This review paper examines the critical intersection of energy consumption and environmental impacts within the global food system, emphasizing the substantial footprint (including land usage, costs, food loss and waste, and carbon and water footprints) associated with current practices. The study delineates the high energy demands and ecological b...
Access to clean and reliable water has become a critical concern due to the global water crisis. High sulfate levels in drinking water raise health concerns for humans and animals and can cause serious corrosion in industrial systems. Sulfated waters represent a major challenge on the Canadian prairies, leading to many cattle deaths. While reverse ...
Published in Frontiers in Nutrition
Purpose To examine the associations between mask-wearing on fluid consumption and physical activity behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods 137 college students (female, 72.5%; age, 26 ± 9 y) completed a survey detailing their fluid intake, physical activity behaviors, and time spent wearing a mask throughout the day during the previous mon...
Position calibration in the deep sea is typically done by means of acoustic multilateration using three or more acoustic emitters installed at known positions. Rather than using hydrophones as receivers that are exposed to the ambient pressure, the sound signals can be coupled to piezo ceramics glued to the inside of existing containers for electro...
Polyurethane (PU) grouting materials are widely used in underground engineering rehabilitation, particularly in reinforcement and waterproofing engineering in deep-water environments. The long-term effect of complex underground environments can lead to nanochannel formation within PU, weakening its repair remediation effect. However, the permeation...
The study aims to compare the sensitivity of conventional and real-time PCR in detecting Phytophthora ×alni DNA in plants, peat substrate, and water. The accuracy of the detection of DNA isolated from pure cultures of P. ×alni and the influence of DNA isolated from Alnus tissue and peat substrate on the sensitivity of P. ×alni detection are assesse...
Published in Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics
Present work reports interaction between water and amino acid lysine for understanding the physicochemical properties that will be useful in the structure formation of protein. The dielectric relaxation of aqueous lysine was systematically investigated over a temperature range spanning from 298.15 K to 278.15 K, encompassing frequencies ranging fro...
The present investigation consisted of identifying the measurement and cost valuation methods used for the accounting record of water as a natural resource applied in the production process and its relative paradox of its monetary amount in the production costs of the Zulia brewing industrial sector in Venezuela. in order to obtain reasons that jus...
Leaf water potential (ψleaf) is a key indicator of plant water status, but its measurement is labor-intensive and limited in spatial coverage. While remote sensing has emerged as a useful tool for estimating vegetation water status, ψleaf remains unexplored, particularly in mixed forests. Here, we use spectral indices derived from unmanned aerial v...
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent a group of chronic and debilitating infections that affect more than one billion people, predominantly in low-income communities with limited health infrastructure. This paper analyzes the factors that perpetuate the burden of NTDs, highlighting how poor health infrastructure, unfavorable socioeconomic c...
