Removal Of Heavy Metals From Landfill Leachate Using Electrospun Polyelectrolyte Complex Fiber-Laminated Ultrafiltration Membrane,
2020
University of Central Florida
Removal Of Heavy Metals From Landfill Leachate Using Electrospun Polyelectrolyte Complex Fiber-Laminated Ultrafiltration Membrane, Amirsalar Rabbani Esfahani
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023
Ultrafiltration (UF) is a low-pressure membrane process that yields higher permeate flux and saves significant operating costs compared to NF/RO. However, UF has not been applied as a primary method for landfill leachate treatment due to its large pore size. This research investigated the removal of heavy metals from landfill leachate using an UF membrane laminated with fiber mats produced from electrospinning of a polyelectrolyte complex. In this research, we modified the surface of the UF membrane with two polyelectrolytes including Polyacrylic Acid (PAA) and Polyallylamine Hydrochloride (PAH). The removal of heavy metals including Pb, Cd, and Cu from water …
Selective Precipitation And Recovery Of Rare Earth Elements From Acid Mine Drainage,
2020
West Virginia University
Selective Precipitation And Recovery Of Rare Earth Elements From Acid Mine Drainage, Robyn Lauren Christoferson
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The ability to secure rare earth elements (REEs) in the United States is of concern due to the rapid growth in demand and the monopolistic supply chain. The demand for REEs has skyrocketed in recent years due to the development of many green technologies. The United States and many other countries are currently reliant on China for REEs, who currently control greater than 90% of the global supply. Due to the severe impact of previous Chinese export quotas, it is important to lessen the reliance on importation and explore methods of recycling REEs from secondary sources. A secondary REE source …
Cover Crop Productivity And Subsequent Soybean Yield In The Western Corn Belt,
2020
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Cover Crop Productivity And Subsequent Soybean Yield In The Western Corn Belt, Katja Koehler-Cole, Roger W. Elmore, Humberto Blanco-Canqui, Charles A. Francis, Charles Shapiro, Christopher A. Proctor, Sabrina J. Ruis, Derek M. Heeren, Suat Irmak, Richard Ferguson
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Cover crops (CC) in corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] rotations may prevent N loss and provide other ecosystem services but CC productivity in the western Corn Belt is limited by the short growing season. Our objective was to assess CC treatment and planting practice effects on CC biomass, spring soil nitrate concentrations, and soybean yield at two rainfed sites in eastern and one irrigated site in south-central Nebraska over 4 years. Cover crop treatments (cereal rye [Secale cereale L.] [RYE] and a mix of rye, legume, and brassica species [MIX]) were planted …
Influence Of Setback Distance On Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance Genes In Runoff And Soil Following The Land Application Of Swine Manure Slurry,
2020
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Influence Of Setback Distance On Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance Genes In Runoff And Soil Following The Land Application Of Swine Manure Slurry, Maria C. Hall, Noelle Mware, John E. Gilley, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt, Daniel D. Snow, Amy M. Schmidt Schmidt, Kent M. Eskridge, Xu Li
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
The environmental spread of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) from the land application of livestock wastes can be a potential public health threat. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of setback distance, which determines how close manure may be applied in relation to surface water, on the transport of antibiotics and ARGs in runoff and soil following land application of swine manure slurry. Rainfall simulation tests were conducted on field plots covered with wheat residues, each of which contained an upslope manure region where slurry was applied and an adjacent downslope setback region that did …
Geostatistical Features Of Streambed Vertical Hydraulic Conductivities In Frenchman Creek Watershed In
Western Nebraska,
2020
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Geostatistical Features Of Streambed Vertical Hydraulic Conductivities In Frenchman Creek Watershed In Western Nebraska, Olufemi P. Abimbola, Aaron R. Mittelstet, Troy E. Gilmore
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
This study evaluated the spatial variability of streambed vertical hydraulic conductivity (Kv) in different stream morphologies in the Frenchman Creek Watershed, Western Nebraska, using different variogram models. Streambed Kv values were determined in situ using permeameter tests at 10 sites in Frenchman, Stinking Water and Spring Creeks during the dry season at baseflow conditions. Measurements were taken both in straight and meandering stream channels during a 5 day period at similar flow conditions. Each test site comprised of at least three transects and each transect comprised of at least three Kv measurements. Linear, Gaussian, exponential …
Classification Of Tactile And Motor Velocity-Evoked Hemodynamic Response In Primary Somatosensory And Motor Cortices As Measured By Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy,
