Grain for Green Program (GFGP) was initiated as payment for ecosystem services (PES) in the northwest China. Using survey and land use and land cover data, we explored the function of the PES on both the environment and socioeconomic options for achieving economic and ecological co-evolution....

Climate change is a “crisis multiplier” that has profound effects on various aspects of household decisions. We study the impact of climate change concern on household’s climate-risk-based investment decisions using administrative account-level data of all retail investors from the...

In this study, a novel modification method was used to modify TiO 2 nanoparticles. Then, a novel superhydrophobic composite coating (M-TiO 2 @EP) was prepared by one-step spraying method using epoxy resin and M-TiO 2 nanoparticles. The M-TiO 2 @EP coating surface has rough surface with...

Although extensive studies have been carried out on ascites syndrome (AS) in broilers, the pathogenesis of this syndrome remains unclear. In this study, the AS model was successfully developed, and lung tissues of three AS broilers and three healthy broilers were obtained for RNA sequencing...

An aggressively scaled triple self-aligned split-gate floating-gate (FG) NOR-type dual-bit/cell (NORD) flash cell with a common select-gate (SG) was fabricated at 55-nm node technology. Both FG- and SG-length, for the first time, were scaled down to sub-80 nm and sub-60 nm in our NORD flash,...

Sm-Co permanent magnets are usually very brittle which makes them vulnerable to even mild impacts. Recently, it is reported by simulation and confirmed by experiment that SmCo 5 can be plastically deformed via amorphous shear bands activated by external stress Since most Sm-Co magnets mainly...

Two types of samples were prepared by electrodeposition and a subsequent annealing procedure. The common softening after annealing was observed for the sample without laminated structure in the two sides. However, as for the other sample that possesses laminated structure in the same area at two...

Herein, feedstock (pinewood, rice straw, and dairy manure) and pyrolysis temperature (300, 500, and 700 °C) were selected as the influencing factors of properties of biochar (BC) to identify the contribution of biochar’s matrix on Cr(VI) removal by BC-supported sulfidated zero-valent iron...

Cobalt–nitrogen–carbon (Co–N–C) materials exhibit great potential for H 2 O 2 electrosynthesis through the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the encapsulated Co nanoparticles reduce the Faradic efficiency of H 2 O 2 production. Herein, highly dispersed cobalt atoms anchored in...

Perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) are persistent and ecotoxic chemicals in aquatic environments. To date, little is known about measures for strengthening PFAS removal in constructed wetlands (CWs). In this study, the removal of the target PFAS perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane...