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Effect of biochar aging in agricultural soil on its wetting properties and surface structure

Biochar, 2023
Biochar wettability and ability to accumulate moisture inside the porous space are crucial for improving soil fertility, regulating soil water balance, and regulating nutrients.
Natalia Ivanova, Gardoon Luqman Obaeed Obaeed, Farid Sulkarnaev, Natalya Buchkina, Alexey Gubin, Andrei Yurtaev   +5 more
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Exploratory landscape metrics for agricultural sustainability [PDF]

, 2013
Socioeconomic growth and urban change have been an increasing concern for decision makers in recent decades. The monitoring, mapping, and analysis of agricultural land use change, especially in areas where urban change has been high, is crucial.
Nijkamp, Peter, Noronha, Teresa de, Vaz, Eric   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Advanced Flame Retardant Strategies and Fire Performance Assessment for Safer Photovoltaics in Buildings: A Two‐Part Review

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into building structures introduces distinct fire risks with critical implications for occupant safety. This review examines the key fire hazards associated with PV implementation and explores mitigation strategies, including flame‐retardant additives.
Florian Ollagnon, Olaia Aurrekoetxea‐Arratibel, Emma Gottis, Heng‐Yu Li, Xabier Olano‐Azkune, Matthieu Despeisse, Antonin Faes, Christophe Ballif   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crack‐Growing Interlayer Design for Deep Crack Propagation and Ultrahigh Sensitivity Strain Sensing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A crack‐growing semi‐cured polyimide interlayer enabling deep cracks for ultrahigh sensitivity in low‐strain regimes is presented. The sensor achieves a gauge factor of 100 000 at 2% strain and detects subtle deformations such as nasal breathing, highlighting potential for minimally obstructive biomedical and micromechanical sensing applications ...
Minho Kim, Taewi Kim, Jieun Park, Insic Hong, Myungrae Hong, Seonggyeong Park, Beomjin Kim, Sehyuk Ahn, Siwoo Jang, Seungyong Han, Je‐Sung Koh, Daeshik Kang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tuning the Electronic Structure and Spin State of Fe─N─C Catalysts Using an Axial Oxygen Ligand and Fe Clusters for High‐Efficiency Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A FeN4─O/Clu@NC‐0.1Ac catalyst containing atomically‐dispersed FeN4─O sites (medium‐spin Fe2+) and Fe clusters delivered a half‐wave potential of 0.89 V for ORR and an overpotential of 330 mV at 10 mA cm−2 for OER in 0.1 m KOH. When the catalyst was used in a rechargeable Zn–air battery, a power density of 284.5 mW cm−2 was achieved with excellent ...
Yongfang Zhou, Yu Mao, Mengyao Chang, Ziyun Wang, Wenke Xie, Cuizhu Ye, Shanghai Wei, Lars Thomsen, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

ECOSSE: Estimating Carbon in Organic Soils - Sequestration and Emissions: Final Report [PDF]

, 2007
Background Climate change, caused by greenhouse gas ( GHG) emissions, is one of the most serious threats facing our planet, and is of concern at both UK and devolved administration levels.
Aitkenhead, Matt, Bell, John, Bradley, Ian, Chapman, Steve, Evans, Christopher, Falloon, Pete, Flynn, Helen, Foereid, Bente, Frogbrook, Zoë, Killham, Ken, Lumsdon, David, Milne, Ronald, Rangel-Castro, Ignacio, Reynolds, Brian, Simmons, Ivan, Skiba, Ute, Smith, Jo, Smith, Pete, Thomson, Amanda, Towers, Willie, Whitmore, Andy   +20 more
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Research priorities in land use and land-cover change for the Earth System and Integrated Assessment Modelling [PDF]

, 2010
This special issue has highlighted recent and innovative methods and results that integrate observations and modelling analyses of regional to global aspect of biophysical and biogeochemical interactions of land-cover change with the climate system. Both
Alcamo, Betts, Betts, Bouwman, Claussen, Costa, Cox, Cramer, de Vries, Denman, Fall, Fisher, Foley, Friedlingstein, Galloway, Gitz, Golding, Hegerl, Herold, Herold, Herold, Hibbard, Hurtt, IPCC, Jain, Jung, Jung, Klein Goldewijk, Kvalevåg, Lawrence, Leggett, Lenihan, Malhi, Martinelli, Mishra, Moorcroft, Moss, Myhre, Nakicenovic, Parton, Petchprayoon, Piao, Pitman, Pongratz, Potere, Ramankutty, Ramankutty, Rose, Schaeffer, Sertel, Sitch, Sitch, Strengers, Takahashi, Thornton, van Vuuren, van Vuuren, Voldoire, Vörösmarty, Wise, Xiao   +60 more
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Droplet Triboelectrification on Liquid‐Like Polymer Brushes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work investigates the triboelectrification of water droplets on polymer brush‐coated surfaces exhibiting minimal contact line pinning. Such surfaces enable the systematic study of electrode patterning and controlled changes in droplet contact area.
Mohammad Soltani, Adel Malekkhouyan, Araz Rajabi‐Abhari, Behrooz Khatir, Ning Yan, Kevin Golovin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

In Materia Shaping of Randomness with a Standard Complementary Metal‐Oxide‐Semiconductor Transistor for Task‐Adaptive Entropy Generation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study establishes a materials‐driven framework for entropy generation within standard CMOS technology. By electrically rebalancing gate‐oxide traps and Si‐channel defects in foundry‐fabricated FDSOI transistors, the work realizes in‐materia control of temporal correlation – achieving task adaptive entropy optimization for reinforcement learning ...
Been Kwak, Ryun‐Han Koo, Youngchan Cho, Changhyeon Han, Dongbin Kim, Soi Jeong, Yunho Shin, Joonhyeok Choi, Jiseong Im, Jonghyun Ko, Jong‐Ho Lee, Jangsaeng Kim, Youngho Kang, Wonjun Shin, Daewoong Kwon   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forest conservation practices: Insights of local communities near wildlife-protected areas in Ghana

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
Effective forest conservation relies on active community participation; however, local communities in Ghana are often excluded from policy development. This study explored community perspectives on forest conservation by identifying practices that local ...
Afua Amponsah Amankwah, Edouard Konan Kouassi, Stefan Porembski, Jonathan Arthur Quaye-Ballard, Michel Weblegnon Zrehon, Pierre Anthony Mendy, Blessing Chinomso Okorie, Blessing Chinomso Okorie, Kossi-Messan Jacques Agboka, Kwasi Aning Dwumah, Nana Yeboaa Opuni-Frimpong, Stephen Adu-Bredu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source