Fabrication and evaluation of carbonate apatite granule sponges using fish-derived collagen for advanced synthetic bone substitutes by Keiko Kudoh, Kazuya Akita, Takaharu Kudoh, Naoyuki Fukuda, Yoshihiro Kodama, Natsumi Takamaru, Naito Kurio, Kunio Ishikawa, Youji Miyamoto

“…Abstract Carbonate apatite (CO3Ap) granules have been employed as advanced bone substitutes owing to their capacity to remodel into new natural bone, aligning with the bone remodeling process. Their application spans dental clinical fields in both Japan and the US. …”
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Hydrogeochemistry and Heat Accumulation of a Mine Geothermal System Controlled by Extensional Faults by Mengwei Qin, Bo Zhang, Kun Yu, Baoxin Zhang, Zhuting Wang, Guanyu Zhu, Zheng Zhen, Zhehan Sun

“…The results indicate that the geothermal water chemistry at the Xinhu Coal Mine is of the Na-K-Cl-SO₄ type, with its chemical composition primarily controlled by evaporation and concentration processes. The average temperature of the Ordovician limestone thermal reservoir is 48.2 °C, and the average water circulation depth is 1153 m, suggesting karst geothermal water undergoing deep circulation. …”
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A Framework for Learning Through Citizen Science: The Case Study of the Big Seaweed Search Mexico by Arely Paredes-Chi, Erika Vázquez-Delfín, Ana Benavides-Lahnstein, Carmen Galindo-De Santiago, Ameyalli Rios-Vázquez, Juliet Brodie

“…Big Seaweed Search Mexico (BSS-Mx), a citizen science study, was implemented to address challenges associated with massive strandings of Sargassum in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico, which is one of the complex socio-environmental issues affecting coastal ecosystems in the region. …”
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Re‐evaluation of calcium carbonate (E 170) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluation as food additive for uses in foods for a... by EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF), Maged Younes, Gabriele Aquilina, Laurence Castle, Gisela Degen, Karl‐Heinz Engel, Paul J Fowler, Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez, Peter Fürst, Rainer Gürtler, Trine Husøy, Melania Manco, Wim Mennes, Peter Moldeus, Sabina Passamonti, Romina Shah, Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen, Matthew Wright, Detlef Wölfle, Birgit Dusemund, Alicja Mortensen, Dominique Turck, Karlien Cheyns, Eric Gaffet, Katrin Loeschner, Jan Mast, Manuela Mirat, Anna Undas, Stefania Barmaz, Agnieszka Mech, Ana Maria Rincon, Camilla Smeraldi, Alexandra Tard, Ursula Gundert‐Remy

“…In addition, the FAF Panel was requested to address the issues already identified during the re‐evaluation of the food additive when used in food for the general population. …”
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MEFSR-GAN: A Multi-Exposure Feedback and Super-Resolution Multitask Network via Generative Adversarial Networks by Sibo Yu, Kun Wu, Guang Zhang, Wanhong Yan, Xiaodong Wang, Chen Tao

“…Image super resolution (SR) and multiple-exposure image fusion (MEF) are commonly employed technologies to address these issues. Nonetheless, these two problems are often researched in separate directions. …”
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Eating- and Weight-Related Disorders in the Armed Forces by Hubertus Himmerich, Davide Gravina, Inga Schalinski, Gerd-Dieter Willmund, Peter Lutz Zimmermann, Johanna Louise Keeler, Janet Treasure

“…Background/Objectives: Like in the general population, the prevalences of eating- and weight-related health issues in the armed forces are increasing. Relevant medical conditions include the eating disorders (EDs) anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), as well as body dysmorphic disorder, muscle dysmorphia, and the relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) syndrome. …”
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Enhancing mental health literacy and care through community-driven solutions in rural Bangladesh by Ryan Afreen, Sanjna L. Surya, Tasnim Jara, Ima Islam, Rahana Parvin, S. M. Ferdousuzzaman, Masum Salah Uddin, Nahreen Ahmed, Nahreen Ahmed

“…CBPR involves the active collaboration of community members and stakeholders in the research process to tackle pressing community issues. This study examines the application of CBPR to enhance mental health awareness and education among women. …”
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Survey of transcriptome analyses of hippocampal neurogenesis with focus on adult dentate gyrus stem cells by Laura Micheli, Maurizia Caruso, Giorgio D’Andrea, Daniel Volpe, Manuela Ceccarelli, Felice Tirone

“…This suggests an important role of these cells in human neurogenesis and hence interspecies differences in the neurogenic process dynamics. This review is focused on transcriptomic studies that have faced these and other NSC issues by analyzing developmental trajectories of neural cells and NSCs gene expression profiles in specific experimental settings of hippocampal neurogenesis, and also in mouse models with deletion or overexpression of specific genes to reproduce neural pathologies.…”
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Functional nanoparticle developments for 3D-printed biodegradable implants- A comprehensive review by Amran Hossain, Md Rifat Hossain Shuvo, Safiullah Khan, Abu Sad MD Sayem, Safiul Islam, Nayem Hossain

