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      Promoting energy efficiency at household level: a literature review 

      Solà, M.d.M; de Ayala, A.; Galarraga, I.; Escapa, M. (Energy Efficiency, 2021-01-01)
      The household sector is one of the most energy-intensive sectors in Europe, and thus a focal point for reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy consumption. Energy efficiency is considered a key measure to ...
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      Pronounced northward shift of the westerlies during MIS 17 leading to the strong 100-kyr ice age cycles 

      Sánchez Goñi, M.F; Ferretti, P.; Polanco-Martínez, J.M.; Rodrigues, T.; Alonso-García, M.; Rodríguez-Tovar, F.J.; Dorador, J.; Desprat, S. (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2019)
      The MIS 17 interglacial, ~715 675 ka, marks the end of the Mid-Pleistocene Transition as intensified, long and asymmetrical 100-kyr ice age cycles became eminently established. Increasing arrival of moisture to the Northern ...
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      Pronounced northward shift of the westerlies during MIS 17 leading to the strong 100-kyr ice age cycles 

      Sánchez Goñi, M. F.; Ferretti, P.; Polanco Martínez, Josué Moisés; Rodrigues, T.; Alonso-García, M.; Rodríguez-Tovar, F. J.; Dorador, J.; Desprat, S. (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2019-10-01)
      The MIS 17 interglacial, ~715 675 ka, marks the end of the Mid-Pleistocene Transition as intensified, long and asymmetrical 100-kyr ice age cycles became eminently established. Increasing arrival of moisture to the Northern ...
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      Protected areas to deliver biodiversity need management effectiveness and equity 

      Zafra-Calvo, Z.; Geldmann, J. (Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020)
      It is widely recognized in science, policy, and practice that protected areas (PAs) that are equitably and effectively managed are essential for halting biodiversity loss. However, our understanding of the relationships ...
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      Providing access to urban green spaces: A participatory benefit-cost analysis in Spain 

      Garcia de Jalón, S.; Chiabai, A.; Tague, A.M.; Artaza, N.; De Ayala Bilbao, Amaya ORCID; Quiroga, S.; Kruize, H.; Suárez, C.; Bell, R.; Taylor, T. (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020)
      The opening up of green spaces could provide significant benefits to society. This study develops a framework to assess the economic benefits and costs of public interventions providing citizen access to urban green spaces. ...
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      Quality of urban climate adaptation plans over time 

      Reckien, D; Buzasi, A.; Olazabal, M.; Spyridaki, N.A.; Eckersley, P.; Simoes, S.G.; Salvia, M.; Pietrapertosa, F.; Fokaides, P.; Goonesekera, S.M.; Tardieu, L.; Balzan, M.V.; de Boer, C.L.; De Gregorio Hurtado, S.; Feliu, E.; Flamos, A.; Foley, A.; Geneletti, D.; Grafakos, S.; Heidrich, O.; Ioannou, B.; Krook-Riekkola, A.; Matosovic, M.; Orru, K.; Paspaldzhiev, I.; Rižnar, K.; Smigaj, M.; Szalmáné Csete, M.; Viguié, V.; Wejs, A. (npj Urban Sustainability, 2023-12-01)
      Defining and measuring progress in adaptation are important questions for climate adaptation science, policy, and practice. Here, we assess the progress of urban adaptation planning in 327 European cities between 2005 and ...
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      Quantification of methane emitted by ruminants: a review of methods 

      Tedeschi, L.O.; Abdalla, A.L.; Álvarez, C.; Anuga, S.W.; Arango, J.; Beauchemin, K.A.; Becquet, P.; Berndt, A.; Burns, R.; De Camillis, C.; Chará, J.; Echazarreta, J.M.; Hassouna, M.D.s.; Kenny, D.; Mathot, M.; Mauricio, R.M.; Mcclelland, S.C.; Niu, M.; Onyango, A.A.; Parajuli, R.; Pereira, L.G.R.; Del Prado, A.; Paz Tieri, M.; Uwizeye, A.; Kebreab, E. (Journal of Animal Science, 2022)
      The contribution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ruminant production systems varies between countries and between regions within individual countries. The appropriate quantification of GHG emissions, specifically ...
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      Quantifying Earth system interactions for sustainable food production via expert elicitation 

