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Recent developments in forward osmosis membranes using carbon-based nanomaterials
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
Contamination and industrial development are among the reasons for water quality deterioration beyond treatability by conventional processes. Unfortunately, conventional water and wastewater treatment technologies are not ...
Adsorption of organic pollutants by nanomaterial-based adsorbents: An overview
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Article Review)
Nanomaterial-based adsorbents have garnered increasing attention in water and wastewaters treatment applications due to their attractive properties and strong adsorption capabilities for various organic compounds. The ...
Recent advances in mechanical properties of biopolymer composites: a review
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
, 2020 , Article Review)
In recent years, biopolymers are getting wide attention with the perspective of developing high-performance biocomposites with low environmental impact owing to their unique and useful features such as abundant availability, ...
Balancing the benefits from the water–energy–land–food nexus through agroforestry in the Sahel
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
Regions affected by resource scarcity, poverty, and land-use conflicts need to advocate the merits of practices strongly grounded in sustainable land management. This review paper provides an analysis of agroforestry as ...
Growing Burden of Hypertension in China: Causes, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)
, 2020 , Article Review)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of
death in China, and an estimated 290 million
individuals are affected by CVD in China (1).
Hypertension is the most important risk factor of
CVD (2). Good control ...
Recent Advances in durability of superhydrophobic self-cleaning technology: A critical review
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Article Review)
Self-cleaning concept has achieved significant attention because of their distinct features and inclusive range of probable applications in various fields. Inspired from the lotus effect; the self-cleaning properties showed ...
Corporate environmental management: A review and integration of green human resource management and green logistics
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2020 , Article Review)
Purpose: Green human resource management (GHRM) and sustainable green logistics (SGLOG) are some of the mechanisms by which sustainable corporate environmental management could be consummated. However, prior studies linking ...
Productivity enhancement of solar still with thermoelectric modules from groundwater to produce potable water: A review
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Article Review)
Groundwater is recognized as a principal source of water for the drinking, irrigation and many other purposes. Researchers have also used groundwater in the solar distillation to convert it to drinkable water by use of ...
A short analysis on the morphological characterization of colloidal quantum dots for photovoltaic applications
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Bentham Science Publishers
, 2020 , Article Review)
Due to its various advantages, colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) carry a prodigious deal of interest in low-cost photovoltaics. The possibility of tailored band gaps via quantum confinement effect facilitates photovoltaic ...
GATA-3 as a potential therapeutic target for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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PubMed Central
, 2020 , Article Review)
Impaired adipogenesis plays an important role in the development of obesity-associated insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes as it leads to ectopic fat deposition. The anti-adipogenic transcription factor GATA-3 was ...