Calibration of Material Models against TSTM Test for Crack Risk Assessment of Early-Age Concrete Containing Fly Ash by G. M. Ji, T. Kanstad, Ø. Bjøntegaard

“…Making reliable cracking risk assessment involves experimental testing and advanced modeling of the time- and temperature-dependent behavior of the properties, the restraint conditions of the structure, and the external environmental conditions. Mineral additives such as silica fume (SF), blast furnace slag (BFS), and fly ash (FA) have been used extensively in production of high performance concrete in the last decades. …”
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A sustainable solvothermal process extracting critical elements from Li-ion batteries by Nachbaur, Virginie, Ayadi, Firas, Foulon, Béatrice, Jean, Malick, Pralong, Valérie, Jouen, Samuel

“…The solvent used, ethylene glycol, is a mild reducing agent and does not pose any unacceptable environmental risk. Structural characterization of the recovered products showed that cobalt and nickel are together in a metallic state (Co or Ni–Co alloy), lithium and manganese are in the form of carbonates easily separable due to their different solubilities in water. …”
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Responsible finance: application and challenges for society, governments and corporations by V. I. Pyatanova, I. A. Pyatanov

“…The boom in ESG investing (taking into account Environmental, Social and Governance factors) over the last 10 years suggests the great importance of this topic for funding allocation worldwide. …”
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South African indigenous chickens' genetic diversity, and the adoption of ecological niche modelling and landscape genomics as strategic conservation techniques by Reneilwe Rose Mogano, Takalani Judas Mpofu, Bohani Mtileni, Khanyisile Hadebe

“…The main insights of the study are that indigenous chickens are highly diversified, and environmental factors play a key role in enabling chicken adaptation and distribution. …”
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Rapid and Simultaneous Detection of Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Pesticides in Soil Based on Electronic Nose by Cheng Kong, Lin Sun, Xiaodan Li, Yu Yan, Zhiyong Chang, Mo Li, Fuyan Gou, Baojun Rong

“…It is also a guarantee for soil quality, environmental safety, and human health. However, the current rapid detection methods are prone to sample matrix interference, complex development processes, short lifespan, and low detection accuracy. …”
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A Special Points and Neural Network-Based Dynamic Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithm by Sanyi Li, Wenjie Hou, Peng Liu, Weichao Yue, Qian Wang

“…The FNN is trained with historical special points (knee point, boundary point, center point), and the current special points are generated by the FNN when an environmental change is detected. Then the decision variables are classified into convergence variables and diversity variables. …”
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Smooth-bark Mexican Pine (Pinus pseudostrobus) by Gary W. Knox

“…Knox and published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, June 2014. ENH1239/EP500: Smooth-Bark Mexican Pine (Pinus pseudostrobus) (ufl.edu) …”
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Comparison of mechanical properties of recent and 400-year-old European larch wood by Enej Lipovec Zupanc, Gorazd Fajdiga, Miha Humar

“…Wood has several advantages over other construction materials, which also makes it one of the most promising materials of the future. The environmental aspect also plays a major role today, as wood is a natural, renewable resource whose processing is very energy-intensive. …”
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Translation and validation of the meat attachment questionnaire (MAQ) in a French general practice population by Bruno Delaunay, Benoit Tudrej, Augustin Bernard, Alexandra Dupuy, Claire Malavergne, Trystan Bacon, Paul Sebo, Hubert Maisonneuve

“…Its application shows promise for the design of targeted interventions to reduce meat consumption, benefiting both individual health and environmental sustainability.…”
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Frontline mobilisation as border thinking: redefining just transitions through decolonial praxis and community organising by Cleovi C. Mosuela

“…Frontline communities are characterised by high exposure to climate and environmental risks; fewer safety nets because of their immigration status and insecure jobs; and less political power to respond to risks. …”
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Study on photovoltaic primary frequency control strategy at different time scales by Lei Wang, Runtao Zhang, Qian Zang, Ziwei Cheng, Can Su, Zhiwei Li, Hao Zhang

