An Experimental Study on Concrete and Geomembrane Lining Effects on Canal Seepage in Arid Agricultural Areas by Xudong Han, Xiugui Wang, Yan Zhu, Jiesheng Huang, Liqing Yang, Zhifu Chang, Feng Fu

“…Ponding tests were conducted on the same canal section with four different lining statuses to investigate the canal lining effect on seepage control and its impact factors in arid areas. The cracks and holes in different lining materials were surveyed, and the canal seepage rates under the four test treatments were calculated by monitoring the water level change in the canal. …”
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Sulfur: a neglected driver of the increased abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural reclaimed subsidence land located in coal mines with high phreatic water levels by Zibo Lin, Ping Lu, Rui Wang, Xiangqun Liu, Tao Yuan

“…This study analyzed ARG occurrence in reclaimed mining areas, the key impact factors, and the underlying mechanism. The results show that sulfur is the most critical factor impacting the abundance of ARGs in reclaimed soil, which is due to changes in the microbial community. …”
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Cavitation-facilitated transmembrane permeability enhancement induced by acoustically vaporized nanodroplets by Renjie Song, Chunbing Zhang, Fengmeng Teng, Juan Tu, Xiasheng Guo, Zheng Fan, Yinfei Zheng, Dong Zhang

“…Although the feasibility of using acoustically vaporized nanodroplets to open the blood–brain-barrier (BBB) has previously been reported, the relevant physical mechanisms and impact factors are not well known. In the current study, a nitrocellulose (NC) membrane was used to mimic the multi-layered pore structure of BBB. …”
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Research on energy consumption in household sector: a comprehensive review based on bibliometric analysis by Tian Wang, Tian Wang, Qinfeng Zhao, Qinfeng Zhao, Weijun Gao, Weijun Gao, Xiujuan He

“…The results show that: 1) HEC research has undergone rapid development since 2014, and interdisciplinary fusion and collaborative research have become dominant trends. 2) Keyword co-occurrence analysis clearly identifies the current urgent themes, including energy demand and its determinants, environmental impact factors and assessments, and energy-saving technologies and emission reduction measures. 3) The analysis of citations reveals that economic models, such as input-output models and life cycle assessment, are frequently employed in the field of HEC. …”
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Residents’ Preference for Urban Green Space Types and Their Ecological-Social Services in China by Wudong Zhao, Liwei Zhang, Xupu Li, Lixian Peng, Pengtao Wang, Zhuangzhuang Wang, Lei Jiao, Hao Wang

“…Descriptive statistical analysis methods, structural equation modeling, and Pearson correlation were used to parse the residents’ preference for both UGS types, ecological–social services, and the relevant impact factors. The results showed that: (1) the strongest preference of residents for UGS and their ecological and social services are the attached green space, “beautifying the city”, and “physical and mental relaxation”, respectively; (2) the leading factors for residents’ access to UGS are “age” and “sufficient time”, except for attached green space. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation Model for Urban Water Security: A Case Study in Dongguan, China by Jianye Cao, Zhicheng Yan, Jinquan Wan, Yan Wang, Gang Ye, Yingping Long, Quanmo Xie

“…Overall, the methodology proposed in this study is beneficial for gaining an in-depth understanding of urban water security impact factors and provides some theoretical basis and reference for future water resources management.…”
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Modeling the Determinants of PM2.5 in China Considering the Localized Spatiotemporal Effects: A Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression Method by Han Yue, Lian Duan, Mingshen Lu, Hongsheng Huang, Xinyin Zhang, Huilin Liu

“…However, very little research has addressed the spatiotemporal dependence and heterogeneity in the relationships between impact factors and PM2.5. This study firstly utilizes spatial statistics and time series analysis to investigate the spatial and temporal dependence of PM2.5 at the city level in China using a three-year (2015–2017) dataset. …”
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Two sides of the same coin: A qualitative exploration of experiential and perceptual factors which influence the clinical interaction between physicians and Anabolic-Androgenic Ste... by Neha Prasad Ainsworth, Sam N Thrower, Andrea Petróczi

“…The overall picture suggests primary impactive factors involve stigma management techniques amongst AAS-using patients and coping with clinical uncertainty for physicians. …”
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Global soil acidification impacts on belowground processes by Cheng Meng, Dashuan Tian, Hui Zeng, Zhaolei Li, Chuixiang Yi, Shuli Niu

“…However, a full understanding of the general pattern of ecosystem belowground processes in response to soil acidification due to the impacting factors remains elusive. We conducted a meta-analysis of soil acidification impacts on belowground functions using 304 observations from 49 independent studies, mainly including soil cations, soil nutrient, respiration, root and microbial biomass. …”
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Citizen-science reveals changes in the oral microbiome in Spain through age and lifestyle factors by Jesse R. Willis, Ester Saus, Susana Iraola-Guzmán, Ewa Ksiezopolska, Luca Cozzuto, Luis A. Bejarano, Nuria Andreu-Somavilla, Miriam Alloza-Trabado, Andrea Blanco, Anna Puig-Sola, Elisabetta Broglio, Carlo Carolis, Julia Ponomarenko, Jochen Hecht, Toni Gabaldón

