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Combining crowd-sourcing, census data, and public review forums for real-time, high-resolution food desert estimation
BackgroundIt has been hypothesized that low access to healthy and nutritious food increases health disparities. Low-accessibility areas, called food...
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Geotechnical insights of mammal burrows in loose desert sand
Loose desert sand poses a constraint for geotechnical engineers to construct tunnels without a lining, which is typically steel, concrete, or slurry...
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Desert sand stabilization using biopolymers: review
Wind-driven sand erosion is the leading primary reason of earth deterioration in dry lands and a major global issue. Desert dust emissions and...
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Mathematical Approach for Street Markets Location in Food Desert Regions: A Case Study in Valparaíso Chile Region
In this work, we consider facility location decisions for street marketsStreet markets in food desert zones. Street markets operate on certain days...
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Influence of Tourists Satisfaction on Future Behavioral Intentions with Special Reference to Desert Triangle of Rajasthan
Tourism is the main source of economic growth and a creator of employment of various kinds. The Rajasthan state got the fifth rank in the top 10...
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Optimizing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus System Considering the Human Development Index
Water, energy, and food are essential resources for meeting basic human needs and for socio-economic development. The water-energy-food nexus studies...
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Kitchen waste for Sporosarcina pasteurii cultivation and its application in wind erosion control of desert soil via microbially induced carbonate precipitation
Kitchen waste and wind erosion are two worldwide environmental concerns. This study investigated the feasibility of using kitchen waste for Sporosarcin...
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Metropolitan Food Systems at the Test of Covid-19: Changes, Reactions, Opportunities Between Food Insecurity and New Needs
This paper briefly presents the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related fallout on food metropolitan systems in the context of three main...
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Nature Materials Packing Design for Food Container Using the Leaf Sheaf Banana Tree
This paper proposes for the design of food container packaging using the leaf sheet of the tree as a natural material. The objective of this project...
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Sustainable Agriculture in a Cold Desert: Case Study of Lahaul and Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh
Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh is known for its geographical ruggedness and harsh climatic conditions with dry summers and long...
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Evaluation of the Water Retention Capacity of a Pioneering Sustainable Liquid Natural Clay
This study is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a unique product named Liquid Natural Clay (LNC), produced by Desert Control Middle East...
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The effects of using different thermal storage materials and their mixtures on the performance of a solar cooker
Solar cooking is one of the cost-effective ways to reduce deforestation. The major goal of current study is to examine the thermal performance of...
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Analysis of Path Optimization Problem Based on Reinforcement Learning
Path planning is to enable the target object to find a safe collision-free path from the beginning to the end within the specified area at the...
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The Ecotourism Landscape of Qatar
The small oil and gas-rich State of Qatar has been propelled into the international tourism spotlight with its successful hosting of the 2022 FIFA...
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Food Media Experience and Its Impact on Tourism Destinations: The Chef’s Table Affair
This article aims to question the importance of food media experiences of a tourist’s destination (TD) branding, associated with luxury gastronomy...
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Bio-digital Sand Logics: Dune Sand Material and Computational Design
This paper discusses the creation of a new sand-based material, performative testing, and the computational logic involved in the design of a...
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Engine Performance Evaluation Using Biodiesel Blends: Comparative Testing Using Mixed Edible Oils, Mixed Non-edible Oils, and Petroleum Diesel
Purpose: This study examines an engine’s performance using biodiesels produced from mixed edible oils (coconut and palm) and mixed non-edible oils...
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Addressing Climate Change and Building Resilience in the Draa-Tafilalet Region
Climate change threatens ecosystems in Morocco's Draa-Tafilalet region. Covering 57,600 km2 in southeast Morocco, this arid landscape encompasses...
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Cloning of cellulase gene using metagenomic approach of soils collected from Wadi El Natrun, an extremophilic desert valley in Egypt
BackgroundWadi El Natrun microorganisms have been considered as a new resource for natural products due to its extreme condition of salinity and...
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Introduction: Choosing—What is a Great Deal?
What action would you take when you are surrounded by a number of interesting and highly tempting food options? On one side there are ice creams of...