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Our study provides the implementation of the modern concept "All in One - Total Tourism", already experienced within Bioterra University in the Student Practice Center in Neptun-Comorova Resort, with subsequent scaling at the international level with our bilateral collaboration partner in this field: the Institute of Advanced Specific Studies in Giza-Egypt. The applicability of the concept was achieved through a study conducted in Siwa Oasis, Egypt. This is a top destination, one of the most isolated and fascinati...

Coconut cultivation is a vital component of agricultural sustainability in tropical regions, particularly in Kerala, India, where leaf diseases pose a significant threat to crop yield and plantation health. Automated diagnosis of coconut leaf diseases using vision-based deep learning models has shown promising performance, but their real-world applicability is limited by challenges such as severe class imbalance, high-dimensional feature learning, excessive computational overhead, and limited interpretability duri...

Plastic pollution is widely recognised as a pervasive anthropogenic pressure on coastal environments. Yet, beach-dune systems and dune vegetation remain considerably less studied than marine waters, beach sediments and aquatic biota. This paper presents a critical narrative review, supported by a spatial overview of the principal beach-dune systems along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast based on recent dune inventory, mapping and litter-assessment data, with particular emphasis on microplastics, their occurrence, tra...

The research focuses on the main aspects of assessing the hydrobiological and ecological state of small reservoirs in the context of current climate change and its impact on food resources. In the context of anthropogenic load, the impact of military actions on the ecosystems of southern Ukraine, the topic is highly relevant and timely. Given the complex impact of these processes on the food resources of aquatic ecosystems, fish productivity and hydroecological state, the topic also has increased practical signifi...

This study assesses surface water quality along the Sf. Gheorghe Branch of the Danube Delta (km 85-km 15) and adjacent control sectors, in order to assess the influence of both natural processes and anthropogenic pressures on aquatic environmental conditions. In situ measurements were performed at 97 stations during the June and September 2025 campaigns using a YSI EXO2 multiparameter probe. The monitored indicators were temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, turbidity, ...

Inadequate management of mining tailings represents a major environmental challenge in Latin America, particularly in mining districts where these deposits are often located near communities and water bodies, increasing the risk of environmental contamination. This study assesses the polluting potential of a community tailings dam located in the Zaruma–Portovelo mining district, one of the country’s most important gold-mining areas. Ten tailings samples were collected and subjected to physicochemical and miner...

Petroleum-related pollution remains a persistent threat to aquatic ecosystems in the Niger Delta, particularly in communities near active oil infrastructure. This study assessed total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), sixteen priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and selected 5 heavy metals (Chromium, Cadmium, Lead, Nickel and Zinc) in sediment and two edible benthic organism the periwinkle (Tympanotonus fuscatus) and the mangrove crab (Callinectes amnicola) samples collected at an oil company"s pipeline p...

A key environmental and technological problem for coal-fired generation in the Russian Federation is the overfilling of existing ash disposal sites. The total volume of accumulated solid coal combustion waste has reached 2 billion tons. It is important to emphasize that this figure reflects only the accumulated "legacy burden" and is not a fixed value: the industry generates about 20 million tons of new waste annually. Consequently, the actual mass of this waste requiring disposal or processing is steadily increas...

Bacterial infections are among the most common infectious diseases. Antibiotics have been a crucial approach in preventing and treating human bacterial infections for the past century. These powerful medications effectively combat specific diseases and potentially save lives. Antibiotics destroy bacteria or inhibit their reproduction and spread. After the breakthrough discovery of penicillin, a wide array of antibiotics has been subsequently uncovered. Although antibiotics remain the primary treatment, many bacter...

The study evaluated people's perception of green spaces located near managed water courses in the urban environment, in the city of Timisoara - "Bega" Canal (Romania) and in Vilnius - "Neris" River (Lithuania). The information was collected in 2025, based on a questionnaire in Google Forms. The questionnaire included six questions categories (QC1 to QC6) with: general information about respondents (QC1), perception of public green spaces (QC2), perception of biodiversity (QC3), impact of climate change (QC4), cons...