POLLUTION CHARACTERISTICS AND KEY REACTIVE SPECIES OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN BEIJING-TIANJIN-HEBEI AREA, CHINA

Pollution Characteristics and Key Reactive Species of Volatile Organic Compounds in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Area, China

Abstract Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are important precursors in the formation of ground-level ozone.In this study, the hourly mixing ratios of 61 ambient VOC species were monitored from 2018 till 2019 in 10 cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) area of China, and the VOC distributions, speciation and photochemistry were also examined.The

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Heartbeat sound classification using a hybrid adaptive neuro-fuzzy inferences system (ANFIS) and artificial bee colony

Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of death worldwide which can be easily diagnosed by listening to the murmur sound of heartbeat sounds using a stethoscope.The murmur sound happens at the Lub-Dub, which indicates there are abnormalities in the heart.However, using the stethoscope for listening to the heartbeat sound requires a long t

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Agrosocial analysis of the family farmers’ perception on agroforestry systems in northeastern Pará state, Brazil

In 2005 a case study was undertaken in agroforestry systems as practiced by family farmers in the Arapuã-Simeira colonization project, municipality of Garrafão do Norte, Pará state, in northern Brazil, with the purpose of describing and systematizing the agrosocial characteristics of the family farmers and their experiences and perceptions of ag

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