2020
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Classification Of Tactile And Motor Velocity-Evoked Hemodynamic Response In Primary Somatosensory And Motor Cortices As Measured By Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Mohsen Hozan, Jacob Greenwood, Michaela Sullivan, Steven M. Barlow
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is an emerging technique in studying cerebral hemodynamics; however, consensus on the analysis methods and the clinical applications has yet to be established. In this study, we demonstrate the results of a pilot fNIRS study of cerebral hemodynamic response (HR) evoked by pneumotactile and sensorimotor stimuli on the dominant hand. Our goal is to find the optimal stimulus parameters to maximally evoke HR in the primary somatosensory and motor cortices. We use a pulsatile pneumatic array of 14 tactile cells that were attached to the glabrous surface of the dominant hand, with a patterned stimulus that …
Glucocorticoid Priming Of Nonviral Gene Delivery To Hmscs Increases Transfection By Reducing Induced Stresses,
2020
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Glucocorticoid Priming Of Nonviral Gene Delivery To Hmscs Increases Transfection By Reducing Induced Stresses, Andrew Hamann, Tyler Kozisek, Kelly Broad, Angela K. Pannier
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are under study for cell and gene therapeutics because of their immunomodulatory and regenerative properties. Safe and efficient gene delivery could increase hMSC clinical potential by enabling expression of transgenes for control over factor production, behavior, and differentiation. Viral delivery is efficient but suffers from safety issues, while nonviral methods are safe but highly inefficient, especially in hMSCs. We previously demonstrated that priming cells with glucocorticoids (Gcs) before delivery of DNA complexes significantly increases hMSC transfection, which correlates with a rescue of transfection-induced metabolic and protein synthesis decline, and apoptosis. In this work, we show …
Robotic Detection And Grasp Of Maize And Sorghum:
Stem Measurement With Contact,
2020
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Robotic Detection And Grasp Of Maize And Sorghum: Stem Measurement With Contact, Abbas Atefi, Yufeng Ge, James C. Schnable
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Frequent measurements of the plant phenotypes make it possible to monitor plant status during the growing season. Stem diameter is an important proxy for overall plant biomass and health. However, the manual measurement of stem diameter in plants is time consuming, error prone, and laborious. The use of agricultural robots to automatically collect plant phenotypic data for trait measurements can overcome many of the drawbacks of manual phenotyping. The objective of this research was to develop a robotic system that can automatically detect and grasp the stem, and measure its diameter of maize and sorghum plants. The robotic system comprises …
Rapeseed Stand Count Estimation At Leaf Development Stages With Uav Imagery And Convolutional Neural Networks,
2020
Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan & Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan
Rapeseed Stand Count Estimation At Leaf Development Stages With Uav Imagery And Convolutional Neural Networks, Biquan Zhao, Chenghai Yang, Yeyin Shi, Qingxi Liao, Guangsheng Zhou, Chufeng Wang, Tianjin Xie, Zhao Jiang, Dongyan Zhang, Wanneng Yang, Chenglong Huang, Jing Xie, Jian Zhang
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Rapeseed is an important oil crop in China. Timely estimation of rapeseed stand count at early growth stages provides useful information for precision fertilization, irrigation, and yield prediction. Based on the nature of rapeseed, the number of tillering leaves is strongly related to its growth stages. However, no field study has been reported on estimating rapeseed stand count by the number of leaves recognized with convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery. The objectives of this study were to provide a case for rapeseed stand counting with reference to the existing knowledge of the number of leaves …
Temporal Trend Analysis Of Meteorological Variables And Reference Evapotranspiration In The Inter-Mountain Region Ofwyoming,
2020
University of Florida
Temporal Trend Analysis Of Meteorological Variables And Reference Evapotranspiration In The Inter-Mountain Region Ofwyoming, Vivek Sharma, Christopher Nicholson, Antony Bergantino, Suat Irmak, Dannele Peck
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Long-term trends in reference evapotranspiration (ETref) and its controlling factors are critical pieces of information in understanding how agricultural water requirements and water resources respond to a variable and changing climate. In this study, ETref, along with climate variables that directly and indirectly impact it, such as air temperature (T), incoming solar radiation (Rs), wind speed (u), relative humidity (RH), and precipitation (P), are discussed. All variables are analyzed for four weather stations located in irrigated agricultural regions of inter-mountain Wyoming: Pinedale, Torrington, Powell, andWorland. Non-parametric MannKendall (MK) trend test and Theil–Sen’s slope estimator were used to determine the statistical …
