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Towards sustainable nocturnal environment management: a social-ecological-technical system analysis in Wallonia (Belgium)

Discover Environment
This study examines the management of the nocturnal environment in Belgium’s Walloon region from a social-ecological-technical system perspective, aiming to enhance sustainability in nightscapes.
E. Bebronne, Samedi Heng, Sabine Limbourg   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Optimization of the natural dyes extraction (Madder and Wallonia oak) and Cotton Dyeing Using Microwave Irradiation

Textile & Leather Review, 2022
In this work, microwave irradiation was used to extract two dye plants (Quercus ithaburansis Decaisne and Rubia tinctorum L.) and to dye natural cotton.
B. Y. Buyukakinci, R. Karadağ
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Distribution, scale, and drivers of mass mortality events in Europe's freshwater bivalves

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Mass mortality events (MMEs) are decimating populations and compromising key ecosystem functions around the globe. One taxon particularly vulnerable to MMEs is freshwater bivalve mollusks. This group has important ecosystem engineering capacities and includes highly threatened and highly invasive taxa.
Daniel A. Cossey, Maria Urbańska, Ronaldo Sousa, Juergen Geist, Anna Maria Labecka, Şebnem Atasaral, Maciej Bonk, Liliya Bylyna, Frank P. L. Collas, Daniel Daill, Andreas H. Dobler, Noé Ferreira‐Rodríguez, Dariusz Halabowski, Martina I. Ilarri, Jasna Lajtner, Jon H. Mageroy, Evelyn A. Moorkens, Javier Morales, William H. Morgan, Grégory Motte, Keiko Nakamura, Paz Ondina, Martin Österling, Małgorzata Ożgo, Momir Paunović, Vincent Prié, Maja Raković, Larysa Shevchuk, Spase Shumka, Mikhail O. Son, Jouni Taskinen, Frankie Thielen, Henn Timm, Jelena Tomović, Dariusz Ulikowski, Gorazd Urbanič, Simone Varandas, Agnieszka Izolda Wasilewska, Niklas Wengström, David C. Aldridge   +39 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of regional screening policies on the diffusion of cancer screening participation in Belgium: time trends in educational inequalities in Flanders and Wallonia

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background We investigate whether the extent of educational inequalities in the use of Pap smears (cervical cancer screening) and mammograms (breast cancer screening) in Belgium has changed over time in accordance with the pattern predicted by diffusion ...
Barbara Willems, Piet Bracke
doaj   +1 more source

Questioning relationships between socioeconomic and demographic factors in the light of characteristics of rural Wallonia during the 19th century

Espace populations sociétés, 2021
Although relationships between economic and demographic changes have often been debated, studies have long remained focused on urban and industrial areas. Converging evidence, however, suggests that early birth control emerged in rural Wallonia.
Mélanie Bourguignon
doaj   +1 more source

Map and determinants of woodlands visiting in Wallonia

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2010
Abstract The Walloon forest taken as a whole can be regarded as typical of a rural area, although its proximity to densely populated areas gives it a peri-urban character. It is visited by the local population as well as by tourists (including from neighboring countries).
Colson, Vincent, Garcia, Serge, Rondeux, Jacques, Lejeune, Philippe   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Using geographically weighted Poisson regression to examine the association between socioeconomic factors and hysterectomy incidence in Wallonia, Belgium

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Various studies have investigated geographical variations in the incidence of hysterectomy in Western countries and analyzed socioeconomic factors to explain those variations.
A. Poliart, F. Kirakoya-Samadoulougou, M. Ouédraogo, P. Collart, D. Dubourg, S. Samadoulougou   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Why Do Voters Vote for ‘the Other Side’? Instrumental and Expressive Motives for Cross‐Ethnolinguistic Voting in Brussels

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While electoral support in deeply divided societies is expected to follow segmental lines, parties often attract substantial backing from outside their core constituencies. This article examines why voters in Belgium's Brussels‐Capital Region—a consociational system designed to enable the peaceful cohabitation of the French and Dutch language ...
Benjamin Blanckaert, Silvia Erzeel, Didier Caluwaerts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Local Government Decision‐Making: The Influence of Institutional Pressures and Managerial Perceptions

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly being integrated into public sector decision‐making processes, with public managers relying on them to enhance their capabilities. As AI adoption becomes more widespread, discussions about its advantages and drawbacks intensify, alongside growing external expectations and pressures. However,
A. Paula Rodriguez Müller, Luca Tangi, Amandine Lerusse   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quels territoires de santé gérontologique pour repenser l’adéquation entre offre et besoins d’aides en Wallonie ?

Revue Francophone sur la Santé et les Territoires, 2017
Today, population aging is one of the most important challenges for local, regional, and national authorities. The consequences of population ageing for elderly care as foreseen by population projections may lead to tense debates in the future.
Mélanie Bourguignon, Thierry Eggerickx, Jean-Paul Sanderson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source