Mutual influence between Human and Environment: the concept of Vernacular Design and Its Relation to Sustainability in Interior Space by Maha Ibrahim

“…Throughout history, mankind has tended to strengthen its relations with nature in order to maintain its continuity. This can be instinctively understood in trying to meet the main human needs from natural resources. …”
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POLITICAL ASPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN NATIONAL LEGISLATION OF THE UNITED STATES: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE by Mikhail A Burda, Ekaterina S Shevchenko

“…It seems to have its own insight on the nature and order of international organizations in regards to formulation and adoption of international law, the US role in determining the key features of global law enforcement, as well as the standards and principles of implementation of international law in the US federal legislation. …”
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Block-sparsity-aware LMS algorithm for network echo cancellation by Wei, Ye, Zhang, Yonggang, Wang, Chengcheng

“…Network echo path impulse response is single-block-sparse in nature. In order to obtain a single-block-sparse estimate of the unknown echo path, a new least mean squares (LMS) algorithm is proposed by introducing the penalty of single block sparsity, which is the difference between the mixed l 2,1 norm and l 2 norm of the uniformly partitioned filter tap-weight vector, into the original mean-square-error cost function. …”
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Exploring new paths towards biological anion recognition by lanthanide complexes by Alexander, C

“…<p>Anions are ubiquitous in nature. In order to understand them in their natural setting, this thesis focusses on developing lanthanide complexes as hosts for the recognition of biologically relevant anions, particularly chloride and sialic acid. …”

Consumers' willingness to pay for biodegradable shopping bags in selected hypermarkets in Selangor, Malaysia by Subahir, Fatimah Az Zaharah

“…Introduction of biodegradable shopping bag (BSB) as a greener alternative is deemed as the best substitute for plastic bags, due to its disposability nature in order to preserve the environment, thus, preventing environmental distortion or environmental problem. …”
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Les anonymes de la conservation: Nature, contradiction et injustice dans l’Éthiopie contemporaine (Simien, 1963-2019) by Guillaume Blanc

“…This article is rooted in the African environmental history which analyses the institutional, ideal and scientific mechanisms of such an invention of a “pristine” nature. In order to contribute to further strengthening this sub-field of environmental history, special attention will be devoted to raise one question: why global conservation politics today seem doomed to produce social injustice, that is to make peoples that live within nature enduring political discrimination (being deprived of rights still available to Others) and moral domination (being deprived of these rights in the name of an ethic defined by Others)? …”
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A New Reassigned Spectrogram Method in Interference Detection for GNSS Receivers by Kewen Sun, Tian Jin, Dongkai Yang

“…Current work on interference detection in GNSS receivers has mainly focused on time-frequency (TF) analysis techniques, such as spectrogram and Wigner–Ville distribution (WVD), where the spectrogram approach presents the TF resolution trade-off problem, since the analysis window is used, and the WVD method suffers from the very serious cross-term problem, due to its quadratic TF distribution nature. In order to solve the cross-term problem and to preserve good TF resolution in the TF plane at the same time, in this paper, a new TF distribution by using a reassigned spectrogram has been proposed in interference detection for GNSS receivers. …”
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Designing Antibacterial Peptides with Enhanced Killing Kinetics by Faiza H. Waghu, Shaini Joseph, Sanket Ghawali, Elvis A. Martis, Taruna Madan, Kareenhalli V. Venkatesh, Susan Idicula-Thomas

“…The prediction algorithms were found to effectively classify peptides based on their antimicrobial nature. In order to improve the activity of the identified peptides, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, using bilayer and micellar systems could be used to design and predict effect of residue substitution on membranes of microbial and mammalian cells. …”
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Vulnerability Integrated Assessment and Making Decisions for Effective Resilience Against Natural Disasters "Earthquake" (Case Study: Tabriz Metropolis) by Khadijeh Moosavi, Reza Valizadeh, Hassan Ahmadzadeh

“…In this regard, the research method is applied in terms of purpose and analytical-exploratory in terms of nature. In order to analyze information, have been used AHP techniques in Expert Choice software, PROMETHEE and GAIA and GAIA Web analysis and the opinions of 25 experts. …”
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Biophilia in interior design and its impact on achieving sustainability by Shaimaa Eissa, Ismail Awaad, yosra El harairy

