Author(s): Yaghoobian S; An J; Jeong DW; Hwang JH;

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are increasingly integrated into Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research; however, the field remains fragmented with substantial variation in modeling objectives. This review provides one of the most comprehensive and detailed syntheses to date of AI/ML methods across the PFAS contaminatio ...

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Author(s): Zhang W; Qian H; L' Heureux J; Johns G; Koehoorn M; Woodcock S;

Cost-effectiveness guidelines recommend including productivity losses in economic evaluations conducted from a societal perspective. However, work productivity loss estimates, including absenteeism and presenteeism, are lacking for a general working population. This limits the ability of researchers and decision makers to comprehensively evaluate the incr ...

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Author(s): Mosharafian S; Jaeger JAG;

Rapid increases in urban sprawl in many cities across the planet pose a challenge that needs to be addressed urgently. This study proposes targets, limits, and warning values to urban sprawl as a quantitative reference framework for exploring potential future pathways and to provide guidance for future land management. The reference framework serves to ev ...

Article GUID: 41436679

Author(s): Hayot-Sasson V; Glatard T;

Neuroimaging open-data initiatives have led to increased availability of large scientific datasets. While these datasets are shifting the processing bottleneck from compute-intensive to data-intensive, current standardized analysis tools have yet to adopt strategies that mitigate the costs associated with large data transfers. A major challenge in adaptin ...

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Author(s): Biglieri S; Ahmed N; Main S; Tupling OL; Vijayakumar R; Boger J; Daum C; Dupuis S; Koch M; Liu L; Lopez K; Mann J; Martin M; McAiney C; Nasir HJ; Nasir N; Pearce B; Weldrick R; Vanderlinden K; Middleton L;

Exclusion, marginalization and stigma remain common experiences for people living with dementia. Dementia capable communities offer a pathway to support the wellbeing of people living with dementia by creating spaces where people living with dementia and their care partners are supported and empo ...

Article GUID: 41432943

Author(s): Fereidouni M; Hoa SV;

The Rosenthal steady-state analytical solution for the temperature distribution caused by a moving point heat source on a semi-infinite, homogeneous, isotropic solid has been extensively used in modeling metallurgical processes, e.g., arc welding. This study develops a three-dimensional analytical closed-form solution for the temperature field induced by ...

Article GUID: 41409159

Author(s): Khaled Touati

Effective brine management remains a major challenge for the desalination industry, particularly as plants encounter increasingly high-salinity waste streams. This study presents a comparative performance assessment of advanced reverse osmosis-based technologies, low-salt-rejection reverse osmosis (LSRRO), high-pressure reverse osmosis (HPRO), osmotically ...

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Author(s): Seixas-Lima B; Rosa-Neto P; Phillips NA; Borrie M; Roncero CT; Lahiri D; Dori D; Eintracht S; Chertkow H;

Background"Inflammaging" describes chronic low-grade inflammation observed in aging individuals. It may play a major role in neurodegeneration.ObjectiveTo assess blood inflammatory markers in older adults. We hypothesized that elevated inflammation would be found in some cognitively nor ...

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Author(s): Heidl AJ; Sun D; Faustini C; Gierc M; Bains A; Cohen TR;

Objectives: To compare differences in patient outcomes in individuals living with overweight and obesity who attended a 10-week multidisciplinary program delivered virtually vs. participants who completed the program in-person. Methods: Data from 27 youth (8-18 years old) who attended virtual programming were matched by sex and body mass index (BMI) z-sc ...

Article GUID: 41332896

Author(s): Wilansky J; Cao K;

This study investigated the effectiveness of municipal waste collection policies within England and Wales by examining how variations in local waste management strategies correlate with recycling rates. Using data from 297 council districts, we analysed the impact of different policy variables (frequency of residual waste and recycling collection, sorting ...

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Author(s): Rezaei-Moghaddam K; Fatemi M; Ghafouri M; Golkarfard M;

Entrepreneurship is a key driver of empowerment, particularly in rural areas, as it creates opportunities for self-sufficiency and sustainable development. It enables individuals to overcome barriers, build capacity, and engage in participatory activities that foster economic and social growth. This study aimed to analyze entrepreneurship and the empowerm ...

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