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Dr. Dora Marinova
Curtin University

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Dora Marinova is Professor of Sustainability at the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, where she was previously a director. She has more than 360 publications and has supervised 68 PhD students to successful completion. Two of her papers were ranked in the top 5% in the world of all research output scored by Altmetric. Several of the books she has edited received international awards, including “Best in the World” (in 2017 and in 2020) at the prestigious Gourmand Awards for books about food. Her research interests are in innovation, transitioning to sustainability, decarbonizing food, and sustainometrics.

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Published: 01 July 2021 in International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change
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Being an integral part of the past cultural heritage, the traditional Bulgarian folklore festivals, carnivals, and celebrations are continuing to promote sustainable practices that venerate and respect nature. The article focusses specifically on celebrations related to food and plant growing. It reviews the intangible cultural heritage of the Bulgarian folklore, including traditions whose roots originated from pagan rituals but continue to be observed now. A description of the Kukeri carnival, Trifon Zarezan, Baba Marta, Peperuda (Butterfly), Rose Festival, Nestinari dancing rituals, and Enyovden are provided within a sustainability context. A common feature between these celebrations is the respect for nature and its healing capacity with people being perceived as part of the natural world. These traditional folklore festivities have survived the test of time with very little commercialisation. Food plays a major role in them, but most importantly, they help maintain the community spirit and social bonding.

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Diana Bogueva; Dora Marinova; Vladislav Todorov. Bulgarian Traditional Folklore Celebrating Food and Sustainability. International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change 2021, 12, 1 -14.

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Diana Bogueva, Dora Marinova, Vladislav Todorov. Bulgarian Traditional Folklore Celebrating Food and Sustainability. International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change. 2021; 12 (3):1-14.

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Diana Bogueva; Dora Marinova; Vladislav Todorov. 2021. "Bulgarian Traditional Folklore Celebrating Food and Sustainability." International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change 12, no. 3: 1-14.

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Published: 20 June 2021 in Urban Science
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This paper provides an alternative perspective on urban informal settlements by analysing them as places of rural remnants, reservoirs of regional cultural heritage, and spaces entailing traditional sustainable elements that are brought to the urban realm by rural migrants. These socio-cultural and spatial attributes of a settlement converge under the notion of a “place.” Placemaking analysis is thus contended to be appropriate for comprehensive understanding of an informal settlement. The selected case study of France Colony, Islamabad, employs the placemaking methodology framework to investigate sustainability values and practices from the day-to-day living of its inhabitants. Data collected through on-site interviews during transect walks in France Colony are then translated into four maps as a spatio-cultural documentation of the sustainable elements found in the informal settlement. The four maps relate to form and users, activities and amenities, image and characteristics, and access and linkages. This systematic analysis assisted in categorising the sustainability characteristics of the informal settlements according to the three pillars (social, economic, and environmental) of sustainability. The findings show that the organic placemaking, originating from everyday life, values, behaviour, and lifestyle of the informal dwellers, allows for a strong and vibrant resilient community to emerge.

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Ramisa Shafqat; Dora Marinova; Shahed Khan. Placemaking in Informal Settlements: The Case of France Colony, Islamabad, Pakistan. Urban Science 2021, 5, 49 .

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Ramisa Shafqat, Dora Marinova, Shahed Khan. Placemaking in Informal Settlements: The Case of France Colony, Islamabad, Pakistan. Urban Science. 2021; 5 (2):49.

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Ramisa Shafqat; Dora Marinova; Shahed Khan. 2021. "Placemaking in Informal Settlements: The Case of France Colony, Islamabad, Pakistan." Urban Science 5, no. 2: 49.

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Published: 26 April 2021 in Urban Science
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India faces extensive challenges of rapid urbanization and deficits in human well-being and environmental sustainability. Democratic governance is expected to strengthen public policies and efforts towards sustainability. This article presents a study in Pune, India, which aimed at exploring perceptions about public participation in urban governance and the potential of high-quality public deliberation to meet deficits. The research reveals disaffection of the public with government decision-making and government-led participation. Further, it shows that people are interested in participating in community life and seek to be partners in civic decision-making, but find themselves unable to do so. The study illustrates that high-quality public deliberations facilitated by an independent third party can provide a satisfactory space of participation, learning, and developing balanced outcomes. Citizens expressed readiness for partnership, third-party facilitation, and support from civic advocacy groups. Challenges with regard to government commitment to deliberative democracy will need to be overcome for a purposeful shift from conventional weak to empowered participation of ordinary citizens in civic decision-making. We anticipate that while institutionalization of high-quality public deliberations may take time, civil society-led public deliberations may help raise community expectations and demand for induced deliberative democracy.

