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Roaming habits of pet cats on the suburban fringe in Perth, Western Australia: What size buffer zone is needed to protect wildlife in reserves?

, 2008
We radiotracked 18 pet cats Felis catus from rural and urban areas within the City of Armadale, Western Australia, both at night and during the day between August 2003 and February 2005 to estimate the size of buffer zone required to reduce incursions by
Calver, M.C., Garkaklis, M.J., Lilith, M.   +2 more
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Development of a sustainable water treatment process using biochar as substrate for filtration and coliform removal

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Preparation, modification, and characterization of biochar from woodchips and its application in stream water filtration, evaluated through physicochemical and microbiological analyses. Abstract Global microbial water contamination affects 1.8 billion people, necessitating efficient and sustainable treatment methods.
Tariq Khalil, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali, Rameesha Abid, Anab Mujtaba, Rabia Asghar, Asif Jamal, Yusuf Tutar, Ahsan Habib, Fakhraddin Yusubov   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Situational Analysis of Attitudes toward Stray Cats and Preferences and Priorities for Their Management

Animals
Current cat management approaches are outdated and ineffective, failing to reduce stray cat numbers or related complaints and negatively impacting the job satisfaction and mental health of veterinary, shelter, and municipal staff.
Jacquie Rand, Rebekah Scotney, Ann Enright, Andrea Hayward, Pauleen Bennett, John Morton   +5 more
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Circular and Bio‐Sourced Polymers for Energy Applications: Natural Feedstocks, Recycling, and Upcycling Routes

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review provides a critical comparative analysis of circular and bio‐sourced polymers for energy storage, systematically evaluating natural feedstocks alongside recycling and upcycling strategies for battery components. Key structure–property–performance relationships and inherent trade‐offs between sustainability metrics and electrochemical ...
Priyank Sinha, Amul Jain, Koushik Mahata, Sanjib Banerjee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tenants' experiences of the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing Property and Tenancy Management Reforms [PDF]

, 2013
Executive SummaryAn assessment of tenant experiences of the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH) Property and Tenancy Management (PTM) reforms in the Northern Territory was undertaken on behalf of the Australian Government

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New‐Generation Integrated Devices: Multiple‐Energy Utilization and Integration Systems Based on Perovskite Photovoltaics

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review highlights emerging integrated energy systems based on perovskite photovoltaics, including PSC–thermoelectric, photovoltaic–electrochemical, self‐charging, and building‐integrated architectures. By coupling multiple energy conversion and storage pathways, these multifunctional platforms enable enhanced solar utilization, improved stability,
Yihuai Huang, Wenguang Zhang, Yuchen Xiong, Zijun Yi, Changkai Huang, Qinghui Jiang, Abdul Basit, Guibin Shen, Yubo Luo, Xin Li, Junyou Yang   +10 more
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The influence of neighbourhood socio-demographic factors on densities of free-roaming cat populations in an urban ecosystem in Israel

, 2011
Contains fulltext : 95458.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)Free-roaming cat populations are abundant in many urban ecosystems worldwide. Their management is necessary for reasons of public health, risk of wildlife predation and
Finkler, H., Terkel, J., Erez Hatna, Hilit Finkler, Joseph Terkel, Hatna, E.   +5 more
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Plant adaptive strategies respond to environmental change across European grassland habitats

Ecography, EarlyView.
Grassland ecosystems are facing rapid and ongoing change driven by intensified land‐use and accelerated climate change, highlighting the urgent need to understand their potential adaptation and response to environmental change. We analyzed data from 52 980 vegetation plots spanning all major grassland habitats in Europe (including alpine, rocky, sandy,
Xiao‐Peng Tan, Petr Pyšek, Milan Chytrý, Irena Axmanová, Jan Divíšek, Ilona Knollová, Svetlana Aćić, Idoia Biurrun, Hans Henrik Bruun, Jürgen Dengler, Tetiana Dziuba, Emmanuel Garbolino, Attila Lengyel, Jonathan Lenoir, Ricarda Pätsch, Aaron Pérez‐ Haase, Valerijus Rašomavičius, Eszter Ruprecht, Urban Šilc, Kiril Vassilev, Yi‐Jun Wang, Wen‐Yong Guo   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermochromic Radiative Cooling Coatings with Robust Superhydrophobicity for Energy‐Efficient Buildings

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A scalable, color‐adaptive radiative cooling coating is developed to enable dynamic spectral regulation via a reversible thermochromic transition at ~45 °C and a high solar reflectance of 91.7%. The coating achieves 4.44 °C outdoor sub‐ambient cooling while providing robust superhydrophobicity and environmental durability through its micro/nano ...
Ziqi Li, Akbar Bashir, Chak‐Yin Tang, Gary Chi‐Pong Tsui, Yan Chen, Jie Cui, Xing Ouyang, Chen Liu, Dazhu Chen   +8 more
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Coupling Land Use Change Modeling with Climate Projections to Estimate Seasonal Variability in Runoff from an Urbanizing Catchment Near Cincinnati, Ohio

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2014
This research examines the impact of climate and land use change on watershed hydrology. Seasonal variability in mean streamflow discharge, 100-year flood, and 7Q10 low-flow of the East Fork Little Miami River watershed, Ohio was analyzed using ...
Diana Mitsova
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