Biorefineries – New Green Strategy For Development Of Smart And Innovative Industry

Abstract Ecological engineering or ecotechnology is defined as the design of sustainable production that integrate human society with the natural environment for the benefit of both. In order to reach the goal of sustainability therefore important that bioproduct production systems are converted from to natural cycle oriented. In natural cycles there are not waste, but products are generated at different stages of the cycle. The ecotechnology creates a sustainable bioeconomy using biomass in a smart and efficient way. The biorefining sector, which uses smart, innovative and efficient technologies to convert biomass feedstocks into a range of bio-based products including fuels, chemicals, power, food, and renewable oils, currently presents the innovative and efficient bio-based production can revitalize existing industries. The paper presents the concept of biorefinery as the ecotechnological approach for creating a sustainable bioeconomy using biomass in a smart and efficient way.

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Optimization of parameters of the ‘Virtual Fruit’ model to design peach genotype for sustainable production systems

European Journal of Agronomy ◽

10.1016/j.eja.2011.11.008 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

pp. 34-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Bénédicte Quilot-Turion ◽

Mohamed-Mahmoud Ould-Sidi ◽

Abdeslam Kadrani ◽

Nadine Hilgert ◽

Michel Génard ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Production Systems ◽

Sustainable Production ◽

Optimization Of Parameters

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Understanding the Transhumance and Migration as Phase in the Humanity Cycles

International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences ◽

10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilshs.63.91 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 63 ◽

pp. 91-94

Author(s):

Alexandru Trifu ◽

Loredana Terec-Vlad

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Natural Environment ◽

Human Activities ◽

Theory Of Knowledge ◽

Human Society ◽

Natural Laws ◽

New Locations ◽

Ancient Times ◽

And Migration ◽

Superior Level

The human society evolves and develops according either to intrinsic (natural) laws and to so-called laws of motion imposed by the challenges, impulses, came from the actions of different components of it.The analysis conducted in this paper is considered as a precursor of the sequences of the human activities, or humanity general speaking, from ancient times, through the present times and towards the new trends in the theory of knowledge, in the manner of the discovery of what is "beyond’ ("trans”) humanity and the implications in the day-to-day life.Even this process is declining today, it is very important, not only for the pastoral and rural traditions, but also for the health status of population. Eco and bio-products from healthy livestock, living in healthy natural environment, that is on way to go in order to preserve life and health of the people.We’ve questioned also aspects of the superior level of transhumance: people migration, as a pulse motion and its impact on the daily facts and even some remarks on the refugees as ultimate stage of the migration (with intention to establish and work in the new locations).

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The role of temporal changes in endometrial blood flow in natural and hormone replacement cycles with vitrified-warmed embryo transfer

10.21203/rs.2.13592/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Kuniaki Ota ◽

Toshifumi Takahashi ◽

Satoru Shiraishi ◽

Hideki Mizunuma

Keyword(s):

