Background/Objectives: This study evaluated the appropriateness of transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) prescriptions in a Madrid emergency room during 2019 and 2022, following a 2018 warning about off-label use. Methods: TIRF prescription...
The climate-related variables, river discharge, and water temperature, are the main factors controlling the quality of the bank filtrate by affecting infiltration rates, travel times, and redox conditions. The impact of temperature and discharge on m...
Earthquakes often entail alterations in the groundwater flow regime, in the phreatic level, surges and losses of springs, and the discharge in brooks. A variety of theoretical approaches attempt to elucidate the post-earthquake effects on spring disc...
The beneficial utilization of small and medium floods requires a clear flood-control safety boundary before floodwater can be moderately stored and regulated as a water resource. For the Three Gorges Reservoir, a large river-type reservoir with long-...
In this study, the effects of discharge area and atomizing gas type in a twin-fluid atomizer on heptane pool fire-extinguishing performance were investigated under the heat release rate conditions of 1.17 and 5.23 kW in an enclosed chamber. Large and...
The erosion plot method (EPM) is the most accurate method for measuring total runoff and soil loss in the field, but it is expensive, time-consuming, and tedious to use, thereby limiting the scope of soil erosion research. Alternatively, the fraction...
11 February 2022
In August 2019 and during August/September 2020, the main collection system of the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Warsaw, Poland, malfunctioned. During that system failure, over 4.8 million m3 of untreated wastewater was dropped directly into t...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) provides databases that agglomerate data provided by companies or states reporting emissions, releases, wastes generated, and other activities to meet statutory requirements. These databases, often ref...
In this work, we studied the effects of various chemicals on P. physalis nematocyst discharge and the composition of the released venom. The exposure of nematocyst to K+ and Na+ induced a massive discharge in a short time of exposure. Conversely, the...
The effect of corona discharge from buildings or structures on the surrounding atmospheric electric field is very important in the measurement of urban atmospheric electric fields and the early warning of lightning. However, most previous studies wer...
An increasing number of scientific studies are tackling the management of discharges downstream of dams for environmental objectives. Such management is generally complex, and experiments are required for proper implementation. This article present t...
In many papers for forecasting remaining capacity of lithium-ion batteries, various analytical models are used based on the Peukert equation. In this paper, it is shown that the classic Peukert equation is applicable in two ranges of discharge curren...
Water pollution control is a great challenge for China. Compared with urban regions, the wastewater treatment in rural areas is much undeveloped, which is highly related with the much delayed legislation for rural wastewater. Imbalanced urban-rural d...
1 February 2017
Aquatic ecosystems are an essential component of the biogeochemical cycle of mercury (Hg), as inorganic Hg can be converted to toxic methylmercury (MeHg) in these environments and reemissions of elemental Hg rival anthropogenic Hg releases on a globa...
22 November 2019
Given long-term decentralized and centralized rural domestic wastewater (RDW) discharge, nitrogen is continuously depositing in sediments. RDW discharge is assumed to be an important source of ammonium in surface water; however, the effect of long-te...
Selenium pollution has been a topic of extensive research dating back further than the last decade and has attracted significant attention from several environmental and regulatory agencies in order to monitor and control its discharge from myriad in...
The main role of cold water discharged from ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems is that deep ocean water, which is dense and nutrient-rich, is released through the condenser and discharged into the ocean surface. We present a numerical sim...
Electrochemical discharge machining (ECDM) is a promising non−traditional processing technology used to machine non−conductive materials, such as glass and ceramic, based on the evoked electrochemical discharge phenomena around the tool e...
To mitigate water supply security risks induced by saltwater intrusion in the Yangtze Estuary during dry seasons, this study investigates the characteristics of low-flow runoff variation at the Datong Station and develops a one-dimensional hydrodynam...
Oil spills in estuaries are less studied and less understood than their oceanic counterparts. To address this gap, we present a detailed analysis of estuarine oil spill transport. We develop and analyse a range of simulations for the Humber Estuary,...
To restrain the environmental impact of modern SI engines, igniters must guarantee stable combustions with low cycle-to-cycle variability in extreme operating conditions (high EGR, ultra-lean), via high energy release in the combustion chamber. The d...
To maximize the benefits of power generation and water supply of the reservoir under the premise of ensuring ecological flow as much as possible, it is necessary to formulate a highly operational release scheme in the actual production scheduling pro...
Copious use of antibiotics in aquaculture farming systems has resulted in surface water contamination in some countries. Our objective was to develop a slow-release oxidant that could be used in situ to reduce antibiotic concentrations in discharges...
In the present study, the relationship between body water loss and conductivity was examined in adult houseflies (Musca domestica). The events an insect experiences in an electric field are caused by the conductive nature of the insect body (i.e., mo...
River discharge monitoring is an important component of the hydrology objectives of Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission (SWOT). River discharge can be estimated Solely using river widths and At Many-stations Hydraulic Geometry (AMHG), but the...
