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Making green easy: providing ward‐based education and resources to optimise pharmaceutical waste management

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Medicines are the most common healthcare intervention. However, disposal of pharmaceutical waste in health facilities contributes significantly to financial costs and carbon emissions, and incorrect disposal can lead to environmental contamination.
Derek Kay, Mya Abigail Acosta, Kristen Pickles, Alexandra Barratt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

IMO e-Navigation Implementation Strategy - Challenge for Data Modelling [PDF]

TransNav, 2013
The topic of e-Navigation entered the stage of IMO in 2008 already. After yearlong debates, the member states now agree about a consolidated interpretation of e-Navigation (NAV58/6, 2012).
Mathias Jonas, Jan-Hendrik Oltmann
doaj   +1 more source

From Highlands to Henge: Refining the Provenance and Transport Pathways of Stonehenge's Altar Stone

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Altar Stone, the 6000 kg central sandstone megalith at Stonehenge in southern England, is suggested to have originated from the Orcadian Basin in northeast Scotland, some 700 km away. However, its source location within this large basin remains unresolved and its mode of transport uncertain.
Anthony J. I. Clarke, Remy L. J. Veness, Christopher L. Kirkland, Chris D. Clark, Niall Gandy, Andy Emery, Sarah L. Bradley, Jeremy C. Ely, Ignéczi Ádám   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of the Vistula Channel Development Between Wloclawek and Torun: Evaluation with Regard to the New Geological Survey

Quaestiones Geographicae, 2014
The aim of this paper is to present the geological structure of the Vistula river valley floor as the modifying factor of fluvial processes and present the development conditions of the contemporary Vistula river channel, which underwent marked ...
Babiński Zygmunt, Habel Michał, Chalov Sergey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Atlantic Ocean and the “Mighty Rivers” of the New World: Natural Phenomena and Human Encounters in Frances Trollope’s Domestic Manners of the Americans (1832)

E-REA, 2014
“At every table d’hôte, on board of every steam-boat, in every stage-coach, and in all societies, the first question was, ‘Have you read Mrs. Trollope?’” (Coke 167-168).
Manuela D’AMORE
doaj   +1 more source

Microbial communities and functional diversity in seafood

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Functional diversity encompasses ecosystem processes that enhance adaptability to environmental change. This study explores the diversity of microorganisms associated with seafood. In this paper, we present our knowledge of microbial diversity in relation to seafood.
Christian Larbi Ayisi, Samuel Ayeh Osei, Grace Afumwaa Boamah, Gertrude Dzifa Mensah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using statistical and machine learning approaches to describe estuarine tidal dynamics

Journal of Hydroinformatics
Estuaries are ecologically valuable regions where tidal forces move large volumes of water. To understand the ongoing physical processes in such dynamic systems, a series of estuarine monitoring stations is required.
Franziska Lauer, Frank Kösters
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of off‐highway vehicle activity on Arizona wildlife: a systematic literature review

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
The published literature indicates that off‐highway vehicles (OHVs) predominantly negatively affect native Arizona amphibians, mammals, and reptiles, while effects of OHVs on native Arizona birds are mostly unknown or neutral. Abstract Off‐highway vehicle (OHV) recreation has dramatically increased in Arizona, USA, prompting concerns about potential ...
Hayden K. Hutcherson, Cassidy A. Klovanish, Samuel D. Lisak, Esther S. Rubin, Reilly T. Jackson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waterway e sviluppo del territorio: nuova mobilità e turismo sostenibile

TeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 2010
Spesso origine dei primi insediamenti urbani, i corsi d’acqua sono stati nei secoli fonte di sostentamento per le popolazioni e strumento di scambio tra genti e culture.
Oriana Giovinazzi, Marta Moretti
doaj   +1 more source

Carbon Emissions From Different Functional Zones of Construction Land in the Yellow River Basin Based on Nighttime Light Data and POI Data

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Yellow River Basin is a critical region for ecological conservation and sustainable development in China. It also serves as a core area for carbon emissions across various functional zones of construction land. Accurately understanding carbon emissions from various types of construction land in the Yellow River Basin is crucial for China ...
Xi Chen, Wei Wei, Lei He, Xiaoxu Wei, Binbin Xie, Junju Zhou, Wei Shi, Yanli Pei   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source