Blood Flow ◽

Embryo Transfer ◽

Hormone Replacement ◽

Follicular Phase ◽

Natural Cycle ◽

Uterine Blood Flow ◽

Early Follicular Phase ◽

Endometrial Blood Flow ◽

Hcg Trigger ◽

Natural Cycles

Abstract Background Uterine blood flow promotes endometrial development and subsequent implantation of fertilized eggs. We examined the temporal changes in uterine blood flow during natural and hormone replacement (HRT) cycles and clarified the relationship between uterine blood flow and assisted reproductive technology outcomes for vitrified-warmed embryo transfer (ET). Methods This was a retrospective cohort study. A total of 60 patients with vitrified-warmed ET were assigned to two groups according to the endometrial preparation: natural cycle (28 patients) or HRT cycle (32 patients). The uterine endometrial blood flow was evaluated using measurements of the radial artery resistance index (RA-RI) during the early follicular phase, the days of the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) trigger during a natural cycle or the start of progesterone administration during the HRT cycle, and the day of ET. We statistically and longitudinally measured and evaluated the RA-RI values of all individual patients. Results During natural cycles, the RA-RI on the day of ET was significantly higher than that during the early follicular phase. During HRT cycles, the RA-RI on the day of ET was also significantly increased compared to that during the early follicular phase. We validated the efficacy of the RA-RI values for predicting the possibility of pregnancy with vitrified-warmed ET. During natural cycles, the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curves (AUCs) for the early follicular phase, the day of hCG trigger, and the day of ET were 0.75 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.57–0.93), 0.69 (95% CI, 0.49–0.88), and 0.60 (95% CI, 0.36–0.84), respectively. During HRT cycles, AUCs for the early follicular phase, the day of starting progesterone administration, and the day of ET were 0.60 (95% CI, 0.40–0.81), 0.60 (95% CI, 0.39–0.87), and 0.58 (95% CI, 0.37–0.79), respectively. Conclusions The uterine RA-RI increased at approximately the time of the implantation window compared to that of the early follicular phase during both natural and HRT cycles with vitrified-warmed ET. Our findings suggest that RA-RI during the early follicular phase might be effective and useful for deciding whether to choose the natural or HRT cycle for vitrified-warmed ET.

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Social ecology

10.12737/1019199 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Viktor Strel'nikov ◽

Tat'yana Franceva

Keyword(s):

Natural Environment ◽

Social Ecology ◽

Social Processes ◽

Ecological Crisis ◽

Nature Management ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Human Society ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

Master's Students ◽

Broad View

Important processes and phenomena occurring in human society in the era of the modern ecological crisis are considered. The evolution of humanity and its relationship with the natural environment, the transformation of its habitat, namely the development of a multi — faceted system "man — society-nature", are also considered. The problems of the emergence of socio-ecological tension between society and its environment, as well as the factors of its regulation, are presented. The material presented in the textbook contributes to the development of bachelor's and master's students ' broad view of various social processes and phenomena. It is intended for students of higher educational institutions studying in the field of "Ecology and nature management".

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Education-Healthy Development Binomial from the Health of Whole Living Entity Perspective

International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management ◽

10.4018/ijsem.2015070103 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 28-35

Author(s):

Stanciu Miltiade

Keyword(s):

Natural Environment ◽

Social Life ◽

Social Inequalities ◽

Economic Life ◽

Human Society ◽

Global Level ◽

Educational Model ◽

Healthy Development ◽

Human Behaviors ◽

Living Entity

Social life including economic life should evolve in harmony with live world ecology. The economy, as human society product should harmonize with the exigencies of “the health of whole living entity”. However, the realities of the present lived at local and global level reveal: inhuman social inequalities, frustrating consumerism, systemic pollution, poverty in the middle abundance, science without humanism, wealth without honest work etc. generated by negative human behaviors. The transition towards healthy development defined by the win-win principle, assumes that everything healthy for the natural environment is also healthy for man-created environment. This complex and long process is based on the re-spiritualization of the current educational model based on skills with the educational model in the cause of life.

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Are we ignoring a black elephant in the Anthropocene? Climate change and global pandemic as the crisis in health and equality

Sustainability Science ◽

10.1007/s11625-020-00879-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Shinichiro Asayama ◽

Seita Emori ◽

Masahiro Sugiyama ◽

Fumiko Kasuga ◽

Chiho Watanabe

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Natural Environment ◽

Human Activities ◽

Well Being ◽

Future Climate ◽

Global Environment ◽

Human Society ◽

Global Pandemic ◽

Sustainability Research ◽

Health And Well Being

Abstract Climate change and coronavirus pandemic are the twin crises in the Anthropocene, the era in which unsustainable growth of human activities has led to a significant change in the global environment. The two crises have also exposed a chronic social illness of our time—a deep, widespread inequality in society. Whilst the circumstances are unfortunate, the pandemic can provide an opportunity for sustainability scientists to focus more on human society and its inequalities, rather than a sole focus on the natural environment. It opens the way for a new normative commitment of science in a time of crises. We suggest three agendas for future climate and sustainability research after the pandemic: (1) focus on health and well-being, (2) moral engagement through empathy, and (3) science of loss for managing grief.

