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Kun Yang, Jinrui Yao, Yin Huang, Huiyan Ling, Yu Yang, Lin Zhang, Diyun Chen and Yuxian Liu
The river chief system (RCS) is an innovative reform in China for strengthening the management of rivers and lakes. It is an important means of curbing the current severe water-environment situation. However, the policy impact of the RCS is still inconcl...
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Paul Murdy, Scott Hughes, David A. Miller, Francisco J. Presuel-Moreno, George T. Bonheyo, Budi Gunawan and Bernadette A. Hernandez-Sanchez
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites have been highlighted as ideal candidates for structural applications in marine renewable energy devices, such as tidal turbines and wave energy converters. It is well understood that harsh marine environments can caus...
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Mary E. M. Larkin and Allen R. Place
Incorporating environmentally sustainable plant-based protein sources into aquafeeds is a priority for the aquaculture industry. Wheat gluten as a plant protein source has been successfully integrated into feeds for several fish species. However, unique ...
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Arsena Gjipali, Valbona Karapici and Nevila Baci
This paper draws on a current international analysis of pandemic consequences in the labour market and on the way different segments have been impacted. The purpose is to provide a critical investigation of the facts and arguments regarding how and why t...
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Péter Ori, Szabolcs Kocsis Szürke, Dmytro Kurhan, Mykola Sysyn, István Lakatos and Szabolcs Fischer
Automatic transmission is a key factor for autonomous driving. The transmission condition is highly affected by the quality and quantity of transmission oil in the system. However, the oil condition is not monitored in the system, and the oil change inte...
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Prasad Pathak, Pranav Pandya, Sharvari Shukla, Aamod Sane and Raja Sengupta
Urban heat islands (UHIs) increase the energy consumption of cities and impact the health of its residents. In light of the correlation between energy consumption and health and UHI variations observed at a local level within the canopy layer, satellite-...
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Petra Harsanyi, Kevin Scott, Blair A. A. Easton, Guadalupe de la Cruz Ortiz, Erica C. N. Chapman, Althea J. R. Piper, Corentine M. V. Rochas and Alastair R. Lyndon
Proposed offshore windfarm sites could overlap with the brooding and spawning habitats of commercially important crustacea, including European lobster, Homarus gammarus and Edible crab, Cancer pagurus. Concerns have been raised on the biological effects ...
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Edoardo Severini, Marco Bartoli, Monica Pinardi and Fulvio Celico
The Po Plain (northern Italy) is one of the largest aquifers in Europe, and 67% of the utilized agricultural land in this area is classified as a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ). However, it hosts intensive agriculture and livestock farming. In a stretch o...
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Angelo Aloisio
The estimate of internal prestressing in concrete beams is essential for the assessment of their structural reliability. Many scholars have tackled multiple and diverse methods to estimate the measurable effects of prestressing. Among them, many experime...
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Eric W. Peterson, Phil Nicodemus, Emmett Spooner and Abigail Heath
Ever expanding urbanized landscapes are increasingly impacting streams that run through them. Among other stressors, urban streams often are host to elevated concentrations of nutrients, salts, and heavy metals. The pollutants, coupled with high temperat...
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