Has Demographic Revolution Come to a Halt? An Approximation to Successful Aging and the Need for Socio-Educational Action in the New Normal by Pilar Moreno-Crespo, Coral I. Hunt-Gómez, Nieves Martín-Bermúdez

“…This study examines demographic revolution and the different implications that it poses for quality of live and successful aging. A revision of the main aging theories and recommendations to achieve successful aging are provided. …”
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An activity-based parametric cost analysis for upcycling machining chips to produce feedstock for sustainable additive friction stir deposition by Sweta Baruah, Joshua Hoekstra, Tony Schmitz

“…Estimating these costs poses challenges due to the complexity of the upcycling process and its associated variables. …”
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Simulation Based Study of Ground Mobile Robots for Inspection and Control of the Bridge Assembly Process by Pierluigi Rea, Erika Ottaviano, Lucia Figuli

“…Nowadays, the inspection of bridges poses a significant challenge for safeguarding critical infrastructures. …”
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Waste to Wealth: Electrochemical Innovations in Hydrogen Production From Industrial Wastewater by Tesfaye Alamirew Dessie, Lemlem Seyoum Seifu, Woldesenbet Bafe Dilebo

“…Abstract The increasing demand for energy and the environmental challenges posed by fossil fuel consumption prompts the exploration of clean and sustainable energy solutions. …”
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High-Speed Adaptive Waveform Generation System for Multi-Material Surface Printing by Qiuming Luo, Yanming Lei, Kunzhong Wu, Xuan Wei

“…This paper presents an FPGA-based configurable drive waveform generation system for industrial inkjet printheads, targeting the need for real-time adaptability in printing across heterogeneous materials. …”
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Biomedical waste of Serbia through the prism of circular economy by Ugrinov Dragan, Nikolić Magdalena, Markov Miloš

“…Although biomedical waste poses unique challenges, integrating CE principles into Serbia's healthcare sector could help mitigate its ecological impact, enhance the efficiency of waste management systems, and promote a more sustainable healthcare model.…”
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Fostering social cohesion among Chinese students studying abroad: role of social organizations by Wang Ziwen, Razumenko Tetiana

“…Additionally, content analysis of organizational materials, such as event flyers, social media posts, and newsletters, provided insights into the themes, messages, and strategies used to promote social cohesion. …”
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Acute-on-chronic liver failure due to hepatitis A infection in a patient with Metabolic Dysfunction- Associated Fatty Liver Disease. Case report. by Omar Ocampo-Espinosa, Mariana Jacinto-Ruiz

“…The increasing prevalence of hepatic steatosis poses additional challenges in the management of hepatitis A, increasing the risk of severe forms of the disease. …”
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Case Report: Endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke with bilateral internal carotid artery fibromuscular dysplasia by Zhi Zheng, Chen Yang, Xufeng Meng, Li Yang, Yunfei Hao

“…Follow-up cerebral angiography at 1 and 3 months showed patency of the left ICA, with a Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 1, and no new ischemic events.ConclusionFMD is a rare non-atherosclerotic disease, with cerebral vessel involvement being relatively common and presenting a variety of clinical symptoms, which poses challenges in diagnosis and treatment. …”
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A Review of SiC Sensor Applications in High-Temperature and Radiation Extreme Environments by Quanwei Zhang, Yan Liu, Huafeng Li, Jue Wang, Yuan Wang, Fabin Cheng, Haijun Han, Peng Zhang

“…This review presents the current status and research progress of SiC sensors in high-temperature and radiation extreme environments. …”
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Tocilizumab combined with cyclophosphamide for the treatment of rapidly progressive refractory systemic sclerosis with predominant cardiac involvement: a case report by Zhong-Chao Fu, Jing Ji, Xiao-Gui Cheng, Ran-Geng Shi, Xiao-Feng Mo, Zhi-Zhu Yang

“…Systemic sclerosis (SSc) with multi-organ involvement poses significant therapeutic challenges. We present a case of rapidly progressive, refractory SSc with cardiac, musculoskeletal, and skin manifestations that was successfully managed with a combination of cyclophosphamide (CYC) and tocilizumab (TCZ). …”
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Heat stress induces phage tolerance in Enterobacteriaceae by Fan Zhang, Hao-Ze Chen, Bo Zheng, Liang Huang, Ye Xiang, Jing-Ren Zhang, Jia-Feng Liu

“…Antibiotic resistance and tolerance present significant challenges in global healthcare, necessitating alternative strategies such as phage therapy. …”
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Machine learning in modeling, analysis and control of electrochemical reactors: A tutorial review by Wenlong Wang, Zhe Wu, Dominic Peters, Berkay Citmaci, Carlos G. Morales-Guio, Panagiotis D. Christofides

“…The complexity of these systems – arising from coupled electrochemical reactions with mass, heat and charge transport phenomena – poses significant challenges in modeling, analysis, and control. …”
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Inflammatory breast cancer, best practice in the community setting by Yoko Takahashi, Nithya Sridhar, Toshiaki Iwase, Ashley Marumoto, Jami Fukui, Aiesha Pradhan, Yee Chung Cheng, Naoto T. Ueno

“…Despite advancements in treatment, IBC poses unique challenges, particularly in community healthcare settings, where implementation of current guidelines is often limited by disease complexity and evidence gaps. …”
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Neonatal pneumothorax management with Foley catheter in the low-resource settings: a case report by Bahtiar Ahmad, Nancy Margarita Rehatta, Arie Utariani, Kohar Hari Santoso, Taufik Saputra

“…Neonatal pneumothorax is a serious condition that occurs when air accumulates in the pleural space, posing a potential threat to life. Neonatal pneumothorax is particularly prevalent among newborns, especially within the first three days of life. …”
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A numerical method for designing topological superconductivity induced by s-wave pairing by Jingnan Hu, Aiyun Luo, Zhijun Wang, Jingyu Zou, Quansheng Wu, Gang Xu

“…However, a universal computational tool based on first-principles calculations for predicting topological superconductivity has not yet been fully developed, posing substantial challenges in identifying topological superconducting materials. …”
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Can Repetitive Small Magnitude-Induced Seismic Events Actually Cause Damage? by Oliver-Denzil S. Taylor, Alanna P. Lester, Theodore A. Lee, Mihan H. McKenna

“…While the overwhelming majority of induced seismic research has focused on the causality, the potential risk posed to critical federal infrastructure has escaped scrutiny. …”
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Challenges and Opportunities of the Dynamic Operation of PEM Water Electrolyzers by Balázs Endrődi, Cintia Alexandra Trapp, István Szén, Imre Bakos, Miklós Lukovics, Csaba Janáky

“…The intermittency of such sources, however, poses several technological challenges and financial questions. …”
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Evaluation of Different Range-Doppler Processing Techniques for OFDM-Based DVB-T2 Passive Radar by Stephen Paine, W. P. Francois Schonken, Daniel W. O'Hagan, Christof Schupbach, Jan Pidanic, Josef Jordan

“…One of the advantages of the DVB-T2 standard is the higher level of flexibility in transmission. This flexibility poses challenges to passive radar (PR) designers that needs to be addressed. …”
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Minutiae Matching with Privacy Protection Based on the Combination of Garbled Circuit and Homomorphic Encryption by Mengxing Li, Quan Feng, Jian Zhao, Mei Yang, Lijun Kang, Lili Wu

“…However, due to its openness, the Internet poses a great challenge to the security and privacy of biometric authentication. …”
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