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A Cross-Scene Person Re-Identification Through Gait Recognition Using Silhouette-Based Deep Learning Model Open

Archana Sasi, C. Anand, B Vikas, Raj Cibin, M. Bharadwaj , et al. · 2025

Aerospace technologies and their impact on global climate change: The role of electrical systems in sustainable aviation and space travel Open

Raj Cibin · 2025

This article explores the critical role of aerospace electrical systems in mitigating global climate change through the decarbonization of aviation and space travel. It examines how advancements in electric and hybrid-electric propulsion t…

Model-Based Approaches in Safety-Critical Embedded System Design Open

Raj Cibin · 2025

This article explores the development of safety-critical embedded systems through model-based approaches, focusing on the integration of model-driven engineering and formal verification methods. Beginning with an examination of the foundat…

A systematic review of ecosystem services modeling for environmental health assessment Open

Kalra Marali, Robert M. Chiles, Jason P. Kaye, Christine Kirchhoff, Lisa Wainger , et al. · 2025

Increasingly, environmental modelers are called upon to evaluate the sustainability and ecosystem health (EH) impacts of new policies and land management practices. This demand requires modelers to convert the normative, value-laden concep…

Optimizing organic ginger cultivation: Evaluating growth behavior and production potential of HP 05/15 in eastern Himalayan Inceptisols Open

Amit Kumar, R. K. Avasthe, Raghavendra Singh, Subhash Babu, Mukesh Singh , et al. · 2025

How is Nitrogen Use Efficiency Impacted by Varying Contributions from Fertilizer, Manure, and Biological Fixation in U.S. and Global Croplands? Open

Varshini Kumanan, Raj Cibin, Suat Irmak, K. J. Van Meter, Linda R. Schott , et al. · 2025

Highlights NUE response to N addition is dependent on N source (fertilizer, manure, and biological fixation). Random forest models captured 71% and 47% NUE variance for CONUS and global croplands. Contribution from biological N fixation wa…

Streamflow Prediction with Time-Lag-Informed Random Forest and Its Performance Compared to SWAT in Diverse Catchments Open

Desalew Meseret Moges, Holger Virro, Alexander Kmoch, Raj Cibin, Rohith A. N. Rohith , et al. · 2024

This study introduces a time-lag-informed Random Forest (RF) framework for streamflow time-series prediction across diverse catchments and compares its results against SWAT predictions. We found strong evidence of RF’s better performance b…

Water quality impacts of recycling nutrients using organic fertilizers in circular agricultural scenarios Open

Whitney A. Lisenbee, Amartya Saha, P. Mohammadpour, Raj Cibin, Jeffrey Kaye , et al. · 2024

Most of the nutrients in food supply chains are lost as waste and pollution at great environmental and economic cost. A more circular agricultural system can be developed through recycling of organic waste streams such as manure and food w…

Impacts of future scenarios on the nitrogen loss from agricultural supply chains in the Chesapeake Bay Open

Michael Gomez, Caitlin Grady, Lisa Wainger, Raj Cibin, David G. Abler , et al. · 2024

Excessive nitrogen (N) pollution in the Chesapeake Bay is threatening ecological health. This study presents a multilayer N flow network model where each network layer represents a stage in the production step from raw agricultural commodi…

Understanding future hydrologic challenges: Modelling the impact of climate change on river runoff in central Italy Open

Mohsin Tariq, A. N. Rohith, Raj Cibin, Eleonora Aruffo, Gamal AbdElNasser Allam Abouzied , et al. · 2024

Central Italy’s diverse ecosystems and landscapes are susceptible to the Mediterranean climate change, affecting water resources and riverine systems. Managing these resources is crucial for the nation’s sustainable development and resilie…

Interlinking climate change, surface and subsurface flows on landslides in the Cauvery River basin, India  Open

Surya Harilal, Raji Pushpalatha, Raj Cibin, Balmukund Singh, Unni Narayanan , et al. · 2024

The frequency of landslides has increased recently due to uneven patterns of weather distribution and climate change. Major landslide predictions are based on rainfall models, and only a few studies consist of hydrological models, leading …

Flood teleconnections from levees undermine disaster resilience Open

Abolfazl Hojjat Ansari, Alfonso Mejía, Raj Cibin · 2024

Inland levees can amplify flood risk in unprotected communities by altering floodwater levels away from their location. While these nonlocal effects of levees, which we term flood teleconnections, have been studied for specific river segme…

How does the choice of DEMs affect catchment hydrological modeling? Open

Desalew Meseret Moges, Holger Virro, Alexander Kmoch, Raj Cibin, A. N. Rohith , et al. · 2023

The digital elevation models (DEMs) are the primary and most important spatial inputs for a wide range of hydrological applications. However, their availability from multiple sources and at various spatial resolutions poses a challenge in …

Optimization and reflexivity in interdisciplinary agri-environmental scholarship Open

Robert M. Chiles, Patrick J. Drohan, Raj Cibin, Lilian O’Sullivan, Donnacha G. Doody , et al. · 2023

Introduction The Chesapeake Bay and Upper Bann watersheds in the United States and Northern Ireland, respectively, exemplify how agricultural systems contribute to groundwater and surface water pollution, which leads in turn to water quali…

Flood Teleconnections From Levees Undermine Disaster Resilience Open

Abolfazl Hojjat Ansari, Alfonso Mejía, Raj Cibin · 2023

Supplemental information for "Evaluating the Hydrologic and Water Quality Impacts of the Revised SCS CN Method and Its Implications on Decision-Making" Open

Jamie Weikel, Ritesh Karki, Raj Cibin · 2022

Supplementary information showing the original and revised curve number, watershed characteristics of the study watershed, and code revisions for representing the revised curve number method in Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT).

