Stakeholders of Voluntary Forest Carbon Offset Projects in China: An Empirical Analysis by Derong Lin, Yingzhi Lin

“…Climate change is one of the defining challenges facing the planet. Voluntary forest carbon offset project which has the potential to boost forest carbon storage and mitigate global warming has aroused the global concern. …”
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Experimental drought and soil amendments affect grassland above- and belowground vegetation but not soil carbon stocks by D. Guasconi, D. Guasconi, S. A. O. Cousins, S. A. O. Cousins, S. Manzoni, S. Manzoni, N. Roth, N. Roth, G. Hugelius, G. Hugelius

“…<p>Soils are the largest terrestrial carbon (C) pool on the planet, and targeted grassland management has the potential to increase grassland C sequestration. …”
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La selección artificial en el origen del pensamiento evolutivo y en los procesos de domesticación en el mundo actual by Arturo Argueta Villamar, Ricardo Noguera Solano, Eduardo Corona-M.

“…This knowledge is highly relevant for the conservation of biodiversity and agrobiodiversity, the use of natural resources, biocultural heritage and the sustainable future of the planet.…”
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Une constellation nommée Argo – L’errance dans la science-fiction vidéoludique by Jean-Charles Ray, Simon Laperrière

“…The gamer’s wonderings reinstate the exploration specific to the genre : as one ventures among planets and spatial void, so does the other daydream of technological innovations. …”
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Embrace green marketing or lose competitive advantage by Sinothando Tshuma

“…Green marketing seeks to ensure that businesses do not harm the environment they operate in or harm the planet earth's living species. There has been a dynamic shift in the marketing mix elements as organisations thrive to satisfy the needs of a chameleon consumer. …”
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Vibration Response of the Planetary Gears with a Float Sun Gear and Influences of the Dynamic Parameters by Yinghui Liu, Dong Zhen, Huibo Zhang, Hao Zhang, Zhanqun Shi, Fengshou Gu

“…In a planetary gearbox, the sun gear is usually set to float to balance the sharing of loads among planet gears. However, this floating set will result in the variation of pressure angle, overlap ratio, and meshing phase in the meshing progress and when gear faults occur, the variation will be enlarged. …”
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A new definition and three categories for classifying ecosystems by Jaime Gómez-Márquez

“…However, this definition says nothing about the open character of ecosystems, about the hierarchy among species and processes, or about their capacity to evolve as a whole throughout the history of life on this planet. Here, I first take a new look at the concept of ecosystem based on the elements that in my opinion characterize it, emphasizing the importance of viruses as components of biodiversity. …”
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International trade in educational services in the conditions of digital transformation by A. M. Kanunnikova

“…According to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, by 2030 it is planned to provide all the inhabitants of the planet with quality education throughout their lives. …”
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Investigation of Dynamic Load Sharing Behavior for Herringbone Planetary Gears considering Multicoupling Manufacturing Errors by Fei Ren, Jinchen Ji, Guofu Luo, Shaofu Zhao, Liya Zhao, Guiqin Shi, Xiaoling Wu, Ning Wang

“…The model can be applied to the analysis of the vibration of the HPGT with any number of planets and different types of manufacturing errors in different floating forms. …”
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Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China by Wei Liu, Tong Mu, Sijia Yuan, Jianfeng Yi, Dandan Yu, Jiaqi Li, Fangzhou Ma, Yaqiong Wan, Jing Chen, Riquan Zhang, David S. Wilcove, Haigen Xu

“…Here, we constructed an optimized living planet index (LPIO) by combining Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and Random Forest Modeling. …”
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Optimizing Ordering Policies for Imperfect Inventory Systems Integrating Trade Credit and Carbon Emission by Sahil Bhardwaj, Sudhir Kumar Chauhan, Mandeep Mittal, Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón, Riju Chaudhary

“…Reducing carbon emissions is about protecting the future, in which the greatest treasures are clean air, a stable temperature and a thriving planet, not only about saving the environment. Using Hill's (1997) model, this study investigates how environmental factors might be included in inventory control—more especially, how trade credit, fuel prices, and pollution taxes might be used. …”
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The case of the preferred worker - three guidelines to a decolonial research agenda on meaningful work by GUSTAVO SANTOS DIAS BARRETO

