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Waste Not, Want Not: Why Rarefying Microbiome Data Is Inadmissible [PDF]
PLoS Comput. Biol., 2013 Current practice in the normalization of microbiome count data is inefficient in the statistical sense. For apparently historical reasons, the common approach is either to use simple proportions (which does not address heteroscedasticity) or to use ...
Paul J. McMurdie, S. Holmes
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Limitations of Influence-Based Dataset Compression for Waste Classification
DataInfluence-based data selection methods, such as TracIn, aim to estimate the impact of individual training samples on model predictions and are increasingly used for dataset curation and reduction.
Julian Aberger +5 more
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H2Open Journal, 2022 By 2030, Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims to ensure universal access to safe drinking water. The Royal Government of Cambodia has, thus, made a significant progress in improving the access to safe water supply in rural areas.
Terra Michaels +5 more
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Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira +3 more
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Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment SystemsThis work deals with the basis for the development of a method for the characterisation of shredders inthe field of waste treatment. Therefore, many parameters of shredders have to be considered.
Tatjana Lasch +3 more
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Turning Waste Cooking Oils into Biofuels—Valorization Technologies: A Review
Energies, 2021 In search of a more sustainable society, humanity has been looking to reduce the environmental impacts caused by its various activities. The energy sector corresponds to one of the most impactful activities since most energies produced come from fossil ...
Lucas Nascimento +7 more
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The e-waste management behaviours of household consumers in Whangarei, New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Environmental Management at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2018 Appendix X contains Figures and Tables copyright permissionsE-waste is known to have detrimental environmental, social and economic impacts, and its volume is growing up to three times faster than any other waste stream. Despite this growing problem, and
Blake, Vicktoria Marie
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The Ile181Asn variant of human UDP‐xylose synthase (hUXS1), associated with a short‐stature genetic syndrome, has previously been reported as inactive. Our findings demonstrate that Ile181Asn‐hUXS1 retains catalytic activity similar to the wild‐type but exhibits reduced stability, a looser oligomeric state, and an increased tendency to precipitate ...
Tuo Li +2 more
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Environment, Health and Wealth: Towards an Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2012 The management of municipal solid waste is one of the challenges facing the developing countries because governments, institutions, and private sectors have given solid waste management low priority and ignoring the implication it has on the general ...
Akinyinka , M.O., Olukanni, D. O.
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Boosting landfill gas production from lignin-containing wastes via termite hindgut microorganism. [PDF]
, 2020 Lignocellulose comprises a significant portion of municipal solid waste (MSW) - 40-70% in developed countries, including paper, wood, and yard waste. Cellulose and hemicellulose are often shielded by lignin, posing a barrier to waste decomposition and ...
Hossain, MD Sahadat +3 more
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