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Applicability of Paper and Pulp Industry Waste for Manufacturing Mycelium-Based Materials for Thermoacoustic Insulation 利用造纸和纸浆工业废料制造用于隔热的菌丝基材料的适用性

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Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.3390/su16188034

Hugo Muñoz, Paulo Molina, Ignacio A. Urzúa-Parra, Diego A. Vasco, Magdalena Walczak, Gonzalo Rodríguez-Grau, Francisco Chateau, Mamié Sancy

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Estimating the Canopy Nitrogen Content in Maize by Using the Transform-Based Dynamic Spectral Indices and Random Forest 利用基于变换的动态光谱指数和随机森林估算玉米冠层氮含量

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Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.3390/su16188011

Shuting Yang, Jianbei Li, Ji Li, Xuejian Zhang, Cong Ma, Zhengyu Liu, Mengyan Ren

{"title":"Estimating the Canopy Nitrogen Content in Maize by Using the Transform-Based Dynamic Spectral Indices and Random Forest","authors":"Shuting Yang, Jianbei Li, Ji Li, Xuejian Zhang, Cong Ma, Zhengyu Liu, Mengyan Ren","doi":"10.3390/su16188011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16188011","url":null,"abstract":"The monitoring of maize health status is crucial for achieving sustainable agricultural development. Canopy nitrogen content (CNC) is essential for the synthesis of proteins and chlorophyll in maize leaves and, thus, significantly influences maize growth and yield. In this study, we developed a CNC spectral estimation model based on transform-based dynamic spectral indices (TDSI) and the random forest (RF) algorithm, enabling the rapid monitoring of CNC in maize canopy leaves. A total of 60 maize canopy leaf samples and the corresponding field canopy spectra were collected. Subsequently, the canopy spectra data were transformed using centralization transformation (CT), first derivative (D1), second derivative (D2), detrend transformation (DT), and min-max normalization (MMN) methods. Three types of band combination methods (band difference, band ratio, and normalized difference) were used to construct the TDSIs. Finally, the optimal TDSI was selected and used as the independent variable, and the measured CNC was used as the dependent variable to build a CNC spectral estimation model based on the RF algorithm. Results indicated that (1) TDSIs can more accurately characterize the CNC in maize, with a correlation coefficient approximately 102% higher than those of raw spectral bands. (2) The optimal TDSIs included TDSI1247,1249CT-RI, TDSI625,641CT-NDI, TDSI540,703D1-RI, TDSI514,540D1-RI, TDSI514,530D1-DI, TDSI540,697D1-NDI, TDSI970,1357D2-DI, TDSI523,1031D2-NDI, TDSI617,620DT-RI, and TDSI2109,2127MMN-NDI. (3) The CNC spectral estimation model based on the optimal TDSIs, and the RF algorithm achieved accuracy indices with R2 and RPIQ of 0.92 and 4.99, respectively, representing a maximum improvement of approximately 67.27% over the traditional CNC spectral estimation model (based on the R2 value). This study provides an approach for the rapid and accurate estimation of CNC in maize, contributing to the sustainable development of agriculture.","PeriodicalId":22183,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142180896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sustainability and New Technologies: Last-Mile Delivery in the Context of Smart Cities 可持续性与新技术：智能城市背景下的最后一英里配送

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Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.3390/su16188037

Karaoulanis Andreas

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Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste with the Addition of Biochar Derived from Microwave Catalytic Pyrolysis of Solid Digestate 添加微波催化热解固体沼渣产生的生物炭厌氧消化厨余垃圾

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Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.3390/su16187997

Sofia Lucero Saucedo, Anthony Lau

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An AI-Based Evaluation Framework for Smart Building Integration into Smart City 基于人工智能的智能建筑融入智慧城市评估框架

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Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.3390/su16188032

Mustafa Muthanna Najm Shahrabani, Rasa Apanaviciene

{"title":"An AI-Based Evaluation Framework for Smart Building Integration into Smart City","authors":"Mustafa Muthanna Najm Shahrabani, Rasa Apanaviciene","doi":"10.3390/su16188032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16188032","url":null,"abstract":"The integration of smart buildings (SBs) into smart cities (SCs) is critical to urban development, with the potential to improve SCs’ performance. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications have emerged as a promising tool to enhance SB and SC development. The authors apply an AI-based methodology, particularly Large Language Models of OpenAI ChatGPT-3 and Google Bard as AI experts, to uniquely evaluate 26 criteria that represent SB services across five SC infrastructure domains (energy, mobility, water, waste management, and security), emphasizing their contributions to the integration of SB into SC and quantifying their impact on the efficiency, resilience, and environmental sustainability of SC. The framework was then validated through two rounds of the Delphi method, leveraging human expert knowledge and an iterative consensus-building process. The framework’s efficiency in analyzing complicated information and generating important insights is demonstrated via five case studies. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the effects of SB services on SC infrastructure domains, highlighting the intricate nature of SC, as well as revealing areas that require further integration to realize the SC performance objectives.","PeriodicalId":22183,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142180755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Applying the Circular Economy Framework to Blockchain Agricultural Production 将循环经济框架应用于区块链农业生产

