Author: VPInstitute
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Chemical Diversity of Essential Oils and Volatile Fractions of Some Plants Found in the Tropical Forest/Savannah from Colombia
Abstract Colombia is the second richest country in the world in plant biodiversity (20299 species – angiosperms), distributed between natural forests and savannahs among others; nonetheless, these biomes are deteriorating due to uncontrolled anthropogenic activity (illegal mining, extensive agriculture/animal breeding and illicit crops related to drug trafficking/armed conflict) that has put them at risk. Despite…
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Drivers to Adopt Activities Framed within Sustainable Agriculture
Abstract Human activity in the agricultural sector has had environmental and social consequences on the sustainability of production practices. In environmental terms, conventional agriculture causes soil erosion, pollution and high consumption of bodies of water, greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and loss of biodiversity, among others. Through a systematic literature review, this article aims to identify…
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Research on Correlation Control of Subjective Patent Indicators Based on Progressive Constraint
Abstract Patent indicator evaluation is a relatively objective patent quality evaluation method recognized by academia. Some subjective patent indicators are often related, which to some extent interferes with the objectivity of patent evaluation. This study selects five commonly used subjective patent indicators that are directly related to the compilers of patent documents, which includes patent…
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Technological Convergence in Manufacturing: Research, Adoption and Policy (full-text, dissertation)
Author: Tausif A. Bordoloi Organization: University of ManchesterSource: A thesis submitted to the University of Manchester for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the Faculty of Humanities, Alliance Manchester Business SchoolYear: 2022 For FULL-TEXT https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/files/234004561/FULL_TEXT.PDF The notion of cyber-physical convergence, which indicates the pervasive integration of digitaltechnologies in manufacturing, has rapidly gained prominence…
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Strategies for the Attraction and Conservation of Natural Pollinators in Agroecosystems: a Systematic Review
Abstract: The objective of this work is to find the most prevalent elements that have positive effects on pollinator density and diversity in crop fields, as reported in the literature, through a systematic review. The search equations yielded 659 papers, from which 138 were filtered and finally 55 were selected by publication date, journal, Scimago…
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Patent intelligence of RNA viruses: Implications for combating emerging and re-emerging RNA virus based infectious diseases (Full-Text)
The recent outbreak of one of the RNA viruses (2019-nCoV) has affected most of the population and the fatalities reported may label it as a modern-day scourge. Active research on RNA virus infections and vaccine development had more commercial impact which leads to an increase in patent filings. Patents are a goldmine of information whose…
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Supply Chain Management: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis (full-text)
Supply chain management (SCM), which generally refers to horizontal integration management, has steadily become the core competitiveness of company rivalry and an essential approach to developing national comprehensive and national strength since the end of the 20th century due to the numerous needs arising from a competitive international economy. Manufacturers develop a community of interest…
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Analysis and Prediction of Topic Research of Transgenic Papers Based on Knowledge Graph (FULL-TEXT)
Citespace and other visualization software were used to analyze the knowledge graph of relevant pieces of literature on GM research in the past decade, and to sort out the number trend, core authors, research institutions, number of core journals published, and keyword co-occurrence graph of core research literature in gm research in the past decade.…
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Research on Shelf-Life Extension Technologies for Food Sustainability: An Assessment of Scientific Activities and Networks (FULL-TEXT)
A clearer understanding of research streams and players involved in efforts to address the sustainability of global food and agricultural systems is needed to clarify the current state of scientific knowledge and form collaborations to pursue future research directions. This study presents new insights into this issue through a scientometric process involving a case study…
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Patent analysis of chemical treatment technology for wastewater: Status and future trends
In order to reveal the status and trends of chemical treatment for wastewater, the patents analysis from both structured and unstructured data was performed in this study. 35,838 patents recorded in the Derwent Innovation Index database were adopted. The results showed that China was the country with the largest number of patents in the field,…