Findings from the SEM
We identified 103 studies that met the inclusion criteria for the SEM, that is a given study included analysis of plastic particles <10 mm in foodstuff/food simulant in contact with a FCA made or assumed to be made of…
Category: Social Sciences
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A market-shaping strategy takes root in Rourkela, India, that has lessons for cities worldwide
One billion tonnes of food are thrown out globally each year. The economic toll is approximately US $1 trillion. Food waste also accounts for 8–10% of total emissions, a bigger carbon footprint than that of all commercial buildings combined. In…
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Spatio-temporal variability in forest biodiversity associated with human well-being across socio-economic deprivation gradients
Díaz, S. et al. Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change. Science 366, eaax3100 (2019).
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Isbell, F. et al. Expert…
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Systematic global stocktake of over 50,000 urban climate change studies
Vast and fast-growing evidence on climate change in cities
The scientific literature on climate change in cities is much larger than previously estimated. Our comprehensive machine learning/AI-enhanced systematic map on climate change in cities…
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Employability skills of accounting students: What do their CVs tell us?
The employability skills
Employability is defined as the relative opportunities that increase an individual’s likelihood of acquiring and retaining a job (Fajaryati et al., 2020; Römgens et al., 2020). These opportunities come through having…
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The debate on growth versus environment at the urban scale
Meadows, D. H., Meadows, D. L., Randers, J. & Behrens, W. W. III The Limits to Growth—Club of Rome (Universe, 1972).
Jakob, M., Lamb, W. F., Steckel, J. C., Flachsland, C. & Edenhofer, O. Understanding different perspectives on economic growth…
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The impact of the EU–Turkey agreement on the number of lives lost at sea
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To carry out our analysis, we rely on two main sources of information. For our impact analysis, we need data on entry flows into the EU via different Mediterranean routes. At the same time, we collect detailed information on casualties at sea…
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Digital phenotyping of Parkinson’s disease via natural language processing
Participants
Patients with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD according to the current criteria of the UK Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Bank1 were consecutively enrolled in the study. The inclusion criteria were (1) availability of an…
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River rejuvenation on a fluvial fan induced by typhoons and earthquakes
As shown in Fig. 1, the Mu-Gua River originates from the Chi-Lai and Neng-Gao mountain ranges and flows southeastward toward Tung-Men Village, transitioning from mountainous terrain to alluvial plains before merging with the Hua-Lien River. The…
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