Control of peritectic phase content and its effect on properties of CuSn20P1 alloy by semi-solid rheological forming by Hao Zhang, Yongkun Li, Rongfeng Zhou, Dingdong Huo, Yao Li, Lei Wang

“…It is likely attributed to increased peritectic phase content with the semi-coherent interface, fine grain strengthening, and solid solution strengthening. …”
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Impact of wave–current coupling on the bottom boundary layer in Bohai Bay by Siyu Liu, Siyu Liu, Guangxue Li, Xue Liu, Lulu Qiao, Nan Wang, Shidong Liu, Xiangdong Wang, Di Yu, Lei Zhang

“…Significant sediment resuspension occurred in case of the coupling of large wave and current events on the fine-grained seabed, when the value of β exceeded 10 for more than 20 h and the Rouse number persisted below 0.01 for over 30 h. …”
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Integrating green manure and fertilizer reduction strategies to enhance soil carbon sequestration and crop yield: evidence from a two-season pot experiment by Jun Zhang, Jun Zhang, Jun Zhang, Wei He, Wei He, Wei He, Zheng Wei, Zheng Wei, Yifei Chen, Yifei Chen, Weichun Gao, Weichun Gao

“…Key findings revealed that RF12 had no significant impact on wheat grain yield compared to CF. The incorporation of soybean green manure significantly improved soil alkaline nitrogen by 22.3% and available phosphorus by 30.7%, while high-labile organic carbon (H-LOC) and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) increased by 34.5 and 29.6%, respectively. …”
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Polyoxovanadate-modified SnO2 electron transport layer for perovskite photodetectors by Ziting Liu, Yijia Hao, Jing Zhang, Yi He, Weilin Chen

“…Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the grain size of perovskite increased to 580 nm after modification using MnV13. …”
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Quantifying the benefits of incorporating biochar in green roof substrates: field study on the highrise rooftop in temperate climate setting by Marek Petreje, Michal Sněhota, Václav Šípek, Tereza Hnátková, Jan Punčochář, Stanislav Buchtelík, Michael Hardman, Lukáš Trakal

“…The study demonstrated that the addition of biochar to the substrate improved its hydrophysical properties, leading to increased water retention (7.7% increase in maximum water capacity) and enhanced vegetation growth The biochar amendment resulted in the minor changes in grain size distribution (increase in the 0.01 to 0.1 mm fraction) and increased substrate moisture, which is related to an increase in the plant-available water content (14.2%). …”
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Organomineral fertilizer based on wood ash in bean cultivation in acidic tropical soil by Rackel Danielly de Souza Alves, Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, Tonny José Araújo da Silva, Jakeline Rosa de Oliveira, Jholian Maicon Ribeiro-Santos, Luana Aparecida Menegaz Meneghetti

“…The organomineral fertilizer provided the highest shoot dry mass (23.0 g/pot) when no lime was applied, when compared to the other fertilizers. The highest grain yield of cowpea was observed in wood ash and organomineral, in the absence of liming. …”
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The transcriptional response to yellow and wilt disease, caused by race 6 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Ciceris in two contrasting chickpea cultivars by Aliakbar Faramarzpour, Sara Dezhsetan, Hamid Hassaneian Khoshro, Raheleh Mirdar Mansuri, Hamid Reza Pouralibaba, Zahra-Sadat Shobbar

“…Abstract Background Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) ranks as the third most crucial grain legume worldwide. Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri (Foc)) is a devastating fungal disease that prevents the maximum potential for chickpea production. …”
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Integrated systems improve soil microclimate, soybean photosynthesis and growth by Luciana Maria da Silva, Eduardo Habermann, Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa, Adriano Carvalho Costa, João Antônio Gonçalves e Silva, Eduardo da Costa Severiano, Lourival Vilela, Fabiano Guimarães Silva, Alessandro Guerra da Silva, Bruno de Souza Marques, Fabrício Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Martinez

“…Consequently, soybeans grown in the resulting integrated systems cover biomass showed a higher net photosynthesis rate and increased leaf chlorophyll index, resulting in taller plants, with higher above-ground biomass production and 21.0% and a 36.8% increase in grain yield when compared to soybean cultivated on maize biomass and on soil without cover residue, respectively. …”
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Improving wear and corrosion resistances of Mg2Si/AZ91 composites via tailoring microstructure and intrinsic properties of Mg2Si induced by Sb modification by Peng Xiao, Yimin Gao, Yupeng Sheng, Cuicui Yang, Zhiwei Liu, Yanliang Yi, Wenyu Wu, Qiqiang Zhao, Manoj Gupta

“…The results show that Sb addition can significantly modify the morphology of primary Mg2Si to blocky polygon with smaller size of 12-25 µm, but has less effect on α-Mg grain size. Compared with unmodified composite, Sb modified Mg2Si/AZ91 composite has higher Brinell hardness and nearly unchanged microhardness of the matrix. …”
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Cowpea cropping systems, traits preference and production constraints in the upper west region of Ghana: farmers' consultation and implications for breeding by Benjamin Karikari, Margaret Delle Maale, Ebenezer Anning, Daniel Brain Akakpo, Afishata Mohammed Abujaja, Isaac Kwahene Addai

“…Farmers indicated that susceptibility to storage pests, high pest incidence, late maturity, difficulty in harvesting, high input cost, small grain size, low yield, high disease incidence, poor colour, lack of improved variety, and drought are some constraints that hinder cowpea production. …”
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A comparative filling materials study on microstructure and mechanical properties of welded joints of dissimilar Al–Mg–Si alloys using CMT-laser beam oscillation hybrid welding by H.Y. Shen, J.M. Yu, L. Wang, F. Vogel, C.J. Li, H. Nagaumi

