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Barbé, Jérôme, Guy Boy, and Mariano Sans. "GERICO: A HUMAN CENTRED ECO-DRIVING SYSTEM." IFAC Proceedings Volumes 40, no. 16 (2007): 292–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.3182/20070904-3-kr-2922.00051.
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Setya Prabowo, Frans, Porman Pangaribuan, and Denny Darlis. "Eco-electric energy generator system using human exercise activities." MATEC Web of Conferences 197 (2018): 11010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819711010.
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Today human need for electrical energy is very high. For that we need to find an alternative power plant renewable energy, especially environmentally friendly. One type of an environmenttally friendly power plant is a generator which is harnessing human-generated energy when exercising by using a static bike. This equipment is used on average 6 hours per day at 5.00-8.00 hours and 17:00 to 20:00 hours. In this research, a power plant system by utilizing human motion exercising from wheel rotary mechanics, generators, BCU (Battery Control Unit), and battery will be designed. The rider can see from the LCD when the battery condition is full, the battery is charge, the battery does not get energy from the generator, inverter on, inverter off, battery voltage and generator voltage. At the testing stage, 14 participants cycling for 15 minutes produced electrical energy on average of 594 Joules, with an age range of 20-23 years old. The resulting energy can turn on the light 3 Watt between 160 -251 seconds or 198 seconds on average. When accumulated 14 cycled samples with 15 minutes each (total 210 minutes) can generate 8313 Joule electric energy and can turn on 3 Watt lamp for 46 minutes 11 seconds.
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Shi, Kun. "Eco-City: A Living Organism System." Advanced Materials Research 616-618 (December 2012): 1280–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.616-618.1280.
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Eco-city was researched from the basic characteristics and compared with existence form of life in this article. An eco-city shall form a living organism system as a complex organization of green building working as the main ecological circle in human society and civilization, demonstrating its nature of life as well. This paper analyzed the human as the most important part of a city, with both material and spiritual leading properties, elaborated that eco-city was similar to organism in the field of structure and composition, operation and control, development and evolution. It is concluded that human is the core energy and power of urban development in modern civilization.
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Kulkarni, SK. "Human Resource, Innovation Eco-System and Fostering Creativity: A Professional Challenge." RGUHS Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2, no. 3 (2012): 01–02. http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/rjps.2012.3.1.
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Komeijani, Mona, Erinn Ryen, and Callie Babbitt. "Bridging the Gap between Eco-Design and the Human Thinking System." Challenges 7, no. 1 (2016): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/challe7010005.
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Jiang, Mao Dong, Hai Long Wang, and Jiang Wang. "Construction of Eco-Civilization of Water Based on Human-Water Harmony." Applied Mechanics and Materials 641-642 (September 2014): 477–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.641-642.477.
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Eco-civilization of water and human-water harmony supplement each other and advance each other. Constructing eco-civilization of water is an important way of promoting the development of modern water conservancy. It is necessary to establish national notion of saving water, handle the relationship between water conservancy project construction and water ecology, and improve conservation system of water ecology to strengthen the construction of eco-civilization of water and realize the harmonious development of human and water.
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Liu, Ke Bin, Xin Wang, Hai Bo Li, and Ying Hua Li. "Theoretical Framework of Urban Eco-Civilization Construction." Advanced Materials Research 616-618 (December 2012): 1234–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.616-618.1234.
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The city is a high-density human settlement. The contradiction in the city between human activity and ecological environment is particularly serious. In order to introduce eco-civilization into the city construction, it is inevitable to construct eco-civilization city. This article analyzes the connotation and characteristics of eco-civilization city, the main theoretical framework of urban eco-civilization construction including eco-civilization city construction planning, environmental protection, ecological economy/industry, ecological security, ecological concept/act, ecological culture, ecological politics/government, ecological law/system/policy, and ecological and livable city, which is expected to provide a reference for realizing the coordinated development of regional economic and environment.
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Luo, Jiajia, Linqiang Ji, and Jinhe Wang. "Research on Urban Branch Road System Construction under the Perspective of Eco-friendly Traffic." Urban Transportation & Construction 2 (December 3, 2015): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/utc.v2i1.2.
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<p>With constant development of urbanization, urban traffic has become the most urgent problem in the contemporary metropolis. Therefore, it is an inevitable trend to positively improve the human-oriented sustainable urban eco-friendly traffic system. The urban branch road constitutes a part of urban road that will be mostly neglected while it plays a positive supportive role to the eco-friendly traffic. This article makes a contrast and analysis to the coordinated relationship between branch road network and eco-friendly traffic in same areas of Germany and Dalian City and concludes the branch road network’s assurance role to the eco-friendly traffic, points out deficiency of branch road network and low density in China. The development of eco-friendly traffic, raises a series of improvement measures to the urban branch road system.</p><p> </p>
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Wen, Zong Chuan, and Hen An Li. "The Construction and Evolution of Eco-City’s Four-Dimensional Model." Applied Mechanics and Materials 295-298 (February 2013): 803–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.295-298.803.
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As an ideal place of residence, eco-city makes a very important role in human life. The residents' production and life and eco-city’s construction and development are closely linked. Research on the main parts and their functions of an eco-city system is very essential to the study of eco-city. In this paper, we propose a four-dimensional model of eco-city that includes non-governmental organizations, government, business and residents. Based on this model, we analyze the importance and functions of the four main parts, and describe the evolution of the model in eco-city’s every stage of development.
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Yao, Ying, Xiaohua Zhao, Jianming Ma, Chang Liu, and Jian Rong. "Driving Simulator Study: Eco-Driving Training System Based on Individual Characteristics." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2673, no. 8 (2019): 463–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198119843260.
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This research sought to establish an eco-driving training system based on a driving simulator. The eco-driving training system contained five modules: human machine interface, data management, scene management, mode management, and evaluation algorithm management. It was proposed to base the new eco-driving training system on drivers’ individual characteristics. This system first asked drivers to conduct a diagnostic drive on a stretch of roadway in a driving simulator. The data on each driver’s non-ecological driving behaviors under different events were collected. Then each driver was given a customized training course based on an evaluation of his/her driving behaviors during the diagnostic drive. This training process is called eco-driving training based on individual characteristics (EDTIC). Eighty taxi drivers were recruited and divided into two groups for eco-driving training. One group was trained by watching videos, and the other was trained by the EDTIC training. An analysis of results shows that the EDTIC training was significantly more effective than traditional video training. Under the EDTIC training, all driving behaviors improved and emissions and fuel consumption were greatly reduced; the reduction was as great as 8.3–8.4%. The EDTIC training was proven effective at improving the eco-driving behavior of taxi drivers (i.e., professional drivers), and it could also be employed to train other professional drivers (bus and truck drivers) and non-professional drivers.