“…The grid demands that photovoltaics (PVs) improve steady‐state frequency when facing short‐term load fluctuations, while also enhancing frequency response to long‐term environmental and load changes. Therefore, this study takes different time scales as the starting point. …”
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Assessment of Renewable Energy Technology and a Case of Sustainable Energy in Mobile Telecommunication Sector by Michael S. Okundamiya, Joy O. Emagbetere, Emmanuel A. Ogujor

“…Results indicate that, apart from being environmentally friendly, the increase in the overall energy throughput of about 4 kWh/$ of the proposed system would not only improve the quality of mobile services, by making the operations of GSM base stations more reliable and cost effective, but also better the living standards of the host communities.…”
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Innovative Driver Monitoring Systems and On-Board-Vehicle Devices in a Smart-Road Scenario Based on the Internet of Vehicle Paradigm: A Literature and Commercial Solutions Overview by Paolo Visconti, Giuseppe Rausa, Carolina Del-Valle-Soto, Ramiro Velázquez, Donato Cafagna, Roberto De Fazio

“…Moreover, the paper provides a detailed overview of the proposed traffic monitoring and management solutions, along with systems for monitoring road and environmental conditions, including the sensors used and the Machine Learning (ML) algorithms implemented. …”
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The Spatiotemporal Pattern of the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) on the Canopies of Various Forest Types in the Exurban National Park: A Case in Ningbo City, Eastern China by Yufeng Chi, Shudi Zuo, Yin Ren, Kaichao Chen

“…The spatiotemporal distribution pattern of the aerosol optical depth (AOD) is influenced by many environmental factors, such as meteorological condition changes, atmospheric pollution, and topographic changes. …”
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Worker Protection Standard: Additional Requirements for Agricultural Employers of Workers by Frederick M. Fishel

“…In 1992, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a comprehensive regulation called the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides (WPS). …”
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Time–Course Analysis of the Onset and Progression of Cuticle Cracking in Fruits of Cherry Tomato Cultivar ‘Nene’ by Ryosuke Hosoi, Kazuo Ikeda, Takashi Nishizawa, Tomoyuki Nabeshima

“…Several fruit characteristics—including the fruit weight, cuticular membrane deposition, and epidermal cell morphology—were analyzed alongside environmental factors to identify the conditions under which cuticular crack occurs. …”
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Impaired Adipose Tissue Expandability and Lipogenic Capacities as Ones of the Main Causes of Metabolic Disorders by Isabel Moreno-Indias, Francisco José Tinahones

“…We proposed that the failure of adipose tissue is initiated by the difficulty of this tissue to increase its cellularity due to excess in fat contribution, owing to genetic or environmental factors. Nevertheless, why the adipose tissue reduces its capacity to make new adipocytes via mesenchymal cells of the stroma has not yet been elucidated. …”
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Meso-Analysis of Recycled Coarse Aggregate Self-Compacting Concrete on the Basis of Random Aggregate Model by Songpu Gao, Qing Liu, Fengxia Han, Zhongyan Guo, Jianping Yang, Jianwei Ren

“…The purpose of this paper is to explore the numerical simulation of damage process and results of a new environmentally friendly material, recycled coarse aggregate self-compacting concrete (RCASCC). …”
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The van der Waals heterostructures of blue phosphorene with GaN/GeC for high-performance thermoelectric applications by Iqtidar Ahmad, Xue-Peng Wang, Ismail Shahid, Anwar Ali, Syed Hatim Shah, En Li, Tu Lyu, Keyuan Ding, Xin Chen, Feng Rao

“…Thermoelectric devices have substantial potential as an environmentally compatible and sustainable power source to produce electricity straight out of waste heat. …”
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BOARD ATTRIBUTES AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING OF LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Idris Mohammed, Bejamin K. Gugong, Rofiat Adedokun, Abdulrahman A. Olorunloga, Mark G Tagwai

“…Additionally, the presence of women on boards should be considered a valuable factor in encouraging comprehensive financial reporting, which includes qualitative and quantitative information on the social, environmental, and economic activities of the business for stakeholders. …”
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