Biodiversity Conservation Strategies in Urban Landscapes: A Case Study from Kuala Lumpur and Manchester

Li Wei Chen, Amara Basu, Ingrid Müller, João Pereira, Lars Savchenko, Sofia Persson, Roberto Taylor

Department of Environmental Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Keywords: Biodiversity, Urban Landscapes, Conservation Strategies, Green Infrastructure, Kuala Lumpur, Manchester, Urban Planning

Urbanization poses significant challenges to biodiversity conservation, necessitating innovative strategies to mitigate its impacts. This study compares biodiversity conservation methods between Kuala...

Efficacy of Coriandrum sativum L. Essential Oil as Antidiabetic

, Sergiy Polishchuk, Hans Dubois, Sarah Ouedraogo

The study aims to assess the chemical composition, hypoglycemic effect, and antioxidant activity of Coriandrum sativum essential oil, focusing on its impact on glutathione peroxidase and antidiabetic ...

Analysts’ earnings forecasts using of Multi-layer Perception in compare to Radial Basis Function

Alberto Watanabe, Victoria Meyer, Sofia Wilson, Louis Kobayashi

Department of Computer Science, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Keywords: Earnings Forecasting; Multi-layer Perceptron; Radial Basis Function; Data Mining; Financial Analysis; Neural Networks

This paper is done to suggest a much more reliable method to forecast earnings using of data mining. Most studies in this area of research are based on the statistical and econometric models, which mi...

Growth Patterns of Alpine Flora in Response to Climate Variability

, Alberto Bianchi, Hong Moreau, Chidi Ferrari

This study examines the impact of climate variability on the growth patterns of alpine flora in the European Alps. Through a combination of field observations and remote sensing data, we identified si...

Impact of Urban Green Spaces on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Carlos Mendez, Aisha Tanaka, Li Wei, Pierre Hoffmann, Kwame Ramírez

Department of Environmental Science, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; School of Urban Studies, Kyoto University, Japan; Institute of Ecology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Keywords: Urban Green Spaces; Biodiversity; Ecosystem Services; Urban Ecology; Environmental Management; Sustainable Cities

Urban green spaces are integral to enhancing biodiversity and providing essential ecosystem services in metropolitan areas. This study examines the role of various types of urban green spaces, such as...

Chemical Mobility and Mineralogical Variability in the Micaschists of the Edough Massif (Annaba, Northeast Algeria)

Peter Fischer, James Tkachenko, Julia Roux, James Tkachenko, Julia Roux

Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University

Keywords: Micaschists, Edough Massif, Metamorphism, Mineralogy, Chemical Mobility, Algeria, Garnet

The “upper unit” micaschists of the Edough Massif have undergone a low to moderate degree of metamorphism. The studied micaschists are composed of two distinct groups of rocks that are characteriz...

Entropy Generation in a Slip Boundary Layer Flow over a Stretching Surface with Suction/Injection and Nanoparticles in the Flow

Klaus Kone, José Romano, José Romano

Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Keywords: Entropy Generation; Boundary Layer; Slip Condition; Nanoparticles; Brownian Motion; Thermodynamics; Stretching Surface

In this paper, the application of the second law of thermodynamics to boundary layer flow over a stretching surface with the presence of slip boundary condition and nanoparticles fractions is investig...