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Zahedi, Shamsalsadat. "Green Transportation a More Eco-efficient Option." Journal of Social and Development Sciences 3, no. 7 (2012): 223–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v3i7.706.
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Due to our lifestyle and way of using energy, especially in transportation systems, increase in green house emissions has become a threatening reality at present time and its impacts will be worse in the near future. Green transportation system aims to maintain a pollution free environment with lesser emissions and less impact on human health and on the natural environment. An eco-efficient transportation system means improving environmental quality, efficiency, and profitability by reducing unnecessary inputs and outputs in production and operation processes of transportation system. According to World Business Council on Sustainable Development, eco-efficiency is being achieved by the delivery of competitively priced goods and services that satisfy human needs and bring quality of life, while progressively reducing ecological impacts and resources intensity throughout the life cycle, to a level at least in line with the Earth’s estimated carrying capacity. Eco-efficiency is a bridge between economy and the environment and is about increasing resource productivity and decreasing environmental pressure. Green transportation depends heavily on the energy linked to vehicle movements. Energy efficiency is affected by vehicle design, road infrastructure and operations. Every one of these factors should be reviewed from eco-efficiency perspective and environmental issues should become a prominent element in green transportation strategies, operations and technologies. Article will end with some recommendations towards green transportation, which is more eco- efficient option.
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Protasenko, O., та G. Mygal. "ЕКО-ЕРГОНОМІЧНЕ ПРОЕКТУВАННЯ РОБОЧОГО СЕРЕДОВИЩА". Open Information and Computer Integrated Technologies, № 89 (23 березня 2021): 104–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.32620/oikit.2020.89.09.
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The necessity of applying new directions of ergonomics to improve safety at work is considered. The relevance is conditioned by the awareness of the problem of limited natural resources and the negative impact of human activity on the environment. It led to the necessity of rethinking the concept "security" from the standpoint of sustainable development of society. Today, safety is the procuring of harmonious relations between human and the environment in all spheres of activity. In terms of occupational safety, new areas of ergonomics such as ergoecology, green ergonomics and eco-ergonomic designing can be useful in creating such balance. The work focuses on using eco-ergonomic designing principles in matters of ensuring industrial safety. Thus, the aim is the practical application of the eco-ergonomic designing principles to improve safety at working place. At researching the basic eco-ergonomic designing principle was applied - the search of an optimal combination of working conditions and technical procuring at the workplace, which would suit modern psychophysiological, social, engineering and ecological requirements. The prime tool of researching is a practical analysis of workplaces, an essential component of which is the assessment system. Based on the study results, problematic issues at workplaces got identified, and a search for their solutions got carried out. It is shown that using eco-ergonomic designing in matters of ensuring safety at the workplace makes it possible to implement the trinity necessary to maintain and preserve human health - eco-friendliness, comfort and safety. The work results: 1) for effective management of industrial safety it is necessary to make a transition from closed systems “man-machine-working environment” to open systems “man-machine-working environment-environment” through the application of the eco-ergonomic designing principles; 2) the method of eco-ergonomic assessment got proposed as the first step to a qualitative improvement in the interaction between humans and the environment; 3) modern engineers in eco-ergonomic designing should be trained in this area, taking into account the principles of human factor engineering. The practical significance of the results is in identifying problems in the functioning of the system "man-machine-working environment-environment" and determining effective measures to eliminate them. The results of its approbation proposed assessment system at the flexo printed product's enterprise confirm the effectiveness.
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Xu, M., Y. Zhu, H. Lü, Y. Li, X. Zhou, and Y. Chen. "Eco-environmental quality evaluation of Huaibei Plain." Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences 368 (May 7, 2015): 436–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/piahs-368-436-2015.
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Abstract. In recent years, the destruction of the ecological environment in Huaibei Plain has limited the development of the economy. Doing research on eco-environment quality evaluation methods may be helpful to the recovery of the eco-environment in Huaibei Plain and the construction of ecological civilization. A new assessment system was introduced in this paper on the basis of a traditional eco-environmental evaluation method; the NPP index was used to replace biological abundance index and vegetation coverage index. This new method was used to evaluate the eco-environment quality of Huaibei Plain. Results indicate that: (a) the eco-environment of Huaibei Plain has been getting worse since 1990, but has improved since 2000; (b) the water-network density index is the key factor which affects the eco-environment of Huaibei Plain; (c) If human activities, pollution control, land degradation and urban area development are not taken into consideration, the eco-environment of Huaibei Plain in dry years will be serious.
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Jia, Zhi Feng, and Wen Bin Li. "Theoretical Study on Establishing Hydro-Eco Dynamic Monitoring System in Large-Scale and Arid Irrigation District." Advanced Materials Research 726-731 (August 2013): 3787–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.726-731.3787.
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As for some large-scale and arid irrigation district in China, such as Jinghuiqu irrigation district and Shihezi reclamation district, hydro-ecosystem was gradually degenerated and imbalanced due to water shortage and unreasonable exploitation. In order to study hydrological elements, water cycle process and ecological response caused by human activities and other factors, and improve the quality of hydro-ecosystem, scientific connotation of establishing hydro-eco dynamic monitoring system in large-scale and arid irrigation district was defined. Hydro-ecosystem dynamic monitoring indexes including meteorological elements, hydrological elements, ecological elements closely related to hydrological elements and cycle, and socio-economic elements were proposed. Comprehensive monitoring methods based on automatic monitoring net, remote sensing satellite monitoring, field test and investigation were determined, and overall framework of hydro-eco dynamic monitoring was designed, which provided a theoretical basis for establishing hydro-eco dynamic monitoring system in large-scale and arid irrigation district.
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Li, Jian, Meng Chao Guo, Jing Jie Yu, Jun Xia, Hui Hui An, and Xiu Mei Zhang. "Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Models: An Application for Eco-Environmental Quality Evaluation in Lake Dianchi Basin, China." Advanced Materials Research 479-481 (February 2012): 2283–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.479-481.2283.
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Considering the various influencing factors of eco-environmental quality in Lake Dianchi Basin, the evaluation indexes of eco-environmental quality such as biological abundance index, vegetation coverage index, water network density index, land degradation index and environmental quality index are determined. The weight values of factor indexes are given by using the quantitative and qualitative model of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the eco-environmental quality of Lake Dianchi Basin was evaluated by using the quantitative and qualitative model of ecological index (EI). The evaluation results show that the grade of eco-environmental quality is weaker and the environment for human survival is harsh. The evaluation result is in good agreement with the results of previous studies. The evaluation system established in the paper can be regarded as a reference model for eco-environmental quality evaluation.
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Zhang, Jin He, Hong Tao Jiang, Lu Yang, and Ze Hua Liu. "Progress on Tourism Eco-Efficiency and its Implications." Advanced Materials Research 869-870 (December 2013): 670–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.869-870.670.
