78 Results Found

Sustainable management of the environment is based on the preservation of natural resources, first of all, freshwater—both surface and groundwater—from exhaustion and contamination. Thus, development of adequate monitoring solutions, including fast a...

Load recognition remains not comprehensively explored in Home Energy Management Systems (HEMSs). There are gaps in current approaches to load recognition, such as enhancing appliance identification and increasing the overall performance of the load-r...

Soil-heavy metals are potentially harmful to the ecosystem and human health. Quantifying heavy metals sources is conducive to pollution control. In this study, 64 surface-soil samples were collected in Handan city. Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb were...

Vibration-based damage features are widely adopted in the field of structural health monitoring (SHM), and particularly in the monitoring of axially loaded beams, due to their high sensitivity to damage-related changes in structural properties. Howev...

Breeding improvement in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is often constrained by the complexity of agronomic traits and trade-offs among yield-related characteristics. Conventional single-trait selection rarely captures the full range of phenotypic varia...

(1) Background: Data mining has turned essential when exploring a large amount of information in performance analysis in sports. This study aimed to select the most relevant variables influencing the external and internal load in top-elite 5-a-side s...

The contents of six heavy metals (HMs: Cr, Cu, As, Pb, Cd, and Zn) in sediments from the upper reaches of Liangtan River (LTR) were determined. The geo-accumulation index (Igeo), pollution load index (PLI), and potential ecological risk index (RI) we...

Soil quality assessment plays a critical role in promoting sustainable land management, particularly in fragile steppe ecosystems. This study provides a comprehensive geoecological evaluation of heavy metal contamination (Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Co, Ni, Fe,...

Health status detection for motor drive systems includes detecting the working status of the motor and diagnosing open-circuit (OC) faults in the inverter. This paper proposes a generalized-layer-added principle component analysis (GPCA) to determine...

To explore the contamination status and identify the source of the heavy metals in the sediments in the major inflow rivers of Dianchi Lake in China, sediment samples were collected and analyzed. Specifically, the distribution, source, water quality,...

A variety of drought indices were developed to monitor different types of drought, a significant natural hazard with multidimensional impacts. However, no single drought index can capture all dimensions of drought, necessitating a composite drought i...

Background: Migraine with aura (MA) patients present an increased risk of cerebrovascular events. However, whether these patients present an increased white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) load compared to the general population is still under debate....

Non-intrusive load monitoring takes place in residential and industrial contexts to disaggregate and identify loads connected to a distribution grid. This work studies the applicability and effectiveness for AC railways, considering the highly dynami...

The allostatic load index (AL_index) measures the cumulative physiological burden on the body due to stress. This prospective cohort study examined the relationships between certain molecular biomarkers, physical variables, and psychometric variables...

The occurrence, multi-index assessment, and sources of heavy metals in surface sediments of Zhelin Bay were investigated. Average heavy metal concentrations (mg/kg) were 81.89 (Cr), 770.76 (Mn), 16.81 (Co), 62.25 (Ni), 96.30 (Cu), 162.04 (Zn), and 73...

The paper presents the results of a study of heavy metals (HMs) concentrations in six retention reservoirs located in the lowland area of western Poland. The objectives of this study were to analyze the Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn concentrations, asses...

Based on attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and principal component analysis (PCA), four kinds of asphalt (two kinds of matrix asphalts, TPC70# and JL70# and two kinds of modified asphalts, SBS-1 and SBS-2)...

The contamination of heavy metals (Pb, Cr, Hg, Cd, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, and Sb) in the sediments were investigated in Lake Yangcheng, a eutrophic lake in China. Results showed that the average concentrations of each metal in the surface sediments generall...

The coordination of joint moments in the same limb—otherwise known as kinetic interjoint coordination—during gait in patients with hemiparesis remains unclear. This study clarifies the characteristics of kinetic interjoint coordination in...

Deflection is one of the key indexes for the safety evaluation of bridge structures. In reality, due to the changing operational and environmental conditions, the deflection signals measured by structural health monitoring systems are greatly affecte...

The impact of hot-melt extrusion (HME) on the solid-state properties of four methacrylic (Eudragit^® L100-55, Eudragit^® EPO, Eudragit^® RSPO, Eudragit^® RLPO) and four polyvinyl (Kollidon^® VA64, Kollicoat^® IR, Kollidon^® SR, a...

In this study, the concentrations of seven heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Hg, and Pb) and Pb isotope in a sediment core from the Shuanglong reservoir, Southwestern China, were investigated. Based on the constant rate of supply (CRS) model, the age...

Pollution is one of the most important issues currently affecting the global population and environment. Therefore, determining the zones where stringent measures should be taken is necessary. In this study, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Factor...

Soil samples from the urban area of Novi Sad were analyzed to determine the total concentrations of heavy metals including Cr, Pb, Cu, Zn, As, Mn, Ni, Co, Cd and Fe. In addition, leaching tests according to CEN 12457-2—Milli-Q deionized leachin...

Soil contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is a growing environmental concern, particularly in agricultural regions where soil quality directly affects crop safety and human health. This study evaluates PTE concentrations and ecological...

