Mass Housing Neighbourhoods and Urban Commons by Anica Dragutinovic

“… The neglect of significance, deterioration and consequent devaluation of the post-war mass housing neighbourhoods are major challenges, both in the field of heritage conservation and management and in urban planning and design. …”
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Luteolin Nanomedicine with Stimulus-Driven Traceless Release for Targeting Treatment of Atherosclerosis by Enhancing Lipid Efflux by Songzan Chen, Zhaojing Wang, Zhida Shen, Di He, Lijuan Liu, Lingbo Qian, Boxuan Ma, He Huang

“…Atherosclerotic plaques pose a substantial risk for life-threatening cardiovascular complications due to their propensity to trigger acute clinical events. …”
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Shoreline dynamics and cultural heritage sites in Kenya, Tanzania, and Senegal: integrating remote sensing and archaeological knowledge by Pamela Ochungo, Nicolas Sagna, Victoria Neema, Akinbowale Akintayo, Adama Athie, Angela Kabiru, Assane Ndiaye, Elias Michaut, Stefania Merlo, Paul Lane

“…Coastal areas in Africa are vital for settlement, livelihoods, and socio–economic development, and host diverse heritage sites from the early Stone Age to the present. However, these sites face growing threats from development and climate change. …”
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Context-Aware Systems Architecture in Industry 4.0: A Systematic Literature Review by Arlindo Santos, Claudio Lima, Tiago Pinto, Arsénio Reis, João Barroso

“…Technological evolution has driven the integration of computing devices in various domains, giving rise to heterogeneous and dynamic intelligent environments; together with market pressure, these pose challenges in formulating an architecture that takes advantage of contextual knowledge. …”
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A spatial inventory of freshwater macroinvertebrate occurrences in the Guineo-Congolian biodiversity hotspot by Emmanuel O. Akindele, Abiodun M. Adedapo, Oluwaseun T. Akinpelu, Esther D. Kowobari, Oluwatosin C. Folorunso, Ibrahim R. Fagbohun, Tolulope A. Oladeji, Olanrewaju O. Aliu, Oluwatobiloba S. Adenola, Babasola W. Adu, Francis O. Arimoro, Sylvester S. Ogbogu, Sami Domisch

“…Aside from the underreporting and underestimation of freshwater ecosystems, the challenges regarding incorrect coordinates and taxonomical inaccuracies in freshwater species occurrence data pose another major hurdle that may hinder freshwater conservation efforts in the hotspot. …”
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Shallow magma chamber under the Wudalianchi Volcanic Field unveiled by seismic imaging with dense array by Zhiwei Li, Sidao Ni, Baolong Zhang, Feng Bao, Senqi Zhang, Yang Deng, David A. Yuen

“…Therefore, this magma chamber may pose a serious hazard for northeast China.…”
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“ShapeNet”: A Shape Regression Convolutional Neural Network Ensemble Applied to the Segmentation of the Left Ventricle in Echocardiography by Eduardo Galicia Gómez, Fabián Torres-Robles, Jorge Perez-Gonzalez, Fernando Arámbula Cosío

“…ShapeNet predicts optimal pose (rotation, translation, and scale) and shape parameters, which are refined using the improved ASM. …”
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Legumes as an alternative protein source in plant-based foods: Applications, challenges, and strategies by Xin Zhang, Zhaonan Zhang, Ao Shen, Tianyi Zhang, Lianzhou Jiang, Hesham El-Seedi, Guohua Zhang, Xiaonan Sui

“…Since animal proteins may pose a threat to the global environment and human health, the development of alternative proteins has become an inevitable trend in the future. …”
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Ferroelectric‐Assisted Ion Dynamics for Prolonged Tactile Cognizance in a Biomimetic Memory‐in‐Sensor System by Ritamay Bhunia, Joo Sung Kim, Hayoung Oh, Dong Jun Kim, Seokyeong Lee, Cheolmin Park, Do Hwan Kim

“…However, poor tactile memory and the complexity of integrating diverse modules for tactile sensing and neuromorphic functionalities pose a formidable challenge. Here, a mechanoreceptor‐inspired tactile memory‐in‐sensor (TMIS) device is presented, employing ferroelectric‐assisted ion dynamics (FAID) in FAID‐based synaptic tactile transistor (FAID‐STT). …”
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Neurobiological mechanisms underlying the influence of parasitic infections on mental disorders: a literature review by Aleksandra Sosin, Wojciech Bednarz, Katarzyna Torbacka, Katarzyna Rozkosz, Joanna Kaczor, Zuzanna Wróbel, Olga Jakubik, Natalia Wróbel, Patrycja Podlejska, Maja Torbacka