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Tourism destination is a special area typical of the man-land relationship interaction. Eco-efficiency evaluation of tourism destination is a basis for developing inclusive and sustainable development policies and measures for tourism destination. This paper discusses the progress on tourism eco-efficiency from three angles-concept definition, measure methods and empirical study. Three aspects of deficiency were shown in the present study. One is the research perspective. Most researches on tourism eco-efficiency are from the level that human material production behaviors influence environment, however researches from the level that human consumption behaviors influence environment are inadequate. The other is the research content. The researches mainly focus on the value and impact two aspects, while the measure concerning value and impact is incomplete. The last part is research method. Though, currently some scholars have already applied ecological footprint analysis method, material flow analysis, ecosystem health assessment to the evaluation of regional eco-efficiency research. The methods about the measure of eco-efficiency which include priority structure method, multi-objective programming method, ecological topological method, data envelopment analysis, ecological cost value index are suffering highly controversial, owing to having inherent defects on characterizing natural resource consumption, environmental pollution, ecological service value, non-polluting ecological impacts, human development and so on. Consequently, from the view of input, output and process of logistics, energy flow, currency flow of tourism destinations natural-economic-social-tourism complex system, making eco-efficiency as an entry point, aiming at achieving sustainable development of tourism destination, studying on tourism eco-efficiency, it will be the frontier research area of Tourism Geography.
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Kitriniaris, Alexandros. "Eco-ontological Systems of Human Interaction: Rethinking Ecology through Aesthetics." Acta Europeana Systemica 4 (July 14, 2020): 83–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.14428/aes.v4i1.57253.
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The object of this paper is to connect ecology with ontology as a complex field of architectural system-based design, and more specifically, as a field worthy of aesthetic consideration. In the post-digital age, globalization seems to be one of the most important consequences for the loss of experience and meaning of space. The modern field of progress ishampered by various ideological stakes relating to the environmental and ecological awareness of place. These preclude the consideration of both the eco-systemic environmental approach, and the potential for cultural and technological evolution that is independent of new material conditions and new design tools that may be perceived as new forms of humanperception. The purpose of this paper is to connect ecology and aesthetics, with ontology as an intermediary. The human metabolic mechanism, as well as the perceptual and musculoskeletal systems, is related to a broad network of ecosystemic references. These references comprise the totality of the ecological approach, both of the environment and of the human individual and collective organization. Thus an ecological approach to aesthetics carries new methods of contemplating territories as background of human interaction. Territory is perceived as an energy threshold which corresponds to human interactions forming the principles of the Eco-ontological concept. To this end, comprehension of the territory as an Ecoontological system refers to the potential positive effect of this research based on systemic concepts with the purpose of improving living experience, especially in densely populated urban centers.
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Saxon, P. J., E. S. Srivatsan, G. V. Leipzig, J. H. Sameshima, and E. J. Stanbridge. "Selective transfer of individual human chromosomes to recipient cells." Molecular and Cellular Biology 5, no. 1 (1985): 140–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.5.1.140.
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Two hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase-deficient human cell lines, D98/AH-2 and HT1080-6TG, were stably transfected with pSV2 gpt, a plasmid containing the selectable marker Escherichia coli xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (Eco gpt). Hypoxanthine-aminopterin-thymidine-resistant transformants arose with a frequency of ca. 10(-6) and contained mostly single, but occasionally multiple, copies of the plasmid sequences. These transformants actively express the Eco gpt marker. Single chromosomes from two different HT1080 gpt transformants and one D98 gpt transformant, containing the integrated plasmid sequences, were transferred via microcell-mediated chromosome transfer to hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase-deficient mouse A9 cells. The transferred human chromosomes were identified as 2, 4, and 22, by using a combination of G-11 staining, G-banding, isoenzyme analysis, and in situ hybridization. This system is being used to create a library of interspecies microcell hybrid clones, each clone containing a unique single human chromosome in a mouse background. The complete library will represent the entire human karyotype.
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Saxon, P. J., E. S. Srivatsan, G. V. Leipzig, J. H. Sameshima, and E. J. Stanbridge. "Selective transfer of individual human chromosomes to recipient cells." Molecular and Cellular Biology 5, no. 1 (1985): 140–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.5.1.140-146.1985.
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Two hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase-deficient human cell lines, D98/AH-2 and HT1080-6TG, were stably transfected with pSV2 gpt, a plasmid containing the selectable marker Escherichia coli xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (Eco gpt). Hypoxanthine-aminopterin-thymidine-resistant transformants arose with a frequency of ca. 10(-6) and contained mostly single, but occasionally multiple, copies of the plasmid sequences. These transformants actively express the Eco gpt marker. Single chromosomes from two different HT1080 gpt transformants and one D98 gpt transformant, containing the integrated plasmid sequences, were transferred via microcell-mediated chromosome transfer to hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase-deficient mouse A9 cells. The transferred human chromosomes were identified as 2, 4, and 22, by using a combination of G-11 staining, G-banding, isoenzyme analysis, and in situ hybridization. This system is being used to create a library of interspecies microcell hybrid clones, each clone containing a unique single human chromosome in a mouse background. The complete library will represent the entire human karyotype.
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Intaratat, Kamolrat. "Digital Eco-system Development Proved its Sustainable Success under the Technology Covid-19 Disruption: Asia’s Silicon Valley Singapore Global ICT Power House South Korea." International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology 11, no. 1 (2021): 89–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijeat.a3155.1011121.
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The study of “Digital Eco-system Development Proved Its Sustainable Success under the Technology & Covid-19 Disruption: Asia’s Silicon Valley (Singapore) & Global ICT Power House (South Korea) ” has its objectives under the context of COVID-19 pandemic and technology disruption as follow; 1)to study the scenario of digital eco-system development of Singapore and South Korea; 2) to study the government’s policy of Singapore and South Korea in its digital eco-system development; and 3) to propose the best Practices of digital eco-system development of Singapore and South Korea for further development in other countries. The qualitative research with document study and e-interview among 25 key informants from all of the relevant stakeholders: the policy, the private sector, and the marginal workers. Narrative description was used. Findings found Best Practices of digital eco-system development from both countries which aligned with most of the findings such as the Boston Consulting Group (2020) and others could be applied in other countries as follow; 1) The strong leadership and concrete and achievable vision from top management of both countries. Holistic, inclusive and sustainable development is the dominant flagship of both countries : The Skill Future of Singapore, and the Digital New Deal of South Korea; 2) The Partnership model with integrated strategy under the Win& Win Principle with clear innovation goals at all levels: “the Skills Future of Singapore” from Engineer Good Program to the last mile people in the Touch Community Services; and the 1) the Meister High schools 2) the Digital Upskill by each own company; 3) the Tax Credit, Tax Incentive measures; 4) the Training Levy Grant system; and 5) the SME Training Consortiums of South Korea. 3)The broad perspective and agile way of working. According to a study by Boston Consulting Group, effective 'Agile leadership' was found to have an impact on all the successful digital transformation projects. Leaders must manage change with a broader mindset and apply agile behavior broadly across the eco-system: Asia’s Silicon Valley” with its fully back up mission of “A Smart Nation”; and the “Korean New Deal” with its futuristic of digital eco-system as its national eco-system composed of its main Digital New Deal composed of the Green New Deal and the Human New Deal overarching social safety net, climate change and economic growth under the sustainable and inclusive development.
