Clean energy development and low-carbon transition in China’s power industry by Yuxuan Cai, Edmund HoiNgan Loi, Chih-Lin Tung, Hao Wang, Jiansong Zheng

“…In the eastern regions with higher levels of urbanization, the development of clean electricity has a more significant effect on mitigating CO2 emissions from thermal power, whereas upgrading industrial structure in central and western regions contributes more in decreasing CO2 emissions from thermal power. …”
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Exploring the Node Importance and Its Influencing Factors in the Railway Freight Transportation Network in China by Qipeng Sun, Xiaozhuang Guo, Wenjing Jiang, Haiying Ding, Tingzhen Li, Xingbo Xu

“…At the same time, the PageRank values of many provinces in the central and western regions significantly increased, and those provinces exhibited more frequent exchanges of goods with other provinces and closer economic ties with other regions. (2) The traffic fixed asset investments and the population density have the most obvious influences on the importance of the provincial nodes with a positive effect. …”
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The role of green finance in reshaping end-use energy consumption: insights from regional evidence in China by Mingzheng Deng, Xiangyi Lu, Ruibin Tong, Yan Xue, Shuaihang Shi, Rui Guo

“…Stronger impacts are observed in eastern regions due to mature financial infrastructures, whereas central and western regions experience comparatively weaker outcomes.DiscussionContrary to expectations, mediating factors such as industrial structure, energy efficiency, and green innovation have limited explanatory power for the observed impacts. …”
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Can the digital economy foster advancements in the healthcare sector? — a case study using interprovincial data from China by Zhengqi Wei, Keke Wei, Jing Yang, Meilin Zhang, Feng Yang

“…The eastern region particularly benefits from the digital economy's enhancement of service levels, while the central and western regions see less impact. The digital economy enhances services by improving medical resource levels and promoting their coordinated development. …”
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High-throughput sequencing revealed the symptomatic common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) virome in Iran by Sajad Astaraki, Mohammad Reza Atighi, Masoud Shams-bakhsh

“…The research findings showed that common bean fields in the central and western regions of the country were infected with seven viruses, with DNA viruses being more prevalent in Lorestan province than in Markazi province. …”
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Age determination of the wildcat (Felis silvestris): a case study of a sample from the North-Western Black Sea region (Ukraine) by Yuri Oleinik

“…This necessitates the verification of age determination methods in specific Felis silvestris populations, particularly in the south-western regions of Ukraine. To determine the age of wildcats, we employed both traditional, non-invasive methods—such as analysing suture obliteration and dental morphometric characters—and methods requiring partial tooth destruction, such as studying changes in dentin volume and cementum in the root of the canines. …”
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Spatio-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of high-quality development of agriculture and rural areas in China by Qiyan Ding, Zhen Yang, Zhen Yang, Zhouyu Huang

“…Hot spots were primarily situated in some eastern and central provinces, while cold spots were primarily situated in the western regions. (3) There were clear spatial differences in the HQDAR in China, mainly due to inter-regional differences, followed by intra-regional differences and hypervariable density. (4) The HQDAR in China maintained the stability of the original state and demonstrated an obvious trend of overall upward transfer. …”
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Evaluating oral health status in elderly Irula tribes of Tamil Nadu by using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index by Margret Beaula Alocious Sukumar, Roshni Mary Peter, Alex Joseph

“…Tribal communities represent a notable indigenous segment, comprising 8.6% of India’s total population, primarily concentrated in the central and western regions. This study assesses the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among the elderly Irula population by using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). …”
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Analysis of Urban-Rural Coupling Coordination Based on Production,Living, and Ecological Functions in the Pearl River-Xijiang River Economic Belt by ZHANG Jianlong, LUO Jiangling, JIA Yanhong, XIE Ling

“…The results show that:① In 2005 and 2018,the coupling degree of the production,living,and ecological functions of the urban and rural areas in the Pearl River-Xijiang River economic belt was on the rise,and the spatial distribution was low in the west and high in the east.The coupling degree of production and living functions of the urban and rural areas increased,and that of production and ecological functions changed obviously and reached the coupling phase.② In 2005 and 2018,the coupling coordination degree of production,living,and ecological functions of the urban and rural areas changed slightly,with slightly imbalanced districts and counties as representatives and a planar distribution.The production and living functions of the urban and rural areas were generally improved,while the coupling coordination degree of the living and ecological functions of the areas changed slightly,and it determined the coupling coordination degree of the production,living,and ecological functions.In view of areas with favorable economic conditions,such as Nanning,Liuzhou,Guangzhou,and Foshan,the key to realizing urban and rural integration is to guarantee living conditions and ecological environment and strengthen the coordinated development between urban and rural areas.Furthermore,in view of districts and counties with relatively backward development in the western regions,they need to simultaneously develop the living and ecological functions while developing the production function of urban and rural areas,improve the infrastructure construction in urban and rural areas,and protect the ecological environment,so as to realize integrated development.Finally,the coordinated development of production,living,and ecological functions of urban and rural areas is of great significance to the sustainable development of the region.…”
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Regional Economic Development of the PRC through the Data of the World Economic Statistics by Andrei V. Ostrovskii

