Author(s): Qiu W; Yang G; Cao L; Niu S; Li Y; Fang D; Dong Z; Magnuson JT; Schlenk D; Leung KMY; Zheng Y; Zeng Z; Feng L; Zhang X; Zhang Y; Fan W; Huang T; Ma J; Wu M; Tao S; Zheng C;

Global food trade expansion has enriched diets worldwide but also heightened concerns about contaminant spread. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can persist in the environment for decades, yet their risks through food trade remain unclear. The global median estimated daily intake (EDI) ...

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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 ...

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Author(s): Mussa J; Wen L; Sharafi M; Gouin JP; Rahme E; Dasgupta K;

Background: Early cardiovascular disease risk detection opportunities are limited in men, whereas gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are risk indicators in women. We hypothesised adverse pregnancy outcomes also signal risk in fathers, due to shared environments and behaviours. Methods: Our retrospective cohort study included ...

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Author(s): Wu C; Chen Z; Peng C; An C;

Plastic pollution in aquatic environments has become a growing global concern, with floating macroplastics posing serious ecological, economic, and health risks from inland water bodies to remote coastal zones. Despite advances in satellite remote sensing, reliable and scalable detection of floating plastics remains limited by spectral confusion and the l ...

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Author(s): Spiech C; Câmara GS; Fuhrer J; Penhune V;

The pleasurable urge to move to music, termed "groove," is thought to arise from the tension between top-down metric expectations or predictions and rhythmic complexity. Specifically, groove ratings are highest for moderately complex rhythms, balancing expectation and surprise. To test this, meter and rhythmic complexity need to be manipulated i ...

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Author(s): Joly-Smith E; Talpur MM; Allard P; Papazotos F; Potvin-Trottier L; Hilfinger A;

Characterizing and manipulating cellular behavior requires a mechanistic understanding of the causal interactions between cellular components. We present an approach to detect causal interactions between genes without the need to perturb the physiological state of cells. This approach exploits naturally occurring cell-to-cell variability which is experime ...

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Author(s): Rajaei E; Elektorowicz M; Baker MB;

The immobilization and stabilization of crude oil-contaminated soils pose significant challenges in geotechnical engineering, particularly in clayey matrices prone to hydrocarbon adsorption and structural degradation. This study evaluates a two-step synergistic grouting technique using calcium chloride (CaCl2) and sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) to enhance stre ...

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Author(s): Kaeja M; Gajiyeva L; Iturria-Medina Y; Villringer A; Sehm B; Steele C;

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, with proprioceptive impairments affecting up to 64% of survivors. These impairments hinder sensorimotor recovery, significantly impacting poststroke quality of life. Proprioception depends on an integrated brain network but remains underexplored due to limitations in clinical assessments, hind ...

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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): Côté M; Kairouz S; Savard AC; Brodeur M;

Objective: This article is one of the first to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on online gambling (OG) participation and gambling-related problems in relation to living conditions. The latter include whether people reported being in a significant intimate relationship, their living arrangements (alone vs. cohabitation), and whether they lived ...

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Author(s): Yang J; Shen J; Wang S;

Pedestrian object detection is crucial in intelligent systems such as traffic management and surveillance. Traditional machine learning methods have shown drawbacks, including low accuracy and slow processing. Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)-based algorithms have achieved notable progress, but mainstream CNNs still struggle with slow speed and low accu ...

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