The main objective of this research was to find associations between the outcome of a simulated CrossFit^® competition, anthropometric measures, and standardized fitness tests. Ten experienced male CrossFit^® athletes (age 28.8 ± 3.5 years; height 175...

Background/Objectives: Pediatric periodontal inflammation arises from complex host–microbe interactions. Beyond bacterial biofilms, fungal colonization—particularly by Candida albicans—is increasingly recognized as a contributor. Th...

Evaluating the efficiency of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and their impact on receiving surface water bodies is a complex and highly significant task due to its regulatory implications for both environmental and public health. The monitoring o...

Prenatal maternal stress (PS) is a risk factor for adverse offspring neurodevelopment. Heart rate variability (HRV) complexity provides a non-invasive marker of maternal autonomic regulation and may be influenced by mind–body interventions such...

To evaluate the level of contamination and predict the potential toxicity risk, selected metal concentrations (Cd, Pb, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and As) were determined in 40 surface sediment samples from the stratified karstic Krka River estuary (Croa...

Brown coal remains an important energy source in Europe, including countries such as Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Greece. Open-pit mines disturb the environment in terms of air quality, hydrology, and chemical and biological transformatio...

The aim of this study was twofold. Firstly, we performed a land capability class determination of the agricultural soils from the Abu Dhabi Emirate, the United Arab Emirates, based on the concentrations of 17 chemical elements determined in the soil...

Heavy metals in freshwater lake sediments often exist in various chemical forms. However, the investigation and evaluation of heavy-metal elements in the sediments of the study area have not been reported, and there is a lack of objective understandi...

India’s aviation sector, crucial for connectivity, economic growth, and national integration, faces sustainability measurement challenges focused solely on carbon emissions. This study proposes the Aviation Sustainability Performance Index (ASP...

This comprehensive study aimed to evaluate the water quality and sediment contamination in the Chuhe River in Nanjing. The spatial assessment of 10 samples collected in September highlighted that, in surface water, Copper (Cu) > Nickel (Ni) > Z...

This study assessed the significance and potential impact of potentially toxic element (PTE) (i.e., Mn, Pb, Cu, Zn, Cr, Cd, and Ni) pollution in the surface soil from an abandoned manganese mining area in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China, on the...

The enrichment of bottom sediments with trace elements due to anthropogenic factors is of growing concern worldwide. With the development of industry, agriculture, and urbanization, the risk of freshwater contamination with trace elements is increasi...

This investigation examined the physicochemical characteristics and heavy metal contamination within the surface sediments and aquatic environments of Pattani Bay, Thailand, throughout both wet and dry seasons. The sediments were primarily composed o...

The concentration of microplastics [300–5000 µm] in the surface water of the Mayotte lagoon, Western Indian Ocean, was measured over two snapshot campaigns conducted during the dry and rainy seasons. The concentration in the surface water...

In this study, the concentration of eight dissolved heavy metals (Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Mo, Sb, and Ba) in 42 water samples from the Jiulongjiang River, southeast China, were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Multivar...

This study assessed the spatiotemporal variability and pollution grades of heavy metals in water and sediments of Bahr El-Baqar drain, Eastern Nile Delta, Egypt, by integration of geochemical analysis, metal pollution indices, correlation, and multiv...

Assessing the water quality of surface water bodies is one of the primary duties of environmental authorities in charge of water management. Irrigation water quality (IWQ) of the irrigation canals in the middle Nile delta, Egypt, was assessed by GIS-...

Water shortages have direct adverse effects on wheat productivity and growth worldwide, vertically and horizontally. Productivity may be promoted using water shortage-tolerant wheat genotypes. High-throughput tools have supported plant breeders in in...

Road and industrial origin particulate matters (PM) are a significant source of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), with health risks to the surrounding residents. In Korea for 60 years, although industries, roads and automobiles have increased aggres...

This study has evaluated the potential ecological risk and human health risk for the contamination of nine elements (Cu, Cr, Mn, Zn, As, Pb, Co, Fe, and Sr) in water and sediment samples in two seasons, i.e., before and after rainy season, by calcula...

This study investigates the heavy metal contamination in urban and peri-urban soils of Thessaloniki, Greece, over a two-year period (2023–2024). A total of 208 composite soil samples were systematically collected from 52 sites representing dive...

The pollution of urban soils by metals is a global problem. Prolonged exposure of habitants who are in contact with metals retained in soil poses a health risk. This particularly applies to industrialized cities with developed transport networks. The...

Understanding the spatiotemporal distributions and variation characteristics of water quality parameters is crucial for ecosystem restoration and management of lakes, in particular, Lake Qilu (QL), a typical plateau shallow lake on the Yunnan-Guizhou...

Chemical analysis was performed on sediment core samples collected from three salt lakes, Amara Lake, Caineni Lake, and Movila Miresii Lake, located in the northeast of the Romanian Plain. The concentration of 10 main elements, 6 heavy metals (HMs),...

Vertical deformations of the Earth’s surface result from a host of geophysical and geological processes. Identification and assessment of the induced signals is key to addressing outstanding scientific questions, such as those related to the role pla...