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The Arcade Learning Environment: An Evaluation Platform for General Agents [PDF]
Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 2012 In this article we introduce the Arcade Learning Environment (ALE): both a challenge problem and a platform and methodology for evaluating the development of general, domain-independent AI technology.
Marc G. Bellemare +3 more
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Antibiotic resistance in the environment
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge, involving the transfer of bacteria and genes between humans, animals and the environment. Although multiple barriers restrict the flow of both bacteria and genes, pathogens recurrently acquire new ...
D. Larsson, Carl-Fredrik Flach
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Objective Requirements for an Effective Transition to a Green Economy [PDF]
Global Economic Observer, 2022 The paper presents a critical analysis of the current approaches of the transition to a green economy also known as a “net zero” economy. The analysis is based on the identification of two hard constraints (defined as “availability condition” and ...
FLORIN BONCIU
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Covid, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope and Rebuild Better
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 The objective of this paper is to analyse impacts of COVID-19 on the nexus of food systems, the environment and sustainable development and propose ways for governments and international agencies to mitigate impacts in the short and medium term.
Anil Markandya +4 more
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment
Science, 2022 Over the past several years, the term PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) has grown to be emblematic of environmental contamination, garnering public, scientific, and regulatory concern.
Marina G Evich +13 more
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Environment Assisted Precision Measurement [PDF]
, 2009 We describe a method to enhance the sensitivity of precision measurements that takes advantage of a quantum sensor's environment to amplify its response to weak external perturbations.
A. S. Sørensen +7 more
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The Environment and Disease: Association or Causation?
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1965 In 1965, Sir Austin Bradford Hill offered his thoughts on: “What aspects of [an] association should we especially consider before deciding that the most likely interpretation of it is causation?” He proposed nine means for reasoning about the association,
A. B. Hill
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Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) Workshop [PDF]
, 2013 The MOSSFA hypothesis is that the formation of marine snow/oil aggregates and its accumulation at the seafloor is related to events associated with the oil spill, various mitigation measures (e.g., the use of dispersants and in situ burning), and ...
Center for Spills in the Environment
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis +9 more
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The evaluation of national accounting matrices with environmental accounts (NAMEA) as a methodology for carrying out a sustainability assessment of the Scottish food and drink sector [PDF]
, 2009 This report introduces environmental input-output (IO) accounts for Scotland as an example of a NAMEA framework. It provides an introduction to the use of basic IO multiplier methodology, which can be applied to examine pollution/waste generation and/or ...
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Funder) +1 more
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