Biopsychosocial factors and falls among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study by Renata Zacharias Grando, Letícia Pophal Cutisque, Alyssa Cristine de Oliveira Elias, André Luiz Felix Rodacki, Natália Boneti Moreira

“…The variables tested were based on the biopsychosocial approach: diseases and COVID-19 infection (Health Conditions), body mass index, cognition, and depression (Body Functions and Structures), physical activity, sedentary behavior (SB), and functional capacity (Activity), health-related quality of life (HRQoL, Participation), medications (Environmental), falls history and fear of falling (Personal). …”
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Advancing genome editing to improve the sustainability and resiliency of animal agriculture by Diane Wray-Cahen, Anastasia Bodnar, Caird Rexroad, Frank Siewerdt, Dan Kovich

“…Abstract Animal agriculture faces unprecedented challenges, including the need to increase productivity to meet increasing demands for high quality protein while combating increasing pest and disease pressures, improving animal welfare, adapting to a changing climate, and reducing the environmental impact of animal agriculture. Genome editing, in concert with other existing technologies, has the potential to accelerate these efforts. …”
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Use of aldol condensation between furfural and acetone for biofuel production: A review by Tayla Luiza Pereira Borges, Rejane de Castro Santana, André Gustavo Sato, Fábio de Ávila Rodrigues

“… The continued reliance on fossil fuels and the associated environmental challenges have spurred the development of renewable energy sources, with biorefineries emerging as a prominent solution for converting biomass into valuable fuels and platform chemicals. …”
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Insights on the Permian tuff beds from the Saint-Affrique Basin (Massif Central, France): an integrated geochemical and geochronological study by Poujol, Marc, Mercuzot, Mathilde, Lopez, Michel, Bourquin, Sylvie, Bruguier, Olivier, Hallot, Erwan, Beccaletto, Laurent

“…This is particularly true for Permian basins from the southern part of the French Massif Central, making it difficult to determine correlations between basins and therefore robust timings and constraints on the environmental and climate events described in these basins, and to compare them with the larger-scale settings. …”
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Assessment of Ecosystem Vulnerability in the Tropic of Cancer (Yunnan Section) by Hui Ye, Die Bai, Jinliang Wang, Shucheng Tan, Shiyin Liu

“…By proposing targeted policy recommendations—such as enhancing ecological protection and restoration, optimizing land use planning, and increasing public environmental awareness—this study provides actionable strategies to reduce ecological vulnerability. …”
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Selection of Sustainable Building Material Using Multicriteria Decision-Making Model: A Case of Masonry Work in Lideta Subcity, Addis Ababa by Diriba Tegegne, Mebratu Abera, Esayas Alemayehu

“…The article identifies the major factor affecting the selection of sustainable building materials for masonry work as social benefit, performance capability, sustainability of the material to reduce environmental impact, waste minimization, resource efficiency, and life cycle cost of the material. …”
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Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant by Ali Can Yılmaz

“…The experiments suggest promising results in terms of utilization of low friction, fuel efficient and environmental friendly internal combustion engines fulfilling strict emission regulations.…”
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The Effect of Soil Chemical and Physical Characteristics on Growth of 30 Families of Teak (Tectona grandis) in a 10-year-old Progeny Test by Daryono Prehaten, Sapto Indrioko, Suryo Hardiwinoto, Mohammad Na'iem, Haryono Supriyo

“…Some environmental factors that greatly affect plant growth are soil’s physical and chemical properties. …”
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Exploring the influence of light conditions on the antifungal, antioxidant, and cytotoxic potential of N. persica A1387 by Bahareh Nowruzi, Radin Norouzi, Romina Norouzi

“…Environmental factors significantly influence the growth, metabolism, and bioactive compound synthesis of cyanobacteria, with light playing a critical role. …”
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Permeability Effect of Green Roof Drainage Board by Pelin Sertyeşilışık, Tayfun Uygunoğlu

“…However, permeable terrain is essential for stormwater management. One of the environmentally friendly ways to collect rainwater is to install green roofs, and there are examples of this all over the world. …”
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Design of an Integrated Model Combining CycleGAN, PPO, and Vision Transformer for Adaptive Scene Rendering in the Metaverse by Durga Prasad Kavadi, Kailash Chandra Mishra, Sai Babu Veesam, Mudimela Madhusudhan, Palacharla Ravi Kumar, Pannangi Naresh, Yuvaraju Chinnam

