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Environmental Studies
Chenchen Ren, Guoyu Ren, Panfeng Zhang, Suonam Kealdrup Tysa, Yun Qin
Summary: This study examined the urbanization effect on the pan-evaporation trends from 1961 to 2017, revealing that urbanization significantly reduced pan-evaporation in China, particularly in the mid and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Songhua River. Urbanization was found to be a dominant factor for the observed decline in pan-evaporation in the country's major river basins.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohammad Fereshtehpour, Reza Javidi Sabbaghian, Ali Farrokhi, Ehsan Bahrami Jovein, Elham Ebrahimi Sarindizaj
Summary: The issue of water and energy crisis has become a global concern, and floating solar power plants have attracted significant attention as a reliable solution. Compared to land-based systems, floating solar PV (FSPV) systems offer additional advantages such as land and water conservation, and increased module efficiency. Cost-benefit analysis in the specific application of FSPV systems at important reservoir dams in Iran shows superior performance in energy generation and water-saving, with an investment cost payback period of 5-6 years.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
M. G. Keerthi, C. J. Prend, O. Aumont, M. Levy
Summary: This study evaluates the contribution of small scales to annual fluctuations in phytoplankton biomass based on global satellite observations. It finds that high-frequency fluctuations have a dominant impact on sea surface chlorophyll concentrations.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
R. Arthur Chapman, Guy F. Midgley, Kathleen Smart
Summary: Trends in Symons pan evaporation data across South Africa show significant decreases (38% of stations), increases (20%), and no change (42%) without a clear geographic bias. The observed diversity in trends appears to reflect a combination of local and global drivers, with land-cover changes emerging as a likely dominant local driver through friction-induced reductions in wind-run, potentially resolving the 'evaporation paradox'.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Martina Ciardi, Cintia Gomez-Serrano, Tomas Lafarga, Alicia Gonzalez-Cespedes, Gabriel Acien, Jose Gabriel Lopez-Segura, Jose Maria Fernandez-Seviila
Summary: This study assessed the potential of plastic covers to prevent or minimize water evaporation in open photobioreactors. The results showed that although covering the reactors reduced biomass productivity, it also significantly reduced water evaporation in different seasons. The use of inexpensive commercial plastics as covers can greatly decrease the water requirements of the system.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Pouya Aghelpour, Zahra Bagheri-Khalili, Vahid Varshavian, Babak Mohammadi
Summary: Evaporation is a crucial component of the hydrological cycle and accurately estimating evaporation is important for water resources management. This study used Bayesian Regularization and Scaled Conjugate Gradient algorithms to train a Multilayer Perceptron model and compared its performance with the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm. The results showed that the Bayesian Regularization model had the best performance. Additionally, the combination of temperature, air pressure, and relative humidity variables showed superior performance in estimating evaporation.
Article
Water Resources
J. J. Gibson, P. Eby, S. J. Birks, C. Twitchell, C. Gray, J. Kariyeva
Summary: This study presents a comprehensive assessment of the water balance of wetlands in Alberta, Canada, including the oil sands region. By incorporating climate reanalysis, watershed data, and isotopic data, the study reveals systematic variations in evaporation losses, runoff, groundwater inflow, and wetland discharge across different subregions. The findings provide valuable insights for water resource management and ecological conservation in the region.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES
(2022)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Raghavendra K. Prasad, Kantha Rao Bhimala, G. K. Patra, S. Himesh, Sheshakumar Goroshi
Summary: The present study analyzed the long-term trends of actual evapotranspiration (ETa) and its components in different meteorological sub-divisions in India. It found that ETa has been increasing, mainly due to the rising trend in transpiration and interception loss. The study also observed an increasing trend in ETa over irrigated regions and identified the main climatic drivers for the increasing trend of ETa in different regions of India.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Parasitology
Tim Maes, Zoe De Corte, Carl Vangestel, Massimiliano Virgilio, Nathalie Smitz, Felicite F. Djuikwo-Teukeng, Maria Ioanna Papadaki, Tine Huyse
Summary: This study used high-throughput sequencing to investigate the population genetic structure of the hermaphroditic snail Bulinus truncatus. The results showed low genetic diversity and significant genetic differentiation between populations at both regional and inter-regional scales. The study also demonstrated the potential of high-throughput sequencing techniques in studying the role of snail species in parasite transmission.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Mandru Srilakshmi, Deepak Jhajharia, Shivam Gupta, Ghanashyam Singh Yurembam, Ghanshyam T. Patle
Summary: This paper investigates the spatial and temporal variation of K-p values in the northeastern region of India, and finds that K-p values vary with seasons and years, with regional differences.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
C. Sanchez-Perez, D. Maza, P. R. de Souza Mendes, M. S. Carvalho
Summary: Many particle suspensions, such as some industrial fluids, have thixotropic-viscous properties where the viscosity changes with stress or deformation rate. A generalized Newtonian model is commonly used to describe the flow behavior of these materials, assuming viscosity solely depends on local deformation rate. However, the particle structure and viscosity of suspensions change instantaneously with stress variation. This study analyzes the flow of a thixotropic-viscous liquid through a constricted capillary using both a generalized Newtonian model and a thixotropic model that considers time-dependent response of the liquid. The results show that using a simplified generalized Newtonian model can lead to significant errors in predicting the flow behavior, emphasizing the need for a more comprehensive model that accounts for the time-dependency of the flowing liquid within a certain range of flow parameters.
JOURNAL OF NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID MECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Rahul Yadav, Maria D. Kazachenko, Andrey N. Afanasyev, Jaime de la Cruz Rodriguez, Jorrit Leenaarts
Summary: This study investigates the thermal, kinematic, and magnetic structure of small-scale heating events in an emerging flux region (EFR). The results reveal that these events not only heat the lower atmosphere but also significantly heat the corona.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Katherine Berthon, Sebastian T. Meyer, Freya Thomas, Andrea Frank, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Sarah Bekessy
Summary: The ability of insects to persist in urban greenspace depends on their interactions with available plant resources. Greenspace design influences these interactions by limiting plant and insect options, mediating insect preferences based on context, and creating barriers. Results show that small-scale habitat conditions are more important than site context for influencing pollinator visitation.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Cell Biology
Antonella Lauri, Giulia Fasano, Martina Venditti, Bruno Dallapiccola, Marco Tartaglia
Summary: Although individually rare, disorders affecting development collectively pose a significant burden on patients, families, and society. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying these disorders is crucial for improving diagnosis and treatment.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Dah John, Norhayati Hussin, Mohd Sazili Shahibi, Masitah Ahmad, Hasnah Hashim, Divine Senanu Ametefe
Summary: This study explores the determinants of precision agriculture adoption in the small-scale farming sector, including social, economic, technological, and environmental factors. The findings suggest that social dynamics, influenced by awareness levels, knowledge dissemination pathways, and cultural norms, are the most significant factors affecting adoption. Additionally, technological challenges such as digital literacy and infrastructural readiness, as well as environmental imperatives like resource scarcity and climate change resilience, also play a role in adoption attitudes.
OUTLOOK ON AGRICULTURE
(2023)
