Soil Microbial Community Structure Evolution along Halophyte Succession in Bohai Bay Wetland by Mingyang Cong, Di Cao, Jingkuan Sun, Fuchen Shi

“…Total phospholipid fatty acid content increased in different successional stages but decreased with depth, with similar variations in bacterial and fungal biomass. Soil organic carbon and especially total nitrogen were positively correlated with microbial biomass. …”
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Analysis of the state of sustainable development and key targets: A case study of China and “Belt and Road” countries by Shun Chen, Ping Jiang, Pin Zuo, Zolboo Dashnyam

“…As major energy producers in China's vicinity, their cooperation in environmental governance and carbon neutrality offers a tremendous opportunity to align their sustainability efforts, directly contributing to both regional and global SDG targets. …”
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Ultratrace Determination of Cr(VI) and Pb(II) by Microsample Injection System Flame Atomic Spectroscopy in Drinking Water and Treated and Untreated Industrial Effluents by Jameel Ahmed Baig, Tasneem Gul Kazi, Latif Elci, Hassan Imran Afridi, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Naseer

“…For the current study, ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC), carbon tetrachloride, and ethanol were used as chelating agent, extraction solvent, and disperser solvent, respectively. …”
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Ultrasensitive Detection of Ferulic Acid Using Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) Functionalized Graphene-Based Electrochemical Sensor by Lin-jie Liu, Xia Gao, Pei Zhang, Shi-lan Feng, Fang-di Hu, Ying-dong Li, Chun-ming Wang

“…The electrochemical redox of ferulic acid (FA) was investigated systematically by cyclic voltammetry (CV) with a poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) functionalized graphene-modified glassy carbon electrode (PDDA-G/GCE) as a working electrode. …”
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Gallstones in Elderly Patients: Impact of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by A Montori, M Boscaini, M Gasparrini, G Miscusi, L Masoni, M Onorato, J Montori

“…Ten per cent of LCs needed to be converted to an open cholecystectomy, most often because of an increase in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood produced by excessive operative time. …”
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Capacitive Deionization for the Removal of Paraquat Herbicide from Aqueous Solution by Tusekile Alfredy, Joyce Elisadiki, Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande

“…Herein, the study investigated the use of CDI for the removal of paraquat (PQ) herbicide from water by using commercial activated carbon (AC) electrodes. The CDI performance was examined as a function of the initial PQ concentration, applied voltage, flowrate, treatment time, and cycle stability testing in the batch mode approach. …”
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Separating and Characterizing Functional Nitrogen Degraders via Magnetic Nanoparticle-Mediated Isolation by Yujiao Sun, Meng Yin, Danyang Zheng, Lei Wang, Xiaohui Zhao, Jie Li

“…With further addition of promotor carbon sources, the enrichment of the functional nitrogen degraders in MMI was significantly higher than in samples without MNPs, showing the advantages of MMI in identifying the active degraders. …”
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The ZnO‐SiO2 Composite Phase with Dual Regulation Function Enables Uniform Zn2+ Flux and Fast Zinc Deposition Kinetics Toward Zinc Metal Batteries by Dongfang Guo, Fengyu Li, Bin Zhang

“…The zinc‐iodine full battery based on Zn@ZSCP anode and low‐cost biomass‐derived porous carbon exhibits an excellent specific capacity and outstanding cycle stability. …”
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Exploration of Nitrate Reductase Metabolic Pathway in Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis by Sintia Almeida, Cassiana Sousa, Vinícius Abreu, Carlos Diniz, Elaine M. S. Dorneles, Andrey P. Lage, Debmalya Barh, Vasco Azevedo

“…On the other hand, Ovis biovar that does not have nitrate reductase is able to adapt to various ecological niches and can grow on certain carbon sources. Apart from these two biovars, some other strains are also able to carry out the reduction of nitrate. …”
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Whole Genome Identification and Integrated Analysis of Long Non-Coding RNAs Responding ABA-Mediated Drought Stress in <i>Panax ginseng</i> C.A. Meyer by Peng Chen, Cheng Chang, Lingyao Kong

“…The DEGs and DELs target genes main enrichment is focused on the “biosynthesis of secondary metabolites”, “starch and sucrose metabolism”, and “carbon metabolism” pathways under drought + ABA vs. drought conditions according to KEGG pathway enrichment analysis, suggesting that these secondary metabolites biosynthesis pathways might be crucial for ABA-mediated drought stress response in ginseng. …”
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Photocatalytic Active Coatings for Lignin Degradation in a Continuous Packed Bed Reactor by Colin Awungacha Lekelefac, Johannes Hild, Peter Czermak, Michael Herrenbauer

