Effects of the Changes of Load and Flue Gas Temperature on the Emission of Particulate Matter from the Coal-fired Unit by Yujia Wu, Zhenyao Xu, Siqi Liu, Minghui Tang, Shengyong Lu

“…The concentrations of n-alkanes and phthalates in CPM accounted for more than 20% at all four stages.…”
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Unraveling the response of the apparent temperature sensitivity of ecosystem respiration to rising temperature by Zhentao Liu, Junguo Liu, Deliang Chen

“…In this study, ${Q_{10}}$ was quantified using a temporal moving window and a linear-mixed effect model to account for the effects of non-temperature factors on RECO. …”
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Efficiency of a macroroughness block ramp in reducing the impact of low-head dams on riverine fish dispersion by Tomanova Sylvie, Courret Dominique, Richard Sylvain, Mercier Olivier, Guillemin Axel, Labedan Mathilde, Sagnes Pierre

“…Depending on the analytical approach (considering the whole study duration or taking into account different fish attempts), the ramp attraction efficiency ranged between 65.5% and 52.9%, the ramp passage efficiency between 81.8% and 77.0% and the overall efficiency between 53.6% and 41.6%. …”
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Complex cure kinetics of self-healing copolyester vitrimers via isothermal thermogravimetric analysis by Louis O. Vaught, Jacob L. Meyer, Omar El Arwadi, Tanaya Mandal, Ahmad Amiri, Mohammad Naraghi, Andreas A. Polycarpou

“…By fitting observed mass loss to a nondimensional phenomenological model with generalized terms and introducing additional nonphysical terms to account both known and suspected non-cure behaviors, changes in cure kinetics were evaluated across a wide range of temperatures (210°C–380 °C). …”
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OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING THE HARMFUL ENTOMOFAUNA FROM WINTER RAPESEED CROPS IN THE CONDITIONS OF CENTRAL OF MOLDAVA, BETWEEN YEARS 2014-2017 by PAULA -LUCELIA URSACHE, ELENA TROTUS, ALEXANDRA -ANDREEA BUBURUZ

“…The highest abundance was registered by Epicometis hirta Poda species which accounted 914 specimens collected during the analyzed period. …”
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Prevalence of behavioral risk factors among Ukrainians during war amid existing stress factors by Olena Kolesnikova, Olena Vysotska, Anastasiia Radchenko, Olga Zaprovalna, Nataliya Emelyanova

“…Therefore, the objective of our study was to assess the prevalence of behavioral risk factors (BRFs) among Ukrainians, taking into account the presence of potential stress factors. …”
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Interdependency classification: a framework for infrastructure resilience by Negin Shamsi, Alysha Helmrich

“…To support the resilience of CISs in periods of stability and instability, infrastructure managers not only need consistent terminology but a shared understanding of interdependencies to ensure said interdependencies within and across CISs are appropriately accounted for throughout the life cycle of infrastructure, from early planning stages to management—reactive or proactive—for disturbances. …”
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The First Saint Petersburg Regional Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Registry on the Basis of the Regional Health Information System: Principles of Functioning, Testing Results, Plan of... by Yu. P. Uspenskiy, A. M. Sarana, L. N. Melentyeva, A. V. Yazenok, S. V. Petrov, Yu. A. Fominykh, S. V. Ivanov, A. V. Shotik, A. M. Segal, T. V. Gorbacheva, S. D. Plotnikova, K. V. Dronov

“…The functioning of the Saint Petersburg IBD Registry allows to achieve following primary goals within region: assessment of the epidemiological features of IBD in Saint Petersburg; dynamic assessment of the disease features; assessment and planning of health care resources required to provide care to IBD patients; improvement of approaches to the treatment taking into account the specifics of the region; assessment of the effectiveness and tolerability of specific treatment including biologics.…”
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Formation and Evolution Mechanisms of Severe Haze Pollution in the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China by Xianyu Yang, Yaqiong Lu, Xinsheng Zhu, Jianjun He, Qi Jiang, Kai Wu, Haolin Wang, Xiaoling Zhang, Shigong Wang

“…In the presence of southwesterly synoptic winds, the aerosols emitted from the southern SCB were transported to Chengdu and the surrounding areas through horizontal transport and accounted for 66% of the PM2.5 concentration in Chengdu during Stage III. …”
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Emission Characteristics of PCDD/Fs, Heavy Metals, and Nuclides during Incineration of Waste Resins Containing Nuclides by Yuhan Feng, Yingzhe Du, Shiying Li, Lili Li, Shi Feng, Kunfeng Li, Mingxiu Zhan, Jinqing Wang, Xu Xu, Peng Lin

