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Multifunctional Bio‐Based Packaging for Perishable Foods: Structural Design, Scalable Fabrication, and Versatile Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An overview of design principles and scalable fabrication strategies for multifunctional bio‐based packaging. Radiative cooling films, modified‐atmosphere films/membranes, active antimicrobial/antioxidant platforms, intelligent optical/electrochemical labels, and superhydrophobic surfaces are co‐engineered from material chemistry to mesoscale structure
Lei Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Mei Cui, Wei Qi, Renliang Huang, Rongxin Su, Kai Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interpreting environmental change in coastal Alaska using traditional and scientific ecological knowledge

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2014
Humans who interact directly with local ecosystems possess traditional ecological knowledge that enables them to detect and predict ecosystem changes.
William Gerald Ambrose Jr., William Gerald Ambrose Jr., Lisa eClough, Jeffrey eJohnson, Jeffrey eJohnson, Michael eGreenacre, Michael eGreenacre, David eGriffith, Michael eCarroll, Alex eWhiting   +9 more
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Cooperative Cross-Cultural Instruction: The Value of Multi-cultural Collaboration in the Coteaching of Topics of Worldview, Knowledge Traditions, and Epistemologies [PDF]

, 2016
For four years (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) two faculty members of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Center for Cross-cultural Studies have collaborated to co-teach a course entitled Traditional Ecological Knowledge (CCS 612).
Arevgaq, Theresa John, Koskey, Michael
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Climate Change in the High Andes:implications and adaptation strategies for small-scale farmers [PDF]

, 2010
: Global climate change represents a major threat to sustainable farming in the Andes. Farmers have used local ecological knowledge and intricate production systems to cope, adapt and reorganize to meet climate uncertainty and risk, which have always ...
Dangles, O., Forbes, G.A., Garrett, K.A., Halloy, S., Nicklin, C., Perez, C., Sherwood, S.G., Vanek, S.   +7 more
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Vision‐Augmented Wearable Interfaces: Bioinspired Approaches for Realistic AI‐Human‐Machine Interaction

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review presents recent progress in vision‐augmented wearable interfaces that combine artificial vision, soft wearable sensors, and exoskeletal robots. Inspired by biological visual systems, these technologies enable multimodal perception and intelligent human–machine interaction.
Jihun Lee, Gwuidong Ryu, Kisoo Kim, Feng Xu, Won Gu Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatio-temporal Visualisation and Data Exploration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge/Indigenous Knowledge

Conservation & Society, 2017
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) has been at the centre of mapping efforts for decades. Indigenous knowledge (IK) is a critical subset of TEK, and Indigenous peoples utilise a wide variety of techniques for keeping track of time.
Kierin Mackenzie, Willington Siabato, Femke Reitsma, Christophe Claramunt   +3 more
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“The thing is, to adapt is traditional”: Environmental Change and its Effects on Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Eastern United States [PDF]

, 2015
In this essay, I examine the transformation of traditional ecological knowledge, particularly that concerning plant knowledge pertaining to medicine. I argue that this transformation is a result of an environmental history influenced by the presence of a
Bassett, Alecia
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Paving the Way to Elucidate Hg's Role in Tumorigenesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Tumorigenesis can result from diverse environmental carcinogens. Among them, mercury—a lifelong bioaccumulative Group 2B carcinogen—has tumorigenic potential that remains poorly understood due to confounding co‐exposures and limited organ‐specific data.
Shouying Li, Rong Zhong, Zhenyang Yu, Hualing Fu, Jin Chen, Jia Wei, Ningwei Zhao, Le Qu, Tiantian Li, Wenli Tang, Huan Zhong   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fishery and ecology-related knowledge about plants among fishing communities along Laguna Lake, Philippines

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Ethnobotanical knowledge about plant roles in fisheries is crucial for sustainable resource management. Local ecological knowledge helps understand dynamics of the lake ecosystem.
Jimlea Nadezhda Mendoza, Baiba Prūse, Aimee Ciriaco, Amelia Mendoza, Harvey Ciriaco, Cynthia Buen, Julie Joyce Pua, Francesco Primavera, Giulia Mattalia, Renata Sõukand   +9 more
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Traditional ecological knowledge among transhumant pastoralists in Mediterranean Spain

Ecology and Society, 2013
Mobility is a millenary human strategy to deal with environmental change. An outstanding example of mobility is transhumance, an ancient pastoralist practice consisting of the seasonal migration of livestock between ecological regions following peaks in ...
Elisa Oteros-Rozas, Ricardo Ontillera-Sánchez, Pau Sanosa, Erik Gómez-Baggethun, Victoria Reyes-García, José A. González   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source