1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990003288770403321

Autore

Crastre, Francois

Titolo

A travers l'Argentine moderne / François Crastre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : Librarie Hachette, 1911

Descrizione fisica

184 p. ; 18 cm

Disciplina

021.055

Locazione

DECGE

Collocazione

021.055.CRA

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910986138103321

Autore

Jensen Henrik Hvid

Titolo

Circular Economy Opportunities and Pathways for Manufacturers : Manufacturing Renewed / / by Henrik Hvid Jensen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

9783031752797

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (469 pages)

Collana

Future of Business and Finance, , 2662-2475

Disciplina

658.5

Soggetti

Production management

Technological innovations

Industries

Environmental economics

Production

Economics of Innovation

Sector and Industry Studies

Environmental Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

The Future of Manufacturing: Clean(er), digital, and circular models change production, consumption, and trade -- The Imperative of Circularity for Modern Manufacturers -- Manufacturers’ competitiveness hinges on being clean(er) – Generates growth for manufacturers through decarbonization -- Integrating Digital Capabilities in the Circular -- Economy: A Comprehensive Approach -- Digital Aspects in Circular Business Models for Manufacturers.

Sommario/riassunto

In today's rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, the future competitiveness for manufacturers hinges on three interlinked paradigms: 1. Circular Economy Models for Zero-Waste Product Lifecycles: The shift from traditional linear models to circular ones is increasingly crucial. Circular strategies extend product lifecycles, optimize resource use, and open new revenue streams, ultimately bolstering resilience, competitiveness and customer relationships. 2. Sustainable Manufacturing Through Decarbonization: As global awareness around sustainability grows, the push toward decarbonized manufacturing processes is no longer optional. Such an approach minimizes environmental impact while aligning with international sustainability goals. 3. Digital Enablement for Paradigm Transformation: Digitization serves as the lynchpin in realizing cleaner manufacturing and circular economy objectives. Tools like the Digital Product Passport (DPP) empower manufacturers to achieve transparency, encourage collaboration, and create unmatched business value, expediting the transition to sustainable and circular manufacturing. One of the most pressing challenges for manufacturers today is achieving the transition to cleaner and circular business models in a financially viable way. This book delves deeply into the business opportunities circularity presents and the pivotal role of digital solutions in enabling a smooth and cost-effective transition. It emphasizes how digitization can address economic feasibility concerns while driving operational efficiency and sustainability. By breaking down these critical elements, the book provides actionable insights and frameworks, serving as a practical guide for manufacturers striving to align economic priorities with environmental and operational demands, ensuring long-term competitiveness and resilience.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910220055703321

Autore

Stephen J. Mitchell

Titolo

Mechanical Signaling in Plants: From Perception to Consequences for Growth and Morphogenesis (Thigmomorphogenesis) and Ecological Significance

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (93 p.)

Collana

Frontiers Research Topics

Soggetti

Botany & plant sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

During the 1970s, renewed interest in plant mechanical signaling led to the discovery that plants subjected to mechanical stimulation develop shorter and thicker axes than undisturbed plants, a syndrome called thigmomorphogenesis. Currently, mechanosensing is being intensively studied because of its involvement in many physiological processes in plants and particularly in the control of plant morphogenesis. From an ecological point of view, the shaping of plant architecture has to be precisely organized in space to ensure light capture as well as mechanical stability. In natural environments terrestrial plants are subjected to mechanical stimulation mainly due to wind, but also due to precipitation, while aquatic and marine plants are subjected to current and wave energy. Plants acclimate to mechanically challenging environments by sensing mechanical stimulations and modifying their growth in length and diameter and their tissue properties to reduce potential for buckling or breakage. From a morphogenetic point of view, both external and internal mechanical cues play an important role in the control of cell division and meristem development likely by modulating microtubule orientation. How mechanical stimulations are being sensed by plants is an area of intense research. Different types of mechanosensors have been discovered or proposed, including ion channels gated by membrane tension (stretch activation) and plasma membrane receptor-like kinases that monitor the cell wall



deformations. Electrophysiologists have measured the conductances of some stretch-activated channels and have showed that SAC of different structures can exhibit different conductances. The role of these differences in conductance has not yet been established. Once a mechanical stimulus has been perceived, it must be converted into a biological signal that can lead to variations of plant phenotype. Calcium has been shown to function as an early second messenger, tightly linked with changes in cytosolic and apoplastic pH. Transcriptional analyses of the effect of mechanical stimulation have revealed a considerable number of differentially expressed genes, some of which appear to be specific to mechanical signal transduction. These genes can thus serve as markers of mechanosensing, for example, in studies attempting to define signalling threshold, or variations of mechanosensitivity (accommodation). Quantitative biomechanical studies have lead to a model of mechanoperception which links mechanical state and plant responses, and provides an integrative tool to study the regulation of mechanosensing. This model includes parameters (sensitivity and threshold) that can be estimated experimentally. It has also been shown that plants are desensitized when exposed to multiple mechanical signals as a function of their mechanical history. Finally, mechanosensing is also involved in osmoregulation or cell expansion. The links between these different processes involving mechanical signalling need further investigation. This frontier research topic provides an overview of the different aspects of mechanical signaling in plants, spanning perception, effects on plant growth and morphogenesis, and broad ecological significance.During the 1970s, renewed interest in plant mechanical signaling led to the discovery that plants subjected to mechanical stimulation develop shorter and thicker axes than undisturbed plants, a syndrome called thigmomorphogenesis. Currently, mechanosensing is being intensively studied because of its involvement in many physiological processes in plants and particularly in the control of plant morphogenesis. From an ecological point of view, the shaping of plant architecture has to be precisely organized in space to ensure light capture as well as mechanical stability. In natural environments terrestrial plants are subjected to mechanical stimulation mainly due to wind, but also due to precipitation, while aquatic and marine plants are subjected to current and wave energy. Plants acclimate to mechanically challenging environments by sensing mechanical stimulations and modifying their growth in length and diameter and their tissue properties to reduce potential for buckling or breakage. From a morphogenetic point of view, both external and internal mechanical cues play an important role in the control of cell division and meristem development likely by modulating microtubule orientation. How mechanical stimulations are being sensed by plants is an area of intense research. Different types of mechanosensors have been discovered or proposed, including ion channels gated by membrane tension (stretch activation) and plasma membrane receptor-like kinases that monitor the cell wall deformations. Electrophysiologists have measured the conductances of some stretch-activated channels and have showed that SAC of different structures can exhibit different conductances. The role of these differences in conductance has not yet been established. Once a mechanical stimulus has been perceived, it must be converted into a biological signal that can lead to variations of plant phenotype. Calcium has been shown to function as an early second messenger, tightly linked with changes in cytosolic and apoplastic pH. Transcriptional analyses of the effect of mechanical stimulation have revealed a considerable number of differentially expressed genes, some of which



appear to be specific to mechanical signal transduction. These genes can thus serve as markers of mechanosensing, for example, in studies attempting to define signalling threshold, or variations of mechanosensitivity (accommodation). Quantitative biomechanical studies have lead to a model of mechanoperception which links mechanical state and plant responses, and provides an integrative tool to study the regulation of mechanosensing. This model includes parameters (sensitivity and threshold) that can be estimated experimentally. It has also been shown that plants are desensitized when exposed to multiple mechanical signals as a function of their mechanical history. Finally, mechanosensing is also involved in osmoregulation or cell expansion. The links between these different processes involving mechanical signalling need further investigation. This frontier research topic provides an overview of the different aspects of mechanical signaling in plants, spanning perception, effects on plant growth and morphogenesis, and broad ecological significance.