      Chrysafi, A.; Virkki, V.; Jalava, M; Sandström, V.; Piipponen, J.; Porkka, M.; Lade, S.J.; La Mere, K.; Wang-Erlandsson, L.; Andersen, L.S.; Bennett, E.; Brauman, K.A.; Cooper, G.S.; De Palma, A.; Döll, P.; Downing, A.S.; DuBois, T.C.; Fetzer, I.; Fulton, E.A.; Gerten, D.; Jaafar, H.; Jägermeyr, J.; Jaramillo, F.; Jung, M.; Kahiluoto, H.; Lassaletta, L.; Mackay, A.W.; Mason-D’Croz, D.; Mekonnen, M.M.; Nash, K.L.; Pastor, A.V.; Ramankutty, N.; Ridoutt, B.; Siebert, S.; Simmons, B.I.; Staal, A.; Sun, Z.; Tobian, A.; Usubiaga-Liaño, A.; van der Ent, R.J.; van Soesbergen, A.; Verburg, P.H.; Wada, Y.; Zipper, S.; Kummu, M. (Nature Sustainability, 2022)
      Several safe boundaries of critical Earth system processes have already been crossed due to human perturbations; not accounting for their interactions may further narrow the safe operating space for humanity. Using expert ...
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      Quantifying interregional flows of multiple ecosystem services A case study for Germany 

      Kleemann, J.; Schröter, M.; Bagstad, K.J.; Kuhlicke, C.; Kastner, T.; Fridman, D.; Schulp, C.J.E.; Wolff, S.; Martínez-López, J.; Koellner, T.; Arnhold, S.; Martín-López, B.; Marques, A.; Lopez-Hoffman, L.; Liu, J.; Kissinger, M.; Guerra, C.A.; Bonn, A. (Elsevier, 2020)
      Despite a growing number of national-scale ecosystem service (ES) assessments, few studies consider the impacts of ES use and consumption beyond national or regional boundaries. Interregional ES flows ecosystem services ...
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      Quantifying regulating ecosystem services with increased tree densities on European Farmland 

      Crous-Duran, J.; Graves, A.R.; de Jalón, S.G.; Kay, S.; Burgess, P.J.; Giannitsopoulos, M.; Palma, J.H.N. (Sustainability (switzerland), 2020)
      Agroforestry systems have been compared to agricultural and forestry alternatives, providing a land-use solution for additional environmental benefits while maintaining similar levels of productivity. However, there is ...
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      Quantifying the reductions in mortality from air-pollution by cancelling new coal power plants 

      Sampedro, J.; Cui, R.Y.; McJeon, H.; Smith, S.J.; Hultman, N.; He, L.; Sem, A.; Van Dingenen, R.; Cazcarro, I. (Energy and Climate Change, 2021)
      Deep decarbonization paths to the 1.5 °C or 2 °C temperature stabilization futures require a rapid reduction in coal-fired power plants, but many countries are continuing to build new ones. Coal-fired plants are also a ...
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      Quantifying the role of saltmarsh as a vulnerable carbon sink: A case study from Northern Portugal 

      Cunha, J.; Cabecinha, E.; Villasante, S.; Gonçalves, J.A.; Balbi, S.; Elliott, M.; Ramos, S. (Science of the Total Environment, 2024-05-01)
      Saltmarshes play a crucial role in carbon sequestration and storage, although they are increasingly threatened by climate change-induced sea level rise (SLR). This study assessed the potential variation in Blue Carbon ...
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      Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: The case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya 