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Boyko, Taras, and Mariya Ruda. "Cyber-physical system for assessing the impact of wind farms on environmental elements." Ukrainian Metrological Journal, no. 1 (March 31, 2021): 60–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.24027/2306-7039.1.2021.228245.
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The article assesses the impact of wind power plants on the components of the environment, which are compartments of complex landscape systems, taking into account a number of their parameters. A list of impact categories has been made up, which represent the load on the environment; also, for each category, the relative contribution of harmful factors has been identified, taking into account possible scenarios for waste management. For all potential impacts, using the Eco-indicator methodology, ecological profiles have been built, which made it possible to obtain the values of ecological indexes (impacts) and eco-indicators, expressed in eco-points, characterizing the impact of the wind power plant under study.
Mathematical modeling of the processes of influence of a separate wind power plant on the subsystems and layers of compartments was carried out, according to the results of which a system of differential equations has been obtained, the input data for which are individual indexes and eco-indicators, as well as statistical information on the functioning of the elements of the hierarchical structure of compartments of a complex landscape system. The structure graphs are formalized using the Kolmogorov system of differential equations. It is proposed to study the dynamics of the structure on the basis of solving a system of differential equations using the fourth-order numerical Runge – Kutta method.
By solving the system of equations, it is possible to study (predict) the developmental stages of a complex landscape system in dynamic and stationary modes during the impact of the life cycle of wind turbines on the subsystems and layers of their compartments, in order to optimize human activities to ensure minimal environmental impact.
It is proposed to use the presented algorithms as a mathematical support for a cyber-physical system for studying the states of complex landscape systems and assessing the impact of wind turbines on environmental components.
Keywords: cyber-physical system; renewable energy sources; complex landscape system; life cycle, ecosystem states; eco-points
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Vasiutynska, Kateryna. "ASSIGNMENT OF THE NEW TYPE OF ECOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR PROVIDING HUMAN SAFETY UNDER CONDITIONS OF URBAN ENVIRONMENT." EUREKA: Life Sciences 2 (March 30, 2018): 9–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.21303/2504-5695.2018.00598.
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The main aim of the study is to separate a new category of ecological services for providing human and environmental safety under conditions of accelerated urbanization in the system of eco-services. Urbanization decreased the potential of ecological services and the set of provided functions at the expanse of absorbing essential territories of natural ecosystems and disturbing the ecological balance of the environment. The urbogenic environment that men made and natural dangerous phenomena intensify synergetically in models the new level of threats for both a human and all biotic and abiotic components. There was offered to separate an integral safety service as a new type of eco-services, based on the principle of providing human safety through environmental one. It was demonstrated, that safety services will improve other categories of ecological services, widen the assortment, diversity and mutual dependence of functions. There was presented the succession of steps for identifying and assessing safety services. Indicators and possible types of giving safe and high-quality drinking water to the population were given. The demand for safety services will grow with the development of urbanization processes. Separation and provision of services by functions of the human protection against natural and men made threats increases the total potential of eco-services.
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Zhao, La Mei, Ming De Xu, Lu Cao, and Shuo Feng Qi. "The Evaluation of Eco-Environmental Sensitivity Based on Grid Cell and Gray Clustering Method." Advanced Materials Research 518-523 (May 2012): 5760–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.518-523.5760.
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The eco-environmental sensitivity evaluation index system was established from the natural factors and human disturbance factors,it has set up of gray clustering model for eco-environmental sensitivity evaluation,and the new method "decomposition-Synthesis" was first proposed which combine gray clustering model with GIS technology based on grid cell.Hunyuan county of Shanxi Province was taken as an example,the study used AHP to determine the weight of each index,and in accordance with relevant standards and reality,it put forward four integration indicators of sensitivity of grading standards and carried out empirical study on the method "decomposition-Synthesis",the evaluation results basically accorded with real situation of eco-environmental of Hunyuan county,and have proved the model is correct,feasible and workable.
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Almutairi, Abdullah, Mohammad Yeakub Ali, and Mohd Radzi Che Daud. "Solar Electrification for Desert: A Case of Kuwait." International Journal of Engineering Materials and Manufacture 4, no. 3 (2019): 107–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.26776/ijemm.04.03.2019.03.
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Solar energy creates a new lifestyle for mankind, and takes society and human into an era of energy conservation to reduce pollution. It is radiant light and heat from the sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as photovoltaic panel. In this research it is aimed to design and implement PV solar energy home system for electrification in the Kuwaiti dessert during eco-tourism in winter. Eco-tourism is a cultural and unavoidable event in Arab countries with no exception of Kuwait. Eco-tourism is done in remote dessert where urban electricity connections are not possible. As people accustomed in using electrical appliances such as television, room heater, water heater, water pump, they cannot live in the dessert without these amenities. As the weather of Kuwait is sunny and hot during days and cool at night, solar panel based off-grid power cell can be an alternative for electrification of dessert home. This research will address several critical issues which are appropriate design of PV solar system, estimation of power generation and implementation as solar home system.
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Li, Xiao Qiong, Wei Zhang, Chun Yuan Tao, and Ying Xiang Wang. "Analysis of the Characteristics of Gongqing Digiecocity Planning." Applied Mechanics and Materials 584-586 (July 2014): 318–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.584-586.318.
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The combination of digital technology and ecological technology makes digital Eco city become the future direction of smart city development, and it is an inevitable choice in the course of human history. Through comparing Gongqing DigiEcoCity with other Eco city in china on city scale, planning stage, index system and development model of, it is found that Gongqing DigiEcoCity has great ecological foundation, with the perfect combination of space ecological planning, digital technology and ecological technology, the city is a pioneer in the exploration of future smart cities.
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Wan, Jia, Liwei Zhang, Junping Yan, Xiaomeng Wang, and Ting Wang. "Spatial–Temporal Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Coupled Coordination between Urbanization and Eco-Environment: A Case Study of 13 Urban Agglomerations in China." Sustainability 12, no. 21 (2020): 8821. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12218821.