“…TiO2-P25-SiO2 + Pt, TiO2-P25-SiO2, TiOSO4_30.6 wt%, and ZnO + TiO2-P25-SiO2 catalysts were synthesized and a comparative study is done regarding morphology of coatings, degradation rates, reaction rates, dissolved carbon (DC), formation of peaks, and fluorescence of products formed from the photocatalytic degradation of lignin sulfonate obtained from a local paper plant. …”
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The use of Platelet Rich Plasmain combination of guided tissue regeneration (chitosan) for bone defects: homogeneity analysis. by Dildar Abdullah Othman, Ziwar Ahmed Saleh, Raid Fahim Salman

“…By energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) It can be seen, that carbon percentages, which belong to chitosan, is a vital parameter that shows the optimum percentage for the formation of a homogeneous PRPchitosan compound and FTIR show the homogenous mixing without chemical changing of the mixture and showed the preservation of the chemical properties of each content. …”
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Z′ Portal Dark Matter in the Minimal B-L Model by Satomi Okada

“…We consider a dark matter scenario in the context of the minimal extension of the Standard Model (SM) with a B-L (baryon number minus lepton number) gauge symmetry, where three right-handed neutrinos with a B-L charge -1 and a B-L Higgs field with a B-L charge +2 are introduced to make the model anomaly-free and to break the B-L gauge symmetry, respectively. …”
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The Enhanced Performance of Phase-Change Materials via 3D Printing with Prickly Aluminum Honeycomb for Thermal Management of Ternary Lithium Batteries by Ming Cao, Juhua Huang, Ziqiang Liu

“…Paraffin wax (PW) was used as a phase-change material, expanded graphite (EG) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) were used as support materials, carbon fiber (CF) was used as a heat-conductive additive, and a 3D printed aluminum honeycomb with a prickly structure (3D Al-Hc) was added to enhance the mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of the CPCM. …”
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Patterns of Understory Diversity in Mixed Coniferous Forests of Southern California Impacted by Air Pollution by Edith B. Allen, Patrick J. Temple, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Michael J. Arbaugh, Abby G. Sirulnik, Leela E. Rao

“…Both total and extractable soil N were higher in sites on the western end of the gradient closer to the urban source of pollution, pH was lower, and soil carbon (C) and litter were higher. The gradient also had decreasing precipitation and increasing elevation from west to east. …”
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Comprehensive reviews on technological and life cycle environmental aspects of solar–thermal adsorption refrigerator by Jun-Ki Choi, Anup Paudel, Bipin Karki, Katie Bradley, Natalie Quinn, Amy Ciric

“…This paper provides a comprehensive review of recent advancements in adsorption refrigeration technologies, including novel adsorbents like activated carbon–ethanol, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and composite materials designed to overcome critical challenges in heat and mass transfer. …”
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Evaluation of Soil Quality for Different Types of Land Use Based on Minimum Dataset in the Typical Desert Steppe in Ningxia, China by Ying Tian, Zhe Xu, Jun Wang, Zhanjun Wang

“…The results suggested that nine soil indicators, namely, soil water content (WC), total soil porosity (TP), percentage of soil sand (sand), percentage of soil clay (clay); soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), available nitrogen (AN), urease activity (UA), and catalase activity (CA) were selected for the MDS. …”
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Exploring Multi-Scale Thermal Behaviour in Pin-on-Disc Systems for Organic, Metallic, Ceramic, and Polymer Composites by Hemant Nagoriya, Gaurav Arora

“…In contrast, both epoxy and epoxy-carbon fiber composites display significantly higher temperatures, with values of 1254 K and 944 K, respectively. …”
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Coupled Electrokinetics-Adsorption Technique for Simultaneous Removal of Heavy Metals and Organics from Saline-Sodic Soil by Salihu Lukman, Mohammed Hussain Essa, Nuhu Dalhat Mu'azu, Alaadin Bukhari

“…In this study, an integrated in situ remediation technique that couples electrokinetics with adsorption, using locally produced granular activated carbon from date palm pits in the treatment zones that are installed directly to bracket the contaminated soils at bench-scale, is investigated. …”
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PERSPECTIVES OF NANOPOWDERS APPLICATION FOR MANUFACTURING OF MODIFYING ALLOYING COMPOSITIONS by A. Kalinichenko, A. Slutsky, V. Sheinert, N. Zyk, V. Borodulya, О. Rabinovich

“…The aim of present research is study of initial nanoparticles structure on the base of titanium, boron, yttrium and carbon nanotubes as well as development of method to manufacture alloying alloys containing nanoparticles.Investigations of nanopowders phase compositions on the base of titanium, boron and yttrium have shown that active elements such as boron carbide, titanium carbide and nitride, yttrium oxide are base compounds of these nanopowders. …”
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