A Study on the Performance of Soiled Solar Photovoltaic Panels at Different Tilt Angles in Al Seeb, Oman by Girma T. Chala, Shaharin A. Sulaiman, Xuecheng Chen

“…Dust accumulation, which significantly reduces power generation efficiency, is currently the main issue facing photovoltaic modules since it affects the return on investment of PV systems. …”
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Dimethyl Sulfoxide Mixed-Solvent Engineering for Efficient Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cell by Haifeng Zhang, Youling He, Qian Li, Hao Zhang, Yinqing Sun, Tengteng Yang, Yinyi Ma, Tian Yang, Xindi Zheng, Lin Mao

“…The hybrid sequential deposition (HSD) method, combining thermal evaporation and spin-coating, is crucial for developing perovskite films in textured perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. However, the process faces challenges due to incomplete reactions caused by the dense perovskite coverage layer (CPCL) formed from high-crystallinity precursors. …”
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Higher education for sustainable development in the digital era: Mapping the bibliometric analysis by Artur Zhavoronok, Nataliia Kholiavko, Olha Popelo, Maksym Dubyna, Liudmyla Verbivska, Maiia Fedyshyn

“…The findings proved that the severe restrictions faced by universities during the COVID-19 pandemic became a powerful impulse to intensify the attention of scientists to the mentioned topic. …”
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A Social Media Dataset and H-GNN-Based Contrastive Learning Scheme for Multimodal Sentiment Analysis by Jiao Peng, Yue He, Yongjuan Chang, Yanyan Lu, Pengfei Zhang, Zhonghong Ou, Qingzhi Yu

“…Multimodal sentiment analysis faces a number of challenges, including modality missing, modality heterogeneity gap, incomplete datasets, etc. …”
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Polydeoxynucleotide-Loaded Visible Light Photo-Crosslinked Gelatin Methacrylate Hydrogel: Approach to Accelerating Cartilage Regeneration by Sunjae Park, Youngjun Son, Jonggyu Park, Soyoon Lee, Na-Hyeon Kim, Se-Na Jang, Tae-Woong Kang, Jeong-Eun Song, Gilson Khang

“…Articular cartilage faces challenges in self-repair due to the lack of blood vessels and limited chondrocyte concentration. …”
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Tracking Boats on Amazon Rivers—A Case Study with the LoRa/LoRaWAN by Marlos Rodrigues, Alyson dos Santos, Hillermann Lima, Warley Nogueira, Vicente de Lucena Junior

“…The Amazon River transportation system faces critical gaps due to the lack of land infrastructure in certain areas, which makes rivers essential for commerce and access to isolated communities. …”
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Psychosocial and mental health status among older adults in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study by Sheng Luo, Yulin Chai, Xiaohui Yang, Mengxue Wang, Lin Wang, Yuxi Wang, Yuxiu Liu

“…During the virus's spread and subsequent lockdowns, older adults faced heightened risks and significant mental health challenges. …”
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Impact of prosthetic rehabilitation on the life quality related to oral health in older adults by Zuilen Jiménez Quintana, Ileana Bárbara Grau León, Rafael Maresma Frómeta, Milay Justo Díaz, Emilio Terry Pérez

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: Rehabilitation with dental prostheses is a solution that the vast majority of older adults use when faced with tooth loss, and its implications in the aesthetic, functional and psychological order.…”
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Intercultural approach on photoprotection and skin cancer prevention in nursing students by Carla Cristina Calderón Cabezas, Angélica Salomé Herrera Molina, Yolanda Elizabeth Salazar Granizo, Jimena Alexandra Morales Guaraca, Paola Maricela Machado Herrera, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> skin cancer as a public health problem requires facing it through comprehensive, transversal and sustainable prevention strategies, based on the reality of the individual, family and community; where previous experiences, beliefs and customs are included, taking into account cultural diversity.…”
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A CASE REPORT: ANTIRETROVIRAL-ASSOCIATED BILATERAL GYNECOMASTIA by Erdo Puncak Sidarta, Syeben Hezer Epatah Hietingwati, Robertus Arian Datusanantyo

“…Discussion: Surgeon in limited-resource area faces limited resources to perform some specific procedure. …”
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Unraveling the levels of emerging contaminants along the eastern Mediterranean Sea by Fatima Haydous, Bilal Nehmeh, Joseph Rebehmed, Josephine Al-Alam, Christopher Saab, Sara Sabbagh, Ali Hamieh, Ali Yassin, Mahmoud Wazne, Elias Akoury

“…Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean Sea, rich in environmental and cultural heritage, faces increasing threats from emerging contaminants like toxic metals and phthalates. …”
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Scope of work and contributions of female community health volunteers in Nepal’s healthcare sector: a qualitative study by Archana Shrestha, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Surakshya Kunwar, Sudim Sharma, Sabina Marasini, Anjali Joshi, Bandana Paneru, Akina Shrestha