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Urban agglomeration is the core area of not only regional economic development and urbanization but also human–land contradiction. Based on the population–economy–society–spatial model and the pressure–state–response model, this study develops an evaluation index system for the urbanization and eco-environment of 13 urban agglomerations in China. The urbanization index and eco-environment index are determined using the coefficient of variation method. The coupled coordination of the two indices is measured with the coupled coordination model, and the influence of the indicator factors is calculated with a geographical detector. The results reveal the following: (1) The urbanization indices of the 13 urban agglomerations in China increase year by year, and the spatial distribution pattern is high in the east and low in the west. (2) The eco-environment index shows an “S-shaped” variation trend, and the spatial difference between urban agglomerations gradually decreases. (3) The coupled coordination is mainly characterized as a mild imbalance, and the spatial distribution pattern is “balance in the east and imbalance in the west”. (4) The coupled coordination degree between urbanization and eco-environment is affected by many factors. Among such factors, economic urbanization, social urbanization, spatial urbanization, and eco-environment response are the main controlling factors. The impact of population urbanization, eco-environment pressure, and eco-environment state presents a gradual increase.
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Park, Ho Jun. "Types of Adolescents' Consciousness on Human Rights and their Influencing Factors: An Application of Eco-system Perspective." Journal of Social Science 30, no. 4 (2019): 117–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.16881/jss.2019.10.30.4.117.
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Dutta, Shanta, and Björn Vinnerås. "Fertilizer from dried human urine added to ash and lime – a potential product from eco-sanitation system." Water Science and Technology 74, no. 6 (2016): 1436–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2016.324.
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This research explored the possibility of making fertilizer at a laboratory from source separated and untreated human urine added to ash and lime by drying at low temperatures. A mixture of ash and lime (1:1) was used as drying agent and human urine was applied as undiluted and fresh. Ash and lime were chosen as drying agents for maintaining a pH > 10 during the drying process, which should inhibit urea hydrolysis in urine, and thereby urea should be retained in the drying agent. The drying technique was developed and drying capacity of the system was quantified; three specific temperatures (20 °, 35 °, 60 °C) and two airflow rates (1 L/min and 5 L/min) were used in the experiment. A mass balance for nitrogen in the system was obtained. It was evident from the experiment that urea can be retained by maintaining a high pH (>10). Urine drying at 20 °C was not a feasible option, since rate of evaporation was very low. The highest retention of inflow nitrogen at 35 °C and 60 °C were 74% and 54%, respectively, in the produced fertilizer. Reduced evaporation rate, flooding of urine over drying agent, and blockage in airflow influenced nitrogen loss and concentration of nitrogen in the final product.
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TAKATA, Shozo. "W261006 WASEDA-EDGE Human Resource Development Program : Development of Kyosokan (Co-Creation Center) for Innovation Eco-system." Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress, Japan 2015 (2015): _W261006–1—_W261006–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmemecj.2015._w261006-1.
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Rybaczewska-Błażejowska, Magdalena, and Aleksandra Sulerz. "LCA as a Tool for Assessing Product and Process Oriented Eco-Innovations Undertaken by Enterprises." Management and Production Engineering Review 8, no. 3 (2017): 60–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mper-2017-0029.
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AbstractThis paper examines the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) as an approach to foster the product and process oriented eco- innovation of enterprises, using the fruit and vegetable processing plant as an example. LCA, which is traditionally used to assess the impacts of a single product system on the environment, was applied in the enterprise context. This was made possible by forming an indicator describing the environmental profile of an enterprise, which is calculated by the sum of the multiplication of the environmental impact assessment (LCIA) results for individual unit processes within a particular impact category and their weights reflecting the structure of production in an enterprise. In order to distinguish and indicate the direction in which an enterprise should undertake its eco-innovative actions (implementing eco-innovations within the product or production process) the LCIA results are presented individually for products and production processes. The research was conducted in full compliance with the LCA methodology. LCA proved that the analysed enterprise has the largest negative impacts on the environment in the following impact categories: marine eco-toxicity, freshwater eco-toxicity, freshwater eutrophication, human toxicity and natural land transformation. They result primarily from the consumption of thermal and electric energy in the production processes. Therefore, to improve energy efficiency, the enterprise should take eco-innovative actions in the processes applied.
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Zhang, Yue, Yue Chang, Kanhua Yu, Liyuan Zhang, and Xuxiang Li. "Difference Analysis of Ecological Vulnerability and Zoning Changes of National Energy and Chemical Bases Using FAHP Method." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13 (2021): 6785. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136785.
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Ecological vulnerability zoning research is an important basis for taking targeted regional ecological environment restoration and governance measures. This study analyzes the ecological vulnerability pattern and trend in the National Energy and Chemical Base (NECB) in the typical region of the Loess Plateau using GIS (Geographic Information System) data and the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) approach. Based on the human activity–natural environment factor index system, 13 factors representing human activities, socioeconomics, meteorology, soil and topography are selected to build an ecological vulnerability index (EVI) system in the NECB region, which aims at identifying the regional features of eco-environment and major environmental problems in the Loess Plateau. By calculating ecological vulnerability zoning, a model of ecological vulnerability trend change is constructed to quantitatively study the overall temporal and spatial variation of ecological vulnerability. The results indicate that the medium and heavy levels of ecological vulnerability index were mostly distributed in the areas with developed energy and chemical industries, and the slight and light levels were distributed in the southern area and developed agricultural regions. A comprehensive ecological vulnerability index had a score of 2.3207 in 2015 and 2.441 in 2000, indicating that the ecological security gradually improved. Nevertheless, highly intense human activities accelerated the degradation of regional eco-environment in recent years.
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Luo, Zeng Rang. "Post-Traumatic Psychological Resilience in an Eco-Psychology Perspective." Advanced Materials Research 664 (February 2013): 331–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.664.331.
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The ecological psychology is interdisciplinary between ecology, psychology and ecological philosophy. Ecological psychology made trying to find the relationship of human minds crisis and the Earth's ecological crisis, and looking for the psychological roots of the ecological crisis. The ecological psychology has opened up a whole new perspective and research methods for post-traumatic psychological recovery and correctly handle the relationship between man and nature. Post-traumatic psychological resilience in an eco-psychology perspective should be as a guided by the theory of ecological psychology, starting from ecological psychology of post-traumatic resilience, to build eco-psycho- therapy system of green eco led, to achieve harmony between man and nature; reconstruction positive life philosophy, pay attention to trauma ,continue to growing. Ecological Psychology rise in the 1990s.Ecological psychology is within historical context of increasingly serious global environmental problems, influenced by trend of thought of post-modernism, guided by values of ecological philosophy, to explore the solution of the ecological crisis by the psychological and behavioral dimensions. Ecological psychology is an interdisciplinary between ecology, psychology and ecological philosophy. Ecological psychology made trying to find the relationship of human minds crisis and the Earth's ecological crisis, and looking for the psychological roots of the ecological crisis. Ecological psychology made positively efforts to explore the root causes of these crises encountered by the human society and human psychology.As a new crossed research areas, ecological psychology has opened up a new perspective and research methods for post-traumatic psychological recovery and correctly handle the relationship between man and nature, it has a significant value to deepen environmental awareness, strengthen environmental education and research and application of expand psychology.
