AIMC Journal:
The Science of the total environment

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Robotic bees for crop pollination: Why drones cannot replace biodiversity.

The Science of the total environment Jun 14, 2018
The notion that robotic crop pollination will solve the decline in pollinators has gained wide popularity recently (Fig. 1), and in March 2018 Walmart filed a patent for autonomous robot bees. However, w present six arguments showing that this is a t...
Robotics Aircraft Crops, Agricultural Animals Pollination Ecosystem Biodiversity Bees
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A machine learning method to estimate PM concentrations across China with remote sensing, meteorological and land use information.

The Science of the total environment Apr 25, 2018
BACKGROUND: Machine learning algorithms have very high predictive ability. However, no study has used machine learning to estimate historical concentrations of PM (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm) at daily time scale in China at...
Air Pollutants Remote Sensing Technology Machine Learning Air Pollution China Particulate Matter Environmental Monitoring
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Maternal exposure to ambient PM during pregnancy increases the risk of congenital heart defects: Evidence from machine learning models.

The Science of the total environment Feb 19, 2018
Previous research suggested an association between maternal exposure to ambient air pollutants and risk of congenital heart defects (CHDs), though the effects of particulate matter ≤10μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM) on CHDs are inconsistent. We used ...
Adult Air Pollutants Pregnancy Female Beijing Maternal Exposure Air Pollution Particulate Matter Humans Machine Learning Computer Simulation Heart Defects, Congenital
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No significant changes in topsoil carbon in the grasslands of northern China between the 1980s and 2000s.

The Science of the total environment Dec 27, 2017
The grasslands of northern China store a large amount of soil organic carbon (SOC), and the small changes in SOC stock could significantly affect the regional C cycle. However, recent estimates of SOC changes in this region are highly controversial. ...
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Potential dermal and inhalation exposure to imidacloprid and risk assessment among applicators during treatment in cotton field in China.

The Science of the total environment Dec 27, 2017
Quantifying operator exposure to pesticides is a key component of the decision-making procedure for risk assessment. China is the largest cotton-planting country in the world. Dense cotton planting patterns and pesticide overuse potentially place Chi...
Nitro Compounds Farmers Inhalation Exposure Agriculture Neonicotinoids China Skin Insecticides Humans Occupational Exposure Pesticides Risk Assessment
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Feature selection approaches for predictive modelling of groundwater nitrate pollution: An evaluation of filters, embedded and wrapper methods.

The Science of the total environment Dec 27, 2017
Recognising the various sources of nitrate pollution and understanding system dynamics are fundamental to tackle groundwater quality problems. A comprehensive GIS database of twenty parameters regarding hydrogeological and hydrological features and d...
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Application of fuzzy c-means clustering to PRTR chemicals uncovering their release and toxicity characteristics.

The Science of the total environment Dec 13, 2017
Increasing manufacture and usage of chemicals have not been matched by the increase in our understanding of their risks. Pollutant release and transfer register (PRTR) is becoming a popular measure for collecting chemical data and enhancing the publi...
Risk Industrial Waste Industry Environmental Pollutants Japan Algorithms Fuzzy Logic Cluster Analysis
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Prognoses of diameter and height of trees of eucalyptus using artificial intelligence.

The Science of the total environment Dec 1, 2017
Models of individual trees are composed of sub-models that generally estimate competition, mortality, and growth in height and diameter of each tree. They are usually adopted when we want more detailed information to estimate forest multiproduct. In ...
Eucalyptus Artificial Intelligence Environmental Monitoring
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Flood susceptibility assessment in Hengfeng area coupling adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system with genetic algorithm and differential evolution.

The Science of the total environment Nov 1, 2017
Floods are among Earth's most common natural hazards, and they cause major economic losses and seriously affect peoples' lives and health. This paper addresses the development of a flood susceptibility assessment that uses intelligent techniques and ...
Neural Networks, Computer Algorithms Risk Assessment Floods Fuzzy Logic China Area Under Curve ROC Curve
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Occurrence and characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase- producing bacteria from hospital effluents in Singapore.

The Science of the total environment Oct 17, 2017
One of the most important resistance mechanisms in Gram-negative bacteria today is the production of enzymes causing resistance to cephalosporin and carbapenem antibiotics. The spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)- and carbapenemase- produ...
beta-Lactamases Water Microbiology Singapore Wastewater Bacterial Proteins Environmental Monitoring
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