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Biochar and microbes team up to clean polluted soils and water, new review finds
Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University- Journal
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[Research Articles] Assessing future risk of humanitarian crises using projections of climate-related hazards, population, conflict and other socioeconomic variables within the INFORM framework
Big Earth DataA new study published in Big Earth Data applies the INFORM Climate Change model to project future risks of humanitarian crises and disasters by integrating climate hazards, population dynamics, conflict, and socioeconomic development pathways. Incorporating forward-looking projections of vulnerability and coping capacity under different Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, the analysis shows that global risk may decline under moderate and rapid development scenarios but could rise sharply in the high-emission, fragmented SSP3 pathway. The findings provide evidence for prioritizing vulnerable regions and guiding targeted risk reduction and climate adaptation strategies.
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- Big Earth Data
How two proteins team up to turn pear skins crimson
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceFruit color is a key trait influencing consumer preference, nutritional value, and market competitiveness, yet the molecular coordination behind pigment formation remains incompletely understood.
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- Horticulture Research
Delivering oxygen through the intestine: enteral ventilation shows promise in human trials
Institute of Science TokyoA first-in-human trial from Institute of Science Tokyo and EVA Therapeutics, Inc., demonstrates that enteral ventilation, a technique that could deliver oxygen through the intestine, is safe and feasible in healthy subjects. The method involves intrarectal administration of an oxygen-carrying fluid into the gut, where oxygen may diffuse into the bloodstream. These findings provide important evidence for further testing of enteral ventilation as a potential alternative oxygenation method for patients with respiratory failure.
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- Med
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- EVA Therapeutics, Inc. in collaboration with Maruishi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Biochar reshapes soil chemistry to lock toxic arsenic and cadmium, offering a new predictive model for cleanup
Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University- Journal
- Biochar
Biochar and plant ash combination restores soil health and protects crops from disease
Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University- Journal
- Biochar
When iron misleads: Biochar’s pollution-fighting power depends on hidden chemistry
Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University- Journal
- Biochar
Unlocking rechargeable aluminum batteries: Multi-ion synergy and multi-electron reactions drive next-generation energy storage
Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., LtdThe development of renewable energy is a key path for the global energy structure to transform towards low-carbonization and an important technical direction for addressing climate change. However, battery technology, as the core energy storage carrier, is confronted with multiple challenges such as resource constraints, energy density limitations, and high costs. In this context, rechargeable aluminum batteries (RABs) have emerged as a highly promising next-generation electrochemical energy storage system due to their advantages such as abundant raw materials, low cost and high safety. In a recent review published, Chinese researchers systematically reviewed the related studies of RABs, pointing out that by leveraging the multi-ion cooperative strategy and multi-electron redox reaction mechanism, the long-term bottlenecks of aluminum batteries in reaction kinetics and capacity retention can be effectively broken through, providing a clear technical path for their large-scale practical application.
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- Energy Material Advances
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China
HIT academician Xibin Cao's research team: Dynamic verification of space missions via flexible model-based co-simulation with systems modeling language and spacesim
Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., LtdSpace missions are complex, multidisciplinary tasks that involve high risk and high cost. Systems engineering (SE) technology is an emerging discipline used to manage project complexity and ensure mission success . As technology advances and systems become more complex and volatile, SE needs to accommodate the constant reassessment, upgrading, and development of systems . Traditional SE relies on a large number of decentralized documents that cannot keep up with the changes in the system. Therefore, SE is transforming toward digitalization and has led to model-based systems engineering (MBSE), which provides a way to address SE challenges and is emerging as a paradigm and principle of SE. According to the International Council on Systems Engineering, MBSE is “the formalized application of modeling to support system requirements, design, analysis, verification and validation activities beginning in the conceptual design phase and continuing throughout development and later life cycle phase”.Space missions are complex, multidisciplinary tasks that involve high risk and high cost. Systems engineering (SE) technology is an emerging discipline used to manage project complexity and ensure mission success . As technology advances and systems become more complex and volatile, SE needs to accommodate the constant reassessment, upgrading, and development of systems . Traditional SE relies on a large number of decentralized documents that cannot keep up with the changes in the system. Therefore, SE is transforming toward digitalization and has led to model-based systems engineering (MBSE), which provides a way to address SE challenges and is emerging as a paradigm and principle of SE. According to the International Council on Systems Engineering, MBSE is “the formalized application of modeling to support system requirements, design, analysis, verification and validation activities beginning in the conceptual design phase and continuing throughout development and later life cycle phase”.
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- Space: Science & Technology