Ecological impact and metabolic food waste of overweight and obese adults in Northern European and Mediterranean countries by Donato Angelino, Elisabetta Toti, Marina Ramal-Sanchez, Veronica D’Antonio, Chiara Bravo-Trippetta, Mauro Serafini

“…Data were obtained from the WWF Virtual Shopping Cart and the Barilla Centre for Food and Nutrition. …”
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Impact of the Triglyceride–Glucose index on all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities across different metabolic health and obesity statuses in US adults by Tao Yi, Zi Lin, Feng Hu, Jinhua Chen, Lianglong Chen

“…Abstract Background Data for the study cohort were sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999–2018). …”
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DynaFusion-SLAM: Multi-Sensor Fusion and Dynamic Optimization of Autonomous Navigation Algorithms for Pasture-Pushing Robot by Zhiwei Liu, Jiandong Fang, Yudong Zhao

“…At the same time, the introduction of multi-source mileage fusion can effectively avoid the phenomenon of large-scale offset or drift in the process of map construction. …”
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Research on Resuspension Mechanism of Aerosols inside Containment during Severe Accidents at Nuclear Power Plant by YANG Yang1, 2, LIU Zhuo3, ZHANG Luteng1, 2, TANG Jiaxuan1, 2, LI Jialong1, 2, PAN Liangming1, 2, GAO Li3, YUAN Yidan3

“…Therefore, aerosol resuspension introduces more uncertainty into the distribution and source term calculations of radioactive substances within the containment during severe accidents. …”
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Jasmine Flower Color Degradation User-Coded Computer Vision Image Analysis Tool and Kinetics Modeling by Humeera Tazeen, Astina Joice, Talha Tufaique, C. Igathinathane, Ademola Ajayi-Banji, Zhao Zhang, Craig W. Whippo, Drew A. Scott, John R. Hendrickson, David W. Archer, Lestero O. Pordesimo, Shahab Sokhansanj

“…A developed open-source ImageJ plugin program quantified the color degradation of jasmine petals and pedicles over 25 h. …”
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A systematic review on the relationship between marine pollution and human health in small island developing states by Alisha Morsella, Carolina Castagna, Rosaria Messina, Nicolò Scarsi, Walter Ricciardi, Chiara Cadeddu

“…Abstract Introduction: The global ocean is a vital source of resources crucial for human well-being, supplying oxygen, food, livelihoods, medications, and serene blue spaces. …”
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Physicochemical and Sensory Evaluation of Romanian Monofloral Honeys from Different Supply Chains by Elena Daniela Bratosin, Delia Mirela Tit, Manuela Bianca Pasca, Anamaria Lavinia Purza, Gabriela Bungau, Ruxandra Cristina Marin, Andrei Flavius Radu, Daniela Gitea

“…For acacia, linden, and rapeseed, both producer-sourced and commercial honeys were analyzed, while lavender and thyme samples were available only from local beekeepers. …”
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Segment Anything Model Combined with Multi-Scale Segmentation for Extracting Complex Cultivated Land Parcels in High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Zhongxin Huang, Haitao Jing, Yueming Liu, Xiaomei Yang, Zhihua Wang, Xiaoliang Liu, Ku Gao, Haofeng Luo

“…This study confirms that, under zero-shot and unsupervised conditions, the SAM unsupervised segmentation combined with the multi-scale segmentation method demonstrates strong cross-region and cross-data source transferability and effectiveness for extracting complex cultivated land parcels across large areas.…”
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MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNOLOGIES OF TREATMENT OF NON-VARICOSE ESOPHAGOINTESTINAL GASTRIC BLEEDING by К. G. Kubachev, Е. U. Kachesov, О. A. Petropavlovskaya, O. S. Danilin, D. A. Tvorogov

“…The primary surgical treatment was done for 46 (4.3 %) patients, who had the traces of a heavy blood loss but it was not possible to visualize its source. Two patients died. 106 patients underwent an X-ray endovascular surgical procedure aimed at reaching the hemostasis. 100 patients of them had a bleeding recurrence and 6 of them had a comorbidity index over 30 points and a high risk of bleeding recurrence. …”
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Efficient Large-scale Mapping of <em>Acacia Tortilis</em> Trees Using UAV-based Images and Transformer-based Semantic Segmentation Architectures by M. B. A. Gibril, A. Shanableh, A. Shanableh, A. Shanableh, R. Al-Ruzouq, R. Al-Ruzouq, N. Hammouri, F. Lamghari, S. M. Ahmed, A. Mansour, R. Jena, H. Shanableh, M. A. Almarzouqi, N. S. Alafayfeh, S. Z. Ghebremeskel