“…Chronic health disorders present in the analyzed population were the most impactful factors, followed by smoking and the presence of yeasts in the oral cavity. …”
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The non-modifiable risk factors for breast cancer development in women by Mikołaj Dadziak, Paweł Olko, Magdalena Alicja Zapała, Adrian Hunek, Karolina Chmielarz, Joanna Wiśniewska-Skomra, Kinga Tylutka, Anna Hapon, Karolina Kaziród

“…In the following review, the emphasis will be put on the impact of non-modifiable factors on breast cancer risk and the strength of their impact. Factors that will be discussed include age, gender, ethnic and racial background, family history and genetic factors, pregnancy and breastfeeding.  …”
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Prevalence and contributing factors of malocclusion in Zhuang children aged 7–8 years in southern China by Wenjia Mai, Lijuan Xiao, Shaoyong Chen, Shuang Chen, Andi Li, Tingting Zhang, Haoyu He, Xiaojuan Zeng

“…Therefore, more attention must be paid to the intervention and prevention of malocclusion. The impact factors should be controlled as early as possible.…”
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Ecosystem health assessment and comparison of natural and constructed wetlands in the arid zone of northwest China by Xuli Zhu, Liang Jiao, Xuan Wu, Dashi Du, Jingjing Wu, Peng Zhang

“…The ecological health status and impact factors were evaluated for the two wetlands using socioeconomic data combined with remote sensing technology from 2000 to 2019. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of global research trends on regulatory T cells in neurological diseases by Qian Gao, Xinmin Li, Yan Li, Junzi Long, Mengyang Pan, Jing Wang, Fangjie Yang, Yasu Zhang

“…Considering the number of documents and citations, impact factors, and JCR partitions, Frontiers in Immunology was the most popular journal in this research area. …”
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Investigating the factors of SMEs’ business resilience in the post-pandemic crisis of COVID-19 with technology adoption as a quasi-moderator: a multigroup analysis of Indonesian an... by Elissa Dwi Lestari, Nadiah Abd Hamid, Roszilah Shamsuddin, Florentina Kurniasari, Zalilawati Yaacob

“…The Resource-Based View (RBV) Theory, the Dynamic Capability View Theory (DCV), and the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) Framework were combined to analyze a set of business resilience-impacting factors in each country. Online surveys with respondents were used to gather data. …”
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Topography, Soil Elemental Stoichiometry and Landscape Structure Determine the Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loadings of Agricultural Catchments in the Subtropics by Yong Li, Yi Wang, Ji Liu, Meihui Wang, Jianlin Shen, Xinliang Liu

“…The objectives of this study, which investigated nine catchments in the subtropics of China, were to (i) quantify the explicit relationships between the N and P loadings to receiving waters and the topographic, soil and landscape characteristics of catchments, (ii) identify key impact factors and (iii) identify the most influential N and P loading pathways via catchments. …”
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Trapping of Microplastics in Halocline and Turbidity Layers of the Semi-enclosed Baltic Sea by Qian Zhou, Qian Zhou, Qian Zhou, Chen Tu, Jie Yang, Chuancheng Fu, Yuan Li, Joanna J. Waniek

“…However, research on the vertical distribution of microplastics and impact factors is still limited. In this study, we focus on the Baltic Sea, which has distinguished salinity stratification, and we assume that the resulting strong density stratification (halocline) can influence the vertical distribution of microplastics in the water column. …”
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Landslide risk assessment in Nanping City based on artificial neural networks model by Shuiman CHEN, Huilong ZHAO, Zhen XU, Wei XIE, Liang LIU, Quanyue LI

“…A total of 1711 historical landslide hazard sites around Nanping City were obtained, and 11 impact factors, including elevation, slope, aspect, curvature, geological lithology, soil type, rainfall, water system, land use, road and railway etc. were selected. …”
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Community diversity and composition affect ecosystem multifunctionality across environmental gradients in boreal and temperate forests by Feifei Zhao, Minhui Hao, Qingmin Yue, Senxuan Lin, Xiuhai Zhao, Chunyu Zhang, Xiuhua Fan, Klaus von Gadow

“…We used multifactorial linear regression to assess the effect of biodiversity indices across environmental gradients on BEMF, and used structural equation models to identify the relationships among impact factors and EMF. Results: Community diversity and functional composition, as well as their interactions with environmental gradients, were jointly influencing the EMF. …”
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Study on the Life Cycle Assessment of Automotive Power Batteries Considering Multi-Cycle Utilization by Yongtao Liu, Chunmei Zhang, Zhuo Hao, Xu Cai, Chuanpan Liu, Jianzhang Zhang, Shu Wang, Yisong Chen

“…During the cascade utilization stage of LFP batteries, significant benefits are noted, including a 76% reduction in mineral resource depletion (ADP e) and an 83% reduction in fossil energy depletion (ADP f), alongside notable reductions in various environmental impact factors. Simultaneously, considering the sensitivity of life cycle assessment indicators and their benefit percentages to different CCRs, it is observed that ODP exhibits the highest sensitivity to CCR changes, while evaluation indicators such as HTP, AP, and GWP show relatively lower sensitivity. …”
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