Consumer Perceptions of Lawn Fertilizer Brands by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Michael D. Dukes

“…A healthy lawn provides many benefits, including urban heat dissipation, water quality protection, erosion control, carbon sequestration, community safety, aesthetics, and property value growth. …”
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Community engagement in the development of bioenergy projects from cellulosic urban waste feedstock in Hawaii for sustainable aviation fuel by Leslie Rush, Joelle Simonpietri, Naomi Kukac

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Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 12 in Cities: Best Practices by Ewa Jastrzębska

“…Moreover, cities consume most of the world’s energy while emitting the bulk of carbon compounds. For that reason, metropolises should seek to implement the concept of sustainable development, as is practically embodied in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …”
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Sustainable Restoration of Cultural Heritage in the digital era by Federico Cinquepalmi, Virginia Adele Tiburcio

“…Usually, the topic of sustainability is discussed for new constructions where it is of fundamental importance to save materials, energy, land use and to reduce the carbon footprint. However, being the number of historical buildings elevate in Italy, the concept shall be extended also to them, that are way more fragile if compared to the surrounding. …”
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A Feasibility Study for Microwave Breast Cancer Detection Using Contrast-Agent-Loaded Bacterial Microbots by Yifan Chen, Panagiotis Kosmas, Sylvain Martel

“…Motivated by these useful properties, we suggest loading a nanoscale microwave contrast agent such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or ferroelectric nanoparticles (FNPs) onto the MTB in order to modify the dielectric properties of tissues near the agent-loaded bacteria. …”
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Feasibility of Reduced Lap-Spliced Length in Polyethylene Fiber-Reinforced Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composite by Wonchang Choi, Seok-Joon Jang, Hyun-Do Yun

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Photosynthetic directed endosymbiosis to investigate the role of bioenergetics in chloroplast function and evolution by Bidhan Chandra De, Jay Cournoyer, Yang-le Gao, Catherine L. Wallace, Stanley Bram, Angad P. Mehta

“…However, rather than meeting the ATP requirements of the host cell, the modern-day land plant chloroplasts are suggested to utilize photosynthesized ATP predominantly for carbon assimilation. This is further highlighted by the fact that the plastidic ADP/ATP carrier translocases from land plants preferentially import ATP. …”
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FEM modelling of hydrogen embrittlement in API 5L X65 steel for safe hydrogen transportation by Shaghayegh Nazar, Sebastian Lipiec, Edoardo Proverbio

“…This study investigates the impact of high-pressure hydrogen on the mechanical properties of API 5L X65 carbon steel through a combined experimental and computational approach. …”
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A New Hybrid Butterfly Optimization Algorithm for Green Vehicle Routing Problem by Dana Marsetiya Utama, Dian Setiya Widodo, Muhammad Faisal Ibrahim, Shanty Kusuma Dewi

“…The objective function is to minimize the distribution costs by considering fuel costs, carbon costs, and vehicle use costs. This research aims to develop the hybrid butterfly optimization algorithm (HBOA) to minimize the distribution costs on G-VRP. …”
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Importance of the α-plot Method in the Characterization of Nanoporous Materials by Jhonny Villarroel-Rocha, Deicy Barrera, Andrés A. García Blanco, Ma. Eugenia Roca Jalil, Karim Sapag

“…The analysis was segregated into three categories: (i) microporous materials, in which the analyzed samples are activated carbons (ACs) with different pore-size distributions, a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) and a zeolite (MS5A); (ii) mesoporous materials, including ordered mesoporous carbons (CMK-3) and ordered mesoporous siliceous materials (MCM-41 and SBA-15); and (iii) micro-mesoporous materials, in which pillared clays (PILCs) obtained with different metals (Al, Si, Fe and Zr) were studied. …”
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Smart life and sustainable development: a comparative analysis on energy and water efficiency in China and the EU by Ina VIRTOSU, Chen LI

