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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Eshwar Ravishankar, Melodi Charles, Yuan Xiong, Reece Henry, Jennifer Swift, Jeromy Rech, John Calero, Sam Cho, Ronald E. Booth, Taesoo Kim, Alex H. Balzer, Yunpeng Qin, Carr Hoi Yi Ho, Franky So, Natalie Stingelin, Aram Amassian, Carole Saravitz, Wei You, Harald Ade, Heike Sederoff, Brendan T. O'Connor
Summary: The study investigates the impact of adding semitransparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs) to greenhouse structures on plant growth, finding that different OSC active layers have minimal effects on red leaf lettuce growth. OSCs also provide an opportunity for further light and thermal management in the greenhouse.
CELL REPORTS PHYSICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Soeren Hornig, Katrin Bauerfeld, Maike Beier
Summary: Currently, annual loads from long-term series simulations are commonly used to evaluate rainwater management and treatment measures, although the temporal distribution of pollution and quantity has a noticeable impact on treatment performance. A joint research project in Lower Saxony established measurement devices and scenario studies to dynamically simulate output values in relation to rainfall events, catchment characteristics, and dry periods. First measurement results of surface runoff qualities in an urban sub-catchment in Braunschweig, Germany were presented, along with correlation analysis identifying additional explanatory parameters for the first flush effect.
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Medical Informatics
Sergio Zepeda-Gomez, Andrea Davila-Cervantes, Aldo J. Montano-Loza, David Yang, Daniel C. Baumgart, Karen Kroeker, Brendan P. Halloran
Summary: This study evaluated the functionality, usefulness, and user satisfaction of a smartphone app developed by the University of Alberta for tracking and documenting procedures in gastrointestinal endoscopy. The app proved to be useful in collecting meaningful data and creating graphs and tables to calculate key performance indicators.
BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING
(2023)
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Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Tien-Yu Lin, Bhaba R. Sarker, Chien-Jui Lin
Summary: This paper focuses on an economic production quantity model incorporating imperfect quality and quantity discounts, with a specific consideration on the impact of quantity discounts in stimulating buying behavior. An alternative solution procedure is developed without using the Hessian Matrix concavity in expected total profit, and an algorithm is proposed to determine the optimal solution for the model. Theoretical results, numerical examples, and managerial insights are discussed in the paper.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION
(2021)
Article
Urban Studies
Ruoyu Wang, Zhiqiang Feng, Jamie Pearce
Summary: This study investigates the impact of local greenspaces on socioeconomic inequalities in mental health in Guangzhou, China. The findings suggest that both the quantity and quality of greenspaces, as well as self-reported greenness, can help narrow the gap in mental health outcomes between different socioeconomic neighborhoods.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Manuel Zorzi, Giulio Antonelli, Claudio Barbiellini Amidei, Jessica Battagello, Bastianello Germana, Flavio Valiante, Stefano Benvenuti, Alberto Tringali, Francesco Bortoluzzi, Erica Cervellin, Davide K. Giacomin, Tamara Meggiato, Erik Rosa-Rizzotto, Diego Fregonese, Manuela Dinca, Gianluca Baldassarre, Paola Scalon, Maurizio Pantalena, Luisa Milan, Gianmarco Bulighin, Daniele Di Piramo, Maurizio Azzurro, Armando Gabbrielli, Alessandro Repici, Douglas Rex, Massimo Rugge, Cesare Hassan
Summary: In a FIT-based screening program, there is an inverse association between ADR and the risk of PCCRC, highlighting the importance of monitoring colonoscopy quality. Increasing endoscopists' ADR can significantly reduce the risk of PCCRC.
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Mauricio de Gois Gomes, Adelena Goncalves Maia, Joana D'arc Freire de Medeiros
Summary: The study aimed to define operating rules for reservoirs in a semi-arid region of Brazil using a quantity-quality approach. The results showed that a quantitative approach alone could meet priority demands but not the water quality requirements, while a quanti-qualitative approach could meet both quantity and quality demands, but with severe rationing when phosphorus concentration is high.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Eirini D. Basdeki, Antonios A. Argyris, Olga Efthymiou, Elpida Athanasopoulou, Petros P. Sfikakis, Athanase D. Protogerou, Kalliopi Karatzi
Summary: This study investigated the association between breakfast consumption and subclinical vascular damage in adults with cardiovascular disease risk factors. The results showed that regular breakfast consumption was associated with lower blood pressure, reduction in augmentation index, and thinner carotid intima media thickness. Breakfast energy intake of 10-20% of daily total energy intake was also negatively associated with augmentation index. The study concluded that a regular breakfast consisting of medium-energy density and high-nutrient content foods may promote better vascular health.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
V. Joseph Hotz, Christopher R. Bollinger, Tatiana Komarova, Charles F. Manski, Robert A. Moffitt, Denis Nekipelov, Aaron Sojourner, Bruce D. Spencer
Summary: The federal statistical system is facing competing pressures for protecting privacy and providing usable data. This essay argues that the current discussion has not properly considered the trade-offs between the social benefits of data availability and the value of increased levels of privacy protection. A more balanced benefit-cost framework should be used to assess these trade-offs.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
XiaoLi Zhang, Jelle de Vries, Rene de Koster, ChenGuang Liu
Summary: The study shows that providing only quantity feedback can significantly improve productivity without compromising quality in order picking tasks, and the combination of quantity and quality feedback does not create a synergistic or weakening effect. Quantity feedback not only positively impacts productivity, but can also improve quality, and has different effects on pickers' perception of relative positions.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Wilson C. Wilson, Maja Slingerland, Frederick P. Baijukya, Ken E. Giller, Simon Oosting
Summary: The demand for chicken meat and eggs in Tanzania exceeds production capacity due to low productivity of the sector. This study examines the yield gap in chicken production in Tanzania and explores the potential for increased production by addressing feed deficiencies. The findings highlight inadequate feed quantity and quality, lack of awareness about aflatoxin contamination, and the need for improved feeding strategies to ensure suitable and safe feed formulations.
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Engineering, Industrial
Yugang Yu, Yanjun Wang, Yan Liu
Summary: This paper studies a firm's optimal joint product quality and quantity decisions in the context of responsive pricing when consumers' utilities change with the market environment. The research finds that the optimal quantity increases as the reservation utility increases or the quality valuation decreases, but counterintuitively, the optimal quality decreases when the reservation utility becomes higher. Moreover, the product quality and quantity are substitutes in the context of responsive pricing.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Caroline Arleskog, Nicoline Vackerberg, Ann-Christine Andersson
Summary: This paper explores the changing role of users in health and welfare as becoming more active in co-production of care, and the importance of considering power dynamics in these processes. Empirical data and a theoretical model were used to develop a reflection model on power dimensions, highlighting the significance of resources, attitudes, and perceptions in co-production efforts. The power triangle model offers insights for improvers working with co-production to promote professional and organizational reflection, contributing to a more balanced approach in co-producing health and welfare services.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Operations Research & Management Science
Rossella Pozzi, Tommaso Rossi, Matteo Salani
Summary: Researchers have been working on adapting the economic production quantity (EPQ) to multi-item production contexts with limited capacity. The present work proposes a methodology based on Mallya's equation to address this issue and improve the feasibility and performance of the model.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cell Biology
Lawrence Kazak
Summary: The study shows that RHEB traffics to mitochondria to stimulate pyruvate dehydrogenase, promoting energy production by converting pyruvate to acetyl-CoA.
DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
(2021)