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Sanskriti Menon; Janette Hartz-Karp; Dora Marinova. Can Deliberative Democracy Work in Urban India? Urban Science 2021, 5, 39 .

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Sanskriti Menon, Janette Hartz-Karp, Dora Marinova. Can Deliberative Democracy Work in Urban India? Urban Science. 2021; 5 (2):39.

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Sanskriti Menon; Janette Hartz-Karp; Dora Marinova. 2021. "Can Deliberative Democracy Work in Urban India?" Urban Science 5, no. 2: 39.

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Published: 01 January 2021 in Research Anthology on Food Waste Reduction and Alternative Diets for Food and Nutrition Security
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This chapter summarizes the global problems associated with livestock production and meat consumption and shows solution strategies through replacing animal products with plant-based alternatives. The positive effects of plant-based alternatives on human health and the environment are reviewed together with approaches for reducing world hunger. Psychological strategies for nutritional transitions towards more sustainable consumption patterns and criteria for market success of meat alternatives are presented. This is followed by an overview of meat alternatives – from soy1, lupine or wheat based, to bleeding burgers and artificial intelligence concepts. Marketing strategies and best practice policy suggestions complete the chapter.

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Kurt Schmidinger; Diana Bogueva; Dora Marinova. New Meat Without Livestock. Research Anthology on Food Waste Reduction and Alternative Diets for Food and Nutrition Security 2021, 1110 -1127.

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Kurt Schmidinger, Diana Bogueva, Dora Marinova. New Meat Without Livestock. Research Anthology on Food Waste Reduction and Alternative Diets for Food and Nutrition Security. 2021; ():1110-1127.

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Kurt Schmidinger; Diana Bogueva; Dora Marinova. 2021. "New Meat Without Livestock." Research Anthology on Food Waste Reduction and Alternative Diets for Food and Nutrition Security , no. : 1110-1127.

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Published: 01 January 2021 in Research Anthology on Food Waste Reduction and Alternative Diets for Food and Nutrition Security
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China is the world's top consumer and largest importer of soybeans used as human food and livestock feed. Since the 1980s, China's meat consumption has been growing despite this being an inefficient way of feeding the world's largest population. It diverts resources which can be used directly for human consumption. If the Chinese people were to maintain or expand their high consumption of soybean-based foods instead of switching to a meat-rich diet, greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced, and natural resource use improved. This chapter examines the trends in soy consumption and production in China and explores people's dietary preferences for soybeans, including concerns about the import of genetically modified soybeans. Without diverting soybeans to animal feed, the demand for them will decrease and will make China more self-sufficient. This study also provides educational guidance about the health benefits of plant-based foods and environmental damage associated with high consumption of animal-based products.

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Xiumei Guo; Xiaoling Shao; Shagufta M. Trishna; Dora Marinova; Amzad Hossain. Soybeans Consumption and Production in China. Research Anthology on Food Waste Reduction and Alternative Diets for Food and Nutrition Security 2021, 1256 -1275.

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Xiumei Guo, Xiaoling Shao, Shagufta M. Trishna, Dora Marinova, Amzad Hossain. Soybeans Consumption and Production in China. Research Anthology on Food Waste Reduction and Alternative Diets for Food and Nutrition Security. 2021; ():1256-1275.

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Xiumei Guo; Xiaoling Shao; Shagufta M. Trishna; Dora Marinova; Amzad Hossain. 2021. "Soybeans Consumption and Production in China." Research Anthology on Food Waste Reduction and Alternative Diets for Food and Nutrition Security , no. : 1256-1275.

