Research

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Reference Module in Food Science, 2022

Climate adaptation and mitigation strategies aim at strengthening existing food systems and infrastructure of agro-ecosystems, to make them more resilient to the effects of climate-led adversities.
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Building and Environment, Volume 223, September 2022, 109463

This new façade reduces the carbon footprint by over 34%; thermal conductivity by over 64% and reduces he related cooling energy by over 14%. The new façade can recover the additional cost investment after 3.5 years due to the energy savings.
 schematic overview of the model-fitting process
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Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, Volume 302, August 2022

Background: Indices of ventilation heterogeneity (VH) from multiple breath washout (MBW) have been shown to correlate well with VH indices derived from hyperpolarised gas ventilation MRI. Here we report the prediction of ventilation distributions from MBW data using a mathematical model, and the comparison of these predictions with imaging data. Methods: We developed computer simulations of the ventilation distribution in the lungs to model MBW measurement with 3 parameters: σV, determining the extent of VH; V0, the lung volume; and VD, the dead-space volume. These were inferred for each individual from supine MBW data recorded from 25 patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) using approximate Bayesian computation. The fitted models were used to predict the distribution of gas imaged by 3He ventilation MRI measurements collected from the same visit. Results: The MRI indices measured (I1/3, the fraction of pixels below one-third of the mean intensity and ICV, the coefficient of variation of pixel intensity) correlated strongly with those predicted by the MBW model fits (r=0.93,0.88 respectively). There was also good agreement between predicted and measured MRI indices (mean bias ± limits of agreement: I1/3:−0.003±0.118 and ICV:−0.004±0.298). Fitted model parameters were robust to truncation of MBW data. Conclusion: We have shown that the ventilation distribution in the lung can be inferred from an MBW signal, and verified this using ventilation MRI. The Bayesian method employed extracts this information with fewer breath cycles than required for LCI, reducing acquisition time required, and gives uncertainty bounds, which are important for clinical decision making.
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Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology,
Volume 74,
2022,
127056

Elemental selenium, a new type of selenium supplement, can be biosynthesized via microorganisms. This study is to characterize a patent probiotic bacteria Enterococcus durans A8–1, capable of reducing selenite (Se6+ or Se4+) to elemental selenium (Se0) with the formation of Se nanoparticles (SeNPs).
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The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, August 2022

This Article supports SDGs 3 and 13 by showing that plant-based beef alternatives could reduce the carbon footprint of the US food system, but highlights that reductions in other envirnmental dimensions are dependent on repurposing of resources.
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iScience, Volume 25, 19 August 2022

This article discusses the complex interactions between hazards and vulnerability
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Clinics in Liver Disease, Volume 26, Issue 3, August 2022, Pages 473-488

This content links with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing content of Wilson Disease in children including manifestations and management.
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Diabetes Digital Health and Telehealth, 2022, Pages 269-280

This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal 3: Good Health and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by highlighting the disparities in access to and use of digital health which mirrors the disparities in diabetes prevalence and outcomes.
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The Lancet Planetary Health,
Volume 6, Issue 8,
2022,
Pages e648-e657

An Article in support of SDGs 3 and 13, projecting the possible future mortality burden due to hot nights, rather than quanitfying the effects of average daily temperatures
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Radiology Case Reports, Volume 17, August 2022

Schilder's disease is a rare form of multiple sclerosis. It concerns mostly teenagers and young adults. The Clinical signs and symptoms might be atypical for early multiple sclerosis which often mimics intracranial neoplasm or abscess.

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