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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 23 November 2023

Advances in Biodegradable Electronic Materials for Wearable Devices

Sajad Hussain, Muhammad Sohail Abbas

New Environmentally-Friendly Materials · 25-40 · 10.55121/nefm.v2i1.855

The rapid expansion of wearable electronics has brought significant benefits to healthcare, fitness, and human–machine interaction, but it has also intensified concerns about sustainability and electronic waste. Biodegradable solutions have been an evolutionary concept whereby biodegradable devices can allow reliable functionali

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 20 November 2023

Degradable Biopolymers from Agro and Food Waste: Potentials and Challenges

Udayamathi M, Bhavani Poojitha V, Harini B, Gowtham S.S., Yuvaraj Dinakarkumar

New Environmentally-Friendly Materials · 10-24 · 10.55121/nefm.v2i1.83

The synthesis of biodegradable plastics from diverse biological resources has garnered significant attention in recent years. The escalating demand for petroleum-based plastics in daily life presents a growing concern due to their non-degradability and production involving hazardous chemicals. The disposal of solid waste is a pr

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 17 November 2023

Eco-Friendly Ground Remediation: Assessing the Efficacy of Plant Fibers, Green Stones, and Antibacterial Agent

Ali Firoozi, Ali Asghar Firoozi

New Environmentally-Friendly Materials · 1-9 · 10.55121/nefm.v2i1.107

Ground contamination poses significant environmental and health challenges globally. Traditional remediation methods, while effective, have often resulted in secondary environmental issues. In light of this, there has been a distinct shift towards more sustainable solutions. This study delves into the potential of three environm

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 16 November 2023

The Plausibility of Applying Dogme Language Teaching Approach in Iranian EFL Classes from Teachers’ Perspective

Kamran Janfeshan, Asmaa Nader Sharhan, Mohammad Mahdi Janfeshan

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 39-48 · 10.55121/card.v3i2.116

Over-dependency on manufactured materials and fixed syllabuses in language classrooms hamper both teachers and students from achieving communicative ability. In the Dogme language teaching approach or unplugged teaching, teachers do not rely on these predetermined procedures and they have the freedom to choose the class activiti

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 16 November 2023

Zhuang Song Preservation Efforts

Gisa Jähnichen, Lin Zhi

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 31-38 · 10.55121/card.v3i2.81

Songs are at the centre of music transmission in many educational institutions around the world. People in China say ‘song’, but they may mean “music and dance” or they just mean all consciously produced sounds they are confronted with in their daily lives, such as rap coming out of a technical device or the noise of birds aroun

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 15 November 2023

On the Inclusive Relation between Translation and Communication in Classics Translation: A Case Study of Chu Ci

Junchi Zhang

Classical Literature · 41-48 · 10.55121/cl.v1i1.97

To clarify the relationship between translation and communication will be of great help to Chinese classics’ “going global” and the establishment of communication studies of translation. Chu Ci (楚辞) is one of the significant Chinese classics. Therefore, to carry out a case study of it will be very meaningful. Through the case st

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 21 July 2023

Social Geographical Materialities in Rural Spaces. Material Changes or/and Social Changes? Key Questions for a New Countryside in the Global North

Angel Paniagua

New Countryside · 43-51 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.60

In this contribution, ways of analysis are established that allow the incorporation of material change processes in the context of global rural restructuring. The traditional binary relation can evolve towards hybrid models based on the permanent becoming and the post-structural or the post-modern visions. The evolution from the

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 13 July 2023

Lessons Learnt from Application of Farmer Field School Approach for Dissemination of Technologies to Seed Potato Farmers in Sri Lanka

M.K.S.L.D. Amarathunga, U.S.G. Dilshan, A.M.C. Amarakoon, K.P. Somachandra

New Countryside · 27-42 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.28

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the Farmer Field School Approach in disseminating technologies for improving Farmers’ knowledge and adoption of cultivation practices related to seed potato cultivations in Sri Lanka. The stratified purposive sampling technique was performed to select 40 seed potato farmers who p

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 5 July 2023

Estimating Total Factor Productivity Growth in the Sri Lankan Coconut Sector

S.M.M. Samarakoon, H. L. J. Weerahewa, L.H.P. Gunaratne

New Countryside · 10-26 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.33

The stagnant nature of Sri Lankan national coconut production over many decades has been an issue in fulfilling the ever-increasing demand for domestic coconut consumption and industry. Thus, this study aims to address the question of the driving forces of total coconut production growth. This study identifies the sources of Sri

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 4 July 2023

Varietal purity evaluation in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seeds by means of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers in Venezuela

Edickson Frances, Hernán Laurentin

New Countryside · 1-9 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.39

BACKGROUND: Sesame is an important crop due to the excellent quality oil derived from its grains. With as any other crop, the seed used as initial input in the agricultural process, is the first warranty of success that a farmer has. The quality seed must be evaluated during the multiplication process, to be sure that varietal p

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