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Author Arevalo-Ramirez, T.; Villacres, J.; Fuentes, A.; Reszka, P.; Cheein, F.A.A.
Title Moisture content estimation of Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus globulus from reconstructed leaf reflectance in the SWIR region Type
Year 2020 Publication Biosystems Engineering Abbreviated Journal Biosyst. Eng.
Volume 193 Issue Pages 187-205
Keywords SWIR reconstruction; Machine learning; Spectral indices; Fuel moisture content; Equivalent water thickness
Abstract Valparaiso, a central-southern region in Chile, has one of the highest rates of wildfire occurrence in the country. The constant threat of fires is mainly due to its highly flammable forest plantation, composed of 97.5% Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus globulus. Fuel moisture content is one of the most relevant parameters for studying fire spreading and risk, and can be estimated from the reflectance of leaves in the short wave infra-red (SWIR) range, not easily available in most vision-based sensors. Therefore, this work addresses the problem of estimating the water content of leaves from the two previously mentioned species, without any knowledge of their spectrum in the SWIR band. To this end, and for validation purposes, the reflectance of 90 leaves per species, at five dehydration stages, were taken between 350 nm and 2500 nm (full spectrum). Then, two machine-learning regressors were trained with 70% of the data set to determine the unknown reflectance, in the range 1000 nm-2500 nm. Results were validated with the remaining 30% of the data, achieving a root mean square error less than 9% in the spectrum estimation, and an error of 10% in spectral indices related to water content estimation. (C) 2020 IAgrE. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Address [Arevalo-Ramirez, Tito; Villacres, Juan; Auat Cheein, Fernando A.] Univ Tecn Fedrico Santa Maria, Dept Ingn Elect, Valparaiso, Chile, Email: fernando.auat@usm.cl
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Publisher Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
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ISSN 1537-5110 ISBN Medium
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Notes WOS:000526114500016 Approved
Call Number UAI @ eduardo.moreno @ Serial 1150
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Author Grigioni, I.; Polo, A.; Dozzi, M.V.; Stamplecoskie, K.G.; Jara, D.H.; Kamat, P.V.; Selli, E.
Title Enhanced Charge Carrier Separation in WO3/BiVO4 Photoanodes Achieved via Light Absorption in the BiVO4 Layer Type
Year 2022 Publication ACS Applied Energy Materials Abbreviated Journal ACS Appl. Energy Mater.
Volume 5 Issue 11 Pages 13142–13148
Keywords solar water oxidation; heterojunction; ultrafast transient absorption; photoactive layer thickness; filter effect
Abstract Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting converts solar light and water into oxygen and energy-rich hydrogen. WO3/BiVO4 heterojunction photoanodes perform much better than the separate oxide components, though internal charge recombination undermines their PEC performance when both oxides absorb light. Here we exploit the BiVO4 layer to sensitize WO3 to visible light and shield it from direct photoexcitation to overcome this efficiency loss. PEC experiments and ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy performed by frontside (through BiVO4) or backside (through WO3) irradiating photoanodes with different BiVO4 layer thickness demonstrate that irradiation through BiVO4 is beneficial for charge separation. Optimized electrodes irradiated through BiVO4 show 40% higher photocurrent density compared to backside irradiation.
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ISSN 2574-0962 ISBN Medium
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Call Number UAI @ alexi.delcanto @ Serial 1732
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Author Han, Z.Y.; Chen, H.; He, C.L.; Dodbiba, G.; Otsuki, A.; Wei, Y.Z.; Fujita, T.
Title Nanobubble size distribution measurement by interactive force apparatus under an electric field Type
Year 2023 Publication Scientific Reports Abbreviated Journal Sci. Rep.
Volume 13 Issue 1 Pages 3663
Keywords DYNAMIC LIGHT-SCATTERING; PARTICLE-SIZE; BULK NANOBUBBLES; GENERATION; WATER; NANOPARTICLES; TECHNOLOGY; STABILITY; THICKNESS; NANO
Abstract Nanobubbles have been applied in many fields, such as environmental cleaning, material production, agriculture, and medicine. However, the measured nanobubble sizes differed among the measurement methods, such as dynamic light scattering, particle trajectory, and resonance mass methods. Additionally, the measurement methods were limited with respect to the bubble concentration, refractive index of liquid, and liquid color. Here, a novel interactive force measurement method for bulk nanobubble size measurement was developed by measuring the force between two electrodes filled with bulk nanobubble-containing liquid under an electric field when the electrode distance was changed in the nm scale with piezoelectric equipment. The nanobubble size was measured with a bubble gas diameter and also an effective water thin film layer covered with a gas bubble that was estimated to be approximately 10 nm based on the difference between the median diameter of the particle trajectory method and this method. This method could also be applied to the solid particle size distribution measurement in a solution.
