Production and characterization of eco-cement using eggshell powder and water hyacinth ash by Heri Septya Kusuma, Aurelio Muhammad Saleemah Agung, Najla Anira Putri, Muhamad Shifu, Nafisa Illiyanasafa, Bernadeta Ayu Widyaningrum, Andrew Nosakhare Amenaghawon, Handoko Darmokoesoemo

“…The construction industry faces significant environmental challenges, primarily due to high carbon emissions from traditional cement production. …”
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Ejtm3 experiences after ChatGPT and other AI approaches: values, risks, countermeasures by Giorgio Fanò-Illic, Daniele Coraci, Maria Chiara Maccarone, Stefano Masiero, Marco Quadrelli, Aldo Morra, Barbara Ravara, Amber Pond, Riccardo Forni, Paolo Gargiulo

“…How does an editor of a scientific journal recognize when she or he is faced with something like this? The solution is for editors and referees to rigorously evaluate the track records of submitting authors and are doing. …”
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Floods’ Impact on Cities’ Critical Infrastructure: A Case Study on Dubai by Diaa Addeen Abuhani, Raghad Aldamani, Imran Zualkernan, Reem Alali, Himanshu Grover

“…With the weather instability driven by the effects of climate change, many normally dry lands are facing an increase in rainfall-induced floods. The expected lack of preparedness in these cities to handle floods raises concerns regarding the possible impacts on regular civilian’s lives. …”
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Experimental and numerical research on jet dynamics of cavitation bubble near dual particles by Yuning Zhang, Xuan Lu, Jinsen Hu, Jiaxin Yu, Yuning Zhang

“…For non-impacting double jets, they are induced by pressure gradients facing each other and they do not impact particles. …”
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The Effect of Land Cover Change on Soil Properties around Kibale National Park in South Western Uganda by J. G. M. Majaliwa, R. Twongyirwe, R. Nyenje, M. Oluka, B. Ongom, J. Sirike, D. Mfitumukiza, E. Azanga, R. Natumanya, R. Mwerera, B. Barasa

“…Each of these land-uses were selected at two different North facing landscape positions and were replicated three times. …”
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Advanced high-voltage and super-stable sodium–zinc hybrid ion batteries enabled by a hydrogel electrolyte by Debin Kong, Xinru Wei, Jinshu Yue, Changzhi Ji, Jianhang Yang, Guanzhong Ma, Xia Hu, Wenting Feng, Changming Mao, Zhongtao Li, Linjie Zhi

“…However, their commercialization faces considerable challenges owing to a limited electrochemical stability window and lower energy density. …”
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Performance Analysis of IRS-Assisted Multi-Link FSO System Under Pointing Errors by Takumi Ishida, Chedlia Ben Naila, Hiraku Okada, Masaaki Katayama

“…The integration of intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) into free-space optical (FSO) communication systems is considered as a promising and innovative approach to overcoming existing challenges due to the strict line-of-sight (LoS) requirements faced by conventional FSO setups, thereby ensuring more flexible and controllable links and expanding the communication coverage area. …”
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Integrated Photonic Neural Networks for Equalizing Optical Communication Signals: A Review by Luís C. B. Silva, Pablo R. N. Marciano, Maria J. Pontes, Maxwell E. Monteiro, Paulo S. B. André, Marcelo E. V. Segatto

“…Data transmission at high rates, reaching tens of Gb/s, and over distances that can reach hundreds of kilometers, still faces barriers to improvement, such as distortions in the transmitted signals. …”
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Cell therapy for scleroderma: progress in mesenchymal stem cells and CAR-T treatment by Liting Chen, Rongshan Huang, Chaoshuo Huang, Guiming Nong, Yuanyuan Mo, Lvyin Ye, Kunhong Lin, Anping Chen, Anping Chen

“…Although cell therapy has opened new avenues for the precision treatment of scleroderma, it still faces numerous challenges. In the future, it is essential to strengthen integration of basic and clinical research, establish standardized protocols for cell preparation and quality control, develop personalized treatment plans, and rationally combine cell therapy with existing treatment methods to maximize its advantages and improve patient prognosis and quality of life.…”
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Bedside cerebral microvascular imaging of patients with disorders of consciousness: a feasibility study by Qianqian Ge, Lijie Huang, Qiang Fu, Shuai Han, Rui Wang, Jianghong He, Changhui Li, Changhui Li, Jianwen Luo, Long Xu

“…However, intracranial blood flow imaging traditionally faces limitations due to the skull’s impedance. This constraint is circumvented in common post-craniectomy DoC patients, who present a unique observational window for uPDI.MethodsWe conducted uPDI scans on five DoC patients of different ages and consciousness levels who had undergone decompressive craniectomy. …”
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Perceived Pain during Cataract Surgery with Topical Anesthesia: A Comparison between First-Eye and Second-Eye Surgery by Lin Jiang, Keke Zhang, Wenwen He, Xiangjia Zhu, Peng Zhou, Yi Lu

