Impact of green finance on green total factor productivity: New evidence from improved synthetic control methods.

Although green finance policy is essential for sustainable development, its impact on green development is often underestimated. Using city-level data in China from 2009 to 2022, this study identifies the causal effect of green finance policy on green total factor productivity (GTFP) through an improved synthetic control method. The findings are as follows: First, green finance positively influences GTFP growth, and this effect increases over time.

Evaluation of droplet deposition parameters based on the Genetic-Otsu algorithm.

Pesticide spraying is a cost-effective way to control crop pests and diseases. The effectiveness of this method relies on the deposition and distribution of the spray droplets within the targeted application area. There is a critical need for an accurate and stable detection algorithm to evaluate the liquid droplet deposition parameters on the water-sensitive paper (WSP) and reduce the impact of image noise.

Tank-Mix Adjuvants Enhance Pesticide Efficacy by Improving Physicochemical Properties and Spraying Characteristics for Application to Cotton with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

Tank-mix adjuvants have been used to reduce spray drift and facilitate the efficacy of pesticides applied with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). However, the effects of specific adjuvants on pesticide characteristics and the mechanism of action remain unclear. Herein, we analyzed the effects of three different types of tank-mix adjuvants (plant oil; mineral oil; and mixture of alcohol and ester) on the surface tension (ST), contact angle, wetting, permeation, evaporation, spray performance, and aphid-control effects of two types of pesticides.

How tank-mix adjuvant type and concentration influence the contact angle on wheat leaf surface.

Currently, the utilization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for spraying pesticides is a prevalent issue in Asian countries. Improving the pesticide efficiency of UAV spraying is a major challenge for researchers. One of the factors that affect the efficiency is the wetting property of the spraying solutions on crop leaves.

Successful Fabrication of Hydrophobic Surfaces of Microstructures Cooperating with Solid-Liquid Nanomaterials on the CuZnPb Alloy Substrate.

For protecting the exquisite structural patterns of such coins, developments of simple preparation methods were explored to achieve good hydrophobic capability and the wear-damage resistance of CuZnPb surfaces. A self-cleaning nanoliquid (SN) was combined with microstructured Ag-dispersed CuZnPb (MAC) to realize good hydrophobicity functions of the SNMAC. This was because the cooperative functions of silver and the SN enhanced the water reunion ability and increased solid-liquid-gas contact areas, leading to high contact angles of SNMAC.

Droplet distribution in cotton canopy using single-rotor and four-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used as the sprayers for low-volume pesticide application in recent years. Droplet distribution characteristics of UAV spraying in the cotton canopy have notable effect on the biological control efficacy of the targets and the defoliation efficiency of the harvest aids. In this work, the influences on droplet distribution in the cotton canopy with respect to the flight height, forward mode, and spraying volume were evaluated by conducting the field trials during two cotton growth stages in 2020, respectively.

UAV spraying on citrus crop: impact of tank-mix adjuvant on the contact angle and droplet distribution.

Adding tank-mix adjuvants into the spray mixture is a common practice to improve droplet distribution for field crops (., rice, wheat, corn, .) when using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sprayers.

Physicochemical, pharmacologic, and in vitro cellular effects of loading collagen membranes with zoledronic acid.

Purpose: There is a need for improved methods of reducing peri-implant bone loss. This study evaluated the structural, drug loading, drug release, and in vitro characteristics of collagen membranes impregnated with zoledronic acid (ZA).

Materials And Methods: Two commercially available collagen barrier membranes (Bio-Gide and BME-10X) were loaded with ZA.

[Developments in research of local bisphosphonate delivery system of implant denture].

Dental implant is an advanced prosthodontic treatment widely accepted by patients with missing tooth. However, peri-implant bone loss is still an important reason which limits wider application of the implants to a certain extent. Bisphosphonates is an osteoclastic bone resorption inhibitor that is widely used in clinical practice with the function of inhibiting bone resorption and increasing bone density.

[Study on the effects of zoledronic-acid-loaded collagen membrane on bone metabolism cells].

Objective: To develop zoledronic acid (ZA)-loaded collagen membranes, and to study its effect on osteoclast and osteoblast so as to investigate whether ZA-loaded membranes can inhibit local bone resorption and promote bone formation.

Methods: ZA-loaded double-layer (Bio-Gide(®)) and single-layer (BME-10X(®)) collagen membranes were prepared and divided into eight groups according to the concentrations of ZA in the membrane, namely Group BG0, BG1, BG2, BG3 and BM0, BM1, BM2, BM3 (BG refers to Bio-Gide(®), BM refers to BME-10X(®), 0, 1, 2, 3 refer to the concentrations of ZA, 0, 1 × 10(-4), 1 × 10(-3), 1 × 10(-2) mol/L respectively). Blank control group was set without using collagen membrane.

[Preparation of zoledronic-acid-loaded collagen membrane].

Objective: To develop a new local delivery system, osteoclastic-inhibitor-loaded collagen membrane, and to evaluate its drug loading and drug release properties.

Methods: Efforts were made to develop the drug-loaded membranes by combining two commercially available collagen barrier membranes (Bio-Gide and BME-10X) with zoledronic acid (ZA). The physicochemical and pharmacological properties of resulting materials were determined using SEM, EDS, FTIR, and HPLC.