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• MakaleAçık Erişim2025/r/gumushane/13444
  THE IMPACT OF CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH EXPENDITURE, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

  Al, I.; Akbulut Yildiz, G.; Yildiz, B.

  This study investigates the impact of clean energy technologies, health expenditure, and economic growth on environmental quality using the Fourier Engle-Granger cointegration method for the United States in the 1974–2022 period. The Fourier approach successfully identifies gradual structural shifts and nonlinear dynamics in long-run relations, which are frequent in macroeconomic and environmental time series but are typically overlooked by standard approaches. The findings show that clean energy research and development investment—specifically in energy efficiency, renewable resources, and nuclear technologies—and health expenditures significantly positively impact environmental quality. However, economic growth has a negative impact environmental quality in the United States. These results highlight the necessity of integrating environmental objectives into energy and health policy and prioritizing investment in sustainable technologies to achieve ecological sustainability in the long term.

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• MakaleAçık Erişim2020/r/gumushane/14869
  Effects of elevation on the aboveground biomass and carbon stock in the oriental beech (Fagus orientalis lipsky) forests of the Sinop region, Turkey

  Kahyaoğlu, N.; Kara, Ö.; Güvendi, E.

  In this study it was our aim to assess the amount of aboveground biomass and carbon stock of beech stands based on elevation. To achieve this, in the research area, 55 trial sites were chosen by selective sampling method depending on elevation climatic zones (400–600 m, 600–800 m, 800–1000 m). In these trial areas, 55 trees were cut down and the weights of their bark, leaves, stem and branches were determined. The carbon content of each component was calculated. The results of the study showed that, in all elevation zones, the stem wood had the highest average biomass and carbon stock values of all the tree components (for the 400–600 m, biomass was 199.19 kg and carbon stock was 95.82 kg; for the 600–800 m, biomass was 378.75 kg and carbon stock was 182.49 kg; for the 800–1000 m, biomass was 372.56 kg and carbon stock was 183.39 kg). This was followed by the branches, bark and leaves in descending order. The aboveground biomass in the single tree components of leaves, branches, stem and total biomass, all except the biomass of their bark varied with elevation in oriental beech stands, which are economically significant species in Turkey.

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• MakaleAçık Erişim2020/r/gumushane/11648
  Mistletoe (Viscum album l.) damage and its economic effects in scots pine (pinus sylvestris l.) natural regeneration and afforestation areas

  Ertuğrul, M.H.; Komut, O.

  This study discusses the development of mistletoe (Viscum album L.) and its economic impacts on natural afforestation and regeneration areas. In this context, a total of 16 sample areas were determined in Scots pine natural regeneration and afforestation areas with resembling habitat characteristics. The occurrence status of mistletoe in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) individuals in these areas was determined according to stem, branch and corolla parts and morphological age determination was also conducted for the plants. Additionally, the relationship between diameter and length increase of healthy individuals, and ones affected by mistletoe were modelled with simple linear regression analysis. Besides, the tree asset values of the stands were calculated by estimating maintenance and afforestation costs at the working sites, and economic loss potential was determined through the targeted forest product revenue. Study results have revealed that natural regeneration sites are less exposed to mistletoe damage than afforestation sites. While the mistletoe exposure was found to be 27% in the study areas, it was determined that there was a potential revenue loss of 21% concerning the target economic revenue as well as additional labour and afforestation costs.

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