Article
Agronomy
Jianbo Gao, Sihui Dai, Jingjing Huang, Xu Xiao, Li Liu, Longhan Wang, Xia Sun, Yemin Guo, Ming Li
Summary: This paper proposes a detection method for kiwifruit based on a lightweight YOLOv4-GhostNet network. By replacing the backbone network model, introducing a feature fusion layer, and optimizing the convolution operations, the new network demonstrates advantages in reducing parameters, improving detection performance, and achieving a high detection speed of 53 FPS. The method achieves better detection results on the test set.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zrinka Dragun, Mirela Sertic Peric, Marta Mikulcic, Tvrtko Drazina, Vlatka Filipovic Marijic, Renata Matonickin Kepcija
Summary: Urbanization has a significant impact on the water quality of urban streams, particularly in areas closer to the city center. During the summer season, when water levels and discharges are low, there is a significant increase in the concentration of metals/metalloids in the water. Continuous monitoring of urban streams, especially during warmer seasons, is recommended.
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Keming Ye, Hanbin Luo, Hua Zhong, Jian Kang
Summary: Understanding the effects of a visual-audio environment dominated by visual media on visitors in urban business walkways, this study highlights the attractiveness and engagement of visual media, as well as the differences in eye movements and comfort levels between indoor and outdoor walkways. The findings contribute to optimized multi-media design in different functional business district walkways, enhancing the appeal and comfort for visitors.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Rui Suo, Fangfang Gao, Zhongxian Zhou, Longsheng Fu, Zhenzhen Song, Jaspreet Dhupia, Rui Li, Yongjie Cui
Summary: Research shows that labeling and training kiwifruits in multiple classes based on occlusions can improve detection accuracy. YOLOv4 achieves the highest mAP in five classes with faster detection speed compared to YOLOv3.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Horticulture
Vaia Styliani Titeli, Michail Michailidis, Georgia Tanou, Athanassios Molassiotis
Summary: An experiment was conducted to evaluate the relationship between dry matter (DM) and soluble solids concentration (SSC) with acidity content and taste in fully ripened 'Hayward' kiwifruits. Nutrient content and metabolomic analysis were also performed to compare high taste scores (HTS) and low taste scores (LTS) kiwifruits. The results show that non-destructive measurement of DM can serve as an indicator for kiwifruit taste, and that taste is influenced by SSC and acidity. Furthermore, there are clear differences in nutrient content and primary metabolites between kiwifruits with HTS and LTS.
Article
History
Michael Thornton
Summary: In the second half of the nineteenth century, Hokkaido experienced a rapid increase in its ethnic Japanese population and colonization. The colonial authorities transformed Hokkaido into a colonial laboratory and exported their knowledge to Japan's later colonies.
AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Longsheng Fu, Yali Feng, Jingzhu Wu, Zhihao Liu, Fangfang Gao, Yaqoob Majeed, Ahmad Al-Mallahi, Qin Zhang, Rui Li, Yongjie Cui
Summary: Automatic detection of kiwifruit in the orchard is challenging due to varying illumination and color similarity with the complex background. A deep YOLOv3-tiny model (DY3TNet) was developed for efficient and accurate detection, achieving high precision and fast processing speed, especially in images captured with flash.
PRECISION AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Rafat Qubaja, Fulin Yang, Madi Amer, Fyodor Tatarinov, Dan Yakir
Summary: Characterizing the carbon and water economy of non-commercial urban citrus orchards can help determine their value in urban settings, providing shade, conservation of biodiversity, and carbon sequestration. The results suggest that urban citrus orchards have the potential to store significant amounts of carbon with high transpiration efficiencies, making them valuable in water-limited environments.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Mika Koivisto, Enni Jalava, Lina Kuusisto, Henry Railo, Simone Grassini
Summary: Exposure to natural environments has a positive impact on psychology, and people's preference for nature can be explained by evolution. The study found that when an ambiguous sound was attributed to nature rather than industry, participants had more pleasant and relaxed subjective experiences. Additionally, nature exposure also affected individuals' physiological measures.
ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Linghan Liu, Haiyan Qu, Yimeng Ma, Kang Wang, Hongxin Qu
Summary: Urban green spaces have been found to have a positive impact on health recovery. Partially-open green spaces with a high degree of naturalness are more effective, and trees, shrubs, and water have a positive influence on environmental restoration.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Egle Mazgelyte, Virginija Rekiene, Edita Dereskeviciute, Tomas Petrenas, Jurgita Songailiene, Algirdas Utkus, Gintaras Chomentauskas, Dovile Karciauskaite
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness of VR-based biofeedback-assisted relaxation techniques, finding that all techniques were effective in reducing stress indicators. Additionally, three out of the four interventions led to decreased levels of perceived fatigue. This suggests that VR-based relaxation techniques have the potential to be valuable tools for stress reduction.
