In this study, monthly streamflow and satellite-based actual evapotranspiration data (AET) were used to evaluate the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model for calibration of an experimental sub-basin with mixed land-use characteristics in Athens, Greece. Three scenarios performed using (i.e., single variable), AET streamflow–AET together multi-variable) provide insights into how different aff...

In South Africa, with highly variable and intense land-use practices, coupled limited soil fertility water resources, there has been a long history of encroachment arable lands (sugarcane timber plantations) into surrounding wetlands. Although wetland delineation within the sugar sectors is well-defined in policy, existing proposed legislation, are significant areas non-compliance. The spatiall...

Although the subjective workload assessment technique (SWAT) has been widely used, it has two main problems: it is not very sensitive for low mental workloads and it requires a time-consuming card sorting pretask procedure. In this study are presented five variations of SWAT in an effort to overcome the limitations. Four of the variants used the continuous SWAT subscales while one used the disc...

Sedimentation is a leading global problem that affects the environment and dams by reducing live storage capacity of reservoirs life expectance dams. Hence, prioritizing watersheds according to risk soil loss crucial for extending useful reservoirs. The objectives this study were assess sediment flow in Genale Dawa-3 reservoir, identify subbasins are prone erosion, evaluate impact different man...

Severe burn injury produces a plethora of metabolic abnormalities which contribute to the prolonged morbidity of burn survivors. The authors have recently demonstrated trans-differentiation of white adipose tissue (WAT) after burn trauma, toward a more thermogenic phenotype. However, the impact of burn injury on subcutaneous WAT (sWAT) morphology in humans is unknown. Here, the authors studied ...

Obese women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have more inflammation in their subcutaneous white adipose tissue (sWAT) than age-and-BMI similar obese women with normal glucose tolerance (NGT). We aimed to investigate whether WAT fatty acids and/or oxylipins are associated with the enhanced inflammatory state in WAT of the T2DM women. Fatty acid profiles were measured in both subcutaneous and...