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1. Heterogeneous uptake of NO2 by sodium acetate droplets and secondary nitrite aerosol formation

Author:
Wen-Xiu Pei; Shuai-Shuai Ma; Zhe Chen; Yue Zhu; Shu-Feng Pang; Yun-Hong Zhang
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2023 v.127 pp. 320-327
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; acetates; aerosols; hydrolysis; nitrites; nitrogen; sodium acetate; volatilization; China;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The high NO₃⁻ concentration in fine particulate matters (PM₂.₅) during heavy haze events has attracted much attention, but the formation mechanism of nitrates remains largely uncertain, especially concerning heterogeneous uptake of NOX by aqueous phase. In this work, the heterogeneous uptake of NO₂ by sodium acetate (NaAc) droplets with different NO₂ concentrations and relative humidity (RH) condi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2022.05.048

2. Pressure moisture treatment (PMT) of starch, a new physical modification method

Author:
Hui-Yun Kim; Sang-Jin Ye; Moo-Yeol Baik
Source:
Food hydrocolloids 2023 v.134 pp. 108051
ISSN:
0268-005X
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; amylopectin; corn; crosslinking; enthalpy; equilibrium moisture content; hydrocolloids; potatoes; rice; solubility; tapioca; temperature; viscosity;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Effect of pressure level on the physicochemical properties of pressure moisture treated (PMT) starch was investigated. Native starches (corn, potato, rice, tapioca) were equilibrated to water contents of 25% (MCDB) and pressurized at 350, 450, 550 MPa for 10 min at 25 °C, which is called pressure moisture treatment (PMT). PMT starches showed lower equilibrium moisture content compared with native ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.108051

3. Factors influencing the airborne sporangia concentration of Phytophthora infestans and its relationship with potato disease severity

Author:
L. Meno; I.K. Abuley; O. Escuredo; M.C. Seijo
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2023 v.307 pp. 111520
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; Phytophthora infestans; air; cultivars; disease severity; inoculum; pathogens; phenology; potatoes; risk; sporangia; spores; temperature;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Forecasting systems are widely used to predict the application of fungicides for managing late blight. However, airborne inoculum has rarely been included in these forecasting systems. Monitoring the sporangia in crop environments may offer an opportunity to improve late blight forecast systems by integrating pathogen pressure. Hence, this experiment aiming to analyze relationships between weather ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111520

4. Single-particle volatility and implications for brown carbon absorption in Beijing, China

Author:
Jiaxing Sun; Yan Li; Weiqi Xu; Wei Zhou; Aodong Du; Lei Li; Xubing Du; Fugui Huang; Zhijie Li; Zhiqiang Zhang; Zifa Wang; Yele Sun
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.854 pp. 158874
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; absorption; aerosols; biomass; carbon; environment; fossil fuels; fuel combustion; organic nitrogen; spectrometers; winter; China;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Aerosol volatility has a substantial impact on gas-particle partitioning, aging process and hence brown carbon (BrC) absorption. Here we analyzed single-particle volatility in winter in Beijing using a thermodenuder coupled with a single particle aerosol mass spectrometer along with a suite of collocated measurements. Our results showed that elemental carbon, metals, organic nitrogen (ON) were the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158874

5. Tailoring the humidity response of cellulose nanocrystal-based films by specific ion effects

Author:
Maoqi Lin; Vikram Singh Raghuwanshi; Christine Browne; George P. Simon; Gil Garnier
Source:
Journal of colloid and interface science 2023 v.629 pp. 694-704
ISSN:
0021-9797
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; air drying; cations; cellulose; color; colorimetry; nanocrystals; photons; polyethylene glycol; small-angle X-ray scattering;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The optical properties and humidity response of iridescent films made of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) can be tailored by the incorporation of electrolytes chosen based on specific ion effects (SIE). A series of inorganic salts comprising five different cations and five anions based on the Hofmeister series were mixed with CNC/PEG suspensions, followed by an air-dried p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jcis.2022.09.101

