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Ulrich A. Ngamalieu-Nengoue, Pedro L. Iglesias-Rey, F. Javier Martínez-Solano and Daniel Mora-Meliá
Extreme rainfall events cause immense damage in cities where drainage networks are nonexistent or deficient and thus unable to transport rainwater. Infrastructure adaptations can reduce flooding and help the population avoid the associated negative conse...
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Qi Liu, Jiajun Qiao, Dong Han, Mengjuan Li and Liangxiao Shi
Cultivated land is a vital factor in agricultural production but faces multiple challenges, including declining total area, spatial transformation, and ecological degradation. It is imperative to enhance cultivated land use eco-efficiency (CLUE). This st...
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Petros Vahamidis, Angeliki Stefopoulou and Vassilis Kotoulas
Nitrogen (N) fertilisers used in barley production serve as the primary contributors to total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Consequently, to lower the carbon footprint (CF) and GHG emissions, it is imperative to either reduce N fertiliser rates or enha...
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Kamila Nowosad, Jan Bocianowski, Farzad Kianersi and Alireza Pour-Aboughadareh
The assessment of 1000-kernel weight holds significant importance in determining maize grain yield, and elucidating its underlying genetic mechanisms is imperative for enhancing its overall performance. The material for the study consisted of 26 doubled-...
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Amir Mohammad and Mesfin Belayneh
The axial movement of pipe in and out of the well generates positive (surge) and negative (swab) pressures that will impact the well pressure. When the swab and surge effects cause well pressures outside the allowable operational limits, wellbore instabi...
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Entong Du, Lei Zhou and Ruizhen Fei
In the construction of a shield crossing an existing mined tunnel without load, it is imperative to develop corresponding design standards that reflect actual engineering force characteristics to ensure the successful completion of the tunnel constructio...
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Knud Thomsen
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to play an ever more important role in our lives and societies. Here, some boundary conditions and possibilities for shaping and using AI as well as advantageously embedding it in daily life are sketched. On the basis ...
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Daisy Delsile Dlamini, Jethro Zuwarimwe, Joseph Francis and Godwin R. A. Mchau
The transition from subsistence to commercial production poses uncertainty and risks that require putting in place adaptive systems. Such systems are imperative for agricultural production where weather and food markets are always changing. Disregarding ...
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Gillian Gibson and Alex G. Stewart
Natural cycles underpin the very stuff of life. In this commentary we consider unnatural cycles: that is, anthropogenic activities which have a circularity, but whose nature is to have a detrimental effect on human health, exacerbating existing problems....
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Renée P. Schoeman, Christine Erbe and Stephanie Plön
In 2014, the South African government launched ?Operation Phakisa? under which port developments play a significant role in supporting ocean economic growth. These developments will likely increase vessel traffic to and from South African ports, making i...
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