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Lutfi, Saali Mohammed. "Bacteria Effect On Health and Human-Review." American International Journal of Biology and Life Sciences 1, no. 1 (2019): 23–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.46545/aijbls.v1i1.32.
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Microbes are an important component of the microbiology eco-system in the human gut, which is colonized by 1014 bacteria , ten times more than the human cells. Gut bacteria take an important role in human health, like supplying essential nutrients, synthesizing vit. K, aiding in the digestion of cellulose, and promoting angiogenesis and enteric nerve function. However, they can also be potentially harmful due to the change of their composition when the gut ecosystem undergoes abnormal changes in the light of the use of antibiotics, illness, stress, aging, bad dietary habits, and lifestyle. Dysbiosis of the gut bacteria communities can cause many chronic diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, cancer, and autism.
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Hou, Jian, Yifang An, Hongfeng Song, and Jiancheng Chen. "The Impact of Haze Pollution on Regional Eco-Economic Treatment Efficiency in China: An Environmental Regulation Perspective." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 21 (2019): 4059. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214059.
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“The Gray Great Wall” formed by haze pollution is an increasingly serious issue in China, and the resulting air pollution has brought severe challenges to human health, the socio-economy and the world ecosystem. Based on the facts above, this paper uses China’s province-level panel data from 2009 to 2016, systematically measures the heterogeneous structure of regional ecological economic (eco-economic) treatment efficiency through a Super Slacks-Based Measure (SBM) model and dynamic threshold models, and analyzes the forcing mechanism of haze pollution pressure on regional eco-economic treatment efficiency from an environmental regulation perspective. Results indicated that China’s eco-economic treatment has been vigorously promoted, which is significantly conducive to green growth upgrading. However, the process has a large developmental scope due to regional heterogeneity. Interestingly, the forcing impact of haze pollution on regional eco-economic treatment efficiency is limited by the “critical mass” of environmental regulations: a weak degree of regulation will facilitate an increase in regional eco-economic treatment efficiency through the forcing effect of haze pollution pressure. Once environmental regulation reaches a critical level, a stronger degree of regulation will suppress the forcing effect of haze pollution in turn and it will decrease the regional eco-economic treatment efficiency. This paper endeavors to clarify the differences, suitability and dependency in the process of ecological transformation for Chinese local governments in different regions and provide policy references for a regional ecological transformation matching system.
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Guo, Ying, Yu Gao, Dong Bo Cao, and Hong Bo Pan. "Analysis of Relationship of Environmental Geo-Technology and Urban Eco-Tourism Development." Advanced Materials Research 524-527 (May 2012): 3599–603. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.524-527.3599.
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Environmental Geo-technology involves not only the ecology but also the basic theory of environmental economics, management, control and monitoring aspects, so it is the ultimate goal that closes to the service the strategic policy of sustainable development of human economic system. Eco-tourism is a new form of tourism which is using a sustainable development as its guiding ideology, and it is the construction of ecological city of Shenyang is an important aspect. The paper combined with the request of Shenyang’s detailed condition, and then given some suggestions to improve the protection measures of Ecological environment by using geo-technology so that it can lead eco-tourism of Shenyang to the road of sustainable development.
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J Newport, Keny, and Jeyanth K Newport. "Impact of Human Intrusion in Habitat Destruction (HIHD) and Strategic Management Plans for Restoration of Forest Eco System." Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 1, no. 1 (2021): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.31080/asvs.2021.01.0005.
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Wu, Siduo, Ruishan Chen, and Michael E. Meadows. "Evolution of an Estuarine Island in the Anthropocene: Complex Dynamics of Chongming Island, Shanghai, P.R. China." Sustainability 11, no. 24 (2019): 6921. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11246921.
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Islands are known to be vulnerable to many natural and anthropogenic hazards, especially estuarine islands, which are affected at rates and intensities above those found elsewhere around the globe. The sustainable development of estuarine islands has been a part of their evolution, which has been a continuous integration of human impact and response to natural processes. This study reviews the complex dynamics of Chongming Island, an estuarine island in Shanghai, with an emphasis on the nature of human intervention. We conclude that the island is an example of a coupled human-environment system, as it has been throughout its formation and evolution, which is integrated at the local (intracoupled), regional (pericoupled), and global (telecoupled) scale. This conceptual framework reveals Chongming Island to be an exemplar of—and indeed a test-case for—China’s vision of eco-civilization development, in which it is reimagined as an ‘eco-island’. Accordingly, we argue that islands are benchmarks for building sustainability in the Anthropocene, and a more complete understanding of their dynamics, and the factors that influence them in a metacoupled world, is critical for future development.
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Shailbala, Shailbala, and Amarendra Kumar. "Eco-friendly management of late blight of potato– A review." Journal of Applied and Natural Science 9, no. 2 (2017): 821–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.31018/jans.v9i2.1282.
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Late blight of potato caused by fungus Phytophthora infestans responsible for Irish famine in the year 1845, is one of the most dramatic episode caused by plant pathogen in human history. One million people died due to famine in Ireland. So eco-friendly management of potato late blight disease is a necessary goal to be accomplished.During last many years, management strategies solely relied upon the application of fungicides due to rapid development of late blight epidemics. However, indiscriminate use of fungicide posesses a serious threat to the environment and human health. It is also responsible for built up of resistance in the pathogen and have adverse effect on beneficial organisms such as nitrogen fixers, resident antagonism and mycorrhizal fungi. So to minimize the fungicide use, eco-friendly means for late blight management are required on a priority basis. In recent years, significant changes in isolates of late blight fungus have been recorded including changes in aggressiveness to the crop also. Since, late blight is a community disease so, effective eco-friendly management must be adopted by the all producers, farmers, gardeners and growers with the help of government agencies, extension specialist and crop consultants etc. The strategy to control late blight is the prevention of establishment of Phytophthorainfestans in potato crop. In this context, disease management by cultural practices is the first line of defense while forecasting system, physiological strategies, biological control, host plant resistance and bio-technological approach are essential for efficient, effective and eco-friendly management of late blight of potato.
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Mochammad, Rozikin, Rindi Ardika MS, and Teguh Yudi Cahyono. "Library 4.0: Eco-Blended Library and Library Inclusion." Khizanah al-Hikmah: Jurnal Ilmu Perpustakaan, Informasi dan Kearsipan 8, no. 2 (2020): 116–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.24252/kah.v8i2a2.
