One-step mass-production of CeO2 nanoparticles embedded in free-standing porous carbon as haloperoxidase mimetic coating to combat biofouling on steel surface by Chao Zhao, Xinyu Wu, Tianqi Cheng, Tsz Yeung Yip, Bo Yuan, Wanqing Dai, Shengpei Zhang, Yuwei Qiu, Jian Lin Chen, Shang-Wei Chou, Yung-Kang Peng

“…While Cu-based biocide coatings are effective in combating biofouling, they raise environmental concerns and have limited lifespans. This has spurred interest in sustainable alternatives inspired by marine organisms, such as haloperoxidases (HPOs) found in certain algae, which can convert H2O2 and Br− in seawater into HOBr to mitigate biofouling. …”
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Experimental Study on the Effects of Controllable Parameters on the Healthy Operation of SF-2A Material Water-Lubricated Stern Bearing in Multi-Point Ultra-Long Shaft Systems of Sh... by Xingshan Chang, Jie Liu, Xinping Yan, Feng Sun, Hanhua Zhu, Chengmin Wang

“…The sensitivity of the lubrication and temperature rise characteristics of SF-2A material water-lubricated stern bearings to controllable parameters varies under different environmental conditions. The study finds that precise control of these parameters can improve the operating condition and reliability of water-lubricated bearings.…”
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KEBIJAKAN KETAHANAN PANGAN DI INDONESIA MELALUI PENDEKATAN ANALISIS BIBLIOMETRIC by Delly Maulana, Fikri Habibi, Indra Nizar Purnama

“…While issues that are still rarely studied are food security policies related to land, environmental degradation, food security for households, groundwater use, and public health aspects.  …”
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A Novel Air-to-Ground Communication Scheme for Advanced Big Data Collection in Smart Farming Using UAVs by Georgios A. Kakamoukas, Thomas D. Lagkas, Vasileios Argyriou, Sotirios K. Goudos, Panagiotis Radoglou-Grammatikis, Stamatia Bibi, Panagiotis G. Sarigiannidis

“…These findings underscore the potential of AERO-FL in a variety of scanning applications, including traffic monitoring, environmental observation, disaster response, and military operations. …”
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Comparative study of some species of the genus Acer L. in the Hirkan flora using dendrochronological methods by Agamalieva Aydan Gahraman, Mehrelieva Hokume Ilham, Mammadova Shalala Abuzer, Alieva Khadija Hezi, Esli Ilaida Aga Aleskerova

“…Modern equipment was used to determine the age of species, study the dynamics of their development and assess the impact of environmental factors on them. As is known, woody plants experience radial and vertical growth, forming annual rings, although there are exceptions due to a number of complex factors. …”
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Tackling Complexity in Green Contractor Selection for Mega Infrastructure Projects: A Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic MADM Approach with considering Group Attitudinal Character and Attri... by Junling Zhang, Xiaowen Qi, Changyong Liang

“…Continuous environmental concerns regarding construction industry have been driving general constructors of mega infrastructure projects to incorporate green contractors. …”
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A Novel Remote Sensing Recognition Using Modified GMM Segmentation and DenseNet by Muhammad Waqas Ahmed, Moneerah Alotaibi, Sultan Refa Alotaibi, Dina Abdulaziz Alhammadi, Asaad Algarni, Ahmad Jalal, Jeongho Cho

“…The accurate classification of aerial images is a crucial task in remote sensing, with applications ranging from land cover mapping and urban planning to disaster response and environmental monitoring. However, challenges such as limited labeled data, inherent data complexity, and high computational demands often hinder the performance of traditional methods. …”
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Role of the TGF-β cytokine and its gene polymorphisms in asthma etiopathogenesis by Jacek Plichta, Michał Panek

“…Asthma is the most common chronic inflammatory disease of the lower and upper respiratory tract, characterized by bronchial hyperresponsiveness to a number of environmental factors, leading to bronchospasm and reversible limitation of expiratory flow. …”
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Matlab/Simulink simulation model of photo-diesel power supply system with intelligent control by B. V. Lukutin, D. I. Muravyev

“…As a result of experiments with changing input conditions, i.e. annual changes in insolation and temperature at different latitudes, the authors justify technical, economic, and environmental criteria for the effectiveness of decision-making and recommendations for the design and operation of PDPS power plants. …”
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The importance of non-formal education for the economy of Serbia by Šormaz Goran