“…The patients completed simplified State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and visual analog scale (VAS) for anxiety questionnaires before surgery, and VAS for pain and Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale questionnaires after surgery. …”
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Unveiling the Genetic Diversity and Demographic History of <i>Coffea stenophylla</i> in Sierra Leone Using Genotyping-By-Sequencing by Paul M. Lahai, Peter O. Aikpokpodion, Alieu Mohamed Bah, Mohamed T. Lahai, Lyndel W. Meinhardt, Seunghyun Lim, Ezekiel Ahn, Dapeng Zhang, Sunchung Park

“…<i>Coffea stenophylla</i> is a rare Coffea species boasting a flavor profile comparable to Arabica coffee (<i>Coffea arabica</i>) and has a good adaptability to lowland tropical climates. This species faces increasing threats from climate change, deforestation, and habitat fragmentation in its West African homeland. …”
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Flood Risk Assessment and Zoning for Niamey and Lokoja Metropolises in Niger and Nigeria by Youssoufa Doulla Nouhou, Martins Yusuf Otache, Salamatou Abdourahamane Illiassou, Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, Appollonia Aimiosino Okhimamhe, Thanh Thi Nguyen

“…With the increasing frequency of floods in recent decades, particularly in West Africa, many regions have faced unusual and recurrent flooding events. Communities in flood-prone areas experience heightened insecurity, loss of property, and, in some cases, serious injuries or fatalities. …”
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Efficient Spectral-Spatial Fusion With Multiscale and Adaptive Attention for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Xiaoqing Wan, Feng Chen, Weizhe Gao, Yupeng He, Hui Liu, Zhize Li

“…However, HSI classification still faces various challenges, including insufficient spectral-spatial representation, excessive redundant information, and difficulties in effectively integrating features of different scales, etc., which may lead to reduced classification accuracy. …”
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Biodiversity futures: digital approaches to knowledge and conservation of biological diversity by H. Freitas, H. Freitas, A. C. Gouveia, A. C. Gouveia

“…However, the scale of human activities has significantly impacted the planet's biodiversity, with many species facing extinction in the coming decades with unknown consequences. …”
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Integrating behavioral and neurophysiological insights: High trait anxiety enhances observational fear learning by Xianchao Ming, Ganzhong Luo, Jinxia Wang, Haoran Dou, Hong Li, Yi Lei

“…Neuroimaging data, derived via functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) revealed heightened medial prefrontal cortex activation in HTA participants when directly facing threats. This study systematically explores the influence of high trait anxiety on observational fear learning, uncovering that HTA individuals exhibit excessive fear responses. …”
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Primary sinonasal ameloblastoma: A case illustration and systematic review of literature by Sampurna Raha, Rajiv S. Desai, Pankaj M. Shirsat, Shivani P. Bansal, Pooja Prasad, Ankush P. Jain, Poorvashree P. Bobade

“…Primary sinonasal ameloblastoma (SNA) arising from sinonasal tract is very rare with few cases reported in the literature. When faced with this clinical challenge, there is currently a paucity of evidence available in the literature for the optimal diagnosis and management of patients. …”
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Meeting deepwater drilling challenges in Niger-Delta with high performance water-based mud by Chimezie Sidney Uduba, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Monica Wobo, Antônio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Joshua Kolawole Gbegudu, Franklin Onah Onazi

“… High performance water-based mud, a drilling fluid type used for deepwater drilling is posed with similar challenges faced by the aqueous water-based mud used for onshore drilling. …”
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FBATCNet: A Temporal Convolutional Network With Frequency Band Attention for Decoding Motor Imagery EEG by Shuaishuai Ma, Jidong Lv, Wenjie Li, Yan Liu, Ling Zou, Yakang Dai

“…In addition, compared to decoding MI-EEG signals from different limbs, decoding MI-EEG signals from same limb faces more challenges. We introduced a novel tri-class fine motor imagery (FMI) paradigm and collected electroencephalogram (EEG) data from 20 healthy subjects for decoding research. …”
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Six-Phase Fully Coreless Axial-Flux Permanent-Magnet Generator: Design, Fabrication, and Performance Analysis by Turki M. Alsuwian, Asiful Habib, Muhammad Ammirrul Atiqi Mohd Zainuri, Ahmad Asrul Ibrahim, Nasrudin Abd Rahim, Adam R. H. Alhawari, Abdulkarem H. M. Almawgani, Saleh Almasabi, A. T. Hindi, Mohamed Fauzi Packeer Mohamed

“…Nevertheless, the proliferation of coreless AFPM machines faces hurdles as to high leakage flux and weaker structural integrity. …”
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