“… Parasitic infections pose a serious health threat worldwide, especially in developing countries, where they affect millions of people. …”
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Improving internet of vehicles research: A systematic preprocessing framework for the VeReMi datasetZenodo by Aparup Roy, Debotosh Bhattacharjee, Ondrej Krejcar

“…However, its large size (∼7 GB) and inherent class imbalance pose significant challenges for machine learning model development. …”
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Geochemical Speciation, Uptake, and Transportation Mechanisms of Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead in Soil–Rice Systems: Additional Aspects and Challenges by Chaw Su Lwin, Ha-il Jung, Myung-Sook Kim, Eun-Jin Lee, Tae-Gu Lee

“…Potentially toxic elements (PTE), such as cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and arsenic (As), threaten rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) crop productivity and pose significant risks to human health when they are present in soil. …”
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A Low Static-Power D Flip-Flop With Unipolar Thin Film Transistors on a Flexible Substrate by Shubham Ranjan, Sparsh Kapar, Czang-Ho Lee, William Wong, Manoj Sachdev

“…As TFTs are typically unipolar in nature, they pose challenges for implementing CMOS-like circuits. …”
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Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease with Unusual Sites Not to Be Ignored by Sangaré Abdoulaye, Kourouma Sarah Hamdan, Kouassi Yao Isidore, Ecra Elidjé Joseph, Kaloga Mamadou, Gbery Ildevert Patrice

“…In our experience, we noticed atypical and often misleading sites which pose serious issues for the diagnosis and often for the treatment. …”
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Extracellular vesicles: innovative cell-free solutions for wound repair by Hanne Eerdekens, Elke Pirlet, Sarah Willems, Annelies Bronckaers, Paula M. Pincela Lins, Paula M. Pincela Lins

“…Chronic non-healing wounds are often associated with conditions such as diabetes and peripheral vascular disease, pose significant medical and socioeconomic challenges. …”
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Soil morphological and chemical characteristics in the habitats of the rare, endemic plant Spiraeanthus schrenkianus in Karatau Mountains, Kazakhstan by A. Muratbayeva, А. Nurmahanova, K. Kulymbet, A. Myltykbayeva, A. Akhmetova, B. Abdullayeva, S. Atabayeva, G. Baitasheva, E. Kyrbassova, Z. Omarova

“…Abstract The article presents the results of the study of ecological characteristics of soils of three populations on the territory of Karatau. …”
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Castor oil-based molecularly imprinted nanoparticles for the detection of cardiac troponin I: Towards green molecularly imprinted nanoreceptors by Pinar Cakir Hatir, Alice Marinangeli, Alessandra Maria Bossi, Gokhan Cayli

“…While MIP nanoparticles are ideal for biomedical applications for their high surface area and their biomolecule-compatible size, traditional monomers used in their synthesis can pose issues in biocompatibility. This study presents a sustainable approach to MIP nanoparticle production using acrylated methyl ricinoleate (AMR), a functional monomer derived from castor oil. …”
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Small intestinal NK/T-cell lymphoma with malignant peritoneal effusion as the first symptom: a case report and literature review by Bing Zhou, Qihan Zhao, Xiaohua Li, Haoru Liu, Hua Hao

“…IntroductionSmall intestinal NK/T-cell lymphoma (NK/T-L) is a rare condition, and cases presenting with malignant peritoneal effusion as the initial symptoms are not well-documented. …”
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The Design and Development of a Low-Cost and Environmentally Friendly Voltage Divider for On-Site High-Voltage Calibration up to 850 kV by Mohamed Agazar, Hanane Saadeddine, Kamel Dougdag, Mohamed Ouameur, Massinissa Azzoug

“…This paper presents the design, development, and characterization of a low-cost and environmentally friendly high-voltage divider optimized for on-site calibration up to 850 kV. …”
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Artificial Intelligence: Shaping the Future of Neurorehabilitation—A Review by Seun Orenuga, Philip Jordache, Daniel Mirzai, Tyler Monteros, Ernesto Gonzalez, Ahmed Madkoor, Rahim Hirani, Raj K. Tiwari, Mill Etienne

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability and death globally, presenting significant challenges for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. …”
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