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Ye J, Yu Z, Wang Y, Lu D, Zhou H. WheatLFANet: in-field detection and counting of wheat heads with high-real-time global regression network. Plant Methods 2023; 19:103. [PMID: 37794515 PMCID: PMC10548667 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-023-01079-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Detection and counting of wheat heads are of crucial importance in the field of plant science, as they can be used for crop field management, yield prediction, and phenotype analysis. With the widespread application of computer vision technology in plant science, monitoring of automated high-throughput plant phenotyping platforms has become possible. Currently, many innovative methods and new technologies have been proposed that have made significant progress in the accuracy and robustness of wheat head recognition. Nevertheless, these methods are often built on high-performance computing devices and lack practicality. In resource-limited situations, these methods may not be effectively applied and deployed, thereby failing to meet the needs of practical applications. RESULTS In our recent research on maize tassels, we proposed TasselLFANet, the most advanced neural network for detecting and counting maize tassels. Building on this work, we have now developed a high-real-time lightweight neural network called WheatLFANet for wheat head detection. WheatLFANet features a more compact encoder-decoder structure and an effective multi-dimensional information mapping fusion strategy, allowing it to run efficiently on low-end devices while maintaining high accuracy and practicality. According to the evaluation report on the global wheat head detection dataset, WheatLFANet outperforms other state-of-the-art methods with an average precision AP of 0.900 and an R2 value of 0.949 between predicted values and ground truth values. Moreover, it runs significantly faster than all other methods by an order of magnitude (TasselLFANet: FPS: 61). CONCLUSIONS Extensive experiments have shown that WheatLFANet exhibits better generalization ability than other state-of-the-art methods, and achieved a speed increase of an order of magnitude while maintaining accuracy. The success of this study demonstrates the feasibility of achieving real-time, lightweight detection of wheat heads on low-end devices, and also indicates the usefulness of simple yet powerful neural network designs.
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- Jianxiong Ye
- College of Robotics, Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- College of Robotics, Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
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- College of Robotics, Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- College of Robotics, Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robot, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, China
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Bekele TH, Covic N, Alemayehu D, Trijsburg LE, Brouwer ID, Feskens EJM, de Vries JHM. The feasibility of implementing food-based dietary guidelines and food graphics in Ethiopia. Food Secur 2023; 15:805-822. [PMID: 36691456 PMCID: PMC9850324 DOI: 10.1007/s12571-022-01335-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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This study aimed to test the acceptability, cultural appropriateness, consumers' understanding, and practicality of the Ethiopian food-based dietary guideline's messages, tips, and food graphics. A qualitative study design was applied with focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Four different participant groups were included: 40 consumers, 15 high-level nutrition experts, 30 frontline community health extension workers (HEWs), and 15 agriculture extension workers (AEWs) to incorporate different stakeholder perspectives. Data collection was conducted using 7 focus group discussions (FGDs) and 30 key informant interviews (KIIs). Collected data were coded and analyzed using QSR International NVivo V.11 software. Most of the study participants were highly interested in implementing the dietary guidelines once these guidelines are officially released. Based on the participants' views, most of the messages align with the current nutrition education materials implemented in the country except the messages about physical activity and alcohol intake. However, participants suggested defining technical terms such as ultra-processing, whole grain, safe and balanced diet in simpler terms for a better understanding. Practicality, affordability, availability, and access to the market were the major barriers reported for adherence to the guidelines. To be more inclusive of cultural and religious beliefs, findings show that the guideline should address fasting and traditional cooking methods. In conclusion, the dietary guidelines were well received by most stakeholders. They are thought to be feasible once feedback on wording, affordability, availability, and access is considered in the messages, tips, and graphic designs.