“…The total amount of nuclide in the flue gas was 49.5 mg m−3, while it reached 33.269 g kg−1 in the solid residue. This accounted for approximately 76.14% of the initial nuclide content of 218.46 mg kg−1 in the reactant. …”
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Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Metema and Quara districts, Northwestern Ethiopia by Daniel Tadesse, Getinet Masresha, Ermias Lulekal, Asmamaw Alemu

“…Fabaceae was the most represented family with eight species. Trees accounted for 49% of WEPs and were primarily consumed by their fruits (57%). …”
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Process industry disrupted: AI and the need for human orchestration by M.W. Vegter, V. Blok, R. Wesselink

“…As the EU also wants to actively pursue human-centered AI, this raises the question how to implement AI within Process Industry in a way that is sustainable and takes views and interests of workers in this sector into account. To provide an answer, we conducted ‘ethics parallel research’ which involves empirical research. …”
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Numerical investigation of segmental baffle design in shell and tube heat exchangers with varying inclination angles and spacing by A. M. Mohammadzadeh, Bahram Jafari, Khashayar Hosseinzadeh, E. Paikar

“…The PEC values that are determined for each type of baffle are the most crucial aspect to take into account while selecting the optimal STHE. The 25° inclined baffles have been selected as the most advantageous baffles due to their improved performance, as seen by their different PEC values. …”
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A Comparison Study of Chemical Compositions and Sources of PM1.0 and PM2.5 in Hanoi by Pham Duy Hien, Vuong Thu Bac, Nguyen Thi Hong Thinh, Ha Lan Anh, Duong Duc Thang, Nguyen The Nghia

“…Sulfate, ammonium, and black carbon (BC) composed the majority of the mass in both size fractions, and the PMF models clearly differentiated the contribution of long-range transport (LRT) aerosols, which accounted for more than two-thirds of the measured PM-bound sulfate and ammonium concentrations, from those of the six in situ sources, viz., resuspended road dust, primary vehicular emissions, coal fly ash, biomass burning emissions, construction dust, and sea salt. …”
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The Spatio-temporal Evolution of NDVI in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area Driven by the Synergistic Effect of two Factors over the Past 21 Years by QI Haimei, ZHENG Peilong, WANG Yunqi, WANG Jiani, LI Cheng, ZHANG Xiaoming

“…[Results] (1) The change of NDVI in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area showed an overall ascending trend from 2000 to 2020, with a mean annual rate of increase at 2.89×10-3/a, and the value of NDVI increased from the southwestern to the northeastern parts of the area. (2) Elevation, population density, and surface temperature are pivotal factors that significantly account for the variability observed in NDVI, with an explanatory power for each exceeding the threshold of 0.4. (3) Elevation and nocturnal illumination are the key interactive drivers of NDVI in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, with a pronounced q value of 0.641. …”
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Post-disaster food insecurity: Hurricane Maria as a case study by Jill Mark, David de Angel Sola, Nicolas Rosario-Matos, Leyao Wang

“…Conclusions: Results highlight the need for refined definitions and assessments of post-disaster food insecurity that account for the temporal aspects of food shortages and the complexity of post-disaster settings. …”
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Personality and education: associations between personality dimensions, academic field of study, and performance in upper secondary school and higher education by Mikkel M. Thørrisen, Talieh Sadeghi

“…Educational institutions, teachers, and students may benefit from taking personality into account in educational settings.…”
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Evaluating the impact of drought and water restrictions on agricultural production in irrigated areas through crop water productivity functions and a remote sensing-based evapotran... by Joaquim Bellvert, Magí Pamies-Sans, Jaume Casadesús, Joan Girona

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of varying levels of water restrictions on crop productivity across different crops, taking into account water allocation rights and the irrigation management practices of each irrigation district. …”
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River water quality monitoring using machine learning with multiple possible in-situ scenarios by Dani Irwan, Saerahany Legori Ibrahim, Sarmad Dashti Latif, Chris Aaron Winston, Ali Najah Ahmed, Mohsen Sherif, Amr H. El-Shafie, Ahmed El-Shafie

“…Water quality is influenced by a wide range of factors, but it is expensive and technically difficult to take into account every factor, which leaves out quality variations. …”
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CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SERVICE FIRMS’ PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA by Moruff Sanjo Oladimeji, Adebiyi Julius Abosede, Benneth Uchenna Eze

“…The data was analyzed with the aid of Stata12 and the findings reveal that CE elements account for 56% variation in service firm’s performance (Adj R-squared =0.5604). …”
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