1. Hazard assessment of hexagonal boron nitride and hexagonal boron nitride reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites using human skin and lung cells 

   Carlin M.; Kaur J.; Ciobanu D.Z.; et al. (2024)

   Journal of Hazardous Materials

   Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is an emerging two-dimensional material attracting considerable attention in the industrial sector given its innovative physicochemical properties. Potential risks are associated mainly with occupational exposure where inhalation and skin contact are the most relevant exposure routes for workers. Here we aimed at characterizing the effects induced by composites of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and hBN, ...

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2. GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight reduction in people living with obesity but without diabetes: a living benefit–harm modelling study 

   Moll H.; Frey E.; Gerber P.; et al. (2024)

   eClinicalMedicine

   Background: The benefit of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (RAs) in weight reduction against potential harms remains unclear. This study aimed at evaluating the benefit-harm balance of initiating GLP-1 RAs versus placebo for weight loss in people living with overweight and obesity but without diabetes. Methods: We performed benefit-harm balance modelling, which will be updated as new evidence emerges. We searched for ...

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3. Magnetospheric Venus Space Explorers (MVSE) mission: A proposal for understanding the dynamics of induced magnetospheres 

   Albers R.; Andrews H.; Boccacci G.; et al. (2024)

   Acta Astronautica

   Induced magnetospheres form around planetary bodies with atmospheres through the interaction of the solar wind with their ionosphere. Induced magnetospheres are highly dependent on the solar wind conditions and have only been studied with single spacecraft missions in the past. Without simultaneous measurements of solar wind variations and phenomena in the magnetosphere, establishing a link between both can only be done indirectly, using ...

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4. FruitPhenoBox – a device for rapid and automated fruit phenotyping of small sample sizes 

   Kirchgessner N.; Hodel M.; Studer B.; et al. (2024)

   Plant Methods

   Background: Fruit appearance of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) is accession-specific and one of the main criteria for consumer choice. Consequently, fruit appearance is an important selection criterion in the breeding of new cultivars. It is also used for the description of older varieties or landraces. In commercial apple production, sorting devices are used to classify large numbers of fruit from a few cultivars. In contrast, the ...

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5. Multiscale spatiotemporal characterisation of embodied environmental performance of building structures in Geneva from 1850 to 2018 

   Fivet C.; De Wolf C.; Menny T.; et al. (2024)

   Cleaner Environmental Systems

   Load-bearing systems in buildings, significant in material use and embodied greenhouse gas emissions (EGHGE), have lacked detailed analysis on their environmental and functional relationships over time and space. This study evaluates the environmental impacts of building structures in Geneva, Switzerland, considering factors like material usage, EGHGE, and urban development. A new method using a similarity-weighted function projects ...

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