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Size and stochasticity in irrigated social-ecological systems [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2017
AbstractThis paper presents a systematic study of the relation between the size of irrigation systems and the management of uncertainty. We specifically focus on studying, through a stylized theoretical model, how stochasticity in water availability and taxation interacts with the stochastic behavior of the population within irrigation systems.
Arnald Puy, Rachata Muneepeerakul, Andrea L. Balbo   +2 more
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Recycling of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys: Fundamental and Technological Aspects of a Vacuum Induction Melting Processing Route

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The present study investigates recycling of NiTi shape memory alloys via vacuum induction melting. An ingot was synthesized from elemental Ni and Ti and subjected to three subsequent remelting cycles. Remelting increases process durations and impurity levels and adversely affects microstructures and functional properties.
Sakia Sophia Noorzayee, Son Tung Mai, Sarath Menon, Braulio Gadiel Sánchez Ortega, Ralf Drautz, Alexander Kauffmann, Gunther Eggeler, Jan Frenzel   +7 more
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Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective [PDF]

, 2015
The concept of social–ecological systems is useful forunderstanding the interlinked dynamics of environmental andsocietal change. The concept has helped facilitate: (1)increased recognition of the dependence of humanity onecosystems; (2) improved ...
Queiroz, Cibele, Tenhunen, John, Gardner, TA, Folke, Carl, Daw, T., Meacham, M., Maass, M., Carpenter, S.R., Patricia Balvanera, Meacham, Megan, Biggs, R, Seppelt, R, Carpenter, S., Biggs, R., Tim Daw, Tenhunen, J., Maass, MI, Folke, Carl,, Balvanera, P, Toby A Gardner, Spierenburg, M.J., Queiroz, C, Seppelt, R., Elena M Bennett, Bennett, E.M., Maass, Manuel, Bennett, A.M., Joern Fischer, Peterson, Garry, Spierenburg, M, Blavanera, P., Seppelt, Ralf, Bennett, EM, Meacham, Megan,, John Tenhunen, Hughes, T.P., Peterson, G, Queiroz, C., Folke, C, Cibele Queiroz, Marja Spierenburg, Carpenter, SR, Balvanera, P., Ralf Seppelt, Terry P Hughes, Peterson, Garry,, Peterson, G.D., Tobias Luthe, Tenhunen, J, Gardner, Toby A.,, Balvanera, Patricia, Spierenburg, Marja, Fischer, J, Folke, C., Stephen Carpenter, Hill, R, Daw, T.M., Daw, t, Daw, Tim, Luthe, T, Fischer, Joern, Biggs, Reinette,, Norström, Albert V., Luthe, Tobias, Biggs, Reinette, Norström, Albert V.,, Luthe, T., Reinette Biggs, Hughes, T, Carl Folke, Albert V Norström, Hill, R., Hughes, Terry P., Manuel Maass, Norström, AV, Rosemary Hill, Carpenter, Stephen, Norström, A.V., Fischer, J., Meacham, M, Garry Peterson, Gardner, Toby A., Hill, Rosemary, Megan Meacham, Bennett, Elena M., Gardner, T.A., Queiroz, Cibele,   +86 more
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Generalized modeling of empirical social‐ecological systems [PDF]

Natural Resource Modeling, 2017
AbstractModeling social‐ecological systems is difficult due to the complexity of ecosystems and of individual and collective human behavior. Key components of the social‐ecological system are often over‐simplified or omitted. Generalized modeling is a dynamical systems approach that can overcome some of these challenges.
Lade, Steven, Niiranen, Susa
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Biomass Native Structure Into Functional Carbon‐Based Catalysts for Fenton‐Like Reactions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study indicates that eight biomasses with 2D flaky and 1D acicular structures influence surface O types, morphology, defects, N doping, sp2 C, and Co nanoparticles loading in three series of carbon, N‐doped carbon, and cobalt/graphitic carbon. This work identifies how these structural factors impact catalytic pathways, enhancing selective electron
Wenjie Tian, Jingkai Lin, Zhihao Tian, Selusiwe Ncube, Huayang Zhang, Emiliano Cortés, Hongqi Sun, Shaobin Wang   +7 more
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Non‐material contributions of nature expressed by former tourists of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

People and Nature
Nature‐based tourism provides an outlet for people to experience non‐material nature's contributions to people (NCP) and can even promote care for nature.
Jasmine Pearson, Milena Gross, Johanna Hofmann   +2 more
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Advancing protected area effectiveness assessments by disentangling social‐ecological interactions: A case study from the Luangwa Valley, Zambia

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) target at biodiversity conservation and human well‐being, but often reflect low levels of effectiveness. Understanding PCAs social‐ecological systems in which people and nature interact in so‐called social‐ecological ...
Marina Frietsch, Noelia Zafra‐Calvo, Arash Ghoddousi, Jacqueline Loos   +3 more
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Self‐Sintering Ionogel Binder for Flexible, Recyclable, and Healable Printed Giant Magnetoresistive Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electronic waste has emerged as a major environmental challenge, driven by the massive consumption and a limited lifetime of modern electronic devices, stimulating the development of sustainable electronics. Here, an all‐biomaterial gelatin‐choline‐citric acid ([Ch][CA]) ionogel is developed as an active binder to realize self‐sintered ...
Lin Guo, Xiaotao Wang, Guannan Mu, Proloy Taran Das, Igor Veremchuk, Conrad Schubert, Aaron D. Cross, Yevhen Zabila, Xuan Peng, Larysa Baraban, Denys Makarov   +10 more
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Multimodal Soft Surgical Robots Enabled by Eco‐Degradable, Sterilizable Polymers and Transient Electronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A compostable PGS soft surgical robot with interchangeable modules integrates transient Mo tactile and Si thermal sensors for dual feedback. The device preserves its function after clinical‐grade sterilization, demonstrates stable actuation and cardiac tissue grasping with real‐time in vivo pulsatile monitoring, and biodegrades post‐use with soil‐safe, 
Minseong Chae, Kyung‐Sub Kim, Gyeong‐Seok Hwang, Jun‐Seok Shim, Sung‐Woo Kim, Yong‐Wu Kim, Jieun Han, Jae‐Young Bae, Jae‐Hwan Lee, Minjung Chae, Jooik Jeon, Joo‐Hyeon Park, You‐Jung Park, Ju‐Yong Lee, Sung‐Geun Choi, Min‐Ha Oh, Yong‐Joong Shin, Young‐In Ryu, Ji‐Woo Gu, Seong‐Yu Choi, Jeong‐Yun Sun, Jung Keun Hyun, Myoung‐Ryul Ok, Sang Yup Kim, Edyta Wyszkowska, Ju‐Young Kim, Kang‐Sik Lee, Seung‐Kyun Kang   +27 more
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Identifying past social-ecological thresholds to understand long-term temporal dynamics in Spain

Ecology and Society, 2019
A thorough understanding of long-term temporal social-ecological dynamics at the national scale helps to explain the current condition of a country's ecosystems and to support environmental policies to tackle future sustainability challenges. We aimed to
Fernando Santos-Martín, Blanca González García-Mon, José A. González, Irene Iniesta-Arandia, Marina García-Llorente, Carlos Montes, Federica Ravera, Cesar A. López-Santiago, Óscar Carpintero, Javier Benayas, Berta Martín-López   +10 more
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