Partial Substitution of Asphalt Concrete Filler with Eco-Friendly Burnt Sawdust by Mohamed Lakhder Guesmi, Zahreddine Nafa, Abdelhak Bordjiba, Faouzi Bouras

“…Furthermore, the use of fine sawdust, typically considered waste, proves an environmentally responsible alternative to disposal. …”
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Generation of Smoke Dataset for Power Equipment and Study of Image Semantic Segmentation by Rong Chang, Zhengxiong Mao, Jian Hu, Haicheng Bai, Anning Pan, Yang Yang, Shan Gao

“…We propose using three-dimensional virtual technology to generate smoke and image masks and using environmental backgrounds such as HDR (high dynamic range imaging) lighting to realistically combine smoke and background. …”
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Modern methods of studying of human gastro-intestinal microflora by Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Lyashenko, O. S. Shifrin, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Its qualitative and quantitative pattern can vary under effect of environmental factors, in relation to age, gender and climatic geographical conditions. …”
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AI-driven video summarization for optimizing content retrieval and management through deep learning techniques by Deepali Vora, Payal Kadam, Dadaso D Mohite, Nilesh Kumar, Nimit Kumar, Pratheeik Radhakrishnan, Shalmali Bhagwat

“…Abstract With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, questions are increasingly being raised by stakeholders regarding how such technologies can enhance the environmental, social, and governance outcomes of organizations. …”
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Experimental Study on the Effect of Supercritical CO2 on Mechanical Properties and Fracture Characteristics of Longmaxi Shale by Ran Zhang, Hao Yan, Lin Yang, Kun Liao, Lei Tao

“…Fracking fluids may cause environmental pollution. In contrast, supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) (above 31.8°C, 7.29 MPa) can displace CH4 in shale reservoirs. …”
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Willingness to pay a premium for eco-label products in China: a mediation model based on quality value by Ying Zhan, Yuting Ren, Junfei Xu

“…This not only provides suggestions for enterprises promoting green products and for governments wishing to raise environmental awareness via guidance and education but also promotes the sustainable development of green products.…”
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Energy-Efficient Route Planning Method for Ships Based on Level Set by Jiejian Zhu, Haiqing Shen, Qiangrong Tang, Zhong Qin, Yalei Yu

“…To verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, its performance is evaluated through two case studies, comparing energy consumption under different environmental conditions. The experimental results demonstrate that, compared to the shortest path method based on the level set algorithm, the proposed approach achieves an energy saving rate of approximately 2.1% in obstacle-free environments and 1.4% in environments with obstacles.…”
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自然への意識を喚起する河川空間デザイン　 by Hoshino Yuji 星野裕司

“…At a time in the Anthropocene era when humanity's impact on terrestrial ecosystems has become the driving force behind environmental change, it is important that development projects proposed by public authorities should be used as a support for (re)building new relationships between environments and society. …”
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River Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images Based on Composite Attention Network by Zhiyong Fan, Jianmin Hou, Qiang Zang, Yunjie Chen, Fei Yan

“…River segmentation of remote sensing images is of important research significance and application value for environmental monitoring, disaster warning, and agricultural planning in an area. …”
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On the path to extinction: Helix godetiana Kobelt, 1878, the only threatened Helix species in Greece by Leonidas Maroulis, Nikos Poulakakis, Konstantinos Proios, Danae Karakasi, Kostas A. Triantis, Moisis Mylonas, Katerina Vardinoyannis

“…A region with high environmental and temporal heterogeneity and a tri-continental biotic influence and a group of organisms with low active dispersal abilities, high endemism, as well as the particularity to leave shells as traces of past presence, set an ideal stage for testing biodiversity patterns and exploring multisource threats, especially in the era of the ongoing biodiversity crisis. …”
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Determination of the Transport Properties of Structural Concrete Using AC Impedance Spectroscopy Techniques by Lipeng Wu, Peng Dai, Yong Li

