J. M. Martín Martín, M. J. Ruiz Martos, Andrés Morales Pachón, Sara Calvo Martínez
Faced with an aggressive production model with the use of resources, initiatives such as upcycling arise that seek to extend the life of products. This paper analyzes the role of individuals’ principles and values as driving factors, something that has not been studied in depth to date. The study is based on a field work in which 830 subjects from 180 countries have participated in a survey, from September 2019 to September 2020. This large sample of participants at the international level is one of the key contributions of the work, since it allows us to contrast conclusions from the few previous works and issue new ones based on the sequence of analysis described below, which broadens the empirical base in this field of study. The data so collected was analysed using the statistical software Stata and estimating standard multiple linear regressions, ordered logit and logit regressions. The findings confirmed the chain of actions - doing, frequency, entrepreneurship - is decisively conditioned by personal values and principles. This sequence of analysis constitutes the main contribution of our work. With regards to entrepreneurship, this work provides evidence that having the intention to start up an upcycling business is more likely when individuals consider upcycling important for them and report themselves as having a high probability of upcycling; but it is less likely among women and the older age groups (more than 55 years old).
{"title":"Exploring what motivates the development of upcycling practices.","authors":"J. M. Martín Martín, M. J. Ruiz Martos, Andrés Morales Pachón, Sara Calvo Martínez","doi":"10.12775/eq.2022.035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/eq.2022.035","url":null,"abstract":"Faced with an aggressive production model with the use of resources, initiatives such as upcycling arise that seek to extend the life of products. This paper analyzes the role of individuals’ principles and values as driving factors, something that has not been studied in depth to date. The study is based on a field work in which 830 subjects from 180 countries have participated in a survey, from September 2019 to September 2020. This large sample of participants at the international level is one of the key contributions of the work, since it allows us to contrast conclusions from the few previous works and issue new ones based on the sequence of analysis described below, which broadens the empirical base in this field of study. The data so collected was analysed using the statistical software Stata and estimating standard multiple linear regressions, ordered logit and logit regressions. The findings confirmed the chain of actions - doing, frequency, entrepreneurship - is decisively conditioned by personal values and principles. This sequence of analysis constitutes the main contribution of our work. With regards to entrepreneurship, this work provides evidence that having the intention to start up an upcycling business is more likely when individuals consider upcycling important for them and report themselves as having a high probability of upcycling; but it is less likely among women and the older age groups (more than 55 years old).","PeriodicalId":44105,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Questions","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48255993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Martínez-Moreno, Jenaro Reyes-Matamoros, Francisco Basurto-Peña
The study aimed to highlight the role of extreme environments (so-called because of the high accumulation of nutrients and other harmful products) as sites of reservoirs of invasive plants, taking as an example the community "dump" of the municipal seat of Huehuetlan el Grande, Puebla, Mexico. The results show that 56 species belonging to 52 genera and 25 families were found; the families with the highest number of species were Asteraceae and Solanaceae. The species found are from 30 different countries, being America and Ecuador with a greater number of records. According to the origin of sites, use, industrial possibilities and, if they are wild or cultivated species, it was found that there were 14 species on the roadside: 11 weeds, 9 cultivated, 8 forage, one with industrial possibilities and one threatened. The correlation analysis showed that only the number of species vs. precipitation had significant differences. It is a fact that the conditions of the "community garbage dump" represent an opportunity for invasive species to survive and persist in the seed bank, waiting for adequate conditions to germinate and settle in increasingly larger areas, favored by the growing deterioration that human activity has caused in recent years.
