Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Charcoal Production Activities of Rural Households in Mecha District, Ethiopia by Kassahun Tassie, Berihun Misganaw, Solomon Addisu, Ermias Tesfaye

“…The results revealed that the annual charcoal production rate and emission of carbon dioxide equivalent have an increasing trend at an alarming rate in the study area. …”
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Evaluation and Changes in the Comprehensive Ecological Effects of Agriculture in Urbanizing Areas: A Case Study of the Xi'an Metropolitan Zone, China by Zhongxue Zhou, Fangze Zhao, Bingjie Song

“…The framework integrates research on ecosystem services, biodiversity, carbon emissions, pollution, and ecological stability. …”
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Numerical nonlinear analysis of RC beams with un-strengthened and CFRP-strengthened opening drilled under service loads within shear zones by Magdy Khalaf, Louay Aboul-Nour, Mahmoud Khater, Marwa Ibrahim

“…The RC beams are analyzed under two concentrated loads till failure before and after applying the proposed opening strengthening technique by means of the Carbon Fibers Reinforced Polymer sheets (CFRP). The main aim of this research is simulating the real practice situation conditions where the RC beam is subjected to the service loads, supported temporary by means of hydraulic jacks, the opening is drilled and then the strengthening is performed after which the jacking supports are released. …”
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Photochemical oxidation of short-chain polychlorinated n-alkane mixtures using H2O2/UV and the photo-Fenton reaction by Ken J. Friesen, Taha M. El-Morsi, Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz

“…The modified photo-Fenton system was more effective in degrading PCAs, with 72% and 80% disappearance of chlorinated decanes in 45 min of irradiation in pure and natural water, respectively. Carbon chain-length had minimal effect on degradation rates; however, increased degree of chlorination (from Cl5 to Cl8) resulted in slower initial degradation rates and less complete conversion after 3 h of irradiation. …”
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Does Technetium-99m Diethylenetriaminepentaacetate Clearance Predict the Clinical Course of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis? by Marco Mura, Gelorma Belmonte, Stefano Fanti, Angela Maria Pacilli, Luca Fasano, Maurizio Zompatori, Mario Schiavina, Mario Fabbri

“…At T0 (diagnosis) and T1 (follow-up), each patient had pulmonary function tests (forced vital capacity, diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide and partial arterial O2 pressure), extension of fibrosis evaluated by HRCT visual score and 99mTc-DTPA lung clearance. …”
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Understanding the impact of plasma functionalized MWCNTs on the structure, physicochemical and mechanical properties of PEMA by Omar F. Farag, N. A. M. Eid, Essam M. Abdel‑Fattah

“…Abstract In this study, plasma functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes, f-MWCNTs, were incorporated into a poly(ethyl methacrylate), PEMA, polymer matrix at different wt.% (0.005, 0.01, and 0.02 wt.%) to prepare nanocomposite films using the traditional solution casting method. …”
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Bidirectional Collaborative Optimization Scheduling of Adjustable Resources in Computing Node and Power Node by ZHOU Qianyufan, YANG Ping, WAN Siyang, CUI Jiayan, LI Fengneng, WEI Zhichu

“…It also brings the challenges of high energy consumption and carbon emissions for data centers， where the annual electricity consumption can reach billions of kilowatt-hours. …”
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Analysis of Techno–Economic and Social Impacts of Electric Vehicle Charging Ecosystem in the Distribution Network Integrated with Solar DG and DSTATCOM by Ramesh Bonela, Sriparna Roy Ghatak, Sarat Chandra Swain, Fernando Lopes, Sharmistha Nandi, Surajit Sannigrahi, Parimal Acharjee

“…Additionally, to highlight the societal benefits of the approach, the study quantifies the long-term carbon emissions and the corresponding cost of emissions. …”
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Antarctic nematodes survival in Martian and Lunar regolith simulants under terrestrial conditions by CESAR R.L. AMARAL, FÁBIO L.V. BONES, ANTONIO CARLOS DE FREITAS, RODRIGO GOLDENBERG-BARBOSA, MAITHÊ G.P. MAGALHÃES, LUCAS M. MOREIRA, DAFNE ANJOS, ANNA DONATO, ANTONIO AMORIM, PAULO E.A.S. CÂMARA

