Author(s): Bepete G; Ratnayake G; Sanchez DE; Yu Z; Dimitrov E; Fest Carreno A; Oliveira MCD; Viana BC; Santos FEP; Terrones M;

Coal, historically a low-cost and abundant energy resource, is emerging as a promising carbon-rich precursor for advanced nanomaterials. In this work, we introduce a reductive intercalation strategy to synthesize reduced (electron-rich) graphene quantum dots (GQDs) directly from anthracite coal. ...

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Author(s): Phelps J; Singh M; McCreary CR; Dallaire-Théroux C; Stein RG; Potvin-Jutras Z; Guan DX; Wu JD; Metz A; Smith EE;

Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) can manifest as brain lesions visible on magnetic resonance imaging, including white matter hyperintensities (WMH), cerebral microbleeds (CMB), perivascular spaces (PVS), lacunes, and recent small subcortical infarcts (RSSI). Detection and segmentation of thes ...

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Author(s): Wang Z; Tian X; Zhao S; Zhang P; An C;

The increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries has raised concerns about resource scarcity, battery accident risks, and end-of-life battery management. All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are emerging as a promising alternative due to their higher energy density and thermal stability. However, the large-scale production of ASSBs necessitates the developmen ...

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Author(s): Gebre AK; Sim M; Gilani SZ; Saleem A; Smith C; Hans D; Reid S; Monchka BA; Kimelman D; Jozani MJ; Schousboe JT; Lewis JR; Leslie WD;

Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), a marker of subclinical cardiovascular disease, has previously shown to be associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture. However, it remains unclear whether AAC is associated with trabecular bone score (TBS), a gray-level textural measure, or w ...

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Author(s): Liu L; Gillet AP; Akiki C; Tian L; Ma Y; Zhang X; Bowman DT; Wania F; Delbès G; Apparicio P; Bayen S;

Air pollution is closely associated with increased lung cancer incidence and mortality. Because many semi-volatile industrial chemicals, pesticides and combustion by-products are endocrine-disrupting or genotoxic, their mixtures in outdoor urban air, even at trace levels, could have cumulative ef ...

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Author(s): Li KZH; Campos J; Pichora-Fuller MK;

Following from the World Health Organization's consideration of multiple systems (e.g., sensory, motor, and cognitive) in defining healthy aging, this study presents a review of research on training that has the primary goal of improving complex multitasking outcomes that approximate the everyday contexts in which hearing is important, whether or not ...

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Author(s): Bouguern MD; Ningappa NG; Vishweswariah K; Kumar M R A; Kanno R; Zaghib K;

All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSBs) outperform lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in safety, energy density, and thermal stability. Their performance depends on high ionic conductivity, chemical/physical stability, and scalable manufacture of solid electrolytes (SEs). This study compares sulfide- and halide-based SEs, two promising next-generation energy ...

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Author(s): Coello-Mauleón C; Ramos-Castillo CM; Arredondo-Espínola A; Álvarez-Contreras L; Guerra-Balcázar M; Chen N; Deng S; Arjona N;

Flexible and safe energy storage systems are critical for the advancement of wearable and portable electronics. Although lithium-ion batteries dominate the market, their reliance on flammable electrolytes and rigid structures limits their use in flexible applications. Herein, we report the develo ...

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Author(s): Cho DW; Han HJ; Hwang JH; Ahn Y; Yu H;

This study investigates the thermochemical and co-thermochemical conversion of black mass (BM), derived from spent lithium-ion batteries, with and without polyethylene (PE) under various atmospheric conditions (N2, 25 % CO2, and 99.999 % CO2) at temperatures ranging from 700 °C to 900 °C. In an inert N2 environment, gas emissions were minimal, while signi ...

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Author(s): Hassanzadeh-Samani S; Pirayesh Z; Motie P; Ghorbanimehr MS; Farzan A; Mohammad-Rahimi H; Behnaz M; Motamedian SR;

Background: Facial soft tissue analysis plays a vital role in orthodontics, orthognathic surgeries, and forensic anthropology. This study aimed to determine a standardized midline to assess the reliability of symmetry analysis in frontal view photographs. Additionally, it evaluated the consistenc ...

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Author(s): Jobin B; Phillips NA; Frasnelli J; Boller B;

BackgroundOlfactory identification decline is a known early marker of Alzheimer's disease and is already present at the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage. While being linked with episodic memory, its predictive value for cognitive performance and distinguishing between clinical stages remains unclear.ObjectiveThis study examined (1) the predictive ...

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