Integrating Artificial Intelligence Agents with the Internet of Things for Enhanced Environmental Monitoring: Applications in Water Quality and Climate Data

Electronics, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 14(4), С. 696 - 696

Опубликована: Фев. 11, 2025

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) agents with the Internet Things (IoT) has marked a transformative shift in environmental monitoring and management, enabling advanced data gathering, in-depth analysis, more effective decision making. This comprehensive literature review explores AI IoT technologies within sciences, particular focus on applications related to water quality climate data. methodology involves systematic search selection relevant studies, followed by thematic, meta-, comparative analyses synthesize current research trends, benefits, challenges, gaps. highlights how enhances IoT’s collection capabilities through predictive modeling, real-time analytics, automated making, thereby improving accuracy, timeliness, efficiency systems. Key benefits identified include enhanced precision, cost efficiency, scalability, facilitation proactive management. Nevertheless, this encounters substantial obstacles, including issues quality, interoperability, security, technical constraints, ethical concerns. Future developments point toward enhancements technologies, incorporation innovations like blockchain edge computing, potential formation global systems, greater public involvement citizen science initiatives. Overcoming these challenges embracing new technological trends could enable play pivotal role strengthening sustainability resilience.

Язык: Английский

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Unlocking the Potential of Insect-Based Proteins: Sustainable Solutions for Global Food Security and Nutrition

Foods, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(12), С. 1846 - 1846

Опубликована: Июнь 12, 2024

The present review highlights the potential of insect-based proteins to address growing need for sustainable and secure food systems. key findings suggest that edible insects offer a viable environmentally friendly alternative traditional livestock, requiring significantly less land, water, feed while emitting lower levels greenhouse gases. Insect farming can also reduce waste recycle nutrients, supporting circular economy models. Nutritionally, provide high-quality protein, essential amino acids, beneficial fats, making them valuable human diets. Despite these benefits, this emphasizes comprehensive regulatory frameworks ensure safety, manage allergenicity, mitigate contamination risks from pathogens environmental toxins. Additionally, developing innovative processing technologies enhance palatability marketability products, promoting consumer acceptance. This concludes with appropriate support technological advancements, have contribute global security sustainability efforts.

Язык: Английский

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Energy, Forests and Environmental Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of Developed and Developing Economies

Journal of Economic Impact, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6(1), С. 14 - 20

Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2024

The use of fossil fuels is essential for economic growth, but it also creates environmental hazards that cause 5 million people to die every year. renewable energy limited because financial constraints, and there a need find ways decouple fuel consumption pollution. This study provides way forward by introducing forest as moderator. has taken data from all countries the world 2011 2021 estimated impact forests, consumption, forest-energy moderator, population, gross fixed capital formation on environment. Leveraging Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) estimation technique address heterogeneity outliers, reveals while effects forests align, population density exert disparate influences environment in developing developed nations. incorporation moderator emerges consistently effective measure.

Язык: Английский

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Spatial Mapping and Prediction of Groundwater Quality Using Ensemble Learning Models and SHapley Additive exPlanations with Spatial Uncertainty Analysis

Water, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(17), С. 2375 - 2375

Опубликована: Авг. 24, 2024

The spatial mapping and prediction of groundwater quality (GWQ) is important for sustainable management, but several research gaps remain unexplored, including the inaccuracy interpolation, limited consideration geological environment human activity effects, limitation to specific pollutants, unsystematic indicator selection. This study utilized entropy-weighted water index (EWQI), LightGBM model, pressure-state-response (PSR) framework SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis address above gaps. normalized importance (NI) shows that NO3− (0.208), Mg2+ (0.143), SO42− (0.110), Cr6+ (0.109) Na+ (0.095) should be prioritized as parameters remediation, skewness EWQI distribution indicates although most sampled locations have acceptable GWQ, a few areas suffer from severely poor GWQ. PSR identifies 13 indicators environments activities SMP Despite high AUROCs (0.9074, 0.8981, 0.8885, 0.9043) across four random training testing sets, it was surprising significant uncertainty observed, with Pearson correlation coefficients (PCCs) 0.5365 0.8066. We addressed this issue by using spatial-grid average probabilities maps. Additionally, population nighttime light are key indicators, while net recharge, land use cover (LULC), degree urbanization lowest importance. SHAP highlights both positive negative impacts on identifying point-source pollution main cause GWQ in area. Due field, future studies focus six aspects: multi-method assessment, quantitative relationships between comparisons various models, application selection, development methods reduce uncertainty, explainable machine learning techniques management.

Язык: Английский

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Nutrient contents and microbial communities as mediators of the effects of land-use in ecosystem functioning in alpine ecosystems from Central Mexico

Journal of Soils and Sediments, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(8), С. 2986 - 3000

Опубликована: Май 11, 2024

Abstract Purpose The interplay between microbial taxonomy, functional diversity, and land-use changes across diverse ecosystems must be better understood. This study explores, through a statistical modeling approach, the intricate relationships communities, soil properties (nutrient contents physicochemical parameters), changes, using stable isotopes ratio (δ 13 C/δ 15 N) as ecosystem function indicator. Methods Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) this aims to investigate how are interconnected in three undergoing change Nevado de Toluca, Mexico. Results Multivariate analyses of communities parameters for different land-uses reveal significant variation both composition (i.e. nutrient contents) mainly explained by history studied ecosystems. Through SEM it was possible disentangle relative contribution change, community defined δ N ratio. Conclusions Microbial main drivers functioning. However, approach is formally test direct indirect impacting resulting consequences, contributing mechanistic understanding ecological implications aiding sustainable decision-making.

