A Fluorescent Hydrogel with AIE Emission for Dehydration-Visualizable Wearable Sensors.
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DOI: 10.1002/marc.202400279
Abstract: Hydrogel-based wearable sensors eventually experience dehydration, which negatively impacts their function, leading to decreased sensitivity. Monitoring the real-time water retention rate and sensing performance of wearable flexible sensors without dismantling them remains a significant difficulty.… read more here.
Keywords: water retention; wearable sensors; hydrogel; emission ... See more keywords
Fabrication of PHFPO Surface-Modified Conductive AgNWs/PNAGA Hydrogels with Enhanced Water Retention Capacity toward Highly Sensitive Strain Sensors.
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DOI: 10.1002/marc.202400429
Abstract: Conductive hydrogels, characterized by their unique features of flexibility, biocompatibility, electrical conductivity, and responsiveness to environmental stimuli, have emerged as promising materials for sensitive strain sensors. In this study, a facile strategy to prepare highly… read more here.
Keywords: strain; sensitive strain; water retention; strain sensors ... See more keywords
A physically based model for the entire soil water retention curve
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DOI: 10.1002/saj2.70054
Abstract: An adequate description of the water retention curve (WRC) is an urgent hydrophysical problem in connection with computer modeling of water and solutes transport in soils and landscapes. The study presents a physically based thermodynamic… read more here.
Keywords: water retention; water; model; soil water ... See more keywords
The Water Retention Index: Using land use planning to manage water resources in Europe
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DOI: 10.1002/sd.1723
Abstract: Appropriate land management can be an effective approach to improving water quantity regulation. There is, however, a need to identify both where measures are most needed and where they may be most effective. The water… read more here.
Keywords: water; water retention; retention index; land ... See more keywords
Modeling compaction effects on soil water retention across the full moisture range: Calibration and validation
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DOI: 10.1002/vzj2.70004
Abstract: Soil compaction leads to an increase in bulk density ( ρb${\rho _{\mathrm{b}}}$ ) and results in a shift in pore‐size distribution toward smaller pores. These changes alter the soil hydraulic properties (SHPs), that is, the… read more here.
Keywords: water retention; compaction effects; water; calibration ... See more keywords
Critical roles of short‐range‐order minerals in shaping soil water retention curves in volcanic regions
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DOI: 10.1002/vzj2.70036
Abstract: Predicting water retention is difficult for highly aggregated volcanic soils (Andisols) with heterogeneous pore size distribution. This paper aimed to examine how andic materials influence soil water retention based on soil composition. We compiled the… read more here.
Keywords: water retention; water; short range; soil water ... See more keywords
Effects of particle gradation and geometry on the pore characteristics and water retention curves of granular soils: a combined DEM and PNM investigation
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DOI: 10.1007/s10035-020-01063-5
Abstract: Pore characteristics play central roles in the transport of water and gas through granular soils, which is relevant to a wide range of geotechnical and geoenvironmental applications. In this study, a numerical procedure combining the… read more here.
Keywords: water retention; pore characteristics; water; retention curves ... See more keywords
Water Retention Characteristics of Fly Ash–Bentonite Mix
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DOI: 10.1007/s10706-020-01220-w
Abstract: The use of sand–bentonite mixes as hydraulic barrier in municipal and hazardous landfills are established in the literature. Environmental awareness and stringent rules on river conservation has restricted the free availability of construction sand making… read more here.
Keywords: ash bentonite; water retention; bentonite; fly ash ... See more keywords
Root-induced changes to soil water retention in permafrost regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11368-017-1815-0
Abstract: PurposeSoil water retention plays a crucial role in regulating soil moisture dynamics, water circulation, plant growth, contaminant transport, and permafrost stability, and it is an issue of concern in water-limited ecosystems. However, our understanding of… read more here.
Keywords: water retention; permafrost regions; water; retention ... See more keywords
Microstructural insight into permeability and water retention property of compacted binary silty clay
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DOI: 10.1007/s11771-020-4431-x
Abstract: The durability of silty clay embankments is partially controlled by the moisture migration, which depends on soil hydraulic properties. This paper presents an experimental study of hydraulic properties of compacted binary silty clay. Specimens with… read more here.
Keywords: water retention; silty clay; permeability; clay ... See more keywords
On the characterization of the shrinkage behavior and soil-water retention curves of four soils using centrifugation and their relation to the soil structure
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-020-06273-y
Abstract: In this study, a consistent centrifuge procedure was applied to four soils. The height shrinkage, bulk density increase, soil shrinkage curve (SSC), and soil-water retention curve (SWRC) of the soils were analyzed. Scanning electron microscopy… read more here.
Keywords: water retention; four soils; shrinkage; soil ... See more keywords