“…In this study, turbulent flow dominates over previously proposed laminar flow, but a prolonged duration for complete solute mixing is still required, leading to the persistent presence of unmixed and partially mixed zones in the liquid weld pool before solidification. The fine equiaxed grain zone observed on the new 6xxx side was attributed to local constitutional supercooling and the presence of abundant nucleation sites. …”
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Comprehensive Structural, Chemical, and Optical Characterization of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Films on Kapton Using the Automated Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reacti... by Perla J. Vázquez-González, Martha L. Paniagua-Chávez, Lizette A. Zebadua-Chavarria, Rafael Mota-Grajales, C. A. Meza-Avendaño, Enrique Campos-González, A. Escobosa-Echavarría, Yaoqiao Hu, Aldo E. Pérez-Ramos, Manuel-Matuz, Carlos A. Hernández-Gutiérrez

“…Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) showed enhancements in surface morphology, with increased grain size and uniformity post-annealing. Chemical uniformity was confirmed through Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Assessing Four Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change: Policy Impacts and Environmental Dynamics in the Min River Basin, Fujian, China by Weixuan Huang, Anil Shrestha, Yifan Xie, Jianwu Yan, Jingxin Wang, Futao Guo, Yuee Cao, Guangyu Wang

“…Second, by analyzing existing policies, we categorized four decades of LULCC trends from 1980 to 2020, delineating three distinct stages: (1) the Economic Restoration (ER) stage (1978–1989), when the ecological impacts of LULCC on forests, croplands, and water bodies received limited policy attention; (2) the Construction of Ecological Protection and Economic Development (EPED) stage (1989–2012), which saw a significant increase in forest coverage, primarily driven by various central and provincial environmental conservation policies, such as the Green for Grain and the “Three-Five-Seven Reforestation Project” in Fujian; and (3) the Ecological Civilization (EC) stage (2012–2020), in which policy focus shifted from expanding forest land areas to enhancing the quality of these areas. …”
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Preparation and Electrochemical Characterization of Y-Doped Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ Solid Electrolytes for Lithium-Metal Batter... by Zhongran Yao, Fen Qi, Qiang Sun, Lin Ye, Xiaowei Yang, Guojie Chao, Pei Tang, Kongjun Zhu

“…However, their practical application is hindered by poor sintering characteristics and high grain boundary resistance. In this investigation, Li_1.3Al_0.3−xY_xTi_1.7(PO₄)₃ (LAYTP-<i>x</i>, <i>x</i> = 0.00, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05, and 0.07) were successfully synthesized via conventional solid-state reaction to explore the impact of Y³⁺ on both ionic conductivity and chemical stability. …”
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Lithological and geochemical characterization of ‘adinole’ artefacts from cave deposits in southwest Wales: A material of choice during the late Middle to Upper Palaeolithic by Richard Bevins, Elizabeth A. Walker, Nick Pearce, Duncan Pirrie, Rob Ixer, Ian Saunders, Matthew Power

“…Twenty-three artefacts previously identified as being manufactured from adinole, a fine-grained metasomatic rock, from late Middle to Upper Palaeolithic cave sites in southwest Wales have been re-examined in terms of their petrology and geochemistry. …”
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The size-fractionated composition of particulate biogenic silica and its ecological significance in the Changjiang Estuary area by Xizhen Liu, Xizhen Liu, Bin Wang, Bin Wang, Siyang Chen, Haiyan Jin, Haiyan Jin, Yanpei Zhuang, Zhibing Jiang, Hongliang Li, Hongliang Li, Jianfang Chen, Jianfang Chen

“…Temperature and nutrients were crucial factors controlling the grain size structure and distribution of PBSi. Further, we observed that the distinct zones of high PBSi values in the surface waters were affected by the Changjiang freshwater flushing, and those in the bottom waters were affected by the Yellow Sea Cold Water masses. …”
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Septoriablotch epidemic process on spring wheat varieties by E. Yu. Toropova, O. A. Kazakova, V. V. Piskarev

“…Septorialeaf and ear  blotch of spring wheat is widespread in West Siberia and the Trans-Urals, causing a decrease in yield by up to 50 %  or more with the deterioration in grain quality. The causative agents of the disease are P. nodorum, Septoria tritici,  and P. avenaef. sp. triticae, and the species ratio varied across the regions and varieties, and within plant organs.  …”
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EDEM-based study on the adjustable feeding parameters of square bale maize straw bale-breaking device. by Tiejun Wang, Tinghe Zhang, Shuai Yu, Hongguang Cui, Ruili Wang

“…It successfully met the design requirements for the grain size necessary for the comprehensive utilization of straw. …”
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Phenotypic diversity of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) landraces accumulated in the Vavilov collection from the centers of the crop origin by M. A. Vishnyаkova, M. O. Burlyaeva, C. B. Bulyntsev, E. V. Seferova, E. S. Plekhanova, S. V. Nuzhdin

“…Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the second grain legume for the area of cultivation in the world, and the third for the production. …”
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Comparative Economic Analysis Between Bioenergy and Forage Types of Switchgrass for Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock Production: A Data Envelopment Analysis and Cost–Benefit Analysis... by Muhammad Umer Arshad, David Archer, Daniel Wasonga, Nictor Namoi, Arvid Boe, Rob Mitchell, Emily Heaton, Madhu Khanna, DoKyoung Lee

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