Язык: Английский

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The Invasion of Moso Bamboo(Phyllostachys Edulis) Forests into Diverse Types Of Forests from 2010 to 2020 in China

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) forests, characterized by their rapid growth and clonal reproduction, have emerged as a significant threat to the adjacent forest ecosystems. However, in China area, speed spatial distribution of moso invasion into other types forests remain poorly understood. Here we present case analysis employing decade-long datasets from Forest Second Type Inventory (FSTI) that utilizes transition matrices, neighbor ratio spatio-temporal autocorrelation.This comprehensive investigation focuses on diverse with aim providing science-based recommendations for effective management. Our findings reveal area been expanding at an approximate annual rate 2%, average approximately 8 meters per year. The length bamboo-woodland interfaces (BWI) increase consequence invasion, indicating sustained escalation extent this invasion. Coniferous evergreen broad-leaved are mainly invaded, accounting around 58% all invaded forests. different varies, although remains fairly consistent within same type. exhibits heterogeneity. Furthermore, intrusion various provinces is notably influenced presence province proportional types. In light these findings, future strategies curtail expansion may encompass clear-cutting strictly protected regions, promotion indigenous vegetation proximate areas, adjustment economic policies pertaining forestry.

Язык: Английский

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Farmers’ tree needs and traditional practices for managing seasonal frost in degraded highlands of central and northeastern Ethiopia

Discover Agriculture, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 3(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Impacts of Climate Change on Suitable Habitat Areas of Larix chinensis in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, China

Diversity, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(2), С. 140 - 140

Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2025

Larix chinensis Mill., the sole tree species that can form pure forests at timberline of Qinling Mountains, plays a crucial role in maintaining stability high-altitude ecosystems. Owing to its special habitat requirements and fragmented distribution pattern, populations L. are clear degenerating stage. Numerous studies have underscored significant effect climate change on vegetation. However, focusing shifts habitats key environmental factors hindering their suitable remain limited. Therefore, this study aimed explore influence future potential order understand response timberlines change. In study, random forest algorithms were applied project across Mountains. The results found temperature precipitation play roles limiting chinensis, particularly cold–humid climates rainy, foggy environments, which contribute patchy pattern. Currently, distributed Taibai Mountain surrounding alpine areas, concentrated elevations 2900–3300 m southern slopes 15–35°, covering approximately 3361 km2. ecological niche is relatively narrow terms these variables differing from prevailing During past climatic conditions or last interglacial period (LIG period), range gradually reduced, especially low-elevation nearly disappearing altogether. Projections under scenarios suggest contraction fragmentation for chinensis. RCP 8.5 scenario exhibited most pronounced changes, followed by 4.5 scenario. Under all 2050s, chinensis-suitable varying degrees reduction. scenario, decrease projected. Suitable will continually 2070s, with decline projected 2.6 conclusion, our findings not only offer management strategies amidst but also serve as references some endangered climate-sensitive areas.

Язык: Английский

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Traditional Agroforestry Practices

Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 29 - 72

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2025

Traditional agroforestry practices integrate trees and shrubs into agricultural landscapes are deeply informed by indigenous knowledge systems. These practices, shaped millennia of observation, offer insights sustainable land management. Indigenous enhances understanding local ecosystems, soil types, climatic conditions, resulting in techniques that balance production with ecological conservation. Examples include the “milpa” system Mesoamerica, which combines maize, beans, squash diverse trees, “taungya” Southeast Asia, merges crops young tree plantations. foster biodiversity, promote various plant species for economic benefits, reflect a keen awareness seasonal cycles, maximizing yields while minimizing environmental impact. Despite facing modern challenges like tenure issues, integrating scientific approaches can enhance sustainability resilience systems, crucial addressing challenges.

Язык: Английский

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Ecological and health impacts of tobacco farming in Pakistan: A mixed-methods approach toward a sustainable pathway for agricultural transition

Tobacco Induced Diseases, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 23(March), С. 1 - 13

Опубликована: Март 26, 2025

Tobacco farming plays a crucial role in the livelihoods of many rural communities Pakistan, particularly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). However, this agricultural practice is associated with severe environmental degradation and significant health risks to workers during cropping. This study evaluates ecological impacts tobacco employing both quantitative (surveys) including 200 respondents (farmers field workers/laborers) qualitative methods (in-depth interviews) involving 10 (farmers, policy experts, agriculturist specialists). The research focuses on Swabi, key tobacco-growing region, highlights negative effects excessive pesticide use, fertilizer application, deforestation, which contribute soil erosion, water pollution, biodiversity loss. Regression analysis shows that use (β=0.65, p<0.001) deforestation (β=0.82, are leading contributors degradation. relationship between yield degradation, although showing trend (p=0.062), statistically negligible unlikely have practical significance (β= -0.15). Health equally concerning, farmworkers (labor hired for farming, farmers, landlords) exposed harmful agrochemicals nicotine absorption respiratory diseases, skin conditions, green sickness (GTS). Pesticide exposure (β=0.71, contact leaves (β=0.53, significantly impact workers' health, while using personal protective equipment (PPE) helps mitigate these -0.43, p=0.001). also reveals farmers interested transitioning alternative crops like maize or cotton, but they face financial informational barriers. growing Pakistan entails dangers, emphasizing immediate need implementation sustainable strategies harm enhance socio-economic conditions farmers. Government support through incentives, educational programs, techniques essential reduce damage improve public health.

Язык: Английский

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