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Rare Lightning and Convection Characteristics During Two Successive Tornadoes in Southern China

High Voltage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systematic investigations into lightning characteristics of tornado storms in China remain scarce. This study comprehensively analyses rare lightning behaviour and overshooting top characteristics for two successive tornadoes during a long‐lived supercell in southern China on 27 April 2024.
Fengquan Li, Jiangling Zhi, Yu Wang, Hantao Tao, Zhaoming Li, Shanqiang Gu, Zhe Li, Zeyu Zhang, Lei Zhang, Guoying Tang   +9 more
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Ultrasensitive and Rapid Visual Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Based on RAA-CRISPR/Cas12a System

Biosensors, 2023
Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 is a major foodborne and waterborne pathogen that can threaten human health. Due to its high toxicity at low concentrations, it is crucial to establish a time-saving and highly sensitive in situ detection method. Herein,
Lishan Zhu, Zhenda Liang, Yongtao Xu, Zhiquan Chen, Jiasi Wang, Li Zhou   +5 more
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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Seasonal variation of pesticides and associated risks in Guangdong's drinking water sources

Desalination and Water Treatment
Pesticides are essential for crop protection and agricultural yield enhancement. However, their entry into water bodies, particularly drinking water sources, poses threats to human health and aquatic ecosystems.
Zhineng Liu, Xiaolan Lao, Dongjing Zhou, Jianwei Liang, Yinyin Zhu, Xinyu Liu, Runqi Li, Yiming Chen, Qihang Wu, Xuexia Huang, Lezhang Wei, Yu Liu, Dinggui Luo   +12 more
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Is free trade good for renewable resources? Brander and Taylor redux

Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper generalizes the original Brander and Taylor model of open‐access renewable resource use and trade to address three common critiques. First, I introduce heterogeneity across agents in harvesting productivity to smooth out the model's extreme specialization patterns while maintaining its Ricardian structure and tractability. Second, I
M. Scott Taylor
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Exploring legal‐ and health‐risk messaging to reduce demand for elephant skin

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are poached for an illegal trade in their skins, which are used in traditional medicine in Africa and Asia. We explored whether messages about the legal and health risks of using elephant skin for medicinal purposes (stomach illness) could reduce such consumption.
Beilu Duan, Zac Posada‐Baynham, Joceline Yong, Xiaoxi Zhang, Zhan Chen, Anita K. Y. Wan, Jingjing Zhao, Alexander Clark, Lishu Li, Wuji Zheng, Tien Ming Lee   +10 more
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Non‐native pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha carcasses benefit native benthic macroinvertebrates

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The invasion of the North Atlantic by pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha has raised concerns regarding their impact on coastal rivers. Although the influence of marine‐derived nutrients from returning adult O. gorbuscha on rivers in their native range has received much attention, the ecological consequences of invasive O.
Hui Wei, Gordon H. Copp, Rasmus B. Lauridsen, Tea Bašić, Phil I. Davison, John F. Murphy, James L. Pretty, Michał E. Skóra, Gabriela Zemelka, John Iwan Jones   +9 more
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Maghemite-biochar/hypochlorite synergy for enhanced thallium, lead, and cadmium removal

Desalination and Water Treatment
Industrial wastewaters present complex challenges due to coexisting toxic heavy metals like thallium (Tl), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd). This study synthesized a novel maghemite-biochar composite from watermelon rinds and Fe3O4 nanoparticles ...
Huanbin Huang, Ziyi Deng, Jingfang Xiong, Shenglin Mai, Jianyou Long, Huosheng Li, Yuan Xie, Jieying Rao, Chunshi Li, Hongguo Zhang   +9 more
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Deepening Economic Development Through Market Access: Evidence From Navigational Channel Regulation Works

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Inland waterways are vital for facilitating market access and promoting economic development worldwide. This paper explores this relationship by examining the impact of navigational channel regulation works on the Yangtze River mainstream, China's longest inland waterway.
Yufei Peng, Jiandong Wen, Isabel Kit‐Ming Yan   +2 more
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Adverse birth outcomes in Guangdong province, China, 2014–2017: a spatiotemporal analysis of 2.9 million births

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives Adverse birth outcomes pose a great threat to the public health and bring a heavy burden of disease in China. A comprehensive examination of the temporal and spatial trends of preterm birth (PTB), low birth weight (LBW) and small for ...
Pi Guo, Bing Li, Wu Li, Fei Yao, Ruyin Chen, Jiumin Lin, Qingguo Zhao   +6 more
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