Exploring gellan gum-based hydrogels for regenerating human embryonic stem cells in age-related macular degeneration therapy: A literature review by Mthabisi Talent George Moyo, Terin Adali, Pinar Tulay

“…Regenerative medicine faces obstacles in maximizing stem cell potential due to limitations in mimicking the dynamic cues of the extracellular matrix (ECM) crucial for guiding stem cell behaviour. …”
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IrO₂-Decorated Titania Nanotubes as Oxygen Evolution Anodes by Aikaterini Touni, Effrosyni Mitrousi, Patricia Carvalho, Maria Nikopoulou, Eleni Pavlidou, Dimitra A. Lambropoulou, Sotiris Sotiropoulos

“…Ir was subsequently been deposited on them by the galvanic replacement of electrodeposited Ni by Ir(IV) chloro-complexes; this was followed by Ir electrochemical anodization to IrO₂. …”
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Distance caregiving using smart home technologies: balancing ethical priorities in family decision-making by only children by Yi Jiao Angelina Tian, Michael Dunn, Silke Schicktanz, Julian Savulescu, Tenzin Wangmo

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Sex disparities in health of older adults in India: assessing the morbidity-mortality paradox through disability-free life expectancy by Sadanand Karun, Lotus McDougal, Abhishek Singh

“…Abstract Background Older adults face substantial sex gaps in health. In many contexts, females live longer than males, but their time spent with disability is also higher. …”
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Application of conical profile spindle-mandrel joints in multi-purpose machines by V. A. Ilyinykh

“…The aim of the work is to determine the contact stiffness of the spindle-mandrel joints of various types, based on the conducted simulation experiments of the assembly and disassembly process of auxiliary tools of various structural forms, in conditions of reusable replacements. A comparative analysis of the mathematical expectations of contact stiffness of traditional and non-traditional conical profile split joints based on an equiaxial contour with a number of faces equal to three under external loading conditions is performed. …”
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Construction and correction of a 3D digital twin for a complex gangue-bearing coal seam by Meichen ZHANG, Lijuan ZHAO, Yadong WANG, Kai ZHANG

“…The dynamic 3D digital twin for a complex gangue-bearing coal seam, allowing for the correction and replacement of the particle set, can reflect the information about various geological structures in actual mining face more accurately and rapidly, enabling more effective acquisition of coal-rock cutting information.…”
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Current Status and Reflections on Ocean CO₂ Sequestration: A Review by Shanling Zhang, Sheng Jiang, Hongda Li, Peiran Li, Xiuping Zhong, Chen Chen, Guigang Tu, Xiang Liu, Zhenhua Xu

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A escola da igualdade política e a das diferenças psi: quando a educação pública dá lugar à “especial” = The school of political equality and the school of the psy differences: whe... by Batista, Douglas Emiliano

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The status of dialysis patients in Asian countries under the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disaster as of December 2019–June 2023: India by Toru Hyodo, Nobuhito Hirawa, Takahiro Kuragano, Yoshiaki Takemoto, Cherin Josi, Georgi Abraham, Syeda Hurmath, Milly Matthew, Tarun Thomas, Latha A. Kumaraswami, Nancy Lesli, Natarajan Gopalakrishnan

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The present status of dialysis patients in Asian countries as of 2022 from a medical economic point of view by Toru Hyodo, Nobuhito Hirawa, Takahiro Kuragano, Yoshiaki Takemoto, Shunichiro Urabe, Saruultuvshin Adiya, Khurtsbayar Damdinsuren, Bukhchuluu Munaa, Alimaa Yondontsamts, Ariunbold Jamba, Munkhzul Dolgorsuren, Oyunchimeg Maamkhuu, Chuluuntsetseg Dorj, I. Gde Raka Widiana

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Oral healthcare issues among nurses involved in renal care: text-mining analysis of free-text descriptions by Yuki Ohara, Masami Hamada, Shiho Kosaka

