Precision agriculture hinges on accurate soil condition data obtained through soil testing across the field, which is a foundational step for subsequent processes. Soil testing is expensive, and reducing the number of samples is an important task. On...
Precision soil sampling on larger grid sizes (≥2.0 ha) is a common practice to reduce the number of soil samples and associated sampling costs. A study was conducted to evaluate the influence of different grid sizes on the depiction of spatial nut...
Body odours and their importance for human chemical communication, e.g., in the mother–child relationship, are an increasing focus of recent research. Precise examination of sampling methods considering physiology and feasibility aspects in order to...
This study presented a comprehensive comparison of soil gas sampling methodologies to monitor volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at two industrial sites in northern Italy. Utilizing active sampling techniques, such as stainless-steel canisters, vacuum...
Large-area assessment of aboveground tree biomass (AGB) to inform regional or national forest monitoring programs can be efficiently carried out by combining remotely sensed data and field sample measurements through a generic statistical model, in c...
Chang’E-5 is the first lunar sample return mission of China. The spacecraft was landed in the northwest of the Procellarum KREEP Terrane (43.0576°N, 308.0839°E) on 1 December 2020 and returned 1731 g samples from a previously unvisited region. The la...
We have successfully developed a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) measurement system for the on-site immunoassay of real samples. The system is composed of a portable SPR instrument (290 mm(W) x 160 mm(D) x 120 mm(H)) and a microfluidic immunoassay...
Bioaerosols are small airborne particles composed of microbiological fragments, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, pollens, and/or by-products of cells, which may be viable or non-viable wherever applicable. Exposure to these agents can cause a vari...
Accurate soil stratification is crucial for levee safety evaluation, yet limited field sampling often hinders comprehensive analysis. This study applies the Partitioning Around Medoids (PAM, also known as K-Medoids) clustering approach for levee soil...
Recent research suggests that dysbiosis of the oral microbial community is associated with head and neck cancer (HNC). It remains unclear whether this dysbiosis causes chemo-radiotherapy (CRT)-related complications. However, to address this question,...
Phosphorylation plays a key role in plant biology, such as the accumulation of plant cells to form the observed proteome. Statistical analysis found that many phosphorylation sites are located in disordered regions. However, current force fields are...
Spatiotemporally representative Elementary Sampling Units (ESUs) are required for capturing the temporal variations in surface spatial heterogeneity through field measurements. Since inaccessibility often coexists with heterogeneity, a cost-efficient...
Modern, mainly sustainability-driven trends, such as low-temperature washing or bleach-free liquid detergents, facilitate microbial survival of the laundry processes. Favourable growth conditions like humidity, warmth and sufficient nutrients also co...
A study in an intensive Italian rabbit farm was carried out to assess the effect of age category and anatomical site on detection of S. aureus and to describe the diversity of spa-types within farm, including workers. On 400 rabbits of different age,...
Dengue neurological disease is an uncommon yet severe complication of dengue infection. It can manifest as encephalitis, encephalopathy, neuro-ophthalmic complications, or neuromuscular disorders. Severe infection can result in viral shedding across...
The gut microbiota of fishes is known to play an essential role in diverse aspects of host biology. The gut microbiota of fish is affected by various environmental parameters, including temperature changes, salinity and diet. Studies of effect of env...
With the continuous spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), the monitoring of diagnostic test performances is mandatory. We evaluated the changes in antigen diagnostic tests’ (ADTs) accuracy along the Delta to Omicron VOCs transiti...
Machine learning models are now capable of delivering coveted digital soil mapping (DSM) benefits (e.g., field capacity (FC) prediction); therefore, determining the optimal sample sites and sample size is essential to maximize the training efficacy....
At present, the error calibration of electricity meters in operation generally adopts an off-site method; that is, the electricity meter is taken out of operation and then calibrated in the laboratory. Off-site calibration, while beneficial, may not...
27 January 2023
Objective: The oral microbiota is a very complex and dynamic microbial ecosystem. Alterations of its balance can result in oral and systemic diseases. We aimed to characterize the microbiota in particular niches of the oral cavity in adult type 1 dia...
The Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs) of the lunar south pole have never been directly sampled. To explore and discover lunar resources, the Chinese lunar south pole exploration mission is scheduled to land in direct sunlight near the PSR, where sa...
This study presents a novel top-down approach to quantify diffuse methane (CH4) emissions at oil and gas well sites. It uses an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a scanning–sampling tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS)...
A 3D-printed device was designed and printed by a stereolithographic technique (SLA) and coated with a highly selective solid phase extraction resin for on-site diclofenac extraction from wastewater, avoiding the transport and treatment of large volu...
Tellurium, recognized as one of the technology-critical elements, should be considered as a xenobiotic. Its application, i.a. in the growing photovoltaic industry, raises concerns about Te(IV) and Te(VI) release to the environment. As both forms diff...
