« Using the land without possessing it » ? Le territoire de Richard Long by Laurence BELINGARD

“…Although aesthetically powerful, its environmental impact is minimal. Long defines his own work as “politically correct.” …”
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Spatial-Temporal Patterns and Controls of Evapotranspiration across the Tibetan Plateau (2000–2012) by Hao Zhang, Jian Sun, Junnan Xiong

“…Herein, the spatial patterns of ET are examined, and the effects of environmental factors on ET at different scales are explored from the years 2000 to 2012. …”
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Potential of water sediments in construction materials: Current approaches and critical consideration of future challenges by Jan Fořt, Ayodele Afolayan, Václav Kočí, Lenka Scheinherrová, Jiří Jan, Jakub Borovec, Robert Černý

“…By reusing sediments, the environmental externalities typically associated with building materials production can be reduced by transforming sediments from waste material into valuable resources. …”
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Performance comparison of cooling systems using R410a and RE170 as working fluids at various condensing temperature by Setyawan Andriyanto, Mitrakusuma Windy H., Simbolon Luga M.

“…In addition to being used as a fuel and propellant, dimethyl ether (RE170) can also be used as an environmentally friendly refrigerant. Apart from having zero ozone depletion potential (ODP), this compound also has a very low global warming potential (GWP), making it safe for the environment. …”
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Techno-economic aspects of concrete lightweighting by char enrichment with phosphates from wastewater by Josef Marousek, Beata Gavurova, Anna Marouskova, Babak Minofar

“…Portland cement (PC) production is a major contributor to environmental pollution due to its resource and energy – intensive nature, ranking as the 3rd largest source. …”
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A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) and Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavement: A Case Study in China by Hui Ma, Zhigang Zhang, Xia Zhao, Shuang Wu

“…In this study, the environmental impacts and resource consumptions of WMA and HMA pavements were analyzed comparatively using the life cycle assessment (LCA) method. …”
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Genetic Influences on Individual Differences in Exercise Behavior during Adolescence by Niels van der Aa, Eco J. C. De Geus, Toos C. E. M. van Beijsterveldt, Dorret I. Boomsma, Meike Bartels

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the degree to which genetic and environmental influences affect variation in adolescent exercise behavior. …”
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Green guardians: The biocontrol potential of Pseudomonas-derived metabolites for sustainable agriculture by Ruihuan Yang, Xiangning Du, Moein Khojasteh, Syed Mashab Ali Shah, Yongzheng Peng, Zhangfei Zhu, Zhengyin Xu, Gongyou Chen

“…By highlighting recent progress and emerging trends, it seeks to promote the use of AMs in plant disease management and inspire the development of new green agrochemicals, contributing to more sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices.…”
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Spatial and seasonal determinants of arthropod community composition across an agro-ecosystem landscape by P. Burgess, G.S. Betini, A. Cholewka, J.R. deWaard, S. deWaard, C. Griswold, P.D.N. Hebert, A. MacDougall, K.S. McCann, J. McGroarty, E. Miller, K. Perez, S. Ratnasingham, C. Reisiger, D. Steinke, E. Wright, E. Zakharov, J.M. Fryxell

“…Significant effects of time remained after accounting for environmental variables, with little independent effect of spatial distance. …”
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Agroecological functions of the agrobiodiversity niches of rural Bogota, Colombia by Stefan Ortiz, Catalina Quiroga-Manrique, Julieth Monroy-Hernández, Darío Pérez

“…This generates transformations in livelihoods and biocultural relations, affecting local environmental knowledge and practices for the use and management of agrobiodiversity. …”
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Emergy Evaluation of a Production and Utilization Process of Irrigation Water in China by Dan Chen, Zhao-Hui Luo, Jing Chen, Jun Kong, Dong-Li She

“…The irrigated agriculture production subsystem has a higher sustainability than the irrigation water production subsystem and the integrated production system, according to several emergy indices: renewability ratio (%R), emergy yield ratio (EYR), emergy investment ratio (EIR), environmental load ratio (ELR), and environmental sustainability index (ESI). …”
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Garimpeiros de Ouro e Cooperativismo no século XXI. Exemplos nos rios Tapajós, Juma e Madeira no Sudoeste da Amazônia Brasileira by Maria Célia Coelho, Luiz Jardim Wanderley , Reinaldo Costa

“…This article discusses: 1) who are the small scale miners in the contemporary Brazilian Amazon, how they act and what are their characteristics in comparison with other forms of mining; and 2) the informality of small scale mining in opposition to the idea of "modernization" through industrial mining, hydroelectric or agribusiness and also through the recent environmental legislation and the strengthening of mining cooperative organizations. …”
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Leaf Extract Mediated Green Synthesis of Iron-oxide Nanoparticles (FeO -NPs) by Using Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (China rose): A Potential Approach and its Biological Application by Anjali Singh, Ruchi Bharti, Ajay Thakur, Monika Verma, Renu Sharma

“… The aim of this study was to synthesize iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) using an aqueous extract obtained from the leaves of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, commonly known as China rose. By employing an environmentally friendly approach, the production of small-sized and highly stable FeO-NPs was achieved, offering promising prospects for environmental preservation by eliminating the need for harmful chemicals. …”
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The Potential for Dams to Impact Lowland Meandering River Floodplain Geomorphology by Philip M. Marren, James R. Grove, J. Angus Webb, Michael J. Stewardson

“…These active processes are likely to have more serious implications for floodplain function and emphasize both the need for future research and the need for an “environmental sediment regime” to operate alongside environmental flows.…”
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Genetic Variants in SNCA and the Risk of Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease and Clinical Outcomes: A Review by Clarissa Loureiro das Chagas Campêlo, Regina Helena Silva

“…We discussed the findings based on environmental factors, history of PD, clinical outcomes, and ethnicity. …”
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Beyond Conquest: Decolonizing Adventure Sports through Outdoor Counterstories by Denisa Krásná

“…This paper argues that these counterstories contribute to the creation of a collective decolonial outdoor counternarrative that could inspire pro-environmental actions among adventure athletes who experience climate anxiety. …”
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Investigating Stability Problems in Solid Waste Landfills by Gökçe Buse Güner Karaca, Şeyma Ordu, Ertuğrul Ordu

“…One of today’s most pressing environmental issues is related to waste disposal, especially landfilling. …”
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Study protocol on the impact of postnatal maternal separation stress on dental enamel formation in a murine experimental model. by Júlia Ingryd Targino de Sousa, Juliana de Lima Gonçalves, Alexandra Mussolino de Queiroz, Fabrício Kitazono de Carvalho, Francisco Wanderley Garcia de Paula-Silva

“…Dental development is a complex process influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Dental enamel, primarily composed of hydroxyapatite, is formed through complex cellular and biochemical mechanisms. …”
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IGF-1 Restores Visual Cortex Plasticity in Adult Life by Reducing Local GABA Levels by José Fernando Maya-Vetencourt, Laura Baroncelli, Alessandro Viegi, Ettore Tiraboschi, Eero Castren, Antonino Cattaneo, Lamberto Maffei

“…Recent studies have challenged this dogma providing evidence that both pharmacological treatments and paradigms based on the manipulation of environmental stimulation levels can be successfully employed as strategies for enhancing plasticity in the adult nervous system. …”
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New Book: Ideas and Actionable Steps for Scaling Africa’s Blue Economy Strategy by Francis Onditi, Douglas Yates, Narnia Bohler-Muller

“…This evolution has triggered fundamental questions: What does it mean for environmental sustainability? What does it mean for inclusivity in the exploitation of the blue economy ecosystem? …”
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