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Encyclopedia, Volume 2, Issue 1

March 2022 - 43 articles

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Articles (43)

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
26,787 Views
14 Pages

A Working Definition of Fake News

  • João Pedro Baptista and
  • Anabela Gradim

Current literature on fake news is rather abundant and mainly focused on history, variety, and types, rather than processes. This review draws on current literature to build a working definition of fake news focused on its present relevance to journa...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
8 Citations
21,545 Views
7 Pages

Two-lane highways refer to roadways consisting of two lanes in the cross section, one for each direction of travel. Occasionally, passing lanes may be added to one or two sides of the roadway extending the cross section to three or four lanes at thos...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,116 Views
15 Pages

Trust in Science and COVID-19

  • Marilena Mousoulidou,
  • Andri Christodoulou,
  • Marios Argyrides,
  • Michailina Siakalli and
  • Louiza Constantinou

In this entry, trust in science is defined as the reliance, confidence, and dependence on science to understand scientific information. With the outbreak of, and the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, turning towards science and trusting...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,802 Views
9 Pages

Smoke Hazards of Tall Timber Buildings with New Products

  • Chi-Honn Cheng,
  • Cheuk-Lun Chow,
  • Tsz-Kit Yue,
  • Yiu-Wah Ng and
  • Wan-Ki Chow

Timber buildings can now stand very tall using new products. As timber materials are expected to be easily ignitable, the fire hazard of timber is a concern. Charring of the timber surface would maintain structural stability, but would also be accomp...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,674 Views
15 Pages

Wooden Additional Floor in Finland

  • Anu Soikkeli,
  • Hüseyin Emre Ilgın and
  • Markku Karjalainen

One of the most effective ways to cover real estate development and renovation processes by improving functionality and energy efficiency is wooden additional floor construction. This entry maps out, organizes, and collates scattered information on t...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
63 Citations
18,623 Views
19 Pages

Marine Fungi: Opportunities and Challenges

  • Micael F. M. Gonçalves,
  • Ana C. Esteves and
  • Artur Alves

28 February 2022

Marine fungi play a crucial role in energy flow and nutrient recycling, mediating the cycling of dissolved organic matter in marine environments. However, despite being a prolific group of organisms, marine fungi have been largely neglected for a lon...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
19 Citations
8,246 Views
21 Pages

CRISPR towards a Sustainable Agriculture

  • Francesco Camerlengo,
  • Arianna Frittelli and
  • Riccardo Pagliarello

28 February 2022

Climate change and the need to feed an increasing population undermines food production and safety, representing the reasons behind the development of a new agriculture that is much more sustainable, productive and accessible worldwide. Genome editin...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,628 Views
8 Pages

Buddhism in Addiction Recovery

  • Vanessa Wang and
  • Bryant M. Stone

22 February 2022

Buddhism was established by Guatama Buddha as a practice to liberate sentient beings from suffering. Mindfulness-Based interventions (MBIs) are Western psychologists’ adaptation of mindfulness/Vipassana to treat mental illnesses. In addition to...

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