Importance of Support in Weight Management

Weight loss and weight management can be difficult for many individuals to achieve or maintain. There are numerous forms of support available to those who wish to lose or manage their body weight. With over two-thirds of U.S. adults classified as overweight (33.0%) or obese (35.9%), effective interventions that help adults achieve and maintain a healthy weight are imperative for the prevention and management of obesity and related diseases. Social relationships and interactions can have positive and negative influences on diet, physical activity, and weight status (Wang, Pbert & Lemon 2014). This synthesis of research literature focuses on mobile apps, family and friends, and personal fitness trainers. By focusing on these three popular categories of support, the literature will show how different forms of support can have different impacts on success with both weight loss and weight management. A comprehensive literature review took place to investigate why these three forms of support may be beneficial to those trying to lose or maintain their body weight

BSLIM: Spectral Localization by Imaging with Explicit B0 B _{ 0 } Field Inhomogeneity Compensation

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging (MRSI) is an attractive tool for medical imaging. However, its practical use is often limited by the intrinsic low spatial resolution and long acquisition time. Spectral localization by imaging (SLIM) has been proposed as a non-Fourier reconstruction algorithm that incorporates spatial a priori information about spectroscopically uniform compartments. Unfortunately, the influence of the magnetic field inhomogeneity—in particular, the susceptibility effects at tissues' boundaries—undermines the validity of the compartmental model. Therefore, we propose BSLIM as an extension of SLIM with field inhomogeneity compensation. A $B _{ 0 }$ -field inhomogeneity map, which can be acquired rapidly and at high resolution, is used by the new algorithm as additional a priori information. We show that the proposed method is distinct from the generalized SLIM (GSLIM) framework. Experimental results of a two-compartment phantom demonstrate the feasibility of the method and the importance of inhomogeneity compensation

Microstructural evolution during heating of CNT/Metal Matrix Composites processed by Severe Plastic Deformation

Carbon nanotube reinforced nickel matrix composites (Ni/CNT) with different CNT compositions were fabricated by solid state processing and subjected to severe plastic deformation (SPD) by means of high pressure torsion (HPT). A thorough study on the microstructural changes during heating and on the thermal stability was performed using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), high temperature X-ray diffraction (HT-XRD) and electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD). Furthermore, the formation and dissolution of the metastable nickel carbide Ni3C phase was evidenced by DSC and HT-XRD in composites, where sufficient carbon atoms are available, as a consequence of irreversible damage on the CNT introduced by HPT. Finally, it was shown that the composites exhibited an improved thermal stability with respect to nickel samples processed under the same conditions, with a final grain size dependent on the CNT volume fraction according to a VCNT-1/3 relationship and that lied within the ultrafine grained range

A Mass Balance Model of the Great Salt Lake, UT With Adaptive Management Applications

The Great Salt, Utah, USA is a saline lake that provides critical habitat for ecologic communities and generates $1.3 billion annually. It has gone through detrimental change since the 20th century. Streamflow reaching the lake has been decreased by upstream withdrawal for industrial and municipal use, causing the lake level to drop and salinity to increase to unhealthy levels. Further, in 1959, it was segregated into north and south sections by a railroad causeway. Due to the causeway and limited exchange of water through two bridges, the lake sections have significantly different water surface elevation and salinity levels. The most recent bridge in the causeway, known as the New Breach, was constructed with a rock berm that is raised or lowered to control exchange of water between the sections and can be used to maintain healthy salinity levels. Lake managers have utilized the New Breach berm to adaptively manage salinity; raising it 1.2 m in 2022 and another 1.5 m in 2023 in response to record low lake level and high salt concentrations in the south section. To inform future adaptive management decisions such as these, this research developed a model that can predict salinity and water level of both sections in response to various inflow, climate, and berm height conditions. Results from application of the model showed that the New Breach berm is a helpful tool, but long-term salinity management of the Great Salt Lake will require increasing streamflow to the lake. Additional analysis of data gathered for use in developing the model highlighted data limitations and how monitoring of the Great Salt Lake can be improved in the future to better aid decision makin

SGE: Structured Light System Based on Gray Code with an Event Camera

Fast and accurate depth sensing has long been a significant research challenge. Event camera, as a device that quickly responds to intensity changes, provides a new solution for structured light (SL) systems. In this paper, we introduce Gray code into event-based SL systems for the first time. Our setup includes an event camera and Digital Light Processing (DLP) projector, enabling depth estimation through high-speed projection and decoding of Gray code patterns. By employing spatio-temporal encoding for point matching, our method is immune to timestamp noise, realizing high-speed depth estimation without loss of accuracy. The binary nature of events and Gray code minimizes data redundancy, enabling us to fully utilize sensor bandwidth at 100%. Experimental results show that our approach achieves accuracy comparable to state-of-the-art scanning methods while surpassing them in data acquisition speed (up to 41 times improvement) without sacrificing accuracy. Our proposed approach offers a highly promising solution for ultra-fast, real-time, and high-precision dense depth estimation. Code and dataset will be publicly available

Importance of Support in Weight Management

Weight loss and weight management can be difficult for many individuals to achieve or maintain. There are numerous forms of support available to those who wish to lose or manage their body weight. With over two-thirds of U.S. adults classified as overweight (33.0%) or obese (35.9%), effective interventions that help adults achieve and maintain a healthy weight are imperative for the prevention and management of obesity and related diseases. Social relationships and interactions can have positive and negative influences on diet, physical activity, and weight status (Wang, Pbert & Lemon 2014). This synthesis of research literature focuses on mobile apps, family and friends, and personal fitness trainers. By focusing on these three popular categories of support, the literature will show how different forms of support can have different impacts on success with both weight loss and weight management. A comprehensive literature review took place to investigate why these three forms of support may be beneficial to those trying to lose or maintain their body weight.SUNY BrockportKinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical EducationMSEd in Physical EducationKinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education Synthesis Project

Effectiveness of an intensive lifestyle modification program in reducing the weight of obese children aged 12-18 years

Objective: To find out the effectiveness of an intensive lifestyle modification program in reducing the weight of obese children aged 12-18 years. Material and Methods: Quasi-experimental single group pre-test/post-test study was conducted for 1 year in the outpatient unit of a tertiary care hospital. Obese children aged 12-18 years who gave consent to participate in the study were included as the study subjects. Obesity was diagnosed based on revised Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) 2015 reference percentiles that have been proposed for Asian Indian children with a body mass index (BMI) >27 kg/m2 adult equivalent cut-off taken as obesity. Intervention done was lifestyle modification including diet and moderate aerobic exercises under supervision thrice a week, 1 h each day. Results: A total of 72 children were initially enrolled, and final analysis was performed on 58 children. After completing the 6 months program, the mean BMI reduced from 29.31±4.83 kg/m2 to 27.27±4.46 kg/m2. The mean weight of the study participants decreased to 70.82±16.43 kg from 76.1±17.98 kg, both of which were statistically significant. Conclusion: Study shows the effectiveness of an intensive lifestyle modification program of diet and exercise in reducing the weight of obese children