Efficient sampling designs to assess biodiversity spatial autocorrelation: should we go fractal? by Laroche, Fabien

“…Quantifying the autocorrelation range of species distribution in space is necessary for applied ecological questions, like implementing protected area networks or monitoring programs. …”
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Geography of Sand and Gravel Mining in the Lower Mekong River by Jean-Paul Bravard, Marc Goichot, Stéphane Gaillot

“…The results also highlight the extreme importance of this factor in the geomorphologic and ecological changes of the Mekong reaches and the delta.…”
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L'approche écosystémique de la santé des populations : le cas de l’exposition au mercure des communautés riveraines de l’Amazonie et du nord du Québec by Sebastian Weissenberger, Delaine Sampaio da Silva, Roger Schetagne

“…Although the biophysical, geographical and ecological context is quite different, there are notable similarities in the mobilization and transformation of mercury in the ecosystems and in the human exposure. …”
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Leaf and Root Functional Traits of Woody and Herbaceous Halophytes and Their Adaptations in the Yellow River Delta by Yan Wang, Hao Wu, Jian Wang, Liqiang Mu, Zhongyue Li

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Body size prediction in scorpions: a phylogenetic comparative examination of linear measurements of individual body parts by Stênio Í. A. Foerster

“…Body size has always been the focus of several ecological studies due to its undeniable influence on other life-history traits. …”
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Homeopathic Treatment of Arabidopsis thaliana Plants Infected with Pseudomonas syringae by Devika Shah-Rossi, Peter Heusser, Stephan Baumgartner

“…Thus, homeopathic formulations might have a potential for the treatment of plant diseases after further optimization. However, the ecological impact should be investigated more closely before widespread application.…”
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Średniowieczne źródła antropocentryzmu by Anita Ganowicz-Bączyk

“…The anthropocentric attitude is sometimes meant to be the main cause of the ecological crisis. One can distinguish at least several stages of the process, which led to this crisis, namely: stage of Magic and Myth, Ancient Times, Middle Ages, and Modern Times. …”
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Infestation patterns of a major wood boring pest, Psiloptera fastuosa (Buprestidae: Coleoptera) in Tasar, Terminalia arjuna (Myrtales: Combretaceae) plantation by Sumit Mandal, Avishek Dolai, Kartik Chandra Mandal, Amlan Das

“…Therefore, sustainable Tasar plantation management is highly challenging because of limited bio-ecological information and the infestation pattern of the pest. …”
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The role of microalgae in providing essential minerals for sustainable swine nutrition by José A. M. Prates, José A. M. Prates

“…Environmentally, microalgae offer notable benefits by requiring less land and water compared to conventional crops, effectively sequestering carbon and providing bioremediation capabilities, thereby reducing the ecological impact of livestock production. Despite these advantages, challenges remain in optimizing mineral bioavailability due to the resilient cell walls of certain species, which may require mechanical or enzymatic pre-treatments to enhance nutrient absorption. …”
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On the state of nature and social life: thinking about humans and chimpanzees by Eliane Sebeika Rapchan

“…The practice of studying similarities and differences lead us to the same dead end: nature (on the genetic, biological and ecological level) is highly influential in determining that chimpanzees and humans live as social or sociocultural beings. …”
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Use of Tick Cell Lines in Co-Infection Studies with a Preliminary Study of Co-Culture of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> and <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i> by Violetta Zając, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Angelina Wójcik-Fatla

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Teilhard de Chardin’s Vision of Science, Religion and Planetary Humanity: A Challenge to the Contemporary World by Ursula King

“…This is a decisively critical question, for to evolve further is no longer just an option, but an imperative.What are the spiritual energy resources needed for the further development of the human community, especially the necessary zest for life, the all-transforming power of love and compassion available in order to develop an environmentally and ecologically sound way of life to ensure the wellbeing of all people and the planet? …”
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Precise Crop Pest Detection Based on Co-Ordinate-Attention-Based Feature Pyramid Module by Chenrui Kang, Lin Jiao, Kang Liu, Zhigui Liu, Rujing Wang

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The commercial promotion of electronic cigarettes on social media and its influence on positive perceptions of vaping and vaping behaviours in Anglophone countries: A scoping revie... by L Chacon, G Mitchell, S Golder

“…Future research should be conducted in broader settings, incorporate larger and diverse sample sizes, ensure research transparency, cover multiple social networking sites, emphasize ecological validity, and foment longitudinal studies.…”
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Effect of Mulching as a Sustainable Farming Practice on Maize Cultivation at Faculty of Agriculture Kabale University. by Kyomuhangi, Samare

“…This study aimed to provide empirical data on the benefits of mulching in maize cultivation at Kabale University, contributing to the broader understanding of sustainable farming practices in similar agro-ecological contexts.…”
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Phasic and periodic change of drought under greenhouse effect by Yang Li, Zhicheng Zheng, Yaochen Qin, Haifeng Tian, Zhixiang Xie, Peijun Rong

“…This suggests that governments and nongovernmental organizations in the region should pay attention to the short drought period in the ESAC when they carry out ecological restoration and protection projects such as the construction of forest reserves and high-quality farmland. …”
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Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“…While the results of these indices have been found to vary in the details, they all point in a similar direction: most industrialised countries are imposing increasing burdens on younger and future generations, as is evidenced, for example, by their high sovereign debts, youth unemployment and poverty, and perennial ecological crises. In a 2013 study published by the Bertelsmann Foundation, and led by Pieter Vanhuysse of the UN’s European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, a total of 29 OECD states were compared on the basis of four indicators: public debt per child; the ecological footprint created by all generations currently alive; the ratio of child- to elderly-poverty; and the distribution of social spending among generations (“elderly-bias indicator of social spending”, EBiSS). …”
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Evaluation of Urban Composite Carbon Sink Value: A Case Study of Shenyang by Tiemao SHI, Di WANG, Yu TANG, Peiying LI

“…ObjectiveIn view of the urgent necessity to achieve the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals and establish an effective ecological compensation system, it is of crucial significance to evaluate the carbon sink value. …”
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Effect of Simultaneous Use of Different Amounts of Biochar and Soil Application of Common Sulfur and Spraying of Nanosulfur on Yield and Yield Components and Some Phytochemical Cha... by Vahid Mohammadzadeh Kakhki, mohmmad Hossein Aminifard, Mohamad Behzad Amiri

“…Material and Methods To evaluate the combined application of ecological inputs, specifically biochar and sulfur nutritional treatments, on the medicinal plant savory (Satureja hortensis L.), a split-plot experiment based on a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications was conducted over the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 growing seasons at the Research Field of the University of Gonabad, Iran. …”
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On $ \left(\mathit{p}, \mathit{q}\right) $-fractional linear Diophantine fuzzy sets and their applications via MADM approach by Hanan Alohali, Muhammad Bilal Khan, Jorge E. Macías-Díaz, Fahad Sikander

“…Reducing the supply chain's overall environmental impact is the main objective in order to improve corporate connections and the social, ecological, and economic ties with other nations. To accomplish appropriate and accurate measures to address the issue of emergency decision-making, the paper is divided into three major sections. …”
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