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Detecting social‐ecological fit in Natura 2000 governance and management: Evidence from LIFE projects focused on forest protected habitat types

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Protected areas represent complex social‐ecological systems that require governance and management approaches that valorise and enhance positive relationships between people and nature. This study analyses the alignment between social and ecological systems to detect the social‐ecological fit of projects focused on biodiversity conservation ...
Elena Andriollo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scouring reliability of bridge abutments

open access: yes, 2010
Failures of bridges crossing wide rivers may cause a number of inconveniences, such as loss of several lives, damages to public and private properties, and traffic disruption.
YANMAZ, ALİ MELİH, Kose, Ömer
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Enabling effective urban green space stewardship through planning: A qualitative comparative analysis in Southwest England

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Amid increasing urbanisation and biodiversity decline, ‘effective stewardship’ of urban green space (UGS) is a complex but critical nature‐based solution for long‐term environmental, social and economic gain. Combining stewardship and sense‐of‐place frameworks with European nature‐based solutions guidance, we investigate which social and ...
Fay Kahane   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The application of biosurfactants for scouring wool

open access: yes, 2019
The first investigation of the use of biosurfactants for the scouring of raw wool is reported. A saponin, and a recently developed surface active oat extract, were evaluated at the laboratory scale using a first‐to‐be‐reported benchtop scouring system ...
Samuel Leighs (15396125)   +2 more
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PTQ10‐based organic photodetectors for visible light detection and their tolerance to impurities

open access: yesPolymer International, EarlyView.
PTQ10‐based organic photodetectors were found to be very sensitive to the presence of Pd(PPh3)4 catalyst traces, impacting the transport properties and light detection capacities. Abstract PTQ10 donor polymer has attracted a lot of interest in organic optoelectronics, particularly in the field of organic photovoltaics, owing to its ease of synthesis ...
Chloé Dindault   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of PLUSS: Adapting an Evidence‐Based Reading Intervention for Multilingual Learners

open access: yesPsychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The effects of an evidence‐based literacy intervention with and without added supports to address the unique needs of multilingual learners (MLs) were assessed through an ABAB single‐case withdrawal design. The dual dependent variables were reading fluency/accuracy and performance on the workbook that included spelling, vocabulary, and reading
Amanda K. Sanford   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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