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- Tesfaye Hailu Bekele
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- International Food Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Yang X, Ding Y, Li Y, Yan M, Cui Y, Sun G. Dual-channel colorimetric fluorescent probe for determination of hydrazine and mercury ion. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2021; 258:119868. [PMID: 33940570 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Hydrazine and mercury (Hg) poisoning represented a serious hazard to human health. So, developing method to detect and recognize them is highly desirable. Here, we prepared a multifunctional colorimetric and fluorescent probe (PI-Rh) consisting of a phenanthroimidazole (PI) dye conjugated with a Rhodamine (Rh) group for the effective recognition of hydrazine and Hg2+, induvidually and collectively, with different colorimetric and fluorescence outputs. Probe PI-Rh displays low detection limits measured to be 0.0632 μM (~2 ppb) and 0.0101 μM (~2 ppb) respectively for hydrazine and Hg2+ with high selectivity and excellent sensitivity. Moreover, the experimental results indicated that the superiority of this probe lied in its wide applications, for example, successful response in real water, and soil analysis. Interestingly, an visual, rapid, and real-time detection of gaseous hydrazine can be realized with 0.2793 μM detection limit using the facile PI-Rh-impregnated test paper.
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- Xiaofeng Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China
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Ng KH. Adoption of TiO 2-photocatalysis for palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT) and its practicality against traditional treatment in Malaysia. Chemosphere 2021; 270:129378. [PMID: 33422998 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The technical feasibility of TiO2-photocatalysis towards palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment is well-proven in previous studies. As a continuity, current study evaluated the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) in a concise manner, subsequently discussed its practicality in palm oil industry of Malaysia. Indeed, TiO2-photocatalysis displays a promising technical feasibility in treating POME, but its wide application is economically-suppressed. It is positing that biological-based treatments (including the existing open-ponding system) are more likely to be employed as the major treating approach for POME over TiO2-photocatalysis. This is particularly true as biological-based treatments offer better performance index for concentrated POME with comparatively lower treatment cost and technicality needed. Furthermore, it is also prevailed with high biogas generability, therefore being irreplaceably benchmarked for POME treatment in Malaysia. Instead of replacing biological treatment entirely, the adoption of TiO2-photocatalysis as complementing tertiary treatment for biological-treated-POME is more practical, bestowed to its robust organic-mineralizing feature for low concentration POME. Such integrated system is expected to augment the POME degradation efficiency, hence effectively preserve the environment from POME pollution.
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- Kim Hoong Ng
- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, PR China.
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Boutillier C, Jeanrenaud L, Gilles JL, Bouche L, Cotting JQ. Healthcare Students on Placements: a Cyclical Quality Method for Satisfaction Assessments. Med Sci Educ 2020; 30:1427-1435. [PMID: 34457810 PMCID: PMC8368566 DOI: 10.1007/s40670-020-01048-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV, Switzerland) is a university hospital with more than 11,000 employees who perform clinical, research and teaching roles. It was ranked in March 2019 among the ten best hospitals in the world according to the magazine Newsweek. The education scheme of the CHUV includes the practical training of more than 1700 young people, in particular from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO). This research and development, carried out in collaboration with the University of Teacher Education of State of Vaud (UTE Vaud), has enabled the creation and implementation of a cyclical method for evaluating the satisfaction of HES-SO healthcare students at CHUV. The method created and tested-the Cycle of Construction and Quality Control for Satisfaction Evaluations (CCQCSE)-comprises nine stages: Issues, Analysis, Design, Items, Information, Collection, Processing, Feedback and Adjustment. It was designed with the help of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals (CHUV) and experts in education sciences (UTE Vaud) as part of a master's thesis (Kaeser 2018) directed by our research team. A 4-month pilot phase allowed more than 250 placement students' satisfaction levels to be collected with respect to ten aspects of the practical training scheme, and provided diagnostic feedback. Identifying strengths and areas for improvement has significantly helped with the development of a quality policy for student training at the institution. CCQCSE is now considered as a robust method in line with the quality measures already in place at CHUV. In particular, it encouraged those responsible for the practical training to reflect on their mentoring practices. Beyond the context of CHUV and the mentoring of healthcare students on placements, the CCQCSE model could be transferred to other sectors in which training placements are offered, opening up new avenues of collaborative research.
