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First-Pass Effect in M1-Occlusion Stroke Patients Treated with Combined Stent-Retriever/Large-Bore Distal Aspiration Catheter Thrombectomy
Combined stent-retriever/large-bore distal aspiration catheter (LB-DAC) thrombectomy was recently introduced to treat large-vessel occlusion; however, it is unclear whether larger inner diameters improve outco...
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Hyperspectral Imaging Techniques for Quality Assessment in Fresh Horticultural Produce and Prospects for Measurement of Mechanical Damage
Traditional techniques for quality assessment of fresh agricultural products are onerous and costly. Imaging systems based on the visible wavelength range have been widely used for automated processing because...
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Open AccessRegulatory mechanisms involved in muscle and bone remodeling during refeeding in gilthead sea bream
The tolerance of fish to fasting offers a model to study the regulatory mechanisms and changes produced when feeding is restored. Gilthead sea bream juveniles were exposed to a 21-days fasting period followed ...
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In-line Application of Visible and Near-Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy to Identify Apple Varieties
One of the most studied techniques for the non-destructive determination of the internal quality of fruits has been visible and near-infrared (VIS-NIR) reflectance spectroscopy. This work evaluates a new non-d...
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Visible and Near-Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for Fast Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Nectarine Quality
Visible and near-infrared spectroscopy has been widely used as a non-invasive and rapid-assessment technique for the quality control of agricultural products. In this study, 325 samples of nectarines represent...
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Accuracy and Reproducibility of Patient-Specific Hemodynamic Models of Stented Intracranial Aneurysms: Report on the Virtual Intracranial Stenting Challenge 2011
Validation studies are prerequisites for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to be accepted as part of clinical decision-making. This paper reports on the 2011 edition of the Virtual Intracranial St...
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Development of a Hyperspectral Computer Vision System Based on Two Liquid Crystal Tuneable Filters for Fruit Inspection. Application to Detect Citrus Fruits Decay
Hyperspectral systems are characterised by offering the possibility of acquiring a large number of images at different consecutive wavebands. To ensure reliable and repeatable results using this kind of optica...
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Optimised computer vision system for automatic pre-grading of citrus fruit in the field using a mobile platform
The mechanisation and automation of citrus harvesting is considered to be one of the best options to reduce production costs. Computer vision technology has been shown to be a useful tool for fresh fruit and v...
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In-Line Estimation of the Standard Colour Index of Citrus Fruits Using a Computer Vision System Developed For a Mobile Platform
A key aspect for the consumer when it comes to deciding on a particular product is the colour. In order to make fruit available to consumers as early as possible, the collection of oranges and mandarins begins...
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Comparison of ROC Feature Selection Method for the Detection of Decay in Citrus Fruit Using Hyperspectral Images
Hyperspectral imaging systems allow to detect the initial stages of decay caused by fungi in citrus fruit automatically, instead of doing it manually under dangerous ultraviolet illumination, thus preventing t...
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Ground state and the metal-insulator transition in (Pr1−y Y y )1−x Ca x CoO3 (0.45 ≤ x ≤ 0.55) cobaltites
Pr0.5Ca0.5CoO3 exhibits a non-conventional metal-insulator transition (MIT) in which the insulating state is due toa volume contraction (∼2%) and electron transfer from Pr to Co sites. Pr1−x ...
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Open AccessEfficacy of intraoperatory optimisation of fluids guided with transoesophageal Doppler monitorisation: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
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Beneficial effects of sustained activity on the use of dietary protein and carbohydrate traced with stable isotopes 15N and 13C in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)
To determine the effects of sustained swimming on the use and fate of dietary nutrients in gilthead sea bream, a group of fish were forced to undertake moderate and sustained swimming (1.5 BL s−1) for 3 weeks and...
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Metabolic Fuel Utilization During Swimming: Optimizing Nutritional Requirements for Enhanced Performance
Swimming activity is fueled by energy derived from the catabolism of lipids, carbohydrates, or proteins, which ultimately have to be obtained from the diets of fish. This chapter describes changes in the relat...
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Lethal effects on different marine organisms, associated with sediment–seawater acidification deriving from CO2 leakage
CO2 leakages during carbon capture and storage in sub-seabed geological structures could produce potential impacts on the marine environment. To study lethal effects on marine organisms attributable to CO2 seawat...
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Open AccessMn K edge resonant X-ray scattering of half-doped manganites
We here revisit the concepts of the so-called charge and orbital order in half-doped manganites through the analysis of recent resonant X-ray scattering experiments at the Mn K edge on three different systems: Nd
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Recent Advances and Applications of Hyperspectral Imaging for Fruit and Vegetable Quality Assessment
Hyperspectral imaging systems are starting to be used as a scientific tool for food quality assessment. A typical hyperspectral image is composed of a set of a relatively wide range of monochromatic images cor...
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European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) populations under arsenic and metal stress: evaluation of exposure at a mining site
Two populations of the European bee-eater were studied, one living at a reference site and the other at a metal mining site. The concentration of arsenic and 11 metals (Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, ...
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Identification of a Potential Toxic Hot Spot Associated with AVS Spatial and Seasonal Variation
In risk assessment of aquatic sediments, much attention is paid to the difference between acid-volatile sulfide (AVS) and simultaneously extracted metals (SEMs) as indicators of metal availability. Ten represe...
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Environmental levels of Linear alkylbenzene Sulfonates (LAS) in sediments from the Tagus estuary (Portugal): environmental implications
Sediments from the Tagus estuary (Portugal) were collected at 40 stations in July and December 2004. Total LAS concentrations ranged between 0.03 and 17.76 mg LAS·kg−1 dry weight in July, and between 0.09 and 9.5...
