Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Haley Zaremba, Marlene Elias, Anne Rietveld, Nadia Bergamini
Summary: Agroecology is a movement, science, and set of practices aimed at challenging the exploitation of farmers in dominant agricultural models. Empowering women and historically marginalized stakeholders is crucial for achieving social and ecological well-being. A feminist approach is key to establishing a socially just and ecologically sustainable agroecological transition, as human dimensions and power dynamics are interwoven in every aspect.
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Jessica L. Burnett, Renee Dale, Chung-Yi Hou, Gabriela Palomo-Munoz, Kaitlin Stack Whitney, Steve Aulenbach, Robert Sky Bristol, Denis Valle, Tristan P. Wellman
Summary: The use of scientific web applications in biological and environmental sciences has grown exponentially, but researchers often lack training in creating such tools. While rolling out SWApps may be simple and quick, ensuring their usefulness, usability, and sustainability is a challenge. These 10 rules provide a foundation for researchers with little to no experience in web application design and development.
PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Patrick Adelberger, Klaus Eckelt, Markus J. Bauer, Marc Streit, Christian Haslinger, Thomas Zichner
Summary: A main task in computational cancer analysis is to identify patient subgroups based on metadata attributes or genomic markers, and the web-based cohort analysis tool Coral is designed to support this task by allowing users to interactively create, refine, and compare cohorts. Coral also visualizes the evolution of cohorts and provides intuitive access to prevalence information, as well as the ability to store, share, and reproduce findings. It is pre-loaded with data from over 128,000 samples from various cancer research projects.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Luoran Shang, Fangfu Ye, Ming Li, Yuanjin Zhao
Summary: Spatial confinement plays an important role in the construction of artificial living systems. This review categorizes the role of spatial confinement in mediating individual cell behavior, collective cellular behavior, and tissue-level behavior. It also emphasizes the synthesis techniques and applications of biomacromolecules, artificial cells, engineered tissues, and organoids in spatially confined bioreactors. Furthermore, the cutting-edge applications of spatially confined artificial living systems in biomedical fields are discussed, along with the challenges and future trends in this area.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jason Alexandra
Summary: Accepting the intertwining relationship between nature and culture has significant implications for social and environmental policies. This paper explores the use of ecological design as a framework for planning and problem-solving, concluding that design-based approaches can integrate conservation and production in agricultural landscapes, while maintaining biodiversity under climate change.
Article
Ecology
Jose Francisco Orozco-Melendez, Jaime Paneque-Galvez
Summary: Recent research suggests an urgent need to shift to agroecology to address problems caused by corporate food systems. In the Global South, peasant communities, indigenous peoples, and grassroots organizations have already initiated various agroecological initiatives. This study explores the potential of grassroots groups in the Global South to create innovative solutions for transitioning to a more just and sustainable food system based on agroecology.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Simon Clark, Francesca L. Bleken, Simon Stier, Eibar Flores, Casper Welzel Andersen, Marek Marcinek, Anna Szczesna-Chrzan, Miran Gaberscek, M. Rosa Palacin, Martin Uhrin, Jesper Friis
Summary: Battery research and production generate diverse data in various fields, driving modern battery development through a combination of traditional natural sciences and emerging technologies. The use of a battery ontology can unify battery-related activities, accelerate knowledge transfer, and facilitate the integration of artificial intelligence in battery development. A logically consistent and expansive ontology is crucial for supporting battery digitalization and standardization efforts.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Business
Blake D. Mathias, Greg Fisher
Summary: This study explores the relationship between contentious category blending and tradition, finding that in instances of controversy, proponents of blended categories strategically interpret tradition in a broader sense to gain support and success. Additionally, it reveals that contentious category proponents draw from history and tradition to demonstrate the existing elements of their product, contrary to the general notion that new categories should emphasize their novelty and distinctiveness.
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Editorial Material
Food Science & Technology
Luis Lassaletta, Rasmus Einarsson, Miguel Quemada
Summary: Climate change has affected nitrogen use and crop production. Collaboration between nitrogen and climate scientists is essential to comprehend future agricultural nitrogen use and adjust nitrogen management in a changing climate.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dina Kusnezowa, Jan Vang
Summary: This study focuses on the normative and empirical legitimacy issues in the standard-setting process of ISO/CEN standard for sustainable and traceable cocoa, finding that the lack of empirical legitimacy could hinder successful implementation.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Ivan Lopez-Arevalo, Jose Luis Gonzalez-Compean, Mariana Hinojosa-Tijerina, Cristhian Martinez-Rendon, Raffaele Montella, Jose L. Martinez-Rodriguez
Summary: The paper introduces a cloud-based Web of Things method to create digital twins of IoT devices (sentinels) for decision-making processes. Sentinels provide an abstract window for decision-making processes to access data from physical and virtual devices, enabling the conversion of data into useful information.
Article
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Peter W. S. Butcher, Nigel W. John, Panagiotis D. Ritsos
Summary: VRIA is a Web-based framework for creating Immersive Analytics experiences in Virtual Reality, accessible on a variety of devices. It is built upon open-standards Web technologies, offering a visualization creation workflow for rapid development at different expertise levels.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chen Wang, Junzhu Yang, Yuan Lu
Summary: Artificial cells are simplified models of living systems constructed using a bottom-up approach with the integration of different functional modules. Challenges such as poor compatibility with complex bio-systems are being addressed to facilitate the standardization and simplification of artificial cells towards natural living systems.
FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Jakub Flotynski
Summary: This paper presents an approach to creating explorable knowledge-based XR environments with semantic annotations. The approach combines description logics with aspect-oriented programming, allowing for knowledge representation in any domain and transformation of existing environments with minimal user effort. The efficient creation of explorable XR environments and knowledge acquisition from XR are demonstrated through an immersive car showroom example.
MULTIMEDIA TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Mathematical
Gaspar Lukacs, Erwin Haasnoot
Summary: The present tutorial provides a technical overview of creating web applications for online psychological experiments using the HTML/CSS/JavaScript framework from scratch. It is suitable for beginners and can also serve as a helpful guideline for experienced programmers and researchers. The tutorial is connected to a specific implementation provided through a free and open-source template project to encourage community collaboration and keep up with the latest technological advancements and best practices.
BEHAVIOR RESEARCH METHODS
(2023)