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Some aspects on the sustainable process design in a timber mill using the design for manufacturability/sustainability

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2020
Process sustainability indicates the proper utilisation of technology to improve productivity, reduce cost as well as environmental impact in the industry.
Jaishneel Krishant Sharma, Ananthanarayanan Rajeshkannan, Arnit Avinesh Sharma, Devi Rengamani Seenivasagam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

CCL3 and IL‐7 Synergistically Enhance CAR‐T Efficacy in Solid Tumors

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Synergistic delivery of CCL3 and IL‐7 by CAR‐T cells overcomes the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment by enhancing cell infiltration, survival, and local immune reprogramming. This also establishes positive feedback that amplifies anti‐tumor activity and memory responses in both CAR‐T and endogenous T cells, presenting a robust therapeutic ...
Huanpeng Chen, Xiaoyun Luo, Huixin Gao, Yujing Ke, Yu Zhan, Xiaoting Xu, Xiaoxiao Xiong, Fengjiao Wei, Si Yang, Zhonghua Liu, Bolan Yu, Zhaofeng Huang, Yingjie Bian   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

New records of anisakid nematodes from marine fishes off New Caledonia, with descriptions of five new species of Raphidascaris (Ichthyascaris) (Nematoda, Anisakidae)

Parasite, 2020
Recent examinations of anisakid nematodes (Anisakidae) from marine fishes off New Caledonia, collected in the years 2003–2008, revealed the presence of the following five new species of Raphidascaris Railliet et Henry, 1915, all belonging to the subgenus
Moravec František, Justine Jean-Lou
doaj   +1 more source

Construction and Comparison of Machine-Learning Forecast Models of Albacore Thunnus alalunga Fishing Grounds in the South Pacific Ocean

Fishes
The traditional methods for predicting the distribution of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) fishing grounds have low performance and accuracy. Uneven sampling can result in unreasonable evaluation indicators.
Jianxiong Li, Feng Chen, Qian Dai, Wenbin Zhu, Dewei Li, Wei Yu, Weifeng Zhou   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extreme Weather Events and Consumer Food Responses

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates consumer food responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which affected a swath of the Southeastern U.S. in 2024. Using representative consumer survey data from six affected states, we analyze 10 distinct food responses classified into ex ante and ex post responses, and examine their associations with food insufficiency
Ahmad Zia Wahdat, Joseph Balagtas
wiley   +1 more source

Ocean variability drives a millennial-scale shift in South Pacific hydroclimate

Communications Earth & Environment
The South Pacific Convergence Zone is a band of intense austral summer rainfall in the tropical Pacific. Changes in the South Pacific Convergence Zone are linked to Pacific sea surface temperatures on decadal timescales, but its behaviour and impacts ...
Mark Peaple, Daniel T. Skinner, Gordon N. Inglis, Manoj Joshi, Peter Langdon, Adrian J. Matthews, Timothy J. Osborn, David Sear   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Keeping Pace or Falling Behind? The Depth of Latin American Trade Agreements

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether Latin American countries are keeping pace with global trends in trade agreement depth or falling behind. Using 681 agreements (1970–2019), we develop the Depth Index of Trade Agreements (DITA) to weight provisions endogenously through factor analysis based on co‐occurrence patterns.
Raphael Gomes da Silva, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Lia Nogueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

EDITORIAL: Pacific media advocacy

, 2017
IN SAMOA during July 2015, a new Pacific journalism education and training advocacy era was born with the establishment of the Media Educators Pacific (MEP) after a talkfest had gone on for years about the need for such a body.
Robie, David, David Robie
core   +1 more source