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Recently, millennials, social media, and the COVID-19 pandemic have spurred the demand for indoor foliage plants. Between 2019 and 2022, the wholesale value of foliage plants in the United States increased by 45% to $1 billion.
Iro Kang, Roberto G. Lopez
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New opportunities for grassland species in warming temperate winters
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Temperate winters are getting warmer, the length of the growing season is increasing and mid‐winter fluctuations of warm and freezing temperatures are more frequent. Although typically winter dormant, some herbaceous perennials can maintain or grow green leaves during ...
F. Curtis Lubbe+3 more
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The development of insect diversity and ecosystem complexity on green roofs: A review
A classification system of different roof types is presented to improve consistency in green roof research. Landscape and green roof characteristics influence ecosystem development, but can be further explained by ecological concepts, like neutral and niche theory.
Eva F. Drukker+5 more
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Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Crassulaceae, pp.
Konrad Lauber+2 more
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ABSTRACT Background The PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway is commonly deregulated in different types of cancers, contributing to tumor proliferation, persistence, and resistance to treatment. Akt1, a crucial kinase within this pathway, plays a critical role in tumor progression and the occurrence of therapeutic resistance.
Shokoofeh Jamshidi+4 more
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Integrating Romanian traditional motifs with sustainable succulent landscapes
This study explores sustainable landscape design solutions within the Romanian cultural context by examining two distinct landscape concepts that incorporate succulent and perennial plants, mainly from the Sedum genus.
A.P. Cotoz, V.S. Dan, M. Cantor
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Urban heat mitigation by roof surface materials during the East Asian summer monsoon
Roof surface materials, such as green and white roofs, have attracted attention in their role in urban heat mitigation, and various studies have assessed the cooling performance of roof surface materials during hot and sunny summer seasons.
Seungjoon Lee+2 more
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Lack of maintenance can lead to ‘weedy’ spontaneous vegetation on green roofs. Aspects of green roof design, including substrate depth and roof height, have been shown to influence the composition of spontaneous vegetation.
Dean Schrieke+2 more
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Building Engineering Feasibility Study: Herreshoff Marine Museum [PDF]
Our design team was supplied with a dozen architectural designs from the students of the Roger Williams University Architectural School. After discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each our team was able to narrow our choices down to one base design
Brunnhoeffer, Gilbert+6 more
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