Conserving Africa’s wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 4(10), С. 1300 - 1310

Опубликована: Июль 29, 2020

Язык: Английский

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Graph Neural Networks in IoT: A Survey

ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 19(2), С. 1 - 50

Опубликована: Окт. 7, 2022

The Internet of Things (IoT) boom has revolutionized almost every corner people’s daily lives: healthcare, environment, transportation, manufacturing, supply chain, and so on. With the recent development sensor communication technology, IoT artifacts, including smart wearables, cameras, smartwatches, autonomous systems can accurately measure perceive their surrounding environment. Continuous sensing generates massive amounts data presents challenges for machine learning. Deep learning models (e.g., convolution neural networks recurrent networks) have been extensively employed in solving tasks by patterns from multi-modal sensory data. Graph (GNNs), an emerging fast-growing family network models, capture complex interactions within topology demonstrated to achieve state-of-the-art results numerous tasks. In this survey, we present a comprehensive review advances application GNNs field, deep dive analysis GNN design various environments, overarching list public source codes collected publications, future research directions. To keep track newly published works, collect representative papers open-source implementations create Github repository at GNN4IoT.

Язык: Английский

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One Health, Fermented Foods, and Gut Microbiota

Foods, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 7(12), С. 195 - 195

Опубликована: Дек. 3, 2018

Changes in present-day society such as diets with more sugar, salt, and saturated fat, bad habits unhealthy lifestyles contribute to the likelihood of involvement microbiota inflammatory diseases, which global epidemics obesity, depression, mental health concerns. The is presently one hottest areas scientific medical research, exerts a marked influence on host during homeostasis disease. Fermented foods beverages are generally defined products made by microbial organisms enzymatic conversions major minor food components. Further commonly-recognized effects nutrition digestive (e.g., dysbiosis) well-being, there now strong evidence for impact fermented yoghurt, pickles, bread, kefir, beers, wines, mead), produced or preserved action microorganisms, general health, namely their significance gut balance brain functionality. require i.e., Saccharomyces yeasts lactic acid bacteria, yielding alcohol acid. Ingestion vibrant probiotics, especially those contained foods, found cause significant positive improvements balancing intestinal permeability barrier function. Our guts control deal every aspect our health. How we digest even sensitivities have linked mood, behavior, energy, weight, cravings, hormone balance, immunity, overall wellness. We highlight some impacts this domain debate calls convergence interdisciplinary research fields from United Nations’ initiative. Worldwide human animal medicine practiced separately; veterinary science neither considered nor inserted within national international Health discussions. absence clear definition subsequent vision future One may act transdisciplinary collaboration. point mini review role if need confluence feasible achievable, since they managed separate sectors limited communication.

Язык: Английский

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Current status of global research on novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a bibliometric analysis and knowledge mapping

F1000Research, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 9, С. 374 - 374

Опубликована: Май 18, 2020

Background: Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a major global health concern due to its pathogenicity and widespread distribution around the world. Despite growing interest, little known about current state of research on COVID-19. This bibliometric study evaluated contemporary scientific literature assess evolution knowledge COVID-19, identify leading stakeholders, analyze conceptual areas development in this domain. Methods: Bibliometric data COVID-19 related studies published until April 1, 2020, were retrieved from Web Science core collection. Further, quantitative evaluation visualizations created by statistical text-mining approaches using tools R software. Results: A total 422 citations retained study, including journal articles, reviews, letters, other publications. The mean number authors per document was 3.91 2.47, respectively. Also, top ten authors, journals identified based frequencies Networks contributing institutions, countries visualized maps, which highlight discrete developments collaborations. Major through evaluating keywords text included genetic, epidemiological, zoonotic, biological topics associated with COVID-19. Conclusions: Current status shows early different knowledge. More should be conducted less-explored areas, socioeconomic determinants impacts collaboration encouraged for strengthening evidence-based decision-making preventing addressing pandemic aftermath.

