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View article: Exposure to sugar rationing in first 1000 days after conception and long term cardiovascular outcomes: natural experiment study
Exposure to sugar rationing in first 1000 days after conception and long term cardiovascular outcomes: natural experiment study Open
Objective To examine whether exposure to sugar rationing during early life is associated with a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular outcomes in adulthood. Design Natural experiment study. Setting UK population based cohort. Participant…
View article: Unveiling disparities: a surface deformation analysis influenced by the human activities and natural conditions in the middle Yarlung Zangbo River Valley
Unveiling disparities: a surface deformation analysis influenced by the human activities and natural conditions in the middle Yarlung Zangbo River Valley Open
The middle reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River Valley lie at the boundary zone between the Eurasian Plate and the Indian Plate. Geological disasters caused by the deformation of its surface pose a great threat to people's production and life. …
View article: Sugar restriction in the first 1000 days after conception, and long-term respiratory health: a quasi-experiment study
Sugar restriction in the first 1000 days after conception, and long-term respiratory health: a quasi-experiment study Open
Restricting sugar intake during the first 1,000 d after conception was associated with reduced risk and delayed onset of asthma and COPD, and improved lung function in adulthood. These findings support the utility of current dietary guidel…
View article: Sugar Rationing in the First 1000 Days After Conception and Long-term Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Major Adverse Liver Outcomes: A Natural Experiment Study
Sugar Rationing in the First 1000 Days After Conception and Long-term Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Major Adverse Liver Outcomes: A Natural Experiment Study Open
Early-life sugar restriction during critical developmental windows is associated with lower adult risk of MASLD and liver complications, primarily mediated by improved metabolic profiles. Policy efforts targeting sugar intake in pregnancy …
View article: Use of UAS and space born hydrometric data to improve flood modelling along the Torne river in northern Sweden
Use of UAS and space born hydrometric data to improve flood modelling along the Torne river in northern Sweden Open
In this study we explore the potential to inform a nation-wide high-resolution hydraulic model used for flood risk forecasting, using Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) hydrometry surveys and satellite altimetry. Drone-based data on bathymetr…
View article: Contactless river discharge surveying with UAS hydrometry: Performance evaluation using a large and diverse set of river cross sections
Contactless river discharge surveying with UAS hydrometry: Performance evaluation using a large and diverse set of river cross sections Open
River discharge plays a crucial role in hydrologic studies and water resource management. Accurate discharge estimations enable significant advancements in scientific research and water-related decision-making processes. Given that dischar…
View article: Virtual station rating curves derived from hydraulic models informed with UAS hydrometry and SWOT WSE 
Virtual station rating curves derived from hydraulic models informed with UAS hydrometry and SWOT WSE  Open
With the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, such as river flooding, there is a growing need for more cost-effective and efficient methods for hydrometric river monitoring. Moreover, traditional in-situ hydrometric surveys ofte…
View article: Applying the Entropy theory to estimate river flow using the surface velocity by UAS‐Borne Doppler Radar
Applying the Entropy theory to estimate river flow using the surface velocity by UAS‐Borne Doppler Radar Open
River monitoring is of particular importance in river engineering due to decision-making related to protecting life and property from water-related hazards, such as floods and water resources management.In this direction, three cross-secti…
View article: UAS hydrometry: contactless river water level, bathymetry, and flow velocity – the Rӧnne river dataset
UAS hydrometry: contactless river water level, bathymetry, and flow velocity – the Rӧnne river dataset Open
High-resolution monitoring of rivers becomes important because more frequent and severe flooding and drought events are expected in the future, caused by climate change. Some key hydrometric variables (water surface elevation, bathymetry, …
View article: Pigmented Skin Disorders in High‐Altitude: Cross‐Sectional Epidemiological Analysis in the General Population of Lhasa, China
Pigmented Skin Disorders in High‐Altitude: Cross‐Sectional Epidemiological Analysis in the General Population of Lhasa, China Open
Background Previous studies showed the prevalence of melasma, plateau facial telangiectasia, and vitiligo varied in different regions but were absent in high‐altitude areas. Aims To investigate the prevalence of three common pigmented skin…
