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{"title":"Genetics of land snail Xerolenta obvia andrelated species","authors":"Zsigmond G. Gyulai, Renee P. Malone, Gábor Gyulai, Zoltán Tóth","doi":"10.19040/ecocycles.v9i3.359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v9i3.359","url":null,"abstract":"Land snail Xerolenta (Syn.,Helicella)obvia[MENKE,1828] (Eng., heath snail; Hung., lapos kórócsiga) (1.5-2.0 cm) was analyzed here by in silicodata mining at the DNA sequence site of 18S ribosomal RNAgene (1801 bp; GenBank# GU331943.1)to findthemostrelated snail species. Sequence and dendrogram analysisrevealed thatthe pest land snail Acusta despecta sieboldiana[SOWERBY,1839;PFEIFFER,1850]showsthe closest genetic distanceto X. obvia.The ecological and medicinal impactsof sea and land snail mollusks are indicated.","PeriodicalId":31709,"journal":{"name":"Ecocycles","volume":"141 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135102005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Revealing the concept of sustainability in life cycle assessment","authors":"Kinga Biró, M. Szalmáné Csete","doi":"10.19040/ecocycles.v9i2.277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v9i2.277","url":null,"abstract":"Life cycle analysis is essential in promoting improvements to mitigate climate change. Climate change impacts can be reduced through mitigation of greenhouse gases and increasing adaptation to the changes to be expected across all sectors. This article aims to examine and characterize the current application of the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA). This study is focusing on a systematic review and bibliometric analysis highlighting the concept of sustainability in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Firstly, three types of LCA are presented based on the selected publications that can underpin the different existing trends. This systematic literature review also aimed to examine the LCSA-related publications and introduce the main findings or highlight changes. Secondly, research was conducted using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) protocol. Then, using bibliometric tools, the evolution of the literature and the relationship between the different types of LCSA are discussed. Bibliometric analyses were considered based on the Scopus database and the exported dataset for systematic analyses. The co-authorships, co-occurrences, keywords, and co-citations were analyzed using the VOSviewer software for the period of 2010 and 2022. The results underpinned that the LCSA model can contribute to fostering the way toward a sustainable and climate-oriented transition. Literature analysis has clearly confirmed that LCA research with a sustainability focus is on an evolutionary trajectory. Most of the surveyed LCSA literature is related to environmental sciences (40%), followed by energetics (21%) and social sciences (20%) in almost equal proportions. The economic dimension of sustainability is under-represented in LCSA studies. The LCSA studies described numerous indicators which can contribute to monitoring the three dimensions of sustainable development.","PeriodicalId":31709,"journal":{"name":"Ecocycles","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68244288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The competitiveness of the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus with field tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) in Israel","authors":"T. Yaacoby, Gal Yaacoby, B. Rubin","doi":"10.19040/ecocycles.v9i1.253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v9i1.253","url":null,"abstract":"Crop-weed competition is a significant barrier to successful crop production. Understanding invasive weed competing with field crops is rather difficult, mainly due to the absence of physiological and ecological knowledge, which allows selective and appropriate control of the weed. Parthenium hysterophorus is a worldwide noxious annual weed infesting field crops and orchards. A competition experiment between P. hysterophorus and field tomatoes in containers under controlled conditions resulted in a decrease in tomato biomass production. We found that the presence of P. hysterophorus at all planting ratios in a replacement series caused a significant reduction (~18% to 40%) of tomato shoot biomass m-2, whereas P. hysterophorus plants gained ~11 to 75 % in shoot biomass m-2 at all planting ratios with tomato plants. Our results emphasize the need for efficient management of this invasive weed to achieve reasonable yield and allow marketable cropping.","PeriodicalId":31709,"journal":{"name":"Ecocycles","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68244304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of highway design on traffic safety: How geometric elements affect accident risk","authors":"M. M. Garnaik, J. Giri, Arnapurna Panda","doi":"10.19040/ecocycles.v9i1.263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v9i1.263","url":null,"abstract":"The study conducted in India using Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) is a novel approach to predicting traffic accident rates on rural highways. By using various highway geometric elements as input data, the study was able to identify risk variables related to roadway features and predict accident rates using FIS. The findings of the study suggest that FIS is a valuable tool for predicting accident rates and can help identify the factors that contribute to accidents. The study also found statistically significant positive connections between geometric elements and accident rates, which highlights the importance of highway design and safety measures. The use of Fuzzy Inference Systems in accident prediction is a promising approach as it allows for a more comprehensive understanding of the complex relationships between various factors contributing to accidents. The model was tested using simulation and data analysis and was found to fit well with real-world data, indicating its potential for practical applications in road safety management. Overall, this study provides important insights into the