Classification Of Tactile And Motor Velocity-Evoked Hemodynamic Response In Primary Somatosensory And Motor Cortices As Measured By Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy,
2020
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Classification Of Tactile And Motor Velocity-Evoked Hemodynamic Response In Primary Somatosensory And Motor Cortices As Measured By Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is an emerging technique in studying cerebral hemodynamics; however, consensus on the analysis methods and the clinical applications has yet to be established. In this study, we demonstrate the results of a pilot fNIRS study of cerebral hemodynamic response (HR) evoked by pneumotactile and sensorimotor stimuli on the dominant hand. Our goal is to find the optimal stimulus parameters to maximally evoke HR in the primary somatosensory and motor cortices. We use a pulsatile pneumatic array of 14 tactile cells that were attached to the glabrous surface of the dominant hand, with a patterned stimulus that …
Review—Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes As Optical Sensors For Biological Applications,
2020
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Review—Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes As Optical Sensors For Biological Applications, Eric M. Hofferber, Joseph A. Stapleton, Nicole M. Iverson
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Since the discovery of the band gap fluorescence from single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) many advancements have been made towards the use of these unique fluorophores as optical biosensors in vitro, ex vivo in vivo. Attention has been given to these pure carbon structures due to their photostability, tunable properties, and bright near infrared emission that falls in the tissue transparency window. This review highlights some of the major advancements in the field of SWNT biosensors over the last two decades with a focus given to recent advances in biological applications.
Predicting Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons In Field Soils With
Vis–Nir Models Developed On Laboratory-Constructed
Samples,
2020
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Predicting Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons In Field Soils With Vis–Nir Models Developed On Laboratory-Constructed Samples, Nuwan Wijewardane, Post Doc Research Associate, Yufeng Ge, Natasha Sihota, Thomas Hoelen, Toni Miao, David C. Weindorf
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Accurate quantification of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) is required for opti- mizing remedial efforts at oil spill sites. While evaluating total petroleum hydro- carbons (TPH) in soils is often conducted using costly and time-consuming lab- oratory methods, visible and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (Vis–NIR) has been proven to be a rapid and cost-effective field-based method for soil TPH quantification. This study investigated whether Vis–NIR models calibrated from laboratory-constructed PHC soil samples could be used to accurately estimate TPH concentration of field samples. To evaluate this, a laboratory sample set was constructed by mixing crude oil with uncontaminated soil samples, and two field …
Within-Field Variability In Granular Matrix Sensor Data And Its Implications For Irrigation Scheduling,
2020
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Within-Field Variability In Granular Matrix Sensor Data And Its Implications For Irrigation Scheduling, T. Lo, H.C. Pringle Iii, Daran Rudnick, Geng Bai, L. Jason Krutz, D.M. Gholson, Xin Qiao
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Even when located within the same field, multiple units of the same soil moisture sensor rarely report identical values. Such within-field variability in soil moisture sensor data is caused by natural and manmade spatial heterogeneity and by inconsistencies in sensor construction and installation. To better describe this variability, daily soil water tension values from 14-23 sets of granular matrix sensors during the middle part of four soybean site-years in the Mississippi Delta were analyzed. The soil water tension data were found to follow approximately normal distributions, to exhibit moderately high temporal rank stability, and to show strong positive correlation between …
Teacher Level Factors And Student Achievement In A Cyber-Enabled Engineering Education Professional Development Program,
2020
Purdue University
Teacher Level Factors And Student Achievement In A Cyber-Enabled Engineering Education Professional Development Program, Wei Zakharov, Johannes Strobel, Heidi A. Diefes-Dux
Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
This study investigates the impact of an elementary engineering education teacher professional development program on student learning. The results show a significant increase in students’ knowledge in science from pre- to post-test as well as in engineering design from grade two to grade four. Further, the study uses multilevel modeling to quantitatively analyze the impact of differences among teachers on the engineering design achievement of their students. Different predictive relationships between demographic and social capital factors at the teacher level and student achievement are identified and implications for educational policymaking and practices are discussed.
