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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesFoundry Wastes Reuse and Recycling in Concrete ProductionSilvia Fiore, Maria Chiara ZanettiThe industrial process of a cast iron foundry plant located in the North of Italy was analyzed in order to determine the amount and kind of produced wastes. The main fractions are core and moulding sands, muds and powders from dust abatement plants, furnace and ladle slags, and exhaust lime, making about 750-800 t/d of residues for a production of … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 7,952 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesEvaluation of Language Models (LLMs) in the Interpretation of Tuberculosis Concepts: Design of a Virtual Assistant for Clinical Support and Patient EducationMauricio Acevedo-Carrillo, Shirley Fiorella Simbron EspejoTuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health challenge, where access to accurate and up-to-date information is crucial for professionals and patients. This research comparatively evaluated the performance of five language models (LLMs) Med-PaLM 2, GPT-4, MEDITRON-70B, Me-LLaMA, and Clinical Camel in the TB domain and implemented a mobile virtual assistant as a proof-of-concept based on the best-performing model. Clinical accuracy … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 22, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2026 · 491 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesReduced Levels of Testosterone Induce LDL Oxidation and Atherosclerotic Lesions Involving Inflammatory Imbalance and Reduced Macrophage ApoptosisPlacielle Fiorezi Filete, Flávia de Souza Andrade Moraes, Girlandia Alexandre Brasil et al.Atherosclerosis is among the major cardiovascular diseases that cause death in the world. Men who are deficient in androgen hormones are more susceptible to this disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of reduced levels of testosterone on the lipid profile, pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines, apoptosis of peritoneal macrophages and the development of atherosclerosis in LDLr-/-mice, … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 4 · 6 Dec 2019 · 7,338 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractANALYSIS AND MODELS FOR THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE IN ORGANIZED LARGE-SCALE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION IN EASTERN SICILYMaurizio Lanfranchi, Carlo Giannetto, Angelina De PascaleNowadays, food waste is one of the main global paradoxes and raises profound questions from the social point of view. The causes of food losses and food waste are varied and differ according to the various stages of the food chain. The problem of food waste prompted the European Parliament to proclaim 2014 the &#34European year against food waste&#34 and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 10 · 5 Dec 2014 · 7,226 accessesView PDF Cite