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Survey of Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Utilization of Temperate Forests

Sociobiology, 2014
Both native and invasive subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), including the Formosan subterranean termite, are well known pests of urban areas, but little is known about their distribution or impact in forest ecosystems of the southeastern ...
Nathan S Little, Nathan A Blount, Michael A Caprio, John J Riggins   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Reproductive stages in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) occur earlier with increasing temperature

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Climate change is altering the timing of many plant phenological events, yet most studies focus on flowering, with less attention given to later reproductive stages such as fruit development and ripening. Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry) is an important perennial berry species that may be sensitive to these changes.
Jenna Floyd, Elise Cadiou, Alain G. Belliveau, Zoe A. Panchen, Terrell T. Roulston, Zoë Migicovsky   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transformative Masked Ortho‐Quinone Chemistry: From Direct Guaiacol Activation to Lignin‐Based Adhesives

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.
Renewable guaiacols are rapidly oxidized by phenyliodine(III)diacetate to masked ortho‐quinones, giving a new class of monomers that undergo selective Michael‐type polyaddition with multithiols to from thiol‐guaiacol connectivity‐bearing polymers. The activation applies to discrete monomers and directly to lignin, enabling two‐component adhesives that ...
Dominik P. Hoch, Keven Walter, Oliver Sipura, Jana Falkenhagen, Xinyang Peng, Leon Gerndt, Hamy Nguyen, Hans G. Börner   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Quantitative Approach for Assessing and Monitoring the Social Licence of Forestry to Operate: A New Zealand Case Study

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social Licence to Operate (SLO) is an increasingly strategic concern in forestry, yet its evaluation remains largely qualitative. This study presents the first quantitative framework for assessing SLO in New Zealand's forestry sector, adapted from the Boutilier and Thomson model, originally developed for the mining sector.
Grace B. Villamor, Peter W. Clinton, Tim Payn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lignocellulosic Triboelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Emerging Applications: A Review on Lignin‐Molecular Engineering toward Improved Performance

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Contrasting sustainable biomass with depleting petroleum resources, this review charts the evolutionary timeline of lignin‐based TENGs. We systematically evaluate their fundamental mechanisms, enhancement strategies, and applications in green self‐powered electronics.
Yuxin Yang, Boyu Du, Yuwen Wang, Tian Tang, Yuxuan Xie, Jiajun Zhang, Yajun Zhang, Jingyu Xu, Xing Wang, Chuanyin Xiong   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Desperate Softwood Lumber Companies?: The Canada–U.S. Softwood Lumber Dispute and NAFTA Chapter 11 [PDF]

, 2007
The international trade law area is an arena where international tribunals are increasingly being used for the settlement of disputes. The Canada–U.S. softwood lumber dispute is a key example of how trade disputes have been made even more convoluted and ...
Reif, Linda C.
core   +1 more source

Characterization of the Reinforcement Potential of Different Softwood Kraft Fibers in Softwood/Hardwood Pulp Mixtures [PDF]

, 2007
Two morphologically different market kraft pulps, a New Zealand radiata pine medium grade and a benchmark northern hemisphere spruce pulp from interior British Columbia, were evaluated and compared for their reinforcement potential following ...
Kibblewhite, R. Paul, Riddell, Mark J.C., Mansfield, Shawn D.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Char Layer Thickness Evolution During Structural Timber Fire Experiment and Final Density Profile

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper evaluates several non‐destructive experimental methods for determining the char layer thickness and its density profile in structural timber samples exposed to standard ISO 834 fire curve experiments. Microwave echo pulse, ultrasonic echo pulse, X‐ray computed tomography, and resistance drilling were evaluated.
Fernando Pérez Pérez, Kiarash Tajbakhsh, Joachim Schmid, Robert Zboray, Andrea Frangi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Substitutability between U.S. and Canadian Softwood Lumber [PDF]

, 2017
Softwood lumber trade between the United States and Canada has worldwide attention due to its economic importance and for lengthy dispute. Most studies have focused on welfare effects of the dispute, while few studies have evaluated the question of ...
Shook, Steve, Roman, Angel Aguiar, Foster, Kenneth A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Low‐Hysteresis Cellulose‐Based Hydrogels for Strain Detecting

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
Low‐hysteresis hydrogel with high cellulose content is prepared. The modified cellulose is prepared through a sequential periodate oxidation and borohydride reduction process. The hydrogel can be used as a strain sensor with a gauge factor of 1.1 in the 0%–300% sensing range.
Xia Sun, Fanghan Luo, Feng Jiang
wiley   +1 more source