“…Over the past decade, the gap in gross regional product (GRP) between the coastal regions and the central and western regions has significantly decreased. Most of China’s provinces now achieve GRP levels of $4-8 trillion per year (or $615-1.230 billion), surpassing the GDP figures of most countries worldwide. …”
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Research on the impact of climate change on green and low-carbon development in agriculture by Jie Cai, Pan Zheng, Yiwei Xie, Zhimin Du, Xiaojing Li

“…The regulatory effect in the eastern region is negligible, while agricultural technological progress in the central and western regions has significantly alleviated the suppressive effect of abnormal precipitation on GLDA. …”
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Will new-type urbanization enhance sustainable potential of rural water resources in China? − Based on an improved water poverty framework by Wenxin Liu, Dequan Hao, Ruifan Xu

“…The results show that: Firstly, During the study period, the water poverty efficiency in rural China shows a trend of fluctuation and decline, indicating that the sustainable potential of rural water resources is constantly being weaken, and the regional imbalance is prominent, with higher potential in eastern and western regions and lower potential in central and northeast regions. …”
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Spatiotemporal characteristics and influencing factors of China’s knowledge spillover network of the marine industry by Kai Liu, Kai Liu, Yi Zhang, Fei Peng, Fei Peng, Tong Xie, Qiang Du, Jia-yin Tan

“…The network space structure tends to be multi-core and complex, extending from coast to inland; There are significant differences in cyberspace. The central and western regions are low value areas, while the eastern region is the core area, and the core cities have built an “X” shaped spatial structure with Qingdao as the intersection; Knowledge proximity, social proximity, cognitive proximity and economic proximity are important factors that affect knowledge spillover networks. …”
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Level measurement, regional variations, and the dynamic evolution of active aging in China—analysis based on CHARLS tracking data by Jiru Guo, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Longyin Chen, Hong Yang

“…While the eastern region exhibits uneven development, the central and western regions have generally had more balanced growth.DiscussionTo improve the level of active aging among older adult individuals in China, policymakers should continuously optimize policies and pay more attention to the economic status and social participation of the older adult. …”
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Development and validation of the respite care model for adults with cancer in Iran: study protocol for a multimethod research project by Vahid Pakpour, Fatemeh Sadeghi-Ghyassi, Azad Rahmani, Nasrin Kheibar, Maryam Rassouli

“…However, implementing these models poses challenges due to notable cultural, social and healthcare system variances between Western and non-Western regions like Iran and other Middle Eastern countries. …”
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FEATURES OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONAL LABOR MARKET IN CONDITIONS OF MILITARY THREAT AND INTERNAL POPULATION DISPLACEMENT by Liudmyla Akimova, Gаlina Urchik

“…In the majority of western regions, the ratio between professions with an increase or decrease in the number of vacancies favoured the former. …”
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Spaciotemporal distribution characteristics of glacial lakes and the factors influencing the Southeast Tibetan Plateau from 1993 to 2023 by Yu Mingwei, Guo Yonggang, Zhang Jian, Li Feng, Su Libin, Qin Deshun

“…However, given the backdrop of a slight increase in precipitation and a gradual increase in temperature, the proliferation of glacial lakes is projected to accelerate predominantly in Nyingchi City’s eastern and western regions.…”
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Mitochondrial genome insights into the phylogenetics and biogeographic evolution of snow trout (Cyprinidae, Schizothorax) in the Tien Shan Mountains by Akbarjon Rozimov, Yufan Wang, Min Wang, Ming Zou, Jobir Sobirov, Erkin Karimov, Bakhtiyor Kholmatov, Jörg Freyhof, Sirojiddin Namozov, Chongnv Wang, Xinxin Li, Baocheng Guo

“…However, research has been hindered by poorly understood phylogenetic relationships, unresolved taxonomic classifications, and ambiguous biogeographical histories, particularly in the underexplored western regions of the Tien Shan Mountains. Here, we analyzed three mitochondrial genomes assembled using the next-generation sequencing data of three snow trout species, S. eurystomus, S. fedtschenkoi, and Schizothorax sp., from the western Tien Shan Mountains. …”
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Desertification risk assessment and management program by M. Akbari, M. Ownegh, H.R. Asgari, A. Sadoddin, H. Khosravi

“…The present study is aimed to assess the hazard and risk of desertification and to develop management programs in the semi-arid western regions of Golestan Province in Iran. Desertification rate was obtained using the Iranian model of desertification potential assessment. …”
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Climate change hazard index reveals combined risks to United States drinking water utilities by Zia J Lyle, Jeanne M VanBriesen, Constantine Samaras

“…While utilities located in Western regions and coastal areas have higher climate hazard index values, there are utilities serving different population sizes in all geographic regions with elevated climate risk. …”
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