这项研究旨在强调极端环境（因为营养物质和其他有害产品的大量积累而被称为极端环境）作为入侵植物库的作用，以墨西哥普埃布拉州Huehuetlan el Grande市的社区“垃圾场”为例。结果表明，共发现25科52属56种；种类最多的科是菊科和茄科。发现的物种来自30个不同的国家，其中美洲和厄瓜多尔的记录较多。根据场地的来源、用途、工业可能性，如果是野生或栽培物种，发现路边有14种：11种杂草，9种栽培，8种饲草，一种有工业可能性，一种受到威胁。相关分析表明，只有物种数量与降水量之间存在显著差异。事实上，“社区垃圾场”的条件为入侵物种提供了一个生存和在种子库中生存的机会，等待足够的条件在越来越大的地区发芽和定居，这是近年来人类活动日益恶化的趋势。
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Muhammad Tahir Jatoi, Samreen Riaz Ahmed, A. Lahori, V. Sydorenko, A. Afzal, M. N. Kandhro, Sarwat Haider Janveri, Haider Bux Jatio, Zaheer Ahmed Jatoi, S. A. Panhwar, A. Pruskyi
The aim of present study was to investigate the allelopathic impact of sunflower water extract integrated with affinity herbicide on weed management and production of wheat variety TD-1 under field condition. The trial was carried out in a three replicated and the average plot size was kept at 3x5m (15 m2). The obtained data showed that the all the treatments considerably (P<0.05) minimized weed density, weed fresh weight, weed dry weight and weed control up to 90.33, 89.31, 89.61, 90.33% with application of sunflower water extract (1:10) @ 20 L ha-1 (One spray at 25 DAS) + Affinity 50 WP @ 0.75 kg ha-1 (One spray at 25 DAS) than control treatment. The application of sunflower water extract (1:10) @ 20 L ha-1 (One spray at 25 DAS) + Affinity 50 WP @ 0.75 kg ha-1 (One spray at 25 DAS) significantly increased number of tillers (32.34%), plant height (14.59%), spike length (27.89%), grains spike-1 (16.80%), grain weight plant-1 (47%), seed index (19.60%) and grain yield (51%) of wheat as compared with control. Overall results indicated that the sunflower water extract integrated with herbicide can be successfully used to control the narrow and broad leaves in wheat crop.
在田间条件下，研究向日葵水提物与亲和除草剂联合施用对小麦品种TD-1杂草管理和生产的化感作用。试验分3个重复进行，平均地块面积保持在3 × 5m (15 m2)。结果表明，与对照处理相比，施用向日葵水提物(1:10)@ 20 L ha-1 (25 DAS 1次)+亲和度50 WP @ 0.75 kg ha-1 (25 DAS 1次)处理的杂草密度、鲜重、干重和杂草防治效果分别显著降低(P<0.05) 90.33%、89.31%、89.61%和90.33%。施用向日葵水提取物(1:10)@ 20 L ha-1 (25 DAS 1次喷施)+亲和性50 WP @ 0.75 kg ha-1 (25 DAS 1次喷施)，与对照相比，分蘖数(32.34%)、株高(14.59%)、穗长(27.89%)、穗1粒(16.80%)、粒重(47%)、种子指数(19.60%)和籽粒产量(51%)显著增加。综上所述，向日葵水提液与除草剂配合使用可成功防治小麦窄叶病和宽叶病。
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Humayun Ashraf, M. Mobeen, M. Miandad, Mehtab Ahmed Khan, G. Rahman, Saira Munawar
The current study focuses on tracking urban sprawl in one of the rapidly growing cities of Pakistan i.e., Sargodha. The secondary cities have the capacity to persuade people from rural areas to relocate. In this regard, the current study is unique in that it will give a comprehensive analysis of urban sprawl of Sargodha City. The remotely sensed data is used for this purpose. The study is primarily based on the collecting of both primary and secondary data. For the last 30 years, from 1987 to 2017, primary data was gathered from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF). ERDAS Imagine 2013 is used to classify land use using remotely sensed data. The Kappa Coefficient was used to compute the accuracy assessment of classified maps. Maps are used to depict a comparative analysis of urban sprawl in the city. In addition, regression analysis and simple statistical computations are also utilised to assess dynamic changes in urban sprawl. From 1987 to 2017, a 10-year interval was used to measure change in built-up land using an equation. According to the findings of the study, Sargodha City has experienced considerable changes in land use patterns. This current study is beneficial for policymakers to design the city in a well-planned manner. The appropriate design of cities can pave the way for higher living standards in rapidly growing cities of Pakistan.
