Enhancing Older Adults’ Lives Through Positive Aging Perception, Quality-of-Life Enhancement, and Social Support to Drive Acceptance and Readiness Toward Indoor Assistive Technolog... by Ka Po Wong, Pei-Lee Teh, Weng Marc Lim, Shaun Wen Huey Lee

“… BackgroundThe growing aging population faces increasing mobility limitations, highlighting the need for assistive technologies as potential solutions. …”
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Contributions to Architectural and Urban Resilience Through Vulnerability Assessment: The Case of Mozambique Island’s World Heritage by Susana Milão, Telma Ribeiro, Mariana Correia, Isabel Clara Neves, Joaquim Flores, Olga Alvarez

“…Mozambique Island, a UNESCO World Heritage property, faces significant challenges due to climate change and extreme weather events. …”
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Pendeteksi Citra Masker Wajah Menggunakan CNN dan Transfer Learning by Mohammad Farid Naufal, Selvia Ferdiana Kusuma

“…However, manually checking to detect faces that are not wearing masks is a long and tiring job. …”
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Large-Scale Experimental Validation of Real-Time Monitoring in Underground Gas Storage Wells Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing by Linqing Luo, Diana Abdulhameed, Gang Tao, Tianchen Xu, Jiangnan Wang, David Xu, Kenichi Soga, Yuxin Wu

“…Underground gas storage (UGS) is essential for balancing the natural gas supply and demand, but faces multiple risk factors, including well deformation and gas leaks. …”
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A techno-economic perspective on efficient hybrid renewable energy solutions in Douala, Cameroon’s grid-connected systems by Reagan Jean Jacques Molu, Serge Raoul Dzonde Naoussi, Mohit Bajaj, Patrice Wira, Wulfran Fendzi Mbasso, Barun K. Das, Milkias Berhanu Tuka, Arvind R. Singh

“…While electrochemical storage presents a potential remedy, its implementation faces hurdles like high costs and technical limitations. …”
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Optimizing soil health through activated acacia biochar under varying irrigation regimes and cultivars for sustainable wheat cultivation by Lubaba Komal, Summera Jahan, Atif Kamran, Abeer Hashem, Graciela Dolores Avila-Quezada, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah

“…Wheat, a staple food crop globally, faces the challenges of limited water resources and sustainable soil management practices. …”
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Key Elements in Integrity Management of Underground Gas Storage: A Framework for Energy Safety by Shuyi Xie, Bin He, Ligang Chen, Kangkai Xu, Jinheng Luo, Lifeng Li, Bohong Wang

“…Currently, the integrity management of gas storage faces challenges such as an abundance of standards and the complexity of management elements, which affect both operational safety and management efficiency. …”
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Forest Attribute Dynamics in Secondary Forests: Insights for Advancing Ecological Restoration and Transformative Territorial Management in the Amazon by Carlos H. Rodríguez-León, Armando Sterling, Amelia Trujillo-Briñez, Yerson D. Suárez-Córdoba, Lilia L. Roa-Fuentes

“…The Amazon ecosystem plays a vital role in global climate regulation and biodiversity conservation but faces escalating threats from deforestation and degradation. …”
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Applying implementation science frameworks to understand why fisherfolk continue or discontinue pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in Uganda: a qualitative analysis by Simon Mwima, Rhoda Kitti Wanyenze, Rose Naigino, Laura M Bogart, William Musoke, Semei C Mukama, Stella Allupo, Herbert Kadama, Barbara Mukasa

“…Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective in preventing HIV but faces challenges in uptake and continuation among fisherfolk. …”
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Verification of the Introgression of <i>Narenga porphyrocoma</i> Germplasm into <i>Saccharum officinarum</i> Using Molecular Markers and GISH Analysis by Gang Wang, Wei Zhang, Yuanxia Qin, Qingdan Wu, Qinggan Liang, Jiantao Wu, Shengren Sun, Zhuqing Wang, Yuxing An, Jianqiang Wang, Qinnan Wang, Hailong Chang

