Academic Articles & Research Papers

Domestic Organic Rankine Cycle-Based Cogeneration Systems as a Way to Reduce Dust Emissions in Municipal Heating

Environmental issues are nowadays of great importance. In particular air and water quality should be kept at as high levels as possible. Energy conversion systems and devices which are applied for converting the chemical energy contained in...

A Review of Thermal Safety and Management of Second-Life Batteries: Cell Screening, Pack Configuration and Health Estimation

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is generating a rapidly increasing stream of retired lithium-ion batteries for second-life deployment. However, thermal safety concerns continue to limit their reuse. This paper reviews second-life battery (SL...

Biochemical Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass in Biorefinery Systems

Lignocellulosic biomass is one of the most abundant renewable carbon resources available, currently used predominantly for energy generation through direct combustion, yet still underutilized as a feedstock for higher-value biochemical conv...

GIS-Based Geothermal Favorability Mapping and Geological Consistency Assessment in the Lower Kura Basin

The Lower Kura Basin is a tectonically active sedimentary region of Azerbaijan where geological and hydrogeological conditions may favor geothermal fluid circulation. This study develops a Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based multi-cr...

Re- Examining the Reasons of Polygamy from a Transsexual View

Today, due to the corrupt sequence of gender discriminatory views, their criticism has a special importance. Our hypothesis in this article is to prove the generality and prevalence of this gender view in the reasons of polygamy. It seems t...

Weighing and Prioritizing the Eight Principles of Integrated Health, Safety, Environment and Energy Management in Industries Covered by the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade

Abstract: Aim and Background: Today, with the growth of different dimensions of sustainable development, managers at the organizational and governmental levels have become more and more interested in the components of sustainable developmen...

Potential barriers in implementing the rural toilet retrofitting project: A qualitative study in Jiaozuo, China

BackgroundChina has launched a large “toilet revolution” in rural areas, but the results show that sanitation has not always been markedly improved. Few scholars have paid attention to this issue, and the list of the reasons is scattered an...

Caenorhabditis elegans Neurotoxicity Testing: Novel Applications in the Adverse Outcome Pathway Framework

Neurological hazard assessment of industrial and pesticidal chemicals demands a substantial amount of time and resources. Caenorhabditis elegans is an established model organism in developmental biology and neuroscience. It presents an idea...

<i>Escherichia coli</i> Phylogenetic and Antimicrobial Pattern as an Indicator of Anthropogenic Impact on Threatened Freshwater Mussels

Freshwater bivalves are widely used as accumulation indicators and monitoring tools for assessing contaminant effects on different levels of biological integration. This pilot study aimed to explore the phylogenetic diversity of Escherichia...

Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate safe food village development programme through the food safety movement in village in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Unsafe food is a major threat to public health both globally and in the Southeast Asia region. In Indonesia, various food safety problems are still encountered such as cases of food poisoning, food containing hazardous materials and poor fo...

Analisis Kualitas Layanan Penyerapan Aspirasi Anggota DPR RI Dengan Pendekatan Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

Public satisfaction can be achieved if the government apparatus directly involved in the service, can understand and appreciate and wish to perform excellent service. This study aims to identify the level of public satisfaction with the per...

Gênero, feminismo e direitos humanos em sala de aula: relato de uma experiência escolar

Este relato de experiência teve como objetivo abordar questões de gênero, feminismo e direitos humanos, utilizando o livro Malala, a menina que queria ir para a escola, de Adriana Carranca (2018), com alunos do 7º ano do ensino fundamental ...

Cadeia produtiva do leite em Santa Rosa do Ermírio (Poço Redondo/SE): aspectos introdutórios

A pecuária leiteira é tradição no semiárido sergipano devido à sua relevância histórica e econômica como fonte de renda e de sobrevivência. Nesse sentido, Poço Redondo é hoje o município que mais produz leite em Sergipe, o que indica um pro...

UMA GRANDE OPORTUNIDADE: O SINDICALISMO E SEUS PROJETOS DE ECOLOGIZAÇÃO DA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR

ResumoAs preocupações ambientais têm influenciado os projetos políticos e a construção das pautas das organizações de agricultores familiares. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar como estas preocupações foram assimiladas pela Federação dos T...

Brake, Klaus; Herfert, Günter (Hrsg.) (2012): Reurbanisierung. Materialität und Diskurs in Deutschland

ORGANIZACIÓN TERRITORIAL Y ACTIVIDAD GANADERA EN EL NORESTE DEL DEPARTAMENTO ALUMINÉ

El caso que se presenta, refiere a la dinámica territorial en un área rural de montaña, escasamente poblada, del centro de la provincia del Neuquén. La conjugación de factores naturales, relaciones sociales de producción y usos del suelo, h...

Desarrollo regional y acción de base: El caso de una organización indígena de productores de café en Oaxaca

Este documento responde a la pregunta, ¿qué factores hacen que una organización de base, compuesta por campesinos pobres, con bajo nivel educativo, marginados por los mercados y el gobierno, sean exitosos al insertarse en los mercados globa...

From the City as a System to the System of Cities: The Systemic Approach to Urban Planning

Formulated by Ludwig von Bertalanffy, the general systems theory was quickly put to use in many other fields of science and technology, as well as in geography and spatial management, including urban and regional planning, but on a relative...

Zoning Erosion Hazard and Sediment Estimation in Cham Gardalan basin (Ilam province) using the Revised Universal Soil Erosion Equation (RUSLE)

Soil erosion is one of the environmental problems that pose a threat to natural resources, agriculture and the environment. Quantitative assessment of erosion and sediment using erosion and sediment estimation models is one of the solutions...

El concepto de región: recurso metodológico para la acción.

Un enfoque inclusivo, de la sociedad, el uso de los recursos y la organización del territorio, es decir la problemática socio-espacial, es la alternatica posible frente al viejo cientificismo, la fragementacion posmoderna y la especulación ...