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Hardeep Singh, Jaffer Hussain, Ajendra Singh Bagri, V. Rawat, D. Rawat, J. K. Tiwari
Residents in the hilly area of Indian Himalaya are largely dependent on tree resources for their livelihoods. The local knowledge and traditional practices are vanishing in rural areas due to drastic change in lifestyle and land use pattern. Diversity and tree species used by residents of Bhilangana watershed for their everyday needs have not yet been adequately recorded. Available information is mainly on ecology and geology of the region. Therefore, the aim of the study was to document tree diversity and extant local knowledge on tree species. Extensive surveys were conducted during 2018-19 to assess tree diversity, local knowledge on tree utilization through personal interview of 158 local residents. A total of 187 tree species belonging to 131 genera and 58 families were recorded and of these, 174 species were of ethno-botanical importance with at least one or multiples uses. Around 56.68% of tree species belonged to 15 dominant families. Ethno-botanical important species were classified into different use categories by local according to their use. Among use categories, 19.78% trees were used for medicine, 28.34% edible, 45.98% fodder, 59.89% fuel and 6.95% with no direct use in the area. The value of relative frequency of citation (RFC) for 28 tree species was calculated 1 which shows the relative high popularity/preference of these species and cultural importance (CI) value was found between 1 to 3.09 for 38 trees which signify the importance of tree species in the area. The highest informant consensus factor (0.99) was found for edible and religious followed by fibre (0.98), timber (0.98), fodder (0.974) and fuel (0.97). These findings highlight the importance of tree resources in mountainous regions.
{"title":"Uses, preference, cultural importance and informant consensus factor of tree species in Uttarakhand: A case study from Bhilangana Watershed (Western Himalaya, India)","authors":"Hardeep Singh, Jaffer Hussain, Ajendra Singh Bagri, V. Rawat, D. Rawat, J. K. Tiwari","doi":"10.12775/eq.2022.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/eq.2022.028","url":null,"abstract":"Residents in the hilly area of Indian Himalaya are largely dependent on tree resources for their livelihoods. The local knowledge and traditional practices are vanishing in rural areas due to drastic change in lifestyle and land use pattern. Diversity and tree species used by residents of Bhilangana watershed for their everyday needs have not yet been adequately recorded. Available information is mainly on ecology and geology of the region. Therefore, the aim of the study was to document tree diversity and extant local knowledge on tree species. Extensive surveys were conducted during 2018-19 to assess tree diversity, local knowledge on tree utilization through personal interview of 158 local residents. A total of 187 tree species belonging to 131 genera and 58 families were recorded and of these, 174 species were of ethno-botanical importance with at least one or multiples uses. Around 56.68% of tree species belonged to 15 dominant families. Ethno-botanical important species were classified into different use categories by local according to their use. Among use categories, 19.78% trees were used for medicine, 28.34% edible, 45.98% fodder, 59.89% fuel and 6.95% with no direct use in the area. The value of relative frequency of citation (RFC) for 28 tree species was calculated 1 which shows the relative high popularity/preference of these species and cultural importance (CI) value was found between 1 to 3.09 for 38 trees which signify the importance of tree species in the area. The highest informant consensus factor (0.99) was found for edible and religious followed by fibre (0.98), timber (0.98), fodder (0.974) and fuel (0.97). These findings highlight the importance of tree resources in mountainous regions.","PeriodicalId":44105,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Questions","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45713531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In ecology, the paradigm of density is commonly used. It is used to construct mathematical models and to plan and interpret ecological experiments. This leads to mathematical models using differential equations in ecology. It seems, however, due the fundamental discontinuity in ecological systems, which appears in the form of discrete individuals in the population, we should use in models of population dynamics a paradigm that speaks of the variability of these individuals and the discontinuity of basic demographic processes in populations. This should result in the further development of individual-based modelling in ecology as well as the development of experimental individual-based ecology. The paradigm of dependence on density in a slightly altered form and the assumption of the continuity of ecological processes can continue to be used in those branches of ecology that deal with the cycling of matter and the flow of energy through ecological systems.
