Study of environmental management systems on defence by A. Oglanis, M. Loizidou

“…The effective and sustainable environmental performance of a business is a result of various factors and most important the integrated outcome of the environmental management. …”
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Grossschutzgebiete in den slowakischen Karpaten als Kompensation urbaner Verdichtung by Heino Meessen, Juraj Švajda, Thomas Kohler, Vladimíra Fabriciusová, Dobromil Galvánek, Miroslav Buraľ, Marcela Káčerová, Ján Kadlečík

“…We take stock of the benefits LPAs offer local populations, analyse the reasons for conflict between conservation interests from outside the region and local people’s vital needs, and explore ways of uncovering, tackling, and solving land use conflicts at the interface of national or international conservation interests and sustainable local development. Slovak and Swiss universities (Banská Bystrica, Žilina, and Bern) and nature conservation partners adapted, tested, and analysed a transdisciplinary research approach to mitigate land use conflicts in and around LPAs. . …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals a serotype-specific immune response in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) infected with Streptococcus agalactiae by Renan José Casarotto Appel, Renan José Casarotto Appel, Karine Nicole Siqueira, Ioannis Konstantinidis, Maria Isabel Mello Martins, Rajesh Joshi, Lucienne Garcia Pretto-Giordano, Laurival Antônio Vilas-Boas, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes

“…Streptococcus agalactiae is a major causative agent of streptococcosis in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and understanding its etiology is important to ensure the sustainable development of global tilapia farming. Our research group recently observed contrasting disease patterns in animals infected with two different S. agalactiae serotypes (Ib and III). …”
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Can social adversity and mental, physical and oral multimorbidity form a syndemic? A concept and protocol paper by Easter Joury, Easter Joury, Eliana Nakhleh, Ed Beveridge, Derek Tracy, Derek Tracy, Derek Tracy, Derek Tracy, Ellie Heidari, Ellie Heidari, David Shiers, David Shiers, David Shiers, Silke Vereeken, Emily Peckham, Simon Gilbody, Simon Gilbody, Jayati Das-Munshi, Farida Fortune, Farida Fortune, Vishal R. Aggarwal, Masuma Mishu, Masuma Mishu, Joseph Firth, Joseph Firth, Kamaldeep Bhui, Kamaldeep Bhui, Kamaldeep Bhui, Kamaldeep Bhui

“…These conditions are precipitated and perpetuated by adverse social, economic, environmental, political and healthcare contextual factors, and sustained through bidirectional interactions forming potentially a ‘syndemic’. …”
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Molecular Responses of Human Retinal Cells to Infection with Dengue Virus by Jillian M. Carr, Liam M. Ashander, Julie K. Calvert, Yuefang Ma, Amanda Aloia, Gustavo G. Bracho, Soon-Phaik Chee, Binoy Appukuttan, Justine R. Smith

“…Endothelial cells increased expression of adhesion molecules, with sustained overexpression of vascular adhesion molecule-1. …”
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Mapping Subsurface and Surface Characteristics of the Recent Pesanggrahan Landslide, Central Java, Indonesia, for Landslide Hazard Management by Anastasia Neni Candra Purnamasari, Eddy Hartantyo, Junun Sartohadi, Hazqial Hafazhah

“…The material layer is critical for sustainable land management strategies aimed to control landslides. …”
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Study on Energy‐Saving and Emission Reduction Solutions for the Bearing Heating System of Offshore Wind Turbines: A Case Study of General Electric's Offshore Wind Power Assembly Ba... by Huanrui Liang, Xiaoa Huang, Faquan Chen, Jiayang Wu, Leying Deng, Youxin Huang

“…The findings of this research underscore the efficacy of thermal process optimization, waste heat recuperation, and thermal insulation in enhancing the energy efficiency of bearing heating systems, thereby contributing to the broader objectives of energy conservation and emission reduction in the renewable energy sector, which is imperative in the contemporary era of climate change mitigation and sustainable development.…”
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A KIF20A-based thermosensitive hydrogel vaccine effectively potentiates immune checkpoint blockade therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma by Xingyang Zhao, Feichao Xuan, Zirong Li, Xiangyi Yin, Xiaojun Zeng, Jiali Chen, Chihua Fang

“…Therefore, we developed a thermosensitive hydrogel vaccine formulation (K/RLip@Gel) to optimize antigen delivery while enabling sustained in vivo release. The vaccine efficiently elicited robust immune responses by activating DCs and T cells. …”
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The Guyana Diabetes and Foot Care Project: Improved Diabetic Foot Evaluation Reduces Amputation Rates by Two-Thirds in a Lower Middle Income Country by Julia Lowe, R. Gary Sibbald, Nashwah Y. Taha, Gerald Lebovic, Madan Rambaran, Carlos Martin, Indira Bhoj, Brian Ostrow