“…This area of learning encompasses a variety of content, from literacy and general skills, through vocational education and training content, to family, civic, environmental, media, leisure education, and many other areas whose priorities depend on the specific needs of each country . …”
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Extraction of Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Jiangnan Urban Landscape under the Influence of Geomorphology by Shuhua Wang, Anhua Qin

“…The construction of cities and ponds originated from political influence, environmental constraints, and architectural techniques; the landscape pattern of the combined shape and complementary potential originated from the creation of various types of gardens in various dynasties; the complementary planning of landscape, the traffic creation of the plain and water network, and the production factors of agriculture and sanitation influenced the construction of the countryside landscape; the traditional view of feng shui, poetry and painting, the eight scenes of the city and countryside, and other humanistic intentions influenced the overall situation of the town and the landscape. …”
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Spatial Variation of Taxi Demand Using GPS Trajectories and POI Data by Xinmin Liu, Lu Sun, Qiuxia Sun, Ge Gao

“…This paper provides some references for understanding the internal urban environmental factors generating from the taxi travel demand, and provides insights for reducing the taxi vacancy rate, forecasting taxi temporal-spatial demand and urban public transportation system planning.…”
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From Cure to Crisis: Understanding the Evolution of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Human Microbiota by Hamed Tahmasebi, Neda Arjmand, Marzieh Monemi, Ali Babaeizad, Farnaz Alibabaei, Negar Alibabaei, Aisa Bahar, Valentyn Oksenych, Majid Eslami

“…Industrialization and environmental factors have exacerbated this issue, contributing to a rise in infections with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) and carbapenem-resistant <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i>. …”
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Water excess events in the written press (system Ventania, Argentina) by María Ortuño Cano, Jorge Gentili, Belén Moretto, Alicia Campo

“…Water excess events are environmental problems derived from a meteorological- climatic origin that generate adverse effects over population. …”
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Weather Conditions (with Focus on UV Radiation) Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak and Worldwide Climate-based Prediction for Future Prevention by Lucian Sfîcă, Mihai Bulai, Vlad-Alexandru Amihăesei, Constantin Ion, Marius Ștefan

“…During COVID-19 outbreak, the low amounts of UV radiation (down to –273 kJ m−2 in January 2020) were associated with the early stage environmental survival of the novel coronavirus. As well, this period was characterized by a high relative humidity during peak hours of the day, and a positive air temperature anomaly (+1.7°C in December 2019), which also favored the outdoor people mobility in winter. …”
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The Impact of Resource Optimization on the Economic Development of the Marine Industry by Tingting Wang, Xiulian Yang

“…The scores of capital and environmental governance are between 84.03 and 82.87, respectively, which are the main factors to achieve sustainable development. …”
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Efficacy of vermicompost amended and bacterial diversity on plant growth and pathogen control by Raghda Zuhair, Abdel Naeim Al-Assiuty, Mohamed Khalil, Wesam Salama

“…Purpose Organic solid wastes contain tremendous amounts of nutrients and beneficial microbes that cause environmental problems, such as pollution and shortage of dumping sites. …”
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VSS Degradation Kinetics in High Temperature Aerobic Digestion and Microbial Community Characteristics by Yunfen Shi, Huimin Ren

“…Piggery wastewater is a kind of high concentration organic wastewater with high concentration of pollutants, large amount of emissions, and serious environmental pollution and is difficult to deal with. …”
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Comparative analysis of microbial contamination in diesel fuels using MALDI-TOF MS by Agnieszka Ludwiczak, Tomasz Zieliński, Ewelina Sibińska, Grażyna Czeszewska-Rosiak, Michał Złoch, Joanna Rudnicka, Andrzej Tretyn, Paweł Pomastowski

“…Effective management of microbial risks can extend fuel systems’ lifespan and minimize the environmental footprint of fuel usage. Therefore, we aimed to identify the microbiological contaminants using two MALDI-TOF MS systems (Bruker Daltonik GmbH and Zybio Inc.). …”
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Evaluation of snow-drifting influencing factors and susceptibility of transportation infrastructure lines by Pengxiang Li, Aiying Gao, Mingzhou Bai, Shumao Qiu

“…This study, based on a GIS platform, conducts a case study of a transport infrastructure project in Xinjiang to analyze the geographical and environmental conditions along the route. Through on-site monitoring and investigation, factors related to the occurrence of snow-drifting disasters were implied. …”
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