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Traces of dipnoan fish document the earliest adaptations of vertebrates to move on land

Lighting Up Healing: Green Light-Driven Dual Gasotransmitters Release against MRSA Wound Infections

A simulation approach to assessing vegetation configuration effects on thermal comfort in cold region pocket parks

Abstract Pocket parks, play a crucial role in enhancing residents’ thermal comfort and promoting ecological sustainability. Despite their significance, thermal comfort in cold-region spaces remains underexplored, especially vegetation impacts. This study investigates the impact of vegetation configuration on cold-region pocket park thermal environments, using Changchun as a case study via field measurements and ENVI-met simulations. Through the integration of Mean Thermal Sensation Vote (MTSV) and Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) indices, the study established the thermal comfort range for Changchun during transitional seasons as 16.69–23.63 ℃, with a thermal neutral temperature of 20.16 ℃. The study developed 27 experimental scenarios to analyze vegetation parameters—tree coverage, Leaf Area Density (LAD), and green patterns. Orthogonal design analysis of simulation results identified the hierarchical impact on thermal comfort: tree coverage > LAD > green patterns. The study proposes three optimal vegetation design strategies for cold-region pocket parks: (1) maintain tree coverage above 50% (ideally 70%); (2) select tree species to complement coverage with LAD of 1.2–1.4; (3) adopt tree-grass combined green patterns for green space layouts. This research presents novel insights and practical guidelines for designing vegetation in micro-scale green spaces in cold-region cities, advocating a sustainable model integrating ecological and social well-being.

Enhancing Chiral Site Density in Covalent Organic Frameworks Enables Efficient SERS-Based Enantioselective Discrimination

Experimental study on the mechanical properties and deformation failure characteristics of sandstone under graded equal amplitude cyclic loading and unloading

Ferromagnetic Bimetallic Catalysts Enhance the Overall Performance of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries under a Magnetic Field

Computational screening of phytochemicals targeting mutant KRAS in colorectal cancer

Elucidating Electric Field-Induced Rate Promotion of Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Alcohol Dehydration

The examination of in vitro photosensitizing efficacy of aloe-emodin loaded liposome following photodynamic therapy on melanoma cell lines

Observation of *N₂H₃ Intermediates by In Situ Electrochemical SERS: New Pathway of Ammonia Oxidation on High-Durability PtIr Catalysts

Eu isotope fractionation and hydrothermal alteration

Electron Donors in the Intertwined Interface Restore Oxy-Substituted Selenides

Ensemble-based sesame disease detection and classification using deep convolutional neural networks (CNN)

Heme-Like {CoNO}⁹, (STTP^•–2){CoNO}⁹, and {CoNO}¹⁰ Complexes Supported by 21-Thiaporphyrin Macrocycle

Depression mediates the association between lipid accumulation products and overactive bladder

Triptycene-Based 2.5-Dimensional Metal–Organic Frameworks: Atomically Accurate Structures and Anisotropic Physical Properties from Hydrogen-Bonding Bridged Protonated Building Units

Exploring associations between breast tumor inflammatory gene expression and mammographic calcifications and masses in a community-based population

Mechanical-Bond-Enabled Highly Efficient Charge Separation in a Light-Harvesting Hetero[2]Catenane

Correction: Risk assessment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 along the farm-to-fork fresh-cut romaine lettuce supply chain

Breaking a Lewis Acidity Trend for Rare Earths by Excited State Quenching