Язык: Английский

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Quantifying and mapping the responses of selected ecosystem services to projected land use changes

Ecological Indicators, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 102, С. 186 - 198

Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2019

Язык: Английский

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Watershed health assessment using the pressure–state–response (PSR) framework

Land Degradation and Development, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 31(1), С. 3 - 19

Опубликована: Авг. 7, 2019

Abstract A pressure–state–response framework was customized to outline the watershed health (WH) concept. To achieve this, indicators of pressure, state (S), and response (R) were conceptualized according 17 climatic, anthropogenic, hydrologic criteria. Four node years 1986, 1998, 2008, 2014 selected provide a running picture Shazand Watershed condition. The WH index then calculated using geometric mean S, R assigned range values varied from 0 ( unhealthiest ) 1 healthiest ). (a) main pressures on come climatic factors in 1998 2008 human all study years. (b) factor anthropogenic had maximum effectiveness explaining S indicator. (c) In calculating indicator, 1986 other played significant contributions. (d) greatest percentage area moderate condition indicator with value 42, 46, 73%, respectively, whereas 2014, 44 42% respectively recognized as relatively healthy moderately terms (e) For first fourth years, some 53, 77, 78, 60% unhealthy condition, respectively. (f) decreased about 12% during periods 1986–1998 1986–2008. (g) An improving trend also found for sub‐watersheds.

Язык: Английский

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Implications of human activities for (re)emerging infectious diseases, including COVID-19

Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 39(1)

Опубликована: Сен. 25, 2020

Abstract Since 1980, the world has been threatened by different waves of emerging disease epidemics. In twenty-first century, these diseases have become an increasing global concern because their health and economic impacts in both developed resource-constrained countries. It is difficult to stop occurrence new pathogens future due interconnection among humans, animals, environment. However, it possible face a or reduce risk its spread implementing better early warning systems effective control prevention, e.g., surveillance, development technology for diagnostics, treatments, vaccines, political will respond any threats multidisciplinary collaboration involving all sectors charge good maintenance. this review, we generally describe some factors related human activities show how they can play role transmission infectious using as examples. Additionally, discuss major that are facilitating pandemic known COVID-19 worldwide.

Язык: Английский

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Metal-organic frameworks as effective sensors and scavengers for toxic environmental pollutants

National Science Review, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 9(7)

Опубликована: Май 9, 2022

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) constructed from a rich library of organic struts and metal ions/clusters represent promising candidates for wide range applications. The unique structure, porous nature, easy tunability processability these materials make them an outstanding class tackling serious global problems relating to energy environment. Among them, environmental pollution is one aspect that has increased at alarming rate in the past decade or so. With rapid urbanization industrialization, toxic pollutants are constantly released accumulated leading contamination water bodies thereby having adverse effects on human health. Recent studies have shown many pollutants, as listed by World Health Organization US Environmental Protection Agency, can be selectively detected, captured, sequestered removed MOFs air aquatic systems. Most sensing/capture processes quantifiable effective even trace amount targeted chemical species. functional sites (ligands metals) play critical role such recognition offer extensive scope structural guest (pollutants, entities) recognition. Whereas hand, underlying mechanisms governing sensing capture important, it also crucial identify best suited commercial applications future. In this review article, we provide overview most recent progress sensing, removal various common including neutral ionic, inorganic species, with brief discussions mechanism efficacy selected MOFs.

Язык: Английский

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Universal healthcare as pandemic preparedness: The lives and costs that could have been saved during the COVID-19 pandemic

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 119(25)

Опубликована: Июнь 13, 2022

The fragmented and inefficient healthcare system in the United States leads to many preventable deaths unnecessary costs every year. During a pandemic, lives saved economic benefits of single-payer universal relative status quo would be even greater. For Americans who are uninsured underinsured, financial barriers COVID-19 care delayed diagnosis exacerbated transmission. Concurrently, beyond accrued from background rate uninsurance. Universal alleviate mortality caused by confluence these factors. To evaluate repercussions incomplete insurance coverage 2020, we calculated elevated attributable loss employer-sponsored rates uninsurance, summing with increased due low coverage. Incorporating demography age-specific nonpandemic mortality, estimated that have about 212,000 2020 alone. We also US$105.6 billion medical expenses associated hospitalization could been averted over course pandemic. These addition US$438 expected during

Язык: Английский

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Optimizing zoning for ecological management in alpine region by combining ecosystem service supply and demand with ecosystem resilience

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 365, С. 121508 - 121508

Опубликована: Июнь 25, 2024

Язык: Английский

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