Friction and Wear of DLC Coating Deposited on M2 Steel via µW-PECVD Against 100Cr6 Steel with Different Normal Loads and Sliding Speeds Under Dry and Lubrication Conditions by Nay Win Khun, Anne Neville, Ivan Kolev, Hongyuan Zhao

“…The friction and wear of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating deposited on a M2 steel substrate (DLC-Steel) via microwave excited plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (µW-PECVD) against a 100Cr6 steel ball without or with an Asian Formulated Oil (AFO) were systematically investigated with different normal loads and sliding speeds. …”
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Coapplication of humic acid and gypsum affects soil chemical properties, rice yield, and phosphorus use efficiency in acidic paddy soils by Hartina, Tidarat Monkham, Patma Vityakon, Tanabhat-Sakorn Sukitprapanon

“…FG application alone increased the soil total Ca, whereas coapplication of HA and FG increased the total organic carbon (TOC), CEC, available P, exchangeable Ca, exchangeable S, and total S. …”
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Unveiling Green Supply Chain Practices: A Bibliometric Analysis and Unfolding Emerging Trends by CA Rajkiran, Shaeril Michel Almeida

“…The study identifies eight thematic clusters within green supply chain management, including the triple bottom line, circular economy, and carbon emissions. The most highly cited papers within these clusters were examined for their methodologies, tools, and key findings, highlighting the prominent theories utilized in this field. …”
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Quality optimization of liquid silicon lenses based on sequential approximation optimization and radial basis function networks by Hanjui Chang, Shuzhou Lu, Yue Sun, Yuntao Lan

“…This approach not only reduces trial-and-error costs and material waste but also significantly decreases carbon emissions, showcasing extensive potential for application in various manufacturing processes. …”
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Low-Intensity Wildfire Alters Selected Soil Properties in the Tropical Shorea robusta Forest by Badri Prasad Dhungana, Vivek Thapa Chhetri, Chitra Bahadur Baniya, Sundar Prasad Sharma

“…The physicochemical parameters of the soil including soil pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), available phosphorus, and available potassium were examined and compared in two sites. …”
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Population dynamics, economic growth, energy mix, and environmental pollution in ASEAN: Exploring the role of renewable, nuclear, and nonrenewable energy using the CCEMG approach by Lilik Sugiharti, Sharmin Akter, Mihir Kumar Das, Dulal Chandra Pattak, Miguel Angel Esquivias, Salma Akter

“…This study uses a stochastic impact model based on population, wealth, and technology to examine carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region from 1990 to 2021. …”
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The role of microalgae in providing essential minerals for sustainable swine nutrition by José A. M. Prates, José A. M. Prates

“…Environmentally, microalgae offer notable benefits by requiring less land and water compared to conventional crops, effectively sequestering carbon and providing bioremediation capabilities, thereby reducing the ecological impact of livestock production. …”
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Preparing Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Determining Emission Reduction Projects in an Organized Industrial Zone by Merve Çakmak Arı, Sibel Başakçılardan Kabakcı

“…Within the scope of ISO 14064-1 Guidelines and Features Standard for Calculation and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removal at the Establishment Level” and “ISO 14067 Product Carbon Footprint Calculation Standard”, the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere was calculated by using the data recorded by the enterprises on a yearly basis. …”
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Effect of Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash Incorporated as Viscosity Modifying Agent on Fresh, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete by Usman Amjad, Muhammad Sarir, Diyar Khan, Inzimam Ul Haq, Muhammad Wajahat Ali Khawaja, Khalid Mahmood

“…As the demand for cement grows, so does the carbon footprint and environmental degradation, necessitating the exploration of sustainable alternatives like sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA), a byproduct of sugarcane processing, to mitigate these issues while also addressing rising costs in concrete production. …”
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Densely populated macrocyclic dicobalt sites in ladder polymers for low-overpotential oxygen reduction catalysis by Zhen Zhang, Zhenyu Xing, Xianglin Luo, Chong Cheng, Xikui Liu

“…The strong electron coupling effect between the fully-conjugated ladder structure and carbon substrates enhances the electron transfer between the cobalt center and oxygen intermediates, inducing the low-to-high spin transition for the 3d electron of Co(II). …”
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Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging Detection of Defects in Civil Aircraft Composites by Mian Zhong, Bingwei Liu, Chen Li, Zhiqi Wang, Dongshan Wei, Bin Zhou, Xin Dai, Yajun Xu