An Investigation Into Solid Waste Problem In The Egyptian Construction Industry: A Mini-Review,
2020
The British University in Egypt
An Investigation Into Solid Waste Problem In The Egyptian Construction Industry: A Mini-Review, Ahmed Osama Daoud, Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman, Herbert Robinson, Ali Bayyati
Architectural Engineering
Solid waste management (SWM) is one of the most critical global challenges nowadays. It has a severe negative effect on the triple bottom line of sustainability. Construction and demolition waste (CDW) contributes about 50% of the total global annual generated SW. In the particular case of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region including Egypt, the SW problem has become a major challenge, and the need to find sustainable solutions is overwhelming. However, the region faces several challenges that hinder the development of an effective and efficient SWM system. This has resulted in the predominance of unsustainable SWM practices …
Civil Engineering Research In Ireland 2020: Conference Proceedings,
2020
Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
Civil Engineering Research In Ireland 2020: Conference Proceedings, Kieran Ruane, Vesna Jaksic, Bidisha Ghosh, Magdalena Hajdukiewicz, Ciaran Hanley, Niall Holmes, Jennifer Keenahan, Zili Li, Patrick Mcgetrick, Ted Mckenna, Mary Moloney, Vikram Pakrashi, Niamh Power
Publications
Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2020: Conference Proceedings.
การจัดการขยะมูลฝอยจากร้านกาแฟอย่างยั่งยืน,
2020
คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์
การจัดการขยะมูลฝอยจากร้านกาแฟอย่างยั่งยืน, ธิดารัตน์ อินทร์พระเนตร
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อหาแนวทางในการลดปริมาณขยะมูลฝอยจากร้านกาแฟตามหลักการเศรษฐกิจหมุนเวียน ด้วยวิธีการลงพื้นที่สำรวจและรวบรวมข้อมูลชนิดและปริมาณขยะมูลฝอยที่เกิดขึ้นจากร้านกาแฟกรณีศึกษาใน กรุงเทพมหานคร 5 สาขา โดยแบ่งเป็นร้านกาแฟในสถานีบริการน้ำมัน 1 สาขา ร้านที่เป็นเค้าเตอร์ 2 สาขาและร้านกาแฟแบบ stand alone (มีพื้นที่มากกว่า 50 ตร.ม.) 2 สาขา ในช่วงเดือนตุลาคมถึงพฤศจิกายน ปี พ.ศ.2562 จากผลการศึกษาพบว่า ปริมาณขยะมูลฝอยที่เกิดขึ้นในพื้นที่เกิดจาก 2 กิจกรรมหลักคือ ขยะจากการเตรียมเครื่องดื่มและอาหาร แบ่งเป็นขยะอินทรีย์ ได้แก่ เศษอาหารและกากกาแฟ และขยะบรรจุภัณฑ์ ได้แก่ แกลลอนนมสด ถุงบรรจุภัณฑ์พลาสติก กระป๋องนมข้นจืด แกลลอนนม HDPE เป็นต้น คิดเป็นร้อยละ 92 ของขยะมูลฝอยทั้งหมด โดยขยะถูกนำไปกำจัดด้วยการฝังกลบทั้งหมดและขยะจากการบริโภคของลูกค้า เช่น แก้วเครื่องดื่มร้อนและเย็นพลาสติก ขวดน้ำดื่ม PET และกล่องเบเกอร์รี่ เป็นต้น คิดเป็นร้อยละ 8 ของขยะมูลฝอยทั้งหมด จึงเสนอแนวทางเลือกการจัดการขยะมูลฝอยตามหลักการเศรษฐกิจหมุนเวียน ผ่านการใช้หลักการออกแบบผลิตภัณฑ์ที่มีผลกระทบด้านสิ่งแวดล้อมต่ำ เลือกใช้ผลิตภัณฑ์ที่เป็นมิตรต่อสิ่งแวดล้อม การใช้บรรจุภัณฑ์จากวัสดุชีวภาพ การรีไซเคิล การเผาขยะเป็นเชื้อเพลิง RDF การหมักทำปุ๋ยและผลิตแก๊สชีวภาพ เป็นต้น ซึ่งนอกจากจะเป็นการลดการเกิดของเสียแล้วยังเป็นการสร้างมูลค่าเพิ่มให้กับขยะมูลฝอยอีกด้วย นอกจากนี้ยังนำเสนอทางเลือกเชิงนโยบายเพื่อให้ ภาครัฐบาล ภาคธุรกิจร้านกาแฟและประชาชนเข้ามามีบทบาทในการรับผิดชอบการจัดการขยะมูลฝอยให้มีประสิทธิภาพมากยิ่งขึ้น