6. In a warm climate, ventilation, indoor temperature and outdoor relative humidity have significant effects on Campylobacter spp. colonization in chicken broiler farms which can occur in only 2 days

Author:
Saulo Urdaneta; Cristina Lorca-Oró; Roser Dolz; Sergio López-Soria; Marta Cerdà-Cuéllar
Source:
Food microbiology 2023 v.109 pp. 104118
ISSN:
0740-0020
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; Campylobacter; biosecurity; chickens; chicks; climatic zones; farms; flocks; food microbiology; longitudinal studies; regression analysis; temperature; Spain;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... A longitudinal study was conducted in five conventional broiler farms during a 2-year period to determine the dynamics of Campylobacter infection in a warm climate region (north-eastern Spain). Weekly sampling of 63 flocks was performed upon one-day-old chick placement, including animal and environmental samples. Campylobacter spp. detection was assessed by culture and non-culture methods. Environ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fm.2022.104118

7. Modelling germination and mycelium growth rates of Monostichella coryli under constant temperature conditions

Author:
Mounira Inas Drais; Luca Rossini; Silvia Turco; Alessio Faluschi; Angelo Mazzaglia
Source:
Fungal ecology 2023 v.61 pp. 101201
ISSN:
1754-5048
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; ambient temperature; conidia; data collection; ecology; fungi; germination; hazelnuts; integrated pest management; mathematical models; mycelium; pathogens; Italy;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Monostichella coryli is the causal agent of the hazelnut anthracnose. The increase in the incidence in hazelnut orchards observed during recent years in Central Italy is increasing the need for information and studies on its biology and ecology, and how environmental factors (e.g., temperature) influence its development. For this purpose, seven isolates from different provenances of M. coryli were ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101201

8. Effects of heterogeneous reaction with NO2 on ice nucleation activities of feldspar and Arizona Test Dust

Author:
Lanxiadi Chen; Chao Peng; Jingchuan Chen; Jie Chen; Wenjun Gu; Xiaohong Jia; Zhijun Wu; Qiyuan Wang; Mingjin Tang
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2023 v.127 pp. 210-221
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; active sites; dust; feldspar; geochemistry; ice; ice nucleation; nitrates; reactive nitrogen species; surface area; troposphere; Arizona; China;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mineral dust is an important type of ice nucleating particles in the troposphere; however, the effects of heterogeneous reactions on ice nucleation (IN) activities of mineral dust remain to be elucidated. A droplet-freezing apparatus (Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry Ice Nucleation Apparatus, GIGINA) was developed in this work to measure IN activities of atmospheric particles in the immersion f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2022.04.034

9. Maximizing cholesterol-lowering benefits of soy protein isolate by glycation with soy soluble polysaccharide

Author:
Wen-Wen Zhu; Yin Zhang; Chuan-He Tang
Source:
Food hydrocolloids 2023 v.135 pp. 108131
ISSN:
0268-005X
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; bile; cholesterol; digestion; gastrointestinal system; glycation; hydrocolloids; hydrolysis; microwave treatment; models; polysaccharides; proteinases; solubilization; soy protein isolate; soybeans;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The cholesterol-lowering benefits of two by-products of soybean processing, soy protein isolate (SPI) and soy soluble polysaccharide (SSPS), have been well known in the field, but it remains to be determined whether the combined use of both ingredients can produce synergic benefiting effects. In the work, we reported that the glycation with SSPS with increasing degrees of glycation (DG) progressiv ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.108131

10. The significance of shade provision in reducing street-level summer heat stress in a hot Mediterranean climate

Author:
Or Aleksandrowicz; David Pearlmutter
Source:
Landscape and urban planning 2023 v.229 pp. 104588
ISSN:
0169-2046
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; Mediterranean climate; air; air temperature; data collection; heat island; heat stress; landscapes; shortwave radiation; summer; warm season; wind speed;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The rise in air temperature in urban areas has been attracting the attention of urban climate researchers for years now, focusing on the intensity of the so-called Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon. Recently, though, it has been rightly questioned whether the concept of UHI intensity is helpful in assessing mitigation of urban heat stress, especially since the concept does not reflect the spatial ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104588