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Rescue of fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection in a hemodialysis patient: a case report by Hiroyoshi Yanagisawa, Megumi Oshima, Keisuke Sako, Yoshinori Takahashi, Toshiaki Tokumaru, Kaho Hayashi, Megumi Ikeda, Fumitaka Yamamori, Sho Kajikawa, Daiki Hayashi, Takahiro Yuasa, Keisuke Horikoshi, Shiori Nakagawa, Shinji Kitajima, Tadashi Toyama, Akinori Hara, Norihiko Sakai, Miho Shimizu, Takumi Taniguchi, Takashi Wada, Yasunori Iwata

“…Patients with chronic kidney disease and those on maintenance hemodialysis are at a higher risk for developing CDI, experiencing severe disease progression, and facing increased mortality. Case presentation A 70 years-old man with diabetic nephropathy undergoing maintenance hemodialysis for 2 years developed fulminant CDI. …”
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Influence of orthodontic archwire (nickel–titanium versus copper–nickel–titanium) on pain in adult patients in the aligning phase of treatment with self-ligating brackets (two mont... by Raquel Marzal, Alberto Albaladejo, Daniel Curto, Adrián Curto

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Komunikasi Lisan Dengan Tatap Muka Dalam Era Teknologi Komunikasi Organisasi Di Perpustakaan IAIN Pontianak by Fahrizandi Fahrizandi, Tiara Al Dhera

“… Despite the rapid development of the quantity of devices and the quality of multifunctional communication media technology, it is not yet strong enough to completely replace the advantages possessed by face-to-face oral communication. …”
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GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS GROUPS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – RESEARCH REPORT by B. Hoffmann

“…This begs the question of whether this form of contact can replace the traditional face-to-face meetings?…”
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Midwives’ account of virtual reality childbirth education by Marjaana Siivola, Lauri Malmi

“…Midwives see VR as an excellent addition to childbirth education by offering realistic and concrete online childbirth education. VR should not replace face-to-face contact. …”
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Let the Chips Fall Where They May: Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of Video Resources for Knowledge Transfer in Flint Knapping by John Kiernan

“…As visualization is a key element in the transferal process, has, or can, live-streaming videos and or DVDs augment and/or replace face-to-face instruction? Using flint knapping as a platform for exploration, the question “can prerecorded video lessons be successful in the transfer of knowledge of flint knapping and assist in know-how development in the craft” is addressed in this paper. 28 prerecorded videos (consisting of over 30 hours of running time), both in the form of DVD and internet streaming sources, are placed head-to-head, contrasted and scrutinized against a standardized criterion in order to determine their efficiency in transferring knowledge.…”
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Study on Anchor Cable instead of Single Hydraulic Prop Support in Advance Support of Deep Roadway by Wenpeng Su, Boyang Zheng, Pengfei Jiang

“…This paper puts forward the active advance support technology scheme, in which grouting anchor cable replaces the existing single hydraulic prop in the advance influence range of the working face in the ultra-kilometer deep mine, and observes and analyzes the deformation and failure characteristics of the surrounding rock of the working face advance roadway. …”
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The Impact of Switching Intention of Teachers’ Online Teaching in the COVID-19 Era: The Perspective of Push-Pull-Mooring by Chien-Liang Lin, Jun-Yan Liu, Chi-Heng Li, Yu-Sheng Su, Juan Zhou

“…Exploring the potential of online learning to replace traditional face-to-face teaching is a topic deserving consideration. …”
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Il Brasile neoliberista e il paradosso dell’insegnamento universitario a distanza by Yuri Brunello

“…The social block in power, which, before the Covid 19 emergency, viewed distance learning – now deemed wholly unsuitable for replacing the multiple resources offered by face-to-face teaching – as a tool which could free people from statism and replace in-person learning without disparities in quality, is, amid the pandemic, faced with the problem of rethinking distance education at university level, which is now inexorably associated with lockdown and imprisonment and the realm of disease.…”
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