Estimating sewage flow rate in Jefferson County, Kentucky, using machine learning for wastewater-based epidemiology applications

Direct measurement of the flow rate in sanitary sewer lines is not always feasible and is an important parameter for the normalization of data used in wastewater-based epidemiology applications.Machine learning to estimate past wastewater influent flow rates supporting public health applications has not been studied.The aim of this study was to ass

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Identification of a 251 gene expression signature that can accurately detect M. tuberculosis in patients with and without HIV co-infection.

BackgroundCo-infection with tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in HIV-infected individuals.However, diagnosis of TB, especially in the presence of an HIV co-infection, can be limiting due to the high inaccuracy associated with the use of conventional diagnostic methods.Here we report a gene signature that can identify a tuberculosis in

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Ignition mechanism and chemical reaction of the micro-damage polymer-bonded explosives under different inertial loading conditions

Understanding korpskaft the impact-induced ignition properties and energy release behavior of polymer-bonded explosives (PBXs) is critical for the safety of explosive systems.In this study, a new impact test component was designed using a light gas gun to quantify the ignition mechanism and chemical reaction of micro-damaged PBXs under different in

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