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Published: 27 December 2020 in Urban Science
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This article expands the evidence about integrative thinking by analyzing two case studies that applied the collaborative decision-making method of deliberative democracy which encourages representative, deliberative and influential public participation. The four-year case studies took place in Western Australia, (1) in the capital city Perth and surrounds, and (2) in the city-region of Greater Geraldton. Both aimed at resolving complex and wicked urban sustainability challenges as they arose. The analysis suggests that a new way of thinking, namely integrative thinking, emerged during the deliberations to produce operative outcomes for decision-makers. Building on theory and research demonstrating that deliberative designs lead to improved reasoning about complex issues, the two case studies show that through discourse based on deliberative norms, participants developed different mindsets, remaining open-minded, intuitive and representative of ordinary people’s basic common sense. This spontaneous appearance of integrative thinking enabled sound decision-making about complex and wicked sustainability-related urban issues. In both case studies, the participants exhibited all characteristics of integrative thinking to produce outcomes for decision-makers: salience—grasping the problems’ multiple aspects; causality—identifying multiple sources of impacts; sequencing—keeping the whole in view while focusing on specific aspects; and resolution—discovering novel ways that avoided bad choice trade-offs.

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Janette Hartz-Karp; Dora Marinova. Using Deliberative Democracy for Better Urban Decision-Making through Integrative Thinking. Urban Science 2020, 5, 3 .

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Janette Hartz-Karp, Dora Marinova. Using Deliberative Democracy for Better Urban Decision-Making through Integrative Thinking. Urban Science. 2020; 5 (1):3.

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Janette Hartz-Karp; Dora Marinova. 2020. "Using Deliberative Democracy for Better Urban Decision-Making through Integrative Thinking." Urban Science 5, no. 1: 3.

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Published: 02 December 2020 in Proceedings
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The demand for animal-based food products is growing across the world, and many are consciously consuming a protein-rich diet. However, the growing consumption of animal proteins contradicts the Earth’s ability to sustainably feed its population. Curbing emissions from agriculture, and especially from livestock production, is essential to fulfilling the Paris Agreement and shifting to a different diet, including EAT-Lancet’s Planetary Health Diet, the flexitarian diet, and other ethically based dietary choices. Consuming modest or lower amounts of meat is viewed as one of the ways toward achieving sustainability. An increased focus on plant-based foods and other meat alternatives presents a strong potential for reducing agriculture-induced emissions and transitioning towards a more plant-based agricultural sector and underlines the need for worldwide national policies incentivizing this transition. The presentation explores whether consumers are ready to shift to a diet that is better for their health and that of the natural environment.

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Diana Bogueva; Dora Marinova. Demand for Animal-Based Food Products and Sustainability. Proceedings 2020, 73, 15 .

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Diana Bogueva, Dora Marinova. Demand for Animal-Based Food Products and Sustainability. Proceedings. 2020; 73 (1):15.

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Diana Bogueva; Dora Marinova. 2020. "Demand for Animal-Based Food Products and Sustainability." Proceedings 73, no. 1: 15.

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Published: 10 November 2020 in Proceedings
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Despite abundant evidence about the large contribution of livestock production to climate change and its serious negative impacts on sustainability, it has only recently started to come under scrutiny. Greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, biodiversity loss, the inefficient use of natural resources, and the application of antibiotics are some of the aspects associated with the current and increasing trends in the supply of livestock food products. With sustainability being an anthropocentric concept, there seems to be little concern about animal exploitation and limited discussion about the role of livestock in improving human quality of life. The presentation provides an overview of the climate and sustainability impacts of livestock production and argues that an increase in the adoption of plant-based options is a win-win situation for all the species on this planet.

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Dora Marinova; Diana Bogueva. Livestock Production: Climate and Sustainability Impacts. Proceedings 2020, 73, 14 .

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Dora Marinova, Diana Bogueva. Livestock Production: Climate and Sustainability Impacts. Proceedings. 2020; 73 (1):14.

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Dora Marinova; Diana Bogueva. 2020. "Livestock Production: Climate and Sustainability Impacts." Proceedings 73, no. 1: 14.

Journal article
Published: 27 October 2020 in Sustainability
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This paper explores the relationship between crowding and streets as public open spaces in high-density urban environments from the perspectives of perceived density and human needs, two antecedents to crowdedness. City streets are the places through which various forms of crowding are perceived and experienced. Hence, they can play a role in easing this sense of crowding if corresponding strategies are put in place. The paper argues that practices, such as traffic calming and self-building, can transform the streets to serve as public open space, which increases spaciousness and eases crowding. It also puts forward tactical urbanism as a strategy for city governance to create the right conditions encouraging flourishing civil society initiatives in a dense primary environment that is invigorating and at the same time has a level of crowding perceived as both comfortable and liveable.