View article: Measuring River Surface Velocity Using UAS‐Borne Doppler Radar
Measuring River Surface Velocity Using UAS‐Borne Doppler Radar Open
Using Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) equipped with optical RGB cameras and Doppler radar, surface velocity can be efficiently measured at high spatial resolution. UAS‐borne Doppler radar is particularly attractive because it is suitable f…
View article: Measuring river surface velocity using UAS-borne Doppler radar
Measuring river surface velocity using UAS-borne Doppler radar Open
Compared to traditional river surface velocity measurement techniques such as in-situ point measurements with electromagnetic current meters, remote sensing techniques are attractive because measurements are fast, low cost and contactless.…
View article: Measuring river surface velocity using UAS-borne Doppler radar
Measuring river surface velocity using UAS-borne Doppler radar Open
Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) equipped with optical RGB cameras and Doppler radar, surface velocity can be efficiently measured at high spatial resolution. UAS-borne Doppler radar is particularly attractive because it is suitable for…
View article: Measuring river surface velocity using UAS-borne Doppler radar
Measuring river surface velocity using UAS-borne Doppler radar Open
Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) equipped with optical RGB cameras and Doppler radar, surface velocity can be efficiently measured at high spatial resolution. UAS-borne Doppler radar is particularly attractive because it is suitable for…
View article: Detection of Tracer Plumes Using Full‐Waveform Inversion of Time‐Lapse Ground Penetrating Radar Data: A Numerical Study in a High‐Resolution Aquifer Model
Detection of Tracer Plumes Using Full‐Waveform Inversion of Time‐Lapse Ground Penetrating Radar Data: A Numerical Study in a High‐Resolution Aquifer Model Open
Imaging subsurface small‐scale features and monitoring transport of tracer plumes at a fine resolution is of interest to characterize transport processes in aquifers. Full‐waveform inversion (FWI) of crosshole ground penetrating radar (GPR…
View article: MiR-524 inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in thyroid cancer via targeting SPAG9
MiR-524 inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in thyroid cancer via targeting SPAG9 Open
The article “MiR-524 inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in thyroid cancer via targeting SPAG9”, by Z. Zhen, F. Dong, H. Shen, Q.-G. Wang, L. Yang, J. Hu, published in Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22 (12): 3812-3818–D…
View article: The Correlation Between COVID-19 Activities and Climate Factors in Different Climate Types Areas
The Correlation Between COVID-19 Activities and Climate Factors in Different Climate Types Areas Open
Objective: To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of human infection with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Moscow, Lima, Kuwait, and Singapore to analyze the effects of climate factors on the incidence of COVID-19. Metho…
View article: Improving crosshole ground‐penetrating radar full‐waveform inversion results by using progressively expanded bandwidths of the data
Improving crosshole ground‐penetrating radar full‐waveform inversion results by using progressively expanded bandwidths of the data Open
In the last decade, time‐domain crosshole ground‐penetrating radar full‐waveform inversion has been applied to several different test sites and has improved the resolution and reconstruction of subsurface properties. The full‐waveform inve…
View article: The potential of time-lapse GPR full-waveform inversion as high resolution imaging technique for salt and ethanol transport
The potential of time-lapse GPR full-waveform inversion as high resolution imaging technique for salt and ethanol transport Open
Crosshole GPR full-waveform inversion (FWI) has shown a high potential to characterize the near surface at a decimeter scale which is crucial for flow and transport. GPR FWI provide high-resolution tomograms of dielectric permittivity and …
View article: Multidimensional endotypes of chronic rhinosinusitis and their association with treatment outcomes
Multidimensional endotypes of chronic rhinosinusitis and their association with treatment outcomes Open
Background The expression of chronic rhinosinusitis ( CRS ) is multidimensional. Disease heterogeneity in patients with CRS remains poorly understood. This study aimed to identify endotypes of CRS using cluster analysis by integrating mult…
View article: GPU-accelerated element-free reverse-time migration with Gauss points partition
GPU-accelerated element-free reverse-time migration with Gauss points partition Open
An element-free method (EFM) has been demonstrated successfully in elasticity, heat conduction and fatigue crack growth problems. We present the theory of EFM and its numerical applications in seismic modelling and reverse time migration (…