Sub-technology market share strongly affects critical material constraints in power system transitions by Huijuan Dong, Tianyu Zhang, Yong Geng, Peng Wang, Shu Zhang, Joseph Sarkis

“…We find that the power generation system transition within China’s carbon neutrality scenario results in 52.2 megatonnes of cumulative material demand by 2060, approximately 2.7 times that of the business-as-usual scenario. …”
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A meta-analysis of the effects of nitrogen fertilizer application on maize (Zea mays L.) yield in Northwest China by Yuanbo Jiang, Haiyan Li, Wenqiong Ma, Wenjing Yu, Junxian Chen, Yalin Gao, Guangping Qi, Minhua Yin, Yanxia Kang, Yanlin Ma, Jinghai Wang, Liting Xu

“…Moreover, the positive effects of nitrogen fertilizer application on maize yield improved with soil pH, organic matter, available potassium, available phosphorus, and total nitrogen content; decreased with soil carbon and nitrogen ratio and available nitrogen (AN) content; and were enhanced in chestnut soil, clay, and at a bulk density of 1.2–1.4 g·cm-3. …”
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Discerning Natural and Anthropogenic Factors Driving the Variation of Estuarine CH4 and N2O by Zhengping Chen, Liuqian Yu, Qichun Yang, Qixing Ji

“…The different dynamic processes of the nitrogen and carbon cycles may have contributed to the differences in the variations of the CH4 and N2O concentrations (e.g., N2O varied within a narrower range than CH4). …”
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Unexpected scarcity of ANME archaea in hydrocarbon seeps within Monterey Bay by A. C. Semler, A. E. Dekas

“…Many aspects of these seeps were typical of seeps worldwide, including elevated methane and sulfide concentrations, <span class="inline-formula">¹³</span>C-depleted dissolved inorganic carbon, and the presence of characteristic macrofauna. …”
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Application of International Telecommunication Union Recommendation L.1480 on measuring the greenhouse gas emission effects to a use case for photovoltaic power generation equipmen... by François Bélorgey, Jérôme Fournier, Nathalie Labidurie Omnes

“…It could thus be applied to assessing the GHG emissions consequences of actions and decisions of various kinds: public policies (like carbon storage), corporate investment or household behavior. …”
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Effects of Postinjection Application with Late Partially Premixed Combustion on Power Production and Diesel Exhaust Gas Conditioning by Marko Jeftić, Shui Yu, Xiaoye Han, Graham T. Reader, Meiping Wang, Ming Zheng

“…Initial tests comparing postinjection application with PCCI to that with conventional diesel high temperature combustion (HTC) indicated the existence of similar trends in terms of carbon monoxide (CO), total unburned hydrocarbon (THC), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and smoke emissions. …”
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Exploring the charge storage ability of the spinel-type high entropy oxide (MnFeCoNiZn)3O4 nanoparticles for supercapacitor applications by Arun S R, George Jacob

“…Additionally, an asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) was constructed of ((MnFeCoNiZn)3O4 HEO NPs // activated carbon (AC)) which exhibited a 1.5 V voltage window. …”
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Citrate coated iron oxide nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and performance in protein adsorption by Denise Arrozarena Portilla, Arturo A. Velázquez López, Rosalva Mora Escobedo, Hernani Yee Madeira

“…In silico evaluation results showed some repulsion bonds obtained in Lyz-IONPs and hydrogen bonds, carbon-hydrogen bonds, and van der Waals interactions in Lyz-IONPs@CA. …”
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Nanoparticles in Soil Reclamation: A Review of Their Role in Reducing Soil Compaction by Hasan Alkhaza’leh, Michel Rahbeh, Imad Hamadneh, Habes AL-Mashakbeh, Zohuir Albalawna

“…Some of the NPs such as Carbon nanotubes, nanolites, nanosilica, and nanoclay have been demonstrated to increase soil fertility, water retention, and structural stability. …”
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The Hydrolysis of Carbonyl Sulfide at Low Temperature: A Review by Shunzheng Zhao, Honghong Yi, Xiaolong Tang, Shanxue Jiang, Fengyu Gao, Bowen Zhang, Yanran Zuo, Zhixiang Wang

“…It was indicated that the catalysts are mainly involved metal oxide and activated carbon. The active ingredients which can load on COS hydrolysis catalyst include alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, transition metal oxides, rare earth metal oxides, mixed metal oxides, and nanometal oxides. …”
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A New Method Based on Boundary Element Method to Appraise CO2 Geological Storage Potential in Depleted Shale Gas Reservoirs by Junjie Shi, Linsong Cheng, Chong Cao, Renyi Cao, Deqiang Wang, Gaoling Liu

