In the context of modern agricultural intelligence, smart picking is becoming a crucial method for enhancing production efficiency. This paper proposes a tomato detection and localization system that integrates the YOLOv5 deep learning algorithm with the SGBM algorithm to improve detection accuracy and three-dimensional localization of tomatoes in complex environments. In a greenhouse setting, 640 tomato images were collected and categorized into three classes: unobstructed, leaf-covered, and branch-covered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClimate warming has accelerated glacier melting, releasing legacy pollutants such as mercury (Hg) into aquatic ecosystems. While the relationship between Hg in glacier meltwater runoff, total suspended particles (TSP), and runoff discharges has been established, the underlying inter-relationships and governing factors remain poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a continuous fixed-point sampling at Laohugou No.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe exploration of the spatiotemporal distribution of greenhouse gas (GHG) exchange in the cryosphere (including ice sheet, glaciers, and permafrost) is important for understanding its future feedback to the atmosphere. Mountain glaciers and ice sheets may be potential sources of GHG emissions, but the magnitude and distribution of GHG emissions from glaciers and ice sheets remain unclear because observation data are lacking. In this study, in situ CH and CO and the mixing ratios of their carbon isotope signatures in the air inside an ice cave were measured, and CH and CO exchange in the meltwater of Laohugou glacier No.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlkoxy side chain engineering on the β-position of the thienothiophene units of Y6 derivatives plays a vital role in improving photovoltaic performances with simultaneously increasing open-circuit voltage () and fill factor (FF). In this work, we prepared a series of asymmetric non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) by introducing alkoxy side chains and phenoxy groups on the state-of-the-art Y6-derivative BTP-BO-4F. For the comparison, 2O-BO-4F with a symmetric alkoxy side chain on the outer thiophene units and BTP-PBO-4F with an asymmetric -attached phenoxy alkyl chain on the pyrrole ring are synthesized from BTP-BO-4F.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLive bacteria in clouds are exposed to free radicals such as the hydroxyl radical (˙OH), which is the main driver of many photochemical processes. While the ˙OH photooxidation of organic matter in clouds has been widely studied, equivalent investigations on the ˙OH photooxidation of bioaerosols are limited. Little is known about the daytime encounters between ˙OH and live bacteria in clouds.
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March 2023
The Qilian Mountains are a climate-sensitive area in northwest China, and extreme precipitation events have an important impact on its ecological environment. Therefore, considering the global warming scenario, it is highly important to project the extreme precipitation indices over the Qilian Mountains in the future. This study is based on three CMIP6 models (CESM2, EC-Earth3, and KACE-1-0-G).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAiming to improve the situation where a firefighting robot is affected by conditions of space and complex terrain, a small four-track, four-drive articulated tracked fire-extinguishing robot is designed, which can flexibly perform fire detection and fire extinguishing tasks in a narrow space and complex terrain environment. Firstly, the overall structure of the robot is established. Secondly, the mathematical model of the robot's motion is analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAristolochic acids (AAs) are nitrophenanthrene carboxylic acids naturally produced by plants. These plants were widely used to prepare herbal remedies until AAs were observed to be highly nephrotoxic and carcinogenic to humans. Although the use of AA-containing plants in herbal medicine is prohibited in countries worldwide, emerging evidence nevertheless has indicated that AAs are the causative agents of Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN), an environmentally derived disease threatening numerous residents of rural farming villages along the Danube River in countries of the Balkan Peninsula.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic exposure to aristolochic acids (AAs) from Aristolochia plants is one of the major causes of nephropathy and cancer of the kidney and forestomach. However, the organotropic activities of AAs remain poorly understood. In this study, using LC-MS/MS coupled with a stable isotope-dilution method, we rigorously quantitated for the first time the organ-specific dosage- and time-dependent formation of DNA-AA adducts in the tumor target and nontarget organs of AA-I-treated rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAristolochic acid released from decaying Aristolochia clematitis weed is contaminating soil and food crops in Eastern Europe and is one of the major causes to Balkan endemic nephropathy. Measures should be taken to prevent people from being exposed to these highly potent phytotoxins. Research needs to develop remediation methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExposure to aristolochic acids (AAs) from Aristolochia plants is one of the major global causes of nephropathy, including Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN); renal failure; and urothelial cancer. The high incidence of BEN on the Balkan Peninsula is assumed to result from consumption of Aristolochia clematitis L. seeds coharvested with crops.
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