The ventilation air–methane (VAM) released from underground mines is often transported into regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) devices and burnt into heat energy. This study numerically investigates the scenarios where explosion occurs inside...
Arctic environments experience rapid climatic changes as air temperatures are rising and precipitation is increasing. Rivers are key elements in these regions since they drain vast land areas and thereby reflect various climatic signals. Zackenberg R...
Hospital wastewater (HWW) is a major source of microbiological contamination, often released into the municipal sewage system without prior treatment. This HWW may contain pathogens with antimicrobial resistance, posing risks to public health. The ai...
Flood Limited Water Level (FLWL) serves as the core control parameter for the synergistic optimization of flood control operation and beneficial water utilization efficiency in reservoirs during the flood season. Addressing the critical issue of insu...
In order to achieve a state-of-charge (SOC) balance among multiple energy storage units (MESUs) in an islanded DC microgrid, a SOC balancing and coordinated control strategy based on the adaptive droop coefficient algorithm for MESUs is proposed. Whe...
This study presents an experimental and numerical investigation on a surface sliding discharge in a supersonic airflow in the presence of an oblique shock wave. In experiments, flow Mach numbers were 1.20–1.68 in the shock tube combined with the disc...
26 February 2014
Industrial effluent containing heavy metals discharged into streams may pose high toxicity risks to aquatic organisms and to human health. Therefore, it is important to understand how to change the amount of effluent with heavy metals discharged from...
Waste load allocation management models were developed for controlling nitrous oxide emissions from a tidal river. The decision variables were treatment levels at wastewater discharging stations and the rate of upstream water release. The simulation...
In arid environments, specifically in Africa, inadequate water sources have resulted in poor-quality water use in business and agricultural industries. This can also negatively impact the ecosystem, along with the industry’s water management. I...
Due to its unique climate and geography, Taiwan experiences abundant rainfall but still faces significant water scarcity. As a result, rainwater harvesting systems (RWHSs) have been recognized as potential water resources within both water legal and...
Marine eutrophication is a pervasive and growing threat to global sustainability. Thereby, nutrient discharges to the marine environment should be reduced to a minimum. When fertilizers are loaded to the vessels in ports, a significant amount of nutr...
The transboundary river basin is a great challenge for water management and disaster reduction due to its specific characteristics. In this study, upstream impacts from natural and artificial sources on the downstream discharge on the Imjin river bas...
Dam removal is typically intended for river restoration or as a countermeasure for aging dams. The influence of dam removal has mainly been studied in large rivers. This study is intended to investigate the influence of the sediment supplied after op...
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) predominantly affects older adults in Japan, and prolonged hospitalization remains a challenge. This study evaluated both clinical and social factors influencing hospitalization duration. Methods: We retrospectively an...
This paper proposes a smart lithium-ion battery capacity estimation method for electric bicycles. Battery capacity information informs the electric vehicle driver of the residual battery working time, thus facilitating the estimation of mileage of el...
31 December 2025
Background: Although blood flow restriction (BFR) resistance training effectively enhances muscle strength, it increases fatigue susceptibility due to hypoxic stress. This study investigated whether combining caffeine – a common ergogenic aid – with...
The amount of released water (discharge) in a levee breach is a primary input variable to establish an emergency action plan for the area next to the levee. However, although several studies have been conducted, there is still no widely applicable di...
Discharge through nozzles used in gas-based fire protection of data centers may generate noise that causes the performance of hard drives to decay considerably; silent nozzles are employed to limit this harmful effect. This work focuses on proposing...
Impulse waves generated by landslides falling into reservoirs may lead to overtopping of a dam and, in turn, to flooding of the downstream area. In the case of an embankment dam, the overtopping may lead to erosion of the downstream slope, ultimately...
Runoff from Arctic rivers constitutes a major freshwater influx to the Arctic Ocean. In these nival-dominated river systems, the majority of annual discharge is released during the spring snowmelt period. The circulation regime of the salinity-strati...
Thermoacoustic instabilities occur when heat release is coupled with pressure fluctuation, which may cause performance degradation of the combustor and serious structural damage. This study focued on an active control method using discharge plasma an...
Reservoir release induced flooding is a major downstream hazard worldwide, yet most warning systems rely on hydraulic modeling and underuse real time reservoir operation data. This study presents a data driven framework to detect flood discharge even...
Tunnel drainage deterioration reduces groundwater release capacity and may increase local water pressure behind linings, whereas aggregate outlet discharge can conceal different local pressure states after capacity or connectivity changes. This study...
In this paper, it is experimentally proven that the generalized Peukert equation C(i,T) = Cm(T)/(1 + (i/i0(T))n(T)) is applicable to nickel–metal hydride batteries at any discharge currents, while the classical Peukert equation can be used only...
The Peukert and Liebenow equations were obtained from experimental studies of lead–acid batteries. Currently, they are used to evaluate capacity released by batteries of other electrochemical systems (alkaline, lithium-ion, etc.), as well. In this pa...
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