IF 3.9 3区环境科学与生态学

Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.3390/su16188004

Rosangela de Araújo Santos, Eduardo Oliveira Teles, Francisco Gaudêncio Mendonça Freires

{"title":"Applying the Circular Economy Framework to Blockchain Agricultural Production","authors":"Rosangela de Araújo Santos, Eduardo Oliveira Teles, Francisco Gaudêncio Mendonça Freires","doi":"10.3390/su16188004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16188004","url":null,"abstract":"Agriculture is one of the most economically important practices in the world; it is essential for food security and socioeconomic development in several countries. However, the use of pesticides, which are essential for fighting pests and weeds and guaranteeing agricultural yields, has brought about an environmental issue pertaining to the management of empty pesticide packaging. The improper disposal of pesticide packaging can put both environmental and human health at risk. Therefore, the implementation of reverse logistics systems will be essential if we are to ensure that packages are collected, recycled, and disposed of safely. Blockchain technology is an innovative solution that offers transparent and immutable recording of data, thereby facilitating traceability. In this study, we present the application of a circular economy-based framework to agricultural production via blockchain (and involving all actors within production and consumption) to enable the more responsible disposal of empty pesticide packaging for eventual reuse, recovery, or recycling. Bibliographical research was carried out through Scopus and Web of Science from 2018 to 2023; we principally aimed to provide an overview of this pertinent area of research using the following keywords: “blockchain”, “circular economy”, “pesticide packaging”, and “reverse logistics”. Bibliometrics using graphs and tables made it possible to refine the information collected from the databases. We analyzed how blockchain can be integrated alongside reverse logistics, highlighting how it can promote the principles of the circular economy through various methods of sustainable and responsible agriculture.","PeriodicalId":22183,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142180892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Economic Impacts of the Electric Road System Implementation on the Rotterdam–Antwerp Corridor 鹿特丹-安特卫普走廊实施电动道路系统的经济影响

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Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.3390/su16188029

Raimonds Aronietis, Thierry Vanelslander

{"title":"Economic Impacts of the Electric Road System Implementation on the Rotterdam–Antwerp Corridor","authors":"Raimonds Aronietis, Thierry Vanelslander","doi":"10.3390/su16188029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16188029","url":null,"abstract":"Electric road systems (ERSs) are a group of technologies that allow powering adequately equipped road transport vehicles with electricity from the road infrastructure while in motorway traffic. They can be categorised into three technology groups: overhead catenary, ground conductive, and ground inductive, depending on the mode of power transfer used. The supplied energy is used for propulsion and for charging the vehicle batteries to be used once the vehicle leaves the electrified road section. Also, another energy source, e.g., diesel, natural gas, or hydrogen, can be used while away from the ERS. This research investigates the potential impacts of implementing the different ERS technologies on the Rotterdam–Antwerp motorway corridor that links the two largest ports in Europe. The aim is to identify which of the routes between the ports is best suited for the implementation of an ERS, whether there are substantial differences in the economic performance of the different ERS technologies, determine what ERS vehicle traffic volumes are required and potentially available for successful implementation, what investment is required to build the system and whether the ERS operator can be profitable, and whether transport operators could operate their trucks on ERS profitability in this corridor setting. The research shows that the route between Rotterdam and Antwerp that runs on motorway E19 is the best to be electrified from an economic standpoint. Our calculations show that the traffic on the Rotterdam–Antwerp corridor is sufficient for economically justifying ERS infrastructure rollout and operation. For transport operators who happen to have specific client bases, e.g., those who usually serve clients from one of the ports along the electrified route, the construction of an ERS on the route could prove to be very lucrative if they adopt the technology early.","PeriodicalId":22183,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142180758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Enhancing Emotional Stability and Mental Comfort in Older Adults through a Nostalgic VR Game: A Technology Acceptance Model Analysis 通过怀旧 VR 游戏增强老年人的情绪稳定性和心理舒适度：技术接受模型分析

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Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.3390/su16188014

