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Effects of changes in non-photosynthetic vegetation cover and grazing amount on rainfall erosion in grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

by Ding X. Chen P. Song H. Chen M. Imran M.

Environmental management and policy

Rainfall erosion is a complex environmental problem involving multiple influences, both natural and human. To explore effective strategies to suppress the erosive power of rainfall on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, researchers considered the complexity of regional geographic features. This paper also...

Rainfall erosivity Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau +3 more

Sustainable zeolite-based solutions for reducing indoor CO₂ levels to improve urban air quality in Tamilnadu

by Selvakumar A. Kolandaivel V. Vairavel m.

Air pollution and health

Indoor air quality significantly impacts health and well-being, making the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrations essential in urban environments. The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in indoor environments poses significant risks to air quality and human health. This study...

CO₂ capture Indoor air quality +4 more

Weather Forecasting model using Attentive Residual Gated Recurrent Unit for urban flood Prediction

by BalajiK V. .R S. .R M. .P S.

Hydrology and Water Resources Management

Flood forecasting is significant for hydrology and disaster management due to the complex and nonlinear nature of flood-related data. There are several conventional forecasting methods often failed to effectively capture both spatial and temporal dependencies that leads to inaccurate predictions. In...

Flood Forecasting Attention mechanism +3 more

Seed priming of fenugreek seeds with silica nanoparticles: Enhanced growth economics and sustainable agricultural practices

by MN N.b. seppiraj N. Madheswaran N.

Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of various concentrations of nano-silica on the germination process of fenugreek seeds. The agro-waste materials such as rice husk, corn cobs and bagasse were used as a precursor for synthesizing nano-silica. Moreover, their formation was confirmed...

Fenugreek seeds seed priming technology +1 more

Occurrence and drivers of Antibiotics in the rural-urban River Network: A case study of Hongze Lake basin, China

by Xi S. He R. Jiang R. Zhang J. Zhang H. Shuai Z.

Air pollution and health

The massive use of antibiotics and the consequent antibiotic pollution have become a major risk to river ecosystems, water quality, and human health. In this study, 28 antibiotics were analyzed in the rural-urban river water of Suzhou City, the inflow rivers of Hongze Lake. The total concentration...

Antibiotics drivers and sources +1 more

Water and wastewater

Phytochemical Characterization of Natural Leaf Extracts from Achillea ligustica : HRMS Analysis, Antioxidant Activity, and Brine Shrimp Lethality Testing

by Menasri H. Zaidi N. Bartella L. Mazzotti F. Khlef Y. Bensouici C. Laib I.

General

This research aims to enhance the composition of phenolic compounds, the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of the methanol, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol extracts produced from the leaves of Achillea ligustica, collected in the northeast of Algeria. The measure of extracts' total phenolic and...

Achillea ligustica antioxidant activity +3 more

Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Chitosan-Ag Nanocomposites Using Tabernaemontana divaricata: A Multi-Scale Analysis of their Structural, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties

by Siva J. Kaliappan S. Lakshmaiya N. Maranan R.

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

This study presents a simple, cost-effective, and eco-friendly approach for synthesizing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Tabernaemontana divaricata flower extract. The formation of nanoparticles was indicated by a color transition from light yellow to yellowish brown during silver ion reduction...

Biosynthesis Tabernaemontana divaricate +3 more

Wastewater Recycling Integration with IoT Sensor Vision for Real-time Monitoring and Transforming Polluted Ponds into Clean Ponds using HG-RNN

by Maruthai S. Rajendran S. Selvanarayanan R. .S G.

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

Wastewater recycling will protect the environment by reducing the quantity of contaminants released into water bodies, safeguarding aquatic ecosystems, and averting water pollution. The objective is to transform polluted ponds into clean water sources through real-time monitoring and efficient...

Wastewater Recycling Gated Linear Unit +5 more

Climate change and air pollution

Optimization of Oxygen Enrichment in a CI Engine using Tallow Oil Biodiesel: A Response Surface Methodology Approach

by Palanivel K. Govindarajan B. Meenakshisundaram N. V.S. S.

Sustainable Energy

The growing need for sustainable energy solutions has driven significant interest in biodiesel as a suitable replacement for fossil fuels. This research aims to characterize the performance parameters and emission standards of a single-cylinder CI engine with the combined effect of oxygen enrichment...

oxygen enrichment Biodiesel +4 more