Islet cell transplantation by CAMILLO RICORDI

“…That is why the work on xenogeneic islets, embryonic and adult stem cells, islet regeneration and proliferation, as well as engineering of insulin producing cells must be continued, to identify the most ideal source of insulin producing tissue that could be utilized on a large scale once the impediments and limitations of immunosuppression will be resolved.…”
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Internet usage time and trust in doctors: evidence from China by Qiuming Gao, Xuechun Wang, Zhen Lin, Zangyi Liao

“…However, for social media engagement, its overall effect on trust in doctors is negative, potentially due to social media’s dual function as a communication platform and an information source. …”
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Consensus Guided Multi-View Unsupervised Feature Selection with Hybrid Regularization by Yifan Shi, Haixin Zeng, Xinrong Gong, Lei Cai, Wenjie Xiang, Qi Lin, Huijie Zheng, Jianqing Zhu

“…Multi-source heterogeneous data has been widely adopted in developing artificial intelligence systems in recent years. …”
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The Capacitive Behaviors of Manganese Dioxide Thin-Film Electrochemical Capacitor Prototypes by Suh Cem Pang, Boon Hong Wee, Suk Fun Chin

“…Being environmentally benign and cheap, MnO2 thin-film electrochemical capacitors have high potential utility as pulsed power sources, as well as load-leveling functions in various consumer electronic devices.…”
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Spatial heterogeneity of forest carbon stocks in the Xiangjiang river Basin urban agglomeration: analysis and assessment based on the multiscale geographically weighted regression... by Yingfeng Kuang, Xiaolong Chen

“…This finding provides a crucial scientific basis for the management and ecological protection of forest resources in the Xiangjiang River Basin.ConclusionThis study effectively reflects the spatial relationship between forest carbon stocks and variables through the geographically weighted regression method and the selection of appropriate spatial kernel functions, enhances the estimation accuracy of the spatial distribution of large-scale forest carbon stocks, and accurately reveals the spatial distribution pattern of forest carbon stocks in the Xiangjiang River Basin. …”
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Spectral Clustering-Based Controller Placement Approach in Low-Earth-Orbit Satellite Networks by Shuotong Wei, Tao Dong, Zhihui Liu, Hang Di, Qiwei Zhang, Shichao Jin

“…Finally, the network utility function is used to comprehensively measure network performance, and multiple controllers are determined based on network utility function optimization. …”
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Transgenic poplar for resistance against pest and pathogen attack in forests: an overview by Swati Sharan, Amrita Chakraborty, Amit Roy, Indrakant K. Singh, Archana Singh, Archana Singh

“…These plants provide wood, which can be utilized as raw resources for the paper industry and as a potential source of biofuel. …”
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APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURON NETWORK AND FUZZY INFERENCE IN THE HOUSEPLANT WATERING INTELLIGENT SYSTEM by Roman Korostenskyi, Igor Olenych

“…The results indicate the high efficiency of using artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic methods for the rational utilization of water resources. Moreover, the proposed algorithms can be implemented on low-power computational platforms commonly used in automation and IoT systems. …”
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Iodine deficiency in Russia: Current state of the problem, global practice and new approaches to therapy by I. A. Barkovskaya, A. G. Kruchinin, I. V. Rozhkova

“…Iodine performs a number of important functions in the body, participating in the synthesis of thyroid hormones, which creates the need for constant replenishment of the element in adequate amounts. …”
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Strategies and Challenges for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Continuous Inspection and Predictive Maintenance of Solar Modules by Ghulam E. Mustafa Abro, Amjad Ali, Sufyan Ali Memon, Tayab Din Memon, Faheem Khan

“…Our review paper emphasizes instant functionality and practical insights for predictive maintenance, without necessitating complex computing resources or optimization tools. …”
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Producing mixed linked xylooligosaccharides from red algae biomass through single-step enzymatic hydrolysis by Michelle Teune, Christoph Suster, Yannick Wolf, Nils Michels, Henrieke Mieth, Thorben Döhler, Daniel Bartosik, Joris Krull, Jan-Hendrik Hehemann, Thomas Schweder, Christian Stanetty, Uwe T. Bornscheuer

