Study of soil cover of Veronica spuria L. populations in Ile Alatau mountains, Kazakhstan by Yerkebulan Balkybek, Bekzat Tynybekov, Kanat Kulymbet, Ussen Kurmanbay, Zoya Umirbayeva, Zinat Nurakyn, Assiya Myltykbayeva, Alibek Ydyrys, Murat Toktar

“…From the received soil samples the types of soils, morphological features of soils, amounts of nutrient elements (mobile nitrogen, mobile phosphorus, mobile potassium), humus content, reaction of soil medium (pH), carbon content in soil layers (CO2), mobile forms of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb), sum of salts in soils (salt composition) and mechanical composition of soils were determined. …”
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Particle-bound PAHs and Chemical Composition, Sources and Health Risk of PM2.5 in a Highly Industrialized Area by Elizabeth Vega, Diego López-Veneroni, Omar Ramírez, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson

“…Approximately 40–51% of the carbonaceous aerosol was attributed to secondary organic carbon. Ionic species accounted for 40–44% of PM2.5, with sulfate being the dominant ion. …”
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A New Approach to Identifying Red Supergiant Stars in Metal-poor Galaxies: A Case Study of NGC 6822 by Zhi-wen Li, Ming Yang, Biwei Jiang, Yi Ren

“…In the complete sample, we identify 1184 RSG, 1559 oxygen-rich AGB (O-AGBs), 1075 carbon-rich AGB (C-AGBs), and 140 extreme AGB (x-AGBs) candidates, with a contamination rate of approximately 20.5%, 9.7%, 6.8%, and 5.0%, respectively. …”
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Composition Characteristics and Potential Regions of PM2.5 during Winter Haze Pollution in Typical Industrial Areas, NW-China by Liyao Guo, Chao Gu, Kaiyuan Dong, Shengju Ou, Xueyan Zhao, Xinhua Wang, Zhensen Zheng, Wen Yang

“…Eighty-eight samples (including 44 quartz and 44 Teflon samples for PM2.5) were assessed for watersoluble ions (WSIIs), organic/elemental carbon (OC/EC) and inorganic elements. The results showed that the percentage of carbonaceous compounds decreased with more severe pollution levels, and the OC and SOC decreased more rapidly than EC. …”
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Biochar Quality During Slow Pyrolysis from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and Its Application as Soil Ameliorant by Amsar Maulana, Mimien Harianti, Salma Athiyya, Teguh Budi Prasetyo, Moli Monikasari, Irwan Darfis, Dewi Rezki, Herviyanti Herviyanti

“…The potential temperature of 200 °C in slow pyrolysis had a significant effect on the quality of biochar from OPEFB with a yield ratio of 27.84% char; proximate (91.95% volatile matter and 0.81% fixed carbon), cation exchange capacity (CEC) [167.73 cmol(+) kg-1], and macro and micronutrients (e.g., C, N, P, K, Ca, Si, Fe, Cu, Zn, and Mn). …”
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Nanopore Confinement Effect on the Phase Behavior of CO2/Hydrocarbons in Tight Oil Reservoirs considering Capillary Pressure, Fluid-Wall Interaction, and Molecule Adsorption by Zhixue Zheng, Yuan Di, Yu-Shu Wu

“…A novel methodology is proposed to investigate the phase behavior of carbon dioxide (CO2)/hydrocarbons systems considering nanopore confinement. …”
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Enrichment Mechanism of the Upper Carboniferous-Lower Permian Transitional Shale in the East Margin of the Ordos Basin, China: Evidence from Geochemical Proxies by Zhifu Wei, Yongli Wang, Gen Wang, Ting Zhang, Wei He, Xueyun Ma, Xiaoli Yu

“…With a high content of total organic carbon (TOC) and a large cumulative thickness, it is considered a good source rock for shale gas development. …”
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Insights into the effects of biomass feedstock and pyrolysis conditions on the energy storage capacity and durability of standard biochar-based phase-change composites by Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ji Yong Choi, Jihee Nam, Yujin Kang, Sumin Kim

“…This research provides insights into the fabrication of phase-change composites and optimization of the carbonization process of different biomasses used for thermal management applications, such as building energy savings. …”
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Fixing cobalt metal onto mordenite through spray impregnation and its evaluation as a catalyst in transforming used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel by Aldino Javier Saviola, Karna Wijaya, Akhmad Syoufian, Marini Fairuz Vebryana, Widuri Anggraeni, Kharistya Rozana, Nono Darsono, Dita Adi Saputra, Wahyu Dita Saputri

“…Given the challenges posed by fossil-based jet fuel, research into bio-jet fuel production has intensified to achieve carbon neutrality. The present work reports a significant breakthrough with the successful conversion of used coconut cooking oil into bio-jet fuel utilizing a cobalt-impregnated mordenite catalyst. …”
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Spatiotemporal heterogeneity management: Optimizing the critical role of ecosystem services in achieving Sustainable Development Goals by Lingli Zuo, Guohua Liu, Junyan Zhao, Jiajia Li, Shuyuan Zheng, Xukun Su