11. Understanding the influence of the bioaerosol source on the distribution of airborne bacteria in hospital indoor air

Author:
Víctor Pertegal; Engracia Lacasa; Pablo Cañizares; Manuel A. Rodrigo; Cristina Sáez
Source:
Environmental research 2023 v.216 pp. 114458
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; DNA; Escherichia coli; World Health Organization; air; air flow; bioaerosols; cell membranes; hospitals; models; osmotic pressure; research; saliva; urine; wastewater;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The composition and concentration of airborne microorganisms in hospital indoor air has been reported to contain airborne bacteria and fungi concentrations ranged 10¹–10³ CFU/m³ in inpatients facilities which mostly exceed recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO). In this work, a deeper knowledge of the performance of airborne microorganisms would allow improving the designs of the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2022.114458

12. Present status and challenges of fodder production in controlled environments: A review

Author:
Md Shamim Ahamed; Muhammad Sultan; Redmond R. Shamshiri; Md Mostafizar Rahman; Muhammad Aleem; Siva K. Balasundram
Source:
Smart agricultural technology 2023 v.3 pp. 100080
ISSN:
2772-3755
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; adverse effects; agricultural land; biomass production; capital; climate; environmental sustainability; food production; forage; greenhouses; hydroponics; industry; livestock production; temperature; water conservation;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Hydroponic fodder production in controlled environment (CE) settings have gained more focus in recent years due to the shortage of agricultural land for food production and the adverse effect of climate changes. However, the operation costs and dry matter issues are the major concerns for the sustainability of fodder production in the CE. This study provides a comprehensive literature review on te ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atech.2022.100080

13. Development and comparison of artificial intelligence models for estimating daily reference evapotranspiration from limited input variables

Author:
Jaydip J. Makwana; Mukesh K. Tiwari; B.S. Deora
Source:
Smart agricultural technology 2023 v.3 pp. 100115
ISSN:
2772-3755
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; artificial intelligence; data collection; equations; evapotranspiration; irrigation water; meteorological data; neural networks; regression analysis; solar radiation; temperature; water allocation; wind speed; India;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... The accurate and efficient computational modelling framework for computation of reference evapotranspiration (ET₀) is the need of time and is highly essential for several agricultural, hydrological and hydro-climatological studies and applications. ET₀ has its own role especially for the water resource system management including irrigation water allocation and management, utilization and demand a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atech.2022.100115

14. Incorporation of κ-carrageenan improves the practical features of agar/konjac glucomannan/κ-carrageenan ternary system

Author:
Dongling Qiao; Hao Li; Fatang Jiang; Siming Zhao; Sheng Chen; Binjia Zhang
Source:
Food science and human wellness 2023 v.12 no.2 pp. 512-519
ISSN:
2213-4530
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; Amorphophallus; X-ray diffraction; agar; carrageenan; electron microscopy; food science; hardness; humans; hydrophilicity; infrared spectroscopy; konjac mannan; small-angle X-ray scattering; temperature;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Three materials (agar, konjac glucomannan (KGM) and κ-carrageenan) were used to prepare ternary systems, i.e., sol-gels and their dried composites conditioned at varied relative humidity (RH) (33 %, 54 % and 75 %). Combined methods, e.g., scanning electron microscopy, small-angle X-ray scattering, infrared spectroscopy (IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), were used to disclose how κ-carrageenan addit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fshw.2022.07.053

15. Reducing Defects of All-Inorganic γ-CsPbI₂Br Thin Films by Ethylammonium Bromide Additives for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Author:
Jyoti V. Patil; Sawanta S. Mali; Chang Kook Hong
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2022 v.14 no.22 pp. 25576-25583
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; encapsulation; thermal stress;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Obtaining good-quality perovskite thin films is a fundamental facet that contributes to efficient inorganic perovskite solar cells. Herein, we successfully deposited ethylammonium bromide (EABr) additive-assisted high quality γ-CsPbI₂Br perovskite films under ambient conditions. Detailed morphological, structural, optical, charge transport, photovoltaic performance, and stability properties have b ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.2c05758

