Stem cell therapy use in patients with dementia: a systematic review by Olivier Uwishema, Malak Ghezzawi, Magda Wojtara, Ignatius N Esene, Kehinde Obamiro

“…We reviewed studies on the application of SCs in dementia, focusing on the following aspects: Animal models used in pre-clinical studies, tissue sources of SCs and donor species, and administrative routes and outcome assessments. …”
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Carbon footprint of coffee production: the case study of Indian Robusta coffee by Sandra P. Iglesias, Paraskevi Karka, John A. Posada, Ralph E.F. Lindeboom, Machteld van den Broek, Girigan Gopi, Manju Mathew, TD John, Vipin Champatan, P.V. Aravind

“…Calculating the carbon footprint (CF) in coffee processing is crucial for identifying and mitigating key sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Utilizing the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, the current study quantifies the CF associated with Robusta dry coffee processing by collecting primary data through interviews with coffee producers and visits to coffee processing units, roasting, and grinding facilities in Wayanad, India. …”
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NORDIC denoising on VASO data by Lasse Knudsen, Lasse Knudsen, Luca Vizioli, Federico De Martino, Lonike K. Faes, Daniel A. Handwerker, Steen Moeller, Peter A. Bandettini, Peter A. Bandettini, Laurentius Huber

“…The use of submillimeter resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is increasing in popularity due to the prospect of studying human brain activation non-invasively at the scale of cortical layers and columns. …”
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Transforming Bone Tunnel Evaluation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Introducing a Novel Deep Learning System and the TB-Seg Dataset by Ke Xie, Mingqian Yu, Jeremy Ho-Pak Liu, Qixiang Ma, Limin Zou, Gene Chi-Wai Man, Jiankun Xu, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung, Zheng Li, Michael Tim-Yun Ong

“…Evaluating bone tunnels is crucial for assessing functional recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. …”
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Efficient exploration of electronic and dielectric properties using advanced first-principles analysis grounded in modern theory of polarization: Application to PbTiO3 by Aimad Belboukhari, Souad Ait Saghir, Abderrahim Bakak, Said El-Jallal, Khaled Ait Bentaleb, My Abdelaziz Koumina, Daoud Mezzane, Yaovi Gagou

“…Especially with the increased availability of powerful computational resources and techniques. Building upon these advancements, our contribution aims to elucidate an efficient methodology for studying electronic and dielectric properties by applying the Berry phase and Maximally Localized Wannier functions methods. …”
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Key frame extraction algorithm for surveillance videos using an evolutionary approach by Manjusha Rajan, Latha Parameswaran

“…This proposed method leverages an interactive GA with a well-designed Fitness Function and elitism-based survivor selection to enhance performance. …”
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Fruit quality evaluation of different mulberry varieties by Jie Tian, Haichao Wen, Bingxiang Liu, Xinyuan Tian, Yibo Wu, Jingyan Yang, Bingying Zhang, Hongjiao Li

“…The mulberry tree, as a plant resource that serves both medicinal and dietary purposes, contains rich nutritional components and various bioactive compounds. …”
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Research on Stacking Distribution of Steel Plates Input Based on Improved Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization by ZHONG Chuanjie, CHENG Wenming, DU Run, GAO Xuchao, ZHANG Lin

“…The inventory balance index was established based on the standard deviation of the number of steel plates allocated to each reservoir to fully mobilize and balance material storage resources during operation. These three indices were utilized to evaluate the degree of stack allocation and served as the objective function to establish a multi-objective decision optimization model for the stack allocation problem of steel plates. …”
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A lightweight algorithm for steel surface defect detection using improved YOLOv8 by Shuangbao Ma, Xin Zhao, Li Wan, Yapeng Zhang, Hongliang Gao

“…Firstly, GhostNet is utilized as the backbone network in order to reduce the number of model parameters and computational complexity. …”
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Defect Generation and Evolution in Irradiated Epitaxial Films and Heterostructures of Fe3O4 and Cr2O3 by Tiffany C. Kaspar, Maciej O. Liedke, Kayla H. Yano, Jijo Christudasjustus, Hyosim Kim, Yongqiang Wang, Mark E. Bowden, George E. Sterbinsky, Maik Butterling, Eric Hirschmann, Andreas Wagner, Daniel K. Schreiber

