The Role of Silk in the Behaviour and Sociality of Spiders by Bertrand Krafft, Laurie J. Cookson

“…Silk can act as a means of protection against environmental stress, a snare for prey, a means of locomotion, and also as support for chemical signals or to act as a vector of vibratory signals. …”
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How Much Space Does My Shade Tree Need? Planting Space Recommendations for Medium and Large Trees in Florida Cities by Deborah R. Hilbert, Andrew Koeser, Brooke L. Moffis, JuWanda G. Rowell, Drew C. McLean

“…McLean, and published by the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep592 …”
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Landslides induced by the 2023 Jishishan Ms6.2 earthquake (NW China): spatial distribution characteristics and implication for the seismogenic fault by Yuandong Huang, Chong Xu, Xiangli He, Jia Cheng, Xiwei Xu, Yingying Tian

“…The landslides’ spatial distribution, scale, and relationships with environmental factors were investigated. Findings show a concentration of landslides in the eastern hilly and plain areas, primarily under 1000 m2. …”
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An Overview of Diabetes Management in Schizophrenia Patients: Office Based Strategies for Primary Care Practitioners and Endocrinologists by Aniyizhai Annamalai, Cenk Tek

“…Multiple factors including genetic risk, neurobiologic mechanisms, psychotropic medications, and environmental factors contribute to the increased prevalence of diabetes. …”
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Dynamics Model Abstraction Scheme Using Radial Basis Functions by Silvia Tolu, Mauricio Vanegas, Rodrigo Agís, Richard Carrillo, Antonio Cañas

“…Properties of objects and environmental conditions influence the motor control and learning. …”
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Differences in Personality Between High-Ability and Average-Ability University Students by Juan Francisco Flores-Bravo, Elena Rodríguez-Naveiras, María de los Dolores Valadez Sierra, Dylan Costantini, África Borges

“…This outcome may be related to specific academic environmental factors, such as insufficient challenges. …”
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Microbial methane production from calcium carbonate at moderately alkaline pH by Nicole A. Fiore, Anthony J. Kohtz, Daniel N. Miller, Sanjay Antony-Babu, Donald Pan, Caitlin Lahey, Xi Huang, Yongfeng Lu, Nicole R. Buan, Karrie A. Weber

“…As such, hydrogenotrophic methanogens may impact carbon biogeochemistry and carbonate mineral stability in environmental systems.…”
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Bioinspired materials for batteries: Structural design, challenges and future perspective by Wasif ur Rehman, Yanan Ma, Zahoor khan, Fatima Zahra Ait Laaskri, Jiawei Xu, Youlong Xu, Hamid Rehman, Umar Farooq, Ali Altalbe, Jian Li

“…The main challenge for bio-inspired materials is to balance high energy storage, long-lasting performance, being environmentally friendly, and low cost, making them easy to produce at large scales. …”
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Fertilizer Experimentation, Data Analyses, and Interpretation for Developing Fertilization Recommendations — Examples with Vegetable Crop Research by George Hochmuth, Ed Hanlon, Allen Overman

“…This 10-page fact sheet focuses on the research principles behind determining the optimum rate of fertilizer, including experimentation and interpreting research results for optimum crop production and quality in conjunction with minimal environmental consequences. Authors George Hochmuth, Ed Hanlon, and Allen Overman use examples from research with vegetable crops in Florida and emphasize that how one interprets the results is as important as how one conducts the research. …”
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Cultural landscapes. Artificial between resilience and natural selection by Marina Fumo

“…In the current global environmental crisis, the rural landscape is once again considered an asset for man, especially for its cultural and spiritual values, as a fundamental scenario to build individual and collective life. …”
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Public Knowledge about and Detection of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Urban Divinópolis, Brazil by Carina Margonari, Júlia Alves Menezes, Marcele Neves Rocha, Kamila Nunes Maia, Michael Éder de Oliveira, Amanda Luisa Fonseca, Fabrizio Furtado de Sousa, Eduardo de Castro Ferreira, Ana Paula Madureira, Maria Norma Melo, Rodrigo Pedro Soares

“…Many factors may affect their occurrence and expansion including environmental, geographic, and social conditions. In the past two decades, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, has exhibited the potential for a disease outbreak, with the appearance of CL, and VL cases (human and canine). …”
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Powering Down Hospitality Through a Policy-Driven, Case-Based and Scenario Approach by Angeliki N. Menegaki

“…The findings show the dual benefits of these measures, which enhance environmental sustainability and reduce operational costs. …”
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Aménagement durable des territoires : quel apport d’un outil multimédia d’aide à la délibération ? by Aurèlie Chamaret, Victoria Reichel, Martin O’Connor

“…It aims to understand points of convergence and difference and to aid in the choice of future development paths as it represents any problem that involves social choice (e.g. environmental conflicts) through three key dimensions: actors, scenarios, and issues. …”
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Emission Inventory for PFOS in China: Review of Past Methodologies and Suggestions by Theodore Chao Lim, Bin Wang, Jun Huang, Shubo Deng, Gang Yu

“…These varied emissions sources all contribute to PFOS' existence within nearly all environmental media. Currently, China is the only country documented to still be producing PFOS, though there is no China PFOS emission inventory available. …”
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Electric Aviation Development and Future Prospect by Li Zhoujinpeng

“…Additionally, it considers the policies and investments necessary to stimulate the advancement of electric aviation. As concerns over environmental issues and energy shortages grow, electrified aircraft could emerge as a viable alternative to gas turbine aircraft, offering reduced carbon emissions and lower operational costs. …”
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Acque, fiumi e progetti utopici nel paesaggio veneto by Matteo Proto

“…This initiative failure raises today the issue of reutilization of the expropriated areas in the global context of environmental and infrastructural challenges, faced by the Veneto.…”
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Sensing and Degradation of Organophosphorus Compounds by Exploitation of Heat-Loving Enzymes by Giuseppe Manco, Eros A. Lampitella, Nagendra S. K. Achanta, Giuliana Catara, Maria Marone, Elena Porzio

“…In addition, enzymatic-based OP detoxification and decontamination offer long-term, environmentally friendly benefits compared to conventional methods such as chemical treatment, incineration, neutralization, and volatilization. …”
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Evolutionary Game Simulation on Government Incentive Strategies of Prefabricated Construction: A System Dynamics Approach by Baoquan Cheng, Yuhu Wei, Wei Zhang, Xintao Zhou, Huihua Chen, Lipeng Huang, Jianling Huang, Xiaofang Kang

“…Prefabricated construction is a state-of-the-art construction technology of both socio-economic and environmental benefits, but sometimes, it is not welcome due to its high cost. …”
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Modelling the Effect of SPION Size in a Stent Assisted Magnetic Drug Targeting System with Interparticle Interactions by Adil Mardinoglu, P. J. Cregg

“…Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and it is caused by the interaction of genomic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Although chemotherapy is one way of treating cancers, it also damages healthy cells and may cause severe side effects. …”
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Fonder le projet de paysage sur le sol urbain  by Marion Loviton, Audrey Marco

“…These experiences highlight the need that has emerged over the last ten years to design landscape projects based on existing soils due to the growing awareness of the environmental and economic problems posed by soil resources globally. …”
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