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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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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Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 XBB.1.5-adapted vaccine against COVID-19 hospitalization related to the JN.1 variant in Europe: a test-negative case-control study using the id.DRIVE... by Jennifer L. Nguyen, Marianna Mitratza, Hannah R. Volkman, Leonie de Munter, Thao Mai Phuong Tran, Catia Marques, Mustapha Mustapha, Srinivas Valluri, Jingyan Yang, Andrés Antón, Irma Casas, Eduardo Conde-Sousa, Laura Drikite, Beate Grüner, Giancarlo Icardi, Gerrit Luit ten Kate, Charlotte Martin, Ainara Mira-Iglesias, Alejandro Orrico-Sánchez, Susana Otero-Romero, Gernot Rohde, Luis Jodar, John M. McLaughlin, Kaatje Bollaerts

“…Methods: A test-negative case–control study was carried out in adults (≥18 y) hospitalized between 2 October 2023 and 2 April 2024 with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) within the id.DRIVE partnership. …”
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Development and predictors of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents with depressive disorders: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression by Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo, Violeta Perez-Rodriguez, Javier de Otazu Olivares, Javier Camacho-Rubio, Aditya Sharma, Ana Catalán, Josefien Breedvelt, Claudia Aymerich, Mihai Pop, Carmen Moreno, Ian Kelleher, Jane Anderson, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Christoph U Correll, Allan H. Young

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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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Editorial by Enrique Casanovas Cosío

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Analyzing Drivers of Tropical Moist Forest Dynamics in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park Landscape, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from 1990 to 2022 by Nadège Cizungu Cirezi, Jean-François Bastin, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Yannick Sikuzani Useni, Katcho Karume, Raymond Sinsi Lumbuenamo, Jan Bogaert

“…The protected areas (PA) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo serve as vital carbon reservoirs and are crucial for biodiversity conservation and climate regulation. …”
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Decomposing the Tea Bag Index and finding slower organic matter loss rates at higher elevations and deeper soil horizons in a minerogenic salt marsh by S. G. Reddy, W. R. Farrell, F. Wu, S. C. Pennings, J. Sanderman, M. Eagle, C. Craft, A. C. Spivak

“…<p>Environmental gradients can affect organic matter decay within and across wetlands and contribute to spatial heterogeneity in soil carbon stocks. We tested the sensitivity of decay rates to tidal flooding and soil depth in a minerogenic salt marsh using the Tea Bag Index (TBI). …”
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Emission Characteristics of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Construction Equipment by Sungwoon Jung, Sunmoon Kim, Yunsung Lim, Jongtae Lee, Taekho Chung, Heekyoung Hong, Sunhee Mun, Seunghwan Lee, Woojun Jang, Jaehyun Lim

“…The characteristics and chemical composition of the emitted regulated pollutants (carbon monoxide (CO), non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and particulate matter (PM)) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), e.g., volatile organic compounds (VOCs), aldehydes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), were then determined. …”
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RSM approach-based analysis of the physical behavior of dune sand reinforced with Washingtonia waste contributing to mortar cleaner production by Abdelhamid Khelifi, Messaouda Boumaaza, Ahmed Belaadi, Mostefa Bourchak, Tarek Djedid, Ibrahim M.H. Alshaikh, Djamel Ghernaout

“…Alternatives to cement or natural aggregates lead to natural resource conservation and reduced carbon dioxide emissions. In this context, dune sand (DS) and Washingtonia waste (WW), which are abundant in the Algerian desert, were investigated as potential eco-friendly substitutes for cement in mortar manufacture. …”
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Preparation of curcumin submicron particles by supercritical antisolvent method with external adjustable annular gap nozzle by Yechen Wang, Zirui Li, Sun Fayu, Fei Li, Weiqiang Wang

“…Curcumin was used as a model drug, ethanol as the solvent, and supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) as the antisolvent. Building on single-factor experiments, a Box-Behnken Design-Response Surface Methodology (BBD-RSM) was employed to systematically investigate the effects of four process parameters—crystallizer pressure (12–16 MPa), crystallizer temperature (313–323 K), solution concentration (1–2 mg/mL), and CO2/solution flow rate ratio (133–173 g/g)—on the morphology and particle size of curcumin particles. …”
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Autonomous Defense Based on Biogenic Nanoparticle Formation in Daunomycin-Producing <i>Streptomyces</i> by Karel Beneš, Vladislav Čurn, Baveesh Pudhuvai, Jaroslav Motis, Zuzana Michalcová, Andrea Bohatá, Jana Lencová, Jan Bárta, Michael Rost, Andreas Vilcinskas, Vladimír Maťha

“…Herein, we describe the development of a specialized cultivation medium for daunomycin production, including a shift to oil rather than sugar as the primary carbon source. This achieved an almost threefold increase in daunomycin yields, reaching 5.5–6.0 g/L. …”
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Hydrothermal conditions dominated sensitivity and lag effect of grassland productivity in Yunnan Province, China: Implications for climate change by Yan Fang, Long Wan, Jing Tong, Guijing Li, Jing Pang, Enfu Chang, Linglan Chen, Zixuan Shi

“…Net primary productivity (NPP) is an important indicator of carbon and water cycles in grassland ecosystems and is highly sensitive to climate change. …”
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Synergistic mapping of urban tree canopy height using ICESat-2 data and GF-2 imagery by Xiaodi Xu, Ya Zhang, Peng Fu, Chaoya Dang, Bowen Cai, Qingwei Zhuang, Zhenfeng Shao, Deren Li, Qing Ding

“…Mapping urban top of canopy height (UTCH) is essential for quantifying urban vegetation carbon storage and developing effective vegetation management strategies. …”
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Tailoring Borate Mediator Species Enables Industrial CO Production with Improved Overall Energy Efficiency by Sustainable Molten Salt CO2 Electrolysis by Xinyu Li, Bowen Deng, Kaifa Du, Wenmiao Li, Di Chen, Xin Qu, Fangzhao Pang, Xiaodan Zhang, Hao Zha, Huayi Yin, Dihua Wang

“…This work presents a cost‐effective strategy for the industrial‐scale production of CO derived from CO2, contributing to a lower carbon footprint by establishing a sustainable borate‐mediated closed loop.…”
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