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Towards sustainable food crop production: Drivers of shift from crop production to mining activities in Ghana's Arable Lands

Environmental Challenges
This study contributes to the observed reduction of arable lands discourse by examining the shift in land use patterns as well as factors influencing farmers' shift from crop production to mining activities.
Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, Emmanuel Kwame Nti, Patricia Pinamang Acheampong, Richard Kwasi Bannor, Stephen Prah, Suresh Babu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A new set of international Leptosphaeria maculans isolates as a resource for elucidation of the basis and evolution of blackleg disease on Brassica napus

Plant Pathology, Volume 73, Issue 1, Page 170-185, January 2024.
An international collection of Leptosphaeria maculans isolates has been established as a key resource to help understand the interaction between this fungal pathogen and its host, canola (Brassica napus). Abstract A collection of isolates of the fungi Leptosphaeria maculans and L.
Angela P. Van de Wouw, Jack L. Scanlan, Hawlader A. Al‐Mamun, Marie‐Hélène Balesdent, Lydia Bousset, Lenka Burketová, Luis del Rio Mendoza, W. G. Dilantha Fernando, Coreen Franke, Barbara J. Howlett, Yong‐Ju Huang, E. Eirian Jones, Birger Koopmann, Suhaizan Lob, Ali Z. Mirabadi, Bridgit C. Nugent, Gary Peng, Franco R. Rossi, Huibrecht Schreuder, Annie R. Tabone, Gert J. Van Coller, Jacqueline Batley, Alexander Idnurm   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spillover impacts of financial development and globalization on environmental quality in ASEAN countries

Heliyon
In the globalization era, the economic policy of a specific country might be influenced by the development of neighboring countries. Thus, this study aims to probe the direct and spillover effects of financial development, economic growth, and ...
Bui Hoang Ngoc, Nguyen Huynh Mai Tram
doaj   +1 more source

Mass Spectrometry of Putrescine, Spermidine, and Spermine Covalently Attached to Francisella tularensis Universal Stress Protein and Bovine Albumin

Biochemistry Research International, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Bacterial and mammalian cells are rich in putrescine, spermidine, and spermine. Polyamines are required for optimum fitness, but the biological function of these small aliphatic compounds has only been partially revealed. Known functions of polyamines include interaction with nucleic acids that alters gene expression and with proteins that modulate ...
Lawrence M. Schopfer, Benjamin Girardo, Oksana Lockridge, Marilynn A. Larson, Saad Tayyab   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of digital technologies on eco-efficiency: Evidence from ICT patents

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
In light of the swift advancement of the digital economy, exploring how digital technology influences eco-efficiency allows for an assessment of the effects of digital economic growth on sustainable development.
Yan Li, Xiyue Xu, Zhaoxuan Duan
doaj   +1 more source

Examining the impact of ecological footprint on life expectancy in the MENA countries: a panel threshold analysis

Sustainable Futures
This study examines the environmental and socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Specifically, it investigates the relationship between environmental degradation as proxied by ecological footprint
Shaif Jarallah, Mouyad Alsamara, Karim Barkat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The determinants of ecological footprint of production: A spatial panel data estimation

Sustainable Futures
This study examines how trade, energy, waste and ecological production footprints are related across 24 European Union countries over the period 2005–2020.
Vasilis Nikou, Eleni Sardianou
doaj   +1 more source

Safety in Numbers: Cost-effective Endangered Species Management for Viable Populations

Land Economics, 2019
We develop a bioeconomic model to identify the cost-effective control of an invasive species (rainbow trout) to achieve a population viability goal for an endangered species (humpback chub) in the Grand Canyon of the U.S. Southwest.
Pierce Donovan, Lucas S. Bair, C. Yackulic, Michael R. Springborn   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Understanding community perceptions of forest ecosystem services to motivate REDD+ actions: A case study of Jalisco, Mexico

Trees, Forests and People
This study aims to examine community perceptions of ECAs (Farmer Field Schools) in Jalisco, Mexico, to understand how participatory learning contributes to sustainable local practices and climate adaptation.
María Liliana Ávalos Rodríguez, Michael K. McCall, José Juan Alvarado Flores, Jorge Víctor Alcaraz Vera   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reflexiones ante los indicadores de desarrollo y los desafíos ambientales

Revista de Investigación Agraria y Ambiental, 2012
A la lista de preocupaciones que acompañan la existencia humana durante las últimas décadas se ha sumado la de los efectos que los estilos de vida tienen sobre el ecosistema, debido, principalmente, a que los cambios introducidos son de tal magnitud que ...
Óscar Emerson Zúñiga M.
doaj   +1 more source