Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Perfluoroalkyl Substances by Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Gurpal S. Toor

“… Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) or perfluorochemicals (PFCs) are the most widespread and persistent manmade chemicals on earth. Common products that contain PFASs are Teflon pans, non-stick cookware, rain/waterproof jackets (like Gore-Tex), fire-fighting foams, food packaging, carpets, and furniture fabrics. …”
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« LE PAYSAGE SONORE » DE MURRAY R. SCHAFER by Luana STAN

“…Wouldn’t it be extraordinary to be able to listen to the sounds surrounding St Sophia’s Church during Byzantine times or ... the forest noises from when dinosaurs roamed the Earth? …”
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Virtual Laboratories: Mesocosms and Gameworlds by Dustin Breitling

“…Building upon these developments, we will explore how digital games share parallels with mesocosms, attempting to render ecological and Earth systems phenomena legible while simultaneously contributing to contemporary debates surrounding biodiversity, species loss, and climate change. …”
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Silicon Effects on Resistance of St. Augustinegrass to Southern Chinch Bugs and Plant Disease by Alan L. Wright, Ron Cherry, Huangjun Lu, Pamela Roberts

“…Silicon (Si) is the second most common element on earth, but it is not considered an essential element for plant growth. …”
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Oligocene Trace Fossil Geoconservation and Geoheritage: On the Mammals Tracks of the Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark by Pauline Coster, Stephane Legal

“…Trace fossils represent an important component of the Earth’s heritage that provide important keys for learning about the diversity and evolution of life and environments through time. …”
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Les pôles, territoires de l’imaginaire où science et fiction s’entremêlent by Frédérique Rémy

“…The earth’s poles nourished the imagination for a long time. …”
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On the Edge of Space and Time: Evangelical Missionaries in the Post-Soviet Arctic by Laur Vallikivi

“…They are driven by the promise of the return of Christ after the gospel is preached “at the ends of the earth”. I suggest that the Baptists’ agenda is shaped, on the one hand, by the literal reading of the Bible, which allows them to be the divine instruments at the end times and, on the other hand, by the idea of Russia’s special role in God’s salvation plan. …”
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Application of Data Clustering Embedded in Fuzzy Classifier Expert System for Water Quality Recognition by JC Obi, AA Imianvan

“…Its usage and want far out stretch any Earth material (minerals, rocks, soil and water). …”
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A Study on College Students’ Cognitive Intention and Path Choice of Entrepreneurship from the Perspective of Individual and Group Cooperation by Yingjie Zhao

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The Young Generation of Catholics in the Face of Ecological Problems Exemplified by the Initiatives of the Catholic Youth Association by Andrzej Lubowicki

“…Bug, the River of Life - Education for Youth, Youth for Sustainable Development; 2. Youth of this Earth; 3. Electro Responsible; 4. Kayaking Patrol of St. …”
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LUMINESCENCE LIFETIME MEASUREMENTS OF YB3+ IONS IN LI2ZN2(MOO4)3 CRYSTAL BY USING METHOD ELIMINATING REABSORPTION EFFECT by S. V. Kurilchik, V. E. Kisel, N. V. Kuleshov, A. A. Pavlyuk

“…The experimental setup for luminescence decay time measurements of rear-earth ions in condensed matters  (crystals,  glasses  and solutions)  has  been  developed.  …”
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The Low Temperature Specific Heat of Pr0.65Ca0.35MnO3 by Zhiyong Han, Zhenzhu Jing

“…It is found that the low temperature electron specific heat in zero magnetic field is obviously larger than that of ordinary rare-earth manganites oxide. To get the contribution of phonon to the specific heat precisely, the lattice specific heat is calculated by Debye model fitting. …”
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High Energy Neutrino Emission from Astrophysical Jets in the Galaxy by T. Smponias, O. T. Kosmas

“…These neutrinos are of high energies (Eν of the order up to a few TeV) and for their observation specialized instruments are in operation, both on Earth and in orbit. Furthermore, some next generation telescopes and detector facilities are in the process of design and construction. …”
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Automated Observations of the Earthshine by P. R. Goode, S. Shoumko, E. Pallé, P. Montañés-Rodríguez

“…The overall reflectance of sunlight from Earth is a fundamental parameter for climate studies. …”
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Pan de bois et contreventement oblique en Gaule à l’âge du Fer by Pierre Péfau

“…Since the 1980s in France, the state of knowledge on Iron Age earth and wood architecture has increased considerably, especially regarding earthfast post constructions. …”
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Tackling the effects of atmospheric dust hazard on human health by Emmanouil Proestakis

“…How much of it resides close to the Earth’s surface, where most human activity takes place? …”
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Groundwater Quality of Open Wells and Tube Wells around Amalner Town of Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India by V. T. Patil, P. R. Patil

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Summary on Several Key Techniques in 3D Geological Modeling by Gang Mei

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Quand « l’eau, c’est le lien » : suivre l’évolution des réseaux d’eau pour éclairer les pratiques et les transformations sociales dans les tribus kanak by Caroline Lejars, Séverine Bouard, Catherine Sabinot, Charline Nékiriaï

“…In New Caledonia, in the Kanak communities, “water is the link” ; the link between Heaven and Earth, between the Mountain and the Sea, but also between men and between clans.This article aims to show how the evolution of water networks management, from the « traditional » irrigation canals to the drinking water supply network, has transformed and still transforms uses of water in tribes and how these changes modify the links between men and tribe social organization. …”
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Temas rituales en la cerámica « tipo códice » del estilo mixteca-puebla by Gilda Hernández Sánchez

“…Four of them are commented in this paper: the complex of the Solar Band, of Prayer to the Deceased, of Offering to the Earth and of Smoke and Darkness.…”
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