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1. Experimental investigation of a novel low concentrating photovoltaic/thermal–thermoelectric generator hybrid system

Author:
Haiping, Chen; Jiguang, Huang; Heng, Zhang; Kai, Liang; Haowen, Liu; Shuangyin, Liang
Source:
Energy 2019 v.166 pp. 83-95
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; heat; solar collectors; temperature; China;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper presents and explores a novel low concentrating photovoltaic/thermal–thermoelectric generator (LCPV/T-TEG) hybrid system. Unlike the conventional hybrid photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator (PV/TEG), the system mainly consists of a compound parabolic concentrator, a double-glazing PV panel, a micro-channel heat pipe array, the TEG and the data acquisition and control system. The TEG is ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.046

2. Integrating spatial and phylogenetic information in the fourth‐corner analysis to test trait–environment relationships

Author:
Braga, João; ter Braak, Cajo J. F.; Thuiller, Wilfried; Dray, Stéphane
Source:
Ecology 2018 v.99 no.12 pp. 2667-2674
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; autocorrelation; phylogeny;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The fourth‐corner analysis aims to quantify and test for relationships between species traits and site‐specific environmental variables, mediated by site‐specific species abundances. Since there is no common unit of observation, the significance of the relationships is tested using a double permutation procedure (site based and species based). This method implies that all species and sites are ind ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.2530

3. Experimental performance of commercial OPV panels tested outdoor

Author:
Freitas, Alessandro M.; Gomes, Rodrigo A.M.; Ferreira, Rafael A.M.; Porto, Matheus P.
Source:
Renewable energy 2019 v.135 pp. 1004-1012
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; mechanical properties; renewable energy sources; topology;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This work presents the experimental performance of commercial versions of organic photovoltaic (OPV) panels. Twenty four commercialized OPV panels of two different sizes (2.52×0.52 m and 1.29×0.52 m) were examined. Unfortunately, the company that provides the panels does not inform the technology behind the OPV they commercialize, but it provided a datasheet. We designed an outdoor test bench to m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2018.12.051

4. The role of migration in a spatial extension of the Webworld eco-evolutionary model

Author:
Abernethy, Gavin M.; McCartney, Mark; Glass, David H.
Source:
Ecological modelling 2019 v.397 pp. 122-140
ISSN:
0304-3800
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; biodiversity; food webs; habitats; models; reproduction; topology;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... We extend an eco-evolutionary food web model to a spatially-explicit metacommunity model which features migration of populations between multiple local sites on the same time-scale as feeding and reproduction. We study how factors including the implementation and rate of dispersal, properties of the local environments, and the spatial topology of the metacommunity interact to determine the local a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.12.003

5. Performance assessment of a solar parabolic dish for domestic use based on experimental measurements

Author:
Bianchini, Augusto; Guzzini, Alessandro; Pellegrini, Marco; Saccani, Cesare
Source:
Renewable energy 2019 v.133 pp. 382-392
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; monitoring; power generation; renewable energy sources; temperature; Italy;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The paper deals with extensive monitoring of a solar thermal parabolic dish system. It was carried at the outdoor development center HEnergia of HERA S. p.A. in Forlì (Italy). HEnergia has a small-scale parabolic dish of 11.5 kW thermal peak which has been realized with a commercial concentrating unit. Parabolic dish plant is remotely monitored and data on environmental conditions, module temperat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2018.10.046

6. Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment

Author:
Ferreira-Rodríguez, Noé; Akiyama, Yoshihiro B.; Aksenova, Olga V.; Araujo, Rafael; Christopher Barnhart, M.; Bespalaya, Yulia V.; Bogan, Arthur E.; Bolotov, Ivan N.; Budha, Prem B.; Clavijo, Cristhian; Clearwater, Susan J.; Darrigran, Gustavo; Do, Van Tu; Douda, Karel; Froufe, Elsa; Gumpinger, Clemens; Henrikson, Lennart; Humphrey, Chris L.; Johnson, Nathan A.; Klishko, Olga; Klunzinger, Michael W.; Kovitvadhi, Satit; Kovitvadhi, Uthaiwan; Lajtner, Jasna; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Moorkens, Evelyn A.; Nagayama, Shigeya; Nagel, Karl-Otto; Nakano, Mitsunori; Negishi, Junjiro N.; Ondina, Paz; Oulasvirta, Panu; Prié, Vincent; Riccardi, Nicoletta; Rudzīte, Mudīte; Sheldon, Fran; Sousa, Ronaldo; Strayer, David L.; Takeuchi, Motoi; Taskinen, Jouni; Teixeira, Amilcar; Tiemann, Jeremy S.; Urbańska, Maria; Varandas, Simone; Vinarski, Maxim V.; Wicklow, Barry J.; Zając, Tadeusz; Vaughn, Caryn C.
Source:
Biological conservation 2019 v.231 pp. 77-87
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; conservation status; extinction; freshwater mussels; intrinsic factors; monitoring;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and effective conservation requires prioritizing research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species. Conservation priorities vary widely, ranging from preventing imminent extinction to maintaining abundant populations. Here, we develop a portfolio of priority research topics for freshwater mussel conservation assessment. To add ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2019.01.002

