958 papers
This study demonstrates that while both coconut-shell and corn-stalk biochars effectively remove Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺, and Zn²⁺ through chemisorption and heterogeneous multilayer adsorption with a preference for Pb²⁺, the corn-stalk biochar exhibits superior maximum adsorption capacity due to its richer oxygenated functional groups and mineral components.
This study utilizes a staggered difference-in-differences approach to demonstrate that China's Cross-Border E-Commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zones significantly boost regional entrepreneurial activity by fostering digital talent agglomeration, alleviating fiscal pressure, and developing new digital infrastructure, with effects being more pronounced in eastern regions and among non-state-owned enterprises.
This case-control study conducted at a hospital in Burkina Faso reveals that patients with chronic kidney disease prior to dialysis exhibit a significantly more atherogenic lipid profile, characterized by elevated LDL and non-HDL cholesterol, reduced HDL, and hypertriglyceridemia, with the severity of these abnormalities generally increasing alongside the stage of kidney disease.
By applying a positive-unlabeled machine-learning framework to integrate species traits, taxonomy, and environmental data, this study reconstructs a global probabilistic marine fish food web that reveals a vast, structured network of previously undocumented interactions, fundamentally shifting the understanding of marine trophic architecture from sparse to densely connected and suggesting that ecosystems are more resilient than empirical records indicate.
This study presents a high-accuracy machine learning model for classifying eight microorganisms and introduces a novel synthesis of Al₂O₃-stabilized tetragonal and cubic ZrO₂ nanoparticles as a biocompatible nanocarrier for antimicrobial drug delivery.
This study pioneers an integrated workflow combining 3D scanning, finite element simulation, and intelligent optimization to compare the acoustic characteristics of historical Qing Sunaiyi and modern Suona, ultimately quantifying the impact of bell geometry on radiation performance and optimizing the modern instrument's design for enhanced sound pressure levels.
This paper elucidates the mechanism of molecular oxygen formation within the oxygen-evolving complex, detailing how a peroxo-bond converts to a superoxo-bond and subsequently to O₂ during the S₄ to S₀ transition, thereby completing the S-state cycle.
This study identifies pinocembrin, a compound isolated from Romanian propolis, as an effective and sustainable antifungal agent capable of inhibiting the growth of diverse phytopathogenic fungi such as *F. oxysporum*, *B. cinerea*, and *Z. tritici*.
This study evaluates the transfer factors of radionuclides (Cs-137, Ra-226, and K-40) from soil to various parts of the fast-growing sunchoke plant (*Helianthus tuberosus* L.) in Vojvodina, revealing that while the plant accumulates these elements, it notably reconcentrates potassium-40 in all its parts, raising potential concerns for food safety and public exposure.
By employing a full factorial design to map carbon source interactions across seven bacterial species, this study demonstrates that while individual nutrients can exhibit context-dependent negative effects due to global epistasis, bacterial growth in complex environments is predominantly driven by additive and pairwise effects, enabling accurate prediction and rational optimization of growth conditions through simple statistical models.