Article
Plant Sciences
Qing-Mei Li, Xiao-Xu Qi, Hai-Fang Zhang, Yan-Jun Zhang, Hong-Mei Liu, Jian-Ning Zhao, Dianlin Yang, Hui Wang
Summary: Soil biodiversity is important for agricultural productivity and ecosystem functions. This study investigated the effects of different cover crop treatments on weed biomass and soil nematode community in a kiwifruit orchard. The results showed that cover crop treatments reduced weed biomass and influenced the abundance and composition of soil nematodes. Cover crop treatments also enhanced nematode interactions and had positive effects on soil health and energy flow in the soil food web.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lauren Parker, Tapan Pathak, Steven Ostoja
Summary: The study found that frost exposure in California's agricultural regions decreased by an average of 63% by the mid-21st century, with significant reductions in almond and orange acreage (50-75%) and avocado acreage (>75%). This led to reductions in water use and energy costs, with growers in the highest acreage counties potentially saving over 50,000 acre feet of water and $4.2 million in electricity costs per year.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Bijan Rahimi, Mahdi Afzali, Fatola Farhadi, Ali Asghar Alamolhoda
Summary: The study examines key factors for using desalination processes in the agricultural sector and conducts a techno-economic evaluation of using reverse osmosis desalination in a pistachio orchard. The results show that utilizing desalination processes can significantly increase orchard yield, yielding up to a seventeen-fold net present value increase, with a payback period of 1.5 years.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Federica Rossi, Camilla Chieco, Nicola Di Virgilio, Teodoro Georgiadis, Marianna Nardino
Summary: The study analyzed an irrigated kiwifruit orchard under traditional management, finding that the crop was able to absorb more CO2 under normal climatic conditions, but its mitigating effect was compromised under extremely unfavorable weather conditions.
Article
Plant Sciences
Hiromitsu Kobayashi, Harumi Ikei, Chorong Song, Takahide Kagawa, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Summary: The research demonstrates that both walking and viewing in forest environments can reduce negative emotions and increase vigor, with walking having a more significant effect.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Chorong Song, Harumi Ikei, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Summary: The study demonstrated that forest-derived visual, auditory, and combined stimulation could significantly decrease oxy-Hb concentrations in the brain, increase parasympathetic nervous activity, and induce feelings of relaxation, comfort, naturalness, and realism. Physiological relaxation was more pronounced under combined stimuli compared to visual or auditory stimulation alone.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rikuto Yamashita, Chong Chen, Toshio Matsubara, Kosuke Hagiwara, Masato Inamura, Kohei Aga, Masako Hirotsu, Tomoe Seki, Akiyo Takao, Erika Nakagawa, Ayumi Kobayashi, Yuko Fujii, Keiko Hirata, Harumi Ikei, Yoshifumi Miyazaki, Shin Nakagawa
Summary: This study used functional near-infrared spectroscopy to investigate the effects of viewing nature images on mood, revealing that viewing nature images significantly increased comfort and relaxation, potentially through reducing activity in the orbitofrontal cortex.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Masashi Nakamura, Harumi Ikei, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effects of knotty wood surface on both psychological and physiological responses among humans. The results showed that knotty wood surface was associated with reduced psychological benefits, but had no significant effect on physiological responses.
WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Hyunju Jo, Harumi Ikei, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Summary: This study found that visual stimulation with an autumn foliage mountain landscape image increased parasympathetic nervous activity and induced comfortable, relaxed, and natural feelings, improving mood states.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chorong Song, Harumi Ikei, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess seasonal differences in physiological responses to walking in urban parks. The results showed that walking in urban parks had a relaxation effect on both parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system activities, but this effect varied based on season.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Harumi Ikei, Chorong Song, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the physiological adjustment effect of viewing fresh roses on sympathetic nervous activity. The results showed that participants with high initial sympathetic nervous activity showed a decrease in activity after visual stimulation with fresh roses, whereas participants with low initial activity showed an increase.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Hiroko Ochiai, Harumi Ikei, Hyunju Jo, Masayuki Ohishi, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the physiological and psychological responses of patients with gambling disorder (GD) to nature therapy. The results showed that exposure to nature-based sounds significantly reduced oxyhemoglobin concentrations in the prefrontal cortex, increased comfort and relaxation, and decreased negative emotions and overall mood disturbance. Therefore, nature sounds can induce physiological relaxation and positive responses among individuals with GD.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hyunju Jo, Harumi Ikei, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Summary: This study investigated the physiological and psychological responses of 27 young females to viewing waterfall and urban images. The results showed that viewing the waterfall image increased sympathetic nervous activity, provided comfortable and relaxed impressions, and improved mood states. In conclusion, visual contact with a waterfall image activated sympathetic nervous activity and evoked positive moods and feelings.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
