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With the increase in disasters due to climate change, there has been a growing interest in green infrastructures that utilize nature for disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, green infrastructures cannot completely protect against hazards. Therefor...

As bread is the most consumed food by the Tunisian population and the major source of salt, a pilot experiment of salt reduction in bread was begun in Bizerte city. Salt analysis in bread collected from Bizerte city was done with the Volhard titratio...

Geogenic arsenic (As)-rich groundwater poses a significant environmental challenge worldwide, yet our understanding of the interplay between dissolved organic matter (DOM) transformation and arsenic mobilization during microbial sulfate reduction rem...

Chemical fertilizer loss during agricultural production is an important factor leading to the eutrophication of lakes and reservoirs. As fertilizer technology has become more widespread, it has become necessary to explore the ecological compensation...

Reducing carbon emissions is of paramount importance to the accomplishment of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The effect of rural e-commerce on agricultural carbon emissions (ACEs) is controversial, and particularly the mechanism behind the e...

Using the ecological civilization demonstration zone as a quasi-natural experiment, this study has explored the effect of it on air pollution in China by employing the difference-in-differences model and the spatial difference-in-differences model, a...

High meat consumption appears regularly in sustainability discourses but finding practical tools for reduction has proven to be challenging. The rise of social media has opened up new pathways to structure political spaces where grassroots initiative...

The magnetic antenna can receive extremely weak underwater magnetic signals, and induce the magnetic field intensity which can reach the femto-tesla (fT) level, making it widely used in underwater electromagnetic signal detection. However, even the s...

This study proposed a design method for forced-vibration subsoiling to reduce resistance and consumption. The vibration digging parameters of the Antlion larvae were obtained by high-speed camera, and a forced-vibration subsoiling shovel handle and s...

Current research shows that the wavy shape can play an important role in drag reduction. Meanwhile, it also has the potential of noise reduction. In the present study, a kind of wavy shape of periodic cosine profile with a large spanwise wavelength a...

Promoting the carbon emission trading system has been a crucial measure for China to fulfill its carbon neutrality commitment. Taking the carbon emission trading system implemented in China in 2013 as a quasi-natural experiment, based on the provinci...

Methane produced from paddy fields has a negative impact on global climate change. However, the role of soil bacterial community composition in mediating methane (CH₄) emission from waterlogged paddy soil using the column experiment is poorly known....

Achieving carbon emission reduction synergy is vital for green economic transformation. This study examines whether environmental governance pressure promotes such synergy, simultaneously driving carbon reduction and pollution control. Leveraging the...

The agricultural drainage in rural area plays important roles in water supply and drainage for crop cultivation. Various kinds of debris near agricultural drainage, however, causes sedimentation in the drainage during rainfall. The debris introduced...

In this study, the effects of different operating conditions on excess sludge minimization in an oxic-settling-anaerobic (OSA) process were evaluated. The experiment involved two systems operating in parallel, one implementing the OSA process and a c...

A small-scale supersonic flight experiment vehicle named OWASHI is being developed at Muroran Institute of Technology as a flying testbed for verification of innovative technologies for high-speed atmospheric flights. Drag reduction in the transonic...

As a pioneering initiative in the advancement of green finance, China’s Green Finance Reform and Innovation Pilot Zone (GFPZ) offers critical empirical and theoretical insights for the development of a global green financial system. While exist...

The digital economy and industrial sustainable development are important issues at this stage. The economic welfare effects of digital economy development have been confirmed by the existing literature, while the impact of digital economy development...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who inject drugs face persistent health inequities, highlighting the need for programs that meet the needs of these groups. This study explored how intersectional stigma and discrimination affect Aborigina...

This study aims to review the theoretical and empirical effects of working time reduction (WTR) and compare them with workers’ expectations and experiences. A survey was conducted with 61 individuals working 40 h per week, 36 workers who had un...

Mitigating air pollutants such as SO_x and PM emitted from ships is an important task for marine environmental protection and improving air quality. To address this, exhaust gas after-treatment devices have been introduced, but treating pollutants lik...

This work discussed the advantages of reducing copper in molten copper slag with low S content. FactSage calculated the distribution of copper at equilibrium under different sulfur contents. The effect of sulfur content on copper recovery under diffe...

Developing strategies to incentivize travelers towards adopting sustainable mobility options is one of the effective approaches to mitigate carbon emissions. Using Xi’an Xianyang International Airport as a case study, this study aims to explore...

The thermal decomposition of a heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco at four temperatures (250–400 °C) was studied via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Multi-shot pyrolizer experiments (Py-GC/MS), and the effect of four potential additives, USY B...

Co-flow jet (CFJ) is an active flow control technique that significantly enhances aerodynamic performance metrics such as the maximum lift and maximum lift-to-drag ratio of airfoils or wings. Currently, investigations into lift enhancement and drag r...

