Experimental drought and soil amendments affect grassland above- and belowground vegetation but not soil carbon stocks by D. Guasconi, D. Guasconi, S. A. O. Cousins, S. A. O. Cousins, S. Manzoni, S. Manzoni, N. Roth, N. Roth, G. Hugelius, G. Hugelius

“…This study presents findings from a 3-year field experiment on two Swedish grasslands that assessed the impact of compost amendment and experimental drought on plant biomass and soil C to a depth of 45 cm. Aboveground biomass and soil C content (% C) increased compared with untreated controls in compost-amended plots; however, because bulk density decreased, there was no significant effect on soil C stocks. …”
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Predicted Infiltration for Sodic/Saline Soils from Reclaimed Coastal Areas: Sensitivity to Model Parameters by Dongdong Liu, Dongli She, Shuang’en Yu, Guangcheng Shao, Dan Chen

“…Data was collected from column experiments in which two soils from a Chinese coastal area reclaimed in 2007 (Soil A, saline) and 1960 (Soil B, nonsaline) were used, with bulk densities of 1.4 or 1.5 g/cm3. A 1D-infiltration model was created using a finite difference method and its sensitivity to hydraulic related parameters was tested. …”
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Sewage Sludge Amendment Combined with Green Manuring to a Coastal Mudflat Salt-Soil in Eastern China: Effects on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Maize Yield by Yanchao Bai, Wengang Zuo, Yiyun Yan, Chuanhui Gu, Yongxiang Guan, Lijuan Mei, Weijie Xue, Yuhua Shan, Ke Feng

“…The results showed that SSA combined with green manuring decreased bulk density, pH, salinity, and exchangeable sodium percentage of the topsoil (0–20 cm soil layer) and increased aggregate stability, cation exchange capacity, and N and P concentration of the topsoil. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles in PEDOT:PSS Layer for Polymer Solar Cell Application by Agnieszka Iwan, Bartosz Boharewicz, Igor Tazbir, Andrzej Sikora, Beata Zboromirska-Wnukiewicz

“…We investigated influence of amount of silver in a hole transporting layer on the performance of bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells. The value of power conversion efficiency (PCE), equal to 2.16% under simulated 100 mW/cm2 AM 1.5G irradiation, was found for device created in air with 60 µL of Ag NPs added to 1 mL of PEDOT:PSS. …”
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Surface-Applied Biosolids Enhance Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Stocks but Have Contrasting Effects on Soil Physical Quality by Virginia L. Jin, Kenneth N. Potter, Mari-Vaughn V. Johnson, R. Daren Harmel, Jeffrey G. Arnold

“…Total SOC stocks (0–45 cm soil) increased nonlinearly with application rate in perennial grass fields treated for 8 years with 0, 20, 40, or 60 Mg of Class B biosolids (DM) ha−1 yr−1 (midterm treatments). …”
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Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity of Pt Particles Supported on Reduced Graphene Oxide/Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) RGO/PEDOT Composite towards Ethanol Oxidation by Juanito Raphael F. Foronda, Stellar Marie R. Cabrera, Darrel L. Cumpas, Paolo Gio A. Villar, Joshua L. Tan, Bernard John V. Tongol

“…Catalysts in fuel cells are normally platinum based because platinum exhibits high electrocatalytic activity towards ethanol oxidation in acidic medium. However, bulk Pt is expensive and rare in nature. To reduce the consumption of Pt, a support material or matrix is needed to disperse Pt on its surface as micro- or nanoparticles with potential application as anode material in direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs). …”
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Distribution of humic substances in sieved aggregates of soil under contrasting land use by Bassey Udom, Achimota Dickson, Gogo Arthur, Miebaka Ikiriko, Babatunde Nuga

“…Samples of soil were collected at 0-15 cm topsoil in order to measure the amount of humic materials in both the wet sieved and dry sieved aggregates. …”
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Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Land Use on Soil Infiltration Rate in a Tropical West African Watershed (Ouriyori, Benin) by Quentin Fiacre Togbévi, Martine van der Ploeg, Kéhounbiova Audrey Tohoun, Sampson K. Agodzo, Kwasi Preko

“…There was no significant difference in bulk density and soil texture in both types of land use. …”
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Isotherms and Kinetic Studies of Copper Removal from Textile Wastewater and Aqueous Solution Using Powdered Banana Peel Waste as an Adsorbent in Batch Adsorption Systems by Momina Seleman, Takele Sime, Abate Ayele, Assefa Sergawie, Thabo Nkambule, Jemal Fito

