Heat Stress Assessment for Dairy Cattle and Pig in Uganda
The effect of climate change adaptation strategies on bean yield in central and northern Uganda
This paper analyses the impact of adaptation to climate change on bean productivity on a micro-scale using instrumental variable techniques in a two-stage econometric model, using data collected from farming households in northern and central Uganda. We employed the bivariate probit technique to model simultaneous and interdependent adoption decisi...
Vietnam and Indonesia daily climate data (precipitation and temperature) per sub-geographical units 2000-2018
Daily climate data (precipitation and temperature) for Vietnam and Indonesia per sub-geographical units during the period 2000-2018
Mapping groundwater resiliency under climate change scenarios: a case study of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Groundwater resources of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal are under immense pressure from multiple stresses, including climate change. Due to over-extraction, groundwater resources are depleting, leading to social, environmental and economic problems. Climate change might add additional pressure by altering groundwater recharge rates and availability of g...
Small molecule-mediated self-assembly behaviors of Pluronic block copolymers in aqueous solution: impact of hydrogen bon...
The influence of hydrogen bonding on the self-assembly behaviors of Pluronic P123 micelles is experimentally and theoretically investigated by introducing three small molecules, i.e. propyl benzoate (PB), propyl paraben (PP) and propyl gallate (PG) into the aqueous solution. It is discovered that the number of phenolic hydroxyl groups and concentra...
Small molecule-mediated self-assembly behaviors of Pluronic block copolymers in aqueous solution: impact of hydrogen bon...
The influence of hydrogen bonding on the self-assembly behaviors of Pluronic P123 micelles is experimentally and theoretically investigated by introducing three small molecules, i.e. propyl benzoate (PB), propyl paraben (PP) and propyl gallate (PG) into the aqueous solution. It is discovered that the number of phenolic hydroxyl groups and concentra...
A New Method to Assess Fine-Scale Outdoor Thermal Comfort for Urban Agglomerations
In urban areas, high air temperatures and heat stress levels greatly affect human thermal comfort and public health, with climate change further increasing the mortality risks. This study presents a high resolution (100 m) modelling method, including detailed offline radiation calculations, that is able to efficiently calculate outdoor heat stress ...
Effect of ageing process on mechanical properties of adhesive tubular butt joints in aqueous environment
We present, for the first time, an original experimental study on the effect of ageing process (seasoned in the aqueous environment) on the mechanical behaviour of adhesive tubular butt joints. In order to manufacture adhesive tubular butt joints, tubes with a diameter of 20 1 mm, made of three different materials (polypropylene, carbon steel and g...
Effects of transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) on tensile property improvement of Fe45Co30Cr10V10Ni5-xMnx high-entr...
A new metastable high-entropy alloy (HEA) system was suggested by thermodynamic calculations based on the Gibbs free energies of FCC and HCP and the associated stacking fault energy (SFE). The Fe45Co30Cr10V10Ni5-xMnx (x = 0, 2.5, and 5 at.%) alloys were fabricated, and their tensile properties were evaluated at room and cryogenic temperatures. The ...
Y3Al5O12-α-Al2O3 composites with fine-grained microstructure by hot pressing of Al2O3-Y2O3 glass microspheres
Yttrium aluminate glass microspheres with the eutectic composition 76.8 mol. % Al2O3 and 23.2 mol. % Y2O3 were prepared by combining the sol-gel Pechini method with flame synthesis. The sol-gel method was applied to achieve the desired composition homogeneity of the prepared glass and hence, improve the microstructure homogeneity and mechanical pro...
