INFLUENCE OF PURIFICATION PROCESS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMANIAN CALCIUM BENTONITE by ANA-MARIA GEORGESCU, FRANÇOISE NARDOU, DENISA NISTOR ILEANA

“…The purified bentonite can be used to obtain advanced materials, which can be tested as adsorbents for environmental remediation. …”
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Identification of Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac in Florida by Patricia Grace, Sherrie Lowe

“…This document is Circular ENH886, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Les trames vertes : discours et/ou matérialité, quelles réalités ? by Laure Cormier, Nathalie Carcaud

“…In other cases, the greenway concept refers to the planning strategy of creating open spaces in suburban areas with a sustainable development vision, i.e. taking into account their social, economic and environmental aspects. It now appears as an original approach of spatial planning, but we will see that this idea first emerged in United States at the end of the19th century. …”
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Imagining the future of prison administration in response to the climate emergency by Julien Sipra, Anouk Mousset

“…The strategy, created by examining future environmental trends, aims to anticipate and suggest actions for different timescales: acquiring data and producing knowledge; visualizing what future prisons might look like and possible trajectories for their transformation; organizing collective discussions about prisons to establish a shared vision, and supporting appropriation of the results to assist in decision-making and action-taking.…”
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Fatty Amides from Crude Rice Bran Oil as Green Corrosion Inhibitors by E. Reyes-Dorantes, J. Zuñiga-Díaz, A. Quinto-Hernandez, J. Porcayo-Calderon, J. G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, L. Martinez-Gomez

“…The results demonstrate that the sustainable use of agroindustrial byproducts is a good alternative to the synthesis of environmentally friendly inhibitors with high corrosion inhibition efficiencies.…”
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United States Biofuel Policies: Overview and Discussion by Zhengfei Guan, Juhyun Oh

“…The expansion of the mandate may contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but biofuels may be technically, economically, and environmentally inefficient. This 4-page fact sheet reviews and discusses current US biofuel policies and explores potential outcomes. …”
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Finite element approximation of a population spatial adaptation model by Gonzalo Galiano, Julián Velasco

“…Apart from competitive Lotka-Volterra (reaction) and population pressure (cross-diffusion) terms, a convective term modeling the populations attraction to more favorable environmental regions was included. In this article, we study numerically a modification of their convective term to take account for the notion of spatial adaptation of populations. …”
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Between opportunity and reality – bicycle path in promoting safe and eco-friendly urban mobility: A case study of Cugir city by Fechete-Tutunaru Lucian V., Gaspar Ferenc, Deac Teodora, Filip Nicolae

“…By examining the impact of bicycle paths on safety, traffic flow, and environmental sustainability, this study proposed strategic interventions to enhance Cugir’s cycling network and promote cycling as a viable mode of transport. …”
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Optimal capacity planning with economic emission considerations in isolated solar-wind-diesel microgrid using combined arithmetic-golden jackal optimization by Sujoy Barua, Adel Merabet, Ahmed Al-Durra, Tarek El Fouly, Ehab F. El-Saadany

“…This study aims to optimize an isolated solar-wind-diesel microgrid to reduce reliance on diesel generators, lower operational costs, and mitigate environmental pollution in remote areas. In this optimization, arithmetic optimization algorithm and golden jackal optimization are combined for achieving optimal capacity planning, considering economic and emission dispatch factors. …”
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Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture and Production by Huiping Yang, Leslie N. Sturmer, Shirley Baker

“… Molluscan shellfish aquaculture provides high quality and high value seafood for human consumption, and shellfish provide environmentally beneficial ecosystem services, such as nutrient extraction and water filtration, to the environment in which they are grown. …”
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Comparative analysis of modern theoretical approaches to sustainable economic development by V. V. Lebedev, A. E. Terpugov

“…Countries are increasingly integrating with each other, labor productivity is higher, but at the same time natural resources are used too intensively, which leads to environmental pollution. In this regard, it is necessary to pay more attention and even be unable to influence the processes aimed at ensuring stable economic growth. …”
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Landscape Design Software: Evaluation and Recommendations for Homeowners by Gail Hansen, Smith Watkins, Sydney Park Brown

“…Written by Gail Hansen, Smith Watkins, and Sydney Park Brown, and published by the Department of Environmental Horticulture, October 2015. …”
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Editorial presentation: Innovation towards Building a Sustainable Future by Valentina Gomes Haensel Schmitt, Jean Pierre Seclen Luna

“…That is to say, innovation is analysed under an approach towards the construction of a sustainable future, based on a shared responsibility, which implies the expansion of governance mechanisms, with an inclusive view, that respects and values ​​the environmental, social and economic dimensions. Therefore, we argue that thinking about advances in knowledge on this topic implies recognizing the relevance of the diversity of perspectives and joint decision-making and actions, in addition to recognizing the factors that facilitate or limit sustainable innovation. …”
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Functional Cereal Products in the Diet for Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Ada Krawęcka, Aldona Sobota, Emilia Sykut-Domańska

“…It is assumed that environmental factors have a significant impact on the development of the disease, and great importance is ascribed to the diet, which can be modified accordingly. …”
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease by P. C. Keane, M. Kurzawa, P. G. Blain, C. M. Morris

“…This involvement is corroborated by reports that environmental toxins that inhibit the mitochondrial respiratory chain have been shown to be associated with PD. …”
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Regulation of Immune Function by Polyphenols by Sujuan Ding, Hongmei Jiang, Jun Fang

“…Immune dysfunction is caused by various factors, including changes in relevant immune regulators and environmental stress. Immune system imbalance leads to a variety of diseases in humans. …”
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Aquatic and Marine Ecosystems—Facilitator Evaluation by Karen Blyler, Joy Jordan

“… The new Florida 4-H Aquatic and Marine Ecosystems: Leader’s Activity Guide helps leaders address the 4-H Science Initiative and is part of the Environmental Sciences Framework, OUR NATURAL WORLD. …”
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Energy, emotional technology and cultural value of data – Creating user awareness through storytelling by Alessandro Valenti, Francesca Scalisi, Cesare Sposito, Laura Dellamotta, Alessandro Masserdotti

“…An increase in human awareness is required to accomplish this and achieve social and environmental equity. In this perspective, this paper, starting with the concepts of ‘mitigation’, ‘sufficiency’, ‘circular economy’ and ‘innovability’, illustrates a number of highly replicable experiments carried out by the multidisciplinary Dotdotdot Studio by employing storytelling, emotive technology and the value of data to generate awareness in users on the issue of energy conservation.   …”
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Wear Behavior of Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite Prepared from Industrial Waste by L. Francis Xavier, Paramasivam Suresh

“…However industrialization on the other hand has waste disposal issues, causing dust and environmental pollution. In this work, Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite is prepared by reinforcing 10 wt% and 20 wt% of wet grinder stone dust particles an industrial waste obtained during processing of quarry rocks which are available in nature. …”
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Pastures and Forage Crops for Horses by Marcelo Osorio Wallau, Edward L. Johnson, João Mauricio Buen Vendramini, Carissa Wickens, Caitlin Bainum

“…Independent of the size of the operation and number of horses, good forage planning can help reduce feeding costs, environmental impacts, and nutritional disorders caused by high-concentrate feeding. …”
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