A basic feedback structure of rural energy-economy system is approached in this paper based on systems engineering and system dynamics (SD) principles. The dynamics simulation model in then developed and applied in analyzing the energy construction of Shouyang County, Jiangsu Province in China....

Development of household biogas digesters in rural areas and integrated use of agricultural wastes has changed the structure of rural household energy consumption and greatly increased the application of highly efficient organic fertilizer, improved soil fertility and promoted sustainable...

The construction of biogas digesters has improved the family energy consumption structure, promoted the development of livestock breeding and farm production in the countryside. Through the comparative study of the questionnaires filled out by individual families in Lianshui, Jiangsu Province...

The investigation of community structures is one of the most important problems in the field of complex networks and has countless applications in different disciplines: biology, computer, social sciences, etc. Many community detection algorithms have been developed in various fields recently....

Forest-based bioenergy is gaining global popularity due to its multiple benefits and increased global energy needs. In this study, the current status of forest-based bioenergy in China was reviewed and the opportunities and challenges were analyzed. The latest national development plan for...

Villages of Yangzhong County, typical of comparatively well-off countryside in Eastern China, are in a period of rapid transformation of their energy consumption from non-commercial to commercial. A five-year questionnaire of rural household energy consumption showed marked change in energy...

In the context of China's increasing rural-urban migration, few studies have investigated how parental migration affects children's experience in school. The high cost of schooling, taken together with the institutional barriers in destination cities, have compelled many rural parents in China...

Salt stress is a major environmental stimulus that severely restricts crop yield. Calcineurin B-like proteins-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs) are found to regulate antioxidant system to alleviate abiotic stress. However, the biological functions of CIPKs in soybean adaption to salt stress...

With the rapid development of large- and medium-scale biomass energy utilisation in Jiangsu Province of China, to explore the potential of biomass energy resources availability becomes increasingly necessary. This paper analyses the biomass energy resources within Liyang City of Changzhou and...