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View article: The balance between microbial arsenic methylation and demethylation in paddy soils underpins global arsenic risk and straighthead disease in rice
The balance between microbial arsenic methylation and demethylation in paddy soils underpins global arsenic risk and straighthead disease in rice Open
Arsenic contamination in rice poses a global challenge to food safety and agricultural productivity, as toxic methylated arsenic species—dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) and its highly toxic derivative, methylated monothioarsenate (DMMTA)—accumu…
View article: The application potential of net zero energy building using rooftop photovoltaics case study of apartments in Gorontalo Province
The application potential of net zero energy building using rooftop photovoltaics case study of apartments in Gorontalo Province Open
Gorontalo Province is one of the developing regions in Indonesia. The province has been actively building apartments since 2009. The construction increases population density and energy use intensity. Consequently, demand for electricity p…
View article: Early Life Exposure to Manure-Fertilized Soil Shapes the Gut Antibiotic Resistome
Early Life Exposure to Manure-Fertilized Soil Shapes the Gut Antibiotic Resistome Open
The global rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents a pressing public health challenge with agricultural practices such as the use of manure fertilization, excessive antibiotic use in livestock, and the irrigation of crops with cont…
View article: Precipitation characteristics and short-time aging treatment of Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy
Precipitation characteristics and short-time aging treatment of Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy Open
View article: Analysis of air suction structure for cotton fiber length detection: Simulation and experiment
Analysis of air suction structure for cotton fiber length detection: Simulation and experiment Open
View article: Can Eco-Driving Evaluation Cross Cities? Data Localization and Behavioral Heterogeneity from Beijing to Toronto
Can Eco-Driving Evaluation Cross Cities? Data Localization and Behavioral Heterogeneity from Beijing to Toronto Open
The framework of eco-driving evaluation relying on vehicle trajectory data is to quantify the disparities of the fuel consumption for individual driving behavior and to develop a baseline under various traffic conditions. The baseline repr…
View article: Implementing Bayesian inference on a stochastic CO2-based grey-box model
Implementing Bayesian inference on a stochastic CO2-based grey-box model Open
The COVID-19 pandemic brought global attention to indoor air quality (IAQ), which increases public’s awareness on monitoring indoor ventilation conditions significantly. Indoor CO2 monitoring has been widely accepted as an effective way fo…
View article: Measurement of Seed Cotton Color Using RGB Imaging and Color-Unet
Measurement of Seed Cotton Color Using RGB Imaging and Color-Unet Open
Color is a key indicator in evaluating seed cotton quality. Accurate and rapid detection of seed cotton color is essential for its storage, processing, and trade. In this study, an RGB imaging and semantic segmentation-based method was pro…
View article: Optimizing Sampling Points and Path Planning for Soil Monitoring in Agricultural Land
Optimizing Sampling Points and Path Planning for Soil Monitoring in Agricultural Land Open
Current soil mixing sampling surveys face several challenges. These challenges include significant variations in the size and shape of farmland plots, which complicate the sampling process. Additionally, the procedures for establishing mix…
View article: Removal efficiency of restroom ventilation revisited for short-term evaluation
Removal efficiency of restroom ventilation revisited for short-term evaluation Open
Ventilation efficiency or contaminant removal efficiency is often evaluated using the ratio between the concentrations in the exhaust air and the room air. This ratio does not truly represent the expectation of ventilation in restrooms, wh…
View article: Status of Livability in Indonesian Affordable Housing
Status of Livability in Indonesian Affordable Housing Open
Indonesia is experiencing population growth, as well as urbanization, thus increasing the needs of housing. As a result, land prices are soaring, and the housing supply cannot meet the demand. The most recent measure to overcome housing pr…
View article: Evaluation of the melting process of phase change materials in a tilted rectangular container: Experimental study
Evaluation of the melting process of phase change materials in a tilted rectangular container: Experimental study Open
Natural convection plays a crucial role in improving the heat transfer efficiency during the phase change material (PCM) melting process. A major challenge is understanding the intensity and transformation of natural convection, which was …
View article: Measurement and Prediction of Vertical Temperature Distribution Above Urban Building Roofs at an Ultra-Microenvironment Scale
Measurement and Prediction of Vertical Temperature Distribution Above Urban Building Roofs at an Ultra-Microenvironment Scale Open
View article: Soil redox status governs within-field spatial variation in microbial arsenic methylation and rice straighthead disease
Soil redox status governs within-field spatial variation in microbial arsenic methylation and rice straighthead disease Open
Microbial arsenic (As) methylation in paddy soil produces mainly dimethylarsenate (DMA), which can cause physiological straighthead disease in rice. The disease is often highly patchy in the field, but the reasons remain unknown. We invest…