“…The exact evaluation of the CO2 storage capacity can verify the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide and parameter optimization. A reasonable boundary element method to estimating the CO2 storage capacity of depleted shale gas reservoirs considering arbitrarily shaped boundaries is introduced. …”
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A Novel Molecularly Imprinted Electrochemiluminescence Sensor Based on Mxene Quantum Dots for Selective Detection of Oseltamivir in Biological Samples by Wei Guo, Shiqiang Yan, Chaoqiang Xiao, Dayong Shi, Qing Hua, Xiaowen Hao, Wenjuan Zhang, Xuming Zhuang

“…A molecularly imprinted polymer membrane containing an oseltamivir template was constructed by electropolymerization and elution of modified MQDs on a glassy carbon electrode. Under optimized experimental conditions, the MIP-ECL sensor could detect oseltamivir in the range of 10⁻¹⁰ to 10⁻⁶ M (R² = 0.9816), with a low limit of detection of 6.5 × 10⁻¹¹ M (S/N = 3), and the recovery rates of oseltamivir in biological samples were 92.21–104.2%, with relative standard deviations of 3.70%~5.70%. …”
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Development of Semi-Static Steam Process for the Production of Sludge-Based Adsorbents by Yehya A. El-Sayed, Kevin F. Loughlin, Saeed ur Rehman, Dana Abouelnasr, Isam Al-Zubaidy

“…A reaction chamber is designed to allow the carbonization and activation of sewage sludge in a saturated steam environment generated inside the chamber (semi-static). …”
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CF2H-synthon enables asymmetric radical difluoroalkylation for synthesis of chiral difluoromethylated amines by Peng Liu, Yan He, Chen-Hui Jiang, Wei-Ran Ren, Ruo-Xing Jin, Ting Zhang, Wang-Xuan Chen, Xuan Nie, Xi-Sheng Wang

“…Here, we report an efficient strategy for the asymmetric construction of carbon stereocenters featuring a difluoromethyl group via nickel-catalyzed Negishi cross-coupling. …”
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When do science recommendations stop being effective? The case of the sprawl of diesel electricity generators in Beirut. by Mohammad Al Hallak, Abdul Aziz Kurdieh, Amira Yassine, Rachel El Hage, Najat Saliba

“…This situation, where law of enforcement is absent, need for international action to curb emissions and for funding agencies to adopt sustainable, "carbon-free" funding strategies to support urban development in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Efficient voltammetric platform combining a molecularly imprinted polymer and silver-nanoparticle-decorated black phosphorus nanosheets for selective determination of Gatifloxacin by Jingtao Wu, Yonghui Xia, Tianyu Wang, Yafeng Zhang, Guangli Li

“…The resulting MIP/BPNS-AgNP-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) greatly enhanced voltammetric responses for GAT. …”
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Identification of novel saltiness/saltiness enhancing peptides in egg proteins: Molecular docking, action mechanism and in vitro activity validation by Yaxin Cao, Linyuezhi Yan, Di Liu, Qian Zhang, Wenzhu Zhao, Lin Yuan, Yiding Yu, Zhipeng Yu

“…Molecular docking demonstrated that Glu286, Arg330, Arg424, and Arg583 may be the key amino acids interacting with TMC4, whereas that carbon hydrogen bond, conventional hydrogen bond, and attractive charge interactions were important forces in peptides-TMC interactions. …”
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SHMT2 Overexpression Predicts Poor Prognosis in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by Shanglei Ning, Siquan Ma, Abdul Qahar Saleh, Lingyu Guo, Zixiao Zhao, Yuxin Chen

“…Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) functions as a key enzyme in serine/glycine biosynthesis and one-carbon metabolism. Recent studies have shown that SHMT2 participated in tumor growth and progression in a variety of cancer types. …”
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Evaluation of carbide capacity in CaO-based ternary systems at 1773k for refining process by Yu Z.-G., Leng H.-Y., Wang L.-J., Chou K. -C.

“…The removal of impurities depends on the mass transfer between the slag-metal interface, and the carbide capacity of the refining slags is crucial to control the carbon content in the final products. A phenomenological model is introduced in this article for the calculation of carbide capacity of different CaO-based ternary refining slags. …”
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Soil Nutrient Balance and Soil Fertility Status under the Influence of Fertilization in Maize-Wheat Cropping System in Nepal by Nabin Rawal, Keshab Raj Pande, Renuka Shrestha, Shree Prasad Vista

“…There was a remarkable change in soil pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), and total N, P, and K contents of soil over a period of time with the application of different doses of NPK. …”
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