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The role of libraries in education today is directed at implementing digitization, called library 4.0. There is a need for service innovation that is able to reach the needs of the digital natives. This study describes and analyzes the innovation of Library Services 4.0: Eco-Blended Libraries and Inclusion-Based Library at Universitas Negeri Malang’s Library. This research uses descriptive qualitative method. The data were obtained through interviews with librarians, observation and documentation. The results showed that in an effort to create a library ecosystem 4.0, the library has succeeded in implementing innovations. These innovations are in the form of an Eco-Blended Library program such as an e-book garden, Beringin Baca, a children's play ground, a library café, art performances, movie talk, and discussion booths. In addition, inclusion-based library is also developed with the Integrated Library Information System (SIPADU) facility digitizing collections in collaboration with Indonesia OneSearch, chat reference services, online loan and extension library collections, as well as information literacy. As a suggestion, the library needs to increase the number of human resources who might more focus on digital library services, further encouraging human resources to conduct online scientific publications and participate in online training forums or groups.
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Jiang, Huifu, Jia Hu, Byungkyu Brian Park, Meng Wang, and Wei Zhou. "An Extensive Investigation of an Eco-Approach Controller under a Partially Connected and Automated Vehicle Environment." Sustainability 11, no. 22 (2019): 6319. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11226319.
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This study evaluated the performance of an eco-approach control system at signalized intersections under a partially connected and automated vehicle (CAV) environment. This system has the first eco-approach controller able to function with the existence of surrounding human-driven traffic. A previous evaluation only confirmed its benefits. The purpose of this study was to conduct a further extensive test on the controller to identify room for improvement. Two different networks were tested, including an isolated signalized intersection and a corridor with two signalized intersections. The measures of effectiveness (MOEs) adopted were throughput and fuel consumption. All the before-and-after MOEs were compared using t-tests. The results indicate that the controller generally improved the fuel efficiency without harm to the mobility, and its environmental performance was affected by the minimum CAV speed, green ratio, congestion level, and marker penetration rate of CAVs. A detailed investigation revealed that no significant environmental benefit was generated under high congestion levels when the minimum speed of CAVs was more than 20 mph, and the shockwaves caused by the eco-approach control may result in a gating effect that reduces the throughput at the upstream intersection of the corridor under high congestion levels.
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Rozin, Mikhail, Valery Svechkarev, Lidiya Novoseltseva, Anton Ivanov, and Zhanna Tumakova. "Cognitive analysis of eco-economic processes." E3S Web of Conferences 217 (2020): 07004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202021707004.
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It has been noted that the 21st century saw significant changes in public views on the economy-ecology relationship. Growing number of applied studies of eco-economic issues as well as the need to comprehend achieved results brought the use of cognitive analytics to the fore. Cognitive model provides a holistic view on the existing eco-economic process through its graphic representation reflecting nature and dynamics of causal relationships. Cognitive analysis of the conventional models of eco-economic process revealed that they mainly focus on economic procedures while environmental issues being shifted towards the periphery. Likewise, the traditional model essentially limits production development by ecological requirements while environmental condition is inherently impaired and requires further restoration or, at the very least, decontamination. The new models of manufacturing organization must aim to improve human environment as a whole and base on a zero-waste production principle where underused resources and raw materials are considered as waste. This article presents a cognitive model of green manufacturing in the shape of a multi-circuit system with all the circuits involved in the zero-waste production cycle. Considering that all circuits employ positive feedback, they initiate growth and mutually support consistent operation of an enterprise. A zero-waste enterprise can and should develop in cooperation with other enterprises that consciously or implicitly (formally) implement sustainable manufacturing plans.
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Calvo, Natalia L., Sruthi Sreekumar, Laura A. Svetaz, María C. Lamas, Bruno M. Moerschbacher, and Darío Leonardi. "Design and Characterization of Chitosan Nanoformulations for the Delivery of Antifungal Agents." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, no. 15 (2019): 3686. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20153686.
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Among different Candida species triggering vaginal candidiasis, Candida albicans is the most predominant yeast. It is commonly treated using azole drugs such as Tioconazole (TIO) and Econazole (ECO). However, their low water solubility may affect their therapeutic efficiency. Therefore, the aim of this research was to produce a novel chitosan nanocapsule based delivery system comprising of TIO or ECO and to study their suitability in vaginal application. These systems were characterized by their physicochemical properties, encapsulation efficiency, in vitro release, storage stability, cytotoxicity, and in vitro biological activity. Both nanocapsules loaded with TIO (average hydrodynamic size of 146.8 ± 0.8 nm, zeta potential of +24.7 ± 1.1 mV) or ECO (average hydrodynamic size of 127.1 ± 1.5 nm, zeta potential of +33.0 ± 1.0 mV) showed excellent association efficiency (99% for TIO and 87% for ECO). The analysis of size, polydispersity index, and zeta potential of the systems at 4, 25, and 37 °C (over a period of two months) showed the stability of the systems. Finally, the developed nanosystems presented fungicidal activity against C. albicans at non-toxic concentrations (studied on model human skin cells). The results obtained from this study are the first step in the development of a pharmaceutical dosage form suitable for the treatment of vaginal candidiasis.
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Burak, T. O. "Values to the economic and cultural and an optimum means to organize the economic management by ideas of the population of the Lviv’s region (according to the results of sociological research 2007 year)." Ukrainian society 25, no. 2 (2008): 7–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/socium2008.02.007.
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The article is devoted to the analysis of the results of a sociological study of values of the economic culture of the population of the L’viv region. The author studies their correspondence to a definite type of the economic sys, tem. On the basis of the indices of values,ideas of the structure of the eco, nomic system and values,qualities of human relationships and features of a person, the attempt to elaborate an index characterizing the system of these values is made.
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Stute, Ina, Bruno Kezeya-Sepngang, Verena Haberlah-Korr, and Marcus Mergenthaler. "Cultivation of faba beans for regional protein supply: a case study on the association ‘Rheinische Ackerbohne e.V.’." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 23, no. 4 (2020): 643–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.22434/ifamr2019.0179.
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Faba beans have been an important component in human and animal nutrition in many parts of the world for long periods of time. Soybean imports from overseas have been displacing domestic protein crops in Europe since the 1950s. Although the cultivation of faba beans entails different eco-system services, they are rarely cultivated due to their low market performance. The societal benefits and provisions of eco-system services of cultivating faba beans are well recognized by the non-profit association ‘Rheinische Ackerbohne e.V.’ (association for faba bean cultivation in the Rhineland). The board and the members of the association are mainly farmers but also agricultural trade companies. The association was founded to strengthen the cultivation of faba beans in the Rhineland, a region in Western Germany. For this purpose, promoting products made from local faba beans, and raising the awareness about faba beans, which may protect bees and the environment, shall help to establish market structures and a regional value chain.
