From the late 1930s to today, the technological lure of hydroponics has inspired many geopolitical imaginations of planetary transformation. Hydroponics, or soilless farming, refers to a bundle of technologies to raise crops outside of arable land, using nutrient solutions in water, sand or gravel media. …

Reinforcement learning offers a promising approach for personalized, early-stage detection of behavioral events such as agitation in individuals with dementia, particularly when contextual insights from care staff are integrated. Given the scarcity and the ethical constraints of real-world agitation …

This study systematically reviews the evolution, present focus, and future potential of floating ports/ harbours within the wider maritime industry. Using a bigram-based search strategy across Scopus and Web of Science, 884 relevant publications were identified, of which 140 directly addressed floating …

This paper explores how religiously informed upbringings and lived experiences in contexts of material scarcity have shaped enduring attitudes toward consumption, stewardship, and sustainability. Drawing on autoethnographic reflections we examine how deeply internalised values translate into practical …

Hydrosystem Restoration Handbook: Groundwater Natural Recharge (GNR), Second Edition covers the essentials of GNR with a range of global case studies that encompass the most up-to-date management approaches in streams. The book provides comprehensive methods for sustainable water supply through debris …

AIM: To extract and interpret quantitative data exploring the effectiveness of family health conversations (FHCs) on family functioning, perceived support, health-related quality of life, caregiver burden and family health in families living with critical or chronic health conditions. BACKGROUND: Addressing …

The fashion industry, in particular fast fashion, is one of the largest contributors to climate degradation (Boström & Micheletti, 2016). Immersive technologies such as Extended Reality (XR), including Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are suggested as solutions (Zhou et al., 2022) to among …

Collaborative robot arms (cobots) are gaining a strong foothold in contemporary manufacturing workplaces. While more information about the cobot’s impact becomes available, crucial design, work perception, performance, and strategic implications are systematically overlooked. Following a modern sociotechnical systems …

climatecafe floating future ZeelandFloating FutureTogether with a group of partners, we have initiated the Floating Future project to better understand the pros and cons of developing floating cities and infrastructure at a larger scale.Already many cities situated in coastal areas are vulnerable to …