Pearce publications in sustainable development and open source appropriate technology
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Burghardt, K.; Craven, T.; Sardar, N.A.; Pearce, J.M. Towards Sustainable Protein Sources: The Thermal and Rheological Properties of Alternative Proteins. Foods 2024, 13, 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13030448Academia OApreprint
B. Ugwoke, S.P. Corgnati, P. Leone, J.M. Pearce, Adapting the European typology approach for building stock energy assessment (TABULA) concept for the developing world: The Nigerian case study, Energy Strategy Reviews, 51, 2024, 101293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2023.101293.Academia open access
J.S. Botero-Valencia, C. Barrantes-Toro, D. Marquez-Viloria, Joshua M. Pearce, Low-cost air, noise, and light pollution measuring station with wireless communication and tinyML, HardwareX,16, 2023, e00477, ISSN 2468-0672, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00477. Academia OA
Woods, M.C.; Kulkarni, A.; Pearce, J.M. The Potential of Replacing Concrete with Sand and Recycled Polycarbonate Composites: Compressive Strength Testing. Journal of Composites Science. 2023, 7, 249. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7060249Academia OA, preprint
Alexis S. Pascaris, Chelsea Schelly, and Joshua M. Pearce , "Advancing agrivoltaics within the U.S. legal framework: A multidimensional assessment of barriers & opportunities", AIP Conference Proceedings 2635, 050002 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0103386. academia
Julieta Arancio, Mayra Morales Tirado, Joshua Pearce. Equitable Research Capacity Towards the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case for Open Science Hardware. Journal of Science Policy & Governance (2022) 21,2. https://doi.org/10.38126/JSPG210202academia OA
Pascaris, A.S., Schelly, C., Rouleau, M., Pearce, J.M. Do agrivoltaics improve public support for solar? A survey on perceptions, preferences, and priorities. Green Technology, Resilience, and Sustainability 2, 8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44173-022-00007-xacademia, preprint
Adesanya, A.A.; Sommerfeldt, N.; Pearce, J.M. Achieving 100% Renewable and Self-Sufficient Electricity in Impoverished, Rural, Northern Climates: Case Studies from Upper Michigan, USA. Electricity 2022, 3, 264-296. https://doi.org/10.3390/electricity3030016Academia OA
Vandewetering, N.; Hayibo, K.S.; Pearce, J.M. Impacts of Location on Designs and Economics of DIY Low-Cost Fixed-Tilt Open Source Wood Solar Photovoltaic Racking. Designs 2022, 6, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs6030041academia open access
Madeleine R. Hollman & Joshua M. Pearce (2022) Investing to kill: return on investment of tobacco companies compared to high-mortality and neutral industries, Global Security: Health, Science and Policy, 7:1, 7-12, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23779497.2022.2038035 OA open access
Koami Soulemane Hayibo and Joshua M. Pearce. Foam-based floatovoltaics: A potential solution to disappearing terminal natural lakes. Renewable Energy (2022). 188, 859-872, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.02.085open access
Denkenberger, D., Sandberg, A., Tieman, R.J. and Pearce, J.M., Long term cost-effectiveness of resilient foods for global catastrophes compared to artificial general intelligence safety. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 73, 2022, 102798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102798Academia OA, OSF Preprint
Throup, J., Martínez, J.B.G., Bals, B., Cates, J., Pearce, J.M. and Denkenberger, D.C., 2021. Rapid repurposing of pulp and paper mills, biorefineries, and breweries for lignocellulosic sugar production in global food catastrophes. Food and Bioproducts Processing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2021.10.012
Denkenberger, D., Sandberg, A., Tieman, R.J. and Pearce, J.M., Long-term cost-effectiveness of interventions for loss of electricity/industry compared to artificial general intelligence safety. Eur J Futures Res 9, 11 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40309-021-00178-z OA Academia OA
Fist, T., Adesanya, A. A., Denkenberger, D., & Pearce, J. M. (2021). Global distribution of forest classes and leaf biomass for use as alternative foods to minimize malnutrition. World Food Policy, 1– 19. https://doi.org/10.1002/wfp2.12030, Academia OA
Theresa K. Meyer, Alexis Pascaris, David Denkenberger, Joshua M. Pearce. U.S. Potential of Sustainable Backyard Distributed Animal and Plant Protein Production During and After Pandemics. Sustainability 2021, 13(9), 5067; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095067open accessPreprint
B.Ugwoke, S.Sulemanu, S.P.Corgnati, P.Leone, J.M.Pearce. Demonstration of the integrated rural energy planning framework for sustainable energy development in low-income countries: Case studies of rural communities in Nigeria. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 144, (2021), 110983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.110983open access
Alexis S. Pascaris, Chelsea Schelly, Laurie Burnham, Joshua M.Pearce. Integrating solar energy with agriculture: Industry perspectives on the market, community, and socio-political dimensions of agrivoltaics Energy Research & Social Science 75, (2021), 102023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102023open access