“…Considering their crucial role in soil food webs, and their relation with nutrient cycling and carbon dioxide emissions, the observed capacity of nematodes to thrive in Martian and Lunar regoliths positions them as potential candidates to sustain human habitats, helping on the development of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) systems, and forming the basis for a biological life-support system to facilitate human survival in extraterrestrial environments.…”
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A comparison of Bayesian and frequentist confidence intervals in the presence of a late Universe degeneracy by Eoin Ó. Colgáin, Saeed Pourojaghi, M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari, Darragh Sherwin

“…We explain mathematically why this non-Gaussianity arises and show, using observational Hubble data (OHD), that Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) marginalisation leads to 1D posteriors that fail to track the $$\chi ^2$$ χ 2 minimum at $$68\%$$ 68 % confidence level in high redshift bins. …”
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Higher serum Metrnl levels are associated with increased vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients by Conghui Liu, Wenwen Ren, Aihua Zhang

“…Multivariate logistic regression revealed that serum Metrnl, age, diabetes mellitus, serum total carbon dioxide (tCO2) and serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) were significant independent determinants of high AAC scores.Conclusion The results herein provide the first clinical evidence of the association between serum Metrnl and VC in HD patients. …”
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A Review and Scientometric Analysis of Global Research on Prefabricated Buildings by Wenhui Liu, Hong Zhang, Qian Wang, Tianran Hua, Hong Xue

“…Moreover, there were 11 co-citation clusters identified from the articles, and their themes included precast structures, waste management, progressive collapse, delay, precast facades, carbon reduction, laser scanning, and prefabricated residential building. …”
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Mass Production of LiFePO4/C Powders by Large Type Spray Pyrolysis Apparatus and Its Application to Cathode for Lithium Ion Battery by Shinsuke Akao, Motofumi Yamada, Takayuki Kodera, Takashi Ogihara

“…Organic compounds such as citric acid and sucrose were used as carbon sources. Scanning electron microscopy observation showed that they had a spherical morphology with nonaggregation. …”
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Development of Ternary and Quaternary Catalysts for the Electrooxidation of Glycerol by L. M. Artem, D. M. Santos, A. R. De Andrade, K. B. Kokoh, J. Ribeiro

“…This work consisted in the preparation of platinum-based catalysts supported on carbon (Vulcan XC-72) and investigation of their physicochemical and electrochemical properties. …”
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The Future of Last-Mile Delivery: Lifecycle Environmental and Economic Impacts of Drone-Truck Parallel Systems by Danwen Bao, Yu Yan, Yuhan Li, Jiajun Chu

“…Results show that, compared to the electric vehicle fleet, the proposed model achieves an approximate 20% reduction in carbon emissions, while delivering a 20–30% cost reduction relative to the fuel truck fleet. …”
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Single-Cell protein for feed and food by Ledbetter Fred

“…Among these, methanotropic bacteria such as Methylococcus sp. and Methyocystis sp. can provide protein from methane as their sole carbon and energy source. Oleaginous yeasts like Yarrowia lipolytica are gaining attention in animal nutrition, particularly chicken and aquaculture, since they not only contain protein but also lipids. …”
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Micro-characterization of Dust and Materials of Dust Origin at a Cement Industry Located in Bangladesh by Zerin Binte Alam, Kazi A. B. M. Mohiuddin

“…Several minerals of silicate, oxide, carbonate, and sulfate were detected with major crystalline phases of Portland cement by SEM-EDS, XRD, and FTIR analyses in samples; among which some are well documented as occupational hazards. …”
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In-situ restructuring of Ni-based metal organic frameworks for photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation by Abdelaziz Gouda, Karen Hannouche, Abhinav Mohan, Chengliang Mao, Ehsan Nikbin, Alexandre Carrière, Jessica Ye, Jane Y. Howe, Mohini Sain, Mohamad Hmadeh, Geoffrey A. Ozin

“…Particularly, metal organic frameworks were proven to contribute to various stages of the carbon cycle, from CO2 capture to its conversion. …”
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CO2 Adsorption from Biogas Using Amine-Functionalized MgO by Preecha Kasikamphaiboon, Uraiwan Khunjan

“…However, apart from CH4, biogas also contains carbon dioxide (CO2) which is noncombustible, thus reducing the biogas heating value. …”
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Valorizing Rice Straw and Its Anaerobically Digested Residues for Biochar to Remove Pb(II) from Aqueous Solution by Jinyang Li, Fei Shen, Gang Yang, Yanzong Zhang, Shihuai Deng, Jing Zhang, Yongmei Zeng, Tao Luo, Zili Mei

“…Lower pH and K content but higher yield, carbon stability, and N and P content were achieved by DRSBCs. …”
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