“…All over the world, particularly in severe environmental conditions, there are reinforced concrete structures that develop nonnegligible phenomena of durability problems. …”
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Analiza ESG spółek z indeksu RESPECT na podstawie bazy ASSET4 ESG by Hanna Sikacz, Przemysław Wołczek

“…Niniejsze opracowanie dotyczy analizy danych niefinansowych związanych z kwestiami ochrony środowiska, odpowiedzialności społecznej i ładu organizacyjnego zwanych danymi ESG (ang. Environmental, Social, Governance). Przedmiotem analizy są spółki wchodzące w skład indeksu RESPECT, co sugeruje, że ich wyniki ESG powinny być wysokie z racji przynależności do tego indeksu. …”
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The Factors Influencing the Sense of Home in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review from the Perspective of Residents by M. D. Rijnaard, J. van Hoof, B. M. Janssen, H. Verbeek, W. Pocornie, A. Eijkelenboom, H. C. Beerens, S. L. Molony, E. J. M. Wouters

“…The sense of home is influenced by numerous factors related to the psychology of the residents and the social and built environmental contexts. Further research is needed to determine if and how the identified factors are interrelated, if perspectives of various stakeholders involved differ, and how the factors can be improved in practice.…”
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Modelling the Effect of Partial Replacement of River Sand by Quarry Dust on Concrete Compressive Strength. by Woniala, Emma

“…The depletion of river sand and its environmental impact has led to the exploration of alternative fine aggregates for concrete. …”
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Assessment of the Management of Plastic Wastes in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: A Case Study of Buhoma Tourism Sector. by Tugume, Joyleen

“…The measures currently in place have not fully mitigated plastic pollution, and some practices, such as incineration, still pose environmental risks, such as air pollution from emitted fumes. …”
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SSR marker-based genetic diversity and structure analyses of Camellia nitidissima var. phaeopubisperma from different populations by Yang-Jiao Xie, Meng-Xue Su, Hui Gao, Guo-Yue Yan, Shuang-Shuang Li, Jin-Mei Chen, Yan-Yuan Bai, Jia-Gang Deng

“…Methods In the present study, eight simple sequence repeat (SSR) molecular markers previously screened were used to analyze the genetic diversity and structure of C. nitidissima var. phaeopubisperma natural populations from 14 growing areas in China, so as to determine the influence of environmental changes on genetic variations and provide the basis for introduction and selection of suitable growing sites of that variety. …”
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Leveraging machine learning to uncover multi-pathogen infection dynamics across co-distributed frog families by Daniele L. F. Wiley, Kadie N. Omlor, Ariadna S. Torres López, Celina M. Eberle, Anna E. Savage, Matthew S. Atkinson, Lisa N. Barrow

“…We then built balanced random forests (RF) models to predict infection status and intensity based on host taxonomy, age, sex, geography, and environmental variables and to assess relative variable importance across pathogens. …”
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Impact of Prenatal Stress on Neuroendocrine Programming by Odile Viltart, Christel C. A. Vanbesien-Mailliot

“…This organizational phenomenon, encompassing prenatal environmental events, altered fetal growth, and development of long-term pathophysiology, has been named early-life programming. …”
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Reeve’s Muntjac (<i>Muntiacus reevesi</i>) Habitat Suitability Under Climate Change Scenarios in Hupingshan National Nature Reserve, China by Qi Liu, Jianyang Ye, Zujie Kang, Guiqing Yu, Cuncun Yang, Jianjun Li, Tao Tang

“…In this study, we employed an optimized MaxEnt model to assess current habitat distribution and identify key environmental variables influencing the habitat distribution of Reeve’s muntjac. …”
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Predicting ixodid tick distribution in Tamil Nadu domestic mammals using ensemble species distribution models by Ayyanar Elango, Hari Kishan Raju, Ananganallur Nagarajan Shriram, Ashwani Kumar, Manju Rahi

“…Conclusions Our results suggest that MaxEnt is a suitable model for predicting the distribution of tick species. Both environmental factors such as LULC, elevation and soil type and bioclimatic factors such as temperature and precipitation contribute significantly to predicting tick species distribution in domestic animals in Tamil Nadu. …”
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