To solve the problem of low-frequency aerodynamic noise control of Helmholtz resonators (HR) due to the frequency shift and amplitude reduction in acoustic attenuation caused by increasing fluid flow, the lossless regulation mechanism of the dynamic...

Plants have the potential to reduce CO₂ concentration, but their photosynthesis is directly influenced by the indoor lighting environment. As a result, the efficiency of indoor plants is limited by indoor lighting environment. In order to explore the...

Phase change materials (PCM) in the construction industry became attractive because of several interesting attributes, such as thermo-physical parameters, open air atmospheric condition usage, cost and the duty structure requirement. Thermal performa...

This paper presents the design and the experimental results of a new type of developable added bulbous bow that has been designated as a dihedral bow. This type of bow is based on polyhedral bows that are used in small vessels, whose origin is traced...

The complex field environment under conservation tillage aggravates the vibration during a planter’s operation, affecting the sowing quality and fertilization depth. Studying its vibration characteristics can help to realize active vibration re...

The endowment effect is a phenomenon whereby ownership increases the perceived value of goods, thereby reducing the willingness to trade. This paper presents the results of a field experiment, designed to assess the robustness of this effect when dec...

The appearance of cracks in brittle materials in general and in marble, in particular, is a problem in the hydro-abrasive jet cutting process. In this paper is presented a method to reduce the appearance of cracks when cutting with a hydro-abrasive j...

The digital humanities and social sciences are critical for addressing societal challenges such as climate change and disaster risk reduction. One way in which the digital humanities and social sciences add value, particularly in an increasingly digi...

The optimization of photocatalysis is complex, as heterogenous catalysis makes its kinetic modeling or design of experiment (DOE) significantly more difficult than homogeneous reactions. On the other hand, Bayesian optimization (BO) has been found to...

Biochar application has been considered as a promising solution to address the effects of modern agriculture on climate change. However, there is a lack of research on the biochar application of greenhouse gas emissions based on poor soils in Korean...

There is significant interest among policymakers and academics about whether green agricultural subsidy policy (GASP) has achieved its intended effect of reducing agricultural carbon emissions (ACEs) in China. Based on the panel data of 172 prefectur...

The design and manufacture of highly efficient nanocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is key to achieve the massive use of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Up to date, Pt nanocatalysts are widely used for the ORR, but they have var...

In this work, we study the effect of modifying the metal loading (0.5–1.5 wt.% Pd and 0.1–1 wt.% Sn or In), the impregnation order of noble or promoter metal (Pd–Sn or Sn–Pd), and the type of promoter metal (Sn or In) during t...

In the area of dental healthcare services, where patients and professionals deal with multiple auditory stimuli, this cross-sectional study reports on the various dynamics of sound preferences, noise obstacles, and the profound impact of music on anx...

In order to further improve the power and fuel economy of hybrid vehicles, this paper proposes a method of hybrid vehicle powertrain matching by combining orthogonal tests with Cruise software, supplemented by the control strategy formulation of crit...

Friction and wear reduction in internal combustion engines are crucial for improving efficiency and durability. This study investigates the effect of microtextured surfaces on friction power loss in an engine’s piston ring-cylinder system. A nu...

Batch and transport experiments were used to investigate the remediation of loamy sand soil contaminated with Cr(VI) using zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) stabilized by carboxymethylcellulose (CMC-nZVI). The effect of pH, ionic strength (IS), a...

In the field of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) using ultrasonic guided waves, accurately assessing the aging failure of insulation coatings remains a challenging and prominent research topic. While the application of ultrasonic guided waves in mater...

The Bali Government has made the implementation of the electric vehicle (EV) policy a high priority considering its attractiveness for emission and air pollution reduction to maintain the sustainability of Bali’s nature and tourism sector. Considerin...

Green manufacturing is an effective means for regions to reduce carbon emissions. It is a crucial approach for improving modern environmental governance and lays the foundation for the Chinese government’s push for green transformation, sustain...

Innovation can balance environmental objectives while enhancing economic efficiency. However, its policy dimension has largely been overlooked. Leveraging financial instruments to promote technological innovation has become a primary policy tool. Thi...

Using data from 2003 to 2019 for China’s 257 cities, this quantitative research utilizes the difference-in-differences approach to evaluate the synergy of the Comprehensive Demonstration Cities of Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Fisc...

A reduction in meat consumption is increasingly considered fundamental to a sustainable food system. This paper contributes to understanding how meat consumers enact ‘meat reduction’ in the context of their everyday lives, exploring the m...

Iron ore pellet reduction experiments were performed with pure hydrogen (H₂) and mixtures with carbon monoxide (CO) at different ratios. For direct reduction processes that switch dynamically between reformed natural gas and hydrogen as the reductant...

The electrochemical synthesis of ammonia through the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is receiving much attention, since it is considered a promising alternative to the Haber–Bosch process. In NRR experiments, a Nafion membrane is generally ad...