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  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,642 Views
21 Pages

Forecasting and Scenario Analysis of Carbon Emissions in Key Industries: A Case Study in Henan Province, China

  • Yilin Guo,
  • Zhengmeng Hou,
  • Yanli Fang,
  • Qichen Wang,
  • Liangchao Huang,
  • Jiashun Luo,
  • Tianle Shi and
  • Wei Sun

16 October 2023

In a global context where sustainable growth is imperative, understanding carbon emissions in significant regions is essential. Henan Province, being a vital region in China for population, agriculture, industry, and energy consumption, plays a cruci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,623 Views
16 Pages

14 June 2024

This study focuses on the carbon emissions of key industries in Henan Province, employing techniques of seasonal adjustment, frequency transformation, and statistical modeling to construct an industry-level “Electricity–Energy–Carbo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,534 Views
18 Pages

The Impact of Land Use Structure Change on Utilization Performance in Henan Province, China

  • Yanqi Zhao,
  • Yue Zhang,
  • Ying Yang,
  • Fan Li,
  • Rongkun Dai,
  • Jianlin Li,
  • Mingshi Wang and
  • Zhenhua Li

Because of the trends in population growth and rapid industrialization and urbanization, the intensity and structure of land use are undergoing great changes. Henan Province is an important economic province and a major grain producing and energy con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,048 Views
20 Pages

9 July 2025

As a major agricultural center in China, Henan Province is highly dependent on groundwater resources for its socioeconomic development. However, under the triple pressure of intensive agricultural irrigation, surging industrial water demand, and acce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,565 Views
23 Pages

16 April 2025

Hotels are one of the fastest-growing sectors in the tourism industry, and sentiment analysis plays a vital role in improving business performance and supporting sustainable practices. This paper proposes a novel framework combining topic mining and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,358 Views
15 Pages

24 March 2023

“Peak carbon and neutrality”, also known as dual carbon, is the key to solving the problems of energy and industrial low-carbon transformation, and is also fundamental to promoting the development of new industries that protect the enviro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
5,899 Views
16 Pages

The equalization of medical services has received increasing attention, and improving the accessibility of medical facilities in rural areas is key for the realization of fairness with regard to medical services. This study studies the rural areas of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
676 Views
20 Pages

20 October 2025

With the rapid acceleration of industrialization and urbanization in China, PM2.5 pollution has emerged as a major challenge to public health and sustainable development of the society and economy. At the interprovincial level, PM2.5 exhibits a compl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,057 Views
21 Pages

5 September 2023

African swine fever has damaged the foundation of China’s hog industry, caused a serious decline in hog production, highlighted the contradiction between supply and demand in the pork market, and led to major economic and social impacts. The in...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,157 Views
17 Pages

6 May 2021

Despite the increasing contribution of the automotive industry to China’s national economy, CO2 emissions have become a challenge. However, the research about its energy consumption and carbon emissions is lacking. The significance of this study is t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,944 Views
19 Pages

23 May 2020

As China is transferring from a centrally planned economy to a market economy, the land market becomes more active. With the rapid transition from an agricultural society to an industrialized society, both economic and social factors could influence...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,444 Views
17 Pages

Analysis on the Influencing Factors of Rural Infrastructure in China

  • Fang Zhou,
  • Xinran Guo,
  • Chengye Liu,
  • Qiaoyun Ma and
  • Sandang Guo

Nowadays, the development of the world shows that building a new countryside is the only way for all countries to move towards industrialization and urbanization. Whether from the perspective of world development or from the perspective of China&rsqu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,769 Views
16 Pages

2 December 2022

Xi’an is a key city for air-pollution prevention and control in China, and its near-ground ozone (O3) pollution has become a key issue whose resolution is urgent. The spatial and temporal variations in ozone pollution and their relationship wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,536 Views
23 Pages

14 October 2022

Real estate has always been a key industry associated with China’s economic and social development, and the real estate market has fluctuated violently in recent years. An objective and accurate evaluation of Chinese residents’ willingnes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,302 Views
19 Pages

22 July 2025

Against the background of intensifying human–land contradictions, evaluation of land use benefits and identification of obstacles are crucial for sustainable land management and socioeconomic development. Taking Henan Province as an example, th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,041 Views
27 Pages

4 November 2024

The rapid pace of urbanization and industrialization has reshaped land use patterns globally, particularly within the interconnected domains of ‘production, living, and ecological spaces’ (PLES). Understanding the spatiotemporal evolution...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,142 Views
16 Pages

Global Whole-Genome Resequencing of Beef Cattle Reveals Characteristic Traits Related Genes in Pinan Cattle

  • Dongdong Bo,
  • Yuanyuan Wang,
  • Yilin Bai,
  • Jing Li,
  • Jiameng Shen,
  • Jinxiao Wei and
  • Yueyu Bai

31 May 2025

Beef cattle breed improvement holds strategic significance in the livestock industry. Pinan cattle, developed through years of selective breeding in Xinye County, Henan Province, exhibit superior traits including thin skin, fine bone structure, rapid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,244 Views
15 Pages

Analysis and Comprehensive Evaluation of Water Use Efficiency in China

  • Wenge Zhang,
  • Xianzeng Du,
  • Anqi Huang and
  • Huijuan Yin

12 December 2019

Proper water use requires its monitoring and evaluation. An indexes system of overall water use efficiency is constructed here that covers water consumption per 10,000 yuan GDP, the coefficient of effective utilization of irrigation water, the water...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,109 Views
20 Pages

Spatiotemporal Variation of Land Surface Temperature in Henan Province of China from 2003 to 2021

  • Shifeng Li,
  • Zhihao Qin,
  • Shuhe Zhao,
  • Maofang Gao,
  • Shilei Li,
  • Qianyu Liao and
  • Wenhui Du

19 July 2022

Land surface temperature (LST) is a key parameter closely related to various land surface processes and surface-atmosphere interactions. Analysis of spatiotemporal variation of time-series LST may provide useful information to understand eco-climatic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
4,618 Views
12 Pages

A Method for Fast Evaluation of Potential Consequences of Dam Breach

  • Wei Ge,
  • Yutie Jiao,
  • Heqiang Sun,
  • Zongkun Li,
  • Hexiang Zhang,
  • Yan Zheng,
  • Xinyan Guo,
  • Zhaosheng Zhang and
  • P.H.A.J.M. van Gelder

25 October 2019

Dam breach has catastrophic consequences for human lives and economy. In previous studies, empirical models are often, to a limited extent, due to the inadequacy of historical dam breach events. Physical models, which focus on simulating human behavi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
218 Views
24 Pages

4 January 2026

As a pivotal driver of high-quality development, new quality productivity (NQP) forms an indispensable synergistic relationship with land use efficiency (LUE) for achieving regional sustainability. Based on panel data from 29 prefecture-level cities...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,312 Views
23 Pages

10 January 2024

The “2+26” cities are 26 cities in Beijing, Tianjin and the surrounding cities, constituting a region characterized by economic prosperity and diverse industries but plagued by severe atmospheric pollution. As a focal area for atmospheric...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,432 Views
25 Pages

2 December 2023

The Yellow River Basin holds significance as a vital ecological shield and economic hub within China. Adapting land utilization practices and optimizing landscape patterns are of paramount significance in preserving the ecological equilibrium of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
191 Views
12 Pages

Lentinula edodes (shiitake) is a major edible and medicinal mushroom and a key component of the horticultural mushroom industry in East Asia. During April–June 2024 cropping season, a widespread blue mold outbreak was observed on bag-cultivated...