Hybrid Solar: A Review on Photovoltaic and Thermal Power Integration by T. T. Chow, G. N. Tiwari, C. Menezo

“…The importance is escalating with the worldwide trend on the development of low-carbon/zero-energy buildings. Hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) collector systems had been studied theoretically, numerically, and experimentally in depth in the past decades. …”
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Adsorption of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Water Using Zeolite Derived from Agro-Wastes and Clays: A Review by Ismael Kithinji Kinoti, Joanne Ogunah, Cyprian Muturia M’Thiruaine, Joseph Mwiti Marangu

“…Modern solutions such as activated carbon, reverse osmosis, and ultrafiltration, among others, have been employed in the decontamination of water. …”
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Advanced sensing strategies for detecting zinc levels and zinc-related biomarkers in cancer pathogenesis by Daniela Vieira, Graziele Cruzado, Edward Harvey, Geraldine Merle

“…Furthermore, incorporating carbon, gold, and bismuth nanostructures into sensor recognition elements enhances the capability for rapid, precise, and specific quantification of these biomarkers. …”
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Proposal for a Sustainable Model for Integrating Robotic Process Automation and Machine Learning in Failure Prediction and Operational Efficiency in Predictive Maintenance by Leonel Patrício, Leonilde Varela, Zilda Silveira

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Enhancing soybean productivity through agroforestry, organic waste fertilization, and mulching: A review about climate change by Wahidurromdloni Fauzan, Theresia Sri Budiastuti Maria, Supriyono

“…Agroforestry reduced soil erosion by 50% and increased soil carbon stocks by 26-34% at various depths. Organic fertilizers combined with inorganic inputs increased yields by 12.8-32.5%, while mulching further increased yields by 38.6-44.2%. …”
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The Benefit of Biodiversity – Polemic View of Environmental, Social and Ethical Aspects of Czech Philosophers and Environmentalists by Jan Lípa, Ladislav Rozenský, Petr Ondrušák, Josef Dolista

“…We need a new definition of life that is not limited to carbon-based organisms. Humankind does not live in harmony with nature but uses its culture to deplete natural resources in the false belief that man is no longer a part of nature. …”
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Cellulose Elementary Fibrils as Deagglomerated Binder for High-Mass-Loading Lithium Battery Electrodes by Young-Kuk Hong, Jung-Hui Kim, Nag-Young Kim, Kyeong-Seok Oh, Hong-I Kim, Seokhyeon Ryu, Yumi Ko, Ji-Young Kim, Kwon-Hyung Lee, Sang-Young Lee

“…The CEFs, due to their increased surface area and anionic charge density, promote uniform dispersion with carbon additives and mitigate interfacial side reactions in electrodes. …”
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Multilayered Electroactive Polyaniline-ZnO Modified GCE for Electrochemical Detection of Paracetamol by Samuel Chufamo, Bezabih Kelita, Sintayehu Berhanu, Almaz Kemal, Alemu Lelago

“…Multilayered electroactive polyaniline-ZnO nanocomposite (NC) film was developed for PC detection which was based on the oxidation of PC with polyaniline doped zinc oxide on a glassy carbon electrode (PANI/ZnO/GCE). PANI and PANI/ZnO NCs were fabricated by both electrochemical and in-situ oxidative chemical polymerization methods. …”
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Disperse Solid-Phase Extraction Cleanup for the Determination of 1-Deoxynojirimycin in Mulberry Leaves with Ultraperformance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Lei Zhang, Yiran Zhou, Jing Meng, Jia Li

“…Dried and crushed mulberry leaves’ sample was extracted by MeCN-water solvent, purified by graphitized carbon black (GCB) and primary secondary amine (PSA) to remove organic acids and pigments, and then analyzed after attenuation and filtration. …”
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Effects of organic amendments on sand dune fixation by E. A. Elhadi, A. R. Mubarak, F. A. M. Rezig

