Perspectives for Sustainable Aviation Biofuels in Brazil by Luís A. B. Cortez, Francisco E. B. Nigro, Luiz A. H. Nogueira, André M. Nassar, Heitor Cantarella, Márcia A. F. D. Moraes, Rodrigo L. V. Leal, Telma T. Franco, Ulf F. Schuchardt, Ricardo Baldassin Junior

“…The aviation industry has set ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions in coming decades. The strategy involves the use of sustainable biofuels, aiming to achieve benefits from environmental, social, and economic perspectives. …”
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Pore Structure and Its Fractal Dimension: A Case Study of the Marine Shales of the Niutitang Formation in Northwest Hunan, South China by Wei Jiang, Yang Zhang, Tianran Ma, Song Chen, Yang Hu, Qiang Wei, Dingxiang Zhuang

“…To analyze the pore structure and fractal characteristics of marine shale in the lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation in northwestern Hunan Province, China, the pore characteristics of shale were characterized using total organic carbon (TOC) content, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), low temperature nitrogen adsorption (LT-N₂GA) and methane adsorption experiments. …”
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Gut microbial 3α‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase promotes depression in males via degrading testosterone by Di Li, Jingru Cheng, Wei Zhang, Pengfei Cheng, Yuan He, Jinghan Jia, Chao Wang, Zhongchun Liu, Zhou Sun, Jinxi Wang

“…Using testosterone as the only carbon source, the testosterone‐degrading bacteria Arthrobacter koreensis was isolated from fecal of low testosterone male patients with depression. …”
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Metabolic Performance of Mealworms and Black Soldier Fly Larvae Reared on Food and Agricultural Waste and By-Products by Frederik Kjær Nielsen, Rasmus Juhl Hansen, Asmus Toftkær Muurmann, Simon Bahrndorff, Niels Thomas Eriksen

“…The combined outcome of these metabolic rates resulted in an average carbon net growth efficiency, NGE*_avg of 0.16–0.40 in mealworms and 0.33–0.56 in BSF larvae across their life span. …”
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Differential controls on CO2 and CH4 emissions from the free-flowing Neretva River, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Martin Dalvai Ragnoli, Thea Schwingshackl, Serafine Kattus, Julius Lissy, Elisabeth Weninger, Gabriel Singer

“… Streams and rivers emit methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), two greenhouse gasses contributing to global warming. …”
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A review of metabolic calorimetric applications in plant stress, waste management, and diagnostics by Michael Bayode, Ifeoluwaposi Ogundana, Oluwatosin Ogundare, Elizabeth Awodire, Patience Abbah, Israel Onifade, Adeola Adeyolanu, Stephen Okunade, Samuel Ogboye, Michael Elabiyi

“… The majority of metabolic activities occur in adiabatic environments; carbon uptake in soils serves as a signal for thermal heat fluxes, and plants can spontaneously generate heat during metabolic processes. …”
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Evaluation of Chemical, Functional, Spectral, and Thermal Characteristics of Sargassum wightii and Ulva rigida from Indian Coast by Yogesh Kumar, Ayon Tarafdar, Deepak Kumar, Kiran Verma, Manjeet Aggarwal, Prarabdh C. Badgujar

“…Evaluation of mineral and CHNS content indicated that the concentration of potassium, magnesium, and calcium was 1.36 ± 0.08 mg/g, 8.39 ± 0.80 mg/g, and 14.03 ± 3.46 mg/g, respectively, that was higher in the S. wightii, whereas U. rigida contained higher value of iron, carbon, and sulphur (0.70 ± 0.13 mg/g, 37.72 ± 4.63%, and 2.61 ± 0.16%, respectively). …”
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Hp eradication decreased the expression level of PG II in patients of Hp negative with gastric intestinal metaplasia: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Yanhong Wang, Xixiang Cao, Baodong Shan, Song Chen, Shengnan Li, Sujuan Fei, Xunlei Pang

“…The expression level of PGI, PG II, and G 17 was detected by fluorescence immunochromatography and Hp infection was detected by 13-carbon breath test. The demographic characteristics of the subjects were obtained through questionnaires. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation of CO₂-ECBM Under Different Moisture Contents by Xiaoyu Cheng, Xuanping Gong, Cheng Cheng, Quangui Li, Ziqiang Li

“…The water and methane (CH₄)/carbon dioxide (CO₂) molecules compete for adsorption and undergo a series of reactions that affect gas diffusion. …”
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Association of smoking with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review, and meta-analysis, including dose-response analysis by Kihun Kim<sup>+<sup/>, Dai Sik Ko<sup>+<sup/>, Jin-Woo Kim, Dongjun Lee, Eunjeong Son, Hyun-Woo Kim, Tae-Jin Song<sup>+<sup/>, Yun Hak Kim

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Synthesis and evaluation of some new 1,3,4-oxadiazoles bearing thiophene, thiazole, coumarin, pyridine and pyridazine derivatives as antiviral agents by Albratty Mohammed, El-Sharkawy Karam Ahmed, Alhazmi Hassan Ahmed

