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Exploring the Impact of Polystyrene Microplastic Beads on Male Gonads of the Marine Mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plastic, with its remarkable versatility and numerous applications, has greatly benefited humanity. However, its extreme resistance to natural degradation means it persists in the environment for long periods, causing global environmental problems.
Teresa Chianese, Mariachiara Galati, Tiziana Cappello, Maria Maisano, Gennaro Lettieri, Carmela Marinaro, Marina Piscopo, Gianluca Fasciolo, Carlos Gravato, Gaetana Napolitano, Giulia Paolella, Annamaria Locascio, Rosaria Scudiero, Luigi Rosati   +13 more
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Monsters, catastrophes and epistemic violence in the Anthropocene. For a postcolonial feminist understanding and political project

e-cadernos ces
My critique of the Anthropocene explores European and Western imaginaries of natural disaster, mass migration and terrorism through a postcolonial inquiry into modern conceptions of monstrosity and catastrophe.
Gaia Giuliani
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The Emerging Post-Anthropocene

, 2016
With the rise of ubiquitous computing and the ever-increasing amount of sensors and processors that are being deployed, we are constructing a planetary scale cybernetic feedback system of computation. As our techniques for creating artificial intelligences become more sophisticated - and their implementations become more widespread in their ...
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To converge or diverge? Phenological shifts driven by plant genome size and functional traits under nitrogen deposition and mowing

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Linkages between genome size (GS) and phenology underscore the diversification of functional traits, which are indicative of life‐history and resource acquisition strategies.
Jing Lü, Ruzhen Wang, Huanhuan Deng, Weiyi Ma, Josep Peñuelas, Haiyang Zhang, Mengjiao Bi, Liangchao Jiang, Jordi Sardans, Xingguo Han, Yong Jiang   +10 more
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Mammalian herbivory indirectly shapes savanna arthropod communities but only at very low or high levels

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study investigates how large mammalian herbivores shape arthropod communities in African savannas, using a broad gradient of herbivory types and intensities to assess these effects under real‐world, non‐experimental conditions. Abstract Savanna ecosystems support unique biodiversity and provide livelihoods for millions of people.
Bjoern Erik Matthies, Nicola Stevens, Jane K. Hill, Bosco Leturuka, Margaret Njuguna, Lucy K. Smyth, Matthew S. Rogan, Catherine W. Machungo, Jonathan E. M. Baillie, Jafford N. Rithaa, Catherine L. Parr   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

No Figures in the Landscape: Post-Anthropocentric Typologies of Architectural Settings in Science-Fiction Films

Kwartalnik Filmowy, 2020
In the ascending age of automation factories, storage facilities, and server farms, intelligent buildings are becoming less dependent on human maintenance. These new and updated architectural forms do not comply with traditional typologies.
Maciej Stasiowski
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From Human-centered to More-than-Human-Design [PDF]

, 2022
The environmental emergency of the last century, highlighted by the pandemic, has led to an urgent need to reformulate the predominant role of human beings on the planet by undertaking a less anthropocentric design approach.

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Crisis, temporality and governmental policy agendas: The cases of Finland and Sweden

Scandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Crises transform the temporal orientation of political decision‐making. They demand immediate and decisive action and thus convert time into a means of political control. In these circumstances, assessing the long‐term consequences of proposed policies with respect to welfare, sustainability or justice also becomes demanding.
Henri Vogt, Mikko Värttö
wiley   +1 more source

Synergy in the systemic approach to architectural performance: The integral multi- and cross-layered agencies in eco-systemic generative design processes of the post-anthropocene [PDF]

, 2020
This article integrates a series of diverse projects that together exemplify and interpret the Systemic Approach to Architectural Performance (SAAP) that has been developed by the author.
Davidova, Marie
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Teaching Animals in the Post-Anthropocene: Zoopedagogy as a Challenge to Logocentrism [PDF]

, 2019
This essay examines a theory and practice of zoopedagogy that encourages exploring non-logocentric mode(l)s of communication while promoting environmentalism, critical thinking, and ...
Andrianova, Anastassiya
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