use of FIS in predicting accident rates on rural highways and can help guide future research in this area. It also highlights the importance of considering various highway geometric elements in designing safer highways and implementing appropriate safety measures to reduce accident rates. However, the road accidents can have significant impacts on ecological cycles, including habitat fragmentation, wildlife mortality, pollution, and climate change.","PeriodicalId":31709,"journal":{"name":"Ecocycles","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68244494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mitigation of human-nature estrangement through pro-environmental behavior in Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer","authors":"R. Arthi, Dr. V. Bhuvaneswari","doi":"10.19040/ecocycles.v9i2.291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v9i2.291","url":null,"abstract":"Humans are designed to live in harmony with nature. As time pass by, people have become increasingly disconnected from nature and have begun to control it, considering it an entirely other entity. Man’s environment-destructive behavior is the reason for the human-nature estrangement in this Anthropocene. Bridging and healing the divide is critical because if it is neglected, the ramifications are unimaginable. Focusing on mitigating the human-nature divide, this article is interested in sketching new directions in Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer through pro-environmental behavioral analysis. Pro-environmental behavior is the attitude of humans that promotes a healthy and sustainable environment. It is pertinent to have environmentally responsible behavior for the betterment of the planet because people fail to understand that exploiting nature for their benefit often backfires. There are many approaches to mitigate human-nature estrangement, but using pro-environmental behavior to diminish the dichotomy is feasible and practical. Various studies have analyzed this novel from various perspectives but the present study analyzes the pro-environmental aspects of the novel to blur the human-nature dichotomy.","PeriodicalId":31709,"journal":{"name":"Ecocycles","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68245142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Whydoes food loss and wastematter for food security-from the perspective of causeand magnitude","authors":"Yue Wu, Katalin Takács-György","doi":"10.19040/ecocycles.v9i3.337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v9i3.337","url":null,"abstract":"Food security has raised crisis alarms all over the world. Especially nowadays, conventional agriculture is threatened by climate change and extreme weather, and the agri-food system is loading the increasing population burden. Food loss and waste (FLW) have gotten more and more attention. Still, the main research focus is on a narrowed and specific stage of the food value chain of specific food types in a particular area, which lacks an overall comprehensive understanding of this topic from a broad view. This review aims to provide a comprehensive description of food loss and waste and provide a useful theoretical background to public decision-makers and individuals to reduce food loss and waste for a better and more sustainable society, economy, and environment. Secondary research and content analysis are used in this review as methodology, following Michael E. Porter’s value chain theory, to analyze and simplify the sustainable path (in light of the cause and magnitude of food security based on the nexus between food security and food loss and waste across the entire food value chain (from the main manifestation of FLW: agricultural production stages, such as cultivation or breeding and storage, post-harvest processing and distribution, and retail and consumption. We also provided the Ishikawa model diagram to better explain the causes of food loss and waste. And other manifestations, such as the COVID-19 and Russia and Ukraine war). To conclude, reducing food loss and waste is crucial for sustainable food security, but the manifestation of FLW differ in different stage of the value chain and different food types. Generally speaking, production sees the most loss, while consumption sees the most waste. Therefore, we suggest both public and private should be aware that producing more food and utilizing food resources properly along different stages of the value chain is equally important.","PeriodicalId":31709,"journal":{"name":"Ecocycles","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135595400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A review of challenges and solutions in adopting a participatory geographical information system for disaster management","authors":"Ramu Penki, Sai Bhargavi Meesala, S. Tanniru","doi":"10.19040/ecocycles.v8i2.245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v8i2.245","url":null,"abstract":"Disaster management is a critical component in mitigating the impacts of various natural, and other disasters such as floods, cyclones, forest fires, earthquakes, disease spreading etc. The primary aim of disaster management in a specific region is to empower the local neighborhood to higher determine its natural danger instincts and therefore migrate closer to options for lowering that risk. Conventional techniques of disaster management are majorly driven by the quantitative information collected from various events. Some of the recent techniques have used more advanced data-driven and non-linear approaches such as machine learning, and spatial analysis tools such as GIS for making more informed decisions. However, these techniques cannotoften represent the dynamics of demographic units, and event impact in small regions due to a multitude of reasons such as lack of data, equipment, more generalized approaches, etc. Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) overcomes some of the limitations present in the traditional techniques by incorporating local communities as stakeholders in making various policies, distributing risk information etc. PGIS has been adopted in various fields such as land cover planning, agriculture information systems, data collection systems etc. Other than these applications, the effectiveness of PGIS in disaster management in handling various natural disasters such as floods, cyclones, forest fires, and disease spread has been demonstrated in several studies. However, in manyplaces, PGIS is not yet evolved and its implementation is still at the infancy level due to several reasons. Despite many advantages, PGIS presents many problems comprising insufficient infrastructure, training facilities, engagement and education of the community members towards a combined decision, etc. therefore provision of necessary infrastructure can improve the overall impact of implementing PGIS. Involving the local community and educating them on the right approach for the success of PGIS is a complex task. Further, the conflict of opinions between technical personnel and locals can be another factor that limits the usage. However, from the results of various studies, the advantages of PGIS implementation can outweigh the limitations of implementation.","PeriodicalId":31709,"journal":{"name":"Ecocycles","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68244453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Silent Spring: Landscape after sixty years","authors":"B. Darvas","doi":"10.19040/ecocycles.v8i1.233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v8i1.233","url":null,"abstract":"The Silent Spring is now the zero-kilometer stone of environmental movements related to plant protection, a fundamental piece of work that projects visions for us in literary English. Compared to Carson’s era, the number of pesticides that can be used has increased by sixfold. It grew from 50 pesticide active ingredients in the 1960s to over 350 in 2001-2002 and stabilized at around 250 compounds in 2008 because of the EU’s re-registration activities. Based on the findings of the Rapid Alert System of Food and Feed of the EU, more than 400 actions per year were required between 2012 and 2015 on the EU import food market due to pesticide residues. We live in the Plastic Age, and we made the planet so much lame. A catch-22 if all this is projected on overpopulation. The balance between resources and consumers is fatally damaged, pollution has caused global warming, as well as a shortage in energy and raw materials.","PeriodicalId":31709,"journal":{"name":"Ecocycles","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68243962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of the domestic energy use impacts of unplanned refugee settlements on the forest ecology of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh","authors":"Md. Tariqul Islam, S. Hemstock, M. Charlesworth, K. Kabir","doi":"10.19040/ecocycles.v8i1.225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v8i1.225","url":null,"abstract":"This study monitors the forest ecology in Himchari National Park, Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary, and between the areas in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh. The area has a rich biodiversity, including globally endangered species such as Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) and Boilam Trees (Anisoptera scaphula), which are threatened by anthropogenic development, newly refugees’ unplanned settlements and their use of domestic energy. Geographic Information System (GIS) and Landsat satellite images are used to monitor forest coverage for 1995–2018. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is applied to quantify forest area. Focus group discussions and questionnaire surveys were conducted to reveal stakeholder perceptions about their dependency on forest resources as ecosystem services. Close to the refugee camp areas, the forest coverage changes to grassland due to the unsustainable forest resource extraction. Despite the free of charge supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, the refugees burn 2,380 metric tons of firewood every month to satisfy energy for cooking. Besides, 200,000 households frequently use bamboo, small trees, and shrubs to maintain their dwellings' structure. Thus, deforestation caused by immigration between 2017–2018 is similar to that caused by the effect of climate change, including severe tropical cyclones in 1994–1995. This research identifies domestic energy supply deficiency and impacts, and the need for comparatively durable housing materials to reduce stress on forest resources and health hazards.","PeriodicalId":31709,"journal":{"name":"Ecocycles","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68243273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of China’s legislation on soil contamination in the light of the realization of an ecological civilization","authors":"Poderati Giuseppe","doi":"10.19040/ecocycles.v8i1.215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v8i1.215","url":null,"abstract":"After several years of population growth, urbanization, rapid economic and growing depletion of natural resources, China’s environmental related challenges are nearing a tipping point. Following the ideal of creating an ecological civilization, China is on its way to greening socio-economic development. In fact, the ecological civilization is the primary conceptual key used by the People’s Republic of China capable of providing a coherent framework for adjustments to socio-economic development in the 21st century to allow people to live in health within the eco-environmental boundaries of the Earth during the current geological era of the Anthropocene. After delineating the features of the ecological civilization, this paper aims to analyze the legal regime of contaminated lands in China as outlined by the 2018 Soil Contamination Law in the light of making a stable and prosperous ecological civilization. Besides that, this paper examines the statutory definition of soil contamination under the law describing the environmental legislative frameworks.","PeriodicalId":31709,"journal":{"name":"Ecocycles","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68243391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}