{"title":"Density or variability: is it time for a paradigm shift in ecology?","authors":"J. Uchmański","doi":"10.12775/eq.2022.029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/eq.2022.029","url":null,"abstract":"In ecology, the paradigm of density is commonly used. It is used to construct mathematical models and to plan and interpret ecological experiments. This leads to mathematical models using differential equations in ecology. It seems, however, due the fundamental discontinuity in ecological systems, which appears in the form of discrete individuals in the population, we should use in models of population dynamics a paradigm that speaks of the variability of these individuals and the discontinuity of basic demographic processes in populations. This should result in the further development of individual-based modelling in ecology as well as the development of experimental individual-based ecology. The paradigm of dependence on density in a slightly altered form and the assumption of the continuity of ecological processes can continue to be used in those branches of ecology that deal with the cycling of matter and the flow of energy through ecological systems.","PeriodicalId":44105,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Questions","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49134828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. K. Borah, G. Solanki, Parimal Ch. Bhattacharjee
A group of capped langurs, Trachypithecus pileatus comprising eight individuals was studied in Sri Surya Pahar, a degraded habitat in Goalpara district of Assam to record the seasonal variations in distance travelled, home range, and habitat utilization through direct observation supplemented by Geographical Information system (GIS). Scan sampling method was followed to record data on ranging behaviour. Seasonality in the home range size was evident and significant (P<0.01), it was 20 ha in winter, 17 ha in pre-monsoon, 17.75 ha in monsoon and 16.25 ha in retreating monsoon. The mean daily travel distance varied significantly (P<0.01), it was 375 m in retreating monsoon to 490 m in winter. The mean daily travel length was 439 m and the total annual home range size was 38.25 ha. The variation of home range size was correlated with the distribution and abundance of food resources. Home range size and daily travel distance showed significant seasonal variations. In both the cases the ranging patterns were longer during the winter season. This may be due to shortage of new leaves during winter, which is the preferred food item of capped langur. Spatial availability of the different food resources over different seasons may also be a reason for significant changes in ranging pattern during different seasons. The present data on home range size and ranging pattern of capped langur in degraded habitat could be useful for improvement of habitat and the conservation of this endangered species in Assam.
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Olena Hanoshenko, V. Vambol, S. Vambol, S. Yeremenko, M. Fialka, Ihor Bodnar, O. Inozemtseva
The medical waste problem has swept the whole world. Medical waste accounting and management is urgently needed to reduce the threat of the infections spread and sustainably manage environmental hazards. It is the solution of these issues on the Poltava region example that is this study purpose. Source data have been provided by the Main Department of Statistics in the Poltava region. This data is not available on the open Internet. The predictive dynamics of medical waste generation for 2010-2019 indicates a high probability of an increase in the amount of medical waste to 2030 to the volume of about 71 tons per year. The main sources are Poltava region medical institutions of which 52.3% of the total waste amount is generated in Poltava. To assess the possibility of influencing the situation with medical waste, the crime statistics in this field in the period from 2017 to 2021 was analyzed, which demonstrates an increase in offenses by more than 2.35 times. Ukrainian legislation in the field of offenses for improper handling of medical waste should be revised and articles should be developed and implemented criminal liability for offenses in this activity field.
{"title":"Medical waste generation, handling and crime statistics' analysis in this activity field: a case study of the Poltava region (Ukraine)","authors":"Olena Hanoshenko, V. Vambol, S. Vambol, S. Yeremenko, M. Fialka, Ihor Bodnar, O. Inozemtseva","doi":"10.12775/eq.2022.026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/eq.2022.026","url":null,"abstract":"The medical waste problem has swept the whole world. Medical waste accounting and management is urgently needed to reduce the threat of the infections spread and sustainably manage environmental hazards. It is the solution of these issues on the Poltava region example that is this study purpose. Source data have been provided by the Main Department of Statistics in the Poltava region. This data is not available on the open Internet. The predictive dynamics of medical waste generation for 2010-2019 indicates a high probability of an increase in the amount of medical waste to 2030 to the volume of about 71 tons per year. The main sources are Poltava region medical institutions of which 52.3% of the total waste amount is generated in Poltava. To assess the possibility of influencing the situation with medical waste, the crime statistics in this field in the period from 2017 to 2021 was analyzed, which demonstrates an increase in offenses by more than 2.35 times. Ukrainian legislation in the field of offenses for improper handling of medical waste should be revised and articles should be developed and implemented criminal liability for offenses in this activity field.","PeriodicalId":44105,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Questions","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45055461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Melnyk, A. Baransky, S. Savchuk, Dmitryi Dubovyk, A. Leostrin, N. Melnyczenko
Regularities of dynamics of geographical didstribution of Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link., Fabaceae) in the East European plain (Ukraine, Belorus) over the past 200 years are established. This species absent in floristic reports of XIX century, so for at that time it was not the component of native flora of this region. It was a cultivated species in forestries for wild animals forage. From places of cultivation C. scoparius was penetrated to natural ecosystems, occupying the niches in outskirts of forest massives, forest openings, forest cultivated coenoses, in ecotons between forests and ploughed fields, along forest rouds and paths. The rate of migration of C. scoparius increase in XX century and especially in XXI century in connections with getting warmer of climate and intensive anthropogenic change of environment (wood felling on a mass scale, absence of treatnunt on a vast places of ploughed fields, presents of many open pits and dumps of rocks, where C. scoparius found suitable habitats). Strong frost and drought are slow down, but do not stop migrating of C. scoparius in East. Inclution C. scoparius in Red Date Book of former Soviet Union was mistakenly.