“…., combining nanoparticles with implant systems via 3D printing processes like FDM, SLA, and SLS. The study also discusses the regulatory environment and safety issues related to such new technology. …”
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Introducing magnesium oxide into 3D printed concrete to mitigate dry-shrinkage by Abdulkerim Mohammed Aman, Zhe Yang, Yubo Xin, Xiaoman Zhang, Yangbo Li, Dahai Huang, Jing Shen

“…After completing the test process, the microstructure of the sample was analyzed by SEM to assess the impact of different MgO contents. …”
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Reasons for declining participation in inpatient research among historically minoritized racial and ethnic communities: A scoping review by Poyani Bavishi, Alyssa A. Grimshaw, Oscar F. Rojas Perez, Brian D. Kiluk, E. Jennifer Edelman

“…Reasons for refusal across trials included study burden and inconvenience (n = 16), transportation and logistical issues (n = 13), lack of interest in research (n = 12), and refusal to be randomized (n = 10). …”
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Physical and Mechanical Properties and Constitutive Model of Rock Mass Under THMC Coupling: A Comprehensive Review by Jianxiu Wang, Bilal Ahmed, Jian Huang, Xingzhong Nong, Rui Xiao, Naveed Sarwar Abbasi, Sharif Nyanzi Alidekyi, Huboqiang Li

“…The interaction between these fields is not a simple additive process but rather a dynamic interplay where each field influences the others. …”
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Digital twin technology in electric and self-navigating vehicles: Readiness, convergence, and future directions by Uma Ravi Sankar Yalavarthy, N Bharath Kumar, Attuluri R Vijay Babu, Rajanand Patnaik Narasipuram, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban

“…Digital Twin (DT) technology, which creates digital replicas of physical systems, significantly enhances the lifecycle of complex items, systems, and processes. It is especially important in the automotive industry for improving the design, construction, and operation of Electric Vehicles (EVs). …”
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Brief research report: development of codes of conduct in online classrooms for Vietnamese high school students by Bui Thanh Thuy, Xuan-An Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Viet Ha, Vo Thanh Ha, Nguyen Thi Kieu Anh, Do Thi Ngoc Hien

“…BackgroundIn today's digital age, online education helps eliminate certain barriers faced by traditional education, however, it also presents challenges, including issues related to the culture of conduct among high school students in their relationships with instructors and peers. …”
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The Iranian Other in the Novel El Maestro by Saad Al-Qorash based on Bakhtin’s Theory of the Self and the Other by Entha Firouzi, Amiri Jahangir, Ali Salimi, Yahya Marof

“…The attitude towards "the other" forms the foundation of cross- cultural communication on diverse issues. The Iranian other becomes one of those "others" in the novel El Maestro, a dialogue-oriented novel in which different cultures come into contact with one another. …”
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Navigating ethics in HIV data and biomaterial management within Black, African, and Caribbean communities in Canada by Rusty Souleymanov, Bolaji Akinyele-Akanbi, Chinyere Njeze, Patricia Ukoli, Paula Migliardi, Linda Larcombe, Gayle Restall, Laurie Ringaert, Michael Payne, John Kim, Wangari Tharao, Ayn Wilcox

“…Abstract Background This study explored the ethical issues associated with community-based HIV testing among African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) populations in Canada, focusing on their perceptions of consent, privacy, and the management of HIV-related data and bio-samples. …”
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Virtual friendly visitor program: combatting loneliness in community dwelling older adults by Barbara A. Gordon, Chelsea B. Miceli, Pamela A. Yankeelov, Pamela A. Yankeelov, Samantha G. Cotton, Samantha G. Cotton, Anna C. Faul, Anna C. Faul

“…IntroductionLoneliness is a critical public health issue affecting older adults, with significant impacts on their mental and physical health, including increased risks of depression, cognitive decline, and higher mortality rates, necessitating distinct approaches for each condition given their unique implications and the exacerbation of these issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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The problem of rare tumors in gynecology: a clinical case of benign retroperitoneal sclerosing pelvic pecoma in 49-year-old woman by V. I. Lanchinsky, Yu. V. Chushkov, A. B. Ponomarev, Yu. I. Osmanov, A. I. Ishchenko, N. V. Vorobev

“…The article analyzes the clinical features of the patient`s disease, as well as the available results of instrumental methods of examination which can lead to final diagnosis of pecoma, also difficult issues of diagnosis and tactics of diagnostic search are noted.The literature data on the frequency of detection of pecomas, the features of their structure are presented. …”
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Cross-Temporal Knowledge Injection With Color Distribution Normalization for Remote Sensing Change Detection by Wenqi Zheng, Junze Yang, Jianing Chen, Jinlong He, Pengfei Li, Daobo Sun, Chuhao Chen, Xiangxu Meng

“…Q-mapping with fixed anchor and attention temperature scaling are employed to address query redundancy and smooth out cross-attention issues during the knowledge injection. The resulting features are processed using our proposed multidirectional change perception, which facilitates channel separation and enables independent change prediction across different channels by applying perceptual weights with varying shape preferences. …”
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Research on green supply chain finance risk identification based on two-stage deep learning by Ying Liu, Sizhe Li, Chunmei Yu, Mingli Lv

“…As a resonance product between financial services and the upgrading of the green industry, green supply chain finance has garnered extensive attention in the process of ecological civilization construction. Effectively promoting the green transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises and achieving the ''dual carbon'' goals necessitate the avoidance of corporate green risks. …”
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