“…To investigate the defect damage detection and its spectral characteristics and imaging of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer composite laminates, defects from the low-velocity impact damage in composites were measured by the THz time-domain reflection imaging system. …”
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Perennial Grasses on Stony Sandy Loam <i>Arenosol</i>: Summary of Results of Long-Term Experiment in Northern Europe Region (1995–2024) by Liudmila Tripolskaja, Asta Kazlauskaite-Jadzevice, Almantas Razukas, Eugenija Baksiene

“…This paper summarizes the results of the long-term experiment (1995–2024) carried out in <i>Arenosol</i> within a temperate climate zone, focusing on the productivity of natural and managed grasslands; their succession changes over time, and so do the effects on soil chemical properties, and soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. The results indicated that two land uses—abandoned land (AL) and grassland fertilized with mineral fertilizers (MGf)—can be effectively applied to prevent <i>Arenosol</i> soil degradation. …”
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Removal Characteristics of Organic Pollutants from Eutrophic Raw Water by Biological Pretreatment Reactors by Guangcan Zhu, Zhonglian Yang, Xiwu Lu

“…The CSBR was more effective and stable for eutrophic water treatment than OSBR, in terms of extracellular microcystin-LR, chlorophyll-a, DOC, and biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC) removal. Removal efficiencies of extracellular microcystin-LR and chlorophyll-a were 75.8% and 59.7% in CSBR and 60.5% and 53.0% after 2 h in OSBR. …”
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Tropical montane forest loss dominated by increased 1–10 hectare-sized patches by Xinyue He, Dominick V Spracklen, Joseph Holden, Zhenzhong Zeng

“…Tropical forest loss continues across mountain regions at alarming rates, threatening biodiversity, carbon storage and ecosystem sustainability. To improve our understanding of the dynamics of tropical mountain forest loss, this study focuses on the trends in patch sizes of forest loss during the 21st century. …”
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Ecofriendly remediation of cadmium, lead, and zinc using dead cells of Microcystis aeruginosa by Mohamad S. Abdelkarim, Mohamed H. H. Ali, Doaa A. Kassem

“…Some physical characterization of the dead biomass was performed, including scanning electron microscope (SEM) which revealed that, the cells form a dense, amorphous cluster, energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy confirmed that carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen are the predominant elements in the biomass, Fourier transformation infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy identified several active function groups, including hydroxyl, aliphatic C–H amide I and amide II bands, carboxylate and carbonyl (C=O). …”
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Optimization of heat transfer in heat pipes using nanofluids at various inclinations and filling levels by Prabhu Alphonse, Karthikeyan Muthukumarasamy, Sivakumar Elumalai, Manikandan Kadamban, Ratchagaraja Dhairiyasamy

“…The objective was to evaluate the impact of silver (Ag), aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanofluids on thermal resistance and heat transfer coefficients. …”
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Weakened future surface warming in China due to national planned afforestation through biophysical feedback by Shuaifeng Song, Xiaodong Yan, Xuezhen Zhang, Zhibo Gao, Wenqiang Xie

“…Abstract A national-level afforestation plan has been announced by the Chinese government to combat global warming through carbon sequestration. However, the biophysical feedback of afforestation under future climate scenarios has not yet been assessed. …”
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Dynamic Monitoring of CFRP Strengthened Bridges: A Distributed Sensing Approach Under Bridge–Vehicle Coupling by Bitao Wu, Sicheng Fu, Yan Gong, Yanchao Shao, Zhenwei Zhou, Haitao Wang

“…To achieve a rapid assessment of reinforced bridges without interrupting traffic, the method and influence parameters for evaluating prestressed CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) plate-strengthened bridges were investigated based on distributed sensing while considering the bridge–vehicle coupling. …”
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Effect of Soil Management Practices and Slope on Soil Fertility of Cultivated Lands in Mawula Watershed, Loma District, Southern Ethiopia by Damte Balcha Gadana, Parshotam Datt Sharma, Dereje Tsegaye Selfeko

“…All the soil management practices improved significantly the different aspects of physical and chemical fertility (soil texture, bulk density, total porosity, moisture content, organic carbon, and contents of macro and micronutrients, viz, N, P, K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu). …”
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Manipulation of MWCNT Concentration in MWCNT/TiO2 Nanocomposite Thin Films for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Huda Abdullah, Mohd Zikri Razali, Sahbudin Shaari, Mohd Raihan Taha

“…Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) using multiwalled carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (MWCNT/TiO2) was successfully synthesized using sol-gel method. …”
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