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  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
10,382 Views
19 Pages

21 June 2022

Deciding on an appropriate development strategy is one of the most crucial aspects of the mining industry’s green transition. This research introduces a novel integrated decision support model that can be applied to analyze various environmenta...

(This article belongs to the Topic Green Mining)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,781 Views
16 Pages

16 December 2025

Like many modern economies, Latvia experiences demographic decline, which will cause shortages in the labor force in the future. This article aims to characterize the decline in the working-age population and the factors causing it using system dynam...

(This article belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)
  • Opinion
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,481 Views
11 Pages

30 March 2023

Sunflower is one of the major oil crops in the world. Diseases such as sunflower downy mildew (Plasmopara halstedii (Farl.) Berl. et de Toni) constitute a significant risk factor during sunflower production. Integrated pest management (IPM) is consid...

(This article belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,867 Views
24 Pages

17 March 2025

Research on environmental education in Greece highlights the urgent need to integrate climate change education into school curricula due to the severe impacts of the climate crisis. Despite growing social awareness, implementation is hindered by limi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges and Future Trends of Sustainable Environmental Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,748 Views
26 Pages

27 December 2024

This article explores the strategic market entry of Czech construction companies into Bosnia and Herzegovina’s public procurement sector, with a focus on the intricate legislative, economic, and cultural variables that define this emerging mark...

  • Article
  • Open Access
64 Citations
13,539 Views
32 Pages

10 March 2021

Every year the interest in biofuels, including biomethane, grows in Poland. Biomethane, obtained from biogas, is widely used in the Polish economy; the most important two applications are as gas injected into the gas grid and as automotive fuel. The...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Biomass for Energy Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Views
31 Pages

4 November 2026

Complex socio-technical decisions require explicit links between environmental analysis, strategic diagnosis and quantitative assessment. This study examines a sequential decision-support procedure using political, economic, social and technological...

(This article belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
8,565 Views
18 Pages

System Mapping of the Production and Value Chain to Explore Beekeeping Potential in Southwest Ethiopia

  • Mulubrihan Bayissa,
  • Ludwig Lauwers,
  • Fikadu Mitiku,
  • Dirk C. de Graaf and
  • Wim Verbeke

2 February 2024

Ethiopia has a high potential for the production of honey and other apiary products due to its ideal agroecology. This potential is, however, not yet well utilized due to weak production and valorization systems. The study analyzed beekeeping systems...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Healthy and Sustainable Beekeeping)
  • Review
  • Open Access
61 Citations
8,575 Views
27 Pages

Circular Economy in the European Construction Sector: A Review of Strategies for Implementation in Building Renovation

  • Aitana Sáez-de-Guinoa,
  • David Zambrana-Vasquez,
  • Víctor Fernández and
  • Carmen Bartolomé

28 June 2022

Building renovation was declared a key point for sustainable development, however, the renovation rate of residential buildings in the European Union is insufficient to meet the climate and energy targets set. This paper analyses the main circular ec...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Energy-Efficient Buildings)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,461 Views
22 Pages

26 July 2024

The construction of China’s Xiongan New Area aims to create a smart city characterized by green, low-carbon, intelligent information, livability, business-friendliness, and harmony between humans and nature, with energy Internet services as a c...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,828 Views
30 Pages

Assessing the Opportunities and Risks of DUS and VCU Variety Testing for Sustainable Production through SWOT Analysis Results

  • Nóra Mendler-Drienyovszki,
  • Katalin Magyar-Tábori,
  • Roberto Mancinelli,
  • Lisa Black and ,
  • Hazel Brown,
  • Mohamed Allam,
  • Sripada M. Udupa,
  • Mariam Atait,
  • Elena Novarina and
  • Anna Giulini
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

15 October 2024

Within the European Union (EU), new plant varieties to be included in the Common catalog of a member state have to be registered on the national list after plant variety testing processes to establish whether the candidate variety is distinguishable,...

