The increased demand for energy in China has generated concomitant increase of carbon emissions, which poses an unprecedented challenge to China's, and even global, sustainable development. In this paper, from the perspective of provincial carbon emissions, we analyze China's carbon emissions...

In China, Rapid economic growth has stimulated fast urban expansion and rural household income and consumption expenditure. In current paper, an input-output method is used to determine the impact of China's increased urban and rural household consumption on carbon emissions. The results shows...

Energy, just like labor and capital, is universally acknowledged to be the fundamental production factor and strategic resource of an industrial society. China's sustained rapid economic growth has resulted in its ever-growing energy import dependency, especially oil. Meanwhile, world energy...

Modeling of non-carbon dioxide (non-CO2) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in integrated assessment models (IAMs) is critical to achieving long-term climate targets. This study selects nine IAMs to reveal the modeling mechanisms and mitigation of non-CO2 GHGs. It further explores the impact of...

Adverse effects of the global financial crisis on international trade include falling demand, increased trade protectionism, and drying up of trade finance. Much attention has focused on the impact of the crisis on goods trade; however literature on its impact on services trade is limited,...

Based on product differentiation, this paper researches the innovation of agricultural biotechnology. In the duopoly structure, the company's investment in innovation is affected by the product differentiation, and the greater the difference, the greater the willingness to increase investment...

This paper studies the potential effects of agricultural enterprise’s vertical integration and reverse engineering on downstream firms. Suppliers who invest reverse engineering technology can exploit customer’s information. An integrated supplier can obtain at no cost the...

Chronic exposure to hexavalent chromium compounds [Cr(VI)] is associated with an increased risk of cancers, but the molecular mechanisms remain to be elucidated. In this study, we found that CXCL5 levels in peripheral blood monocytes (PBMCs) and plasma from workers with occupational exposure to...

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal oxides (TMOs) are widely applied in various research fields. A reliable, general, and facile synthetic protocol applicable for a large variety of 2D TMOs is in emergent demand. S-S/Se-Se bonds widely exist in various metal sulfide/selenide layered crystals....

In this paper, micro harmonic vibration was applied to the typical titanium alloys at different frequencies to clarify their damping performance at cryogenic temperatures. The effects of vibration modulus at different frequencies were elaborately analyzed, and the crack propagation mechanism was...