“…Abstract: Nature was and still is the first human teacher that influences and drives an interior designer's imagination to use nature's models and systems in the interior design process.Recently, the interior designer turned to design that is compatible with nature in order to enhance the positive relationship with the environment in the interior spaces, and new trends have appeared in the field of design, such as nature-loving design (Biophilia), which promotes positive communication between humans and the environment in the internal spaces ,The technological and industrial advances that have occurred in our society and culture have led to the isolation of man from nature and as a result some designers in the field of interior design are trying to create a safe interior space to be more integrated with the environment and compatible with human nature ,The research problem talk about the loss of the link between man and nature in the internal spaces, despite the possibility of integration and a return to nature through the philosophy of Biophilia as a direction of sustainability in interior design.Key words: Biophilia - interior design - sustainabilityThe research problem:The loss of the link between man and nature in the internal spaces, despite the possibility of integration and a return to nature through the philosophy of Biophilia as a direction of sustainability in interior design.Research aims:- Analyzing trends to strength the relationship between man and nature, through Biophilia, to create an interior space for the human that enhances his health and achieves his well-being.- The participation of nature in the design process for the benefit of nature and peopleResearch importance:- Increase the connection between humans and the environment inside buildings by integrating the interior space with nature.- Simulating the relationship between man and nature, and the psychological connection with it, to positively communicate with nature in the interior spaces.Research methodology:The research is based on several research methods, including:The Descriptive and Explanatory method:- Analyzing the trends of sustainability and its rise towards new human values that are called biophilia.- The study of the interaction between the characteristics of nature, humans and interior space through Biophilia and its effect on his health and well-being.Analytical method: - It consists in testing the study hypotheses, with the aim of achieving the research objectives, and leaving the theoretical framework to the applied framework…”
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Multiscale investigation on the chemical and anatomical changes of lignocellulosic biomass for different severities of hydrothermal treatment by Julia P. Lancha, Patrick Perré, Julien Colin, Pin Lv, Nathalie Ruscassier, Giana Almeida

“…This study proposes to benefit from this multiscale nature in order to provide a global understanding of biomass alterations during hydrothermal treatment. …”
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Development of a Framework and Model for Sustainable Urban Regeneration in the Post-Corona Era (Case Study: Tabriz Metropolis) by Ahmad Asadi

“…Therefore, the research method is applied in terms of purpose and analytical-developmental nature in order to analyze the information using the structural equation modeling technique in Amos software. …”
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Mirrors of the Early Sarmatian Culture of the Lower Don Region by Vyacheslav P. Glebov

“…It is believed to be the traces of some actions of a ritual-magical nature in order to free the soul of a thing or render the harmless of the deceased. …”
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Reflection and transmission of electromagnetic pulses at a planar dielectric interface: Theory and quantum lattice simulations by Abhay K. Ram, George Vahala, Linda Vahala, Min Soe

“…Many of the topics in fusion plasma physics are classical in nature. In order to implement them on quantum computers, it will require couching a classical problem in the language of quantum mechanics. …”
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Global positioning with animal‐borne pressure sensors by Raphaël Nussbaumer, Mathieu Gravey, Martins Briedis, Felix Liechti

“…Abstract Over the past decades, tracking technologies have become more ubiquitous and helped uncover crucial spatiotemporal relationships in nature. In order to apply these technologies to small animals and reduce any potential adverse impact of devices, geopositioning methodologies compatible with lightweight devices are highly sought after. …”
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Efficacy of two primer sets used in sex identification of rufous-winged buzzard (Butastur liventer) by Paitoon Kaewhom, Kanokrat Srikijkasemwat

“…However, sex determination is important for predicting the sex ratio this buzzard in nature in order to avoid its extinction. Aim: We aimed to develop a primer set, able to sex the rufous-winged buzzard through PCR amplification, and compare the efficacy of two sets of primers by using PCR technique. …”
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Utilizing the Biomimicry Principles in the Design of Metal Dynamic Facades by Heba Abd Elfattah, Heba Abdel Fattah El Shahaat Harb, waleed ebrahim hassan, Mohamed Zakaria Mohamed

“…Thus, the creative thought of biomimicry presents a conscious emulation of nature in order to meet human needs according to the natural principles of life. …”
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Biodiversity offsetting can relocate nature away from people: An empirical case study in Western Australia by Hanna Kalliolevo, Ascelin Gordon, Roshan Sharma, Joseph W. Bull, Sarah A. Bekessy

“…Nevertheless, it is unclear to what extent relocation of nature further from people is balanced by increased public access to nature. In order to maintain nature connectedness, ecosystem service delivery and environmental justice in cities, we argue offset policies should require spatial proximity between impact and offset sites.…”
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Species-specific biodegradation of sporopollenin-based microcapsules by Fan, Teng-Fei, Potroz, Michael G., Tan, Ee-Lin, Miyako, Eijiro, Cho, Nam-Joon, Mohammed Shahrudin Ibrahim

“…Sporoderms, the outer layers of plant spores and pollen grains, are some of the most robust biomaterials in nature. In order to evaluate the potential of sporoderms in biomedical applications, we studied the biodegradation in simulated gastrointestinal fluid of sporoderm microcapsules (SDMCs) derived from four different plant species: lycopodium (Lycopodium clavatum L.), camellia (Camellia sinensis L.), cattail (Typha angustifolia L.), and dandelion (Taraxacum officinale L.). …”
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Improving prediction accuracy for acid sulfate soil mapping by means of variable selection by Virginia Estévez, Stefan Mattbäck, Stefan Mattbäck, Anton Boman, Amélie Beucher, Kaj-Mikael Björk, Peter Österholm

“…This makes them one of the most harmful soils found in nature. In order to reduce possible damage derived from this type of soil, it is fundamental to create occurrence maps showing their localization. …”
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