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Business Model and Sustainable Development Goals for an Innovative Agricultural Waste Management: Distributed Biogas Production

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological progress and population growth have increased global pork demand; leading to a rise of methane emission from pig farming, a key contributor to climate change. Anaerobic digestion offers a sustainable solution by converting manure into biogas.
María‐Pilar Martínez‐Hernando, Carlos Reparaz, Roberto Paredes, Enrique Garcia‐Franco, Alfonso García Álvaro, Marcelo F. Ortega   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overview geotechnical model tests on dike safety at Deltares [PDF]

, 2012
Three on-going dike safety studies (on: macro stability, piping and flow slides) in the Netherlands make use of geotechnical physical models. A short outline of these projects is presented; the physical models chosen are described and discussed.
Bezuijen, Adam, Van Beek, Vera, Van Den Ham, GA, Zwanenburg, C   +3 more
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Mechanics‐based model for cold joints in reinforced concrete members

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract This study introduces a mechanics‐based numerical model to characterize the behavior of cold joints in reinforced concrete members subjected to monotonic loading. The model incorporates mechanisms such as interface slip and opening, aggregate interlock, clamping force, and dowel action of the reinforcing bars crossing the interface.
Brandon Li, Hwa‐Ching Wang, Oguzhan Bayrak, Anca C. Ferche   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of double gate mechanism on scour hole characteristics

The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology, 2022
Asmaa Basyoni, Gamal Mostafa, Eman Elnikhili   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Are human‐altered landscapes reshaping carnivore niche spaces in the Trans‐Himalaya?

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding carnivore interactions under growing human pressures is crucial for conservation. We examined spatial and temporal niche structuring among snow leopards Panthera uncia, Himalayan wolves Canis lupus chanco, and red foxes Vulpes vulpes; while also incorporating free‐ranging dogs Canis lupus familiaris as a human‐subsidized mesopredator ...
Priyanka Justa, Salvador Lyngdoh
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental research on mechanism of scour by submerged jets in consolidated clay

Ain Shams Engineering Journal
This study presents a rapid consolidation device for clay, coupled with a systematic investigation of submerged jet scouring behavior in consolidated clay under varying parametric conditions (soil strength: 25–40 kPa; jet velocity: 7.5–12.5 m/s; nozzle ...
Xing Zhao, Dong Chen, Lianjun Zhao, Wenjiao Zhang, Zhongmei Wang, Caiping Wu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nests in trees are as good as or better than cliffs for two formerly persecuted, primarily cliff nesting eagles in Spain: a cautionary tale in defining the habitat of range‐restricted or threatened species

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
In the late‐20th century, golden and Bonelli's eagles suffered population declines on the Iberian Peninsula, partly due to human persecution. Habitat assessments – especially for Bonelli's eagles – always found or assumed strong associations with cliffs that provided nesting sites.
Ryan Baumbusch, Jesus Bautista, Jose Rafael Garrido, Ian Newton, Miguel Ferrer, Virginia Morandini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional traits predict changes in floral phenology under climate change in a highly diverse Mediterranean community

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plants are shifting their flowering phenology in response to climate change, but trends differ between species and communities. Functional traits can largely explain how different species respond to climate change by shifting their phenology, and can therefore help ...
Daniel Pareja‐Bonilla, Pedro Luis Ortiz, Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira Morellato, Montserrat Arista   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal community change in stream ecosystems varies by assemblage across US climates

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Ecosystem properties are temporally dynamic. Temporal variability has been shown to decrease with increasing levels of biological organization (i.e. from population to community and ecosystem levels).
Megan C. Malish, Stephen C. Cook, Mariana Perez Rocha, Albert Ruhí, Michael T. Bogan, Thomas M. Neeson, Daniel C. Allen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local climate and genetic influence on intraspecific variation in torpor physiology of a cave‐roosting bat

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Many small endotherms employ torpor as a survival strategy to reduce energy expenditure during periods with low food availability and cold temperatures. The expression and physiology of torpor can vary substantially within species because of phenotypic plasticity and ...
Nicholas C. Wu, Tomás Villada‐Cadavid, Christopher Turbill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source