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Inclusiveness, Equity, Consistency, and Flexibility as Guiding Criteria for Enabling Transdisciplinary Collaboration: Lessons From a European Project on Nature-Based Solutions and Urban Innovation

Claudia Basta, Eva Kunseler, Christine Wamsler, Alexander van der Jagt et al. • Frontiers in Climate (2021)

The structural research programmes of the European Union dedicated to advance the sustainability sciences are increasingly permeated by the notion of transdisciplinarity (TD). A growing body of literature residing at the intersection of res...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fclim.2021.630075

Green development efficiency and its determinants in China's agricultural product circulation Industry: An empirical analysis based on panel data from 26 provinces

Yuguo Jiang, Ziyu Zhao, Xinjie Zhao • Environmental and Sustainability Indicators (2025)

This paper employs the super-efficiency slack-based measure (SBM) model with undesirable outputs to measure the green development efficiency of the agricultural product circulation industry (APCI) across 26 provinces of China from 2013 to 2...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100770

Toward sustainable development: the nexus between financial development, renewable energy, and carbon emissions in China

Yang Sun, Feng Zhao, Liya Gao • Frontiers in Environmental Science (2025)

The accelerating emissions of greenhouse gases—particularly carbon dioxide (CO2)—pose serious challenges to global environmental sustainability, with China being a major contributor due to its rapid economic and financial expansion. This st...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1594858

Challenges of the growing African cement market – environmental issues, regulative framework, and quality infrastructure requirements

Schmidt Wolfram, Ngassam Inès L. Tchetgnia, Breitschaft Gerhard, Virchow Stephen • MATEC Web of Conferences (2018)

The African cement, concrete and construction business is growing at rapid pace. The cement sales are expected to grow rapidly until 2050. The number of newly built cement plants increases dramatically and in addition more cements are being...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201714901014

Green jobs as an ethical alternative to achieve a low carbon economy

Patrick Verfe Schneider, Cibele Roberta Sugahara, Luiz Henrique Vieira da Silva • Desenvolvimento em Questão (2022)

The world has increasingly demanded work alternatives that allow the combination of human capacities and potentials aimed at sustainable development and the decarbonization of business activities. Elaborated as a sustainable alternative, fi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21527/2237-6453.2022.58.11303

Edible insect biodiversity and anthropo-entomophagy practices in Kalehe and Idjwi territories, D.R. Congo

Jackson Ishara, Marcellin C. Cokola, Ariel Buzera, Mercy Mmari et al. • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2023)

Abstract Background Located in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (South-Kivu), Kalehe and Idjwi are two relatively unexplored territories with little to no research on edible insects even though anthropo-entomophagy practice is wides...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13002-022-00575-z

Climate Change and Crop Yields in Iran and Other OIC Countries

Seyed Hossein Mirjalili, Mahdis Motaghian Fard • International Journal of Business and Development Studies (2019)

Climate change is the main phenomenon that directly affects the world environment, and changes in the environment affect economic sectors differently. The most important impacts of climate change would be on enhancing the average global tem...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22111/ijbds.2019.4840

Contribution of short-term global clinical health experience to the leadership competency of health professionals: a qualitative study

Masato Eto, Mikio Hayashi, Daisuke Son, Hirotaka Onishi • BMJ Open (2019)

Objectives Globalisation has increased the opportunities for health professionals working in developed countries to provide clinical and educational support in developing countries. However, how these experiences contribute to the leadershi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027969

Unveiling Area Estimation through Newton's Forward Divided Difference Method

Nurzalina Harun, Zubaidah Sadikin, Che Nurul Hanna Che Sulaiman, Nur Hamiza Basri et al. • Malaysia Journal of Invention and Innovation (2024)

In this era of globalization and technological advancements, Malaysia stands out as a vibrant hub for innovations and technology, along with an entrepreneurial spirit. However, it appears that there will be occasions when the creation of ...

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Reclaimed water in Taiwan: current status and future prospects

Hai-Hsuan Cheng, Wan-Sheng Yu, Shu-Chuang Tseng, Yi-Ju Wu et al. • Sustainable Environment Research (2023)

Abstract According to the Taiwan Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the average water demand shortage is 530.6 million m3 yr−1 during the period of 2011 to 2019, and the situation will worsen in the near future due to glo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s42834-023-00177-8

Prioritization of Surface Runoff Management Scenarios Using TOPSIS Method in Different Weighting Conditions (Case Study: Bojnord City)

Raziye Izanloo, Vahedberdi Sheikh • آب و فاضلاب (2019)

In the past decades, urban development and the increase in densely populated urban areas have led to expansion of the impervious surfaces. This resulted in an increase in the volume and peak discharge of runoff. To face the intensified urba...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22093/wwj.2017.81822.2381

Developing a Rational, Optimized Product of Centella asiatica for Examination in Clinical Trials: Real World Challenges

Kirsten M. Wright, Janis McFerrin, Armando Alcázar Magaña, Armando Alcázar Magaña et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2022)

Botanical products are frequently sold as dietary supplements and their use by the public is increasing in popularity. However, scientific evaluation of their medicinal benefits presents unique challenges due to their chemical complexity, i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.799137

Dietary diversity among Sundarbans forest-dependent communities: Prevalence, determinants, and livelihood implications.

Md Tanvir Hossain, Tunvir Ahamed Shohel, Md Nasif Ahsan, Md Nazrul Islam • PLoS ONE (2026)

The resources of the Sundarbans mangrove forest have provided livelihoods for communities in Bangladesh and India that depend on it. However, the role of the Sundarbans in ensuring the household dietary diversity of Sundarbans mangrove fore...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342800