“…Powdered banana peel waste adsorbent (PBPWA) contained moisture content, ash content, volatile matter, and bulk density of 3.8%, 3.5%, 37.5%, and 0.02 g/cm3, respectively. …”
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Kütlesel Olarak Yerleştirilebilen Restoratif Materyallerin Su Emilimi ve Suda Çözünürlük Özelliklerinin Değerlendirilmesi by Hayri Akman

“…Her bir materyalden, 10’ar adet olmak üzere (15 mm çapında ve 1 mm kalınlığında) 50 örnek üreticinin talimatları doğrultusunda LED ışık cihazı (Valo, Ultradent 1200 mW/cm²) ile polimerize edilerek hazırlandı. Örneklerin suda bekleme sonrası (1, 7, 30 gün) sabit kütle ağırlıklarındaki değişiklikler, “mikrogram (µg)” olarak ölçüldü, su emilimi ve çözünürlük değerleri “µg/mm3” olarak hesaplandı. …”
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Fosfor plak kullanılarak farklı kaide materyallerinin radyoopasitelerinin karşılaştırılması by Osman Sami Ağlarcı, Gökçe Garip, Evren Ok, Mustafa Altunsoy

“…Bütün örnekler fosfor plak üzerine yerleştirilerek fokal spot mesafesi 30 cm olacak şekilde 70 kVp ve 7 mAs’e görüntü alındı. …”
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Undoped ruthenium oxide as a stable catalyst for the acidic oxygen evolution reaction by Jiayi Tang, Daqin Guan, Hengyue Xu, Leqi Zhao, Ushtar Arshad, Zijun Fang, Tianjiu Zhu, Manjin Kim, Chi-Wen Pao, Zhiwei Hu, Junjie Ge, Zongping Shao

“…By restricting proton participation in the bulk phase and stabilizing the reaction interface, we demonstrate that the stability of Ru-oxide anodes can be notably improved, even under a high current density of 4 A cm‒2 for over 100 h. …”
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Synthesis of Cu-BTC Metal-Organic Framework for CO2 Capture via Solvent-free Method: Effect of Metal Precursor and Molar Ratio by Pui San Ho, Kok Chung Chong, Soon Onn Lai, Sze Sin Lee, Woei Jye Lau, Shih-Yuan Lu, Boon Seng Ooi

“…However, its conventional synthesis duration is relatively long, and the process requires the addition of bulk amounts of organic solvents. Herein, an enhanced solvent-free synthesis strategy was demonstrated in this work for the Cu-BTC synthesis. …”
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Bacteria-Inspired Synthesis of Silver-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites: A Novel Synergistic Approach in Controlling Biofilm and Quorum-Sensing-Regulated Virulence Factors in <i>Pseu... by Abirami Karthikeyan, Manoj Kumar Thirugnanasambantham, Fazlurrahman Khan, Arun Kumar Mani

“…The potent isolated <i>Bacillus cereus</i> SASAK, identified via 16S rRNA sequencing and deposited in GenBank under accession number MH885570, facilitated the microbial-mediated synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and silver-doped ZnO NCs. …”
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Effects of nitrogen deposition on soil nitrogen fractions and enzyme activities in wet meadow of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Jiangqi Wu, Haiyan Wang, Guang Li, Nan Chen

“…At the same time, it decreased soil dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) content and bulk density (BD). Additionally, N addition treatment exerted a significant seasonal impact on soil nitrogen component content. …”
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Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics and Properties of Soils under Different Land Uses in the Tejibara Watershed, Ethiopia by Sabiela Fekad Fentie, Kehali Jembere, Endalkachew Fekadu, Dessale Wasie

“…For the determination of physical (texture and bulk density) and chemical soil properties such as electrical conductivity (EC), organic matter (OM), total nitrogen (TN), and available phosphorus (AP), standard laboratory procedures were employed. …”
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Performance and stability analysis of all-perovskite tandem photovoltaics in light-driven electrochemical water splitting by Junke Wang, Bruno Branco, Willemijn H. M. Remmerswaal, Shuaifeng Hu, Nick R. M. Schipper, Valerio Zardetto, Laura Bellini, Nicolas Daub, Martijn M. Wienk, Atsushi Wakamiya, Henry J. Snaith, René A. J. Janssen

“…The system retains over 60% of its peak performance after operating for more than 180 h. …”
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The Effect of Land Cover Change on Soil Properties around Kibale National Park in South Western Uganda by J. G. M. Majaliwa, R. Twongyirwe, R. Nyenje, M. Oluka, B. Ongom, J. Sirike, D. Mfitumukiza, E. Azanga, R. Natumanya, R. Mwerera, B. Barasa

“…A total of 36 composite soil samples were taken at 0–15 and 15–30 cm depth from natural forest, Tea plantation and eucalyptus on three ridges. …”
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