IoT-enhanced smart road infrastructure systems for comprehensive real-time monitoring by Zhoujing Ye, Ya Wei, Songli Yang, Pengpeng Li, Fei Yang, Biyu Yang, Linbing Wang

“…With the rapid advancement of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, its applications in road infrastructure have garnered attention. However, challenges persist when applying IoT to road infrastructure monitoring, including insufficient durability of front-end sensors, pavement damage due to sensor embedding, and the redundancy of a vast amount of real-time data, hindering the long-term real-time monitoring of pavements. …”
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A Numerical Study on Flow around Nonuniform Porous Fences by Long-Ming Huang, H. C. Chan, Jung-Tai Lee

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Numerical Modelling Approaches for Assessing Improvements to the Flow Circulation in a Small Lake by Cheng He, Quintin Rochfort

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Hurricane Effects on a Shallow Lake Ecosystem and Its Response to a Controlled Manipulation of Water Level by Karl E. Havens, Kang-Ren Jin, Andrew J. Rodusky, Bruce Sharfstein, Mark A. Brady, Therese L. East, Nenad Iricanin, R. Thomas James, Matthew C. Harwell, Alan D. Steinman

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Twelve-Year Trends of PM10 and Visibility in the Hefei Metropolitan Area of China by Lin Huang, Mindong Chen, Jianlin Hu

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Life History Strategies of the Winter Annual Plant <i>Echinops gmelinii</i> (Asteraceae) in a Cold Desert Population by Yanli Wang, Xinrong Li, Jiecai Zhao

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Investigation of Air Quality and the Effects of Meteorological Factors on Air Pollution in Nevşehir Province by Kahraman Oğuz

“…One of the most important sources of urban air pollution is the road transport sector. In addition, local, commercial and industrial activities as well as long range transports contribute significantly to urban air pollution. …”
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Analysis of Rainfall Erosion and Protective Measures for the Aeolian Sand Subgrade Slope of the Wuma Expressway by Wenhua Yin, Fang Wang, Weizheng Liu, Yongxiang Wu, Xu Wang

“…It is difficult to build roads in the desert areas with wind-blown sands because the prevailing harsh environment and the characteristics of the aeolian sands inhibit strategies and measures for road damage prevention and control that are typically effective in other settings. …”
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Territorialidade e ancestralidade: formação e reconhecimento da comunidade pescadora extrativista do Quilombo do Degredo, Brasil by Lorena Lins, Augusto Cesar Salomão Mozine

“…By February 2016, mining tailings carried by the wind had reached Degredo beach, further affecting the community. …”
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A Dichotomy in the 1–24 GHz Parsec-scale Radio Spectra of Radio-quiet Quasars by Sina Chen, Ari Laor, Ehud Behar, Ranieri D. Baldi, Joseph D. Gelfand, Amy E. Kimball

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L’utilisation du bois dans les aménagements portuaires antiques de Narbonne/Narbo Martius (Aude) by Corinne Sanchez, Jean-Michel Fabre, Sophie Coadic, Julie Labussière, Benoit Favennec, Marie-Pierre Jézégou, Stéphanie Wicha

“…Although the wooden pieces are found along the entire route, their location is adapted to variations in the substrate and to the microlocal physical constraints (swell, current, wind). The maintenance of the structures over the long term implies phases of modification and reconstruction. …”
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