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Public perceptions of the health risks of extreme heat across US states, counties, and neighborhoods

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019
Significance Incidents of extreme heat due to global warming pose a growing threat to human health. The health effects of extreme heat depend not only on exposure, however, but also on behavioral responses, which are related to perceived risk.
P. Howe, J. Marlon, Xinran Wang, A. Leiserowitz   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Public perception of bariatric surgery

Saudi Medical Journal, 2019
To investigate the public perception of morbid obesity and bariatric surgery in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2016 and November 2017 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, including Saudis aged ≥18 years. Medical students, physicians, and individuals who underwent bariatric surgery were excluded.
Mohammad M. Abbas, Abdulmalik Altaf
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Stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple small brain metastases using gamma knife versus single‐isocenter VMAT: Normal brain dose based on lesion number and size

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The study evaluates rapid linear accelerator (Linac) single isocenter stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) with Hyperarc for large target numbers. We compared to Gamma Knife (GK), which suffers from long treatment times and investigated causes of differences. Methods Linac SRS and GK treatment plans for patients receiving 18 Gy to the gross
Abram Abdou, Timoteo Almeida, Elizabeth Bossart, Irene Monterroso, Eric A. Mellon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural vs. genetically engineered microbiomes: understanding public attitudes for indoor applications and pathways for future engagement

Frontiers in Genetics
This study examines public preferences for natural microbiomes and support for genetically engineered (GE) microbiomes in the built environment, focusing on the demographic, sociographic, and attitudinal factors that influence these preferences.
Christopher L. Cummings, Christopher L. Cummings, Kristen D. Landreville, Jennifer Kuzma   +3 more
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Insect-Based Feed Ingredients for Aquaculture: A Case Study for Their Acceptance in Greece

Insects, 2021
Although the inclusion of insects in fish diets is officially allowed in the EU since 2017, insect-based aquafeeds have not been widely adopted by the European aquaculture sector.
Christos I. Rumbos, Eleni Mente, Ioannis T. Karapanagiotidis, Georgios Vlontzos, Christos G. Athanassiou   +4 more
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Safe Perception -- A Hierarchical Monitor Approach [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
Our transportation world is rapidly transforming induced by an ever increasing level of autonomy. However, to obtain license of fully automated vehicles for widespread public use, it is necessary to assure safety of the entire system, which is still a challenge. This holds in particular for AI-based perception systems that have to handle a diversity of
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UR‐cycleGAN: Denoising full‐body low‐dose PET images using cycle‐consistent Generative Adversarial Networks

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose This study aims to develop a CycleGAN based denoising model to enhance the quality of low‐dose PET (LDPET) images, making them as close as possible to standard‐dose PET (SDPET) images. Methods Using a Philips Vereos PET/CT system, whole‐body PET images of fluorine‐18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F‐FDG) were acquired from 37 patients to ...
Yang Liu, ZhiWu Sun, HaoJia Liu
wiley   +1 more source

How environmental values influence trust and beliefs about societal oversight and need for regulation of the Australian cattle industry

Environmental Research Letters, 2021
Livestock grazing covers half of Australia and vast areas of global terrestrial ecosystems. The sustainability of the beef cattle industries are being scrutinised amid ongoing environmental concerns.
G B Witt, G Althor, R M Colvin, K J Witt, N Gillespie, R McCrea, J Lacey, T Faulkner   +7 more
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Public Awareness and Perceptions of Invasive Alien Species in Small Towns

Biology, 2021
Invasive alien species (IAS) are a growing threat globally and cause a variety of ecological, economic, and social impacts. People can introduce IAS and facilitate their spread, and can also implement, support, or oppose their management.
Nolwethu Jubase, Ross T. Shackleton, John Measey   +2 more
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Clinical Phenotyping of Long COVID Patients Evaluated in a Specialized Neuro‐COVID Clinic

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To report Long COVID characteristics and longitudinal courses of patients evaluated between 4/14/21–4/14/22 at the University of Pennsylvania Neurological COVID Clinic (PNCC), including clinical symptoms, neurological examination findings, and neurocognitive screening tests from a standardized PNCC neurological evaluation approach ...
Luana D. Yamashita, Neel Desai, Abigail R. Manning, Caitlin Pileggi, Sara Manning Peskin, Danielle K. Sandsmark, Dennis L. Kolson, Matthew K. Schindler   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source