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An Information-Theoretic Analysis of Flexible Efficient Cognition for Persistent Sustainable Production

Entropy ◽

10.3390/e22040444 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 444

Author(s):

Stephen Fox ◽

Adrian Kotelba

Keyword(s):

Information Theory ◽

Cognitive Functioning ◽

Cognitive Science ◽

Production Systems ◽

Sustainable Production ◽

Theoretic Analysis ◽

Brain Functioning ◽

Information Theoretic ◽

Brain Entropy

Amidst certainty, efficiency can improve sustainability by reducing resource consumption. However, flexibility is needed to be able to survive when uncertainty increases. Apropos, sustainable production cannot persist in the long-term without having both flexibility and efficiency. Referring to cognitive science to inform the development of production systems is well established. However, recent research in cognitive science encompassing flexibility and efficiency in brain functioning have not been considered previously. In particular, research by others that encompasses information (I), information entropy (H), relative entropy (D), transfer entropy (TE), and brain entropy. By contrast, in this paper, flexibility and efficiency for persistent sustainable production is analyzed in relation to these information theory applications in cognitive science and is quantified in terms of information. Thus, this paper is consistent with the established practice of referring to cognitive science to inform the development of production systems. However, it is novel in addressing the need to combine flexibility and efficiency for persistent sustainability in terms of cognitive functioning as modelled with information theory.

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Factors influencing maintenance-related investments in industry: a multiple-case study

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering ◽

10.1108/jqme-08-2018-0066 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Camilla Lundgren ◽

Jon Bokrantz ◽

Anders Skoogh

Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Production Systems ◽

Multiple Case Study ◽

Sustainable Production ◽

Content Type ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Investment Process

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to ensure productive, robust and sustainable production systems by enabling future investments in maintenance. This study aims to provide a deeper understanding of the investment process and thereby facilitate future maintenance-related investments. The objectives are to describe the investment process, map the decision support and roles involved and identify factors influencing the process.Design/methodology/approachThe study was designed as a multiple-case study, with three industrial cases of maintenance-related investments. A structured coding procedure was used to analyse the empirical data from the cases.FindingsThis paper provides a deeper understanding of the process of maintenance-related investments. Eleven factors influencing the investment process could be identified, three of which were seen in all three cases. These three factors are: fact-based decision-support, internal integration and foresight.Practical implicationsInvestments in modern maintenance are needed to ensure productive, robust and sustainable production in the future. However, it is a challenge in manufacturing industry to justify maintenance-related investments. This challenge may be solved by developing a decision-support system, or a structured work procedure, that considers the findings of this study.Originality/valueFrom this study, an extended view of the relation between quantifying effects of maintenance and maintenance-related investment is proposed, including surrounding factors influencing the investment process. The factors were identified using a structured and transparent coding procedure which is rarely used in maintenance research.

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Analysis of Relationships and Sustainability Performance in Organic Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates and Sicily (Italy)

Resources ◽

10.3390/resources8010039 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 39 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Khalid Butti Al Shamsi ◽

Paolo Guarnaccia ◽

Salvatore Cosentino ◽

Cherubino Leonardi ◽

Paolo Caruso ◽

...

Keyword(s):

United Arab Emirates ◽

Organic Agriculture ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Production Systems ◽

Sustainable Production ◽

Production Model ◽

Organic Farms ◽

Sustainability Performance ◽

Security Issues ◽

Food And Agriculture

Climate change, recurrent economic and financial crises and food security issues are forcing society to look at the increasingly widespread use of “sustainable” production practices. These are often translated into innovations for businesses that are not always easily achievable other than through specific investments. This work sets out to assess the sustainability performance of organic farms, which represent a sustainable production model in terms of values, standards, practices and knowledge on the ground. The research was carried out in two geographical contexts (the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sicily, Italy) which have certain environmental and socio-economic issues in common, particularly in productive sectors representative of organic agriculture. This was done with the help of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture Systems (SAFA, in the rest of the text) framework and social network analysis to study the sustainability performance of organic farms within non-structured local production systems in the form of formal enterprise networks that, on the contrary, operate with a recognized and common aim. The results demonstrate both their attainment of excellence and the existence of criticalities, thus, identifying routes to possible improvement.

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