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Characteristic Fingerprint Based on Low Polar Constituents for Discrimination of Wolfiporia extensa according to Geographical Origin Using UV Spectroscopy and Chemometrics Methods by Yan Li, Ji Zhang, Yanli Zhao, Zhimin Li, Tao Li, Yuanzhong Wang

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Positioning, navigation, and timing on the Moon and Mars with galactic cosmic rays by G. Leone, H.K.M. Tanaka, M. Holma, S. Krishnan, A.R. Duffy, T. Enqvist, P. Kuusiniemi, J. Joutsenvaara, G. Cerretto, E. Cantoni, M. Sellone, J. Marteau, D. Lo Presti, J.G. Szűcs, D. Varga

“…The density maps obtained by muography can also show the eventual presence of valuable metals, minerals, or water ice for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU). MuWNS’ broad spectrum of applications is crucial for the first deployment and then the correct functioning of an underground base on the Moon or Mars.…”
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Developing and evaluating an intelligent integration system for older adult care and health based on the sport-medicine-tourism model by Xiaoxue Ma, Xiaofei Fang, Shuqian Liu, Xueqing Wang, Ping Wang, Fugao Jiang

“…The findings demonstrate significant improvements in the experimental group across all health dimensions (p < 0.05), and the system was rated as “Good” in functional utility, service quality, and user satisfaction. …”
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SurfaceVision: An Automated Module for Surface Fault Detection in 3D Printed Products by Laukesh Kumar, Manoj Kumar Satyarthi

“…This paper introduces SurfaceVision, an automated system for surface fault detection in 3D printed products, leveraging the ResNet-18 architecture as the backbone. Our framework utilizes a combination of contrastive learning and multi domain loss function to identify and classify defects with high accuracy. …”
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Digital Governance Policy Implementation Model Through Electronification of Land and Building Acquisition Fees (E-BPHTB) at the Baubau City Regional Revenue Agency by Rahmawati Rahmawati

“…The results of the study indicate that the implementation of the Electronic policy (Land and Building Acquisition Fee) at Bapenda Baubau City is quite good, but not as expected: Organization in terms of budgeting, and methods are good but the human resources owned are still lacking, not adequate especially in the field of determination in the process of completing duties and functions. …”
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Extreme Warming Coordinately Shifts Root and Leaf Traits of Alpine Plants toward Conservatism by Jingya Zhang, Jianghui Chen, Yixuan Huang, Luhang Jiang, Ziyi Zheng, Huimin Zhou, Hao Wang, Huiying Liu

“…Trait network analysis further supported this view, showing that extreme warming increased root edge density and decreased leaf modularity, indicating a more integrated network of leaf and root traits to enhance resource utilization efficiency. Our findings suggest that extreme warming may drive a coupled shift toward more conservative traits in both leaves and roots within alpine grasslands, with significant implications for predicting future ecosystem dynamics under escalating climate extremes.…”
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Chiral Amine Covalent Organic Cage Lingated with Copper for Asymmetric Decarboxylative Mannich Reaction by Kaihong Liu, Chunxia Tan, Lingli Yuan

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The potential habitat of Phlomoides rotata in Tibet was based on an optimized MaxEnt model by Jun-Wei Wang, Jun-Wei Wang, Min Xu, Norbu Ngawang, Yonghao Chen, Ngawang Bonjor, Xiaoyan Jia, Zhefei Zeng, Zhefei Zeng, La Qiong, La Qiong

“…These findings provide a theoretical foundation for the resource management, ecological conservation, and sustainable utilization of Tibetan medicinal plants while offering valuable references for the study of other alpine plants.…”
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Novel 3D printed jig design for a smooth and accurate dome osteotomy: A case report by Ervin Sethi, Sze Ern Tan, Michael Yam

“…Femoral malunion with associated sagittal and coronal deformity poses significant challenges in achieving anatomical realignment and functional restoration. This case report describes a novel surgical technique utilizing patient-specific 3D planning and a custom-designed, 3D-printed curved cutting jig to perform a dome osteotomy for deformity correction in a 69-year-old male with a history of childhood femoral fracture and recent atypical femoral fracture associated with bisphosphonate use. …”
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Weight-loss associated DNA methylation patterns: targetable biomarkers and pathway insights by Longjin Zeng, Xu Chen, Longyao Zhang, Yaxian Qi, Lingchen Li, Chenrui Yin, Jianguo Sun

“…In summary, DNA methylation analysis not only identifies functional targets but also uncovers new gene-disease connections.…”
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