“…Abstract Coloniality is an epistemological process that regards European modernity as the pinnacle of all civilizational trajectories on the planet. This process, in turn, creates the colonial difference between the knowledge and life practices of the West and other civilizations. …”
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Environmental Monitoring Through IoT-Enabled Sensor Networks: A Comprehensive Approach by Zhang Hao

“…Around 40% of passing’s are caused because of defiled water on the planet. Subsequently, there is a need to guarantee supply of filtered drinking water for individuals both in urban areas and towns. …”
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Contact Stress Analysis of Traction Drives of a New Type Bearing Reducer by Shu Hongyu, Zhao Liang, Yu Yijie

“…The distribution and size of the contact stress at the flange are basically the same under different convexity modification, and the axial and radial contacts between the contact line of the planet wheel and the outer ring and the contact line of the sun wheel and the flange can remain on a traction line.…”
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The Role of the Occupational Therapist in Disaster Areas: Systematic Review by M. Parente, M. Tofani, R. De Santis, G. Esposito, V. Santilli, G. Galeoto

“…Disasters are increasingly more frequent events on our planet. During disaster the role of the occupational therapist will require a more specific operative framework within nongovernmental organizations and community health services. …”
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Integrated management for the environment care and conservation project’s results by Alina Arocha Arzuaga, Virginia Cano Reyes, Roberto Felipe Nicot Cos, Ada Legna Montoya Lage

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: caring for the environment, the survival of the human species and other species that populate the planet is of great importance, however, there is a few dissemination of the research related to the topic’s results.…”
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Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth by Gowri Sivaramakrishnan, Deena Abawi, Fatima Mohammad Shoaib, Fatema Bucheery, Ahmed Ali Salman, Majeed Jasim Kadhem, Fatema AlSulaiti, Muneera Alsobaiei, Leena AlSalihi

“…A lack of knowledge about the initial management can lead to tooth loss, with further adverse implications for esthetics, phonetics, and overall growth and function. Hence, the present study aimed to assess parents’ knowledge regarding dental avulsion and the variables associated with their knowledge of avulsion injuries. …”
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Effects of spray dried plasma on litter growth performance and oxidative stress and inflammation of sows kept in a hot environment by Hannah M. Bailey, Natalia S. Fanelli, Joy M. Campbell, Hans H. Stein

“…Abstract Background Feeding spray dried plasma (SDP) to weanling pigs improves growth, but there is a lack of research on how SDP impacts oxidative stress and inflammatory response in lactating sows, and performance of their piglets after weaning. Therefore, an experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that sows fed a diet with SDP in late gestation and lactation have improved reproductive performance and reduced inflammation compared with sows fed no SDP. …”
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Comparison of Vaccination Regimens on Immune Responses Using PED Replicon Vaccine: A Field Trial in PED-Negative and PED-Positive Thai Swine Farms by Chaitawat Sirisereewan, Thanh Che Nguyen, Nanthiya Iampraphat, Hongyao Lin, Leonardo Ellerma, Pisit Sirithanyakul, Roongtham Kedkovid, Roongroje Thanawongnuwech

“…The study highlights the importance of tailored vaccination strategies to optimize herd immunity and protect piglets from PEDV.…”
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Whole-genome association studies of distribution of developmental abnormalities and other breeding-valuable qualitative traits in offspring of the Russian large-white boars by A. A. Traspov, O. V. Kostyunina, A. A. Belous, T. V. Karpushkina, N. A. Svejenceva, N. A. Zinovieva

“…After GWAS, we obtained 24 alleles in 11 corresponding genes  (P &lt; 0.1) in the genome of pigs, which are significantly correlated with traits of developmental abnormalities such as anal atresia (ARMC7,FANCC,RND3,ENSSSCG00000017216), limb problems (PAWR,NTM,OPCML,ENSSSCG00000040250, ENSSSCG00000017018) and tremor of piglets (RIC3,ENSSSCG00000032665). Also, co-expression of the NTM,OPCMLand  RND3genes was revealed. …”
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