126 Result(s)
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Border Inspection and Trade Diversion: Risk Reduction vs. Risk Substitution
International trade increasingly brings previously separated geographical regions into contact with one another and increases the frequency of those contacts. These trends bring many benefits to the trading pa...
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Open AccessSignificance and Effect of Ecological Rehabilitation Project in Inland River Basins in Northwest China
The Ecological Water Transfer and Rehabilitation Project in the arid inland area of northwest China is an important measure in restoring a deteriorated ecosystem. However, the sustainability of the project is ...
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Regional medical waste management in China: a case study of Shenyang
Medical waste management is of great importance due to its potential environmental and public health risks, especially in develo** countries where both financial and technological resources on medical waste ...
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Open AccessRemanufacturing process for used automotive electronic control components in China
China's recycling roadmap and technology scheme for used automotive electronic control components are investigated. The mathematical analysis model of the remanufacturing process is established on the basis of...
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Geomicrobial ecotoxicology as a new subject in environmental sciences is proposed
Environmental sciences is an interdisciplinary subject and current development allows investigation of environmental issues from physical, chemical, geological, biological and toxicological approaches. Based o...
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Chinese transport: achievements and challenges of transport policies
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Open AccessEvidence for Directional Wind Response in Controlling Inter-annual Variations in Duration and Areal Extent of Summertime Hypoxia in Western Long Island Sound
Observations of summertime hypoxia duration and hypoxia areal extent in western Long Island Sound from 1991 to 2010 are correlated with local wind forcing. Results show a strong dependence on wind direction co...
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Coastal and marine pollution and ecotoxicology
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Open AccessEffects of urban green infrastructure (UGI) on local outdoor microclimate during the growing season
This study analyzed how the variations of plant area index (PAI) and weather conditions alter the influence of urban green infrastructure (UGI) on microclimate. To observe how diverse UGIs affect the ambient m...
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Open AccessEffects of urban trees on local outdoor microclimate: synthesizing field measurements by numerical modelling
In this study, we investigated the effects of trees on the local urban microclimate and human thermal comfort under different local weather conditions, in a small urban area in Assen, the Netherlands. In both ...
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Open AccessGradient Distribution Patterns of Rhizosphere Bacteria Associated with the Coastal Reclamation
The main aim of the study was to assess the gradient distribution and composition diversity of microbial taxa using a spatial scale with physicochemical heterogeneity between reclamation area and non-reclamati...
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Erratum to: Statistical study to identify the key factors governing ground water recharge in the watersheds of the arid Central Asia
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Open AccessTransdisciplinary research in support of land and water management in China and Southeast Asia: evaluation of four research projects
Transdisciplinary research (TDR) aims at identifying implementable solutions to difficult sustainability problems and at fostering social learning. It requires a well-managed collaboration among multidisciplin...
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Economics of climate change and risk of disasters in Asia–Pacific region
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Open AccessComparative analysis of the international carbon verification policies and systems
Carbon verification, which can guarantee the reliability and credibility of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data, is the most important part of the daily operations of the carbon emission right trading system. M...
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Ecohydrology: Processes and Implications for Rangelands
This chapter is organized around the concept of ecohydrological processes that are explicitly tied to ecosystem services. Ecosystem services are benefits that people receive from ecosystems. We focus on (1) the r...
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Open AccessContribution of traceability towards attaining sustainability in the textile sector
Sustainability is a widely recognized concern and priority for healthy growth of the society and for preservation of the planet. Concerning this, textile sector has seen an unprecedented demand for sustainable...
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Open AccessA socio-ecological perspective of urban green networks: the Stockholm case
Landscape fragmentation threatens habitats, biodiversity and other ecosystem services. In tackling this threat, the dynamic processes of social-ecological systems should be recognised and understood. Although ...
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Open AccessBiotoxicity of Cry1Ab protein on wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata
In this research, we carried out a tritrophic bioassay to assess the potential effect of Cry1Ab-expressing rice on the foraging behavior of the common wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata and its underlying molecul...
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Open AccessModeling the Population Effects of Hypoxia on Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: Part 2—Realistic Hypoxia and Eutrophication
Quantifying the population-level effects of hypoxia on coastal fish species has been challenging. In the companion paper (part 1), we described an individual-based population model (IBM) for Atlantic croaker i...