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Liang Wen; Jeffrey Kenworthy; Dora Marinova. Higher Density Environments and the Critical Role of City Streets as Public Open Spaces. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8896 .

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Liang Wen, Jeffrey Kenworthy, Dora Marinova. Higher Density Environments and the Critical Role of City Streets as Public Open Spaces. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):8896.

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Liang Wen; Jeffrey Kenworthy; Dora Marinova. 2020. "Higher Density Environments and the Critical Role of City Streets as Public Open Spaces." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 8896.

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Published: 29 August 2020 in Sustainability
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High levels of trust in government are important in addressing complex issues, including the realization of the mainstream sustainability agenda. However, trust in government has been declining for decades across the western world, undermining legitimacy and hampering policy implementation and planning for long-term sustainability. We hypothesize that an important factor in this decline is citizen disappointment with the current types of public participation in governance and that this could be reversed through a change from informing/consulting to a relationship of partnership. Using case studies from Western Australia, the paper investigates whether an intervention targeted at establishing a partnership relationship through mini-public, deliberative, participatory budgeting would improve trust and help the implementation of sustainability. These results show evidence of improvements in trust and provide conceptual and practical tools for government administrations wishing to close the detrimental trust gap that may hamper the implementation of a sustainability agenda.

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Robert Weymouth; Janette Hartz-Karp; Dora Marinova. Repairing Political Trust for Practical Sustainability. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7055 .

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Robert Weymouth, Janette Hartz-Karp, Dora Marinova. Repairing Political Trust for Practical Sustainability. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (17):7055.

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Robert Weymouth; Janette Hartz-Karp; Dora Marinova. 2020. "Repairing Political Trust for Practical Sustainability." Sustainability 12, no. 17: 7055.

Journal article
Published: 26 August 2020 in Sustainability
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Most climate change messages depict a picture of the devastating effects that anthropogenic activities have on the environment, expecting to mobilise human action. Built on the daunting scientific evidence, these gloomy messages can potentially emotionally harm a young audience. By contrast, this study explores the impact of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) as an innovative marketing technique to communicate positive climate change messages. This study investigates whether ASMR could be used to encourage pro-environmental behaviour and create social bonding among young people. An ASMR video and two series of interviews with high school students were conducted in Sydney, Australia. The results show that the participants are divided in their opinion about the effectiveness of ASMR. Although all see ASMR as a completely new world in marketing, some are of the opinion that it can influence positive climate change behaviours while others are reluctant to accept it as a way to encourage action. Given the vastness and urgency of the climate change agenda, this novel marketing technique can find its way in promoting pro-environmental behaviours by utilising positive messaging and influencing a section of the young population.

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Diana Bogueva; Dora Marinova. Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response for Responding to Climate Change. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6947 .

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Diana Bogueva, Dora Marinova. Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response for Responding to Climate Change. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (17):6947.

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Diana Bogueva; Dora Marinova. 2020. "Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response for Responding to Climate Change." Sustainability 12, no. 17: 6947.

Journal article
Published: 11 August 2020 in Sustainability
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India is a signatory to the United Nations’ programs, accepting to implement the Millennium Development Goals and their successor, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While progress on universal primary education has been made since 2000, attaining equitable education for all (SDG4), remains a challenge in rural India. With an estimated 200 million children under the age of fourteen, enrolment in commencing primary education has improved. However, progress beyond year V (primary education in India covers school years I to VIII) is inadequate. One third of children in rural areas drop out of school by that time and this increases to almost half by year VIII. Given India’s large diaspora, this article analyses the impact of a new model of educational support through the work of a non-resident expatriate association, India Rural Education and Development Inc. (IREAD). It uses a 2011–2019 longitudinal case study of a government school in the village of Lakhnu, Uttar Pradesh. Data from the activities of IREAD, researcher observations, interviews, photographs and infrastructure evidence, are analysed. A grounded theory emanating from the data is proposed and areas of improvement are suggested. The research concludes that a major shift is difficult to achieve but IREAD’s contribution delivers small steps in the right direction to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for rural children in India.

