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  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
2,660 Views
17 Pages

Development of a Green Competency Matrix Based on Civil Servants’ Perception of Sustainable Development Expertise

  • Adriana Grigorescu,
  • Ionela Munteanu,
  • Catalin-Daniel Dumitrica and
  • Cristina Lincaru

19 September 2023

This paper analysed the responses of 242 civil servants collected during a survey for public authorities personnel with management or executive responsibilities. The survey focused on the perception of respondents regarding the key competencies and t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,622 Views
32 Pages

Factors Influencing the Health-Promoting Impact of Buildings

  • Monika Siewczyńska,
  • Katarzyna Rzeszut and
  • Marlena Kucz

18 November 2025

Buildings have a significant impact on the health and well-being of their occupants through factors such as thermal comfort, humidity, air quality, access to natural light, acoustics, and radiation protection. The purpose of this study was to identif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
10,759 Views
24 Pages

The Sustainability Matrix: A Tool for Integrating and Assessing Sustainability in the Bachelor and Master Theses of Engineering Degrees

  • Fermín Sánchez-Carracedo,
  • David López,
  • Carme Martín,
  • Eva Vidal,
  • Jose Cabré and
  • Joan Climent

17 July 2020

It is vital that subjects such as the circular economy, sustainable design, green computing or environmental engineering be included in the engineering curriculum. Education for sustainable development will enable engineers to develop sustainable pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
714 Views
37 Pages

Cultural heritage can strengthen urban resilience when mobilized as educational infrastructure that builds stewardship, place attachment, and civic agency. This study examines whether the Art Nouveau Path, an outdoor mobile augmented reality heritage...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,487 Views
20 Pages

11 November 2020

BTX stands for Benzene, Toluene, and Xylenes, which are volatile organic compounds contained in petroleum products such as gasoline. They have negative health effects and are sadly known for soil, air, and water contamination. This paper provides an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,158 Views
17 Pages

4 March 2021

The viscoelastic behavior and reinforcement mechanism of polyethylene glycol (PEG) as an interfacial modifier in green tire tread composites were investigated in this study. The results show a clear positive effect on overall performance, and it sign...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,655 Views
16 Pages

Acid Mine Drainage Discrimination Using Very High Resolution Imagery Obtained by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in a Stone Coal Mining Area

  • Xiaomei Kou,
  • Dianchao Han,
  • Yongxiang Cao,
  • Haixing Shang,
  • Houfeng Li,
  • Xin Zhang and
  • Min Yang

20 April 2023

Mining of mineral resources exposes various minerals to oxidizing environments, especially sulfide minerals, which are decomposed by water after oxidation and make the water in the mine area acidic. Acid mine drainage (AMD) from mining can pollute su...

  • Article
  • Open Access
367 Views
12 Pages

The Lived Body Experience of Advanced Physiotherapy Students at a University in Cali, Colombia

  • Florencio Arias-Coronel,
  • Mauricio Solórzano-Alarcón,
  • Paola Andrea Arias Bravo and
  • Ricardo Chamorro López

9 May 2026

Background/Objectives: From a phenomenological perspective, the body is not merely a biological entity but the primary medium through which we experience and interpret the world. This study aimed to understand the lived body experience of advanced ph...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,191 Views
15 Pages

Lassa Virus Vaccine Candidate ML29 Generates Truncated Viral RNAs Which Contribute to Interfering Activity and Attenuation

  • Dylan M. Johnson,
  • Beatrice Cubitt,
  • Tia L. Pfeffer,
  • Juan Carlos de la Torre and
  • Igor S. Lukashevich

30 January 2021

Defective interfering particles (DIPs) are naturally occurring products during virus replication in infected cells. DIPs contain defective viral genomes (DVGs) and interfere with replication and propagation of their corresponding standard viral genom...

  • Article
  • Open Access
672 Views
33 Pages

Sustainable Solar Mineralization of Polyvinylpyrrolidone via a Regenerable TiO2/Cellulose–Activated Carbon Composite with Integrated Waste Reuse for Urea Oxidation

  • Samar M. Mahgoub,
  • Hossain ABM Sharif,
  • Ahmed A. Allam,
  • Abdelatty M. Radalla,
  • Hussein Nassar H. Eweis,
  • Hala Mohamed and
  • Rehab Mahmoud

28 February 2026

The persistence of water-soluble polymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in aquatic environments presents a major challenge for conventional wastewater treatment. Herein, a sunlight-active TiO2/activated carbon (TiO2/AC) composite fabricated via...

  • Review
  • Open Access
95 Citations
7,197 Views
27 Pages

6 February 2021

Fabric phase sorptive extraction (FPSE) is an evolutionary sample preparation approach which was introduced in 2014, meeting all green analytical chemistry (GAC) requirements by implementing a natural or synthetic permeable and flexible fabric substr...