A water-rich sand layer is a common stratum in marine underground engineering. Grouting is a technology for soil or rock sealing, a method to solve the water seepage problem, and can be used to solve geological challenges in water-rich sand layers. A...
The 2023 storm Daniel hit areas of Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey and Libya, leading to severe flooding phenomena. One of the severely affected areas was the Thessaly Region in central Greece, which was subjected to extreme precipitation, with historic rec...
Coal is an important resource that has supported China’s economic development. This situation is expected to continue in the immediate future. However, coal mining has also led to serious environmental disasters in some mining areas. Henan Prov...
This paper proposes a combined inspection method for thermally damaged concrete under a hygrothermal environment. Experiments were conducted to verify the feasibility of the proposed method. Concrete samples with different water–cement ratios (...
Landscape is an important element in outdoor sports recreation. Cyclists’ perception of an environment reflects their interaction with the actual environment; they become aware of the recreation site through their primary receptive senses. As o...
The traditional risk control option adopted in naval architecture to meet safety-related objectives is by regulations, targeting damage limitation, nominally instigated in the wake of maritime accidents claiming heavy loss of life. These primarily co...
To improve the ability of concrete structures to resist freeze-thaw damage in cold environments, explore the effect and mechanism of nano-metakaolin (NMK) on frost resistance of concrete. And make up for the deficiencies in the mechanical properties...
To investigate the degradation law of the mechanical properties of corroded steel, the standard specimens from machining steel members in service for 9 years in an industrial environment were subjected to tensile tests. The influences of different de...
Cellular DNA is constantly challenged by damage-inducing factors derived from exogenous or endogenous sources. In order to maintain genome stability and integrity, cells have evolved a wide variety of DNA repair pathways which counteract different ty...
At the modular interface of the joint implants, repeated contact stresses in a corrosive synovial environment cause surface degradation that worsens over time. The lubricating mechanisms at the joints are altered by the deteriorated synovial fluid by...
Laser damage resistance of films is the key to the performance and durability of high-power laser systems. High temperature, however, often leads to a certain degree of decline in film properties. Here, aiming to explore the mechanism of laser damage...
With steel fiber and basalt fiber volume dosing serving as variation parameters, a total of 200 d cycles of acid rain corrosion cycle tests were conducted on fiber concrete in this study. We selected three durability evaluation parameters to assess t...
NaClO3 is a major by-product of the chlor-alkali industry. Establishing a corrosion damage prediction method for 316L stainless steel (316L SS) in NaClO3 and NaCl cooperative environments is crucial for maintaining the service safety of chlor-alkali...
With the aim of understanding cavitation damage of stainless steel under the effect of cavitation collapse in an aqueous environment, morphology, phase, chemical state, electrochemical, and other properties after cavitation and erosion are methodical...
Two types of sericin peptides with high molecular weight (HS) and low molecular weight (LS) were obtained by the green water boiling ultrasonic method and the Ca(OH)2 ultrasonic method, respectively. In this experiment, a high-glucose medium was used...
The space environment chiefly includes microgravity and radiation, which seriously threatens the health of astronauts. Bone loss and muscle atrophy are the two most significant changes in mammals after long-term residency in space. In this review, we...
This paper presents the results of comparative studies on the implementation of machine learning methods in the damage intensity assessment of masonry buildings. The research was performed on existing residential buildings, subjected to negative impa...
Asphalt binder plays an important role in the overall resistance of asphalt mixture to the moisture damage induced by a dynamic pore water pressure environment. This study evaluates the moisture sensitivity of asphalt binder from the perspective of r...
The progress of space science and technology has ushered in a new era for humanity’s exploration of outer space. Recent studies have indicated that the aerospace special environment including microgravity and space radiation poses a significant...
In order to explore the corrosion damage behavior of plasma-sprayed NiCoCrAlY/magnesia-stabilized zirconia (18~22 wt.% MgO-ZrO2, MSZ) thermal barrier and anti-ablation coatings in a salt spray environment, a series of neutral salt spray (NSS) tests f...
In this study, the raw material for the empty bucket wall consists of Dalun bricks unique to South Zhejiang. The investigation focuses on the changes in compressive properties of the empty bucket wall with masonry mortar strength grades of M 2.5, M 5...
Most of the current studies rely on simulated brine corrosion environments and lack long-term investigations into concrete corrosion damage evolution under actual corrosive conditions. In this paper, high-performance concrete (HPC) with various mix r...
Benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) co-exist in human environments, yet their individual and combined effects on genetic damage at low exposure levels are not fully understood. Additionally, single nucleotide polymorphisms in microRNAs (mirSNPs) might...
Based on the principle of a micropore-filling electrolyte, a graphene composite conductive coating combined with impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) technology was constructed and applied in a marine atmospheric environment. To further explo...
Severe convective windstorms and tornadoes regularly hit the territory of Russia causing substantial damage and fatalities. An analysis of the climatology and formation environments of these events is essential for risk assessments, forecast improvem...