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- Camille Boutillier
- Haute École Pédagogique du Canton de Vaud (University of Teacher Education of State of Vaud), Avenue de Cour 33, CH1014, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (Lausanne University Hospital), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Haute École Pédagogique du Canton de Vaud (University of Teacher Education of State of Vaud), Avenue de Cour 33, CH1014, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (Lausanne University Hospital), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Chen S, Dzewaltowski DA, Rosenkranz RR, Lanningham-Foster L, Vazou S, Gentile DA, Lee JA, Braun KJ, Wolff MM, Welk GJ. Feasibility study of the SWITCH implementation process for enhancing school wellness. BMC Public Health 2018; 18:1119. [PMID: 30217186 PMCID: PMC6137879 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-6024-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a need to identify strategies that enhance the implementation of evidence-based school wellness intervention programs in real-world settings. The present study evaluates the feasibility of empowering school wellness leaders to deliver an evidence-based, childhood obesity-prevention program called Switch ™. We specifically evaluated the feasibility of a new implementation framework, based on the robust Healthy Youth Places framework, to increase capacity of school leaders to lead school wellness programming. METHODS The SWITCH (School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health) implementation process was evaluated in a convenience sample of eight Iowa elementary schools. Teams of three leaders from each school attended an in-person school wellness conference followed by five online webinar sessions delivered by two SWITCH team members. The capacity-building and quality improvement process was designed to empower schools to lead wellness change using methods and concepts from the original 16-week Switch ™ program. School wellness leaders completed checklists on two occasions to assess overall school-level implementation as well as setting-level changes in physical education, classrooms, and the lunchroom. Student acceptability of SWITCH was evaluated by the degree of behavior tracking using an online SWITCH Tracker system that promoted self-monitoring. School acceptability and practicality were assessed through an exit survey completed by school leaders. RESULTS All school staff reported satisfaction with the SWITCH implementation process. Reports of school- and setting-level implementation were relatively high (2.0 to 2.8 on a 3-point scale) but student engagement, based on use of the online tracking system, varied greatly over time and across schools. Three high implementation schools had average tracking rates exceeding 70% (range: 72-90%) while three low implementation schools had rates lower than 30% (range = 0-23%). CONCLUSIONS This feasibility study supports the utility of the new implementation framework for promoting school and student engagement with SWITCH. Further testing regarding effectiveness and scale-up of this evidence-based school wellness intervention program is warranted.
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- Senlin Chen
- School of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, 175C Huey P. Long Field House, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
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- College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198 USA
- Buffett Early Childhood Institute, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE 68106 USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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Cuckle H, Benn P, Pergament E. Cell-free DNA screening for fetal aneuploidy as a clinical service. Clin Biochem 2015; 48:932-41. [PMID: 25732593 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2015.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Revised: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) through the analysis of cell free (cf)DNA is revolutionizing prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidy. Current methods used in clinical practice include shotgun massively parallel sequencing (s-MPS); targeted (t-MPS); and an approach that takes advantage of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) differences between mother and fetus. Efficacy of cfDNA testing for the common autosomal trisomies far exceeds that of conventional screening. Depending on the methodology used, reasons for discordancy between cfDNA results and fetal karyotype can include true fetal mosaicism, confined placental mosaicism, presence of a maternal karyotype abnormality, insufficient counting due to low fetal fraction, and a vanishing twin. Among the possible cfDNA strategies a Primary test has the highest performance but is expensive, while a Contingent cfDNA test can achieve high performance at a relatively low cost. Practicalities to be considered in the provision of testing include pretest counseling about the scope and accuracy of the testing, the interpretation of results when there is a low fetal fraction and follow-up studies for positive test results. The role of first trimester nuchal translucency measurement and conventional biochemical testing needs to be reassessed in the context of the use of cfDNA.
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- Howard Cuckle
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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