The identification of arsenic-contamination hotspots in alluvial aquifers is a global-scale challenge. The collection and inventory of arsenic concentration datasets in the shallow-aquifer domain of affected alluvial basins is a tedious and slow process, given the magnitude of the problem. Recent research demonstrates that oxbow-lake biogeochemistr...
In this study, we examined the interaction between arsenic (As) and nutrients in paddy soil which received pig manure and chemical fertilizers for 36 years (since 1984). The treatments consisted of: CK (without fertilization); NPK (chemical nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilization); NPK30%M (70% NPK plus 30% manure); NPK50%M (50% NPK plus 5...
Application of crop residues to agricultural fields is a significant source of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) and an essential factor affecting the soil organic carbon (SOC) balance. Here we present a biogeochemical modelling study assessing the impact of crop residue management on soil C stocks and N2O fluxes for EU-27 using available info...
Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we...
Mineral scaling by sparingly soluble gypsum (CaSO4 & BULL;2H(2)O) is a persistent challenge to membrane distillation (MD). The underlying relationship between the thermodynamic state of the precipitating solution and the point of flux decline due to rapid mineral growth remains unclear. In this work, a series of experiments along with a semi-empiri...
Mineral scaling by sparingly soluble gypsum (CaSO4 & BULL;2H(2)O) is a persistent challenge to membrane distillation (MD). The underlying relationship between the thermodynamic state of the precipitating solution and the point of flux decline due to rapid mineral growth remains unclear. In this work, a series of experiments along with a semi-empiri...
Mapping the distribution of allergenic plants in urbanized landscapes is of high importance to evaluate its impact on human health. However, data is not always available for the allergy-relevant species such as alder, birch, hazel, especially within cities where systematic inventories are often missing or not readily available. This research presen...
Within the context of the Internet of Things (IoT), many applications require high-quality positioning services. As opposed to traditional technologies, the two most recent positioning solutions: 1) ultra-wideband (UWB) and 2) (unmodulated) visible light positioning [(u)VLP] are well suited to economically supply centimeter-to-decimeter level accur...
Nonline-of-sight (NLoS) propagation condition is a crucial factor affecting the precision of the localization in the ultra-wideband (UWB) indoor positioning system (IPS). Numerous supervised machine learning (ML) approaches have been applied for the NLoS identification to improve the accuracy of the IPS. However, it is difficult for existing ML app...
Mapping the distribution of allergenic plants in urbanized landscapes is of high importance to evaluate its impact on human health. However, data is not always available for the allergy-relevant species such as alder, birch, hazel, especially within cities where systematic inventories are often missing or not readily available. This research presen...
