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Purpose The “ avoid-shift-improve ” strategy framework was developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to foster material decarbonisation in the building and construction sector. This study applies the framework to use of Eccentric Braced Frames (EBF) in buildings structures, assessing how structural design and material choices affect whole-of-life climate change impacts. We identify the relevance of specific...
Identification of welfare issues of dairy cows in Sri LankaNARA Subscribed
Prolonging survival in good health is a fundamental societal goal. However, the leading determinants of disability-free survival in healthy older people have not been well established. Data from ASPREE, a bi-national placebo-controlled trial of aspirin with 4.7 years median follow-up, was analysed. At enrolment, participants were healthy and without prior cardiovascular events, dementia or persistent physical disability. Disab...
Tree diversity in Asia's tropical and subtropical forests is central to nature‐based solutions. Species vulnerability to multiple threats, which affect provision of ecosystem services, is poorly understood. We conducted a region‐wide, spatially explicit assessment of the vulnerability of 63 socioeconomically important tree species to overexploitation, fire, overgrazing, habitat conversion, and climate change. Trees were select...
Temperature is a crucial factor in determining the rates of ecosystem processes, for example, leaf respiration ( R ) – the flux of plant respired CO 2 from leaves to the atmosphere. Generally, R increases exponentially with temperature and formulations such as the Arrhenius equation are widely used in earth system models. However, experimental observations have shown a consequential and consistent departure from an exponential...
Thermal limits of leaf metabolism across biomesNARA Subscribed
High‐temperature tolerance in plants is important in a warming world, with extreme heat waves predicted to increase in frequency and duration, potentially leading to lethal heating of leaves. Global patterns of high‐temperature tolerance are documented in animals, but generally not in plants, limiting our ability to assess risks associated with climate warming. To assess whether there are global patterns in high‐temperature to...
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