Transport: general interest
This chapter provides an introduction to quantifying the energy consumed by software. It is written for computer scientists, software engineers, embedded system developers and programmers who want to understand how to measure the energy consumed by the code they write in order to optimize for energy efficiency. We start with an overview of the electrical foundations of energy measurement and sh…
Seagrasses colonise coastal areas worldwide. Despite their high primary production, a considerable proportion becomes detritus that can be used as food, physical habitat and occasional or permanent shelter by several benthic macroinvertebrates. In turn, macroinvertebrates can contribute to regulating seagrass decomposition, and represent an important trophic link between primary producers a…
The connection between sustainability and the future has its roots in the early days of environmental movements. The report ‘The Limits to Growth’ (Meadows et al., 1974) highlights how sustainable action implies wide-ranging, systemic considerations and forward-looking thinking. This is also reflected in the definition of Sustainable Development provided in the Report ‘Our Common Futur…
Food is a resource that provides a multi-sensory experience. It is experiential and becomes emotional, ritualistic, and symbolic. A two-way cultural exchange exists between food and people. On one hand, each culture’s cuisine is part of society, and gastronomy can influence the way we perceive food and society.
This chapter treats studies about the methods and technologies used to recycle the polymeric composite materials and develop new recipes using waste of polymer composite materials resulted from recycling. Composite materials obtained from recycling are presented, with a complete recovery of waste glass fibers
An efficient waste management for emerging photovoltaic (PV) technologies is not mature yet. The problematic aspects along with the possible failure’s identification have a pivotal role in modelling the future end-of-life management strategies. The identification of substances of concern (e.g. high cost, low availability, and high toxicity) and valuable materials is a key point to better defi…
Ketika James Boswell terkenal menyesali irasionalitas perang pada tahun 1777, dia mencatat universalitas konflik di seluruh sejarah dan lintas ruang – bahkan mencapai apa yang dia gambarkan sebagai negara samudra selatan yang lembut dan ramah. Jilid ini membahas bukti arkeologis konflik dari lautan selatan tersebut, dari Palau dan Guam, hingga Australia, Vanuatu dan Tonga, Marquesas, Pulau Pa…
Divided into ten points, this paper aims to illustrate how fashion produced modernity, understood as valuing the present, especially its progressive and evolving elements. A process that focused on amplifying “personal visibility”, and in which the abilities of tailors played a crucial role.
Buku ini membahas dasar-dasar jamur mikoriza arbuskular (AMF) dan simbiosis tumbuhan tingkat tinggi dengan implikasi potensial dalam produksi tanaman. Ini memberikan wawasan baru tentang pemahaman kita tentang mekanisme regulasi pertumbuhan tanaman yang dimediasi AMF dan toleransi stres yang mencakup studi biokimia, fisiologis, molekuler, lingkungan, dan ekologi terbaru. Berfokus pada mekanisme…