Brain-controlled interfaces are devices that capture brain transmissions involved in a subject's
intention to act, with the potential to restore communication and movement to those who …

The protection of natural capital, including its ability to renew or regenerate itself, represents
a core aspect of sustainability. Hence reliable measures of the supply of, and human …

Nation-level Ecological Footprint accounts are currently produced for more than 150 nations,
with multiple calculations available for some nations. The data sets that result from these …

… These threats will be used throughout the paper to help illustrate where the dangerous
points lurk at every level in the typical IaaS cloud architecture: virtualization, network, and …

Cities and regions depend on resources and ecological services from distant ecosystems.
The well-being of city and region residents is affected by both the health and availability of …

Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) enable users to control devices with electroencephalographic
(EEG) activity from the scalp or with single-neuron activity from within the brain. Both …

Metrics on resource productivity currently used by governments suggest that some developed
countries have increased the use of natural resources at a slower rate than economic …

There are a number of initiatives aimed at compiling large-scale global multi-region input–output
(MRIO) tables complemented with non-monetary information such as on resource flows …

Thermal stress is an important factor in many industrial situations, athletic events and
military scenarios. It can seriously affect the productivity and the health of the individual and …

Human activities are causing Earth’s sixth major extinction event 1 —an accelerating decline
of the world’s stocks of biological diversity at rates 100 to 1,000 times pre-human levels 2 . …