“…This intervention improved foot care with reduction in major amputations sustained over 5 years.…”
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From Policy to Practice: Assessing Carbon Storage in Fujian Province Using Patch-Generating Land Use Simulation and Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs Models by Qin Nie, Wang Man, Zongmei Li, Xuewen Wu

“…These findings emphasize the need for balanced land use policies that prioritize both urban development and ecological protection to achieve sustainable carbon management.…”
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Assessing Accessibility of Dockless Sharing-Bike Networks by the Social Network Analysis Method by Pei Liu, Junlan Chen, Heyang Sun, Xiucheng Guo, Yan Wang, Zhenjun Zhu

“…Thus, it can serve as a tool to facilitate the smart management of sharing bikes for improving a sustainable transportation system.…”
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Design and Implementation of Single Axis Solar Tracking System: Utilizing GPS, Astronomical Equations, and Satellite Dish Actuator for Optimal Efficiency by Rizgar Ahmed Salih, Karzan Qadir Mohammed, Peshawa Osman Hama, Rawaz Othman Hassan, Barham Kamal Noori

“…This improvement of the harnessed energy for PV systems is important to make the system more efficient and sustainable.  …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Energy, Exergy, Exergoeconomic Analyses a Double-Pessure Flash-Binary Geothermal Power System Using Zeotropic Working Fluid by Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Van Vang

“…Global warming due to greenhouse emission is the most annoying problem for sustaining life on earth. This paper combines a geothermal system with an organic Rankine cycle (ORC). …”
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Optimizing nutrient management for Kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum L.) in the Alfisols of Southern India through modeling soil, plant, and fertilizer interactions by Krishna Murthy Rangaiah, Bhavya Nagaraju, Govinda Kasturappa, Basavaraja Pujari Kadappa, Uday Kumar Sugaturu Narayanaswamy, Mohamed Saqeebulla Hussain Sab, Gangamrutha Godekere Veerabadraiah, Sanjay Srivastava, Pradip Dey

“…Abstract Balanced nutrition will be rewarding to profitable and sustainable yield of Kodo millet. In this context, soil test crop response (STCR) experiments on kodo millet were conducted from 2020 to 2022 to assess relationships between yield, soil, plant, and fertilizer nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) and calibrate optimum nutrient doses for attaining yield targets. …”
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Polyoxometalate-based injectable coacervate inhibits HCC metastasis after incomplete radiofrequency ablation via scavenging ROS by Meilin Yang, Die Liu, Yan Tan, Jieting Chen, Fan Yang, Chaoming Mei, Qi Zeng, Yong Lin, Dan Li

“…To overcome this limitation, we synthesized an injectable POM-loaded coacervate delivery system named POM@Coa, which can sustainably scavenge iRFA-induced ROS by slowly releasing POM. …”
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Development of a Regional Nursing Research Partnership for Academic and Practice Collaborations by Heather L. Tubbs-Cooley, Donna S. Martsolf, Rita H. Pickler, Caroline F. Morrison, Cassie E. Wardlaw

“…Strategies to develop and sustain productive partnerships should be supported.…”
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Combined Rough Sets and Rule-Based Expert System to Support Environmentally Oriented Sandwich Pallet Loading Problem by Piotr Sawicki, Hanna Sawicka, Marek Karkula, Krzysztof Zajda

“…This study introduces an innovative approach combining Dominance-Based Rough Set Theory (DRST) with a rule-based expert system to improve the efficiency of the pallet loading and to provide sustainable development. Key criteria and attributes for the LU assessment, such as weight, height, and fragility, are defined. …”
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Analysis of biodiesel production (FAME) from microalgae Chorella SP. In a photobioreactor under optimum laboratory conditions by María Elizabeth Bejarano Meza, Allison Yolanda Escalante Palacios, Hugo Guillermo Jiménez Pacheco

“…Third-generation biofuels derived from microalgae offer a sustainable solution to meet rising energy demands while minimizing competition with food resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Assessment of the Effects of Organic Fertilizer Applications on the Biochemical Quality of Basil by Ömer Ertürk, Melek Çol Ayvaz, Meltem Ocak, Tuğba Özbucak

“…However, fertilizers obtained from natural resources are used in sustainable agricultural practices. In this study, basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) was grown from seed with different doses of barnyard manure, vermicompost and chicken manure were added. …”
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Adsorption of Indigo Carmine onto Chemically Activated Carbons Derived from the Cameroonian Agricultural Waste Garcinia cola Nut Shells and Desorption Studies by Idris-Hermann Tiotsop Kuete, Raoul Donald Tchuifon Tchuifon, Aurelien Bopda, Christian Sadeu Ngakou, George Ndifor-Angwafor Nche, Solomon Gabche Anagho

“…In the quest for a sustainable environment and clean water resources, the efficacy of activated carbons synthesized from Garcinia cola nut shells impregnated with KOH (CBK1/1) and ZnCl2 (CBZ1/1) for the adsorption of indigo carmine (IC) dye was studied using the batch technique. …”
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