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WANG, Genxu. "Changes in permafrost eco-system under the influences of human engineering activities and its enlightenment to rail-way construction." Chinese Science Bulletin 49, no. 16 (2004): 1741. http://dx.doi.org/10.1360/03wd0043.
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Giannetti, B. F., F. Agostinho, C. M. V. B. Almeida, and D. Huisingh. "A review of limitations of GDP and alternative indices to monitor human wellbeing and to manage eco-system functionality." Journal of Cleaner Production 87 (January 2015): 11–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.10.051.
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Sun, Lingxiao, Yang Yu, Yuting Gao, et al. "Remote Sensing Monitoring and Evaluation of the Temporal and Spatial Changes in the Eco-Environment of a Typical Arid Land of the Tarim Basin in Western China." Land 10, no. 8 (2021): 868. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10080868.
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The eco-environment provides various spaces, conditions, and resources for human development, and their quality is a significant factor affecting sustainable development in a region. Most drylands face environmental fragility due to problems such as infertile land, scarce suitable living space, and a lack of resources. Therefore, investigating the temporal and spatial changes in the eco-environment of drylands is vital to developing them sustainably. This paper takes Hetian, which is located in the Tarim Basin of Western China and has typical features of an arid (or a hyper-arid) region, as the research area. The ecological index (EI) was used to construct a comprehensive ecological evaluation system, and five sub-indices (the biological richness index, vegetation coverage index, water network denseness index, land stress index, and pollution load index) were calculated to identify the quality and changes in the eco-environment of Hetian in 1995, 2009, and 2018. The results show that, from 1995 to 2018, the EI in Hetian showed a continuous downward trend (from 24.76 to 16.32), representing a change (ΔEI) of −8.44; this indicates significant deterioration in the quality of the local eco-environment. Large fluctuations in the EI also suggests that the environment in Hetian is very sensitive. In addition, the results revealed a degradation of Hetian, which includes a hyper-arid region.
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Mishra, Indira Acharya. "Women and Nature in BP Koirala's Sumnima: An Ecofeminist Study." Dristikon: A Multidisciplinary Journal 10, no. 1 (2020): 128–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/dristikon.v10i1.34547.
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The article aims to analyze the connections between women and nature in Bisheshwar Parsad Koirala's novel Sumnima. To examine the relation between women and nature in the novel, the theory of eco feminism has been used. Eco feminism deals with the relationships between women and nature that particularly deals with the domination of women and exploitation of nature in a patriarchal social order. Eco feminist critics believe that issues of women and ecology are interrelated. They critique that the domination of nature by human beings is guided by the patriarchal world view, the same world view that justifies the domination of women. Thus, they resist the exploitation of women and nature. Koirala's Sumnima underscores the patriarchal structure based on dualisms like men/woman, masculine/ feminine, culture/nature, and spiritual/material, which destabilizes the system based on the hierarchy of the traditional gender roles. Thus, the article argues that the novel is written from the perspective of eco feminism. The analysis of the study centers on the depiction of women and nature in the novel. The finding of the article shows that, in patriarchy, women and nature are treated as feminine and they are dominated and exploited. The analysis is significant as it helps to understand the importance of feminine to maintain harmonious relation between men, women and nature.
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Ren, Weizhen, Zilong Zhang, Yueju Wang, Bing Xue, and Xingpeng Chen. "Measuring Regional Eco-Efficiency in China (2003–2016): A “Full World” Perspective and Network Data Envelopment Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 10 (2020): 3456. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103456.
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Eco-efficiency enhancement is an inherent requirement of green development and an important indicator of high-quality development in general. It aims to achieve the coordinated development of nature, the economy, and society. Therefore, eco-efficiency measurements should focus on not only total factor input, but also process analysis. Based on the “full world” model in ecological economic theory, this study constructed a theoretical framework for a composite economic-environmental-social system that reflects human welfare and sustainability. To this end, using network data envelopment analysis (DEA), this study established a staged eco-efficiency evaluation model that uses economic, environmental, and social factors to measure the overall and staged eco-efficiency of China’s provinces from 2003 to 2016 and analyze its spatiotemporal characteristics. A geographically weighted regression (GWR) model was also used to analyze the influencing factors of eco-efficiency changes and the spatial differentiation in their effect intensity. The findings were as follows: (1) China’s overall eco-efficiency is still at a low level. It varies significantly from region to region, and only three regions are at the frontier of production. The eastern region has the highest eco-efficiency, followed by the central region, and the gap between the central and western regions has gradually narrowed. In terms of staged efficiency, the level of eco-efficiency in the production stage is less than in the environmental governance stage, which is less than that in the social input stage. (2) In terms of the efficiency of each stage, the efficiency level of the production stage showed a downward trend throughout the entire process, and the decline in the central and western regions was more obvious. The social input stage and the environmental governance stage both showed upward trends. The social input stage showed a higher level, and the increase was relatively flat during the period of study. Efficiency continued to rise during the environmental governance stage from 2003 to 2010 and rose overall, but with some fluctuations from 2011 to 2016. (3) Geographically weighted regression showed that the effects of the influencing factors on eco-efficiency had obvious spatial heterogeneity. The factors affecting overall, production stage, and social input eco-efficiency were, in order of effect intensity from high to low, economic growth level, marketization level, and social input level. In terms of environmental governance, social input level had the greatest impact, followed by economic growth; marketization level did not show a significant impact.
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MA, Lin, and Jiayu HU. "An Analysis of the Eco-Innovation Mechanism and Policies in the Pulp and Paper Industry Based on Coupled Game Theory and System Dynamics." Sustainability 10, no. 10 (2018): 3482. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10103482.
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The environment is the basis for the living and development of the human, and eco-innovation is the key driver of new economic growth. However, for some underdeveloped regions in China, it is still a challenge for the local government to get a balance between the goals of economic and environment. The paper selects the pulp and paper industry, which creates tremendous pollution to the environment and is closely related to the daily life. According to the particular characteristics of pulp and paper industry in Sichuan Province, the industry of pulp and paper of bamboo is redesigned to improve the local ecosystem, while increasing the income of local farmers. From the perspective of game theory, the relationships between the government, the enterprise, and the farmers are analyzed. The result shows that government increases the subsidy and penalty to the enterprise, which can increase the investment in eco-innovation, enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises and raising the income of farmers. Moreover, it can also improve the ecologically fragile areas by the utilization of bamboo park. In addition, in this paper, a system dynamics model is proposed to explore the impact of different policies on the environment. The results show that increasing the subsidy is a more efficient way to protect the environment, and is one of the important drivers to eco-innovation in some underdeveloped regions in China.