Development of an LC-MS Method for the Analysis of Birch (<i>Betula</i> sp.) Bark Bioactives Extracted with Biosolvents by Inmaculada Luque-Jurado, Jesús E. Quintanilla-López, Rosa Lebrón-Aguilar, Ana Cristina Soria, María Luz Sanz

“…High precision (RSD < 3.3%), sensitivity (LOD: 23 ng mL⁻¹ and 29 ng mL⁻¹ for Bet and BAc, respectively), and accuracy (95–102% recovery) were found for this optimized method, using an acidulated water–methanol mixture as the mobile phase and sodium acetate as an additive. …”
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How Biochar Addition Affects Denitrification and the Microbial Electron Transport System (ETSA): A Meta-Analysis Based on a Global Scale by Xiaolei Zhang, Qiwen Zhou, Lili Wang, Bo Wan, Qiannan Yang

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Effects of Rhizobium Inoculation on Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Communities, Physicochemical Properties, and Enzyme Activities in Caucasian Clover Under Field Conditions by Yiming Ma, Yuan Suo, Haibo Qi, Fang Tang, Mingjiu Wang

“…Excessive use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture has become a major global source of pollution, leading to issues such as soil compaction, reduced fertility, eutrophication of water bodies, and air pollution. …”
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Advanced Application of Electrospun Polycaprolactone Fibers for Seed Germination Activity by Fatirah Fadil, Nor Dalila Nor Affandi, Nur Aqilah Ibrahim, Mohd Iqbal Misnon, Ahmad Mukifza Harun, Mohammad Khursheed Alam

“…These results show that the seeds were able to germinate on electrospun PCL fiber substrate, owing to the properties of high surface area and excellent fluid water uptake of PCL fibers.…”
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Spatio-temporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of environmental welfare performance in Chinese cities by Yipeng Zhang, Meixia Wang

“…BackgroundIn the process of China’s urbanization, issues such as air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, and noise pollution have become increasingly prominent, severely constraining the sustainable development of cities. …”
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Ensemble modeling of the climate-energy nexus for renewable energy generation across multiple US states by Joy Adul, Rohini Kumar, Renee Obringer

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Mass transpiration impact on effectiveness of heat transport of ternary hybrid nanofluid with velocity slip by S. Bilal, Muhammad Yasir

“…Water is considered as base liquid and its flow due to stretchable/shrinkable surface is entertained. …”
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Ground deformation in and around Jigokudani valley, Tateyama volcano, Japan, during the period of 2021–2022 revealed from combined data of leveling surveys and GNSS observations by Kohei Hotta

“…Assuming a Poisson’s ratio of 0.25, the optimal parameters for the source were searched using Adam, one of a gradient method. …”
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Gaseous Ammonia Sensing from Liquids via a Portable Chemosensor with Signal Correction for Humidity by Andrea Rescalli, Ilaria Porello, Pietro Cerveri, Francesco Cellesi

“…A key advancement of this device is its ability to limit the impact of water vapor, a known source of interference in PANI-based sensors, while maintaining a simple sensor design. …”
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The Future of Pathogen Detection in Aquaculture: Miniature Labs, Field‐Compatible Assays, environmental DNA and RNA, CRISPR and Metatranscriptomics by Jessica Rieder, Anastasiia Berezenko, Alexandra Meziti, Irene Adrian‐Kalchhauser

“…ABSTRACT Inland recirculating aquaculture is a thriving food industry providing sustainable and locally sourced high‐quality protein. However, its expansion is accompanied by emerging challenges regarding the spread of pathogens and diseases. …”
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Shale Gas Transition in China: Evidence Based on System Dynamics Model for Production Prediction by Yingchao Chen, Yang Zhang

“…To address these challenges, this study proposes four policy recommendations: (1) prioritize the development of shallow, high-quality gas-bearing blocks while gradually transitioning to deeper formations; (2) intensify technological innovation in deep shale gas extraction to enhance recovery rates and mitigate production decline rates; (3) implement flexible production subsidies and moderately increase natural gas sales prices to incentivize production and optimize resource allocation; and (4) strengthen ecological conservation and improve water resource management to ensure the sustainable development of shale gas.…”
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Progressive Framework for Analyzing Driving Mechanisms of Ecosystem Services in Resource-Exhausted Cities: A Case Study of Fushun, China by Yuyan Pan, Yanpeng Gao, Hongchang Qian

“…Using Fushun, a resource-exhausted city still struggling with its transformation, as a case study, this research develops a progressive analytical framework that integrates the InVEST model, optimal parameter geographic detector, and multi-scale geographically weighted regression. …”
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Catchment-scale export of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria from an agricultural watershed in central Iowa. by Timothy P Neher, Lanying Ma, Thomas B Moorman, Adina C Howe, Michelle L Soupir

“…This study identifies four ARGs that might be specific to AMR as a result of agricultural sources (tetM, tetW, sul1, sul2) and optimal for use in watershed scale monitoring studies for tracking resistance in the environment.…”
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Estimation of Daylily Leaf Area Index by Synergy Multispectral and Radar Remote-Sensing Data Based on Machine-Learning Algorithm by Minhuan Hu, Jingshu Wang, Peng Yang, Ping Li, Peng He, Rutian Bi

“…A high-precision LAI estimation model for daylilies was constructed by optimizing feature combinations. The RFR importance score screened the top five important features, including vegetation indices land surface water index (LSWI), generalized difference vegetation index (GDVI), normalized difference yellowness index (NDYI), and backscatter coefficients VV and VH. …”
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Pemanfaatan Internet Of Things (Iot) Dalam Proses Pengeringan Rimpang Dengan Menggunakan Platform Node-Red by Gaguk Suprianto

“…Referring to these results shows that the thermocouple sensor is reliable. To measure the water content of turmeric with an initial weight of 30 kg, it takes 7 hours to reach a water content of 9-10%. …”
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Development and Analysis of a Non-Resonant Wide-Band Tri-Axial Electromagnetic Energy Harvester by Hamid Khan, Farid Ullah Khan

“…The output voltage of a home water pump is recorded at 92.1 mV with an acceleration of 0.9 g and a frequency of 100 Hz. …”
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Qualitative Analysis of Valeriana officinalis leaf by Thin-Layer Chromatography by A. Yu. Fisiuk, O. V. Mushkina, N. S. Golyak, O. A. Yorshyk

“…Thus, V. officinalis leaves can serve as a source of flavonoids, phenolic carboxylic and sesquiterpenic acids.…”
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Identification of Spatial Conflict Between Construction Land Expansion and Ecological Land Use in Urumqi by MA Yanjie, YIN Huihui, WANG Shanshan, WANG Juanjuan, TIAN Liulan, WU Zhaopeng

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Changes in sediment connectivity and its impact on sediment transport in a typical watershed of Southern Jiangxi Province, China by Fei Sheng, Tingxin Yi, Yanyan Wang, Haijin Zheng, Shiyu Liu, Xiaofei Nie, Longsong Hu, Haifeng Li

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Bio-carbon composite for supercapacitor electrodes: Harnessing hydrochar frameworks and bio-tar polymerization by Jixiu Jia, Yuxuan Sun, Lili Huo, Lixin Zhao, Ziyun Liu, Zhidan Liu, Kang Kang, Shuaishuai Zhang, Teng Xie, Yanan Zhao, Zonglu Yao

“…However, the polymerization of bio-tar into carbon presents challenges, particularly in achieving a dense, interconnected pore structure essential for optimal electrochemical performance. This study introduced an innovative approach using hydrochar as a framework combined with bio-tar as the carbon source to synthesize bio-carbon composite. …”
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