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Open AccessGreen building practices to integrate renewable energy in the construction sector: a review
The building sector is significantly contributing to climate change, pollution, and energy crises, thus requiring a rapid shift to more sustainable construction practices. Here, we review the emerging practice...
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Open AccessInteractions between flue gas desulfurization gypsum and biochar on water infiltration characteristics and physicochemical properties of saline-alkaline soil
The application of flue gas desulfurization gypsum (FGDG) improves the soil structure, reduces soil pH, and accelerates soil salt leaching. Biochar amendment to soil can affect the soil infiltration rate, incr...
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Maternal apparent temperature during pregnancy on the risk of offspring asthma and wheezing: effect, critical window, and modifiers
The objective of this study was to explore the impact of maternal AT during pregnancy on childhood asthma and wheezing, as well as the potential effect modifiers in this association. A cross-sectional study wa...
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Open AccessDEHP mediates drug resistance by metabolic reprogramming in colorectal cancer cells
Long-term exposure to diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), an endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDCs) and plasticizer widely used in consumer products, has been reported to be significantly positively correlated with i...
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Open AccessAssociation between long-term exposure to air pollution and the risk of incident laryngeal cancer: a longitudinal UK Biobank-based study
We assessed the association between long-term joint exposure to ambient air pollutants and the risk of laryngeal cancer and whether this risk was modified by genetic susceptibility. We used a multivariable Cox...
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Control measure implications of COVID-19 infection in healthcare facilities reconsidered from human physiological and engineering aspects
The Wells-Riley model invokes human physiological and engineering parameters to successfully treat airborne transmission of infectious diseases. Applications of this model would have high potentiality on evalu...
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Open AccessCircular economy strategies for combating climate change and other environmental issues
Global industrialization and excessive dependence on nonrenewable energy sources have led to an increase in solid waste and climate change, calling for strategies to implement a circular economy in all sectors...
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Do pilot free trade zones improve the green total factor productivity? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China
China’s pilot free trade zone (PFTZ) is an important national strategy to achieve high-quality development, so it is necessary to discuss the effect of PFTZ implementation on green total factor productivity (G...
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Trends and status in resources security, ecological stability, and sustainable development research: a systematic analysis
Resources are essential for human survival and development, and resource security occupies an important position in national security. With the increasing resource shortage problem, ecological stability is fac...
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Open AccessThe bisphenol F and bisphenol S and cardiovascular disease: results from NHANES 2013–2016
Bisphenol F (BPF) and bisphenol S (BPS) have replaced bisphenol A (BPA) in the manufacturing of products containing polycarbonates and epoxy resins; however, the effects of these substitutes on the risk of car...
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Characteristics of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at **sha Site Museum, Chengdu, China
Air pollution is a serious threat to ancient sites and cultural relicts. In this study, we collected indoor and outdoor PM2.5 samples and individual particles at the Exhibition Hall of **sha Site Museum in June ...
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Open AccessThe glutathione S-transferase (PxGST2L) may contribute to the detoxification metabolism of chlorantraniliprole in Plutella xylostella(L.)
The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.), is an economic pest of cruciferous plants worldwide, which causes great economic loss to cruciferous plants production. However, the pest has developed resistance to...
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Development of an efficient viral aerosol collector for higher sampling flow rate
Viral aerosol infection through cough generates large amounts of viral aerosol and can result in many adverse health effects such as influenza flu and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). To characterize ...
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Open AccessDetection of DNA Damage Caused by Cryopreservation using a Modified SCGE in Large Yellow Croaker, Pseudosciaena crocea
We used single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) to detect the integrity of sperm DNA of the teleost large yellow croaker, Pseudosciaena crocea, cryopreserved with Cortland solution and a range of 5% to 30% DMSO co...