Does escaping the multidimensional poverty line improve family food security? Evidence from rural Vietnam by Tuan Minh Cao, Nguyet Thi Anh Vo, Sa Rate Keo Thach

“…We utilized the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) and per capita food expenditure to examine the consumption patterns and food security levels within these households. …”
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Water accounting: A case study in the Buir Lake - Khalkh River Basin by Purevsuren Munkhtur, Batnyam Tseveengerel, Bayanjargal Bumtsend

“…This research elucidates the interactions among precipitation, ET, and WY, emphasizing the critical influence of land management classes on water consumption patterns. Additionally, the findings contribute to the formulation of sustainable water management strategies in arid regions and provide a methodological framework for evaluating water resources in similarly stressed basins through the integration of remote sensing and water accounting methodologies.…”
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Cannabis tolerance reduces symptom relief by Sarah S. Stith, Xiaoxue Li, Franco Brockelman, Keenan Keeling, Branden Hall, Jacob M. Vigil

“…ObjectivesWe measure for the first time how tolerance from repeated consumption of medical cannabis affects acute symptom management.MethodsUsing the Releaf App, medical cannabis patients recorded their symptoms, product type, cannabis consumption method, major cannabinoid levels, dosing patterns, and real-time symptom intensity levels prior to and following each cannabis administration session, as well as any side effects from usage. …”
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Combined application of life cycle assessment and neural network model for modeling energy and environmental emissions in sugar beet production by Imane Mehdi, Abdelhalim Chmarkhi, Mohammed Ammari, Laïla Ben Allal

“…Moreover, optimizing agricultural productivity and integrating artificial intelligence (AI) are necessary to improve energy management and anticipate future consumption patterns, considering current constraints. …”
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The Design of Integrated Tapioca Agro-Industries Development Model by Azmi Alvian Gabriel, Susinggih Wijana, Sri Kumalaningsih

“…Tapioca is an agro-industries product with high consumption level that reached 1.132 million tons per year. …”
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Validation and adaptation of a Turkish version of the dietarian identity questionnaire. by Damla Gumus, Arife Macit, Senol Demirci, Mevlude Kizil

“…Dietarian identity reflects an individual's cognitive, emotional, and behavioral orientation toward the consumption or avoidance of animal-based foods, including red meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy. …”
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Frekuensi konsumsi dan kontribusi zat gizi makro jajanan Korea di pusat kuliner Yogyakarta by Hesti Khofifah, Cita Eri Ayuningtyas, Khairunisa Ramadhani

“…The Korean wave influences this through the popularity of K-pop and K-drama artists from social media platforms. The increasing consumption pattern of Korean snacks has made people less aware of the frequency limits of consumption and the nutritional content of Korean snacks. …”
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Drug utilisation trends in a physical rehabilitation hospital by Ljubojević Gordana, Mastikosa Milan, Dostanić-Došenović Tanja, Novaković-Bursać Snježana, Tomić Nataša, Talić Goran, Škrbić Ranko, Stojiljković Miloš P.

“…Besides the leading consumption of vitamin B12 and thioctic acid, this study points out some interesting prescribing patterns, such as predominant use of diclofenac over ibuprofen, and overuse of proton pump inhibitors. …”
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Household dietary diversity and associated factors in rural and peri-urban areas of Mbale District, Eastern Uganda by Sunday Mark Oyet, Robert Mbabazi Kaahwa, Christopher Muggaga, Duncan Ongeng, Ipolto Okello-Uma

“…However, increasing urbanization has led to shifts in dietary preferences, food consumption patterns, and a greater reliance on less nutritious processed foods. …”
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Enhancing Food Security in an Era of Rising Fertilizer Prices: Evaluation of an Intervention Promoting Mungbean Adoption in Nepal by NARAYAN PRASAD KHANAL, DYUTIMAN CHOUDHARY, GANESH THAPA

“…Adopters growing mungbean for the 2-year study period showed an average increase of 20 kilograms (kg) in their annual consumption of mungbean-based foods, applied almost 40[Formula: see text]kg per hectare (ha) less fertilizers to their rice crops, and obtained an additional 280[Formula: see text]kg in rice yield per ha. …”
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Circular Regenerative Agricultural Practices in Africa: Techniques and Their Potential for Soil Restoration and Sustainable Food Production by Hamisi J. Tindwa, Ernest W. Semu, Bal Ram Singh

