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Paul Behrens, Catherine M. Champagne, Jason C. G. Halford et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in Science
The global obesity crisis involves an unprecedented and rapid change to the human phenotype. Conferring vast levels of avoidable morbidity and mortality at enormous cost, it has proved refractory to previous policy-led action. This article reviews recent developments in our understanding of obesity and its links to the climate co-crisis, aiming to inform evidence-based, societal-level actions to address both. Recent therapeutic developments now offer transformative interventions for millions of people living with obesity. However, treating all affected adults and children with major bariatric
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Alfonz Kedves, Máté Balogh, Jamsheed Abbas Dar et al. · 2026 · Bioresource Technology
The increasing occurrence of microplastics and antibiotics in wastewater poses emerging challenges for biological treatment processes. Microalgal-bacterial granular sludge (MBGS) has emerged as an efficient algae-based biotechnology for wastewater treatment; however, its response to simultaneous exposure to these contaminants remains largely unexplored. Here, the effects of degradable polycaprolactone microplastics (PCL MPs) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) were evaluated at 1 mg/L during granulation and long-term operation. PCL alone caused only minor changes, whereas SMX impaired granule stability
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Jonas Schmidinger, Viacheslav Barkov, Sebastian Vogel et al. · 2025 · Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
Machine learning and geostatistics are two fundamentally different frameworks for the prediction and spatial mapping of soil properties. Geostatistics leverages the spatial structure of soil properties, whereas machine learning models capture the relationship between available environmental features and soil properties. We propose a hybrid framework that augments machine learning with spatial context through the engineering of ‘spatial lag’ features derived from ordinary kriging. We call this approach ‘kriging prior regression’ (KpR), as it reverses the logic of regression kriging by incorpera
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Moritz Mager, Lukas Zeilerbauer, Alexander Felgel-Farnholz et al. · 2026 · Waste Management
European legislation, particularly the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), is rapidly increasing the demand for high-quality recycled polypropylene (PP) in packaging applications. Achieving such qualities through mechanical recycling remains challenging due to the heterogeneity of post-consumer waste, while the role of intensified washing in the overall decontamination remains debated. This study evaluates the influence of additional sorting and washing intensity on material properties, product performance, and environmental impacts in mechanical recycling of Dutch post-consumer r
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Yashvee Dunneram, Jia Yi Lee, Cody Z. Watling et al. · 2026 · British Journal of Cancer
BACKGROUND: Vegetarian diets might influence cancer risk. METHODS: We studied 1,645,555 meat eaters, 57,016 poultry eaters, 42,910 pescatarians, 63,147 vegetarians and 8849 vegans in 9 cohorts (UK, US, Taiwan, India). After a median 16 years follow-up, incident cancers were: 4504 mouth and pharynx, 1308 oesophagus (squamous cell), 2105 oesophagus (adenocarcinoma), 3578 stomach, 30,528 colorectum, 2970 liver, 8030 pancreas, 3077 lung (never smokers), 61,368 breast, 11,220 endometrium, 8076 ovary, 45,946 prostate, 7193 kidney, 6869 bladder, 11,651 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 4658 multiple myeloma and
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Justin J. Robert, Sarah M. Larocque, Steven J. Cooke · 2012 · North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Abstract Catch and release is a common practice among recreational anglers. In instances when fish are deeply hooked, the proper techniques for promoting survival are poorly understood, although evidence suggests that the fishing line…
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Assaf Shmuel, Teddy Lazebnik, Eyal Heifetz et al. · 2025 · npj natural hazards.
Fire weather indices (FWIs) are widely used to assess wildfire risk, but are typically designed for specific regions and not adapted globally. Here, we present a systematic effort to generate country-specific FWIs that capture regional…
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