7. The physical chemistry of odors — Consequences for the work with detection dogs

Author:
Goss, Kai-Uwe
Source:
Forensic science international 2019 v.296 pp. 110-114
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; dogs; education; humans; odors; physical chemistry; working animals;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Search dogs are used throughout the world in the search for illicit compounds or human individuals and similar tasks. Such search work is complex and not well understood in all its details which makes training of the dogs difficult. One important component for a successful education and deployment of search dogs is a good understanding of the behavior of scents under typical environmental conditio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.01.023

8. Benthic diatom metacommunity across small freshwater lakes: driving mechanisms, β-diversity and ecological uniqueness

Author:
Szabó, Beáta; Lengyel, Edina; Padisák, Judit; Stenger-Kovács, Csilla
Source:
Hydrobiologia 2019 v.828 no.1 pp. 183-198
ISSN:
0018-8158
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; Bacillariophyceae; data collection; freshwater lakes; niches; species richness;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, driving forces and diversity patterns of a benthic diatom metacommunity across small freshwater lakes exhibiting environmental heterogeneity were investigated. Furthermore, local (LCBD) and species (SCBD) contributions to β-diversity and their driving parameters were assessed with abundance- and incidence-based analyses. Our results revealed that both spatial distance and environmen ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10750-018-3811-9

9. Floral uniformity through evolutionary time in a species‐rich tree lineage

Author:
Vasconcelos, Thais N. C.; Chartier, Marion; Prenner, Gerhard; Martins, Aline C.; Schönenberger, Jürg; Wingler, Astrid; Lucas, Eve
Source:
Thenew phytologist 2019 v.221 no.3 pp. 1597-1608
ISSN:
0028-646X
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; Myrcia; ecological competition; ecosystems; flowers; phylogeny; pollination; trees;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Changes in floral morphology are expected across evolutionary time and are often promoted as important drivers in angiosperm diversification. Such a statement, however, is in contrast to empirical observations of species‐rich lineages that show apparent conservative floral morphologies even under strong selective pressure to change from their environments. Here, we provide quantitative evidence fo ...
DOI:
10.1111/nph.15453

10. Insights into potential consequences of fusion hypothetical accident, lessons learnt from the former fission accidents

Author:
Nie, Baojie; Ni, Muyi; Liu, Jinchao; Zhu, Zhilin; Zhu, Zuolong; Li, Fengchen
Source:
Environmental pollution 2019 v.245 pp. 921-931
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; accidents; clean energy; energy; humans; pollution; radioactivity;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... From previous catastrophic fission nuclear accidents, such as the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents, researchers learnt the lessons that external hazard beyond design basis or human errors could result in severe accidents and multi-failure of the confinements although they were considered as very-low-probability events and not requested to be paid much attention to according to the current nuclear ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.075

11. Leaving home: place attachment and decisions to move in the face of environmental change

Author:
Dandy, Justine; Horwitz, Pierre; Campbell, Robert; Drake, Deirdre; Leviston, Zoe
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.2 pp. 615-620
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; decision making; human behavior; humans; migratory behavior;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The relationship between environmental factors and human mobility is neither simple nor linear, rather it is often indirect and mediated by social, cultural, and economic drivers. We present a case that one important and, until recently, neglected factor in the nexus between environmental change and decisions to migrate is attachment to place. We consider how environmental change might enhance or ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01463-1

12. Long Term Drivers of Global Virtual Water Trade: A Trade Gravity Approach for 1965–2010

Author:
Duarte, Rosa; Pinilla, Vicente; Serrano, Ana
Source:
Ecological economics 2019 v.156 pp. 318-326
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; equations; foods; globalization; trade; virtual water; water resources;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the era of globalisation over the last half century, there has been an increase in the exchange of agricultural and food products. This internationalisation process has led to intense environmental pressures on a global level, which has been the case of water resources. This paper studies the determinants of global virtual water trade flows between 1965 and 2010. Using panel data techniques, we ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.10.012

13. Applications of π-π stacking interactions in the design of drug-delivery systems

Author:
Zhuang, Wan-Ru; Wang, Yi; Cui, Peng-Fei; Xing, Lei; Lee, Jaiwoo; Kim, Dongyoon; Jiang, Hu-Lin; Oh, Yu-Kyoung
Source:
Journal of controlled release 2019 v.294 pp. 311-326
ISSN:
0168-3659
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; carbon nanotubes; drugs; functional properties; graphene; micelles; pH;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Noncovalent forces are of considerable importance in the formation of self-assembled drug-delivery systems. In addition to non-destructively linking the delivery vehicle and guest drug, they provide multiple advantages, including protecting the structure of the drug, maintaining its functional effects, and facilitating its release. In particular, π-π stacking interactions have potential applicatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.12.014

