Eco-Feedback for Food Waste Reduction in a Student Residence by Veranika Lim, Lyn Bartram, Mathias Funk, Matthias Rauterberg

“…A growing area of concern in sustainable living is food waste, and many new institutional waste receptacles incorporate waste sorting and recycling instructions for waste management. …”
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Information problem solving during a digital authentic task: A thematic analysis of students’ strategies by Josien Boetje, Stan O. van Ginkel, Matthijs H.J. Smakman, Erik Barendsen, Johan Versendaal

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Microneedling in Abdominal Scarring after DIEP-flap Breast Reconstruction to Improve Scar Quality: A Randomized Controlled Split Scar Trial by Kristel E. Everaars, MSc, Audrey M. Meulendijks, PhD, Esther P.M. Tjin, PhD, Anne M. Eskes, PhD, Stefan Hummelink, PhD, Erik H. de Laat, PhD, Dietmar J.O. Ulrich, MD, PhD

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The effect of nutritional and lifestyle education intervention program on nutrition knowledge, diet quality, lifestyle, and nutritional status of Croatian school children by Gordana Kendel Jovanović, Suzana Janković, Sandra Pavičić ŽeŽelj, Sandra Pavičić ŽeŽelj

“…New research-based approaches are needed for making children more aware and capable of handling the complexity of sustainable living.…”
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Mechanical earth model coupled with critical drawdown pressure to mitigate sand production in the Nahr Umr Formation, Southern Iraq by Ali Mahmoud Ayal, Dhifaf Jaafar Sadeq, Fahd Saeed Alakbari

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Ethnobotanical insights into the traditional food plants of the Baiku Yao community: a study of cultural significance, utilization, and conservation by Binsheng Luo, Yuanming Tong, Yujing Liu, Ying Zhang, Yixin Qin, Renchuan Hu

“…It aims to illuminate the cultural significance and survival strategies embedded in their ethnobotanical knowledge, highlighting the potential for sustainable living and biodiversity conservation. Methods Through ethnobotanical surveys, key informant interviews, and quantitative analysis techniques such as the cultural food significance index (CFSI) and relative frequency of citations (RFC), this research systematically documents the diversity and cultural importance of edible plants in the Baiku Yao community. …”
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Usability and preliminary effectiveness of an app-based physical activity and education program for people with hip or knee osteoarthritis – a pilot randomized controlled trial by F. Weber, C. Kloek, S. Stuhrmann, Y. Blum, C. Grüneberg, C. Veenhof

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The challenges of evidence-based prehabilitation in a real-life context for patients preparing for colorectal surgery—a cohort study and multiple case analysis by A. D. Talen, N. L. U. van Meeteren, J. A. Barten, I. Pereboom, W. P. Krijnen, H. Jager-Wittenaar, B. C. Bongers, G. van der Sluis

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EnvironMental Health: A Framework for an Emerging Field at the Intersection of the Environment and Mental Health Crises by Lars Ratjen, Emily Goddard, Elise B. Gilcher, Breanna K. Nguyen, Mariana Kelley, Hannah S. Feldman, Kelechi Akalaonu, Kate Nyhan, Andreas Backhaus, Miren López Lascurain, Nora E. Wyrtzen, Sara Smiley Smith, Maya Prabhu, Sarah R. Lowe, Kai Chen, Julie B. Zimmerman, Paul T. Anastas

“…Abstract Understanding how the environment shapes our mental and cognitive health is imperative to support efforts that promote healthy and sustainable living conditions. The etiology of mental health conditions remains often unclear, and social factors have received more scrutiny than natural or built environments. …”
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Insights into Public Perceptions of Earthship Buildings as Alternative Homes by Colin A. Booth, Sona Rasheed, Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu, Rosemary Horry, Patrick Manu, Kwasi Gyau Baffour Awuah, Emmanuel Aboagye-Nimo, Panagiotis Georgakis

