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Prof. Dr. Akira Tsuda

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Full Professor of Health Psychology, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
Interests: indigenous and cultural psychological aspects of stress; health and well-being from the point of view of a biopsychosocial approach; development of stress biomarkers that contribute to examine the underlying mechanism of stress–coping–ill-health outcome processes
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Dr. Ana M. Tur-Porcar

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Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: parenting; prosocial behaviour; aggressiveness; parent-child relationships; peer relationships; school environment; vulnerable environments; personal protective factors
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Prof. Dr. David Tyfield

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Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
Interests: sustainability transitions; government of complex systems; future cities, infrastructures and mobility systems; China and the world
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Prof. Dr. Nick Tyler

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UCL Center for Transport Studies, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Interests: pedestrian; urban design; public transport

Dr. Mohammed Jasim Uddin

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College of Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, NY 100 Seymour Road, Utica, NY 13502, USA
Interests: green energy; nanotechnology; surface science; photocatalysis; catalysis
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Dr. Saif Uddin

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Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat 13109, Kuwait
Interests: environmental management; contaminant transfer; climate change; environment pollution; radioactivity; microplastics; aerosols

Dr. Andrea Urbinati

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School of Industrial Engineering, LIUC Università Cattaneo, 21053 Castellanza, Italy
Interests: circular economy, digital innovation
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Dr. Tania Urmee

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Discipline of Engineering and Energy, College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
Interests: energy policy; sustainable and renewable energy planning; energy linkage; sustainable development goals (sdgs)
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Dr. Rosolino Vaiana

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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, Arcavacata Campus, 87036 Rende, Italy
Interests: road pavement surface performances; bituminous materials; recycled and sustainable road materials; sustainable mobility; road safety and driver behavior; traffic microsimulation; geometric design and performance analysis of roundabouts; surrogate safety indicators
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Dr. Donatella Valente

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Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Interests: ecological indicators; ecosystem services; landscape metrics; biodiversity conservation
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Dr. Francesco Valentino

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Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, “Cà Foscari” University of Venice, 30172 Mestre-Venice, Italy
Interests: circular economy; biorefinery; renewable feedstock; wastewater; anaerobic digestion; dark fermentation; biopolymers
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Dr. Diego Luis Valera Martínez

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CIAIMBITAL, Universidad de Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
Interests: greenhouse; horticulture; insect pest management; food safety; public health; water
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Prof. Dr. Antonio Valle

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Department of Psychology, University of A Coruña, ‎A Coruña, Spain
Interests: academic motivation; performance and psychological well-being
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Dr. Thijs Van de Graaf

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International Politics, Ghent University, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Interests: global energy governance; global energy politics; geopolitics of the energy transition

Prof. Dr. Richard Van de Sanden

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DIFFER - Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, De Zaale 20, 5612, AJ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Interests: silicon; solar cells; thin films

Prof. Dr. Jan Peter van der Hoek

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Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands
Interests: drinking water supply; drinking water technology; water purification
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Prof. Dr. Carlos Vargas-Salgado

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Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Instituto de Ingeniería Energética Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Interests: renewable sources; PV systems; biomass gasification systems for power generation; wind systems; storage systems; microgrid simulation; hybrid systems based on renewables; algorithem
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Prof. Dr. José Manuel Vassallo

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Transport Research Centre, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. ETSI de Caminos, Canales y Puertos. Avenida del Profesor Aranguren, 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: transport policy and planning; sustainability assessment; infrastructure appraisal; transport economics and financing; governance; public-private partnerships; mobility as a service
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Prof. Dr. Pedro Vega-Marcote

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Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of A Coruña (Spain), Campus Elviña, 15071, A Coruña, Spain
Interests: environmental education and sustainable development; ecological footprint and mitigation climate-change; sustainable consumption; teacher training in didactics of experimental sciences and sustainable development

Dr. Puri Veiga

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CIIMAR Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal
Interests: marine biology; invertebrates; macroalgae
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Prof. Dr. Erik Velasco

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Molina Center for Energy and the Environment (MCE2), La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Interests: urban air quality; urban climatology; urban micrometeorology; personal exposure to airborne pollutants; climate change mitigation; urban carbon sequestration

Dr. Johan Verbeek

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Plastics Centre of Excellence, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Interests: biopolymers; extrusions; reactive extrusion; polymer blends; proteins
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Dr. Iason Verginelli

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Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Science Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: contaminated sites; risk assessment; innovative techniques for monitoring soil contamination; remediation of contaminated sites; modeling of contaminant fate and transport in the subsurface
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Dr. Romeu da Silva Vicente

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RISCO-Risks and Sustainability in Construction, Civil Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: advanced building physics; building technology; innovative building solutions and components; material testing; building simulation; sustainable construction
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Prof. Dr. Diego Vicinanza

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Department of Engineering, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81031 Aversa (CE), Italy
Interests: wave energy converters; wave energy assessment; coastal engineering; maritime structures; coastal hydrodynamic; coastal morphodynamic
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Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Viles

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1. Industrial Management Department, Tecnun-Engineering School, University of Navarra, 31009 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
2. DATAI, Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Navarra, 31009 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Interests: sustainable process improvement; Lean Green practices; data analysis; Six Sigma approach
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Dr. Mariacristina Villani

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Botanical Garden, University of Padova, 35123 Padova, Italy
Interests: flora; habitat conservation; Natura 2000; phytosociology; plant communities; riparian vegetation; IAS

Prof. Dr. Andrés Viña

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Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS), Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: biodiversity; conservation biology; wildlife habitat modeling; land use/cover change; landscape dynamics; phenology; productivity; remote sensing
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Prof. Dr. Giuliana Vinci

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Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Interests: food quality; certification; LCA; ISO 14000; food sustainability; environmental impacts analysis; life-cycle assessment; life-cycle costing; carbon footprint; food safety
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Prof. Dr. Anna Visvizi

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1. Institute of International Studies (ISM), SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Al. Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland
2. Effat College of Business, Effat University, Jeddah 21551, Saudi Arabia
Interests: smart cities; smart villages; international political economy (IPE); information and communication technology (ICT)
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