Joshua M. Pearce. Detecting Covert Legal Killing to Stop A New Approach to Terrorist Intention. Suffolk Transnational Law Review 43, 2020, pp. 291-309. open access
William Lytle, Theresa K. Meyer, Nagendra G. Tanikella, Laurie Burnham, Julie Engel, Chelsea Schelly, Joshua M. Pearce.Conceptual Design and Rationale for a New Agrivoltaics Concept: Pasture-Raised Rabbits and Solar Farming. Journal of Cleaner Production, 282 (2021) 124476 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124476open access
Pascaris, A.S.; Schelly, C.; Pearce, J.M. A First Investigation of Agriculture Sector Perspectives on the Opportunities and Barriers for Agrivoltaics. Agronomy 2020, 10, 1885. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10121885open access
Juan B. García Martínez, Joseph Egbejimba, James Throup. Silvio Matassa, Joshua M. Pearce, David C. Denkenberger. Potential of microbial protein from hydrogen for preventing mass starvation in catastrophic scenarios Sustainable Production and Consumption 25, (2021) 234-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2020.08.011open access
Theresa K. Meyer, Nagendra G. Tanikella, Matthew J. Reich, Joshua M. Pearce. Potential of distributed recycling from hybrid manufacturing of 3-D printing and injection molding of stamp sand and acrylonitrile styrene acrylate waste composite.Sustainable Materials and Technologies 2020, e00169 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2020.e00169open access
Arthur Alexandre, Fabio A. Cruz Sanchez, Hakim Boudaoud, Mauricio Camargo, and Joshua M. Pearce.Mechanical Properties of Direct Waste Printing of Polylactic Acid with Universal Pellets Extruder: Comparison to Fused Filament Fabrication on Open-Source Desktop Three-Dimensional Printers. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing.2020 (in press) http://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2019.0195open access
Samantha C. Dertinger, Nicole Gallup, Nagendra G. Tanikella, Marzio Grasso, Samireh Vahid,Peter J.S.Foot, Joshua M. Pearce. Technical pathways for distributed recycling of polymer composites for distributed manufacturing: Windshield wiper blades. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 157, 2020, 104810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104810open access
Kyle A. Alvarado, Aron Mill, Joshua M. Pearce, Alexander Vocaet, David Denkenberger. Scaling of Greenhouse Crop Production in Low Sunlight Environments. Science of the Total Environment 707, 2020, 136012 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136012open access
Arvind Ravindran, Sean Scsavnicki, Walker Nelson, Peter Gorecki, Jacob Franz, Shane Oberloier, Theresa K. Meyer, Andrew R. Barnard and Joshua M. Pearce. Open Source Waste Plastic Granulator. Technologies 2019, 7(4), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies7040074open access
David C. Denkenberger, Joshua M. Pearce, Ray A. Taylor, Ryan A. Black, Food without sun: Price and life-saving potential. Foresight 21(1), pp.118-129 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1108/FS-04-2018-0041open access
Svetlana Obydenkova, Nicholas C. Anzalone, Joshua M. Pearce, (2018) "Prospects of applying 3-D printing to economics of remote communities: Reindeer herder case", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. 12 Issue: 4, pp.488-509, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-08-2016-0029open access
Joshua M. Pearce.: Do-it-yourself guides to better food production. Introduction, How to make a 3-D printed corn sheller. In Take Climate Change Preparation Into Your Own Hands Engineering for Change ebook chapter (eds. Rob Goodier) (2019) https://www.engineeringforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Chapter-4.pdf
Jephias Gwamuri, Jill Poliskey and Joshua Pearce, 2017. Open Source 3-D Printers: An Appropriate Technology for Developing Communities. 7th International Conference on Appropriate Technology (7th ICAT): Sustainable Technologies to Empower Communities – Bridging Theory and Practice, At Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Volume: 7th. open access
I. Zelenika and J.M.Pearce "Innovation Through Collaboration: Scaling up Technological Solutions for Sustainable Development", Environment, Development and Sustainability (in press). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-014-9528-7
Joshua M. Pearce, "Technology whose time has come" Physics World 27(1), pp.33-37, 2014. open access
Joshua M. Pearce, "Free and Open Source Appropriate Technology" in Martin Parker, George Cheney, Valerie Fournier and Chris Land (Eds.) Routledge Companion to Alternative Organisation, pp. 308-328, 2014.
B. Dawney and J.M. Pearce "Optimizing Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) Method by Decreasing Turbidity with NaCl", The Journal of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Development2(2) pp. 87-94 (2012). open access
Joshua M. Pearce, "What Hackers Can Teach Academics: Open Source Research in Applied Sustainability", Proceedings of the 9th Ball State University Greening of the Campus Conference, 18-21 March, 2012.
Usman Mushtaq and Joshua M. Pearce "Open Source Appropriate Nanotechnology " Chapter 9 in editors Donald Maclurcan and Natalia Radywyl, Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability, CRC Press, pp. 191-213, 2012.
N.C. McDonald and J.M. Pearce "Overcoming Barriers for Reduction in Diesel Dependency with Renewable Energy Technologies in Nunavut", Arctic Net 2010, Abstract. pp. 142-143 (2010).