Foreword -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- Servitization Model 1 -- Product + Information service -- Servitization Model 2 -- Product + Operating Service -- Servitization Model 3 -- Product + Financial service -- Servitization Model 4 -- Product design, manufacturing and service --...

We show that social connections transmit shocks that influence banks' deposit funding. We find that counties experience an increase in bank deposits when they are more socially connected to counties that are affected by natural disasters, and this effect is distinct from the impact of physical...

This study investigated the effects of adding biocontrol microbes on metabolites and pathogenic microorganisms during mushroom residue composting and the relationships between metabolite changes and microbes and material transformation. The results showed that co-composting of Bacillus subtilis...

Evolution of nitrogen metabolism enzyme activity and microbial community were identified, and obvious distinction were found in typical scenarios of nitrification failure in high loading phases (HL) and low C/N ratio in low loading phases (LL) based on a working leachate treatment process, which...

Semi-encapsulated microfiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer is designed and developed for temperature, salinity and pressure (TSP) sensing in seawater. Based on the theoretical analysis, sensing experiment is performed with typical sensitivities of -2312 pm/℃, 631 pm/‰, and 3775 pm/MPa,...

Clean utilization of CO2-rich industrial waste gas ( CO2-rich IWG ) is of great significance to realize carbon neutralization. Due to the strong adsorption capacity of clay and organic matter in shale to CO2, it has a good potential for CO2-rich IWG storage and replacement. So, the feasibility...

Understanding past climate and vegetation changes is essential to assessing the role of climate and human activity in dominating regional vegetation compositions. Here we show a wetting trend from mid- to late-Holocene over subtropical East Asia based on peat cellulose δ 18 O and a compilation...

Dryland ecosystems are generally drought-stressed and have low soil fertility. While the negative effects of drought on vegetation productivity are undisputed, it is unclear whether drought limits vegetation productivity alone or in combination with nitrogen (N) deficiency. To address this...

Electronics have an increased thermal flow density due to the development of miniaturization and high integration. Effective heat management is a pressing technological issue that must be addressed. Ionic wind cooling technology is gaining popularity as a means of improving local heat...

Developing a cost-effective and scalable strategy to synthesis of highly efficient alloy catalysts for the one-pot tandem catalytic reactions remains a challenge. In this work, a novel solid-solution confined NiCo alloy catalyst incorporating carbon (termed as NiCo/MgO-C) with banana-like...