Background/Objectives: The oral cavity has been discussed as a possible reservoir for pathogens involved in pediatric appendicitis. In a previous study, microbial similarities between oral and appendix samples were observed, but clinical dental findi...
Sulfites play imperative roles in food crops and food products, serving as sulfur nutrients for food crops and as food additives in various foods. It is necessary to develop an effective method for the on-site quantification of sulfites in food sampl...
Antithrombin (AT) is a critical regulator of the coagulation cascade by inhibiting multiple coagulation factors including thrombin and FXa. Binding of heparinoids to this serpin enhances the inhibition considerably. Mutations located in the heparin b...
An appropriate layout of crop multi-environment trial (MET) sites is imperative for evaluating new crop varieties’ performance in terms of agronomic traits and stress tolerance, and this information is used to determine the utilization value an...
Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM) allows for the global assessment of hemostasis in whole blood samples. Preanalytical and analytical factors may influence test results, and data about the reliability and reproducibility of lyophilized ROTEM test...
There is currently limited understanding surrounding the spatial accuracy of soil amelioration advice as a function of sampling density at the sub-field scale. Consequently, soil-based decisions are often made using a data limiting approach, as the v...
28 April 2021
The rise of small-scale and localized economic activities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has led to increased exposures to contaminants associated with these processes and the potential for resulting adverse health effects in exposed com...
DNA–protein interactions appear as pivotal roles in diverse biological procedures and are paramount for cell metabolism, while identifying them with computational means is a kind of prudent scenario in depleting in vitro and in vivo experimental char...
(1) Background: Mongolian oak secondary forest is widely distributed in the northeast of China, and most of these forests are formed after the overcutting of broad-leaved Pinus koraiensis mixed forest. Most of the forest productivity is low and the e...
Background: Accurate neonatal pain assessment (NPA) is the key to neonatal pain management, yet it is a challenging task for medical staff. This study aimed to analyze the clinical practicability of the artificial intelligence based NPA (AI-NPA) tool...
Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the fungus causing Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) or ophidiomycosis, is prevalent in North American snakes and can have deleterious population effects. Northern pine snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus) in New Jersey oft...
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) targeting programmed cell death-1 or its ligand (PD-L1) have improved outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). High tumor PD-L1 expression, detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC) typically on formalin-fixed p...
28 September 2021
Seasonal patterns of mosquito population density and their vectorial capacity constitute major elements to understand the epidemiology of mosquito-borne diseases. Using adult mosquito traps, we compared the population dynamics of major mosquito speci...
Our objective was to develop a method for the assessment of forest area and structural variables for cases in which the availability of representative ground reference data is poor and these data are not collected from the whole area of interest. We...
This paper is aimed at serving the needs of structural engineering designers of an important structure (or a group of structures located on the same site) who is seeking guidance on how to obtain accelerograms and/or derive response spectra that accu...
Sparse borehole sampling at contaminated sites results in sparse and unevenly distributed data on soil pollutants. Traditional interpolation methods may obscure local variations in soil contamination when applied to such sparse data, thus reducing th...
Distributed measurement networks, from semiconductor testing arrays to environmental sensor grids, medical diagnostic systems, and agricultural monitoring stations, face a fundamental challenge: undetected site-to-site variations that silently corrup...
Environmental monitoring programs must efficiently describe state shifts. We propose using maximum entropy modeling to select dissimilar sampling sites to capture environmental variability at low cost, and demonstrate a specific application: sample s...
Grafts used for corneal donation should be sterile to avoid transplantation failure and secondary infection. However, there are no clear and globally accepted specifications from eye banks on microbial sampling sites. The objective of this study was...
Urban hedgerows can act as barriers to roadside particulate air pollution, but details on methodologies to quantify pollutant capture, most efficient species to use, and practical planning advice are still evolving. We aimed to compare three widely u...
Environmental contamination with Bacillus anthracis spores poses clear threats to livestock that play key roles in the economies of pastoral communities. Regular monitoring of contaminated sites is particularly important in anthrax-endemic parts of t...
Haïti is at risk for wild poliovirus (WPV) importation and circulation, as well as vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) emergence. Environmental surveillance (ES) for polioviruses was established in Port au Prince and Gonaïves in 2016. During 2017–2019,...
Although mining contributes to about 1.4% of Fiji’s gross domestic product (GDP), the excavated rocks from mining may have detrimental effects on the environment. In this study, rock samples from five Fiji mine sites were selected to assess the...
In order to solve the problem of automatically completing safety detection for construction sites and give an alert based on high-speed image streams, this paper proposes a violation of rules and regulations (VoRR) recognition method on a constructio...
Object detection plays an important role in safety monitoring, quality control, and productivity management at construction sites. Currently, the dominant method for detection is deep neural networks (DNNs), and the state-of-the-art object detectors...
Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for hemoglobin (Hb) are increasingly used for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Most FIT manufacturers instruct that fecal samples from multiple parts of one bowel movement should be obtained. Our aim was to compare...
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