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Among scientists of various specialities there is still no unambiguous position about the zone belonging of the Male Polissya region ("Little Polissya", Ukraine). To confirm one of the positions, the authors of the article studied rare protected species of dendroflora of the National Nature Park (NNP) "Male Polissya" (deciduous forest zone) and other national parks that are close to it in the structure of flora and vegetation, and located within this and the northern mixed forest zone (Ukrainian Polissya). Methods of comparative florology have been used with the determination of coefficients of similarity of local floras. The results of chorological analysis, qualitative, quantitative and comparative assessment of rare species of dendromorphic plants of national nature parks in both natural zones have been presented. The analysis of similarity of rare fractions of local dendroflora revealed that the quality of plant species of the National Nature Park "Male Polissya" is more related to the national nature parks of mixed forest zone than to the national nature parks of deciduous forests. Among the national nature parks, deciduous forest zones have the highest levels of representativeness with Daphne cneorum, Hedera helix and Daphne mezereum, and mixed forest zones with Salix myrtilloum, Daphne cneorum, Dianthus psеudosquarrosus and Hedera helix. Therefore, for the national nature parks of both natural zones, the most representative is the species of wide chorological but narrow ecological amplitude, that is Daphne cneorum, which grows only in pale and dry sod-podzolic forestal ecotopes enriched with carbonates.
{"title":"Chorology of rare dendroflora of the National Nature Park \"Male Polissya\" (Ukraine) in zonal comparison","authors":"Serhii Popovych, B. Yakubenko, Maryna Tsybulia","doi":"10.12775/eq.2022.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/eq.2022.022","url":null,"abstract":"Among scientists of various specialities there is still no unambiguous position about the zone belonging of the Male Polissya region (\"Little Polissya\", Ukraine). To confirm one of the positions, the authors of the article studied rare protected species of dendroflora of the National Nature Park (NNP) \"Male Polissya\" (deciduous forest zone) and other national parks that are close to it in the structure of flora and vegetation, and located within this and the northern mixed forest zone (Ukrainian Polissya). Methods of comparative florology have been used with the determination of coefficients of similarity of local floras. The results of chorological analysis, qualitative, quantitative and comparative assessment of rare species of dendromorphic plants of national nature parks in both natural zones have been presented. The analysis of similarity of rare fractions of local dendroflora revealed that the quality of plant species of the National Nature Park \"Male Polissya\" is more related to the national nature parks of mixed forest zone than to the national nature parks of deciduous forests. Among the national nature parks, deciduous forest zones have the highest levels of representativeness with Daphne cneorum, Hedera helix and Daphne mezereum, and mixed forest zones with Salix myrtilloum, Daphne cneorum, Dianthus psеudosquarrosus and Hedera helix. Therefore, for the national nature parks of both natural zones, the most representative is the species of wide chorological but narrow ecological amplitude, that is Daphne cneorum, which grows only in pale and dry sod-podzolic forestal ecotopes enriched with carbonates.","PeriodicalId":44105,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Questions","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46926806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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