The truth about co-benefits: a multidimensional feasibility assessment for thailand and beyond by Eric Zusman, Kaoru Akahoshi, Tatsuya Hanaoka, Christopher S Malley, Supat Wangwongwatana, Nutthajit Onmek, Ittipol Paw-armart, Kim Oanh Nguyen Thi, Lai Nguyen Huy, Johan C I Kuylenstierna, Tomoki Hirayama, Yurie Goto, Kawashima Kazumasa, Markus Amann, Zbigniew Klimont, Jessica Slater

“…It then outlines five steps for applying that framework to evaluate the size of different barriers for transport, agricultural and residential energy co-benefit solutions in Thailand. The results demonstrate that the sum of the delays from social/institutional barriers exceed economic/technological barriers for four out of six studied solutions. …”
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Overlying strata movement law and rockburst prevention & control for fully mechanized top coal caving face in extra-thick coal seams by Hai Rong, Longyue He, Yadi Wang, Xiangzhi Wei, Shilong Wei, Suihan Yang, Jincheng Li, Linlin Chen

“…The monitoring results indicate that microseismic events are concentrated in the basic roof and medium-position strata 1, and energy events of 103 J are prone to occur. The basic roof and medium-position strata 1 are the key points for rock burst prevention of the working face. …”
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Density functional theory calculation for understanding the roles of biochar in immobilizing exchangeable Al3 + and enhancing soil quality in acidic soils by Debo He, Xinyi Liu, Dongni Hu, Ping Lei, Jinbo Zhang, Zhixin Dong, Bo Zhu

“…This preferential adsorption was attributed to the stronger interaction and higher bond dissociation energy between biochar functional groups and Al3+. …”
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Water–rock interaction in the geothermal systems related to post-collision zone volcanism: A case study based on multivariate statistical analysis from the Kavak geothermal field (... by Gündüz, Mesut, Bozdağ, Ayla, Bayram, Ali Ferat, Bozdağ, Ali, Asan, Kürşad, Sardini, Paul

“…Water–rock interaction is the focus of geothermal energy studies and can be documented by traditional geochemical methods such as ion ratio method and hydrogeochemical modelling etc. …”
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Research and insights for application of CO2-ECBM technology in deep high-rank coal seams: a case study of Jinzhong block, Qinshui Basin by Yongwang ZHENG, Yinan CUI, Xin LI, Cui XIAO, Tao GUO, Dengfeng ZHANG

“…Compared with other enhanced recovery technologies such as chemical flooding and thermal flooding, CO2-ECBM (CO2 geological sequestration-Enhanced Coal Bed Methane Recovery) technology offers dual benefits of energy conservation and emission reduction, and increased recovery rates of coalbed methane. …”
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Apportioning and Locating PM2.5 Sources Affecting Coastal Cities: Ulsan in South Korea and Dalian in China by Eunhwa Choi, Kwonho Jeon, Young Su Lee, Jongbae Heo, Ilhan Ryoo, Taeyeon Kim, Chuanlong Zhou, Philip K. Hopke, Seung-Muk Yi

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Carbon sequestration in different urban vegetation types in Southern Finland by L. Thölix, L. Backman, M. Havu, M. Havu, E. Karvinen, J. Soininen, J. Trémeau, O. Nevalainen, J. Ahongshangbam, L. Järvi, L. Järvi, L. Kulmala

“…In this study, we examined the performance of three models – the Jena Scheme for Biosphere–Atmosphere Coupling in Hamburg (JSBACH), the Lund–Potsdam–Jena General Ecosystem Simulator (LPJ-GUESS), and the Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme (SUEWS) – in estimating carbon sequestration rates in both irrigated and non-irrigated lawns, park trees (<i>Tilia cordata</i>), and urban forests (<i>Betula pendula</i>) in Helsinki, Finland. …”
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Blowin’ in the Nonisothermal Wind: Core-powered Mass Loss with Hydrodynamic Radiative Transfer by William Misener, Matthäus Schulik, Hilke E. Schlichting, James E. Owen

“…We incorporate these opacity-dependent mass loss rates into a self-consistent planetary mass and energy evolution model and show that lower/higher γ values lead to more/less hydrogen being retained after core-powered mass loss. …”
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Evaluating Ultrafine Particles and PM2.5 in Microenvironments with Health Perspectives: Variability in Concentrations and Pollutant Interrelationships by Sheng Xiang, Shaojun Zhang, Yu Ting Yu, Hui Wang, Ye Deng, Qinwen Tan, Zihang Zhou, Ye Wu

“…This variability implies that control policies should be diversified with pollutant types and energy usage of the city.…”
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On the tracks of an uninvited guest, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus in Cyprus by Riccardo Piccinno, Giulia Fiorenza, Marlen Ines Vasquez, Jeremy Bouyer, Gregoris Notarides, Ludvik Marcus Gomulski, Soteris Meletiou, Mustafa Akiner, Antonios Michaelakis, Federico Forneris, Giovanni Maga, Giuliano Gasperi, Anna Rodolfa Malacrida

