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Chakula bila kulima? : trade-offs concerning soil and water concervation in heterogeneous smallholder [PDF]
, 2011 Soil and water conservation practices need to be tailored to suit the diverse local conditions in smallholder farms.Using a combination of survey methods, field experimentation over several seasons and farm scale analysis, this research explored the ...
Guto, S.N.
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Effects of cattle manure on erosion rates and runoff water pollution by faecal coliforms. [PDF]
, 2006 The large quantities of slurry and manure that are produced annually in many areas in which cattle are raised could be an important source of organic matter and nutrients for agriculture.
Quinton, John N. +5 more
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Microbial Effects on Hydraulic Properties of Sewage Sludge-Induced Water-Repellent Soil. [PDF]
DesertSoil water repellency (SWR) is a widespread natural phenomenon that results from a complex interplay between the hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and anthroposphere.
Nasrin Karimian +4 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has attracted attention as a promising material due to the growing demand for environmentally friendly, cost‐effective, and efficient water treatment techniques. With its physicochemical characteristics, this stratified bidimensional material allows it to be highly effective in adsorption and catalytic performance ...
Pariksha Bishnoi +4 more
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Effect of Salt Solution on Water-Retention and Microstructure Characteristics of Ningming Expansive Soil [PDF]
The pore solution in expansive soil contains numerous chemical components that can significantly affect the soil’s water-retention properties, strength, and deformation.
Mingbo Yu +3 more
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Vadose Zone Journal, 2018 The soil water retention curve (SWRC) is essential for the modeling of water flow and chemical transport in the vadose zone. The Campbell function and its (pore-size distribution index) parameter fitted to measured data is a simple method to quantify ...
Zampela Pittaki-Chrysodonta +6 more
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3D Printed Omniphobic Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surfaces for Low Surface Tension Repellency
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A 3D printing strategy fabricates omniphobic slippery liquid‐infused porous structures with lubricant reservoirs and interconnected microchannels. A post‐printing surface treatment modifies the porous surface to ensure compatibility with the infused fluorinated lubricant.
Noa Trink, Shlomo Magdassi
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Effects of drought on freshwater ecosystem services in poverty-stricken mountain areas
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019 As a result of global temperature warming, the frequency and intensity of global extreme climate events have increased, which has a large impact on the structure, composition, and function of regional ecosystems, thereby weakening the supply capacity of ...
Huiqing Han +5 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This paper presents an agar medium with a phosphorescent grid pattern that measures the stress distribution generated by growing plant roots. Using phosphorescence, the system optically separates the grid pattern from the root and extracts the grid deformation.
Gakuto Kagawa, Hidetoshi Takahashi
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A new equation for the soil water retention curve [PDF]
, 2014 The soil water retention curve is a fundamental characteristic of unsaturated zone flow and transport properties. Recent studies show that an air-entry value is needed in a soil water retention equation in order to provide a better prediction of relative
Kuang, X +3 more
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