Culturally Tailored Narrative Video for Skin Cancer Prevention Among Spanish-Speaking Hispanic Outdoor Workers: Exploratory Study. [PDF]

JMIR Dermatol
Perez D, Gómez V, Sedeño-Delgado D, Orellana García C, Chacon M, Gonzalez M, Dash C, Mirabal-Beltran R, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Governance and infrastructure as pillars of performance: A socio‐ecological analysis of Ethiopian botanical gardens

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
While botanical gardens are often perceived merely as recreational spaces for a weekend walk, in the Global South, they are true lifelines for nature and for the people who depend on it. Our research in Ethiopia explored what actually keeps these gardens running long‐term.
Getahun Hassen, Haile Ketema, Getahun Haile, Mitiku Muanenda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thinking with trees: Responding to sympoietic plant relations through visual art

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Amid escalating climate crises, this paper explores how we might rethink our relationship with the natural world, particularly with plants and trees, through the perspectives of visual art. This paper reveals how art invites us to see trees and other plant life not as passive background scenery, but as living beings with their own forms of experience ...
Xiaoyu Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a proposal for a national strategy for access to outdoor stays in residential care facilities for older adults in Sweden. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Bengtsson A, Landin H, Liljegren M, Lindahl G, Nordin S, Wijk H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical and genetic assessments of Central American avocado landraces reveal novel sources of biodiversity and ancient migration patterns

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Avocados are a multibillion‐dollar global commodity, but their growing export market pressures local farmers to abandon local fruit tree diversity in favor of commercial cultivar production. Interviews with rural avocado farmers and households from the Southern Mexican Highlands, Pacific Coastal Honduras, and Western Nicaragua, as well as the genetic ...
Kevin Wann, Heather B. Thakar, Courtney A. Hofman, Hector Neff, Logan Kistler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sun Exposure and Photoprotection Knowledge, Habits, and Attitudes Among Spanish Military Personnel. [PDF]

Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed
Enríquez-Molina M, Blazquez-Sanchez N, Reyes-Luján J, Vañó-Galván S, Buendía-Eisman A, Arias-Santiago S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Accidental plant poisonings in France: Lessons from a decade of national toxicovigilance

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Accidental plant poisonings reveal how modern societies are losing everyday botanical knowledge once central to food and health safety. By analyzing a decade of French toxicovigilance data, this study shows that most severe cases arise from plant misidentification or misguided self‐medication.
Gaël Le Roux, Adrien Maillot, Sylvie Michel, Jérôme Langrand, Sébastien Larréché, Christine Tournoud, David Boels, Magali Labadie, Nicolas Delcourt, Nathalie Paret, Luc de Haro, Sandra Sinno‐Tellier   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of insufficient outdoor activity and caregiver-related correlates among school-aged children in Beijing, China: a cross-sectional analysis. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Huang L, Meng L, Li Y, Liang S, Li W, Wang M, Zhang Y, Duan J, Cao R.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source