What Else Can Surface Water Buffer Systems Do?—Exploring Multiple Ecosystem Services by Lei Wu, Rafael R. Muñoz-Carpena, Yuncong Li

“…This 5-page fact sheet provides information on buffers' multiple ecosystem benefits, such as niche products production, carbon sequestration, and flood risk mitigation, as well as recommendations on future research needs necessary to enhance multiple ecosystem services and benefits of buffers. …”
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Chondrites isp. Indicating Late Paleozoic Atmospheric Anoxia in Eastern Peninsular India by Biplab Bhattacharya, Sudipto Banerjee

“…Such anoxia is interpreted as intermittent falls in oxygen level in an overall decreasing atmospheric oxygenation within the late Paleozoic global oxygen-carbon dioxide fluctuations.…”
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A theoretical model for coal swelling induced by gas adsorption in the full pressure range by Ping Guo

“…For Enhanced Coal Bed Methane Recovery and carbon storage, coal swelling induced by gases adsorption may cause significant reservoir permeability change. …”
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Influence of Adsorbate Interaction on Transport in Confined Spaces by Suresh K. Bhatia

“…A further feature affected by fluid–solid interactions is the nature of the reflection of fluid molecules colliding with a pore wall surface, varying from being nearly specular — such as in carbon nanotubes — to nearly diffuse for amorphous solids. …”
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An integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings by Eman Khalaf Allah Ahmed, Khaled M. Dewidar, Youssef Abd El-Hakeem, Marianne Nabil Guirguis

“…According to the latest studies, and there is a great opportunity of reduction of the carbon dioxide emissions by re-considering the existing non-residential buildings, such as educational, commercial, and administrative facilities. …”
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Bio-based circular materials. Innovative packaging and construction products by Antonella Violano, Monica Cannaviello, Salvatore Del Prete

“…The European Green Deal and the European Climate Law of the European Parliament are the socio-political context in which the construction industry has to engage in order to reduce upfront carbon. This focus puts the role of building materials in a new perspective. …”
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The Costs of Managing an Urban Forest by Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer Seitz

“…They help cities control storm water, reduce air pollution and energy costs, and offset carbon dioxide emissions. But urban forests also have “ecosystem disservices.” …”
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A DFT Study on Selected Physical Organic Aspects of the Fischer Carbene Intermediates [(M(CO)4(C(OMe)Me)] by Tareq Irshaidat

“…This conclusion was made based on calculated NMR data (for carbon and hydrogen), structural parameters, energy calculations of conformers (C-C conformation), selected IR stretching frequencies (C-O, C-C, and C-H), and atomic charges. …”
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Modelling the effects of climate policy on firewood collection and women’s welfare in developing countries by Raavi Aggarwal

“…Climate policies such as carbon taxes for emissions reduction could be detrimental to social welfare in developing countries. …”
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Management of Nematodes with Cowpea Cover Crops by Zane Joseph Grabau, Esteban Rios

“…Using cover crops can increase on-farm crop diversity, may enhance many beneficial organisms, and possibly even contribute to carbon sequestration. One good example of a summer cover crop is cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) …”
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Numerical and Graphical Analysis of the Revan Topological Indices for Double Graph and Strong Double Graph of Alkanes by Vishu Kumar M., Siva Kumar Pathuri, Rekkala Shruthi, Indira A. K., Umair Khan, Shivani Sanjay Bishnani, Taseer Muhammad, Anjali Verma

“…Alkanes, which simply contain hydrogen (H) and carbon (C) molecules and no additional functional groups, are the most basic and simplest hydrocarbons found in organic molecules. …”
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Methods for Predicting Speed of Sound in Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters and Ethylic Biodiesels Using Gibbs Energy Additivity by Natakron Sirimongkolgal, Mana Amornkitbamrung, Suriya Phankosol

“…This study presents Gibbs energy additivity methods for predicting the speed of sound in saturated or unsaturated fatty acids, ethyl ester, or an ethylic biodiesel based on either (1) the number of carbon atoms (z) and number of double bonds (nd) of the fatty acid or (2) the saponification number (SN) and iodine value (IV) of the fatty acid. …”
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Damage Analysis of CFRP under Impact Fatigue by George Tsigkourakos, Vadim V. Silberschmidt, Ian A. Ashcroft

“…In recent years carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRPs) have become some of the most important structural materials in the aerospace industry due to their excellent stiffness and strength to weight ratios. …”
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What Else Can Surface Water Buffer Systems Do?—Exploring Multiple Ecosystem Services by Lei Wu, Rafael R. Muñoz-Carpena, Yuncong Li

“…This 5-page fact sheet provides information on buffers' multiple ecosystem benefits, such as niche products production, carbon sequestration, and flood risk mitigation, as well as recommendations on future research needs necessary to enhance multiple ecosystem services and benefits of buffers. …”
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Ecosystem Services Provided by Grass-legume Pastures by Jose C. B. Dubeux, Lynn E. Sollenberger, Mark Mauldin, Liza Garcia

“…Ecosystem services (ES) provided by grasslands include not only products such as beef and milk (provisioning services), but also biological N2-fixation (BNF) and nutrient cycling (supporting ES), carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation, water catchment and purification, shade, windbreaks, habitat for pollinators and wildlife (regulating ES), and finally cultural (e.g., hunting, bird watching) and aesthetical ES. …”
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The Structure and Catalytic Activity of Pt Complexes Heterogenized on a Silica Surface by Vitaly K. Yatsimirsky, Lyudmila A. Belyakova, Lyudmila P. Oleksenko, Ol'ga Yu. Boldyreva

“…The catalytic activity of complex compounds containing different metal contents immobilized on a silica surface towards the oxidation of carbon monoxide and hydrogen has been investigated. …”
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The Green Value of Your Woods: A Summary of Ecosystem Services Provided by Forest Stewardship Lands in Florida by Rose Godfrey, Chris Demers, Francisco Escobedo, Damian Adams, Michael Andreu

“…The Stewardship Ecosystem Services Survey calculated the physical and economic benefits of water resource protection, carbon sequestration and storage, timber production, and wildlife conservation. …”
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Active Pointing Compensation of a HTS Multibeam Antenna by Xudong Wang, Pengpeng Wang

“…Electrical-mechanical coupling analysis of MFCs is conducted to quantitatively determine driving forces and moments of MFCs attached on a carbon fiber reinforced composite (CFRP) laminate, and a positive correlation relationship is observed for driving ability versus thickness of the laminate. …”
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Through Infrastructure: Pneumatic Transport and the Continuity of the Technical Fix from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century by Laura Meneghello

“…Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, pneumatic tube-based transport has been depicted as a ‘green’, ‘sustainable’ infrastructure for the transport of both people and goods; it has been represented as a possible solution to help reduce traffic congestion, air pollution and carbon-dioxide emissions and as an alternative to heavy transport. …”
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Green tides: the Suez Canal as key hub and green corridor for a hydrogen future between the Middle East and Europe by Tobias Zumbraegel, Alisa Kegel

“…Green shipping corridors provide experimental routes for low-carbon solutions, with the Suez Canal uniquely positioned to lead. …”
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