“…All the interviews were conducted through telephone.Setting Six municipalities in Kavre district, Nepal.Participants 16 FCHVs participated in IDIs and 12 local stakeholders involving members of mother’s group, health workers and local ward representatives of the selected municipalities were involved in KIIs from May to August 2021.Results The FCHVs perceived a sense of workload because of their wide scope of work. The major challenges faced by FCHVs were limited allowances and incentives for their contribution, negative and judgemental attitudes, geographical challenges, multitasking, inadequate supply of health commodities and limited infrastructures for service delivery. …”
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Advances and Challenges in the Research of Integration Methods of Animal Experimental Evidence by ZHENG Qingyong, LI Tengfei, XU Jianguo, ZHOU Yongjia, MA Zhichao, WANG Na, LI Molan, YANG Wenjing, WU Peirun, WANG Haidong, TIAN Jinhui

“…However, the integration of evidence from animal experiments has faced numerous challenges, including insufficient emphasis, significant heterogeneity in study designs, high publication bias, and discrepancies with clinical research practices. …”
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Extracellular matrix re-normalization to improve cold tumor penetration by oncolytic viruses by Geofrey F. Soko, Geofrey F. Soko, Benson K. Kosgei, Stephene S. Meena, Stephene S. Meena, Ying Jing Ng, Huihui Liang, Bing Zhang, Qingjun Liu, Tielong Xu, Xinju Hou, Xinju Hou, Ray P. S. Han

“…To better understand the obstacles faced by oncolytic virus immunotherapy (OVI), we would like to revisit the OV issue. …”
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Spectral Imaging of Multi-Color Chromogenic Dyes in Pathological Specimens by Merryn V. E. Macville, Jeroen A. W. M. Van der Laak, Ernst J. M. Speel, Nir Katzir, Yuval Garini, Dirk Soenksen, George McNamara, Peter C. M. de Wilde, Antonius G. J. M. Hanselaar, Anton H.N. Hopman, Thomas Ried

“…Our data further indicate that the use of spectral imaging (a) may increase the number of parameters studied simultaneously in pathological diagnosis, (b) may provide quantitative data (such as positive labeling indices) more accurately, and (c) may solve segmentation problems currently faced in automated screening of cell‐ and tissue specimens. …”
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A Mechanism Framework for Clearing Prices in Electricity Market Based on Trusted Capacity of Power Generation Resources by Yuanyuan Lou, Jiekang Wu, Zhen Lei, Xinmiao Liu, Junlei Liu, Xun Lu

“…In response to the challenges faced by the existing capacity market mechanism under the background of energy transformation, such as the unreasonable quantification of the support effect of different power generation resources on the power capacity of power system and the imperfect pricing mechanism of power capacity, a capacity market mechanism for power systems with high proportion renewable energy has been designed. …”
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Assessment of smartphone-based active distraction in association with audioanalgesia for overcoming airotor-related anxiety in children: a randomized controlled trial by Kritika Bali, Radhika Ailawadi, Y. M. Karuna, N. Srikant, Ashwin Rao, P. Anupama Nayak, Charisma Thimmaiah

“…Self-reported dental anxiety was measured via a modified child dental anxiety scale, and behavior was assessed via Venham’s and FLACC (Faces Legs Activity Cry and Consolability) scales. …”
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Warming-driven migration of enterotypes mediates host health and disease statuses in ectotherm Litopenaeus vannamei by Shenzheng Zeng, Zhijian Huang, Satapornvanit Kriengkrai, Renjun Zhou, Derun Yuan, Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, Zhiming Zhu, Luwei Zheng, Qilu Hou, Xuanting Li, Qi Chen, Lingyu Zhang, Dongwei Hou, Zhixuan Deng, Shicheng Bao, Wenjun Wang, Sukontorn Khoruamkid, Soo Loon Goh, Shaoping Weng, Jianguo He

“…Pacific white shrimp, a successful model of worldwide utilizing marine ectothermic resources, is facing huge losses due to multiple diseases relevant to intestinal microbiota (IM) dysbiosis during temperature fluctuation. …”
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Drought and High Temperatures Impact the Plant–Pollinator Interactions in <i>Fagopyrum esculentum</i> by Corentin Defalque, Joy Laeremans, Jonathan Drugmand, Chanceline Fopessi Tcheutchoua, Yu Meng, Meiliang Zhou, Kaixuan Zhang, Muriel Quinet

“…As a result of climate change, temperate regions are facing the simultaneous increase in water and heat stress. …”
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University Leaders’ Views on Independent Campus Curriculum as Educational Reforms in Indonesian Islamic Universities by Muhammad Nasir, Muhammad Khairul Rijal, Syarifah Kurniaty Kahar, Fathur Rahman, Anis Komariah

“…The independent campus curriculum policy and implementation in Indonesian universities have faced many challenges during the past two years. …”
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