“…Therefore, if sustainable futures are to be realized, it is proposed that a shift away from traditional house building towards Earthship building will require the involvement of all stakeholders immersed in the building process (architects, planners, builders, investors, lawyers) to path an easier journey for Earthship buildings and sustainable living.…”
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New approach methodologies to enhance human health risk assessment of immunotoxic properties of chemicals — a PARC (Partnership for the Assessment of Risk from Chemicals) project by Igor Snapkow, Nicola M. Smith, Emma Arnesdotter, Karsten Beekmann, Etienne B. Blanc, Albert Braeuning, Emanuela Corsini, Marija Sollner Dolenc, Loes P. M. Duivenvoorde, Gunnar Sundstøl Eriksen, Nina Franko, Valentina Galbiati, Johanna M. Gostner, Nathalie Grova, Arno C. Gutleb, Rita Hargitai, Aafke W. F. Janssen, Solveig A. Krapf, Birgitte Lindeman, Katalin Lumniczky, Ambra Maddalon, Steen Mollerup, Lucia Parráková, Arkadiusz Pierzchalski, Raymond H. H. Pieters, Raymond H. H. Pieters, Maria J. Silva, Anita Solhaug, Yvonne C. M. Staal, Anne Straumfors, Tünde Szatmári, Jonathan D. Turner, Rob J. Vandebriel, Ana Claudia Zenclussen, Robert Barouki

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Special Issue on “Computational Approaches for Protein Dynamics and Function” by Domenico Scaramozzino, Robert L. Jernigan

“…Proteins are fundamental macromolecules that sustain living organisms by performing an astonishingly wide variety of tasks [...]…”
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Kulturarvingerne på Lystgården by Lone Ree Milkær

“…The house Lystgården in the suburb Landås is an old mansion, built in the 1600s as Landås hovedgård, which now houses the movement Sustainable lives and is the center of most of the activities in the Landås chapter. …”
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The Object of Love: Exploring Traditional Baby Carriers Used by the Miao People of the Huawu Village by Cho Hsin-ying

“…Therefore, the settlement developed a closed, farming-oriented, and self-sustaining living environment. The Huawu Miao men and women often use baby carriers to carry their children on their backs while farming or doing household chores. …”
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Possibilities for Methanogenic and Acetogenic Life in Molecular Clouds by Lei Feng

“…These life forms could have passed through molecular clouds, where the process of methanogenesis could have provided enough energy to sustain living organisms. In this study, we calculate the Gibbs free energy released from synthesizing hydrocarbons for methanogenic (acetogenic) life in a molecular cloud, with methane (acetic acid) as the final metabolic product. …”
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Pemberhentian Antar Waktu Anggota KPu (Analisis Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi No. 80/Puu-Ix/2011) by R. Nazriyah

“…The Constitutional Court also assess interpretation ‘acceptable reason’ it has narrowed  the  freedom  of  a  person  to  get a job and a better income in order to be better able to meet the right to life, sustaining live and  life. …”
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Vital infrastructures by Lalli Metsola

“…Sustaining lives in urban environments depends on infrastructures – buildings, water pipes, sewers, energy distribution, or roads, among others. …”
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Biological nanopores for single-molecule sensing by Simon Finn Mayer, Chan Cao, Matteo Dal Peraro

“…Protein assemblies are the cornerstone for the formation of channels and pores that enable this regulated passage of molecules in and out of cells, contributing to maintaining most of the fundamental processes that sustain living organisms. As in several other occasions, we have borrowed from the natural properties of these biological systems to push technology forward and have been able to hijack these nano-scale proteinaceous pores to learn about the physical and chemical features of molecules passing through them. …”
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UV-Induced Nanoparticles-Formation, Properties and Their Potential Role in Origin of Life by Lukas Nejdl, Kristyna Zemankova, Martina Havlikova, Michaela Buresova, David Hynek, Kledi Xhaxhiu, Filip Mravec, Martina Matouskova, Vojtech Adam, Martin Ferus, Jakub Kapus, Marketa Vaculovicova

“…Inorganic nanoparticles might have played a vital role in the transition from inorganic chemistry to self-sustaining living systems. Such transition may have been triggered or controlled by processes requiring not only versatile catalysts but also suitable reaction surfaces. …”
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Sustainable carbonaceous raw materials: A contribution to reduce the negative environmental impacts of chemical industry by Silvio Vaz Jr, Daniela Tatiane de Souza

“…From this perspective, the chemical industry plays a crucial role in most sectors of regional economies, which has led to innovative, life-enhancing products and technologies that not only support the global economy, but also help people live longer, healthier, more sustainable lives. The use of sustainable raw materials for feedstock of this industry as a transition for the circular economy is a challenge and an opportunity. …”
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