View article: Two-tiered mutualism improves survival and competitiveness of cross-feeding soil bacteria
Two-tiered mutualism improves survival and competitiveness of cross-feeding soil bacteria Open
Metabolic cross-feeding is a pervasive microbial interaction type that affects community stability and functioning and directs carbon and energy flows. The mechanisms that underlie these interactions and their association with metal/metall…
View article: Accuracy of CFD simulations in urban aerodynamics and microclimate: Progress and challenges
Accuracy of CFD simulations in urban aerodynamics and microclimate: Progress and challenges Open
This review outlines historical and recent research progress on the accuracy of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of urban aerodynamics and microclimates and clarifies future research directions and significant challenges for …
View article: Degradation of Insulating Glass Units: Thermal Performance, Measurements and Energy Impacts
Degradation of Insulating Glass Units: Thermal Performance, Measurements and Energy Impacts Open
Insulating glass unit (IGU) degradation has been studied extensively. However, there is limited understanding of how present durability evaluation standards relate to product lifetime. Furthermore, there is debate on how to quantify perfor…
View article: Impacts of architectural beauty to building energy performance
Impacts of architectural beauty to building energy performance Open
View article: Modelling, Validation, and Characterization of the Dehydration Process in Thermochemical Energy Storage
Modelling, Validation, and Characterization of the Dehydration Process in Thermochemical Energy Storage Open
View article: Suggestions for Lockdown Rules in Dense Urban Areas Based on Indoor-Outdoor Droplet Transmission Under Natural Ventilation Conditions
Suggestions for Lockdown Rules in Dense Urban Areas Based on Indoor-Outdoor Droplet Transmission Under Natural Ventilation Conditions Open
View article: Effects of Indoor Air Curtain and Fan on Cross-Infection Risk for a Space with Displacement Ventilation
Effects of Indoor Air Curtain and Fan on Cross-Infection Risk for a Space with Displacement Ventilation Open
Air curtain is an effective control for separating air spaces and reducing the cross-transfer of air, heat, and contaminant between different zones. Studies show that displacement ventilation is better for indoor air quality than mixed ven…
View article: Multizone Modeling of Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Quanta Transmission and Infection Mitigation Strategies in Office, Hotel, Retail, and School Buildings
Multizone Modeling of Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Quanta Transmission and Infection Mitigation Strategies in Office, Hotel, Retail, and School Buildings Open
Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 mostly occurs indoors, and effective mitigation strategies for specific building types are needed. Most guidance provided during the pandemic focused on general strategies that may not be applicable for …
View article: Corrigendum: Field pest monitoring and forecasting system for pest control
Corrigendum: Field pest monitoring and forecasting system for pest control Open
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View article: Toward Immune Buildings: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Aftermath
Toward Immune Buildings: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Aftermath Open
The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has not yet ended [...]
View article: Field pest monitoring and forecasting system for pest control
Field pest monitoring and forecasting system for pest control Open
Insect pest is an essential factor affecting crop yield, and the effect of pest control depends on the timeliness and accuracy of pest forecasting. The traditional method forecasts pest outbreaks by manually observing (capturing), identify…
View article: Evaluating SARS‐CoV‐2 airborne quanta transmission and exposure risk in a mechanically ventilated multizone office building
Evaluating SARS‐CoV‐2 airborne quanta transmission and exposure risk in a mechanically ventilated multizone office building Open
View article: A City-Scale Inverse Modelling Method for Air Pollutant Source Determination
A City-Scale Inverse Modelling Method for Air Pollutant Source Determination Open
View article: Genomic Characterization of Two Novel RCA Phages Reveals New Insights into the Diversity and Evolution of Marine Viruses
Genomic Characterization of Two Novel RCA Phages Reveals New Insights into the Diversity and Evolution of Marine Viruses Open
Diversity and evolution of phages that infect the relatively slow-growing but dominant Roseobacter lineages are largely unknown. In this study, RCA phages CRP-9 and CRP-13 have been isolated on a Roseobacter RCA strain and shown to have a …
View article: Expanded Microchannel Heat Exchanger: Finite Difference Modeling
Expanded Microchannel Heat Exchanger: Finite Difference Modeling Open
A finite difference model of a heat exchanger (HX) considered maldistribution, axial conduction, heat leak, and the edge effect, all of which are needed to model a high effectiveness HX. An HX prototype was developed, and channel height da…
View article: Numerical study on flow and thermal characteristics of a micro-channel separated heat pipe under various surface wettability
Numerical study on flow and thermal characteristics of a micro-channel separated heat pipe under various surface wettability Open
This paper aims to investigate the influences of surface wettability under different contact angles on the thermal and flow characteristics of the refrigerant inside the evaporator of a micro-channel separate heat pipe (MCSHP). The outside…