Chi-Hui Chiang, Zhi-Yuan Su, Chu-Fen Li, I-Hsien Liu, Chuan-Kang Liu

{"title":"Enhancing Emotional Stability and Mental Comfort in Older Adults through a Nostalgic VR Game: A Technology Acceptance Model Analysis","authors":"Chi-Hui Chiang, Zhi-Yuan Su, Chu-Fen Li, I-Hsien Liu, Chuan-Kang Liu","doi":"10.3390/su16188014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16188014","url":null,"abstract":"Upon observing the daily lives of older adults, they often experience comfort and emotional stability through nostalgic memories. Hence, this study develops a nostalgic VR game from which older adults can obtain a similar sense of comfort and emotional satisfaction. This study extends the technology acceptance model (TAM) to analyze factors influencing older adults’ intention to adopt this VR game. The study involved 102 older adults who participated in the VR experience. The VR game was developed using the Unity engine, designed specifically to trigger nostalgic memories. The analysis shows that the questionnaire was highly reliable. The analysis also revealed that PEOU significantly influences PU (β = 0.559, p < 0.001) and PE (β = 0.694, p < 0.001). PU positively impacts HIPG (β = 0.321, p < 0.05), while ATG strongly influences HIPG (β = 0.270, p < 0.01). The extended TAM model explained 57.3% of the variance in HIPG (R2 = 0.573), indicating the substantial impact of these factors on older adults’ intention to engage with the VR game. These results provide valuable insights for developers and healthcare providers aiming to integrate VR as a health tool for older adults.","PeriodicalId":22183,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142180801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Automatic Power Direction Control of Dual Active Bridge/Triple Active Bridge Converter in Emergency Energy Supply for Sustainability 应急能源供应中双有源桥/三有源桥逆变器的自动功率方向控制以实现可持续发展

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Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-11 DOI: 10.3390/su16187932

Yu Nie, Xiaotian Zhang, Yihua Hu, Mohammad Nasr Esfahani

{"title":"Automatic Power Direction Control of Dual Active Bridge/Triple Active Bridge Converter in Emergency Energy Supply for Sustainability","authors":"Yu Nie, Xiaotian Zhang, Yihua Hu, Mohammad Nasr Esfahani","doi":"10.3390/su16187932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16187932","url":null,"abstract":"With their multidirectional power flow capability, dual active bridge (DAB) and triple active bridge (TAB) converters find application in energy routers as DC/DC transfer components for emergency energy supply during significant power outages. These converters ensure stable sustainable power transmission across various energy sources while enabling high-power conversion. However, controlling power direction poses a challenge in DAB/TAB converters for emergency energy supply, typically a rapid change of power direction of any port of DAB/TAB converters. To address this problem, this study proposes a novel automatic power direction control method for DAB/TAB converters, enabling bidirectional power transmission without manual intervention based on the state of charge (SOC) of battery for emergency energy supply. This method realizes the change of power direction of each port in DAB/TAB converter automatically according to different situations, even in emergencies. Given the now widespread shortage of emergency energy and the higher cost of labor regulation, this approach simplifies operations and enhances system safety and sustainability by eliminating the need for human supervision. A well-implemented automatic control method ensures efficient and consistent power transfer within the system by change the direction in about 3 s, whenever power direction adjustment is necessary.","PeriodicalId":22183,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142180808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Finite Element Structural Analysis and Optimization of Sustainable Oil-Absorbing Concrete Slope Retaining Wall 可持续吸油混凝土边坡挡墙的有限元结构分析与优化

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Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-11 DOI: 10.3390/su16187923

Tong Li, Zeyu Yang, Xiaochen Liu, Bingqiang Dong, Donghui Wu, Dongli Wang

{"title":"Finite Element Structural Analysis and Optimization of Sustainable Oil-Absorbing Concrete Slope Retaining Wall","authors":"Tong Li, Zeyu Yang, Xiaochen Liu, Bingqiang Dong, Donghui Wu, Dongli Wang","doi":"10.3390/su16187923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16187923","url":null,"abstract":"Addressing the issue of oil pollutants and their impact on environmental sustainability, this study prepared sustainable oil-absorbent concrete through particle size adjustment and chemical modification methods. The effects of alkaline activators and seashell powder on the strength and oil absorption performance of the sustainable oil-absorbent concrete were investigated. Based on this, retaining wall blocks with different structural forms were designed for use as oil-absorbing functional concrete materials. Retaining walls with different structural forms and arrangements were calculated by ABAQUS, and their stress and displacement were compared to select the best structural form and arrangement. The research findings indicate that NaOH adversely affected the oil absorption capacity of sustainable oil-absorbent concrete, resulting in a decrease in oil absorption from 207.70 kg/m3 to 104.56 kg/m3; however, it enhanced the compressive strength of the concrete, increasing the 28-day compressive strength by 5.02%. The incorporation of seashell powder exerted a detrimental effect on both the compressive strength and oil absorption performance of the sustainable oil-absorbent concrete. The finite element analysis results show that L-shaped retaining wall bricks with vegetation cavity had better anti-deformation ability, and under the inverted arrangement, the maximum deformation of the retaining wall was 1.148 mm, which was the smallest of all working conditions. This study provides an effective reference for the design of sustainable oil-absorbing concrete retaining walls with oil adsorption capacity.","PeriodicalId":22183,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142180798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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