16. Fully Scalable and Stable CsPbI₂Br Solar Cells Realized by an All-Spray-Coating Process

Author:
David Sunghwan Lee; Min Jeong Ki; Hyong Joon Lee; Jin Kyoung Park; Seok Yeong Hong; Bong Woo Kim; Jin Hyuck Heo; Sang Hyuk Im
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2022 v.14 no.6 pp. 7926-7935
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; electrodes; heat; soot;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Spray-coating is a scalable and time-efficient technique for the development of large-area metal halide perovskite (MHP) solar cells. However, a bottleneck still exists toward the development of fully scalable n-i-p-type MHP solar cells particularly on spray-coating the hole transporting layer (HTL). Here, we present a reliable strategy of spray-coating the HTL by using MoO₂ nanoparticles with sma ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c21644

17. Modifying SnO₂ with Polyacrylamide to Enhance the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

Author:
Haiyue Dong; Jilin Wang; Xingyu Li; Weiting Liu; Tian Xia; Disheng Yao; Lixiu Zhang; Chuantian Zuo; Liming Ding; Fei Long
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2022 v.14 no.29 pp. 34143-34150
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; polyacrylamide; water solubility; wettability;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Modification of the charge transport layers is an effective way to improve charge transport and performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The ions in the ionic compounds used for the modification of SnO₂ may migrate into the perovskite layer, which harms the stability of PSCs. In this work, a low-cost, water-soluble nonionic polymer polyacrylamide (PAM) is used to modify SnO₂. The addition of ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.2c08662

18. H2S sensing under various humidity conditions with Ag nanoparticle functionalized Ti3C2Tx MXene field-effect transistors

Author:
Qikun Xu; Boyang Zong; Qiuju Li; Xian Fang; Shun Mao; Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2022 v.424 pp. 127492
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; ambient temperature; nanosilver; transistors;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Despite the critical need to monitor H₂S, a hazardous gas, in environmental and medical settings, there are currently no reliable methods for rapid and sufficiently discriminative H₂S detection in real-world humid environments. Herein, targeted hybridizing of Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene with Ag nanoparticles on a field-effect transistor (FET) platform has led to a step change in MXene sensing performance down t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127492

19. Halide anions engineered ionic liquids passivation layer for highly stable inverted perovskite solar cells

Author:
Xinmeng Zhuang; Xinfu Chen; Lin Xu; Shuainan Liu; Yanjie Wu; Zhichong Shi; Qingqing Zhou; Bo Li; Haixia Yan; Peter Reiss; Hongwei Song
Source:
Journal of colloid and interface science 2022 v.622 pp. 469-480
ISSN:
0021-9797
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; air; cations; energy; hydrophobicity;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Long-term stability remains a great challenge for metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The utilization of ionic liquids (ILs) is a promising strategy to solve the stability problem. However, few studies have focused on controlling the halide anions of ILs, in which different organic cations can modulate the melting point of ILs and film crystal growth. Here, ILs with a 1-ethyl-3-methylimida ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.117

20. Oxynitride-Encapsulated Silver Nanowire Transparent Electrode with Enhanced Thermal, Electrical, and Chemical Stability

Author:
Jatin J. Patil; Maya L. Reese; Eric Lee; Jeffrey C. Grossman
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2022 v.14 no.3 pp. 4423-4433
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
relative humidity,   etc   ; electrodes; glass; nanowires; polymers;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Silver nanowire (AgNW) networks have been explored as a promising technology for transparent electrodes due to their solution-processability, low-cost implementation, and excellent trade-off between sheet resistance and transparency. However, their large-scale implementation in applications such as solar cells, transparent heaters, and display applications has been hindered by their poor thermal, ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c20521