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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"environmental threats"”.
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Individual differences and pandemic impact on dimensions of depression and anxiety
… factors play in responses to prevalent environmental threats. Research demonstrating a range in vulnerability to psychological distress during this pandemic warranted evaluation of the impact of interactions between age, previously experienced traumatic events, approach/avoidance …
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Оценка и снижение экологической опасности отвалов горного производства в Новороссийской промышленной агломерации
… Cu, Ba and Sr. Land zoning based on accumulated environmental damage indicators and the debris-flow technical risk was performed to assess environmental threats. The designed mine dump reclamation includes soil stabilisation by application of geosynthetic cover, hydro-seeding of soil improvers …
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Cumulative Impact: Digital Ethnography of Environmental Activism in the Mountain View Community
… may be discovered in understanding the role of environmental discourse in human behavior, promoting higher levels of community participation, engaging those who are most greatly impacted by environmental issues, and fostering positive social change. The purpose of this study is three-fold: (1) …
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Power to the people : a framework for enhancing environmental stewardship through community design
… natural resource depletion, and other environmentally-related threats to humankind. Currently, the negative impacts of these actions are most commonly addressed through "green" design strategies that utilize largely technological solutions to increase the resource efficiency of the …
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Analysis of bow crushing in ship collision
… next to grounding, one of the most serious environmental threats at sea. In many previous analyses of the collision problem, the bow of the impacting ship was considered rigid. The objective of the present research is to include the finite strength of the bow in the overall collision …
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Supporting Marin County Youth Suffering from Anxiety and Depression
… with adolescents, it is important to consider environmental threats to their mental health (i.e., lack of sleep) in order to make proper referrals and treatment plans. A study done by Kelley, Lockley, Kelley, & Evans (2017) implemented a 10:00 a.m. start time at an urban school in England. By …
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Leadership traits, divergent thinking, and innovation in higher education
… fluctuations and shifts, political uncertainty, environmental threats, and global societal issues, the question of leadership is at the heart of issues faced today as leaders impact people at all levels of society. The discussion regarding leadership has centered on the need for high-level …
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Behavioural Observation for Critical Infrastructure Security Support
… ever before. Traditionally, protecting against environmental threats was the main focus of critical infrastructure preservation. Now, however, with the emergence of cyber-attacks, the focus has changed and infrastructures are facing a different danger with potentially debilitating consequences. …
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Mapping the neural circuits that underlie metabolic vs. emotional regulation of food-seeking behavior
… behaviors based on metabolic needs and environmental threats is crucial for animal survival. In humans, maladaptive food-seeking behaviors that contravene energy homeostasis, which is often driven by food-associated cues with hedonic reward values, lead to obesity and eating disorders. …
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The Physiology of Collaboration: An Investigation of Library-Museum-University Partnerships
… resources, lack of knowledge or skills, and/or environmental threats. However, there is little knowledge about the nature of collaboration. A holistic conceptual framework was developed for the collaborative process, and the conceptualization process used systems thinking approach. The author …
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Adapted Primary Literature (APL): An Effective Authentic Text Option for the Science Classroom
… decision-making, technological advancements, and environmental threats has required that science education be concerned with far more than just student memorization of content within an isolated, singular disciplinary year. Suggested remedies for potential incorporation challenges, areas in need …
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How Do You Mobilize Public Support for Infrastructural Investment in California’s Aging Water System?
… in 2017 – aging pipes, health hazards, and environmental threats. What needs to be done in order to address these issues is to invest in a new and improved SWP that will save water, protect the water supply from contamination of hazardous particles, and replenish the ecosystems within piping …
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Idenfitying and Understanding North American Carbon Cycle Perturbations from Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances
… in our atmosphere is one of the most important environmental threats of our time. Humans and changing climate, separately or in concert, have affected global vegetation, biogeochemical cycles, biophysical processes, and primary production. Recent studies have found temporary carbon stores in …
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Talk your way to happiness: an exploration of the reciprocal relationship between emotion and communication
… states can serve as informative signals about environmental danger or security that trigger appropriate cognitive strategies. During communication, positive mood is associated with increased ambiguity, due to less detailed processing. However, communicative episodes take time, during which mood …
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The identification and characterization of unique FemX homologue in B. burgdorferi, and insights into the peptidoglycan biosynthesis pathway
… cell, protecting it from the osmotic stress and environmental threats, as well as defining the shape of the bacterium and aiding in the motility. One unique feature of the B. burgdorferi PG is the chemical composition of stem peptide, which involves the atypical cross-link between Ornithine and …
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Detecting Methane Anomalies from Satellite Data in the Arctic
… the rapidly warming climate poses unprecedented environmental threats, such as melting permafrost, which could become a new methane source. As these changes continue to unfold, an increasing amount of satellite data is becoming available to observe them. However, the Arctic also has many features …
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Paradigms of refuse: waste abjection and rejection in contemporary Italian literature and cinema
… as landscapes of crisis, sites where environmental threats, social inequalities, and geopolitical turmoil converge. These landscapes are increasingly being transformed into dumping sites where the material as well as the human excess of our modern societies are discarded. In this …
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A legal analysis of multilateral environmental agreements dealing with hazardous products and hazardous waste
… human activities which were recognized as major environmental threats were industrial production processes. As a result, this field was the first which was subjected to environmental law, initially on a domestic level, and then subsequently also on a regional and global level. As development …
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Multiscale materials design of natural exoskeletons : fish armor
… to provide protection against various environmental threats that, in turn, provide bioinspired clues to man-made, protective material designs. In particular, designs of dermal fish armor are a tradeoff between protection and mobility. A comprehensive knowledge base of the materials and …
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Evaluation of theoretical models to estimate landfill gas(LFG) potential as a renewable energy source: a case study of Chunga landfill
… disposed at Chunga landfill. Landfills pose as environmental threats due to uncollected landfill gas (LFG) emissions generated by biochemical processes arising from the disposed waste but if properly managed, methane in LFG can be a valuable energy resource.Currently no landfill gas to energy …
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