Supplemental information for "Evaluating the Hydrologic and Water Quality Impacts of the Revised SCS CN Method and Its Implications on Decision-Making" Open

Jamie Weikel, Ritesh Karki, Raj Cibin · 2022

Supplementary information showing the original and revised curve number, watershed characteristics of the study watershed, and code revisions for representing the revised curve number method in Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT).

Envisioning the manureshed: Toward comprehensive integration of modern crop and animal production Open

Peter J. A. Kleinman, Sheri Spiegal, Maria L. Silviera, John M. Baker, Curtis J. Dell , et al. · 2022

The specialization and intensification of agriculture have produced incredible gains in productivity, quality, and availability of agricultural commodities but have resulted in the separation of crop and animal production. A by‐product of …

Minimizing environmental impacts of solar farms: a review of current science on landscape hydrology and guidance on stormwater management Open

Rouhangiz Yavari Bajehbaj, Demetrius Zaliwciw, Raj Cibin, Lauren McPhillips · 2022

As solar energy becomes an increasingly cheap source of renewable energy, major utility-scale ground solar panel installations, often called ‘solar farms’, are rapidly growing. With these solar farms often covering hundreds of acres, there…

Development of a Framework Performing Lumped and Distributed Optimization for Parameters of Complex Distributed Models at the Watershed Scale Open

Qingyu Feng, Liding Chen, Lei Yang, Haw Yen, Ruoyu Wang , et al. · 2022

Water Quality Benefits of Weather-Based Manure Application Timing and Manure Placement Strategie Open

Arghajeet Saha, Raj Cibin, Tamie L. Veith, Charles M. White, Patrick J. Drohan · 2022

Water Quality Impacts of Recycling Nutrients Using Organic Fertilizers in Circular Agricultural Scenarios Open

Whitney A. Lisenbee, Arghajeet Saha, Paniz Mohammadpour, Raj Cibin, Jason P. Kaye , et al. · 2022

Smart Water Management towards Quality and Improvement using IoT Open

P Revathi, T. Mrunalini, M. Ishwarya Niranjana, Raj Cibin, Joshua Prakash , et al. · 2021

The raw water from rain water, ground water, bore well water, lakes, river, is filtered and fed into water tank using pre-filter and make it use for drinking purpose. In this paper, it has been mainly focused to measure and maintain the TD…

Development of a Land Suitability Framework for Sustainable Manure Utilization Open

Gourab Saha, Raj Cibin, Herschel A. Elliott, Heather E. Preisendanz · 2021

Highlights We developed a land suitability framework for sustainable manure utilization based on seven water quality-related environmental vulnerability factors. ArcGIS-based decision-support tools were developed that use readily available…

Integrating Daily CO2 Concentrations in SWAT-VSA to Examine Climate Change Impacts on Hydrology in a Karst Watershed Open

Kpoti M. Gunn, Anthony R. Buda, Heather E. Preisendanz, Raj Cibin, Casey D. Kennedy , et al. · 2021

Highlights We used SWAT-VSA to assess the effects of climate change with rising CO 2 on the water balance of a karst basin. For future climate, SWAT-VSA with rising CO 2 yielded 7.1% less ET and 6.3% more runoff than standard SWAT-VSA. Ris…

Reallocating crop rotation patterns improves water quality and maintains crop yield Open

Fei Jiang, Patrick J. Drohan, Raj Cibin, Heather E. Preisendanz, Charles M. White , et al. · 2020

Meeting the growing food production needs of a society, while simultaneously maintaining or improving water quality, is a challenge facing many watersheds around the world. Across many nations, the agricultural norm is for farmers to dicta…

Riparian buffer effectiveness as a function of buffer design and input loads Open

Fei Jiang, Heather E. Preisendanz, Tamie L. Veith, Raj Cibin, Patrick J. Drohan · 2020

Although many agricultural watersheds rely heavily on riparian buffer adoption to meet water quality goals, design and management constraints in current policies create adoption barriers. Based on focus group feedback, we developed a flexi…

Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture Open

Sheri Spiegal, Peter J. A. Kleinman, Dinku M. Endale, Ray B. Bryant, Curtis J. Dell , et al. · 2020

Nutrient recycling is fundamental to sustainable agricultural systems, but few mechanisms exist to ensure that surplus manure nutrients from animal feeding operations are transported for use on nutrient-deficient croplands. As a result, ma…

Hydrologic responses to projected climate change in ecologically diverse watersheds of the Gulf Coast, United States Open

Ram P. Neupane, Darren L. Ficklin, Jason H. Knouft, N. Ehsani, Raj Cibin · 2018

The Gulf Coast watersheds in the United States contain some of the highest levels of biodiversity of all freshwater systems in North America. Developing environmental management policies to protect and preserve these ecosystems makes the s…

Perennial biomass production from marginal land in the Upper Mississippi River Basin Open

Qingyu Feng, Indrajeet Chaubey, Raj Cibin, Bernard A. Engel, K. P. Sudheer , et al. · 2018

Marginal land is considered promising for biomass production. However, understanding on biomass crop growth and total biofuel production from this land type is very limited. This study evaluated potential production of switchgrass ( Panicu…

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