Water and salt stress significantly impact the accumulation of crop biomass (TB); however, the relative contributions of photosynthetic, physiological, and morphological factors remain poorly understood. This study aims to comprehensively investigate...
A primary issue that is being discussed nowadays in organizations is continuous improvement of the organization itself, because the procedure of periodic evaluation is an important tool to maintain the improvement of the organization. An essential fa...
The soil carbon pool in saline–alkali land is a research hotspot in the field of agricultural environmental science. However, there are no systematic conclusions regarding the paddy soil carbon pool in the Yellow River Delta in China. Therefore...
24 December 2019
Introduction: Patients’ satisfaction was extensively researched over the last decades, given its role in building loyalty, compliance to treatment, prevention, and eventually higher levels of wellbeing and improved health status. Patients&rsquo...
This article examines the costs for families raising disabled children, who, in world social policy, belong to socially vulnerable groups of the population. The purpose of this article is to assess the impact of energy consumption on the ability of a...
Watershed ecosystem resilience (RES) plays a vital role in supporting ecosystem sustainability. However, comprehensive assessments and investigations into the complex mechanisms driving RES remain limited, particularly in ecologically sensitive basin...
Agricultural land-use conversion in high-altitude cold-arid inland river basins profoundly affects soil ecosystems. This study investigates the middle and lower reaches of the Bayin River Basin (Qaidam Basin, China) at approximately 3000 m elevation....
Soil microbial communities are vital for saline-alkaline ecosystem functioning; however, their succession during land degradation and their influence on phosphorus (P) transformation remain unclear. To address this gap, this study investigated the dy...
Soil nutrient imbalance and the decline of microbial diversity threaten the long-term sustainability of crop production in intensive agriculture. Organic fertilizers provide a promising means to improve soil–microbe–plant interactions, ye...
This article explores and validates the integrated use of the viable system model (VSM) and the partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) approach to assess the sustainable management of RAMSAR sites carrying out economic activities. This work ado...
Water resources are threatened by many pollution sources. The harmful effects of pollution can be evaluated through biological indicators capable of tracing problems in life forms caused by the contaminants discharged into the streams. In the present...
We examined the impact of agricultural intensification on the wellbeing of rural communities in a developing country on a sub-communal scale. To measure the interactions within this complex causal relationship, a statistical approach was applied, usi...
Colorectal cancer is a highly heterogeneous malignancy in the Asian population, and it is considered an important prognostic factor for baseline characteristics, tumor burden, and tumor markers. This study investigated the effect of baseline characte...
Cool-climate maize fields are characterized by low soil temperatures, strong seasonal hydrothermal fluctuations, and peat-influenced soil profiles, which may lead to patterns of nitrogen (N) cycling distinct from those in conventional agricultural so...
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in China, and its incidence shows certain regional disparities. Systematic investigations of the social and environmental factors influencing TB are necessary for the prevention and control of t...
The seasonal monsoon reversal drives runoff and current variability along the East Asian coast, intensifying eutrophication from terrestrial nutrients. However, phytoplankton responses to these combined pressures remain poorly understood. This study...
(1) Background: The effective selection of hyperspectral feature bands is pivotal in monitoring the nutritional status of intricate alpine grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. The traditional methods often employ hierarchical screening of m...
Understanding the structure of zooplankton communities in water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is essential to the conservation of aquatic biodiversity. This study focused on the Weihe River and systematically characteri...
Cryo-injury reduces post-thaw semen quality. Extender components play a protective role, but existing experimental approaches do not elucidate interactions among extender components, semen samples, and post-thaw quality. To identify optimal concentra...
Soil salinization is closely related to land degradation and is presumed to exert a significant effect on the preservation of soil organic carbon (SOC). However, the salinization-induced changes in SOC accumulation over the application gradient of am...
Understanding the key roles of nutrient elements in soil–plant systems are essential for herbal medicine production and sustainable development. However, the ecological relationships between soil quality and nutrient elements, yield, saponins,...
Desertification is an ever-growing global ecological and environmental problem. With the implementation of various ecological restoration initiatives, vegetation cover in many desert regions has increased substantially. Consequently, it is essential...
This study aims to provide a comprehensive framework for understanding citizens’ intentions to engage in environmentally sustainable behavior, thus making cities more sustainable. This article investigates environmentally sustainable behavior b...
Spatiotemporal vegetation changes serve as a key indicator of regional ecological environmental quality and provide crucial guidance for developing strategies for regional ecological protection and sustainable development. Currently, vegetation chang...
Desertification strongly alters soil microbial communities in dryland ecosystems, yet the reassembly of fungal functional groups and their interactions under increasing aridity remain unclear. This study aimed to determine how desertification reshape...
