Publications
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Rainfall Erosivity in Soil Erosion Processes
(2020)
This book gathers recent international research on the association between aggressive rainfall and soil loss and landscape degradation. Different contributions explore these complex relationships and highlight the importance ...
Rainwater Harvesting: Quantity, Quality, Economics and State Regulations_Book
(2018)
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the most popular alternative water source in many urban, peri-urban, and rural areas. Although rainwater is fresh in nature, it gets polluted from atmospheric contaminants, roof catchments, ...
PrPSc Prions: State of the Art
(2018)
Prion diseases, or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are a group of fatal and transmissible neurodegenerative disorders characterized by long incubation periods, misfolded prion protein (PrP) deposition, ...
Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development
(2019)
Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) and other private governance instruments (e.g., Fair Trade, Forest Stewardship Council, Fair Wear Foundation, GLOBALGAP) are increasingly regulating global production processes and ...
REDD+ Crossroads Post Paris: Politics, Lessons and Interplays
(2018)
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, conserving and enhancing forest carbon stocks, and sustainably managing forests (REDD+), has become a reference framework for national forest governance across many ...
Porcine Viruses
(2017)
Pig production is the fastest growing segment of the global livestock sector. Intensification of pig production has resulted in significant changes to traditional pig husbandry practices. Combined with urbanization and ...
Potential Neuromodulatory Profile of Phytocompounds in Brain Disorders
(2017)
Natural and chemical compounds, often used as both dietary supplements and alternative medicines, are characterized by specific chemical properties, allowing their passage across the blood brain barrier with consequent ...
The Potential Role for Community Monitoring in MRV and in Benefit Sharing in REDD+
(2015)
Developing countries interested in REDD+ under the UNFCCC have been requested to prepare a national forest monitoring system (NFMS) and a system to monitor, report and verify implementation (MRV). They have also been ...
Plant Natural Products for Human Health
(2019)
Plants have served mankind as an important source of foods and medicines. While we all consume plants and their products for nutritional support, a majority of the world population also rely on botanical remedies to meet ...
Plasma Processes for Renewable Energy Technologies
(2020)
The use of renewable energy is an effective solution for the prevention of global warming. On the other hand, environmental plasmas are one of powerful means to solve global environmental problems on nitrogen oxides, (NOx), ...