“…In an attempt to produce heterocyclic compounds based on 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives with potential antiviral activity, synthesis of compound 1 [2-(5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)acetonitrile] was performed through the reaction of cyanoacetic acid hydrazide with carbon disulfide in alcoholic potassium hydroxide. …”
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Revolutionizing Civil Servant’s Work Behavior through Flexible Working Spaces: Digital Transformation &Green Practices at the Ministry of Finance by Puput Yanita Senja, Wahyu Dian Silviani, Rosana Eri Puspita

“…The pandemic also brought other advantages, including carbon emissions reductions and time savings. Conclusion: The FWS concept in the Ministry of Finance changed the work behavior related to the digital transformation, and the green work behavior of the civil servants. …”
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Modelling the alpha and beta diversity of copepods across tropical and subtropical Atlantic ecoregions by Lorena Martínez-Leiva, José M. Landeira, Maria Luz Fernández de Puelles, Santiago Hernández-León, Víctor M. Tuset, Effrosyni Fatira

“…Abstract Copepods, the most abundant individuals of the mesozooplankton, play a pivotal role in marine food webs and carbon cycling. However, few studies have focused on their diversity and the environmental factors influencing it. …”
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Concentration and Potential Sources of Total Gaseous Mercury in a Concentrated Non-Ferrous Metals Smelting Area in Mengzi of China by Xinyu Han, Yuqi Xie, Haojie Su, Wei Du, Guixin Du, Shihan Deng, Jianwu Shi, Senlin Tian, Ping Ning, Feng Xiang, Haitao Xie

“…To discuss the contributions of local sources and long-range transport, eight pollution events were identified based on the ratio of ΔTGM/ΔCO (Carbon Monoxide), which can be found that local sources are a key contributor to the major TGM pollution events. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Resolution Sentinel-2 and Pleiades Imagery for Mapping Urban Tree Species by Fabio Recanatesi, Antonietta De Santis, Lorenzo Gatti, Alessio Patriarca, Eros Caputi, Giulia Mancini, Chiara Iavarone, Carlo Maria Rossi, Gabriele Delogu, Miriam Perretta, Lorenzo Boccia, Maria Nicolina Ripa

“…Urban vegetation, particularly trees, provides critical ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, air quality improvement, and biodiversity conservation. …”
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Optimized extraction and kinetic study of cholesterol oxidase from a newly isolated Escherichia fergusonii strain from local whey samples: insights through a combined experimental... by Simin Khataee, Gholamreza Dehghan, Samaneh Rashtbari, Arezu Marefat, Sina Jamei, Hamed Farzi-Khajeh

“…The maximum production of ChoX was obtained at the optimum condition of 48 h of incubation under shaking conditions (130 rpm) at 35 °C in a basal medium adjusted to pH 6.5, including 1.4 g/L cholesterol as a sole carbon. The crude product was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and followed by ion exchange chromatography utilizing Q-Sepharose, resulting in 5.35-fold and 13.86-fold purification, respectively, with a final specific activity of 15.8 U/mg. …”
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Associations of PM2.5 and its components with term preterm rupture of membranes: a retrospective study by Jiangxia Qin, Weiling Liu, Haidong Zou, Chong Zeng, Cifeng Gao, Weiqi Liu

“…After adjusting for potential confounders, statistically significant associations were found between TPROM and exposure to PM2.5, nitrate ( ${\mathrm{NO}}_{3}^{-}$ NO 3 − ), ammonium ( ${\mathrm{NH}}_{4}^{+}$ NH 4 + ), and black carbon (BC) during the second trimester and between TPROM and exposure to PM2.5, sulphate ( ${\mathrm{SO}}_{4}^{2-}$ SO 4 2 − ), and BC during the third trimester. …”
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Semifield Evaluation of Improved Passive Outdoor Host Seeking Device (POHD) for Outdoor Control of Anopheles arabiensis Mosquitoes by Stella T. Kessy, Bruno A. Nyundo, Ladslaus L. Mnyone, Issa N. Lyimo

“…The POHDs baited with attractive blends, carbon dioxide (CO2), and bendiocarb-treated electrostatic netting were placed either towards the top or bottom openings, and other modifications were exposed to An. arabiensis under the semifield system at Ifakara Health Institute (IHI). …”
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Ab Initio Study of the Energetics, Electronic Properties, and Chlorine Migration Behavior of B2-FeAl (110) Surface by Microalloying by Weiqian Chen, Peiqing La, Ruojiao Yin, Lei Wan, Yong Du, Yibing Zheng

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A Trihybrid Approach for Enhancing Crude Oil Recovery Using Effervescent‐Tablet‐Based Nanofluids by Naser Ali, Husain Bahzad, Nawaf F. Aljuwayhel, Shikha A. Ebrahim, Abbas T. Hamoud, Hussain Al‐Mazidi, Huda B. Al‐Naser, Mohammad A. Al‐Attar, Sohaib Kholosy, Ayas Al‐Zanki, Mohammad Banyan, Mumayaz Alenezi

“…Tablets are formed by mixing and consolidating multi‐walled carbon nanotubes, surfactants, and effervescent agents. …”
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