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Finalisation of the European Approach to Assess the Fire Performance of Facades—Brief Information on the Outcome of the Project

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research was conducted within the framework of project SI2.825082, funded by the European Commission—DG GROW. The project's objective was to finalise a European approach for assessing the fire performance of façades under medium and large fire exposure conditions.
Péter Tóth, Anja Hofmann‐Böllinghaus, Fabien Dumont, Johan Anderson, Johan Sjöström, Mikael Bergius, Roman Chiva, Octavian Lalu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flammability of Facades Across Scales and International Standards

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Facade fires are a rare but destructive hazard that can lead to the rapid spread of fire between the floors and fire compartments of a building. Today, there are at least 21 different national standards for facade fire tests in use around the world, which seek to categorize facades based on their flammability.
Matthew Bonner, Wojciech Węgrzyński, Jakub Bielawski, Guillermo Rein   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wildfire Emissions From European Boreal Fuels: Effects of Fuel Type and Moisture Content

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing severity of wildfires poses significant challenges through the release of greenhouse gases and other harmful gases and particles. Although field measurements exist, there is a lack of systematic data collection to understand the influence of moisture content on the particle and gas emissions of boreal fuels, particularly for ...
Robert Svensson, Evalyne Arinaitwe, Frida Vermina Plathner, Johan Sjöström, Paul Otxoterena, Anna Sandinge, Per Blomqvist, Margaret McNamee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential for conflict between urban coyotes and people experiencing unsheltered homelessness

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
Across North America, both unsheltered homelessness and human–coyote (Canis latrans) conflict are increasing, but the relationship between these phenomena has not been thoroughly explored. We synthesize literature‐based evidence with anecdotal observations that occurred during a 15‐year study of coyotes in Edmonton, Canada, to describe three likely ...
Sage Raymond, Jeff Rose, Colleen Cassady St Clair   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural regeneration on coarse woody debris

, 2016
In the Pacific Northwest temperate forest, coarse woody debris provides a great substrate for natural regeneration of many conifer species. Logs in decay class III and IV are most suitable for seedling growth. Seedling establishment and early survival rate are higher on nurse logs than on forest floors because of favorable microsite and seedbed ...
openaire   +1 more source

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fundamental study on incineration of woody waste including seawater using the two-stage combustion method

Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2017
The objective of this study is to establish a method of direct combustion that allows safe and effective incineration of difficult-to-process woody waste as well as its utilization as fuel.
Fumiaki ABE, Masaya NAKAHARA, Kenichi TOKUNAGA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The plant microbiome: From ecological foundations to precision microbial engineering for sustainable agriculture

iMeta, EarlyView.
From ecological principles to precision engineering of plant microbiomes for sustainable agriculture. The plant holobiont integrates diverse microbial niches (including rhizosphere, endosphere, phyllosphere, seed, and aerial‐root mucilagesphere), host genetics (namely M genes), and host metabolites. Furthermore, molecular dialogues, including rhizobial
Mi Wei, Tengxiang Lian, Liying Chen, Lanxiang Wang, Junjie Ye, Xiaofang Yao, Shilong Duan, Ziyu Lu, Jinji Tu, Hongfu Li, Xin‐Yue Xu, Jie Zhou, Junliang He, Feiying Zhu, Paola Bonfante, Lam‐Son Phan Tran, Zhiqiang Pang, Xin Zhou, Zhihui Xu, Lin Zhang, Mengcen Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Chang‐Fu Tian, Yong‐Xin Liu, Kai Sun, Ertao Wang, Xianan Xie   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Responses of Ground-Dwelling Invertebrate Communities to Disturbance in Forest Ecosystems

Insects, 2019
In forest ecosystems, natural and anthropogenic disturbances alter canopy structure, understory vegetation, amount of woody debris, and the properties of litter and soil layers.
Kayla I. Perry, Daniel A. Herms
doaj   +1 more source

Volume calculations of coarse woody debris; evaluation of coarse woody debris volume calculations and consequences for coarse woody debris volume estimates in forest reserves

, 2005
Dead wood is recognized as one of the key indicators for sustainable forest management and biodiversity. Accurate assessments of dead wood volume are thus necessary. In this study New volume models were designed based on actual volume measurements of coarse woody debris. The New generic model accurately estimated volumes for all encountered tree parts (
Wijdeven, S.M.J., Vaessen, O.H.B., van Hees, A.F.M., Olsthoorn, A.F.M.   +3 more
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