“…Western Sichuan demonstrated stronger performance in environment-related SDGs in the Sichuan Province, while the Sichuan Basin showed better progress in socio-economic-related SDGs; (2) habitat quality, carbon sequestration, air pollution removal, and soil retention significantly influenced the development of 9 SDGs; (3) supporting, regulating, and provisioning service bundles have persistent and stable spatiotemporal heterogeneity effects on SDG1, SDG8, SDG11, SDG13, and SDG15. …”
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Innovative development, microstructure and hydration characteristics of recycled brick powder-circulating fluidized bed fly ash-based earthwork subgrade backfill by Wenhuan Liu, Kaize Li, Xiaoyu Jiao, Hui Li, Honghong Cao, Yongping Qu

“…The synergistic mechanism of multi-solid waste was examined at the micro level, and the appropriate ratio of solid waste-derived low-carbon ESB was thoroughly assessed. The findings indicate that an increase in the CFBFA content generally enhances the mechanical strength of the paste. …”
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Heterogeneous long-term changes in larch forest and shrubland cover in the Kolyma lowland are not captured by coarser-scale greening trends by Heather Kropp, Michael M Loranty, Howard Epstein, Gerald V Frost, Adam Koplik, Logan T Berner

“…Our findings highlight that ongoing land cover change in Siberian lowlands is highly heterogeneous and the need for a better quantification of the drivers and consequences of landscape change in these carbon- and ice- rich permafrost ecosystems.…”
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Prognostic Value of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients by Gongjie Ye, Xiaodan Chen, Yinchao Zhou, Jianqing Zhou, Yongfei Song, Xiaoyong Yang, Lei Yang

“…The study incorporated various variables, including cardiovascular risk factors such as body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerotic burden, and medication history, as well as clinical characteristics such as APACHEⅡscore, central venous-arterial carbon dioxide difference (GAP), homocysteine, creatinine, C-reactive protein, HbAlc, and cardiac index. …”
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Effects of permafrost stability changes on vegetation dynamics in the middle part of the Greater Khingan Mountains by Jiaman Sun, Wei Shan, Chengcheng Zhang

“…These research findings underscore the critical role of changes in permafrost stability in shaping vegetation dynamics, which has significant implications for the carbon budget and ecological stability in the context of future climate warming.…”
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Raw Cured Poultry Meat Fortified with Bee Pollen: Biomedical Research on Laboratory Animals by Maksim A. Sukhov, Tatiana M. Giro, Sergey V. Kozlov, Irina V. Ziruk

“…This study tested dry-cured jerky meat fortified with bee pollen on rats with carbon tetrachloride-induced acute toxic hepatitis. …”
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Impact of Tourism on Social Economic Development of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Twesiime, Robert

“…The study revealed the impacts of tourism on economic development in Kabale Municipality, Kabale Municipality, and Kabale District and these included tourism can encourage the displacement of locals, tourism can leave a large carbon footprint, a large number of moving visitors into an area push up the price of goods and services, decline in traditional employment which happens when workers move from industries such as farming. …”
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Investigating a Suitable Ratio of Iron Ore Tailings and Quarry Dust in Concrete Production. by Kasozi, Mark

“…Concrete is a homogeneous mixture of cement, coarse and fine aggregates, and water which consolidates into hard mass due to the chemical reaction between the cement and water, but its production has significant environmental consequences, including high carbon emissions and natural resource depletion. As a result, there is an increasing interest in the development of sustainable concrete technologies that reduce concrete's environmental footprint while maintaining its performance and durability. …”
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Comprehensive increase in CO₂ release by drying–rewetting cycles among Japanese forests and pastureland soils and exploring predictors of increasing magnitude by Y. Suzuki, Y. Suzuki, S. Hiradate, J. Koarashi, M. Atarashi-Andoh, T. Yomogida, Y. Kanda, H. Nagano

“…<p>It is still difficult to precisely quantify and predict the effects of drying–rewetting cycles (DWCs) on soil carbon dioxide (<span class="inline-formula">CO₂</span>) release due to the paucity of studies using constant moisture conditions equivalent to the mean water content during DWC incubation. …”
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Dataset of microscale atmospheric flow and pollutant concentration large-eddy simulations for varying mesoscale meteorological forcing in an idealized urban environmentZenodo by Eliott Lumet, Thomas Jaravel, Mélanie C. Rochoux

“…This significant computational effort and associated carbon footprint motivates the sharing of the data generated.The added value of the PPMLES dataset is twofold. …”
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Anisotropic hydrogel microelectrodes for intraspinal neural recordings in vivo by Sizhe Huang, Ruobai Xiao, Shaoting Lin, Zuer Wu, Chen Lin, Geunho Jang, Eunji Hong, Shovit Gupta, Fake Lu, Bo Chen, Xinyue Liu, Atharva Sahasrabudhe, Zicong Zhang, Zhigang He, Alfred J. Crosby, Kaushal Sumaria, Tingyi Liu, Qianbin Wang, Siyuan Rao

“…Utilizing the self-alignment of nano-fillers in a polymeric matrix under repetitive tension, here, we introduce conductive carbon nanotubes with high aspect ratios into semi-crystalline polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels, and create electrically anisotropic percolation pathways through cyclic stretching. …”
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