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This first-of-its-kind work combined brain imaging and satellite measurements to outline a biological pathway that may connect nighttime brightness with cardiovascular risk.

Mr James took daily measurements for researchers and they studied his calorie intake, energy expenditure and body composition to monitor the impact the high-endurance challenge had on his body.

Affleck began to print and market copies of his proprietary system of interlocking measurements, which sold widely among plantation owners.

However, recent satellite measurements have overturned that long-standing idea, revealing that the actual charge distribution is the reverse of what was expected.

"Everything was specified in the software in terms of measurements," says João Pombo, associate director of the university's Institute of Railway Research.