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A robust and uncertainty-aware machine learning framework for PM2.5 prediction in a coastal urban Indian environment: implications for sustainable air quality management

Salvator Lawrence, Srimuruganandam Bhathmanabhan • Sustainable Environment Research (2026)

Abstract Accurate prediction of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) remains challenging because atmospheric processes are nonlinear, nonstationary, and influenced by temporal variability, measurement uncertainty, and episodic pollution events. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s42834-026-00296-y

Seasonal variation of pesticides and associated risks in Guangdong's drinking water sources

Zhineng Liu, Xiaolan Lao, Dongjing Zhou, Jianwei Liang et al. • Desalination and Water Treatment (2025)

Pesticides are essential for crop protection and agricultural yield enhancement. However, their entry into water bodies, particularly drinking water sources, poses threats to human health and aquatic ecosystems. The seasonal variation, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dwt.2025.101208

Effects of rye grass coverage on soil loss from loess slopes

Yuequn Dong, Tingwu Lei, Shuqin Li, Cuiping Yuan et al. • International Soil and Water Conservation Research (2015)

Vegetative coverage is commonly used to reduce urban slope soil erosion. Laboratory experimental study on soil erosion under grass covered slopes is conventionally time and space consuming. In this study, a new method is suggested to study ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2015.05.006

The Power of Environmental Observatories for Advancing Multidisciplinary Research, Outreach, and Decision Support: The Case of the Minnesota River Basin

K. B. Gran, C. Dolph, A. Baker, M. Bevis et al. • Water Resources Research (2019)

Abstract Observatory‐scale data collection efforts allow unprecedented opportunities for integrative, multidisciplinary investigations in large, complex watersheds, which can affect management decisions and policy. Through the National Scie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1029/2018WR024211

Assessment of sediment yield and accumulation in reservoir: The case of Gibe One Reservoir, Southwestern Ethiopia

Hailu Gisha Kuma, Ermias Mekonnen Chinasho, Abrham Asha Tolke • Heliyon (2024)

Soil erosion and sediment buildup are the factors that speed up the decline in capacity and function of reservoirs, agricultural products, and water resources. In order to simulate sediment and runoff and map high sediment-yielding sub-basi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36315

Drip irrigation impacts on the root zone soil environment and enrichment characteristics of heavy metals in soybean

Yuhao Zhang, Renjie Hou, Qiang Fu, Tianxiao Li et al. • Agricultural Water Management (2023)

Soil heavy metal pollution seriously endangers the soil ecological environment and food safety production. In this study, drip irrigation tests with four irrigation frequencies were conducted by controlling the lower limit of the soil matri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108483

The effect of chili pepper-Chinese chives intercropping on rhizosphere microorganisms and root-stem endophytes

Nan Sun, Nan Sun, Yuxin Wang, Yuxin Wang et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2025)

IntroductionThis study adopted the intercropping pattern opepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum), combined with high-throughput sequencing and microbial network analysis, to systematically reveal the mechanisms of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1716326

Coastal wave-energy attenuation by artificial wooden fences deployed for mangrove restoration: an experimental study

Anping Shu, Jiapin Zhu, Baoshan Cui, Le Wang et al. • Frontiers in Marine Science (2023)

By offering natural protection along offshore wetlands, mangroves play a crucial role in providing great ecological and economic benefits to local communities. However, mangroves are currently facing an increasing threat of decline worldwid...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1165048

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi contribute to wheat yield in an agroforestry system with different tree ages

Xu Qiao, Xu Qiao, Tao Sun, Tao Sun et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

Intercropping achieved through agroforestry is increasingly being recognized as a sustainable form of land use. In agroforestry, the roots of trees and crops are intermingled, and their interactions and the production of exudates alter the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1024128

Identifying Key Factors Associated with the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Fish Assemblages in Subtropical River-Type Reservoir Ecosystems: Implications for Fishery Management and Conservation

Chengjie Yin, Rongzhen Zhang, Zewen Feng, Xiaoning Shi et al. • Animals (2026)

Characterizing the spatiotemporal patterns of fish communities in subtropical river-type reservoirs provides useful baseline information for fisheries stewardship and aquatic ecosystem monitoring. This work investigated fish assemblages acr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani16182892

Air pollution mapping and variability over five European cities

Karine Sartelet, Jules Kerckhoffs, Eleni Athanasopoulou, Lya Lugon et al. • Environment International (2025)

Mapping urban pollution is essential for assessing population exposure and addressing associated health impacts. High urban concentrations are due to the proximity of sources such as traffic or residential heating, and to urban density with...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109474

Operation strategies of n-DAMO and Anammox process based on microbial interactions for high rate nitrogen removal from landfill leachate

Wen-Bo Nie, Guo-Jun Xie, Jie Ding, Lai Peng et al. • Environment International (2020)

Nitrate/nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-DAMO) coupling to Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) provides an opportunity for simultaneous nitrogen removal and methane emissions mitigation from wastewater. However, to achiev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105596

A Novel Efficient Method for Land Cover Classification in Fragmented Agricultural Landscapes Using Sentinel Satellite Imagery

Xinyi Li, Chen Sun, Huimin Meng, Xin Ma et al. • Remote Sensing (2022)

Updated and accurate land cover maps are essential and crucial for sustainable crop production and efficient land management. However, accurate and efficient land cover mapping is still a challenge for agricultural regions with complicated ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs14092045

Structure and assembly mechanism of soil bacterial community under different soil salt intensities in arid and semiarid regions

Yuxi Wei, Lijuan Chen, Qi Feng, Haiyang Xi et al. • Ecological Indicators (2024)

Soil salinization has become the most expansive form of soil degradation in arid and semiarid regions, and the management of soil salinization is imperative for achieving sustainable development. Soil microorganisms are supposed to play an ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111631

Angiogenesis as a Survival Mechanism in Heartworm Disease: The Role of Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase and Actin from <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> in an In Vitro Endothelial Model

Manuel Collado-Cuadrado, Claudia Alarcón-Torrecillas, Alfonso Balmori-de la Puente, Iván Rodríguez-Escolar et al. • Animals (2024)

Heartworm disease, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, is a vector-borne zoonotic disease, (mainly affecting canids and felids) causing chronic vascular and pulmonary pathology in its early stages, which worsens with parasite load and/or death o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani14233371

Extracellular HMGB1 as Inflammatory Mediator in the Progression of Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Infection

Yingjie Wang, Lulu Wang, Fuli Hu, Mengyun Zou et al. • Cells (2022)

High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), a member of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), is involved in the immune regulation of several infectious diseases. Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) infection is proved to cause an abnormal immune ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cells11182817

Understanding the Attitudes of Communities to the Social, Economic, and Cultural Importance of Working Donkeys in Rural, Peri-urban, and Urban Areas of Ethiopia

Martha Geiger, Jo Hockenhull, Henry Buller, Gebre Tefera Engida et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2020)

Working donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) are vital to the development and support of people's livelihoods in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas of Ethiopia. However, despite their critical role in providing transport, food security, and inc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00060

Analyzing the Influence of Place Attachment on Citizens' Environmental Protection Behaviors: A Case Study of Rasht City

Aliakbar Salaripour, Arman Hamidi, Alieh Faridi Foshtomi,, Amir Hosein Nourbakhsh • برنامه‌ریزی توسعه شهری و منطقه‌ای (2024)

Nowadays, a significant aspect of citizens' environmental conduct is intertwined with their connection and emotional bond to the city. This attachment to the urban environment is regarded as a critical element in fostering environmentally c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22054/urdp.2024.76342.1597