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Education for sustainable development within textile technology: a case study of two schools [PDF]
, 2015 Design and technology (D&T) requires teachers to continually update their knowledge and skills, with regard to new technologies, appropriate to the needs of the time (Design and Technology Association, 2011).
Davies, S, Hail, Y
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Stockperson attitudes towards Maternity Rings and farrowing crates
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceSocietal attitudes suggest low support for confinement housing in livestock farming, such as the farrowing crate. The attitudes of stockpersons working in these systems are yet to be understood but should be prioritised as their human-animal interactions
Lauren M. Staveley +5 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite rapid growth in gender lens investing (GLI), substantial variation remains in how gender lens equity funds (GLEFs) integrate gender equality criteria into investment strategies. We map a universe of 43 GLEFs and develop a framework capturing gender equality screening breadth and accountability depth (fund‐level disclosure and ...
Freyja Vilborg Thorarinsdottir +3 more
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Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.This review highlights non‐thermal extraction technologies for seaweed proteins, emphasizing their mechanisms, impacts on protein structure and functionality, and sustainability potential. Key limitations related to species dependence, extract complexity, and scale‐up are discussed to guide future industrial and biorefinery applications.
Rahat Mahmud +3 more
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Effects of dietary fibre and the provision of a foraging substrate on the welfare of sows in different grouping systems [PDF]
, 2010 End of project reportThere are no clear guidelines on how best to meet the EU legislative requirement (Council Directive 2001/88/EC) that pregnant sows and gilts should be provided with sufficient amounts of bulky or high fibre diets and high energy food
Boyle, Laura +3 more
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Native grass breeding: Priority needs and strategic approaches
Grassland Research, EarlyView.The key needs and breeding strategies of native grass. Abstract Native grasses possess extensive ecological adaptability, such as cold, drought, and salt tolerance, and tolerance to poor soil conditions. They play a crucial role in ensuring food security and ecological security.
Xueming Dong, Wenxian Liu, Zhipeng Liu
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iMetaOmics, EarlyView.Comprehensive understanding of how diverse PGPR strains enhance the rhizosphere microenvironment remains a considerable challenge. Here, we provide experimental evidence that a functionally synergistic composite microbial formulation can markedly enhance growth performance and improve the quality attributes in Angelica sinensis.
Zongyu Zhang +13 more
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AnimalsSow farrowing is a critical stage in pig farming, and predicting its onset can improve sow health and piglet survival. This study proposes a method based on optical flow estimation and time-series forecasting to predict sow farrowing onset.
Kejian Liu +4 more
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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
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Comparative environmental assessment of three systems for organic pig production in Denmark [PDF]
, 2008 Organic pig production has emerged as an alternative to the intensive conventional pig production in Europe with the animals confined indoors and often an imbalance between livestock and land for feed production and manure utilisation.
Eriksen, Jørgen +4 more
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