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Sandeep Sharma; Dora Marinova; Diana Bogueva. Transitioning to Better Primary Education: The Role of an Expatriate Organisation in India. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6489 .

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Sandeep Sharma, Dora Marinova, Diana Bogueva. Transitioning to Better Primary Education: The Role of an Expatriate Organisation in India. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (16):6489.

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Sandeep Sharma; Dora Marinova; Diana Bogueva. 2020. "Transitioning to Better Primary Education: The Role of an Expatriate Organisation in India." Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6489.

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Published: 06 March 2020 in BMC Genomics
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Background Cupriavidus strain STM 6070 was isolated from nickel-rich soil collected near Koniambo massif, New Caledonia, using the invasive legume trap host Mimosa pudica. STM 6070 is a heavy metal-tolerant strain that is highly effective at fixing nitrogen with M. pudica. Here we have provided an updated taxonomy for STM 6070 and described salient features of the annotated genome, focusing on heavy metal resistance (HMR) loci and heavy metal efflux (HME) systems. Results The 6,771,773 bp high-quality-draft genome consists of 107 scaffolds containing 6118 protein-coding genes. ANI values show that STM 6070 is a new species of Cupriavidus. The STM 6070 symbiotic region was syntenic with that of the M. pudica-nodulating Cupriavidus taiwanensis LMG 19424T. In contrast to the nickel and zinc sensitivity of C. taiwanensis strains, STM 6070 grew at high Ni2+ and Zn2+ concentrations. The STM 6070 genome contains 55 genes, located in 12 clusters, that encode HMR structural proteins belonging to the RND, MFS, CHR, ARC3, CDF and P-ATPase protein superfamilies. These HMR molecular determinants are putatively involved in arsenic (ars), chromium (chr), cobalt-zinc-cadmium (czc), copper (cop, cup), nickel (nie and nre), and silver and/or copper (sil) resistance. Seven of these HMR clusters were common to symbiotic and non-symbiotic Cupriavidus species, while four clusters were specific to STM 6070, with three of these being associated with insertion sequences. Within the specific STM 6070 HMR clusters, three novel HME-RND systems (nieIC cep nieBA, czcC2B2A2, and hmxB zneAC zneR hmxS) were identified, which constitute new candidate genes for nickel and zinc resistance. Conclusions STM 6070 belongs to a new Cupriavidus species, for which we have proposed the name Cupriavidus neocaledonicus sp. nov.. STM6070 harbours a pSym with a high degree of gene conservation to the pSyms of M. pudica-nodulating C. taiwanensis strains, probably as a result of recent horizontal transfer. The presence of specific HMR clusters, associated with transposase genes, suggests that the selection pressure of the New Caledonian ultramafic soils has driven the specific adaptation of STM 6070 to heavy-metal-rich soils via horizontal gene transfer.

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Agnieszka Klonowska; Lionel Moulin; Julie Kaye Ardley; Florence Braun; Margaret Mary Gollagher; Jaco Daniel Zandberg; Dora Vasileva Marinova; Marcel Huntemann; T. B. K. Reddy; Neha Jacob Varghese; Tanja Woyke; Natalia Ivanova; Rekha Seshadri; Nikos Kyrpides; Wayne Gerald Reeve. Novel heavy metal resistance gene clusters are present in the genome of Cupriavidus neocaledonicus STM 6070, a new species of Mimosa pudica microsymbiont isolated from heavy-metal-rich mining site soil. BMC Genomics 2020, 21, 214 -18.

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Agnieszka Klonowska, Lionel Moulin, Julie Kaye Ardley, Florence Braun, Margaret Mary Gollagher, Jaco Daniel Zandberg, Dora Vasileva Marinova, Marcel Huntemann, T. B. K. Reddy, Neha Jacob Varghese, Tanja Woyke, Natalia Ivanova, Rekha Seshadri, Nikos Kyrpides, Wayne Gerald Reeve. Novel heavy metal resistance gene clusters are present in the genome of Cupriavidus neocaledonicus STM 6070, a new species of Mimosa pudica microsymbiont isolated from heavy-metal-rich mining site soil. BMC Genomics. 2020; 21 (1):214-18.

