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Activism as education in and through the youth climate justice movement

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people worldwide are increasingly participating in a global movement for climate justice, yet to date, little research has examined how youth climate justice activists conceive of and experience activism as education. The present study used in‐depth, semi‐structured interviews with 16 US climate justice activists (aged 15–17) to address ...
Carlie D. Trott
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Enhancing D-lactic acid production from non-detoxified corn stover hydrolysate via innovative F127-IEA hydrogel-mediated immobilization of Lactobacillus bulgaricus T15

Frontiers in Microbiology
BackgroundThe production of D-lactic acid (D-LA) from non-detoxified corn stover hydrolysate is hindered by substrate-mediated inhibition and low cell utilization times.
Yuhan Zheng, Feiyang Sun, Siyi Liu, Gang Wang, Huan Chen, Yongxin Guo, Yongxin Guo, Xiufeng Wang, Maia Lia Escobar Bonora, Sitong Zhang, Yanli Li, Guang Chen   +11 more
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Winter Cereals as a Multipurpose Crop [PDF]

, 2010
In 2010, the University of Vermont Extension continued their research evaluating winter cereals as a multipurpose crop. Winter cereal grains including barley, wheat, and triticale are planted mid to late September in the Northeast.
Cummings, Erica, Darby, Heather, Gervais, Amanda, Halteman, Philip, Madden, Rosalie   +4 more
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Environmental Regulation at the Crossroads: A Review of Catalysts and Barriers in Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing resource pressures, environmental regulation plays a critical role in enabling the transition to a circular economy (CE). This study conducts a systematic literature review to synthesize how different regulatory approaches—command‐and‐control, market‐based, voluntary, and reflexive—affect CE transitions across economic and ...
Li Yuan
wiley   +1 more source

Applying a Systems Thinking Approach to Circular Economy Transitions: Insights From the Use of a Sociotechnical Systems Approach Within the UK Hospitality Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite more than 20 years of research into sustainable tourism, the environmental impact of the UK hospitality sector remains high. A growing body of research into the concept of a circular economy (CE) demonstrates that transitioning to this way of working has significant benefits both for the environment and business outcomes.
Danielle Farrow, Hannah Collis, Fiona Charnley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of thermal treatment of illite on the bioavailability of copper and zinc in the aerobic composting of pig manure with corn straw

Frontiers in Microbiology
The large amount of various types of heavy metals in animal manure applied to agricultural field has caused severe threat to the ecosystems of soil environments.
Maia Escobar, Maia Escobar, Jiaoyang Ji, Jiaoyang Ji, Yueru Wang, Yueru Wang, Meiqin Feng, Meiqin Feng, Changjie Bao, Jianxun Ma, Jianxun Ma, Shijia Cui, Shijia Cui, Sihan Zang, Sihan Zang, Jinpeng Zhang, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Guang Chen, Guang Chen, Huan Chen, Huan Chen   +21 more
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Safeguarding patients from technology-facilitated abuse in clinical settings: A narrative review

PLOS Digital Health, 2023
Safeguarding vulnerable patients is a key responsibility of healthcare professionals. Yet, existing clinical and patient management protocols are outdated as they do not address the emerging threats of technology-facilitated abuse.
Isabel Straw, Leonie Tanczer
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The role of AtGPDHc2 in regulating cellular redox homeostasis of Arabidopsis under salt stress

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019
Plants glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) catalyzes the formation of glycerol-3-phosphate, and plays an essential role in glycerolipid metabolism and stress responses.
Ying ZHAO, Meng LIU, Feng WANG, Dong DING, Chang-jiang ZHAO, Lin HE, Zuo-tong LI, Jing-yu XU   +7 more
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Tensions of Sustainability Logics: Performance of a Company Utilizing a Sustainable Business Model

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have used sustainable business models to gain a competitive advantage. However, there are tensions due to the inconsistency between social, environmental, and economic logic in sustainable business models, making it difficult for companies to change. To understand the existing tensions and interactions between logics,
Ann‐Kristin Thienemann
wiley   +1 more source

As well as being a democratic outrage, first past the post also has additional unseen consequences [PDF]

, 2015
It is an article of faith amongst political reform campaigners that the existing First Past the Post (FPTP) electoral system needs to go if we are to improve Britain’s democracy.
Straw, Ed
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