Theoretical and technical concept of cemented backfill material for flexible enhanced thermal energy storage in coal underground space by Chao LYU, Wenyu LYU, Qiang SUN, Panshi XIE, Ding LANG, Songtao JI, Jianjun HU

“…The cemented backfill material for enhanced thermal energy storage not only improves the utilization rate of coal-based solid waste resources, but also ensures the efficient consumption and utilization of renewable energy. …”
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Research progress on in-situ catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignin by ZHAO Yuying, ZHAN Jiahui, HU Rui, LUO Gang, ZHANG Shicheng*

“…In-situ catalytic HDO of lignin can be an alternative strategy. It utilizes solvents or lignin′s functional groups as hydrogen sources. …”
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High-Voltage CVT Fault Diagnosis Based on Effective Data Recognition and Multi-dimensional Information Fusion by Huishan ZHANG

“…In view of the poor identification of the effective data in online monitoring of high-voltage capacitor voltage transformer (CVT), this paper proposes a method for effective data identification based on the analysis of data correlation coefficients, with utilization of the data characteristics that multiple online monitoring data sources exhibit linear correlation. …”
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Structural Characterization of Large Yellow Tea Polysaccharides and Its Inhibitory Effects on the Differentiation of 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes by Shan XU, Hai XIE, Minni LI, Yan MA, Huifang GE, Daxiang LI, Zhongwen XIE, Hongyan WANG

“…To provide a basis for the development and utilization of summer and autumn tea resources, the structural characteristics and lipid-lowering activity of polysaccharides from large-leaf yellow tea were investigated. …”
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Construction of genetic transformation system mediated by Agrobacterium rhizogenes in Vaccinium corymbosum by WU Tingting, LIU Liangqin, JIANG Yanqin, GE Chunfeng, TIAN Liangliang, LIU Mengxi, ZENG Qilong, YU Hong

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Investigation and Application of Water-Saving Monitoring Technology in Public Institutions by WANG Kang, ZHENG Yongjie, ZHANG Zhen, TANG Yanping, SONG Wenhao, GUO Xiaoming

“…Considering the characteristics of water use and the current situation of water facilities in public institutions,this study comprehensively employs the Internet of Things (IoT),cloud deployment,databases,three-dimensional (3D) visualization,and other advanced techniques to create a water-saving reconstruction scheme with integrated software and hardware for public institutions.Therefore,a smart water management platform for public institutions is built to implement advanced water-saving concepts and improve the water management level.The main research results are as follows:① By intelligent remote monitoring equipment,the multiclass water measurement network is designed to realize the fine collection of zonal water use data;② this study designs a reconstruction scheme of water facilities and explores the utilization mode of unconventional water sources to improve the utilization efficiency of water resources;③ multiple algorithms and statistical methods are used to analyze the time series of water use data,and thus this study realizes the analysis of pipeline network leakage and damage,identification of water use anomalies,and water-saving statistical analysis,and the investigation of water use laws;④ the platform with functions of monitoring and early warning is established to achieve real-time remote monitoring of water use,statistical analysis of historical water use,and identification and warning of pipe network leakage,so as to detect water anomalies in time and save water.The research results are first applied to the construction of the water-saving institution of the Pearl River Water Resources Commission to build a benchmark for the construction of water-saving institutions in the southern region.On the basis of application experience,the comprehensively integrated monitoring technology for water-saving in public institutions is developed,which provides a new idea for public institutions to save water.…”
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Hierarchical Game Approach for Optimization of Regional Integrated Energy System Clusters Considering Bounded Rationality by Lei Dong, Mengting Li, Junjie Hu, Sheng Chen, Tao Zhang, Xinying Wang, Tianjiao Pu

“…Regional integrated energy system (RIES) cluster, i.e., multi-source integration and multi-region coordination, is an effective approach for increasing energy utilization efficiency. …”
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Planning and Optimizing Charging Infrastructure and Scheduling in Smart Grids with PyPSA-LOPF: A Case Study at Cadi Ayyad University by Meriem Belaid, Said El Beid, Said Doubabi, Anas Hatim

“…The model utilizes methodologies such as Linear Optimal Power Flow (LOPF) to align EV charging schedules with the availability of renewable energy sources. …”
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A comparative study: impact of chemical and biological fungicides on soil bacterial communities by Setu Bazie Tagele, Emma W. Gachomo

“…Ridomil-treated samples showed the lowest metabolic activity of bacterial communities, based on the diversity and richness of carbon source utilization, compared to control. Overall, this research highlights the distinct and time-dependent effects of biological and chemical fungicides on soil bacterial communities when applied at recommended doses.…”
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Low Communication-Cost PSI Protocol for Unbalanced Two-Party Private Sets by Jingyu Ning, Zhenhua Tan, Kaibing Zhang, Weizhong Ye

