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Agronomy
Uk-Hyeon Yeo, Sang-Yeon Lee, Se-Jun Park, Jun-Gyu Kim, Jeong-Hwa Cho, Cristina Decano-Valentin, Rack-Woo Kim, In-Bok Lee
Summary: Building-integrated rooftop greenhouses (BiRTGs) are innovative vertical farms that provide environmental benefits through recycling energy, carbon dioxide, and water. This study used building energy simulations and computational fluid dynamics techniques to analyze the energy-saving efficiency of BiRTGs. The results showed a 5.2% reduction in energy load for growing tomatoes in a BiRTG, with positive energy-saving effects from October to April.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Jacob P. Tanumihardjo, Heidi Davis, Mengqi Zhu, Helen On, Kayla K. Guillory, Jill Christensen
Summary: Teaching kitchens are being used to integrate culinary education and chronic-disease education into healthcare settings. This observational study explores the structure and organizational processes of a Community Teaching Kitchen and evaluates the association between engagement and clinical outcomes.
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Environmental Studies
Friederike Well, Ferdinand Ludwig
Summary: In a practical project involving a school garden, students successfully applied and evaluated the design strategy for blue-green architecture. Working in an interdisciplinary team, they built a nature-based system, contributing to environmental education.
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Energy & Fuels
Nuri Caglayan
Summary: This study presents a technical and economic analysis of a 216 kWp grid-connected rooftop photovoltaic system. The system generates an average annual energy output of 326,819 kWh and supplies 294,838 kWh to the grid. The performance ratio is 0.808, with a net present value of $36,463.39 and a levelized cost of electricity of 0.065 $/kWh. It is estimated that the system will prevent the emission release of 127.419 tCO2 per year.
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Education & Educational Research
Jonathan M. Larson, Melissa M. Miller, Sarah K. McGill, Ashley E. Ormond, Jessica Provines, Rachel A. Petts
Summary: This study examines providers' perceptions of integrated care prior to the merger of a university's student health center and counseling services. Providers believe that interdisciplinary team can improve the coordination, access, and quality of care for students. However, they also express concerns about anticipated challenges such as differences in training and care protocols, and potential loss of autonomy. This qualitative study provides insights for the implementation of integrated care in a university setting.
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Sherri Huang, Diane Riccardi, Sonya Pflanzer, Laura S. Redwine, Heewon L. Gray, Tiffany L. Carson, Marc Mcdowell, Zachary Thompson, Jesse J. Hubbard, Smitha Pabbathi
Summary: The practice of mindful eating brings awareness to food choices and attention to the eating experience. A virtual teaching kitchen intervention called Survivors Overcoming and Achieving Resiliency (SOAR) was examined in breast cancer survivors. The results showed that mindful eating aspects significantly improved, and the intervention combined behavioral strategies, nutritional knowledge, and culinary medicine pedagogy.
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Chemistry, Physical
S. Ida Evangeline, P. Rathika
Summary: The study proposes a real-time multiple objective optimal power flow framework to address the inconsistency issue of wind energy, and develops an optimization method to ensure feasibility and performance. The proposed approach is validated using different test systems, demonstrating its effectiveness.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Ewa Bandurska, Weronika Ciecko, Marzena Olszewska-Karaban, Iwona Damps-Konstanska, Dominika Szalewska, Piotr Janowiak, Ewa Jassem
Summary: This study aimed to identify barriers and challenges in implementing value-based healthcare in Poland. It used national integrated care programs and a specific model for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as examples. The analysis showed that the main difficulties include a lack of legal and reimbursement solutions, staff shortages, insufficient educational standards, and a lack of awareness about the role of integrated care.
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Infectious Diseases
Milan Kolar, Miroslava Htoutou Sedlakova, Karel Urbanek, Patrik Mlynarcik, Magdalena Roderova, Kristyna Hricova, Kristyna Mezerova, Pavla Kucova, Jana Zapletalova, Katerina Fiserova, Pavel Kurfurst
Summary: The article discusses the activities of an antibiotic center at a university hospital in the Czech Republic and presents the results of a 10-year antibiotic stewardship program implementation. It highlights the correlations between antibiotic consumption and resistance of various bacteria, as well as the genetic basis of resistance and clonal spread. The study emphasizes the importance of comprehensive antibiotic stewardship in maintaining antibiotic effectiveness against bacterial pathogens.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rui Assis, Pedro Carmona Marques
Summary: This paper presents a new method for setting an optimal calendar for inspecting critical components, aimed at minimizing costs while maintaining reliability.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Junling Liu, Mengyue Li, Liya Xue, Takuro Kobashi
Summary: Building a smart energy system that integrates photovoltaic (PV) utilization and electric vehicle (EV) systems is crucial for cities aiming to achieve a low-carbon future. This study developed a framework to simulate the interaction between PV + EV systems and load, and evaluate their energy, environmental, and economic impacts at the city level. The results, based on the case study of Shenzhen, China, showed that integrating EVs with PV can significantly improve PV self-consumption and reduce CO2 emissions, leading to cost savings.
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Environmental Sciences
Maria Agata Miselli, Francesco Cavallin, Samwel Marwa, Bruno Ndunguru, Rehema John Itambu, Katunzi Mutalemwa, Monica Rizzi, Giulia Ciccarelli, Simone Conte, Stefano Taddei, Gaetano Azzimonti, Giovanni Putoto, Giovanni Fernando Torelli
Summary: The study in Iringa District Council in Tanzania demonstrated the effectiveness of an integrated management system connecting primary health facilities and referral hospitals for patients with hypertension and diabetes. The results showed improved patient outcomes and highlighted the importance of providing dedicated services to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases in the country.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hao Ye, Yang Wang, Yunji Zhang, Xiaonan Hu, Chunyan Wei, Wenxin Zhao, Xiang Li
Summary: With the increasing integration of information technology in arable farms, the need for enterprise integration (EI) has become crucial. Existing enterprise modeling (EM) methods do not fully meet the needs of arable farm enterprises. This study proposes an integrated EM framework for arable farm enterprises (IEMFAFE) that effectively integrates business processes and improves the speed and quality of system design.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2023)
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Management
Marshall Fisher, Santiago Gallino, Serguei Netessine
Summary: This study introduces a new method for determining retail store associate staffing levels at the individual store level, demonstrating its effectiveness through historical data and field testing. The impact of staffing levels on revenue was found to vary greatly by store. By implementing this method, retailers can increase revenue and profitability through better labor management.
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Chung-Han Lin, Yuan-Kang Wu
Summary: This paper reviews and compares various frequency-control strategies for a VSC-HVDC-connected wind farm, showing how adjusting the DC-link voltage and coordinating wind farms can provide better performance in frequency regulation.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Aarohee P. Fulay, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Emily Oken, Wei Perng
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2018)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kelsey A. Vercammen, Alyssa J. Moran, Amanda C. McClain, Anne N. Thorndike, Aarohee P. Fulay, Eric B. Rimm
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2019)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Alyssa Moran, Anne Thorndike, Rebecca Franckle, Rebecca Boulos, Heather Doran, Aarohee Fulay, Julie Greene, Dan Blue, Jason P. Block, Eric B. Rimm, Michele Polacsek
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Aarohee P. Fulay, Kelsey A. Vercammen, Alyssa J. Moran, Eric B. Rimm, Cindy W. Leung
Summary: Despite associations found in adults, household food insecurity was not found to be associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors in lower-income adolescents.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2022)