The Sanniang Bay (SNB) and Dafeng River Estuary (DFR) in the Northern Beibu Gulf, China, are critical habitats for the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis). However, whether and how the decreased dissolved oxygen (DO) has happened in botto...
To tackle the low nitrogen-use efficiency, water scarcity, and insufficient forage supply in improved grasslands in arid Northwest China, a two-factor field trial involving three biochar dosages (0, 10, 20 t ha−1) and two nitrogen (N) applicati...
Urbanization profoundly alters environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, artificial light at night (ALAN), and precipitation) that strongly influence vegetation phenology. However, the rate and extent of vegetation phenological responses to urbani...
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed female cancer worldwide. Environmental contaminant exposure is suspected to be crucial, but the broad-spectrum communal properties that these suspected contaminants all share remain to be explored, espec...
This study examined changes in the ionome of Rhus chinensis in response to Pb stress so as to understand Pb phytotoxicity-related processes and provide theoretical support for improving the efficiency of this plant in remediating heavy metal-polluted...
Oases are the core carriers of societal development in arid regions, and their spatial patterns have changed significantly, driven by climate change and anthropogenic activities. This study integrates historical documents, archeological materials, ma...
Soil nutrient and fertility assessments provide a direct measure for evaluating forest management effects. In this study, we examined soil nutrient content in Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantations under four reconstruction patterns:...
Environmental sustainability in the winery sector is receiving increased attention from governments, environmental groups, and consumers. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between the degree of proactivity of a firm’s environmental...
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are widely used and exposed to the soil environment, but their effect on soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions remains unclear. In this study, a microcosm experiment was conducted to explore the effects of different Zn...
The growing recognition of mixed Eucalyptus and native broadleaf plantations as a means of offsetting the detrimental impacts of pure Eucalyptus plantations on soil fertility and the wider ecological environment is accompanied by a clear and undeniab...
To elucidate the effects of nitrogen (N) addition on soil carbon (C), N, and phosphorus (P) cycling in high-altitude orchards on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, a three-year field experiment was conducted at an altitude of 3000 m with four N applica...
Soil multifunctionality (SMF) is a core indicator of plantation soil ecological function, and microbial diversity plays a vital role in sustaining it. However, cross-site rhizosphere and bulk SMF disparities and their microbial driving mechanisms rem...
Alternating brackish–freshwater irrigation is a promising strategy for improving the utilization of marginal water resources in arid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production; however, its effectiveness is often limited by salt-induced physicoc...
Forest aboveground biomass (AGB) serves as a crucial indicator of productivity and carbon storage capacity. While the impact of stand structure on AGB is well-documented for pure moso bamboo stands, the specific structural factors influencing AGB and...
Teleworking is a new business reality that entails adapting leadership styles to function effectively in a virtual environment. Technologically enabled leadership, or e-leadership, is promising for the telework norm. However, studies on e-leadership...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of different nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) fertilization ratios on the carbon (C), N, and P contents and their ecological stoichiometric characteristics in the leaf–soil&nd...
Oil and gas construction projects are of great importance to support and facilitate the process of operation and production. However, these projects usually face chronic risks that lead to time overrun, cost overrun, and poor quality, affecting the p...
Inter-organizational communication, coordination, and network effectiveness have long been of great interest. However, the level of their complexity and situational dependencies still create challenges for researchers and public managers. It is usual...
The commitment of organisations to physical assets management (PAM) has recently received considerable attention in theory and practice. Indeed, PAM plays a key role in asset-intensive organizations and is also considered as a principal actor within...
We use the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to investigate determinants of stockpiling behavior during the COVID-19 lockdown. We analyzed 518 responses to an online survey and used Partial Least Squares Path Modeling (PLS-PM) techniques to estimate r...
Irrigated agriculture determines large blue water withdrawals, and it is considered a key intervention area to reach sustainable development objectives. Precision agriculture technologies have the potential to mitigate water resource depletion that o...
Sewage sludge biochar (SSB) is an innovative environmental material with remediation capabilities and significant potential for soil enhancement. This study aimed to accurately assess the dual regulatory effects of SSB on plant growth and soil qualit...
Natural restoration of vegetation and plantation are effective land use measures to promote soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. How soil physicochemical properties, microorganisms, Glomalin-related soil proteins (GRSPs), and aggregates interact...
The telecommunications industry has recognized innovation as the key to growth and survival. Globalization, liberalization, and privatization, the terms most commonly associated with this sector, have resulted in fierce competition, making it more di...
The ability of an organization to respond to a crisis with agility is vital for business leaders to maintain business continuity. Our paper examined how business owners responded to the challenges caused by the pandemic. Using online surveys for data...
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