Ports play a critical role in global sustainability transitions, yet environmental performance reporting remains fragmented and uneven. This study examines environmental key performance indicator (KPI) reporting practices across twenty-five benchmark ports using a multi-category framework encompassing major environmental dimensions. The analysis reveals that, while most ports have established baseline transparency and complian...

The bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI) and lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) are fundamental to innate immunity. However, their functional diversity and evolutionary conservation in ecologically crucial invertebrates, such as oysters, remain largely understudied. In this study, we identify and characterize a novel homolog of BPI/LBP, designated as ChBPI/LBP in the Hong Kong oyster (Crassostrea hongkongen...