“…The queries are implemented by private information retrieval which is constructed with trapdoor hash function. Our investigation indicates that in each instance of invoking the trapdoor hash function, the receiver is required to transmit both a hash key and an encoding key to the sender, thus incurring significant communication cost. …”
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Hydrochemical Characteristics and Control Factors of Strontium Enrichment of Groundwater in the Eastern Sanjiang Plain, China by Jingjie Li, Mingguo Wang, Tao Yang, Sheng Lian, Huaisheng Zhang, Chao Bian, Xuqing Wang, Shixiong Tian

“…Strontium (Sr) is one of the essential trace elements in the human body, which has important biological significance for human physiological function. In this paper, 41 groundwater samples collected from Shengli Farm in the eastern Sanjiang Plain were used to study the hydrochemical characteristics of Sr2+ enrichment and its control factors by correlation analysis, principal component analysis, and Gibbs model, which is helpful to guide the rational development and utilization of local groundwater resources and ecological environment protection.The findings indicate that the groundwater exists in a reducing environment characterized by acidity and low salinity, with predominant cations being Ca2+ and Mg2+, and predominant anions being HCO3−. …”
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Wheat crop producers’ technical efficiency and its determinants in Oromia region of Ethiopia: evidence from West Shewa zone by Melkamu Girma, Abule Mehare, Mengistu Ketema

“…This study aimed to analyze the technical efficiency of wheat production and sources of inefficiency among smallholder farmers in the West Shewa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia. …”
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Feature Extraction and Classification of Power Quality Disturbances Using Optimized Tunable-Q Wavelet Transform and Incremental Support Vector Machine by Indu Sekhar Samanta, Pravat Kumar Rout, Kunjabihari Swain, Satyasis Mishra, Murthy Cherukuri

“…The widespread integration of renewable energy sources (RESs) into power systems using power electronics-based interface devices has led to a substantial rise in power quality (PQ) issues. …”
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GhLPF1 Associated Network Is Involved with Cotton Lint Percentage Regulation Revealed by the Integrative Analysis of Spatial Transcriptome by Hongyu Wu, Luyao Wang, Shengjun Zhao, Mengtao Gao, Junfeng Cao, Yupeng Hao, Li Yu, Ting Zhao, Siyuan Wang, Jin Han, Yumeng Zhu, Yongyan Zhao, Jie Li, Ke Nie, Kening Lu, Linyun Ding, Zhiyuan Zhang, Tianzhen Zhang, Xueying Guan

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Construction and Overall Protection of Ecological and Marine Cultural Composite Landscape Network in Quanzhou, Fujian by Dongfang LU, Yaru ZHENG, Tianteng HAN, Shunhe CHEN

“…The construction and optimization strategy of Quanzhou’s ecological and marine culture composite landscape network provides a basis for the integration, flow, efficient utilization and overall protection of Quanzhou’s ecological and cultural resources, it also provides a reference template for the comprehensive coordinated protection of ecology and culture and the integrated sustainable development of coastal cities.…”
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Nano Cobalt-Loaded Porous Carbon Derived from Waste Plastic for Efficient Persulfate Activation and Tetracycline Degradation by Yueyue Luo, Xiuxiu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Jianchao Wang, Chongqing Wang

“…This study not only offers promising prospects for resource utilization of waste plastics, but also provides novel approaches for the design of functional nanomaterials for antibiotic wastewater treatment.…”
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Encapsulation of protein-based bioactive from black soldier fly for ruminant feeding by Uswatun Muslykhah, Srisan Phupaboon, Chaichana Suriyapha, Maharach Matra, Metha Wanapat

“…The increasing global population and subsequent animal protein source demand necessitate the exploration of alternative feed sources for animal. …”
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Organoids: their emerging essential role in pathological mechanisms and drug discovery of diabetes and its complications by Xiaoyu Xu, Xiaoyu Xu, Xiaoyu Xu, Yunqi Zhang, Yunqi Zhang, Yunqi Zhang, Yifei Geng, Yifei Geng, Yifei Geng, Yun Luo, Yun Luo, Yun Luo, Xiaobo Sun, Xiaobo Sun, Xiaobo Sun

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Discovery of insect Blaps rhynchopetera Fairmaire extracts with anti-tyrosinase activity and anti-melanin deposition by Lamei Zhang, Kaixun Cao, Xizhe Yang, Shengwen Zhou, Shengwen Zhou, James Mwangi, James Mwangi, Chengye Wang, Yifan Chen, Yifan Chen, Chengchen Zhang, Ziyi Wang, Min Zhao, Lei Shi, Qiumin Lu

“…BackgroundBlaps rhynchopetera Fairmaire is a medicinal insect that has been used for a long time by minority ethnic groups in Yunnan, China, due to its immunomodulatory function. However, its potential applications in cosmetics have not been reported.MethodsIn vitro experiments were used to verify whether the extracts of B. rhynchopetera Fairmaire (EBR) have the effect of inhibiting TYR activity and eliminating melanin deposition. …”
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Quantifying Watershed Protection Potential and Determining Impact Mechanisms in the Shiyang River System Using Hybrid Land Use-Hydrology Modeling by Cao Jinjun, Ren Zhiwei, Li Haohao

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