“…However, Acacia trees are increasingly vulnerable to land degradation, degradation, grazing, urbanization, and the demand for wood as a fuel source. Given the ecological significance of Acacia trees and their vulnerability to various environmental threats, current information on their distribution and population is essential for effectively conserving and managing this native species. …”
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Vision Transformer Embedded Feature Fusion Model with Pre-Trained Transformers for Keratoconus Disease Classification by Md Fatin Ishrak, Md Maruf Rahman, Md Imran Kabir Joy, Anna Tamuly, Salma Akter, Dewan M. Tanim, Shahajada Jawar, Nayeem Ahmed, Md Sadekur Rahman

“…Keratoconus is a progressive eye disorder that, if undetected, can lead to severe visual impairment or blindness, necessitating early and accurate diagnosis. …”
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Road Mortality Contributes to the Evolution of an Urban–Rural Cline in Squirrel Coat Color by Adam F. Parlin, Bradley J. Cosentino, Richard M. Lehtinen, John E. McDonald, Emma C. C. Sinclair, James P. Gibbs

“…Vehicular collisions are a significant cause of mortality in eastern gray squirrels, with the melanic morph more visually conspicuous on roads and more easily detected and avoided by drivers than the gray morph. …”
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Data-Driven Multi-Scale Channel-Aligned Transformer for Low-Carbon Autonomous Vessel Operations: Enhancing CO₂ Emission Prediction and Green Autonomous Shipping Efficien... by Jiahao Ni, Hongjun Tian, Kaijie Zhang, Yihong Xue, Yang Xiong

“…Traditional models face limitations in real-time multi-source data analysis and dynamic cross-variable dependency modeling, hindering data-driven decision-making for sustainable autonomous shipping. …”
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Accumulation of yam viruses in different parts of white yam and the practice of positive selection technique in seed yam production by Atta Kwesi Aidoo, Richard Tuyee Awuah, Joseph Nee Lamptey, Marian Dorcas Quain, Allen Oppong, Ruth Naa Ashiokai Prempeh, Jakpasu Victor Kofi Afun, Esther Agyemang Marfo, Linda Appianimaa Abrokwah

“…The success of Positive Selection Technique (PST) depends on the visual selection of virus-free plants, which may not always be possible due to virus accumulation in plant parts apart from the leaves. …”
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Volcanic Activity Classification Through Semi-Supervised Learning Applied to Satellite Radiance Time Series by Francesco Spina, Giuseppe Bilotta, Annalisa Cappello, Marco Spina, Francesco Zuccarello, Gaetana Ganci

“…Satellite imagery provides a rich source of information that serves as a comprehensive and synoptic tool for the continuous monitoring of active volcanoes, including those in remote and inaccessible areas. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the national elderly care program in Oman: A cross-sectional study by Idris Aal Jumaa, Mohammed Al Ghafri, Nahid Bait Jamil, Jokha Al Sa'idi, Sitwat Usman Langrial, Salah Al Awaidy

“…Health institutions were the primary source of referrals (81% for females, 86% for males). …”
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Are Collagen Protons Visible with the Zero Echo Time (ZTE) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequence: A D₂O Exchange and Freeze-Drying Study by Tan Guo, Dina Moazamian, Arya A. Suprana, Saeed Jerban, Eric Y. Chang, Yajun Ma, Michael Carl, Min Chen, Jiang Du

“…Finally, the samples were brought to room temperature and visualized using the identical 3D ZTE and UTE sequences. …”
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Color Doppler imaging features in patients presenting central retinal artery occlusion with and without giant cell arteritis by Catalin Jianu Dragos, Jianu Silviana Nina, Munteanu Mihnea, Vlad Daliborca, Rosca Cosmin, Petrica Ligia

“…Central retinal artery obstruction (CRAO) represents an abrupt diminution of blood flow through the CRA that is severe enough to cause ischemia of the inner retina with permanent unilateral visual loss. We presented the role of color Doppler imaging (CDI) of orbital vessels and of extracranial duplex sonography (EDS) in the etiological diagnosis of CRAO in two patients with clinical suspicion of unilateral CRAO. …”
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Multi-Channel Multi-Protocol Quantum Key Distribution System for Secure Image Transmission in Healthcare by Bandana Mallick, Priyadarsan Parida, Chittaranjan Nayak, Tarek Khalifa, Manoj Kumar Panda, Nawaf Ali, Gajanan Uttam Patil, Bibhu Prasad

“…The performance of the developed framework is tested via visual illustration and 11 different quantitative assessments. …”
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The reversible impairment of behavioral variant frontotemporal brain sagging syndrome: Challenges and opportunities by Wouter I. Schievink, Marcel Maya, Zachary Barnard, Rachelle B. Taché, Ravi S. Prasad, Vikram S. Wadhwa, Franklin G. Moser, Miriam Nuño

“…However, even with this specialized imaging the source of the loss of spinal CSF remains elusive in more than half of patients.…”
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