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Dynamics of biotic resistance to plant invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biotic resistance, the reduction in invasion success caused by native communities, plays an important role in the long‐term dynamics of biological invasions. A large body of empirical research on biotic resistance has accumulated since the last comprehensive review on the subject 20 years ago, enabling us to achieve a refined understanding of ...
Christine S. Sheppard, Joshua I. Brian, Wayne Dawson, Petr Dostál, Franz Essl, Michal Gruntman, Tina Heger, Mark van Kleunen, Mialy Razanajatovo, Lena C. Reimann, Frank M. Schurr, Montserrat Vilà, Florencia A. Yannelli, Marina Golivets   +13 more
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Energy consumption evaluation of soil tillage operation using non-linear multibody tractor and plough models implemented in real-time simulator for different soils and speeds

Journal of Agricultural Engineering
The integration of advanced technologies in agriculture, known as Agriculture 4.0, aims to optimize practices, enhance productivity, and improve sustainability.
Michele Vignati, Federico Cheli, Federico Biraghi, Marco E. Pezzola, Claudio Maroni   +4 more
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Influence of ridge cultivation and phacelia intercrop on weed infestation of root vegetables of the Asteraceae family

Folia Horticulturae, 2012
The field experiment focused on three high-inulin vegetable crops: chicory (Cichorium intybus L. var. sativum Bisch), black salsify (Scorzonera hispanica L.) and common salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius L.), and took into account two cultivation methods ...
Błażewicz-Woźniak Marzena, Konopiński Mirosław   +1 more
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From Managing Innovation to Governing Value: Reconceptualizing the Role of Intellectual Property in the Sustainable Business Model

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of intellectual property (IP) in promoting or hindering sustainable innovation now forms a topical issue in innovation management. Its role in the sustainable business model remains imperfectly understood however, creating a simplified view of IP in relation to corporate sustainable development. Hence, this study sought to examine how
Sarah van Santen
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LIFE+IPNOA mobile prototype for the monitoring of soil N2O emissions from arable crops: first-year results on durum wheat

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2015
Agricultural activities are co-responsible for the emission of the most important greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). Development of methodologies to improve monitoring techniques for N2O are still needful.
Simona Bosco, Iride Volpi, Nicoletta Nassi o Di Nasso, Federico Triana, Neri Roncucci, Cristiano Tozzini, Ricardo Villani, Patricia Laville, Simone Neri, Federica Mattei, Giorgio Virgili, Stefania Nuvoli, Luigi Fabbrini, Enrico Bonari   +13 more
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Pre‐industrial land‐use limits contemporary shrub encroachment in the French Alps

Ecography, EarlyView.
Shrub encroachment has become a global phenomenon in recent decades. While global warming in the Arctic is often cited as the primary cause, human‐managed mountain regions have experienced intense historical land‐use that may also play a considerable role.
Baptiste Nicoud, Florian Carrière, Arthur Bayle, Christian Devlieger, Philippe Choler, Christophe Corona, Sandra Lavorel   +6 more
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Neoadjuvant Atezolizumab and Chemotherapy for Non‐Squamous Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer: Efficacy and Safety Results of an Open‐Label, Single‐Arm, Phase II Trial

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Surgery plus chemotherapy is a well‐established treatment protocol for resectable, locally advanced non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nonetheless, survival gains remain limited, emphasizing the need for more effective treatments. Here, the authors evaluated a novel approach using a neoadjuvant immunotherapy‐chemotherapy regimen consisting of ...
Benedikt Niedermaier, Tilmann Bochtler, Florian Eichhorn, Raffaella Griffo, Laura V. Klotz, Michael Allgäuer, Albrecht Stenzinger, Helge Bischoff, Marc A. Schneider, Petros Christopoulos, Uwe Haberkorn, Claus Peter Heussel, Inka Zoernig, Felix J. F. Herth, Michael Thomas, Alexander Rölle, Hauke Winter, Axel Benner, Dirk Jaeger, Martin E. Eichhorn   +19 more
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
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Field trials on grain maize cultivation technologies in 2004, 2005 and 2006

Agronomy Science, 2008
The paper presents the results of field studies that assess the influence of various technologies of maize-for-grain cropstand establishment on not only its yield, but also on labour and fuel consumption, and individual cost components. The field studies
Petr Šařec, Ondřej Šařec, Katarzyna Gil   +2 more
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Simbolika obredov cirkumambulacije v tradicijskih skupnostih
The Symbolism of the Rituals of Circumambulation in Traditional Communities

Studia Mythologica Slavica, 2013
The paper presents different forms of circumambulations in traditional societies, classifies them according to their functions and offers a possible interpretation of its symbolism.
Mirjam Mencej
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