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Characterisation of untreated and treated biodegradable wastes [PDF]
, 2007 As part of a Defra sponsored project (WRT220), approximately 40 biodegradable wastes were characterised according to biodegradability (DR4 and BM100), total PTE content, C:N ratio and biochemical composition.
Blakey, N. +4 more
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Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aims The concept of healthy or successful ageing dates back to the 1960s, where its goal is more realistic in today's ageing society as a result of effective interventions to control and reduce disability and health risks. The aim of this paper is to outline the importance of defining ageing, the semantics and indicators used, and to identify ...
C. Donnellan
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Organized Crime, Corruption, and Economic Growth
Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 535-560, March 2025.ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the relationship between organized crime, corruption, and economic growth on a data set from Italian regions for the period 1996–2013. Our working hypothesis is that organized crime can embezzle part of the public expenditure aimed at productive uses by threatening and bribing public officers. To assess the consequences
Tamara Fioroni +2 more
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The Vegetation of S'Ena Arrubia lagoon (centre-western Sardinia) [PDF]
, 2000 This study describes the vegetation of S'Ena Arrubia lagoon, in the Gulf of Oristano, in the centre-western coast of Sardinia. This lagoon is classified as: Special Protection Zone (S.P.Z.) according to EEC Directive 79/409, community importance site ...
Biondi, Edoardo +2 more
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New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary The vesicle trafficking system enables multidirectional cargo fluxes between endomembrane compartments. However, vesicle trafficking plays dual roles during pathogen infections. In plants, it mediates autophagic immune responses but can also be hijacked by pathogens to facilitate successful infections.
Pepe Cana‐Quijada +9 more
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Scientia Marina, 2009 We investigated the spatial distribution, size structure, shell orientation and valve colonization by epibionts of the endangered Mediterranean bivalve Pinna nobilis in three continuous but different habitats in the Gulf of Oristano (Sardinia, western ...
Piero Addis +5 more
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Spectroscopic characterization of Phoenician-Punic coins [PDF]
, 2013 Sardinia hosted many Phoenician and Punic communities, as integrated forms of pacific cohabitation with the Lebanese merchants or actual colonies for the exploitation of the rich mines and wealthy coastal emporia under the Carthaginians (750-250 B.C ...
Bartoloni, Piero +6 more
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Public Administration Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Administrative restructuring is an organizational phenomenon suggested to improve under‐represented groups' managerial representation by disrupting networks and institutions. However, extant tests of a ‘disruption hypothesis’ are collectively inconclusive. We elaborate and test it with a qualitative‐to‐quantitative study of local health agency
Rebecca A. E. Kirley, Carlotta Varriale
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Bio‐mediated cementation of supratidal beach sediments associated with groundwater springs
Sedimentology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The formation of beachrock, sensu stricto, via carbonate precipitation in the intertidal zone is widespread throughout the tropics and subtropics. While cementation of supratidal beach sediments has also been noted in several locations, it has received much less attention.
Thomas William Garner +1 more
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AERQ—A Web-Based Decision Support Tool for Air Quality Assessment
Applied SciencesTechnological advancements in low-cost devices, the Internet of Things (IoT), numerical models, big data infrastructures, and high-performance computing are revolutionizing urban management, particularly air quality governance.
Pierluigi Cau +4 more
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