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Agnieszka Klonowska; Lionel Moulin; Julie Kaye Ardley; Florence Braun; Margaret Mary Gollagher; Jaco Daniel Zandberg; Dora Vasileva Marinova; Marcel Huntemann; T. B. K. Reddy; Neha Jacob Varghese; Tanja Woyke; Natalia Ivanova; Rekha Seshadri; Nikos Kyrpides; Wayne Gerald Reeve. 2020. "Novel heavy metal resistance gene clusters are present in the genome of Cupriavidus neocaledonicus STM 6070, a new species of Mimosa pudica microsymbiont isolated from heavy-metal-rich mining site soil." BMC Genomics 21, no. 1: 214-18.

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Published: 31 January 2020 in Safety Science
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Previous studies show that extreme disasters, such as earthquakes, have enormous impacts on individual and organizational behavior, including self-protection. While such experience is important for risk control processes, the influence of disasters on corporate performance and stakeholder perceptions, especially that of investors, has not yet been investigated. Investment behavior however is a key factor in the recovery process. How the corporate world reacts after a disaster is an indicator for the renewal and revival ability of the affected economies and their long-term sustainability. This study contributes to understanding post-disaster corporate investor confidence by investigating how the distance from the severely affected area influences corporate investor confidence. By analyzing 98 publicly listed companies located in the disaster areas of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, the analysis finds that during 2008–2013 both geographical and temporal distances serve as promoters in influencing the post-disaster investor confidence. Moderating effects of firm performance and industry risk on the relationship between disaster distance and post-disaster investor confidence are identified. The paper also outlines possible future research directions.

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Ao Wang; Dora Marinova; Fei Wang; Jiuchang Wei. Corporate investor confidence in the aftermath of a mega natural disaster: An empirical study of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Safety Science 2020, 125, 104620 .

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Ao Wang, Dora Marinova, Fei Wang, Jiuchang Wei. Corporate investor confidence in the aftermath of a mega natural disaster: An empirical study of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Safety Science. 2020; 125 ():104620.

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Ao Wang; Dora Marinova; Fei Wang; Jiuchang Wei. 2020. "Corporate investor confidence in the aftermath of a mega natural disaster: An empirical study of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake." Safety Science 125, no. : 104620.

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Published: 18 December 2019 in Globalization and Health
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Background Sustainable management of the natural environment is essential. Continued environmental degradation will lead to worsened health outcomes in countries and across generations. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework for viewing the preservation of natural environments and the promotion of health, well-being and health equity as interconnected pursuits. Within the SDG framework the goals of promoting environmental sustainability and human health are unified through attention to the social determinants of health and health equity (SDH/HE). This paper presents findings from a document analysis of all Australian environment sector policies and selected legislation to examine whether and how current approaches support progress toward achieving SDG goals on water, climate change, and marine ecosystems (Goals 6, 13 and 14), and to consider implications for health and health equity. Results Consideration of a broad range of SDH/HE was evident in the analysed documents. Related collaborations between environment and health sectors were identified, but the bulk of proposed actions on SDH/HE were initiated by the environment sector as part of its core business. Strengths of Australian policy in regard to SDGs 6, 13 and 14 are reflected in recognition of the effects of climate change, a strong cohesive approach to marine park protection, and recognition of the need to protect existing water and sanitation systems from future threats. However, climate change strategies focus predominately on resilience, adaptation and heat related health effects, rather than on more comprehensive mitigation policies. The findings emphasise the importance of strengthened cross-sectoral action to address both the drivers and effects of environmental degradation. A lack of policy coherence between jurisdictions was also evident in several areas, compounded by inadequate national guidance, where vague strategies and non-specific devolution of responsibilities are likely to compromise coordination and accountability. Conclusions Evidence on planetary health recognises the interconnectedness of environmental and human health and, as such, suggests that ineffective management of climate change and water pose serious risks to both the natural environment and human well-being. To address these risks more effectively, and to achieve the SDGs, our findings indicate that cross-jurisdiction policy coherence and national coordination must be improved. In addition, more action to address global inequities is required, along with more comprehensive approaches to climate change mitigation.

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Toni Delany-Crowe; Dora Marinova; Matt Fisher; Michael McGreevy; Fran Baum. Australian policies on water management and climate change: are they supporting the sustainable development goals and improved health and well-being? Globalization and Health 2019, 15, 1 -15.