Adapting To Extreme Heat: Social, Atmospheric, And Infrastructure Impacts Of Air Conditioning In Megacities - The Case Of New York City,
2020
CUNY City College
Adapting To Extreme Heat: Social, Atmospheric, And Infrastructure Impacts Of Air Conditioning In Megacities - The Case Of New York City, Harold Gamarro
Dissertations and Theses
Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and intense in most large cities. Built-up surfaces also limit cooling mechanisms, leading to warmer conditions in cities, a phenomenon called the Urban Heat Island (UHI). This presents major challenges to reduce adverse health effects of hot weather, particularly in vulnerable populations like the elderly and low-income communities. Here we explore the overall impacts of increasing air conditioning (AC) system adoption in residences as an adaptive measure to reduce human health risks under heat waves, with New York City (NYC) as a case study. This study uses AC adoption data from the 2017 …
การประเมินศักยภาพโครงสร้างพื้นฐานสีเขียว: กรณีศึกษาคณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย,
2020
คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์
การประเมินศักยภาพโครงสร้างพื้นฐานสีเขียว: กรณีศึกษาคณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, พารณ มั่นใจอางค์
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
งานวิจัยนี้เป็นการศึกษาศักยภาพโครงสร้างพื้นฐานสีเขียวที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการจัดการน้ำฝนในพื้นที่เมือง ครอบคลุมโครงสร้างพื้นฐานสีเขียว 3 ระบบ ได้แก่ ระบบกักเก็บน้ำฝน หลังคาเขียว และคอนกรีตพรุน โดยพิจารณาศักยภาพในการลดปริมาณน้ำฝนที่ไหลลงท่อระบายน้ำ และศักยภาพในการลดปริมาณก๊าซเรือนกระจกจากการลดปริมาณน้ำเสียที่เข้าสู่ระบบบำบัด ลดปริมาณการใช้น้ำประปา และการช่วยอนุรักษ์พลังงานของมาตรการดังกล่าว โดยใช้ข้อมูลปริมาณฝนที่ตกในพื้นที่กรุงเทพมหานครจากกรมอุตุนิยมวิทยา ย้อนหลังเป็นเวลา 10 ปี ตั้งแต่ปี พ.ศ. 2551 – 2560 และใช้โปรแกรม Open studio ซึ่งมีฐานข้อมูลของ EnergyPlus รุ่น 8.9.0 ในการจำลองการใช้พลังงานของอาคาร รวมทั้งประเมินความคุ้มค่าทางเศรษฐศาสตร์ในระยะเวลาโครงการ 50 ปี โดยมีคณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย เป็นพื้นที่กรณีศึกษา ผลการศึกษาพบว่า ระบบกักเก็บน้ำฝน ขนาดความจุ 40 ลูกบาศก์เมตร สามารถลดปริมาณน้ำฝนที่ไหลลงท่อระบายน้ำและลดปริมาณก๊าซเรือนกระจกได้มากที่สุดในขณะที่มูลค่าปัจจุบันสุทธิยังเป็นบวกนั่นคือจะได้ผลประโยชน์ทางเศรษฐศาสตร์ด้วย จึงควรได้รับพิจารณาทำก่อนเป็นอันดับแรก ส่วนโครงสร้างพื้นฐานสีเขียวอื่นๆ นั้นจะต้องมีค่าใช้จ่ายเพิ่มเติม สำหรับหลังคาเขียว เป็นโครงสร้างพื้นฐานสีเขียวที่สามารถลดปริมาณน้ำฝนที่ไหลลงท่อระบายน้ำและลดปริมาณก๊าซเรือนกระจกได้มากที่สุดแต่ก็มีต้นทุนที่สูงที่สุดเช่นกัน ขณะที่คอนกรีตพรุน เหมาะกับการใช้ประโยชน์ในการจัดการน้ำฝนแต่ไม่แนะนำสำหรับจุดประสงค์ในการลดปริมาณก๊าซเรือนกระจก
