Author(s): Rjoub G; Wahab OA; Bentahar J; Cohen R; Bataineh AS;

In the context of distributed machine learning, the concept of federated learning (FL) has emerged as a solution to the privacy concerns that users have about sharing their own data with a third-party server. FL allows a group of users (often referred to as clients) to locally train a single machine learning model on their devices without sharing their ra ...

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Author(s): Süß M; De Visscher A;

Different steady states in a toluene biodegrading biofilter were explored experimentally and numerically. Experimental results showed that a gradual increase of the toluene inlet concentration over several weeks leads to a consistently low exit concentration, with a drastic increase at an inlet concentration change from 7.7 to 8.5 g m<sup>-3</sup ...

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Author(s): Pontarelli A; Liu JT; Movasat H; Ménard S; Oh JK; Wilds CJ;

The synthesis and incorporation of a tosylated phosphoramidite linker containing a disulfide bond is described. Incorporation of the linker into short DNA and RNA oligomers proceeded efficiently using automated solid phase synthesis. Treatment of the support bound oligonucleotide followed by cleavage from the solid support provided a variety of common fun ...

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Author(s): Spencer NJ; Ludvigsson J; You Y; Francis K; Abu Awad Y; Markham W; Faresjö T; Goldhaber-Fiebert J; Andersson White P; Raat H; Mensah F; Gauvin L; McGrath JJ;

Background: We examined absolute and relative relationships between household income and maternal education during early childhood ( Methods: Relative inequality (risk ratios, RR) and absolute inequality (Slope Index of Inequality) were estimated for ALCHC during later childhood by maternal educa ...

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Author(s): Genoe MR; Fortune D; Whyte C;

Although friendship is vital in later life, particularly amongst people who are living with dementia, little is known about how friendships are sustained following a diagnosis. Some research suggests that, because of dementia-related stigma, friendships dissolve following diagnosis; however, other researchers have shown that friendships can persist in dem ...

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Author(s): Guthrie DM; Williams N; Campos J; Mick P; Orange JB; Pichora-Fuller MK; Savundranayagam MY; Wittich W; Phillips NA;

Vision and hearing impairments are highly prevalent in adults 65 years of age and older. There is a need to understand their association with multiple health-related outcomes. We analyzed data from the Resident Assessment Instrument for Home Care (RAI-HC). Home care clients were followed for up t ...

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Author(s): LaBrie R; Péquin B; Fortin St-Gelais N; Yashayaev I; Cherrier J; Gélinas Y; Guillemette F; Podgorski DC; Spencer RGM; Tremblay L; Maranger R;

The microbial carbon pump (MCP) hypothesis suggests that successive transformation of labile dissolved organic carbon (DOC) by prokaryotes produces refractory DOC (RDOC) and contributes to the long-term stability of the deep ocean DOC reservoir. We tested the MCP by exposing surface water from a ...

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Author(s): Bjørn A; Tilsted JP; Addas A; Lloyd SM;

Purpose of review: Companies increasingly set science-based targets (SBTs) for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We review literature on SBTs to understand their potential for aligning corporate emissions with the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement. Recent findings: SBT adoption by larger, more visible companies in high-income countries has acceler ...

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Author(s): Yang Z; Chen Z;

Understanding the fate and behavior of spilled oil on the shoreline is crucial for helping decision-makers make trade-offs between natural attenuation and shoreline treatments. In this study, primary processes of oil attenuation and translocation on the shoreline, including penetration, washout, and biodegradation, have been considered to develop a numeri ...

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Author(s): Sohrabi Kashani A; Larocque K; Piekny A; Packirisamy M;

In the present study, we investigate the mechanobiological responses of human lung cancer that may occur through their interactions with two different types of gold nanoparticles: nanostars and nanospheres. Hyperspectral images of nanoparticle-treated cells revealed different spatial distributions of nanoparticles in cells depending on their morphology, w ...

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Author(s): Gokbayrak ZD; Patel D; Brett CL;

Vacuoles in plants and fungi play critical roles in cell metabolism and osmoregulation. To support these functions, vacuoles change their morphology, e.g. they fragment when these organisms are challenged with draught, high salinity or metabolic stress (e.g. acetate accumulation). In turn, morphology reflects an equilibrium between membrane fusion and fis ...

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Author(s): Vu KA; Mulligan CN;

Oil contamination has become a primary environmental concern due to increased exploration, production, and use. When oil enters the soil, it may attach or adsorb to soil particles and stay in the soil for an extended period, contaminating the soil and surrounding areas. Nanoparticles have been widely used for the treatment of organic pollutants in the soi ...

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