      McCartney, M.; Foudi, S.; Muthuwatta, L.; Sood, A.; Simons, G.; Hunink, J.; Vercruysse, K.; Omuombo, C. (IWMI Research Report, 2019)
      A study was conducted to explore the synergies and trade-offs between built and natural infrastructure in the Tana River Basin. A simple framework for better understanding the interactions and co-dependencies between ...
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      Quantitative Storytelling: Science, Narratives, and Uncertainty in Nexus Innovations 

      Di Felice, L. J.; Cabello, V.; Ripa, M.; Madrid-Lopez, C. (Science Technology and Human Values, 2021-01-01)
      Innovations are central instruments of sustainability policies. They project future visions onto technological solutions and enable win-win framings of complex sustainability issues. Yet, they also create new problems by ...
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      Quantum Artificial Life in an IBM Quantum Computer 

      Álvarez Rodríguez, Unai; Sanz Echevarría, María Begoña; Lamata Manuel, Lucas ORCID; Solano Villanueva, Enrique Leónidas ORCID (Springer Nature, 2018)
      We present the first experimental realization of a quantum artificial life algorithm in a quantum computer. The quantum biomimetic protocol encodes tailored quantum behaviors belonging to living systems, namely, self-replication, ...
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      Quantum autoencoders via quantum adders with genetic algorithms 

      Lamata Manuel, Lucas ORCID; Álvarez Rodríguez, Unai; Martín-Guerrero, J.D.; Sanz Echevarría, María Begoña; Solano Villanueva, Enrique Leónidas ORCID (IOP Publishing, 2019)
      The quantum autoencoder is a recent paradigm in the field of quantum machine learning, which may enable an enhanced use of resources in quantum technologies. To this end, quantum neural networks with less nodes in the inner ...
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      Recent transformation of intertidal environments under a sea-level rise scenario: Examples from northern Spain 

      Garciá-Artola, A.; Cearreta, A.; Corbett, D. R. (Geogaceta, 2019-01-01)
      The transformation of two intertidal environments from northern Spain during the last 150 years shows an evolution from a tidal flat into a salt marsh environment, with an intermediate transitional stage. The environment ...
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      Reconciling global-model estimates and country reporting of anthropogenic forest CO 2 sinks 

      Grassi, G.; House, J.; Kurz, W.A.; Cescatti, A.; Houghton, R.A.; Peters, G.P.; Sanz, M.J.; Viñas, R.A.; Alkama, R.; Arneth, A.; Bondeau, A.; Dentener, F.; Fader, M.; Federici, S.; Friedlingstein, P.; Jain, A.K.; Kato, E.; Koven, C.D.; Lee, D.; Nabel, J.E.M.S.; Nassikas, A.A.; Perugini, L.; Rossi, S.; Sitch, S.; Viovy, N.; Wiltshire, A.; Zaehle, S. (Springer, 2018)
      Achieving the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement requires forest-based mitigation. Collective progress towards this goal will be assessed by the Paris Agreement s Global stocktake. At present, there is a ...
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      Recovery of lakes and coastal marine ecosystems from eutrophication: A global meta-analysis 

      McCrackin, M.L.; Jones, H.P.; Jones, P.C.; Moreno-Mateos, D. (Wiley, 2017)
      In order to inform policies aimed at reducing nutrient emissions to surface waters, it is essential to understand how aquatic ecosystems respond to eutrophication management. Using data from 89 studies worldwide, we examined ...
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      Recuperación de las interacciones entre el haya (Fagus sylvatica) y los hongos ectomicorrícicos 140 años después del fin de la actividad minera 

      Rodríguez-Uña, A.; Hidalgo-Castañeda, J.; Salcedo Larralde, María Isabel ORCID; Moreno-Mateos, D. (AEET, 2019)
      Even the increasing use of restoration, it does not always imply a shortterm answer in ecosystems that guarantees the recovery of their structure, functions, and services. So far, most studies evaluating ecosystem recovery ...