“…This paper proposes a new, all-in-one model that integrates CycleGAN, Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO), Vision Transformer (ViT), Bootstrap Your Own Latent (BYOL), and Adaptive Feedback Learning (AFL-RT) in an attempt at dynamic optimization of the scene rendering based on user behavior and environmental data. The CycleGAN module ensures the production of the high-resolution scenes even from low-resolution inputs, whereas PPO provides for continuous adaptation of rendering parameters so as to reduce latency and computational load. …”
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CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN TO LAND SUSTAINABILITY IN NORTH REGION OF CAMEROON : CASE STUDY OF THE LAGDO AND NGONG’S SUBDIVISIONS by JOLIE CLAIE NOUDEM, HAROLD GAEL NJOUONANG DJOMO, Chanceline NANFACK TCHATCHOUANG

“… Cameroon, a country in Central Africa, faces significant environmental challenges, including soil degradation and erosion, particularly in the northern regions. …”
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A population dynamics approach to understand the invasiveness of the seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Ochrophyta, Dictyotales) by Jesús Rosas-Guerrero, Raquel Carmona, Julio De la Rosa, Marianela Zanolla, María Altamirano

“…They persisted throughout the year, but they were not related to environmental factors, which indicates adaptive physiological mechanisms that sustain dense monospecific populations. …”
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Evaluating the impacts of microplastics on agricultural soil physical, chemical properties, and toxic metal availability: An emerging concern for sustainable agriculture. by Tapos Kumar Chakraborty, Md Simoon Nice, Md Sozibur Rahman, Baytune Nahar Netema, Khandakar Rashedul Islam, Samina Zaman, Gopal Chandra Ghosh, Md Ripon Hossain, Asadullah Munna, Mst Shamima Akter, Md Abu Rayhan, Sk Mahmudul Hasan Asif, Abu Shamim Khan

“…Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging environmental issue that might endanger the health of agricultural soil. …”
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Lip-Reading Classification of Turkish Digits Using Ensemble Learning Architecture Based on 3DCNN by Ali Erbey, Necaattin Barışçı

“…Factors such as hearing difficulties or environmental noise can disrupt this process. Lip reading offers an effective solution to these challenges. …”
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Innovative development, microstructure and hydration characteristics of recycled brick powder-circulating fluidized bed fly ash-based earthwork subgrade backfill by Wenhuan Liu, Kaize Li, Xiaoyu Jiao, Hui Li, Honghong Cao, Yongping Qu

“…This paper aims to enhance the effective utilization of construction solid waste renewable brick powder (RBP) and circulating fluidized bed fly ash (CFBFA), addressing the issues of resource consumption and environmental pollution associated with these two types of solid waste. …”
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Dust Deposition and Associated Heavy Metal Contamination in the Neighborhood of a Cement Production Plant at Konongo, Ghana by Prince Baffour Awuah, Albert Amatey Adjaottor, Emmanuel Gikunoo, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Douglas Siaw Baah

“…The release of harmful particles from industries is one of the important sources of environmental pollution worldwide. The goal of this study was to determine the amounts of dust deposition and heavy metal pollution in the soils surrounding a cement mill in Konongo, Ghana. …”
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LEACH-D: A low-energy, low-delay data transmission method for industrial internet of things wireless sensors by Desheng Liu, Chen Liang, Hongwei Mo, Xiaowei Chen, Dequan Kong, Peng Chen

“…Within IoT-based systems, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have emerged as a crucial method for collecting peripheral environmental data within industries, owing to their self-organizational attributes. …”
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An Experimental Study of the Properties of Bamboo Particle Reinforced Epoxy Matrix Biocomposites by Stephen Durowaye, Amos Abayomi, Charles Ochulor, Comfort Akindutire, Victor Okafor

“… Production of biodegradable polymer matrix biocomposites that are cost effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly with desirable properties using particles as discontinuous phase (filler) is a welcome development. …”
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Efficiency of <i>in vitro</i> culture techniques applied to soybean (<i>Glycine max (L.) Merr.</i>) accessions from the VIR collection by E. S. Korshikova, K. M. Ershova, Yu. A. Moksheninova, Yu. V. Ukhatova

“…Using a wide range of modern biotechnologies and genetic techniques to study plant germplasm accessions held by VIR makes it possible to procure valuable results, required for the development of new high-yielding cultivars adapted to adverse environmental conditions and possessing specified technological properties, particularly to identify and mark new genes and alleles useful for plant breeding. …”
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