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Connotation, research status, and development directions of clean coal geology in China by Yuegang TANG, Shaoqing WANG, Xiaoshuai WANG, Xin GUO, Yafeng WANG, Liping XUE, Harold H. Schobert

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Meta-synthesizing of Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility: External Stake-holders Approach by Maryam Khalatbari Moazam, Hamidreza Yazdani, Naser Asgari

“…Environmental CSR actions by banks are grouped into four distinct categories: resource and energy consumption management, environmental protection efforts, environmental development initiatives, and practices related to green banking. …”
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Six-Phase Fully Coreless Axial-Flux Permanent-Magnet Generator: Design, Fabrication, and Performance Analysis by Turki M. Alsuwian, Asiful Habib, Muhammad Ammirrul Atiqi Mohd Zainuri, Ahmad Asrul Ibrahim, Nasrudin Abd Rahim, Adam R. H. Alhawari, Abdulkarem H. M. Almawgani, Saleh Almasabi, A. T. Hindi, Mohamed Fauzi Packeer Mohamed

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On-chip integrated plasmon-induced high-performance self-powered Pt/GaN ultraviolet photodetector by Tong Xu, Shulin Sha, Kai Tang, Xuefeng Fan, Jinguo Liu, Caixia Kan, Gangyi Zhu, Feifei Qin, Daning Shi, Mingming Jiang

“…Finite element analysis and energy band theory confirm that the excellent photodetection properties of the Pt/GaN device are related to the strong plasmon absorption and the increase of hot electrons injected into the GaN conduction band, which considerably improves its photoresponse performance and robustness in application. …”
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Low thermal expansion in conjunction with improved mechanical properties achieved in Mg-Gd solid solutions by Cuihong Wang, Zhihua Dong, Bin Jiang, Lei Wang, Zhiying Zheng, Ang Zhang, Jiangfeng Song, Dingfei Zhang, Levente Vitos

“…It emerges fundamentally from the varied influence of Gd on the unstable stacking fault energy of basal and non-basal slips. The present advances enhance the understanding of designing innovative Mg alloys with tunable thermal expansion and mechanical properties.…”
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Mitochondria-targeted photothermal-chemodynamic therapy enhances checkpoint blockade immunotherapy on colon cancer by Benchao Zheng, Hongbo Wang, Shiyi Zhai, Jiangsheng Li, Kuangda Lu

“…Photothermal therapy (PTT), which employs light energy to ablate tumors, can also activate tumor-specific immune responses. …”
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Integrative bioinformatic approach reveals novel melatonin-related biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease by Hua-xiong Zhang, Dilmurat Hamit, Qing Li, Xiao Hu, San-feng Li, Fu Xu, Ming-yuan Wang, Guo-qing Bao, Hong-yan Li

“…Finally, we discovered that all biomarkers could bind to MLT with a strong binding energy. Conclusion: Our study identified three novel biomarkers related to MLT for AD, namely, GPRC5B, NFKBIA and RASSF4, providing a novel approach for the investigation and treatment of AD patients.…”
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Diet-microbiome covariation across three giraffe species in a close-contact zone by Elin Videvall, Brian A. Gill, Michael B. Brown, Hannah K. Hoff, Bethan L. Littleford-Colquhoun, Peter Lokeny, Paul M. Musili, Tyler R. Kartzinel

“…The biodiverse group of ruminant mammals are entirely dependent on their gut microbiota to extract energy and nutrients from their foods, making these symbionts vital to survival. …”
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Different starch sources and amino acid levels on growth performance, starch and amino acids digestion, absorption and metabolism of 0- to 3-week-old broilers fed low protein diet by Caiwei Luo, Jinping Wang, Wei Jiang, Dafei Yin, Gang Meng, Jiwei Wang, Jing Xu, Jianmin Yuan

“…It was concluded that a waxy corn starch diet improves the growth performance of broilers by improving intestinal morphology, increasing the absorption and transport of amino acids, reducing the amino acid oxidation for energy supply in the intestinal mucosa, and promoting protein synthesis in muscles, which not only reduces the need for dietary AID Lys but also saves on production costs.…”
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Characterization of the bioaccumulation and toxicity of copper pyrithione, an antifouling compound, on juveniles of rainbow trout by Bourdon, Charlotte, Cachot, Jérôme, Gonzalez, Patrice, Couture, Patrice

“…The expression of genes involved in the antioxidant response (sod1, sod2, gpx), detoxification (cyp1a, mt1x, mt2x), Cu transport (ctr1, ctr2, slc11a2), energy metabolism (AcoAc, cox, 12S) and cell cycle regulation (bax) strongly decreased at Day 8 in the gills and at Day 16 in the liver of CuPT-exposed fish in comparison to controls at the same time point. …”
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