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Toni Delany-Crowe, Dora Marinova, Matt Fisher, Michael McGreevy, Fran Baum. Australian policies on water management and climate change: are they supporting the sustainable development goals and improved health and well-being? Globalization and Health. 2019; 15 (1):1-15.

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Toni Delany-Crowe; Dora Marinova; Matt Fisher; Michael McGreevy; Fran Baum. 2019. "Australian policies on water management and climate change: are they supporting the sustainable development goals and improved health and well-being?" Globalization and Health 15, no. 1: 1-15.

Journal article
Published: 17 June 2019 in Career Development International
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Purpose A bad safety accident at a manufacturing company usually results in casualties and economic losses. The company affected by such an accident must deal with pressure from multiple stakeholder groups. Employees, in particular, play a key role in pushing the affected company to develop strategies to improve occupational safety and health. The purpose of this paper is to seek answers to two questions: does a safety accident affect employee behavior in terms of giving up prospects to develop a career at the affected company? If yes, could innovation initiatives adopted by the company help moderate the negative consequences from a safety accident? Design/methodology/approach By investigating 120 safety accidents reported by publicly listed Chinese manufacturing companies between 2009 and 2016, the authors conduct an empirical study using regression-based statistical hypotheses testing to describe the companies’ responses and prospects for their employees. Findings The results show that the magnitude of the accident and the accident being caused by an employee error positively affect the turnover of employees. Furthermore, technical innovation initiatives, such as spending on R&D, by the accident-affected companies increase the positive effect of the accident magnitude on employee turnover. On the contrary, management innovation initiatives, such as corporate social responsibility activities, weaken the impact of the accident magnitude and employee error on employee turnover. Originality/value This study contributes to knowledge development by adding a crisis perspective in human resource management research. It helps to better understand the impact of safety accidents on employee behavior and the response taken by companies through innovation initiatives.

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Ruiju Yang; Wei Zhu; Dora Marinova; Jiuchang Wei. Time to take corporate innovation initiatives. Career Development International 2019, 24, 404 -419.

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Ruiju Yang, Wei Zhu, Dora Marinova, Jiuchang Wei. Time to take corporate innovation initiatives. Career Development International. 2019; 24 (5):404-419.

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Ruiju Yang; Wei Zhu; Dora Marinova; Jiuchang Wei. 2019. "Time to take corporate innovation initiatives." Career Development International 24, no. 5: 404-419.

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Published: 28 May 2019 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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This study investigates the impact of government incentive measures on the energy-saving behavior of residents and the impact path. Previous literature has discussed the influencing factors of residents' energy-saving behavior but rarely considered the intrinsic relationship and interaction among those factors. Thus, this paper studies the effect of government incentive measures and the moderating effect of psychological factors on the energy-saving behavior of residents. Random questionnaires are used to obtain responses, followed by test analysis. Results show that the energy-saving attitude and environmental responsibility (ER) of residents have a significant positive impact on energy-saving behavior, whereas consumer values (CV) have none. This result differs from the findings of previous studies. The government subsidy policy has a vital role in promoting energy-saving behavior and a significant positive moderating effect on attitude and energy-saving behavior. However, it has a significant negative moderating effect on ER and energy-saving behavior. These interesting findings fill in some gaps in the literature and can provide good recommendations for governments to formulate and implement energy conservation and environmental protection policies.

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Jin Hong; Yi She; Shanyong Wang; Marinova Dora. Impact of psychological factors on energy-saving behavior: Moderating role of government subsidy policy. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 232, 154 -162.

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Jin Hong, Yi She, Shanyong Wang, Marinova Dora. Impact of psychological factors on energy-saving behavior: Moderating role of government subsidy policy. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 232 ():154-162.

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Jin Hong; Yi She; Shanyong Wang; Marinova Dora. 2019. "Impact of psychological factors on energy-saving behavior: Moderating role of government subsidy policy." Journal of Cleaner Production 232, no. : 154-162.