“…This streamlined process overcomes the need for resource-consuming extraction processes. The further characterization of the obtained XOS and the potential to gain solely 1,3- and mixed-linkage XOS is paving the way for future studies on their functional properties.…”
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Engineering Synthetic Microbial Communities: Diversity and Applications in Soil for Plant Resilience by Arneeb Tariq, Shengzhi Guo, Fozia Farhat, Xihui Shen

“…SynComs hold promising solutions to the issues confronted by modern agriculture stemming from climate change, limited resources and land degradation. This review explores the potential of SynComs to enhance plant growth, development and disease resistance in agricultural settings. …”
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A Numerical Investigation of Enhanced Microfluidic Immunoassay by Multiple-Frequency Alternating-Current Electrothermal Convection by Qisheng Wu, Shaohua Huang, Shenghai Wang, Xiying Zhou, Yuxuan Shi, Xiwei Zhou, Xianwu Gong, Ye Tao, Weiyu Liu

“…Through thorough numerical simulation, the optimal working frequencies for SWET and TWET are determined, and the resulting synthetic MET flow field is directly utilized for microfluidic immunoassay. MET significantly promotes the binding kinetics on functionalized electrode surface by simultaneous global electrokinetic transport along channel length direction and local chaotic stirring of antigen samples near the reaction site, compared to the situation without flow activation. …”
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Enhancing Cybersecurity Through Fusion of Optimization With Deep Wavelet Neural Networks on Denial of Wallet Attack Detection in Serverless Computing by P. Renukadevi, Sibi Amaran, A. Vikram, T. Prabhakara Rao, Mohamad Khairi Ishak

“…Deep learning (DL) models show strong potential in detecting DoW attacks, where attackers disrupt services by exploiting system resources. By utilizing advanced neural network architectures, DL methods can identify complex patterns in network traffic, offering enhanced accuracy and resilience against such attacks. …”
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Optimizing a Bayesian Method for Estimating the Hurst Exponent in Behavioral Sciences by Madhur Mangalam, Taylor J. Wilson, Joel H. Sommerfeld, Aaron D. Likens

“…Larger sample sizes can be considered based on time and resource constraints when employing the HK process to estimate the Hurst exponent. …”
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Decoherence of quantum superpositions in near-extremal Reissner-Nordström black holes with quantum gravity corrections by Ran Li, Zhong-Xiao Man, Jin Wang

“…By employing the effective field theory approach, we model the black hole as a quantum system coupled to an external source via a scalar field, and derive the relation between the decoherence rate and the two-point correlation function of the operators acting on the black quantum system. …”
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Spectral domain optical coherence tomography: a better OCT imaging strategy by Zahid Yaqoob, Jigang Wu, Changhuei Yang

“…There are two approaches to SDOCT—one that uses a broadband source and a spectrometer to measure the interference pattern as a function of wavelength and the other that utilizes a narrowband tunable laser that is swept linearly in k ∼ 1/λ space during spectral fringe data acquisition. …”
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On the Deployment of Edge AI Models for Surface Electromyography-Based Hand Gesture Recognition by Andres Gomez-Bautista, Diego Mendez, Catalina Alvarado-Rojas, Ivan F. Mondragon, Julian D. Colorado

“…Background: Robotic-based therapy has emerged as a prominent treatment modality for the rehabilitation of hand function impairment resulting from strokes. Aim: In this context, feature engineering becomes particularly important to estimate the intention of upper limb movements by utilizing machine learning models, especially when a hardware embedded-on-board implementation is expected, due to the strong computational, energy, and latency constraints. …”
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Important role and benefits of Azolla plants in the management of agroecosystem services, biodiversity, and sustainable rice production in Southeast Asia by Siriyaporn Chanapanchai, Wahdan Fitriya, Ida Bagus Made Artadana, Kanyaratt Supaibulwatana

“…The Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) economic model, designed to reduce and recycle resources by using environmentally friendly procedures, has been developed. …”
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Collagen-based porous aerogel with high adsorption, excellent antibacterial properties, and structural stability for specific uranium capture in seawater by Taotao Qiang, Tian Wang, Xiaonan Ruan, Xiancheng Zhang, Ruilong Li, Longfang Ren

“…Abstract Uranium plays a pivotal role in nuclear energy production, and extracting it from seawater offers a promising solution to alleviate shortages in land-based uranium resources. However, the marine environment with ultra-low uranium concentrations, high salinity, and microbial activity poses significant extraction challenges, compounded by selectivity and cost limitations in current methods. …”
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