Low-spatial-resolution measurements from contact sensors and excessive measurement noise have impeded the implementation of vibration-based damage detection. To tackle these challenges, we propose a novel vision-based damage detection method combinin...
Large-scale flood risk assessment is essential in supporting national and global policies, emergency operations and land-use management. The present study proposes a cost-efficient method for the large-scale mapping of direct economic flood damage in...
The Lhasa–Linzhi Railway is located in the sandy area of the South Tibet valley, with high elevation and cold temperature. The Xierong section is a bridge section where blown sand hazards are severe. However, the disaster-causing mechanism of b...
In the study of rock mechanics, the variation of rock mechanical characteristics in high-temperature environments is always a major issue. The discrete element method and Voronoi modeling method were used to study the mechanical characteristics and c...
Indoor dampness and mold are prevalent, and the exposure has been associated with various illnesses such as the exacerbation of existing asthma, asthma development, current asthma, ever-diagnosed asthma, bronchitis, respiratory infection, allergic rh...
The article deals with the application of the environmental damage assessment procedure and H&V index II method to the diesel fuel tank storage facility in a sand mining company using a case study. The procedures enabled the researchers to semi-q...
The construction of subways, hydroelectric stations and water substations is exposed to stray currents, which can accelerate concrete corrosion. The influence of stray currents on reinforced concrete structures is unclear. In this paper, the influenc...
The aim of the study is the deep understanding of the essential reactivity of the environmentally friendly mortar by which its applicability can be justified. Created in the study was the environmentally friendly mortar, which helped relieve the incr...
When humans began interfering with the environment to produce food, some free-ranging animal species adapted to live on typical farmland, sometimes choosing it as their main habitat. They use it on the basis of symbiosis or as a pest. The animals aff...
Feather pecking can influence the welfare and health concerns of all farmed poultry and affect production and economic aspects. Although some information is available about feather pecking behavior in chickens and ducks, the risk factors of feather p...
In this study, infrared thermography is used for vibration-based structural health monitoring (SHM). Heat sources are employed as sensors. An acrylic frame structure was experimentally investigated using the heat sources as structural marker points t...
Environment-smart agriculture (ESA) aims at sustaining increased agricultural production while limiting negative impacts on the environment. The present study develops an index of composite on-farm environmental impacts (COEI) as a proxy measure to e...
Coastal flooding exacerbated by climate change is recognised as a major global threat which is expected to impact more than a quarter of all people currently residing in Pacific Island countries. While most research in the last decade has focused on...
Background: Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease where ocular surface inflammation and damage play key etiological roles. Purpose: To compare a combination of 3% trehalose (T) and 0.15% hyaluronic acid (HA) (Thealoz duo®, T/HA) with...
The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau is the main permafrost area in China. Concrete structures constructed on permafrost are affected by the early negative-temperature environment. In particular, the negative-temperature environment seriously affects the...
Most previous studies show that inclement weather increases the risk of road users being involved in a traffic crash. However, some authors have demonstrated a little or even an opposite effect, observed both on crash frequency and severity. In urban...
To study the influence of mineral admixtures on concrete’s mechanical properties after a low-temperature exposure, green concrete was prepared by mixing fly ash and slag at different replacement rates. By analysing the changes to concrete&rsquo...
Posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) arises secondary to joint injuries and is characteristically driven by inflammatory mediators. PTOA is often studied in the setting of ACL tears. However, a wide range of other injuries also lead to PTOA pathogenes...
The paper presents a numerical calculation of the service life of concrete structures considering the effect of chlorides in the case of the material properties of structural lightweight waste aggregate concrete. Different amounts of fibres (0.0%, 1....
The extensive and uncontrolled utilization of rare earth elements, like europium (Eu), could lead to their accumulation in soils and biota. Herein, we investigated the impact of Eu on the growth, photosynthesis, and redox homeostasis in barley and ho...
This paper reports a semi-automated workflow for detection and quantification of forest damage from windthrow in an Alpine region, in particular from the Vaia storm in October 2018. A web-GIS platform allows to select the damaged area by drawing poly...
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Background: The aim of this study was to compare for the first time IL-6 (Interleukin 6), testosterone (T) and estradiol (E) levels, their ratio (E/T), micronucleus (MN), and nuclear bridge (NB) frequency between newborns with regard to their mother&...
The damage caused by natural disasters in rural areas differs in nature extent, landscape, and structure, from the damage caused in urban environments. Previous and current studies have focused mainly on mapping damaged structures in urban areas afte...
With the deterioration of bridge performance and ever-increasing amounts of traffic, bridge safety is becoming a concern for the engineering community. A method that can assess a bridge’s condition in real time is urgently needed. The main fact...
Commercial space industries are emergent, bolstered by new exciting rocket systems, orbital and landing vehicles, the creation of multi-country orbital platforms, satellite technology, the renewed promise of low Earth orbit (LEO) business opportuniti...
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