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Published: 22 May 2019 in Agriculture
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Many research articles have been published about people’s perceptions and acceptance of eating insects as novel foods in Western countries; however, only a few studies have focused on Australian consumers. The aim of this work is to explore attitudes towards edible insects of younger Australians (Millennials and Generation Z) with data collection carried out in Sydney, Australia. Two representative surveys were conducted in 2018 and 2019 using open-ended questions. The main findings suggest that there is low willingness to accept edible insects as a meat substitute among Australian consumers, due mainly to the strong psychological barriers such as neophobia and disgust, combined with a perception about threats to masculinity. Environmental and nutritional benefits, even when recognised, do not seem to influence consumers to consider insects as a food alternative. In the near future, as young people become more aware of sustainability and climate change issues related to food production, the impact of the potential benefits of insects might grow. Furthermore, a positive sensory experience might improve the acceptability of insects as food. Introducing new processed, insect-based products may help establish familiarity with such novel food options and open up new business opportunities.

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Giovanni Sogari; Diana Bogueva; Dora Marinova. Australian Consumers’ Response to Insects as Food. Agriculture 2019, 9, 108 .

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Giovanni Sogari, Diana Bogueva, Dora Marinova. Australian Consumers’ Response to Insects as Food. Agriculture. 2019; 9 (5):108.

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Giovanni Sogari; Diana Bogueva; Dora Marinova. 2019. "Australian Consumers’ Response to Insects as Food." Agriculture 9, no. 5: 108.

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Published: 03 May 2019 in Urban Science
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Rapid urbanisation all over the world poses a serious question about urban sustainability in relation to food. Urban agriculture can contribute to feeding city dwellers as well as improving metropolitan environments by providing more green space. Australia is recognised as one of the most urbanised countries in the world, and achieving urban sustainability should be high on the policy and planning agenda. A strong consensus exists among policymakers and academics that urban agriculture could be a tenable way of enhancing urban sustainability, and therefore, it should be a vital part of planning processes and urban design as administered by local and state governments. However, in recent decades, planning has overlooked and failed to realise this opportunity. The most significant constraints to urban agriculture are its regulatory and legal frameworks, including access to suitable land. Without direct public policy support and institutional recognition, it would be difficult to make urban agriculture an integral part of the development and planning goals of Australian cities. Developing and implementing clear planning policies, laws and programs that support urban agriculture can assist in decreasing competing land demands. This study analyses the policy and planning practices that can support integrating urban agriculture into city land-use planning. It examines current practices and identifies existing opportunities and constraints. An integration framework for urban agriculture for Australian cities is presented. If implemented, such a conceptual framework would allow improved sustainability of cities by bringing together the advantages of growing food within a greener urban environment.

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Arif H. Sarker; Janet F. Bornman; Dora Marinova. A Framework for Integrating Agriculture in Urban Sustainability in Australia. Urban Science 2019, 3, 50 .

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Arif H. Sarker, Janet F. Bornman, Dora Marinova. A Framework for Integrating Agriculture in Urban Sustainability in Australia. Urban Science. 2019; 3 (2):50.

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Arif H. Sarker; Janet F. Bornman; Dora Marinova. 2019. "A Framework for Integrating Agriculture in Urban Sustainability in Australia." Urban Science 3, no. 2: 50.

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Published: 19 March 2019 in China & World Economy
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This research adds to the literature studying the effects of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on domestic innovation performance and the moderating effect of a technology gap between host and home countries. New definitions of observed technology gap and expected technology gap are proposed. An observed technology gap captures the existing differences in technology level between establishments, regions or countries. An expected technology gap is an indication of the effort of imitating and learning from technology leaders. The corresponding measures and effects of observed and expected technology gaps on OFDI‐induced reverse technology spillover are analyzed. OFDI in developed countries promotes innovation performance. However, OFDI in emerging markets hampers innovation performance. It is also found that regions with a wider observed technology gap and a narrower expected technology gap can benefit more from OFDI.

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Jin Hong; Chongyang Zhou; Yanrui Wu; Ruicheng Wang; Dora Marinova. Technology Gap, Reverse Technology Spillover and Domestic Innovation Performance in Outward Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from China. China & World Economy 2019, 27, 1 -23.

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Jin Hong, Chongyang Zhou, Yanrui Wu, Ruicheng Wang, Dora Marinova. Technology Gap, Reverse Technology Spillover and Domestic Innovation Performance in Outward Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from China. China & World Economy. 2019; 27 (2):1-23.

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Jin Hong; Chongyang Zhou; Yanrui Wu; Ruicheng Wang; Dora Marinova. 2019. "Technology Gap, Reverse Technology Spillover and Domestic Innovation Performance in Outward Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from China." China & World Economy 27, no. 2: 1-23.