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Different approaches are used to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from households’ energy consumption, but with varying degrees of success. Better integration of these approaches will be necessary to make substantive advances in this field.
Climate Change Threats and Responses in the GCC Region
Looking at the sustainability pathways of in the Gulf region towards achieving a low-carbon development and achieving a post-fossil-fuel transformation.
A Mesh in the Fight against Microplastics
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Selective Emitter Formation by Laser Doping
new concept of attaching a second deposition step at the end of a BBr3 diffusion is introduced.
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The Host-Associated Microbiome: A Special Issue in Molecular Ecology
Analyses representing the state-of-the-art in our understanding of the complex host–microbiome relationship are presented.
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