[HTML][HTML] Monitoring the impact of desert dust outbreaks for air quality for health studies

X Querol, A Tobías, N Pérez, A Karanasiou… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
We review the major features of desert dust outbreaks that are relevant to the assessment of
dust impacts upon human health. Our ultimate goal is to provide scientific guidance for the …

Evaluation of energy extraction of PV systems affected by environmental factors under real outdoor conditions

MA Hassan, N Bailek, K Bouchouicha… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
The global agenda to increase the renewable energy share has driven many countries and
entities to harness solar energy from solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, the power …

Forecasting PM2. 5 concentration using artificial neural network and its health effects in Ahvaz, Iran

G Goudarzi, PK Hopke, M Yazdani - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The main objective of the present study was to predict the associated health endpoint of PM
2.5 using an artificial neural network (ANN). The neural network used in this work contains a …

Next-generation remote sensing and prediction of sand and dust storms: State-of-the-art and future trends

P Jiao, J Wang, X Chen, J Ruan, X Ye… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Sand and dust storms (SDS) have long been considered as a type of disastrous weather.
Minimizing the severe influence of SDS on the environment and human life has been the …

Wind and solar assisted ship propulsion optimisation and its application to a bulk carrier

MN Nyanya, HB Vu, A Schönborn, AI Ölçer - … Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The renewable energy capture for a ship's propulsion system was optimised for a
combination of wind sail and solar power using two models. The first model optimised the …

Cost and effect of native vegetation change on aeolian sand, dust, microclimate and sustainable energy in Kuwait

A Al-Dousari, A Ramadan, A Al-Qattan… - Journal of Taibah …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study deals with the vegetation change in Kuwait from 1974 compared to recent
vegetation map and their capabilities on trapping mobile sand, dust and carbon dioxides …

[HTML][HTML] Energy for the future: Planning and mapping renewable energy. The case of Algeria

P Díaz-Cuevas, B Haddad… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
An open-access software and open geospatial data are used to assess, map and undertake
a preliminary examination of Algeria's potential for setting individual or combined wind and …

Off-road vehicle tracks and grazing points in relation to soil compaction and land degradation

AM Al-Dousari, A Alsaleh, M Ahmed, R Misak… - Earth systems and …, 2019 - Springer
The land degradation in Kuwait presents into two main forms, namely, soil compaction and
loss to native plants. These two forms of land degradation are highly related to off-road …

Spatial and temporal variability in dust storms in the Middle East, 2002–2018: three case studies in July 2009

NH Hamzeh, S Karami, C Opp, E Fattahi… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Middle East is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change and
severe droughts. Climate change is associated with an increase of extreme weather …

Assessment of mineralogical and chemical properties of airborne dust in Iraq

AA Attiya, BG Jones - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
The mineral composition and chemical and physical analysis of dust particles are essential
to assess the potential impacts of dust on climate, environment, soil and health. The aims of …