“….), a critical crop for sugar and bioenergy production, faces challenges in genetic improvement due to limited genetic diversity from selective breeding. …”
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Evaluation of Fungicides, Host-plant Defense Inducer, and Anti-transpirant in Management of Boxwood Blight by Bhawana Ghimire, Madhav Parajuli, Terri Simmons, Prabha Liyanapathiranage, Fulya Baysal-Gurel

“…Boxwood, valued at over $140.9 million annually in the United States, faces a significant threat from boxwood blight disease. …”
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Criminological principles of transitional justice for Ukraine: zones of criminogenic risks by Y. V. Orlov, L. V. Dundych

“…Similar criminogenic risks are formed within the legal regulation of relations on: a) recognition / non-recognition of quasi-legal facts in the field of registration of civil status, quasi-transactions with property that do not violate the rights and freedoms of citizens of Ukraine, i.e. are not socially dangerous or harmful, etc.; b) the legally significant status of special subjects of criminal offenses to ensure the possibility of bringing them to justice under the articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine on crimes committed by such subjects in the temporarily occupied territories.…”
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SUSTAINABLE BEEKEEPING IN ALGERIA: EXPLORING PRACTICES, CHALLENGES, AND LOCAL HONEYBEE TRAITS FOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT by Haider Yamina, Adjlane Noureddine, Martin-Hernande Raquel, Haddad Nizar, Abdelmounaim Khemmouli

“…Beekeeping in Algeria faces significant challenges, particularly the devastating effects of the Varroa mite, an ectoparasite harming bee colonies. …”
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Study on Fracture and Stress Evolution Characteristics of Ultra-Thick Hard Sandstone Roof in the Fully Mechanized Mining Face with Large Mining Height: A Case Study of Xiaojihan Coal Mine in Western China by Feng Ju, Meng Xiao, Zequan He, Pai Ning, Peng Huang

“…The strata pressure of the working face during actual mining increases, having a significant influence on the safe mining of the working face. …”
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Might Heterostyly Underlie Spider Occurrence on Inflorescences? A Case Study of Palicourea rigida (Rubiaceae), a Common Shrub from Brazilian Cerrado by Suzana Diniz, Everton Tizo-Pedroso, Denise Lange, Andréa Andrade Vilela, Danielle G. Justino, Fernanda Alves Martins, Erika Germanos, Rafael Arruda, Vanessa Stefani

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Stress during Lactation Induces Insulin Resistance Associated with an Increase in Type 1 Cannabinoid Receptors in Liver and Adipose Tissue by Liza Fonseca, Valeska Castillo, Carolina Aguirre, Paulo Silva, Ana M. Ronco, Miguel Llanos

“…All these pathophysiological facts are long-term consequences of nociceptive stress during lactation.…”
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HALAL INDUSTRY IN KYRGYZSTAN: CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS by Niyazali Turdalievich Aripov, Murat Zhuratovich Abdiev, Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin, Mirlanbek Baidusenovich Ubaidullaev

“… The halal industry in the Kyrgyz Republic faces a low level of development despite its great potential for economic growth and international market integration. …”
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Identifikasi Dini Curah Hujan Berpotensi Banjir Menggunakan Algoritma Long Short-Term Memory (Lstm) Dan Isolation Forest by Ahmad Wijayanto, Aris Sugiharto, Rukun Santoso

“…With limited data and single input parameters, the proposed model faces challenges in long-term rainfall pattern forecasting and data generalization. …”
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Permanent aquifer storage loss from long-term groundwater withdrawal: A case study of subsidence in Bandung (Indonesia) by Michelle Rygus, Marco Bianchi, Alessandro Novellino, Ekbal Hussain, Ahmad Taufiq, Steven Reinaldo Rusli, Dwi Sarah, Claudia Meisina

“…Study Region: In this study, the focus is on the Bandung groundwater basin in Indonesia, where industrial groundwater exploitation has led to declining groundwater levels and consequent land subsidence. …”
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Study on the driving factors of watershed runoff change in Zuli River by Budyko hypothesis and soil and water assessment tool model by Yun Zhao, Rui Zhang, Heping Shu, Yaxian Li, Zhi Xu, Qiang Wang

“…The Loess Plateau Basin faces challenges, such as soil erosion, vegetation restoration pressure, and ecological security. …”
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