Browsing Scholarly Works, Civil and Environmental Engineering by Title
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Microbiota and Antibiotic Resistome of Lettuce Leaves and Radishes Grown in Soils Receiving Manure-Based Amendments Derived From Antibiotic-Treated Cows
(Frontiers Media, 2019-04-10)Cattle are commonly administered antibiotics, resulting in excretion of antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The aim of this study was to determine if the use of dairy ... -
Mitigation of bidirectional solute flux in forward osmosis via membrane surface coating of zwitterion functionalized carbon nanotubes
(Elsevier, 2019-07-08)Forward osmosis (FO) has emerged as a promising membrane technology to yield high-quality reusable water from various water sources. A key challenge to be solved is the bidirectional solute flux (BSF), including reverse ... -
Modeling the Effects of Turbulence on Hyporheic Exchange and Local-to-Global Nutrient Processing in Streams
(2018-09)New experimental techniques are allowing, for the first time, direct visualization of mass and momentum transport across the sediment-water interface in streams. These experimental insights are catalyzing a renaissance in ... -
Modelling and Characterizing the Adhesion of Parallel-Grooved Interface between Concrete Lining Structure and Geopolymer by Wedge Splitting Method
(Hindawi, 2020-11-17)A new method for increasing the interface resistance between geopolymer coating and concrete lining structure without applying the organic binder was suggested in this study. Parallel grooves with different depths and ... -
Modification of the Mycotoxin Deoxynivalenol Using Microorganisms Isolated from Environmental Samples
(MDPI, 2017-04-01)The trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) is a common contaminant of wheat, barley, and maize. New strategies are needed to reduce or eliminate DON in feed and food products. Microorganisms from plant and soil samples ... -
Molecular Methods for Assessment of Antibiotic Resistance in Agricultural Ecosystems: Prospects and Challenges
(2016-03)Agricultural ecosystems are of special interest for monitoring the potential for antibiotic resistance to spread through the environment and contribute to human exposure. Molecular methods, which target DNA, RNA, and other ... -
Multiscale Analytical Method and Its Parametric Study for Lining Joint Leakage of Shield Tunnel
(MDPI, 2020-11-28)Understanding the underlying processes of lining joint leakage is essential for predicting its waterproofing performance, improving the design, and assessing its operational health in shield tunnels. There is little ... -
Nano Silica and Metakaolin Effects on the Behavior of Concrete Containing Rubber Crumbs
(MDPI, 2020-11-08)The excessive production of worn tires remaining from the transportation system and the lack of proper procedures to recycle or reuse these materials have caused critical environmental issues. Due to the rubber’s ... -
NanoARG: a web service for detecting and contextualizing antimicrobial resistance genes from nanopore-derived metagenomes
(2019-06-07)Background Direct and indirect selection pressures imposed by antibiotics and co-selective agents and horizontal gene transfer are fundamental drivers of the evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance. ... -
Nanomaterial Disposal by Incineration
(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013-07-11)As nanotechnology-based products enter into widespread use, nanomaterials will end up in disposal waste streams that are ultimately discharged to the environment. One possible end-of-life scenario is incineration. This ... -
Nanomaterial enabled sensors for environmental contaminants
(2018-11-22)The need and desire to understand the environment, especially the quality of one’s local water and air, has continued to expand with the emergence of the digital age. The bottleneck in understanding the environment has ... -
Nanoparticulate Ni(OH)(2) Films Synthesized from Macrocyclic Nickel(II) Cyclam for Hydrogen Production in Microbial Electrolysis Cells
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Natural Hazards Reconnaissance With the NHERI RAPID Facility
(2020-11-11)In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded a multi-institution interdisciplinary team to develop and operate the Natural Hazards Reconnaissance Facility (known as the "RAPID") as part of the Natural Hazards ... -
Natural, incidental, and engineered nanomaterials and their impacts on the Earth system
(2019-03-29)Nanomaterials are critical components in the Earth system's past, present, and future characteristics and behavior. They have been present since Earth's origin in great abundance. Life, from the earliest cells to modern ... -
A new approach for measuring the carbon and oxygen content of atmospherically relevant compounds and mixtures
(2020-09-18)Due to its complexity, gas- and particle-phase organic carbon in the atmosphere is often classified by its bulk physicochemical properties. However, there is a dearth of robust, moderate-cost approaches to measure the bulk ... -
Nitrogen-doped activated carbon as a metal free catalyst for hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells
(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-09-26)Nitrogen-doped activated carbon was investigated as an alternative cathode catalyst for hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). Both electrochemical and MEC tests confirmed that nitrogen doping was an ... -
A Novel Decentralized Game-Theoretic Adaptive Traffic Signal Controller: Large-Scale Testing
(MDPI, 2019-05-17)This paper presents a novel de-centralized flexible phasing scheme, cycle-free, adaptive traffic signal controller using a Nash bargaining game-theoretic framework. The Nash bargaining algorithm optimizes the traffic signal ... -
Numerical Analysis of Signal Response Characteristic of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters Embedded in Pavement
(MDPI, 2020-06-18)Piezoelectric pavement energy harvesting is a technological approach to transform mechanical energy into electrical energy. When a piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) is embedded in asphalt pavements or concrete pavements, ... -
Numerical simulation of a free fall penetrometer deployment using the material point method
(2020-06)Free Fall Penetrometer (FFP) testing consist of a torpedo-shaped body freefalling into a soil target. The use of this type of device is becoming popular for the characterization of shallow sediments in near-shore and ...