“…Results Application of organic amendments significantly (P = 0.001) increased soil organic carbon by 224 %, available P by 139.9 %, total nitrogen by 142.9 %, and mineral nitrogen by 83.5 % and decreased soil pH by 5.6 %. …”
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Ecovillages and Transition Towns: Practices of Sustainable Settlements in Urban and Rural Austria by Ozge Yalciner Ercoskun, Anna Kajosaari, Alois Humer

“…This study investigates sustainable settlements—in terms of low-carbon settlements and communities transitioning from oil dependence to local resilience—in urban and rural areas of Austria. …”
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Teaching and Research Tasks in the Pharmaceutical Services Profile in Cienfuegos in 2010 by Loreta Sánchez Ortiz, Miriam Gutiérrez Escobar, Ariel Hernández Pérez., Rosa María Rodríguez Arencibia., María Idelfonsa Bello Benet, Raquel Betancourt Rodríguez.

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Beyond the perception of wind only as a meteorological hazard: importance of mechanobiology for biomass allocation, forest ecology and management by Jana Dlouhá, Bruno Moulia, Meriem Fournier, Eric Badel, Thiéry Constant

“…Despite the significant role of thigmomorphogenesis in tree growth and carbon allocation, this process remains largely overlooked in forest ecology and management models. …”
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3-Mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane Modified Diatomite: Preparation and Application for Voltammetric Determination of Lead (II) and Cadmium (II) by Dinh Quang Khieu, Bui Hai Dang Son, Vo Thi Thanh Chau, Pham Dinh Du, Nguyen Hai Phong, Nguyen Thi Diem Chau

“…The performance of a carbon paste electrode (CPE) modified with MPTMS-diatomite in the simultaneous determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions was addressed.…”
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Simultaneous Determination of Salicylic Acid, Jasmonic Acid, Methyl Salicylate, and Methyl Jasmonate from Ulmus pumila Leaves by GC-MS by Zhi-hong Huang, Zhi-li Wang, Bao-lin Shi, Dong Wei, Jian-xin Chen, Su-li Wang, Bao-jia Gao

“…The study uses Ulmus pumila leaves infected by Tetraneura akinire Sasaki at different stages as materials; after extraction with 80% methanol and ethyl acetate and purification with primary secondary amine (PSA) and graphitized carbon blacks (GCB), the contents of signal compounds salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, methyl salicylate, and methyl jasmonate were determined by GC-MS. …”
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London dispersion forces and steric effects within nanocomposites tune interaction energies and chain conformation by Baode Zhang, Snežana D. Zarić, Sonja S. Zrilić, Iosif Gofman, Barbara Heck, Günter Reiter

“…Aromatic polyimides (PI) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) were chosen as building blocks as two components in the hetero delocalized electron nanostructures. …”
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Impacts of Antarctic Sea Ice Change on Global Warming Pattern Inferred From CMIP6 Intermodel Spread by Fengyun Luo, Shang‐Ping Xie, Jun Ying, Yu‐Fan Geng, Dake Chen

“…Abstract Global climate models generally project a robust decline in Antarctic sea ice (ASI) under increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) while an ASI expansion has been observed over the recent four decades. …”
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Laboratory Study of the Displacement Coalbed CH4 Process and Efficiency of CO2 and N2 Injection by Liguo Wang, Yuanping Cheng, Yongkang Wang

“…The breakthrough time of N2 is approximately 0.5 displaced volumes. Carbon dioxide, however, breaks through at approximately 2 displaced volumes. …”
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Modernidad y arte dental en Cienfuegos. Serafina C. Daumy Martínez, mujer moderna y odontóloga by Victoria María Sueiro Rodríguez, José Luis Valladares Salas

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Preface by Azmy S. Ackleh, Linda J. S. Allen, Graciela Canziani, Shandelle M. Henson, Jia Li, Zhien Ma

“…During the summer of1974, he gave a full series of lectures on mathematical biology atthe University of São Carlos in São Paulo, Brazil. In 1976,he took a year's leave at the University of Georgia, Athens, in theDepartments of Mathematics, Zoology, and the Institute of Ecology,where he met Tom Gard and Ray Lassiter, with whom he has hadcareer-long interactions. …”
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