“…The conventional linear system of global food production and consumption is unsustainable as it is responsible for a substantial share of greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity declines due land use change, agricultural water stress due resource-intensive water consumption patterns and land degradation. …”
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Cooling Energy Challenges in Residential Buildings During Heat Waves: Urban Heat Island Impacts in a Hot-Humid City by Yukai Zou, Zhuotong Wu, Binbin Li, Yudong Jia

“…The findings reveal significant discrepancies in both the average and peak cooling demand when UHI effects are ignored, especially during nighttime. …”
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Associations of the Healthy Beverage Index and the risk of colorectal cancer: a case-control study by Amr Ali Mohamed Abdelgawwad El-Sehrawy, Mundher Kadem, Irfan Ahmad, Ahmed Hjazi

“…Beverage intake was assessed using a validated dietary questionnaire, and HBI scores were calculated to reflect the quality of beverage consumption. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the association between HBI scores and colorectal cancer risk, controlling for potential confounders such as energy intake, physical activity, family history of cancer, and other lifestyle factors were assessed.ResultsThe case group had an average age of 48.91 years and BMI of 29.61, while the control group averaged 47.13 years and 29.07 BMI. …”
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The global burden of chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus type 2 attributable to diet high in sugar-sweetened beverages among the elderly: a comprehensive analysis from... by Ben Hu, Ben Hu, Xiaohan Qiu, Zhengbiao Luo, Zhengbiao Luo, Jingxiong Chen, Jun Feng, Jun Feng, Linlin Hou, Linlin Hou

“…Notably, decomposition analysis revealed that population growth was the primary driver of increased burden globally, while epidemiological changes played a more dominant role in high SDI regions.ConclusionOur findings highlight a substantial and increasing burden of CKD-T2DM attributable to high SSB consumption among elderly populations globally, with distinct patterns across socioeconomic development levels. …”
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Characteristics, crack use, housing situation and psychosocial problems of people in the open drug scene in cologne, Germany – results of a cross-sectional survey by Daniel Deimel, Lucie Feldmann, Norbert Scherbaum, Christine Firk, Simon Fleißner

“…A structured questionnaire, comprising sociodemographic information, substance use patterns, overdose history, and psychosocial support needs was used. …”
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Double-layer stacking optimization for electricity theft detection considering data incompleteness and intra-class imbalance by Leijiao Ge, Jingjing Li, Tianshuo Du, Luyang Hou

“…Simulation tests performed on 42,372 actual power consumption records demonstrated that the proposed method achieved, on average, 8.23% higher DR scores, 3.45% higher AUC scores, and 5.60% higher Macro-F1 scores compared to the baseline method.…”
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Abnormal intrahemispheric and interhemispheric dynamic functional connectivity density in male alcohol use disorder by Bohui Mei, Yarui Wei, Longyao Ma, Qiuying Tao, Jinghan Dang, Jieping Sun, Mengzhe Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jingliang Cheng

“…Furthermore, the dFCD values of these abnormal brain regions correlated with the average alcohol consumption and the severity of alcohol addiction in the AUD group.ConclusionsThe results indicate that brain regions associated with the salience network, default mode network, and visual network exhibited intrahemispheric and interhemispheric abnormal functional connectivity. …”
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Citizen concerns about and responses to the water crisis in a high-income suburb in Cape Town, South Africa by Marcus, Thaakirah, Spocter, Manfred

“…Human-induced changes to the Earth’s climate have led to unpredictable rainfall patterns. In Cape Town, South Africa, three consecutive years of below-average winter rainfall (beginning in 2015) severely tested the city’s ability to provide potable water to its citizens. …”
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Towards Sustainable Waste Management: A Study of Household Solid Waste Generation in Koya City by Anwer Hazim Dawood, Salah Farhan A. Sharif

“…Solid waste management (SWM) is an increasing challenge in Koya and its surrounding areas, driven by population growth and changing consumption patterns. This study assesses the current state of household solid waste (SW) generation and composition in the Koya District. …”
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Calculation and Analysis of Specific Losses of Active Power in Overhead Power Lines due to Corona in View of Climatic Data by D. A. Sekatski, N. A. Papkova

“…In the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), based on field tests and experimental data, recommendations were developed for accounting for losses of electric energy due to corona and interference in overhead lines, the average values of which were given in the relevant instruction for the regulation and justification of the norm of electricity consumption for its transmission over electric networks. …”
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