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Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen, Damir Esenaliev, Jakhongir Babadjanov, Lukas John, Sandra M. Schmöckel, Botir Khaitov   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate‐Smart Destination Marketing and Community‐Based Tourism for Socio‐Economic Revitalization in Degraded Landscapes

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the global tourism industry confronts the existential imperatives of the Anthropocene, the remediation of degraded landscapes through regenerative economic models has emerged as a critical frontier in sustainability science. This research presents a rigorous empirical examination of the “restoration–revenue” paradigm, investigating the ...
Xin Sui, Tianchang Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Social pathologies, recognition, and forms of life. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Manterys A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Ecological Challenges and Strategic Responses to China's Quantitative Rigidity of Cultivated Land Protection

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing food security and ecological sustainability has become a critical challenge for land governance in rapidly urbanizing countries. China has successfully maintained national cultivated land quantity through a comprehensive farmland protection regime.
Yuzhe Wu, Zhuofan Li, Xinyan Shen
wiley   +1 more source

Sociological study of religiosity in post-atheist Kazakhstan. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Zabirova A, Seitakhmetova N, Zhandossova S, Nurov M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Moderate Biochar–Compost Mixture Is More Effective in Improving Biomass, Nutrient Fluxes, and Photosynthetic Outputs for Sustainable Land Restoration and Soil Fertility

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil nutrient depletion severely constrains crop productivity in degraded and saline environments. Strategies such as biochar–compost integration could be useful for sustainable agriculture and land restoration on a global scale. This study evaluated the effects of biochar (1% Bc), compost (1% Co), and their blends (0.5% Bc + 0.5% Co and 1% Bc 
Zainul Abideen, Maria Hasnain, Hans Werner Koyro, Brent L. Nielsen, Irfan Aziz, Nadia Sharif, Rabab Fatima Rizvi, Hamada E. Ali   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Rhetoric of Disenchantment: Ghost Belief and Secular Critique in Early Twentieth-Century China. [PDF]

Cogn Sci
Hong Z, Chen Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Corrosion Performance of Steel and Zinc‐Based Materials in Diverse Unsaturated Soils: Insights From a 2‐Year Field Exposure

Materials and Corrosion, EarlyView.
The present study generated the corrosion performance of C‐steel, zinc, and galvanized steel in different global unsaturated soil environments for 2 years. Acceptable matching was observed between corrosion rates and identified corrosion products. To properly predict soil corrosion, the results showed that DIN 50929 should include a drainage‐capability
Abdelkader Meroufel, Dominique Thierry, Alexander Saul, Hanan Farhat, Brahim Aissa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secular Trends of Children's Physical Fitness and the Impact of the COVID-Pandemic for Years 2012 to 2023. [PDF]

Sports Med Open
Eberhardt T, Bös K, Woll A, Kliegl R, Niessner C.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Minds Versus Codes: Triangulating Neurophysiological and Qualitative Responses to AI‐Generated Versus Human‐Made Video Advertisements

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This experimental study compares how consumers engage with AI‐generated and human‐created advertisements, specifically examining patterns of visual attention, emotional and cognitive responses, attitudes toward AI, and whether emotional resonance fosters brand trust or future behavioral intentions.
Mariia Shitova, Agnieszka Kabalska, Ákos Varga, Ralf Wagner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source