14. Magneto-EELS of armchair boronitrene nanoribbons

Author:
Le, P. T. T.; Mirabbaszadeh, K.; Yarmohammadi, M.
Source:
RSC advances 2019 v.9 no.5 pp. 2829-2835
ISSN:
2046-2069
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; boron nitride; energy; magnetic fields; photons; temperature;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The evolution of the electron energy loss spectrum (EELS) of ultranarrow armchair boron nitride nanoribbons (aBNNRs) during low and high photon energy transfers has been studied theoretically when a magnetic field and temperature gradient are applied. In order to achieve this goal, the widely used linear response theory within the Green’s function theory was employed. Here, using the EELS we show ...
DOI:
10.1039/c8ra08842j

15. Coexistence and Sudden Entrapment between Two Dissimilar, Miscible Oil Lenses

Author:
Sun, Wei; Ren, Qingyuan; Wang, Zelin; Yang, Fuqian
Source:
Langmuir 2019 v.35 no.4 pp. 911-920
ISSN:
1520-5827
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; droplets; liquids; oils; silicone; temperature; toluene; viscosity;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The property of substrates is one of the important factors determining the interaction between two lenses (droplets). There likely exist different interactions between two dissimilar oil lenses (droplets) floating on the surface of a liquid phase from the interaction between two dissimilar oil droplets on a rigid substrate, for example, coalescence or coexistence. The interaction between two dissi ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03724

16. Complexities of Using Wild versus Captive Activity Budget Comparisons for Assessing Captive Primate Welfare

Author:
Howell, Christian P.; Cheyne, Susan M.
Source:
Journal of applied animal welfare science 2019 v.22 no.1 pp. 78-96
ISSN:
1532-7604
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; Primates; animal welfare; captive animals; motivation; social factors;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Activity budget comparisons between groups or individuals in the wild and those in captivity are commonly used to determine the range of wild-type behaviors that nonhuman animals in captivity perform. These comparisons are conducted with the view that individuals displaying a greater range of wild-type behaviors have enhanced welfare. Such comparisons have a greater appeal when it comes to primate ...
DOI:
10.1080/10888705.2018.1500286

17. Control of adventitious root formation: insights into synergistic and antagonistic hormonal interactions

Author:
Lakehal, Abdellah; Bellini, Catherine
Source:
Physiologia plantarum 2019 v.165 no.1 pp. 90-100
ISSN:
0031-9317
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; adventitious roots; models; plant hormones; root systems; tissues;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Plants have evolved sophisticated root systems that help them to cope with harsh environmental conditions. They are typically composed of a primary root and lateral roots (LRs), but may also include adventitious roots (ARs). Unlike LRs, ARs may be initiated not only from pericycle cells, but from various cell types and tissues depending on the species. Phytohormones, together with many other inter ...
DOI:
10.1111/ppl.12823

18. Individual-based modeling of eco-evolutionary dynamics: state of the art and future directions

Author:
Romero-Mujalli, Daniel; Jeltsch, Florian; Tiedemann, Ralph
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 1-12
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; climate; extinction; landscapes; life history; models; phenotypic plasticity;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... A challenge for eco-evolutionary research is to better understand the effect of climate and landscape changes on species and their distribution. Populations of species can respond to changes in their environment through local genetic adaptation or plasticity, dispersal, or local extinction. The individual-based modeling (IBM) approach has been repeatedly applied to assess organismic responses to e ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1406-7

19. Towards an interactive, process‐based approach to understanding range shifts: developmental and environmental dependencies matter

Author:
Fitt, Robert N. L.; Palmer, Steve; Hand, Casey; Travis, Justin M. J.; Lancaster, Lesley T.
Source:
Ecography 2019 v.42 no.1 pp. 201-210
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; climate change; fecundity; life history; models;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Many species are undergoing distributional shifts in response to climate change. However, wide variability in range shifting rates has been observed across taxa, and even among closely‐related species. Attempts to link climate‐mediated range shifts to traits has often produced weak or conflicting results. Here we investigate interactive effects of developmental processes and environmental stress o ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.03975

20. Conceptualizing ecological restoration: a concise and adaptable framework for researchers and practitioners

Author:
Perkins, Lora B.; Leffler, A. Joshua
Source:
Restoration ecology 2018 v.26 no.6 pp. 1024-1028
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
environmental factors,   etc   ; ecological restoration; ecosystems;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Restoration ecology is challenged by taking the knowledge gained from individual projects and generalizing to broader hypotheses and theories. A simple conceptual framework that is easily adapted to many diverse situations has the ability to improve communication among restoration researchers and practitioners, to increase our ability to generalize among our often very diverse projects, and encour ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12881