(This article belongs to the Section Crop Production)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,614 Views
17 Pages

Exploring Opportunities and Challenges: SWOT Analysis for Advancing Smart Tech Solutions in Managing Lymantria dispar dispar Infestations in Forests of the European Union

  • Sotirios J. Trigkas,
  • Nikoleta Eleftheriadou,
  • Maria C. Boukouvala,
  • Anna Skourti and ,
  • Maria Koukouli and
  • Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

15 October 2024

The European spongy moth, Lymantria dispar dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), originating from Eurasia, is found in Europe, Africa, and North America. Its polyphagous larvae infest deciduous and coniferous trees, causing severe damage during mass o...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
66 Citations
9,886 Views
20 Pages

11 September 2018

The world is progressing towards a more advanced society where end-consumers have access to local renewable-based generation and advanced forms of information and technology. Hence, it is in a current state of transition between the traditional appro...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,476 Views
17 Pages

Botanical Pesticides Against Fall Armyworm in African Maize Systems: A Structured Narrative Review and SWOT Synthesis

  • Trust Kasambala Donga,
  • Theresa Nakoma-Ngoma,
  • Limbikani Matumba and
  • James Bokosi

27 May 2026

Maize (Zea mays) production in Africa has been severely constrained by the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, since the pest was first detected on the continent in 2016. Botanical pesticides are increasingly promoted as low-cost alternatives...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
14 Citations
13,863 Views
7 Pages

15 October 2021

Agriculture is the largest economic and employment sector in Bangladesh, accounting for 23 percent of its gross domestic product and 65 percent of its labour force. It has a total land area of 14,570 km2, with cultivated land accounting for 60% of th...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
8,121 Views
21 Pages

10 November 2024

As a novel development concept and model, the cultural and creative industries have become an important sector of the global economy owing to their diverse development pathways. In particular, the animation industry surpasses traditional sectors in s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Development in Light of Current Challenges in the Social and Economic Sphere)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,187 Views
20 Pages

17 October 2023

The Kosi River, draining through Nepal and north Bihar, India, has been known for excessive sediment (commonly called silt) deposition—a primary cause of several hazards. However, there are still no good estimates of the volume of silt accumula...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tropical Rivers and Wetlands: Impacts, Hazards, Conservation, and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
14,607 Views
26 Pages

Strategic information system planning (SISP) is a central process that enables organizations to identify the strategic alignment of their IT portfolio to achieve their business needs and objectives. The extant SISP literature has focused on theoretic...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evaluating Methods and Decision Making)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,387 Views
21 Pages

25 December 2024

The “Carbon Peak, Carbon Neutrality” vision emphasizes the urgency of adopting sustainable practices. This study primarily stresses on how China’s agricultural waste can be managed for long-term environmental sustainability and ener...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,175 Views
29 Pages

20 February 2025

With the intensification of global climate change, the discerning identification of carbon emission drivers and the accurate prediction of carbon emissions have emerged as critical components in addressing this urgent issue. This paper collected carb...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,119 Views
21 Pages

Peanut Value Chain Development: The Case of Lower Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya

  • George Okoth Odunga,
  • John K. Bidzakin,
  • Philip Okaka,
  • Sheila Okoth and ,
  • Beneah Mutsotso and
  • Anil R. Graves
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Peanut is Kenya’s second most important legume after beans, primarily grown in the Nyanza and Western regions. This study maps the peanut value chain in Kenya, aiming to identify key actors, quantify costs and value addition, and outline constr...

(This article belongs to the Collection Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,027 Views
21 Pages

In developing countries, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) continue to experience high rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Several healthcare services are avail...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue HIV Elimination: Addressing Challenges in Vulnerable Populations and Reducing Discrimination)
  • Review
  • Open Access
95 Views
33 Pages

1 November 2026

Under China’s agricultural “double-carbon” strategy and the implementation of national emission standards, new energy tractors have become the core direction of green and low-carbon transformation of agricultural machinery, forming...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)