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Improving nature experience in cities: What are people's preferences for vegetated streets? [PDF]

Journal of Environmental Management, 2019
In the current context of strong urban sprawl, it becomes urgent to find urban approaches that simultaneously promote ecological functions and relationships between people and nature in cities. Streets are omnipresent urban elements that can deliver ecosystem services and facilitate people daily interactions with nature. Promoting vegetation in streets
Bonthoux, Sébastien, Chollet, Simon, Balat, Ianis, Legay, Nicolas, Voisin, Lolita   +4 more
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3D Chromatin Architecture Provides Insights Into Leaf Trait Variation Among Pear Species

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Three‐dimensional (3D) chromatin architecture plays a fundamental role in eukaryotic gene regulations, its functional significance in perennial fruit trees remains poorly characterized despite extensive applications in crop genomics. Here, we developed high‐resolution (∼5 kb) Hi‐C maps of Pyrus and compared 3D genomic architecture of three ...
Yueyuan Liu, Chenhui Han, Cheng Xue, Manyi Sun, Bobo Song, Yongsong Xue, Guangyan Yang, Shaozhuo Xu, Wei Wei, Jiaming Li, Runze Wang, Jun Wu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post-Fire Forest Vegetation State Monitoring through Satellite Remote Sensing and In Situ Data

Remote Sensing, 2022
Wildfires have significant environmental and socio-economic impacts, affecting ecosystems and people worldwide. Over the coming decades, it is expected that the intensity and impact of wildfires will grow depending on the variability of climate ...
Daniela Avetisyan, E. Velizarova, Lachezar Hristov Filchev   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mapping the “Supply–Demand–Flow” of Ecosystem Services for Ecosystem Management in China

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a “supply–demand–flow” framework clarifies how ecosystem services move between regions by distinguishing potential and actual supply and demand. Using integrated biophysical–socioeconomic modeling, nine services in China were mapped.
Yikun Zhang, Yadong Yang, Yongsheng Wang, Guirui Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the impact of population agglomeration on ecosystem services: an empirical study based on Fenhe River Basin

Environmental Research Letters
Since the 21st century, cities have experienced rapid expansion, posing serious threats to the health of non-urban ecosystems. It is generally believed that continued urbanization will put increasing pressure on ecosystems.
Qiang Li, An Cao, Xueyi Shi, Zhongqiu Zhao, Qingqing Wu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

VEGA-SCIENCE SERVICES FOR MONITORING THE IMPACT OF TECHNOGENIC WASTE AND DUMPS SOURCES ON ENVIRONMENT [PDF]

ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020
The impact of hazardous waste on people and the environment from agricultural, industrial, military and mining activities form one of the most significant global environmental challenges. These wastes often include heavy metals, acid precipitates (sulfur
V. P. Savorskiy, V. P. Savorskiy, E. A. Loupian, O. Y. Panova, O. Y. Panova, A. M. Konstantinova, D. M. Ermakov, I. V. Balashov   +7 more
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF VEGETABLES BY RURAL PEOPLE

Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists, 2017
The purpose of the research was identification sources of knowledge about the nutritional value of vegetables among the rural population on the example of two voivodships, Mazowieckie and Lubelskie. The paper presents the assessment of the relevance of individual types of information sought by respondents.
Robert Rosa, Agnieszka Ginter, Jolanta Franczuk, Anna Zaniewicz-Bajkowska, Edyta Kosterna-Kelle, Krystyna Chromińska, Aneta Rutkowska   +6 more
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An Innovative Model of a Home-Like Environment for People in Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States [PDF]

The Neurohospitalist, 2015
Background and Purpose: Many forms of assisted living have been proposed for people who have a loss of autonomy in activities of daily living. Despite the increasing prevalence of vegetative and minimally conscious states, no dedicated residential accommodation has been implemented for patients with chronic ...
ZYLBERMAN R, CAROLEI, ANTONIO, SACCO, SIMONA, MALLIA P, PISTOIA, FRANCESCA   +4 more
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Guideline for High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography Detection of Anthocyanins

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Anthocyanins, as water‐soluble natural pigments widely present in plants, have various biological activities such as antioxidation and anti‐inflammatory, and are widely used in the fields of food, cosmetics, and medicine. However, because of the presence of unstable phenolic hydroxyl groups in their structure, they are prone to degradation due
Zi‐Jun Xue, Xiao‐Lin Yu, Hao‐Yu Xue, Jin‐Long Tian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes over time in remnant rural vegetation within built-up areas [PDF]

, 2010
This dissertation focuses on changes over time within patches of remnant rural vegetation after their inclusion in built-up settings. The dissertation is a compilation of four papers preceded by a summary part.
Forsberg, Oskar
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