Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) forms ephemeral aggregations during the reproductive season that, given the large size and high commercial value of this species, lead to increased risk of overexploitation. Data paucity together with the inability to apply classical fisheries assessment techniques and management measures due to the seasonally-elusive dynamics of adult meagre, and the diffuse nature of artisanal fish...
The magnetocaloric effect of a given material is typically assessed through indirect estimates of the isothermal magnetic entropy change, ΔSM. While estimating the adiabatic temperature difference, ΔTad, is more relevant from the standpoint of refrigeration device engineering, this requires specialized experimental setups. We here present an approach to directly measure ΔTad through time-dependent magnetometry ...
The use of industrial wastes for wastewater treatment as a strategy to their re-use and valorisation may provide important advances toward sustainability. The present work gives new insights into heavy metal biosorption onto low-cost biosorbents, studying chromium(III) biosorption onto spent grains residual from a Portuguese brewing industry both in batch and expanded bed column systems. Experimental studies in...
The paper first identifies the stakeholders involved in the design and implementation of China’s innovation policy and compares them with different government systems in selected Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. In order to disclose the relative strength and weaknesses inside China’s innovation policy framework, we proceed to utilize policy practices in the OECD countries...