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ISSN 2045-2322 ISBN Medium
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Notes WOS:000946670000008 Approved
Call Number UAI @ alexi.delcanto @ Serial 1771
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Author Manriquez, P.H.; Jara, M.E.; Torres, R.; Mardones, M.L.; Lagos, N.A.; Lardies, M.A.; Vargas, C.A.; Duarte, C.; Navarro, J.M.
Title Effects of ocean acidification on larval development and early post-hatching traits in Concholepas concholepas (loco) Type
Year 2014 Publication Marine Ecology Progress Series Abbreviated Journal Mar. Ecol.-Prog. Ser.
Volume 514 Issue Pages 87-103
Keywords Hatching time; Hatching success; Early larval survival; Protoconch size; Protoconch thickness; Statolith size; Egg capsule wall thickness; Developmental plasticity
Abstract Larval stages represent a bottleneck influencing the persistence of marine populations with complex life cycles. Concholepas concholepas is a gastropod species that sustains the most important small-scale artisanal fisheries of the Chile-Peru Humboldt Coastal current system. In this study, newly-laid egg capsules of C. concholepas collected from 3 localities along the Chilean coast were used to evaluate the potential consequences of projected near-future ocean acidification (OA) on larval development and early post-hatching larval traits. We compared hatching time, hatching success and early survivorship of encapsulated larvae reared under contrasting average levels of pCO(2): 382 (present-day), ca. 715 and ca. 1028 μatm CO2 (levels expected in near-future scenarios of OA). Moreover, we compared morphological larval traits such as protoconch size, thickness and statolith size at hatching. Some of the developmental traits were negatively affected by pCO(2) levels, source locality, female identity, or the interaction between those factors. Meanwhile, the effect of pCO(2) levels on morphological larval traits showed significant interactions depending on differences among egg capsules and females. Our results suggest that OA may decouple hatching time from oceanographic processes associated with larval transport and reduce larval survivorship during the dispersive phase, with a potential impact on the species' population dynamics. However, the results also show geographic variability and developmental plasticity in the investigated traits. This variation may lead to an increased acclimatization ability, facilitate the persistence of natural populations and mitigate the negative effects that OA might have on landings and revenues derived from the fishery of this species.
Address [Manriquez, Patricio H.; Elisa Jara, Maria] CEAZA, LECOT, Coquimbo, Chile, Email: patriciohmanriquez@gmail.com
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Publisher Inter-Research Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0171-8630 ISBN Medium
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Notes WOS:000345700700007 Approved
Call Number UAI @ eduardo.moreno @ Serial 430
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Author Sahlevani, S.F.; Pandiyarajan, T.; Arulraj, A.; Valdes, H.; Sanhueza, F.; Contreras, D.; Gracia-Pinilla, M.A.; Mangalaraja, R.V.
Title Tailored engineering of rod-shaped core@shell ZnO@CeO2 nanostructures as an optical stimuli-responsive in sunscreen cream Type
Year 2024 Publication Materials Today Communications Abbreviated Journal Mater. Today Commun.
Volume 38 Issue Pages 107959
Keywords ZnO@CeO 2 core-shell; Optical and structural properties; Thickness; Photoprotective; Sunscreen
Abstract The catalytic efficiency of the materials can be boosted with the selective designing (nanostructures) including the core@shell which aids in attaining the separation of photoinduced charge carriers. However, to effectively separate the carriers and reduce the rate of recombination, tuning the thickness of the shell wall is a vital one. The one-dimensional (1D) rod-like shell wall-controlled ZnO@CeO2 core@shell structures were successfully prepared via co-precipitation and hydrothermal methods using the hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) as a reagent. The CeO2 shell wall thickness was fine-tuned between 15 and 70 nm with a variation in the concentration of HMTA reagent. The results revealed that the concentration of HMTA played a significant role in the formation of ZnO@CeO2 core@shell structures and in tuning their thickness. The FE-SEM images evidenced the core-shell structures formation with the specific thickness and uniformity. The HR-TEM images confirmed the homogeneity and regular form of the shell thickness. The unit cell and crystallite size were identified from the XRD analysis. The constructed core-shell structures were further employed in the formula of the prototypes of sunscreen and their photoprotective performance was analyzed in the view to cut the solar light irradiation in a new sunscreen formulation. The developed core-shell ZnO@CeO2 structures showed the excellent optical absorption in both the UV as well as visible regions.
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ISSN 2352-4928 ISBN Medium
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Notes WOS:001157994200001 Approved
Call Number UAI @ alexi.delcanto @ Serial 1944
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