“…The difference of rules in these two jurisdictions reflects that China and the EU have their own principles and objectives: China attempts to balance the demand of developing smart city infrastructures and the consumption on natural resources, but the EU has strong ambition on low carbon emission in the whole Union. However, the two jurisdictions still have a common goal to maximize the efficiency of water and electricity consumption which is a fundamental issue for accelerating the transition towards sustainability. …”
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Development and Integration of a CO Detection System Based on Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy Using Near-Infrared DFB Laser by Bin Li, Shuo-Cheng Zhang, Yao-Dan Chi

“…A wavelength modulation spectroscopy- (WMS-) based gas sensing system was established to measure concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) in the range 0–100%. The CO absorption line at 1563.06 nm was scanned with a tunable distributed feedback (DFB) laser, and two InGaAs photodiodes were applied to perform optic-electric conversion. …”
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Structural and Morphological Studies of V2O5/MWCNTs and ZrO2/MWCNTs Composites as Photocatalysts by Sajid Iqbal, Tanveer Hussain Bokhari, Shoomaila Latif, Muhammad Imran, Ayesha Javaid, Liviu Mitu

“…The present study outlines the synthesis of transition metal oxide- (TMO-) multiwall carbon nanotubes- (MWCNTs-) based composites for photocatalytic application. …”
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Possible bi-directional link between ETA receptors and protein kinase C in rat blood vessels by A. M. Northover, B. J. Northover

“…Inthis latter preparation ET-1 and DOPPA increased the permeability of villi microvessels to colloidal carbon in the perfusate. This effect of DOPPA was reduced by pre-treatment with either PD151242 or Ro 31-8220, but the effects of ET-1 were reduced significantly only by Ro 31-8220. …”
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Coupling adaptation mode and regulation strategy for the wind–thermal climate environment of vernacular dwellings in Jiangnan, China based on regional bioclimatic evaluation by Tianyi Min, Tong Zhang

“…As native building types, vernacular dwellings present the mode of human – environment mutualism, which is an important reference for responding to low-carbon and sustainable development of buildings and reshaping regional architectural styles. …”
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An Experimental Investigation into Chosen Parameters of Diesel-Water Emulsion on Combustion Processes by Pradeep Kumar Arokiasamy Remigious, Annamalai Kandasamy, Premkartikkumar Selvi Rajaram

“…The emission parameters such as hydrocarbon emission, carbon monoxide (CO) emission, smoke opacity, and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emission have been measured. …”
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Advances in water splitting and lithium-ion batteries: pioneering sustainable energy storage and conversion technologies by Syeda Maria Hashmi, Shah Noor, Warda Parveen

“…The integration of these technologies within renewable energy systems, highlighting their complementary roles in achieving carbon neutrality are also addressed in this review. …”
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Policy recommendations for community empowerment in climate change adaptation: A study of the Go Green Pandawara Group campaign in Support of SDG 13 Climate Action by Harmono Fendi, Nurhamzah Fachrizal

“…This campaign focuses on raising public awareness about the importance of climate change adaptation efforts through concrete actions such as reforestation, waste management, and carbon footprint reduction. The method used in this research is a qualitative approach with case study analysis. …”
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Deviations From μ‐τ Symmetry Using Δ27 Group on Neutrino Masses and Mixings by Ph. Wilina, N. Nimai Singh

“…The model further predicts effective neutrino masses for neutrinoless double beta decay, 4.15 meV≤mee≤30.6 meV; tritium beta decay, 8.4 meV≤mβ≤30.5 meV; Jarlskog invariant, JCP=±0.022 for CP violation; baryon asymmetry YB=1.15×10−10 for normal hierarchical case; and also 49.5 meV≤mee≤51.7 meV, 49.5 meV≤mβ≤51.4 meV, JCP=±0.022, and YB=1.12×10−10 for inverted hierarchical case, respectively.…”
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The Effect of Decreasing Temperature on Arthropod Diversity and Abundance in Horse Dung Decomposition Communities of Southeastern Massachusetts by Patrick Kearns, Robert D. Stevenson

“…Dung from large mammalian herbivores provides a concentrated food resource, rich in bacteria, nitrogen, and many forms of carbon that support a diverse community of arthropods. …”
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