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Work–Residence Mismatch Drives Air Pollution Disparities Across Urban–Rural China

Earth's Future, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Across the globe, spatial mismatches between work and residence reshape human mobility and influence regional air quality, yet their effects across urban–rural systems remain poorly quantified. China's ongoing urbanization and rural revitalization underscore the urgent need to understand these dynamics. Here, using multi‐source geospatial data,
Xin Chen, Le Yu, Yaoyao Li, Xiaoling Zhang, Tao Liu, Zhenrong Du, Jing Wei, Yuan Qi, Ke Rong, Chuanglin Fang, Jianguo Liu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Network analysis as a tool for quantifying the dynamics of metacoupled systems: an example using global soybean trade

Ecology and Society, 2018
The metacoupling framework provides grounds for characterizing interactions within and between coupled human and natural systems, yet few studies quantify the nuances of these systems.
Danica Schaffer-Smith, Stephanie A. Tomscha, Karl J. Jarvis, Dorothy Y. Maguire, Michael L. Treglia, Jianguo Liu   +5 more
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Mining threats in high‐level biodiversity conservation policies

Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 4, August 2024.
Abstract Amid a global infrastructure boom, there is increasing recognition of the ecological impacts of the extraction and consumption of construction minerals, mainly processed as concrete, including significant and expanding threats to global biodiversity.
Aurora Torres, Sophus O. S. E. zu Ermgassen, Laetitia M. Navarro, Francisco Ferri‐Yanez, Fernanda Z. Teixeira, Constanze Wittkopp, Isabel M. D. Rosa, Jianguo Liu   +7 more
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A Consumption‐Based Integrated Framework for Subnational Absolute Environmental Sustainability Management

Earth's Future, Volume 12, Issue 3, March 2024.
Abstract As human consumption expands, four environmental footprints (EFs) exceed the planetary boundaries (PBs) at the global scale. Managing absolute environmental sustainability (AES) based on PBs and EFs at the subnational level is crucial for policy insights. However, a consumption‐based AES management framework still needs to be developed.
Fanxin Meng, Danqi Liao, Dongfang Wang, Gengyuan Liu, Sai Liang, Silvio Cristiano, Xiaowen Li, Zhifeng Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Evaluation of Anthraquinones and Preanthraquinone from the Root Extract of Aloe kefaensis

Journal of Chemistry, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
The aim of this study was to isolate antimicrobial compounds from the roots of Aloe kefaensis, a plant endemic to Ethiopia and used to treat various microbial infections by traditional healers. The air‐dried and powdered plant material was sequentially extracted with petroleum ether, dichloromethane, acetone, and methanol.
Tamiru Fayisa Diriba, Negera Abdissa, Melaku Meshesha, Soressa Gershe Ayana, Vinod Kumar Tiwari   +4 more
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Regional drought impacts drive telecoupled land change through international agricultural trade

Environmental Research Letters
Land change and agricultural development patterns can be influenced by trade relationships and international demand. The complexity of these interconnections suggests that the cross-scale impacts of a shock, like a drought, in competing international ...
Nicholas Manning, Iman Haqiqi, Thomas Hertel, Jianguo Liu   +3 more
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Socio-hydrology pathway of grain virtual water flow in China

Agricultural Water Management
As the world's largest grain producer, China's activities in virtual water trade for grain are particularly noteworthy. The imbalance of grain production and consumption among regions poses challenges to agricultural development and the sustainable use ...
Yali Yin, Jiajun Tong, Jiali Gu, Shikun Sun, Jingxin Sun, Jinfeng Zhao, Yihe Tang, Pute Wu, Yubao Wang, Zhaodan Wu   +9 more
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A Metacoupler for Converting Propagating Waves to Guided Waves in Wire Waveguides

IEEE Photonics Journal, 2017
Propagating electromagnetic waves in free space cannot directly couple to guided waves in waveguides due to momentum mismatch. Here, we propose a method to design a metacoupler that can convert propagating waves into guided waves along wire waveguides in a noninvasive way. The metacoupler is attached to the wire waveguide and imposes an additional wave
Hongchen Chu, Jie Luo, Yun Lai
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Building sustainable and resilient agri-food systems under multiple shocks

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Shocks, such as disease outbreaks, extreme weather events, cyberattacks, financial crises, and wars, are occurring with greater frequency. When these shocks occur simultaneously and/or in sequence, referred to here as multiple shocks, they can generate ...
Jianguo Liu, Julie A. Winkler, R. Brent Ross, Andrés Viña, Kenneth A. Frank, Megan Konar, Chyi-lyi Liang, Maria I. Marshall, Sue Nichols, Jennifer Meta Robinson, Lav R. Varshney, Lav R. Varshney, Judith M. Whipple, Felicia Wu, Felicia Wu, Bryan Beverly, Darlene Knipe, Richard Knipe, John Kraus, Sai Naik, Colin Ripmaster   +20 more
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A review of international trade impacts on sustainable development

Marine Development
As globalization accelerates, the expansion of international trade has profound implications for sustainable development, influencing economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability.
Ningkang Chen, Zounachuan Sun, Zhenci Xu, Junying Xu   +3 more
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