Exploring Developmental Change in Ego-Motion Experience Across Infancy by Fuchs, Ariel

“…Surprisingly little prior work has characterized infants’ early experiences with ego-motion through scenes, before and after learning to locomote. We use ecological momentary assessments to quantify infants’ exposure to ego-motion through scenes, and how that changes with locomotor experience. …”
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Plant-soil and biotic interactions in tropical forests by Collins, Colton Lawrence Edward Iolani

“…This dissertation examines the ecological dynamics of Brunei’s waterlogged peat and kerangas forests and Panama’s lowland forests, focusing on aboveground and belowground properties. …”
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Field implementation of a floating wetland system in Kranji reservoir by Lai, Yoke Yee

“…The floating wetland system (FWS) has been used for water treatment due to their low maintenance costs, ecological benefits and aesthetic nature. It is being encouraged in tropical countries to improve the quality of reservoir inflows. …”
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Indigenous cosmologies of energy for a sustainable energy future by Mazzone, A, Fulkaxò Cruz, DK, Tumwebaze, S, Ushigua, M, Trotter, PA, Carvajal, AE, Schaeffer, R, Khosla, R

“…Energy development in Indigenous lands has been historically controversial from socio–ecological and ethical perspectives. Energy-development projects often privilege the knowledge of a narrow group, while, simultaneously, Indigenous knowledge and alternative epistemologies have been understudied in academic energy-access discourses and largely ignored in the planning and implementation of energy interventions. …”

Biodiversity offsets perform poorly for both people and nature, but better approaches are available by Mancini, MC, Collins, RM, Addicott, ET, Balmford, BJ, Binner, A, Bull, JW, Day, BH, Eigenbrod, F, Zu Ermgassen, SOS, Faccioli, M, Fezzi, C, Groom, B, Milner-Gulland, E, Owen, N, Tingley, D, Wright, E, Bateman, IJ

“…Analysis shows that by incorporating ecological and economic information into the targeting of offsets, they can provide a significant contribution to addressing the challenge of biodiversity loss or deliver substantial ecosystem service co-benefits to disadvantaged communities. …”

Enhanced properties of TEMPO-oxidized bacterial cellulose films via eco-friendly non-pressurized hot water vapor treatment for sustainable and smart food packaging by Rahmadiawan, Dieter, Abral, Hairul, Azka, Muhammad Adlan, Sapuan, S.M., Admi, Ratna Isnanita, Shi, Shih-Chen, Zainul, Rahadian, Azril, None, Zikri, Ahmad, Mahardika, Melbi

“…The acquired results provide a simple, inexpensive, and ecologically friendly method for varying TOBC film properties.…”
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Exploring the driving forces of community sustainable development based on ABCD theory: a case study of Yucun Village China by Ma, Qiaoyu, Rosnon, Mohd Roslan, Abdul Razak, Muhammad Afiq, Amin, Samir Muhazzab, Burhan, Nik Ahmad Sufian

“…Through the analysis of Yucun’s community development and asset utilization practices, the study reveals successful experiences in various aspects, including community construction, industrial development, cultural heritage preservation, ecological conservation, organizational management, and open economic thinking. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance at the human–animal–environment interface: a focus on antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli transmission dynamics, clinical implications, and future dir... by Fatokun, Omotayo, Selvaraja, Malarvili, Anuar, Haryati, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura, Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah, Mansor, Rozaihan, Shah, Shamsul Azhar, Oranye, Nelson

“…E. coli, though prevalent in the intestines of humans and warm-blooded creatures, demonstrates wide ecological adaptability in both intestinal and extraintestinal habitats. …”
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An experimental investigation on the workability of eco-friendly self-compacting concrete using bamboo leaf ash as a partial cement replacement by Tushar, Fazlul Hoque, Manjur, Kazi Abu, Hasan, Kamrul, Khan, Asif, Hossain, Md. Amzad, Alakhali, Ahmed K., Fadzil, Mat Yahaya

“…Also, the environmental impact assessment demonstrated a 9.30% decrease in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a 4.95% cost reduction in concrete production with a 10% BLA replacement, highlighting significant ecological and economic benefits. These results depict the viability of BLA as a sustainable building material and suggest its potential practical applications in the construction industry.…”
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Integrated annotation prioritizes metabolites with bioactivity in inflammatory bowel disease by Bhosle, Amrisha, Bae, Sena, Zhang, Yancong, Chun, Eunyoung, Avila-Pacheco, Julian, Geistlinger, Ludwig, Pishchany, Gleb, Glickman, Jonathan N, Michaud, Monia, Waldron, Levi, Clish, Clary B, Xavier, Ramnik J, Vlamakis, Hera, Franzosa, Eric A, Garrett, Wendy S, Huttenhower, Curtis

“…Here, we systematically analyzed the chemical, ecological, and epidemiological properties of ~82k metabolic features in 546 Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP/HMP2) metabolomes, using a newly developed methodology for bioactive compound prioritization from microbial communities. …”
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Nanoarchitectural design of semiconductor materials for sustainable energy applications by Miao, Jianwei

“…Looking up into the sky, the radiation we received from the Sun has been supporting the evolution of ecological systems for more than three billions years. …”
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Continent-wide drivers of spatial synchrony in breeding demographic structure across wild great tit populations by Woodman, JP, Vriend, SJG, Adriaensen, F, Cole, E, Evans, Park, JS, Firth, JA, Sheldon, B

“…We suggest that local ecological and density-dependent dynamics impact how environmental variation interacts with demographic structure, influencing estimates of the environment’s effect on synchrony. …”

Life is uncertain: inherent variability exhibited by organisms, and at higher levels of biological organization by Bull, JW

“…A not uncommon view in the ecological literature is that this is mainly due to the observer having insufficient information or a stochastic environment—and not partly because organisms themselves respond with inherent unpredictability. …”

A comparative assessment of 16S ribosomal RNA and Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I (COI) Primers for Amphibian DNA Barcoding by Ramli, Farah Farhana, Munian, Kaviarasu, Othman, Nursyuhada, Nur Hartini Sariyati, Nur Hartini Sariyati, Abdullah-Fauzi, Nurfatiha Akmal Fawwazah, Norhakim, Mohd Lokman Ilham, Abdul Latiff, Muhammad Abu Bakar

“…Amphibians, a diverse and ecologically important group, are facing global declines due to various factors, including habitat loss and climate change. …”
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A comprehensive review of the utilization of alternative binding properties in the construction of asphalt pavements by Ferdaus, R., Khairil Azman, Masri, Hasan, Kamrul, Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah

“…This research signals a pivotal shift towards environmentally conscious practices in pavement construction, focusing on sustainable solutions to meet contemporary infrastructure demands while minimizing ecological impacts.…”
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Genome-centric metagenomics analysis revealed the metabolic function of abundant microbial communities in thermal hydrolysis-assisted thermophilic anaerobic digesters under propion... by Zhang, Liang, Gong, Xianzhe, Chen, Zhiyi, Zhou, Yan

“…The ecological roles of microbial communities and how they interact with each other in thermal hydrolysis process (THP) assisted thermophilic anaerobic digestion (THP-AD) reactors remain largely unknown, especially under propionate stress. …”
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Can our dollar Bills be green?: A study on the formation and negotiation of identities around green consumerism in Singapore by Goh, Charlene Ling Xuan, Tan, Nadia Xin Wei

“…By using state-led ecological modernisation and processual theory of identity formation as a basic theoretical framework, the paper highlights an interrelated network of economic, technological, and social factors influencing individuals to make eco-friendly decisions. …”
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Can an Emoji a Day Keep the Doctor Away? An Explorative Mixed- Methods Feasibility Study to Develop a Self-Help App for Youth With Mental Health Problems by Van Dam, Levi, Rietstra, Sianne, Van der Drift, Eva, Jan J. M. Stams, Geert, Van der Mei, Rob, Mahfoud, Maria, Popma, Arne, Schlossberg, Eric, Pentland, Alex, G. Reid, Todd

“…Today’s smartphones allow for a wide range of “big data” measurement, for example, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), whereby behaviours are repeatedly assessed within a person’s natural environment. …”
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Tactile Speech Communication: Reception of Words and Two-Way Messages through a Phoneme-Based Display by Jung, Jaehong, Reed, Charlotte M., Martinez, Juan S., Tan, Hong Z.

“…Although rates of communication were slow (roughly 1 message per minute), the results obtained with this ecologically valid procedure represent progress toward the goal of a stand-alone tactile device for speech communication.…”
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The recognition of cross-cultural emotional faces is affected by intensity and ethnicity in a Japanese sample by Bonassi, Andrea, Ghilardi, Tommaso, Gabrieli, Giulio, Truzzi, Anna, Doi, Hirokazu, Borelli, Jessica L., Lepri, Bruno, Shinohara, Kazuyuki, Esposito, Gianluca

“…To further determine the mechanisms underlying human emotion recognition in a complex and ecological environment, we hypothesized that both behavioral and neurophysiological measures would be influenced by stimuli ethnicity (Japanese, Caucasian) in the context of ambiguous emotional expressions (mid-happy, angry). …”
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